1943 Amendments of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT
Amendment 118 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the measures considered by management of the Community-scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings can reasonably be expected to affect workers in an undertaking or establishment in one Member State, and workers in an undertaking or establishment in another Member State can reasonably be expected to be directly affected by thsevere consequences of those measures.”;».
Amendment 123 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) consequences of a severe nature are in particular the prompt and consecutive termination or discontinuation of employment relationships as well as major changes of the working conditions or the work itself. In any case, the consequences must be directly linked to the measures in question;
Amendment 165 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
“These expenses shall include reasonable costs of experts, including for legal assistance, insofar as necessary for that purpose, as well as reasonable costs of legal representation and participation in administrative or judicial proceedings. Expenses shall be notified to central management before they are incurred.”;
Amendment 172 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 2
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 177 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the format, venue, which shall be mainly in a virtual environment, using online meeting and voting tools, the language, which shall be the official language of the member state in which the company has its headquarter and the English language, and the frequency and duration of meetings of the European Works Council;”;
Amendment 187 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f – indent 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f – indent 1
– the possibljustified necessity of the use of an experts, including a legal experts, to assist the European Works Council in the discharge of its functions;
Amendment 195 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f - indent 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f - indent 2
– justified necessity of the use of legal representation and participation of the European Works Council, or of its members on its behalf, in administrative or judicial proceedings;
Amendment 199 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – indent 2
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f - indent 3
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f - indent 3
– the provision of relevant and necessary training to the members of the European Works Council, without prejudice to the minimum requirement in Article 10(4).4, first subparagraph;”;
Amendment 234 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For the event of administrative or criminal prosecution of members of the European Works Council for the disclosure of confidential information, the Member States shall ensure that members of the European Works Council are obliged to contribute to cooperation and clarification
Amendment 253 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Consultation shall take place at such time, in such fashion and with such content as it enables employees’ representatives to express an opinion prior to the adopimplementation of the decisionmeasures and based on the information provided in accordance with paragraph 2, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the management, and within a reasonable time taking into account the urgency of the matter. The employees’ representatives shall be entitled to a reasoned written response from the central management or any more appropriate level of management prior to the adoption of the decision on the measures in question, provided the employee representatives expressed their opinion within a reasonable time in accordance with the first sentence.
Amendment 260 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. To that end, the undertaking or controlling undertaking must be required to communicate to the employees ‘appointed representatives general information concerning the interests of employees and information relating more specifically to those aspects of the activities of the undertaking or group of undertakings which affect employees ‘interests. The European Work Council must be able to deliver an opinion at the end of the meeting. Certain decisions having a significant effect on the interests of employees must be the subject of information and consultation of the employees´ appointed representatives as soon as possible.
Amendment 264 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Under no circumstances may a timely information and consultation procedure or a legal dispute about it lead to a detrimental delay in the adoption of a measure.
Amendment 266 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3a. Consultation shall be conducted in full respect of the autonomy of information and consultation procedures as provided for in national law and practice.
Amendment 271 #
2024/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2 #
2023/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps, the humanitarian strand of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), offers young people opportunities to gain and develop skills while fostering innovation, resilience, solidarity and livelihoods across societies globally; whereas principled humanitarianism underpins humanitarian volunteering;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of volunteering in humanitarian aid operations in promoting European values, along with the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high number of young people interested in the humanitarian aid strand, with over 42 000 expressions of interests received by May 2023; strongly supports the efforts to increase engagement among young people with fewer opportunities; calls for concrete action to ensure these young people are included in a meaningful way, such as targeted communication campaigns to create more awareness and the appropriate design of compulsory training programmes including capacity building to reinforce the impact of the programmes and the subsequent placements; making sure that both are accessible to all citizens;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the lengthy volunteer selection procedure, in particular with regard to waiting times for mandatory in-person training, which could lead to candidates dropping out and losing interest; underlines however that humanitarian operations require adequate training;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that most applicants are between 19 and 23 years old; invites the Commission to remov-evaluate the age limit to allow more experienced candidates to participate without significantly affecting youth engagement in humanitarian operations;
Amendment 1 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’), in particular in its Articles 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 45, and 47, brings together the most important personal freedoms and rights, including for persons with disabilities, (2b) Whereas The resolution of 13 December 2022 entitled ‘Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities1a, states the importance and need to have an EU disability card, (2c) Whereas the resolution of 4 October 2023 entitled ‘Harmonising the rights of autistic persons2a, highlights the importance of the proposal on the EU disability card, __________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0435_EN.html 2a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2023-0343_EN.html
Amendment 2 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Whereas Gender equality is a value of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU, and in Article 8 TFEU it is stated that in all its activities the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming and gender equality; whereas The European Union has ratified the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and therefore, the protection and support provided under the Istanbul Convention must be available to any woman without discrimination, regardless of any disability;
Amendment 3 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) The equality and non- discrimination mandate contained in Article 5 of the CRPD is relevant, as the European Disability Card is meant to accelerate the equality of persons with disabilities through their mutual recognition within the EU. There is a need to approach mobility and free movement in a gender sensitive way so that this legislation contributes to recognising the rights of women and girls with disabilities, mothers and caregivers of persons with disabilities and adopting an intersectional approach in protecting them from discrimination. It is imperative to recognize that women and girls with disabilities are affected by discrimination in many areas of life including social isolation, lack of access to community services, low-quality housing, institutionalisation and inadequate healthcare which hampers them from contributing and engaging actively in society. Women with disabilities are 10 times more likely to experience physical or sexual assault than women without disabilities and therefore information on the access to specialized support services should be made available for those women with disabilities having suffered any form of gender based violence. Overall, the situation for women and girls with disabilities is worse than those of men and boys with disabilities, with this being accentuated for example in rural areas where access to services and opportunities in general is much more limited. Any person with a factual disability, according to the meaning stated in Article 1 of the CRPD, when they reside or move in an EU Member State other than their own, should have their disability status recognised.
Amendment 4 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The purpose of the UNCRPD is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect of their inherent dignity, thus ensuring their full and effective participation and inclusion in society on an equal basis with others. In its article 6, the UNCRPD specifically recognises that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, due in many cases to the intersection of gender and disability, which impacts all spheres of their life including their mobility experiences requiring State parties to “take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms” and ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women. Women with disabilities often face intersectional forms of discrimination, and thus EU legislation need to integrate an intersectional approach in order to properly address exclusion and discrimination from a comprehensive, systemic and structural perspective; EU Member States are bound by the UNCRPD, however there are significant differences between the countries’ implementation1a. There is a need to progress on equality for persons with disabilities in all countries, for example through investments in infrastructure, capacity building and awareness raising campaigns. The UNCRPD also recognises the importance of the need to take appropriate measures to ensure universal accessibility to persons with disabilities., as for instance to the ones with functional illiteracy mostly affecting women, especially in regards to the current directive, and to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy personal mobility with the greatest possible independence. (6 a) It is necessary to acknowledge that women and girls with disabilities face increased risk of violence and abuse, including sexual abuse, and have heightened vulnerability on account of their sex, age and disability, (6 b) Figures clearly show that caregivers of disabled people are in their vast majority women and that therefore a gender sensitive approach has to be applied also when considering the caregivers side. __________________ 1a Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra _uploads/fra-2023-uncrpd-human-rights- indicators_en.pdf
Amendment 5 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) (6a) Whereas data from the European Institute for Gender Equality1a shows that in the EU, 20% of women with disabilities are in full-time employment, comparing to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities. 22% of women with disabilities are at risk of poverty, comparing to 20% of men with disabilities and 16% of women without disabilities. 17% of women with disabilities graduate tertiary education, comparing to 18% of men with disabilities and 32% of women without disabilities. 11% of women with disabilities have unmet needs for medical examination, comparing to 10% men with disabilities and 3% women without disabilities; whereas there are approximately 46 million women and girls with disabilities in the EU, comprising about 16% of its total female population and representing 60% of the overall population of persons with disabilities1b; therefore a gender- sensitive approach has to be applied when establishing a European Disability Card, and following the specific recommendations adopted by the CRPD Committee on the initial report of the EU in 2015, in particular, the mainstreaming of women and girls with disabilities perspective must be at the centre of the EU Gender Equality strategy, together with policies and programmes and a gender perspective in its Disabilities strategy. The Committee also recommended that the European Union develops actions to advance the rights of women and girls with disabilities by establishing a mechanism to monitor progress and support funding data collection and research on women and girls with disabilities1c; whereas the European Commission and EU Member States shall ensure that gender disaggregated data is collected to elaborate a gender impact assessment of the Directive and guarantee its gender- mainstreamed revision in the future. __________________ 1a Intersecting inequalities in the European Union in the 2023 Gender Equality Index https://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2022/domain/intersecting- inequalities/disability/work 1b https://www.edf-feph.org/women-and- gender-equality/ 1c Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union CRPD/C/EU/CO/1, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2 October 2015.
Amendment 8 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall take all necessary measures to recognise all persons with disabilities who are holders of a European Disability Card to ensure mutual recognition of the card as means of protection against discrimination on the grounds of disability, with the consequent right of access throughout the EU to the remedies and mechanisms provided against breaches of rights and lack of effective equal treatment; in particular Member States shall ensure that the European Disability Card is equally accessible to people with disabilities regardless of their sex, gender, 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.
Amendment 59 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) New point (8) CRPD states in Article 18, dedicated to Liberty of movement and nationality, that States Parties shall recognize the rights of persons with disabilities to liberty of movement, to freedom to choose their residence and to a nationality, on an equal basis with others, including by ensuring that persons with disabilities are not deprived, on the basis of disability, of their ability to obtain, possess and utilize documentation of their nationality or other documentation of identification, or to utilize relevant processes such as immigration proceedings, that may be needed to facilitate exercise of the right to liberty of movement.
Amendment 68 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Alongside physical and othervisible and invisible barriers in accessing both public and private spaces, high expenses are a key factor discouraging many persons with disabilities from travel48 , because they have specific needs and may also require person(s) accompanying or assisting them including those recognised as personal assistant(s) in accordance with national legislation or practices, making their travel costs higher than for persons without disabilities49 . The lack of recognition of disability status in other Member States might limit their access to special conditions, such as free access or reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment and has an impact on their travel costs, lives and choices. Similarly, lack of knowledge about physical, psychosocial, cognitive and sensory accessibility is a breeding ground for discriminatory behaviour. _________________ 48 Findings from Final Report based on Survey targeted at EU-level CSOs; Shaw and Coles, ‘Disability, holiday making and the tourism industry in the UK: a preliminary survey’, 25(3) Tourism Management (2004) 397-403; Eugénia Lima Devile and Andreia Antunes Moura (2021), Travel by People With Physical Disabilities: Constraints and Influences in the Decision-Making Process. 49 McKercher and Darcy (2018), Re- conceptualizing barriers to travel by people with disabilities, Tourism Management Perspectives, 59-66. [More for Explanatory Memorandum?]
Amendment 72 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Council Recommendation 98/376/EC51 has provided for a European model of a parking card for persons with disabilities, which has facilitated the recognition of the parking card across Member States. However, its implementation and the inclusion of national specific additions or deviations from the recommended model have led to a variety of different cards. This hinders the cross-border recognition of the cards across Member States, hampering the access of persons with disabilities to parking conditions provided and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities who are holders of a parking card in other Member States. Moreover, the Council Recommendation has not been updated to reflect ongoing technological and digitalisation developments. Member States also experience problems with fraud and forgery of the cards, as the format is usually quite simple and easily forged and in practice different in each Member States, which makes it difficult to verify. Access to services should be instantaneous without requiring a new application in case of moving to another country. _________________ 51 Council Recommendation of 4 June 1998 on a parking card for people with disabilities (OJ L 167, 12.6.1998, p. 25), as adapted by Council Recommendation of 3 March 2008 by reason of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic OJ L 63/43,7.3.2008.
Amendment 80 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The purpose of the UNCRPD is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect of their inherent dignity, thus ensuring their full and effective participation and inclusion in society on an equal basis with others. The UNCRPD also recognises the importance of the need to take appropriate measures to ensure universal accessibility to persons with disabilities and to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy personal mobility with the greatest possible independence.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The equality and non- discrimination mandate contained in Article 5 of the CRPD is relevant, as the European Disability Card is meant to accelerate the equality of persons with disabilities through global recognition within the EU, in its member countries and among themselves.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) (a) The conditions necessary to promote equality for persons with disabilities and to contribute to their free movement within the EU, without obstacles to free movement and with the individual supports that each person needs, projecting the EU's basic foundation, free mobility, to all persons with disabilities, who so far face severe disadvantages in this domain.
Amendment 88 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) CRPD states in Article 18, dedicated to Liberty of movement and nationality, that States Parties shall recognize the rights of persons with disabilities to liberty of movement, to freedom to choose their residence and to a nationality, on an equal basis with others, including by ensuring that persons with disabilities are not deprived, on the basis of disability, of their ability to obtain, possess and utilize documentation of their nationality or other documentation of identification, or to utilize relevant processes such as immigration proceedings, that may be needed to facilitate exercise of the right to liberty of movement.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– (-)–– Protection services in humanitarian emergencies and risk situations.
Amendment 93 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 b (new)
– (-)–– Justice services, including free legal aid.
Amendment 94 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 c (new)
– (-)–– Recognition of the disability vis-à-vis institutions, authorities and policies promoted by all European Union bodies, in particular in EU mobility programmes (such as ERASMUS+ and other similar programmes). In the case of EU mobility programmes, the duration shall be extended to at least one school year.
Amendment 98 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The provisions of this paragraph do not apply in cases where people with disabilities move to work or study in another EU country. In this case, the Directive will ensure temporary access to the personal and financial benefits and assistive devices necessary for personal autonomy while the disability is reassessed in the new country of residence.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. This Directive does not impinge on national competences to grant or require to grant special benefits or specific, preferential conditions, such as free access, reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities and, where provided, for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s) and guide dogs and assistance dogs.
Amendment 100 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the rights that persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including their personal assistant(s) and guide dogs and assistance dogs, may derive from other provisions of Union law or national law implementing Union law, including those granting specific benefits, special conditions, or preferential treatment.
Amendment 101 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Being a woman is a factor that affects all dimensions, including mobility and free movement, and must therefore be considered so that this legislation contributes to recognising the rights of women and girls with disabilities, mothers and carers of persons with disabilities and protecting them from intersectional discrimination.
Amendment 101 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) New point (a) Discrimination on the basis of disability" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of disability which has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field. It includes all forms of discrimination, including denial of reasonable accommodation.
Amendment 103 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “personal assistant” is a person accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities who is recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such; this person performs or assists in the daily living tasks of another person who is unable or in need of such assistance. Its aim is to promote independent living, foster personal autonomy and facilitate community living. The relationship between the two is contractual in nature and shall present a profile appropriate to the multiple tasks to be performed.
Amendment 105 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The European Union has ratified the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, the Istanbul Convention.
Amendment 105 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “special conditions or preferential treatment” means specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or differentiated treatment related to assistance and support such as free access, reduced tariffs, priority access, offered to persons with disabilities and/or, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or assistance animaldogs or guide dogs recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such, irrespective whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations;
Amendment 109 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Alongside physical and othervisible and invisible barriers in accessing both public and private spaces, high expenses are a key factor discouraging many persons with disabilities from travel 48 , because they have specific needs and may also require person(s) accompanying or assisting them including those recognised as personal assistant(s) in accordance with national legislation or practices, making their travel costs higher than for persons without disabilities 49 . The lack of recognition of disability status in other Member States might limit their access to special conditions, such as free access or reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment and has an impact on their travel costs, lives and choices. _________________ 48 Findings from Final Report based on Survey targeted at EU-level CSOs; Shaw and Coles, ‘Disability, holiday making and the tourism industry in the UK: a preliminary survey’, 25(3) Tourism Management (2004) 397-403; Eugénia Lima Devile and Andreia Antunes Moura (2021), Travel by People With Physical Disabilities: Constraints and Influences in the Decision-MakSimilarly, lack of knowledge about physical, psychosocial, cognitive and sensory accessibility is a breeding Pgrocess. 49 McKercher and Darcy (2018), Re- conceptualizing barriers to travel by people with disabilities, Tourism Management Perspectives, 59-66. [More for Explanatory Memorandum?]und for discriminatory behaviour.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Union citizens and family members of Union citizens 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), as well as guide and assistance dogs,
Amendment 113 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) New point (c) Any person with a factual disability, according to the meaning stated in Article 1 of the CRPD, when they reside and are displaced in an EU State other than their own, even if they do not have a disability status recognised by their Member State of residence
Amendment 114 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
New point (d) Persons with disabilities in a situation of international protection in an EU member state.
Amendment 115 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
New point (e) Citizens of the Union who have a medical certificate of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder issued or validated by the health services supported by public funds.
Amendment 116 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. New point (1)Member States shall take all necessary measures to recognise all persons with disabilities who are holders of a European Disability Card as being specially protected against discrimination on the grounds of disability, with the consequent right of access throughout the EU to the remedies and mechanisms provided against breaches of rights and lack of effective equal treatment.
Amendment 117 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) when special conditions or preferential treatment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or specific conditions for assistance animals, these favourable or specific conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) or guide and assistance animaldogs of the holder of a European Disability Card;
Amendment 119 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) To this must be added the enormous lack of knowledge about psychosocial accessibility, which is why no individual and structural measures are taken to eliminate the barriers that hinder or impede it, including attitudinal, administrative and systemic or symbolic barriers, in order to help combat the stigma and prejudices that lead to discrimination, violence, abuse, social exclusion and segregation, which constitute obstacles to the effective exercise of the rights of persons with disabilities and do not favour respect for their autonomy, will and preferences.
Amendment 119 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) when parking conditions and facilities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), these favourable conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) of the holder of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, provided that the card holder is in the vehicle.
Amendment 120 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a New point (4) Service providers shall comply with the following obligations and measures: (a) Service providers are obliged to recognise holders of the European Disability Card as persons who are specially protected against discrimination on the grounds of disability by guaranteeing them the right of access throughout the EU to the remedies and mechanisms available to them against infringements of their rights. (b) Service providers shall ensure that they provide services in accordance with the accessibility requirements set out in this Directive. (c) Service providers shall produce the necessary information in accordance with Annex I and explain how their services comply with the applicable accessibility requirements. The information shall be made available to the public in a form that is universally accessible to all persons with disabilities. (d) In the event of non-compliance, service providers shall take the necessary corrective measures to bring the service into compliance with the applicable universal accessibility requirements.
Amendment 122 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. European Disability Cards issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised in all Member States and before the UE institutions. The European Disability Card will be compatible with any national disability recognition card or certificate.
Amendment 124 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Council Recommendation 98/376/EC51 has provided for a European model of a parking card for persons with disabilities, which has facilitated the recognition of the parking card across Member States., However, its implementation and the inclusion of national specific additions or deviations from the recommended model have led to a variety of different cards. This hinders the cross-border recognition of the cards across Member States, hampering the access of persons with disabilities to parking conditions provided and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities who are holders of a parking card in other Member States. Moreover, the Council Recommendation has not been updated to reflect ongoing technological and digitalisation developments. Member States also experience problems with fraud and forgery of the cards, as the format is usually quite simple and easily forged and in practice different in each Member States, which makes it difficult to verify. _________________ 51 Council Recommendation of 4 June 1998 on a parking card for people with disabilities (OJ L 167, 12.6.1998, p. 25), as adapted by Council Recommendation of 3 March 2008 by reason of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia . Access to services should be instantaneous without requiring a new application in case of moving to and othe Slovak Republic OJ L 63/43,7.3.2008r country.
Amendment 128 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence directly or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed 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. In the event of a change of country of residence, the renewal period may be extended by 6 to 8 months.
Amendment 133 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. New point (5) The European Disability Card will be issued (first and subsequent issues) free of charge, at no cost to the person applying for it.
Amendment 134 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The validity of the European Disability Card issued by a Member State shall be at least for the same duration as that of the disability certificate, disability card or any other formal document with the longest duration recognising their disability status issued to the person concerned by the competent authority of the Member State in its territory. In the event of a change of country of residence, the renewal period may be extended by 6 to 8 months.
Amendment 135 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
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 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. With regard to the adoption of effective measures to ensure mobility, it is necessary to consider accessibility for people with disabilities in the different means of public transport (train, plane, etc.) and who need to use their own wheelchair due to the specialisation required to guarantee their safety.
Amendment 135 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) New point (8) Universal accessibility shall be ensured throughout the process related to the format, mutual recognition, issuing and validity of the European Disability Card.
Amendment 136 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) New point (9) In the event that the same person with a disability holds both the European Disability Card and the Parking Card, flexible and simple formulas will be established that allow for the same material and/or digital support, in order to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens.
Amendment 140 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
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 60 daysThe presentation of the application for renewal of the parking card within the period provided for in the applicable State regulations, extends the validity of the previously issued card until the resolution of the procedure. In the event that the application is submitted within ninety calendar days after the date on which the validity of the last card issued has expired, it will be understood that the validity of the card will continue to be valid until the resolution of the corresponding renewal procedure.
Amendment 150 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) It is imperative to take into account the gender-based violence to which European women and girls with disabilities are most exposed. This means that access to resources, mechanisms and benefits to combat and mitigate this scourge must be guaranteed throughout the EU, responding to the protection and support needs of women and girls with disabilities, mothers and carers who are victims of violence, abuse and mistreatment.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. New point (3) In addition, the European institutions should disseminate information and training on the European Disability Card on an ongoing basis, through successive training and awareness-raising campaigns on its use, in formats that ensure universal accessibility and with the participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations. This information should clearly include the voluntary nature of the card. Specific funding lines should be made available within the Union for this purpose.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) New point (8) In order to establish a centralized information system at EU level, it would be necessary to create a website containing all information about the European Disability Card or the European Parking Card for people with disabilities and, where applicable, how to apply for it, in a universally accessible format, in all languages of the European Union, including sign language, easy-to- read and alternative and augmentative means of communication, should be set up.
Amendment 158 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) New point (9) Representative organisations of persons with disabilities should be involved in the whole process of development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 163 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provisions whereby persons with disabilities and their representative organisations may take action under national law before the courts or before the competent administrative bodies in case of violations of their rights under this Directive and in national provisions implementing this Directive;
Amendment 166 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. New point (3)An authority should be established to set up an institutional mechanism to monitor and control compliance with the regulations related to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the European Disability Card.
Amendment 177 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from dd/mm/yy [320 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 180 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) With regard to the adoption of effective measures to ensure mobility, it is necessary to consider accessibility for persons with disabilities in the different means of public transport (train, plane, etc.) and who need to use their own wheelchair due to the specialisation required to guarantee their safety.
Amendment 190 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) The conditions necessary to promote equality for persons with disabilities and to contribute to their free movement within the EU, without obstacles to free movement and with the individual supports that each person needs, projecting the EU's basic foundation, free mobility, to all persons with disabilities, who so far face severe disadvantages in this domain.
Amendment 197 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– Information and counselling services for women with disabilities, with special attention to women and girls who are victims of violence and abuse.
Amendment 198 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 b (new)
– Protection services in humanitarian emergencies and risk situations.
Amendment 199 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 c (new)
– Justice services, including free legal aid.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 d (new)
– Recognition of the disability vis-à- vis institutions, authorities and policies promoted by all European Union bodies, in particular in EU mobility programmes (such as ERASMUS+ and other similar programmes). In the case of EU mobility programmes, the duration shall be extended to at least one school year.
Amendment 203 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The provisions of this paragraph do not apply in cases where people with disabilities move to work or study in another EU country. In this case, the Directive will ensure temporary access to the personal and financial benefits and assistive devices necessary for personal autonomy while the disability is reassessed in the new country of residence.
Amendment 213 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. This Directive does not impinge on national competences to grant or require to grant special benefits or specific, preferential conditions, such as free access, reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities and, where provided, for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s) and guide dogs and assistance dogs.
Amendment 216 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the rights that persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including their personal assistant(s) and guide dogs and assistance dogs, may derive from other provisions of Union law or national law implementing Union law, including those granting specific benefits, special conditions, or preferential treatment.
Amendment 219 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Discrimination on the basis of disability" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of disability which has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field. It includes all forms of discrimination, including denial of reasonable accommodation.
Amendment 223 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “personal assistant” is a person accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities who is recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such; this person performs or assists in the daily living tasks of another person who is unable or in need of such assistance. Its aim is to promote independent living, foster personal autonomy and facilitate community living. The relationship between the two is contractual in nature and shall present a profile appropriate to the multiple tasks to be performed.
Amendment 230 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “special conditions or preferential treatment” means specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or differentiated treatment related to assistance and support such as free access, reduced tariffs, priority access, offered to persons with disabilities and/or, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or assistance animaldogs or guide dogs recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such, irrespective whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations;
Amendment 245 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Union citizens and residents and family members of Union citizens and 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), as well as guide and assistance dogs,
Amendment 253 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Any person with a factual disability, according to the meaning stated in Article 1 of the CRPD, when they reside and are displaced in an EU State other than their own, even if they do not have a disability status recognised by their Member State of residence.
Amendment 254 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) Persons with disabilities in a situation of international protection in an EU Member State.
Amendment 255 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(b c) Citizens of the Union who have a medical certificate of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder issued or validated by the health services supported by public funds.
Amendment 260 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall take all necessary measures to recognise all persons with disabilities who are holders of a European Disability Card as being specially protected against discrimination on the grounds of disability, with the consequent right of access throughout the EU to the remedies and mechanisms provided against breaches of rights and lack of effective equal treatment.
Amendment 266 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) when special conditions or preferential treatment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or specific conditions for assistance animals, these favourable or specific conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) or guide and assistance animaldogs of the holder of a European Disability Card;
Amendment 269 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) when parking conditions and facilities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), these favourable conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) of the holder of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, provided that the card holder is in the vehicle.
Amendment 271 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Service providers shall comply with the following obligations and measures: (a) Service providers are obliged to recognise holders of the European Disability Card as persons who are specially protected against discrimination on the grounds of disability by guaranteeing them the right of access throughout the EU to the remedies and mechanisms available to them against infringements of their rights. (b) Service providers shall ensure that they provide services in accordance with the accessibility requirements set out in this Directive. (c) Service providers shall produce the necessary information in accordance with Annex I and explain how their services comply with the applicable accessibility requirements. The information shall be made available to the public in a form that is universally accessible to all persons with disabilities. (d) In the event of non-compliance, service providers shall take the necessary corrective measures to bring the service into compliance with the applicable universal accessibility requirements.
Amendment 280 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. European Disability Cards issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised in all Member States and before the UE institutions. The European Disability Card will be compatible with any national disability recognition card or certificate.
Amendment 291 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence directly or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed 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. In the event of a change of country of residence, the renewal period may be extended by 6 to 8 months.
Amendment 303 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The European Disability Card will be issued (first and subsequent issues) free of charge, at no cost to the person applying for it.
Amendment 305 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The validity of the European Disability Card issued by a Member State shall be at least for the same duration as that of the disability certificate, disability card or any other formal document with the longest duration recognising their disability status issued to the person concerned by the competent authority of the Member State in its territory. In the event of a change of country of residence, the renewal period may be extended by 6 to 8 months.
Amendment 312 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Universal accessibility shall be ensured throughout the process related to the format, mutual recognition, issuing and validity of the European Disability Card.
Amendment 313 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) In the event that the same person with a disability holds both the European Disability Card and the Parking Card, flexible and simple formulas will be established that allow for the same material and/or digital support, in order to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens.
Amendment 324 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
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 60 daysThe presentation of the application for renewal of the parking card within the period provided for in the applicable State regulations, extends the validity of the previously issued card until the resolution of the procedure. In the event that the application is submitted within ninety calendar days after the date on which the validity of the last card issued has expired, it will be understood that the validity of the card will continue to be valid until the resolution of the corresponding renewal procedure.
Amendment 345 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Commission shall establish a publicly accessible database, available in all EU official languages, containing information concerning the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, as defined at local, regional or national level.
Amendment 352 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
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. The Commission ensures that such informations are available in all EU official languages on an EU-level website.
Amendment 366 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Commission and Member States shall take appropriate measures 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.
Amendment 373 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In addition, the European institutions should disseminate information and training on the European Disability Card on an ongoing basis, through successive training and awareness-raising campaigns on its use, in formats that ensure universal accessibility and with the participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations. This information should clearly include the voluntary nature of the card. Specific funding lines should be made available within the Union for this purpose.
Amendment 383 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) A website containing all information about the European Disability Card or the European Parking Card for people with disabilities and, where applicable, how to apply for it, in a universally accessible format, in all languages of the European Union, including sign language, easy-to-read and alternative and augmentative means of communication, should be set up.
Amendment 384 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) Representative organisations of persons with disabilities should be involved in the whole process of development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 397 #
2023/0311(COD)
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.
Amendment 409 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee and involve persons with disabilities and their representative organisations. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 412 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provisions whereby persons with disabilities and their representative organisations may take action under national law before the courts or before the competent administrative bodies in case of violations of their rights under this Directive and in national provisions implementing this Directive;
Amendment 415 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. An authority should be established to set up an institutional mechanism to monitor and control compliance with the regulations related to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the European Disability Card.
Amendment 446 #
2023/0311(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from dd/mm/yy [320 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 1 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 February 2014 on optimising the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other European Union programmes (2013/2178(INI));
Amendment 7 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Regional and cohesion Policy of the EU,
Amendment 8 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 September 2021 towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions (2020/2120(INI));
Amendment 36 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women in the ORs too often face unstable and short-term employment; whereas female unemployment is higher than male unemployment in all ORs except Réunion;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the youth unemployment rate in the ORs is much higher than the EU average of 16%, and whereas the levels of NEETs and early school leavers is particularly high;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas challenges exist in the fisheries sector, such as the difficulties that local fishermen face with accessing credit or insurance for their vessels;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the social situation of young people is a central concern for the ORs; calls, in this regard, for the reinforced Youth Guarantee to be fully deployed in the ORs; believes that an evaluation of the guarantee’s implementation is necessary in these territories, including an assessment of the existing barriers for young people, especially as regards access to education and employment;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to attract young people into fishery, forestry, and agriculture sectors, which are a major economic driver in these regions. Calls on the Commission to launch a pilot project that will aim to increase the attractiveness of those sectors as they contribute to food security in these regions;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls the aging of the fishing fleets in the Outermost regions and urges the Commission to allow as soon as possible the renewal of these fleets in order to ensure the safety of fishermen in the workplace;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of special economic zones in order to promote economic and social recovery, job creation and skills development in support Member States in the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existing special economic zones, and to further assess whether the other ORs, and to support the Member States could fall into the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existingcriteria of special economic zones;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve access to the European Social Fund Plus in the ORs by setting up mass information campaigns aimed at institutional and associative partners, providing a support service for project leaders and financing training for managing authorities.;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to recognise ORs’ specificities and support initiatives to create better conditions for workers of agricultural and fisheries sectors;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the UN's 2030 agenda and SDGs, in particular Goals 1, 8 and 10,
Amendment 29 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to Eurofound's publication (2021) Disability and labour market integration: Policy trends and support in EU Member States,
Amendment 31 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities (2018/2685(RSP)),
Amendment 35 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 9 December 2021 "Building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy" COM(2021) 778 final,
Amendment 36 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to Eurofound's publication (2022) People with disabilities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the Living, working andCOVID-19 e-survey,
Amendment 39 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2021 on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt,
Amendment 40 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
— having regard to Eurofound's publication (2018) The social and employment situation of people with disabilities,
Amendment 48 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas disability results from the interaction between persons who have a long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairmentsncapacity and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women with disabilities are at higher risk of unemployment and poverty or social exclusion comparing to men with disabilities and women without disabilities, with only 20% of women with disabilities in full-time employment, comparing to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities9a; _________________ 9a EIGE Gender Equality Index 2022
Amendment 67 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas between 70 and 90% of adults with autism are unemployed1a; _________________ 1a Autism-Europe’s presentation to the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on 5 November 2019, retrieved here: https://www.autismeurope.org/wp- content/uploads/2019/11/presentation_em ployment_autism_final2.pptx.pdf
Amendment 69 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU, its institutions and its Member States are party to the UNCRPD and are obliged to fully implement the fundamental rights therein, including Article 27 on work and employment; whereas the rights enshrined in the UNCRPD are far from a reality for millions of persons with disabilities in the EU;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas everyone has the rights to timely and tailor-made assistance to improve employment or self-employment prospects, including the right to receive support for job search, training and re- qualification, as laid down in Principle 4 of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas people with disabilities have the right to income support that ensures living in dignity, services that enable them to patriciate in the labour market and in society, and a work environment adapted to their needs, as laid down in Principle 17 of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas Eurofound research shows that between 2011 and 2016 the gap in third-level education between persons with and without disabilities widened – from 7% to 9%;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas Eurofound research reveals that key obstacles to the employment of people with disabilities include disability-related stereotypes, bureaucratic difficulties in accessing available services, lack of strategic vision in governance, insufficient monitoring of policy implementation, limited training resources for employers and lack of specialist support;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas access to quality employment, education and training, healthcare, social protection, including across borders, adequate housing, support for independent living and equal opportunities to participate in leisure activities and community life are essential to the quality of life of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 85 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas new technologies, notably AI systems, have the potential to develop efficient, accessible and non- discriminatory hiring processes, but non- inclusive technological developments could represent a risk of adding new barriers and forms of discrimination; whereas Article 9 of the UNCRPD requires accessible information as well as access to communication technologies and systems on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas Eurofound research shows that entrepreneurship and self- employment support in the form of guidance, training and financial aid can provide opportunities for people with disabilities to be active in the open labour market, disincentivising their sole reliance on disability benefits, but emphasises that such support needs to be well targeted and adequately resourced;
Amendment 90 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas Eurofound's research shows that during the pandemic on average 71% of respondents with disabilities were at risk of depression and 25% of respondents with disabilities indicated that they could not access mental healthcare, which was twice as high as compared to those without disabilities; whereas return-to-work plans are critical for workers suffering from mental ill-health;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas Eurofound shows that lockdowns and restrictions of the COVID- 19 pandemic particularly affected young persons with disabilities aged 18 to 29, as 57% of respondents reported feeling lonely, 23% more than young people without disabilities;
Amendment 117 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that persons with disabilities’ exercise of the right to work9 is closely linked to measures to tackle discrimination, poverty and obstacles in education, training, housing, care, personal mobility and the built environment; calls, in this regard, to unblock the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive; _________________ 9 Article 27 of the UNCRPD.
Amendment 123 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the recent policy debate on 16 June 2022 among employment and social affairs ministers employment of persons with disabilities and how to remove disincentives to hire persons with disabilities and actions to promote their integration into the labour market and looks forward to concrete follow-up actions by the Member States;
Amendment 125 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully implement and mainstream the UNCRPD across all legislative, policy and funding measures, in particular as regards persons with disabilities’ social and labour market inclusion; calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to conduct a cross-cutting, comprehensive review, and where necessary revise, all relevant EU legislation with a view to ensuring its full CRPD compliance in particular as regards accessibility of the built and digital environment and reasonable accommodation in employment;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Council, in particular its upcoming Presidencies, to unblock negotiations on the horizontal anti- discrimination directive as it is a prerequisite to achieving equality in the EU;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses the importance of involving persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of all measures effecting them; stresses the importance of mainstreaming disability considerations in the workplace and the role of social dialogue and trainings for employers in this regard;
Amendment 142 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that income- and, disability- related, and active employment support assistance are complementary in promoting the effective participation of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls, therefore, on Member States to unbundle income- and disability-related, and active support assistance10 ; _________________ 10 UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities’, presented to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, August 2015.
Amendment 148 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that persons with disabilities should enjoy their right to free movement in the EU on an equal basis with others and calls for a harmonised definition of disability to facilitate their education, training and employment opportunities across borders; calls on Member States to facilitate persons with disabilities’ export of their disability benefits and entitlements, including support services where relevant, to further foster this right; calls on the Commission and Member States to deliver on their commitments under the EU Disability Strategy, in particular the promised European Disability Card ensuring disability status is recognised in all Member States as soon as possible;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that teleworking could help increase the employment of persons with disabilities as a form of disability accommodation and a tool to achieve greater work-life balance and reduce pain- and fatigue-related barriers to the labour market; cautions, however, against the use of teleworking by employers to avoid making reasonable accommodations or creating inclusive workplace cultures for workers with disabilities11 ; highlights that future telework policies should be developed with a disability rights perspective and involve persons with disabilities in their design; _________________ 11 Schur, L.A., Ameri, M. & Kruse, D. ‘Telework After COVID: A ‘Silver Lining’ for Workers with Disabilities?’, J Occup Rehabil 30, pp. 521–536, 6 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020- 09936-5
Amendment 185 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ECalls on Member States to provide tailored support for people with disabilities as regards access to skills development, VET and employment to ensure inclusive active labour market policies; encourages public employment services to roll out personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities.;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that harassment at work, including sexual harassment and retaliation for speaking up, hinders access to work and employment, job retention and equal career paths, in particular for women with disabilities12a, and that specific actions are needed in Member States to prevent, combat and sanction harassment against persons with disabilities; _________________ 12a https://www.disability- europe.net/downloads/1045-europe-2020- data-people-with-disabilities-tables-eu- silc-2017
Amendment 199 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to protect persons with disabilities from discrimination by the use of artificial intelligence in recruitment, selection, promotion and termination decisions in employment;
Amendment 203 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 206 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the low activity rate of persons with disabilities is, as well, a huge obstacle hindering socioeconomic inclusion which must be improved by European and national programmes aiming at the activation and training of persons left outside the labour market;
Amendment 212 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that the lack of recognition of disabilities and the associated benefits and social protection rights between member states is a barrier for the freedom of movement in relation to employment and education; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an ambitious European Disability Card that can support mutual recognition of disability across the EU;
Amendment 215 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to assess thoroughly the employment and pay gap rate of persons with disabilities in different types of employment, including sheltered employment, by providing data disaggregated by gender and impairment and ensure qualitative analysis;
Amendment 218 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on Member States to support on-the-job training and mentoring in the workplace for persons with disabilities; stresses that measures to improve persons with disabilities’ inclusion and employment will not be truly effective without also tackling disability-related stereotypes and stigma in the workplace and wider society; in this regard stresses the importance of awareness raising and training for educators, employers and colleagues as well as the general public to tackle ableism, shift mindsets and ensure truly inclusive societies;
Amendment 222 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights that job-matching, vocational profiling, concurrent employment and training, in-work induction and training support and career development opportunities play an important role in helping persons with disabilities to secure and retain paid employment;
Amendment 230 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Reminds that reasonable accommodation is a right for workers with disabilities which is not always covered or understood by employers, who, sometimes, either have stigma about capabilities and needs of persons with disabilities, or do not have enough support in terms of information and resources regarding its application in the workplace;
Amendment 233 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to put in place measures to assess the key trends for the future of work from a disability perspective in order to identify and launch specific actions to make the labour market more inclusive and reduce the digital gap; underlines the importance of making better use of innovative technologies to level the playing field and remove barriers to education and employment, and to help persons with disabilities gain access to digital tools and software that are indispensable for their independent living;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to support research programmes focused on the development of assistive technologies including robotics, digital technologies and artificial intelligence with the aim of enabling the full integration of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life;
Amendment 242 #
2022/2026(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Amendment 81 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to Article 157(3) TFEU, the European Parliament and the Council shall adopt measures to ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, taking account of additional aspects such as the double discrimination suffered by women with disabilities.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure that all victims are able to complain, it should be possible to submit complaints in various ways. Member States should also pay due regard to Commission Recommendation 2018/951 under which submission of complaints should be possible in a language of the complainant's choosing which is common in the Member State where the equality body is located. Similarly, assistance in submitting complaints in accessible formats for persons with disabilities should also be facilitated. To address one of the causes of underreporting, namely, fear of reprisals, and without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law70, confidentiality should be offered to witnesses and whistle-blowers, and as far as possible, to complainants. _________________ 70 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17).
Amendment 289 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Equality bodies shall provide assistance to victims, initially by informing them on the legal framework, including advice targeted to their specific situation, on the services offered by the equality body and related procedural aspects, as well as on available remedies, including the possibility to pursue a case in court. The equality bodies must ensure that the advice and information are accessible and are tailored to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
Amendment 404 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of common indicators to measure the practical effects of this Directive, focusing on the Directive’s impact on groups subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. When preparing the indicators, the Commission may seek advice from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality. Those indicators shall cover the resources, independent functioning, activities, and effectiveness of equality bodies, as well as evolutions in their mandate, powers or structure, ensuring the comparability, objectivity and reliability of the data collected at national level.
Amendment 47 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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
Amendment 51 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
Amendment 66 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 69 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
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.
Amendment 71 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
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.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 d (new)
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.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
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.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
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.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
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.
Amendment 145 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
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;
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’;
Amendment 388 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 393 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 403 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 408 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 421 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 452 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 461 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) providing information, assistance and support to victims in accordance with Articles 20 and 21;
Amendment 470 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
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;
Amendment 471 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
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.
Amendment 472 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
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.
Amendment 473 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b c (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b c (new)
(bc) supporting the production of age- appropriate and gender-sensitive educational material.
Amendment 484 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 491 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 511 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point f
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;
Amendment 515 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 527 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 a (new)
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.
Amendment 529 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
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.
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;
Amendment 24 #
2022/0068(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Pursuant to the statement in the minutes of the European Council meeting of 25 November 2018, any future agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom concerning Gibraltar will require the prior agreement of the Kingdom of Spain. Given Gibraltar's particular geographical situation, its status under international law, its specific characteristics and its special relationship with Spain, measures adopted by the EU under this Regulation which affect the territory of Gibraltar or any agreement concluded between the EU and the United Kingdom concerning that territory should also require the prior consent of the Kingdom of Spain.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0068(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where they concern the territory of Gibraltar or any agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom relating to that territory, the adoption of measures pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall require the prior consent of the Kingdom of Spain.
Amendment 16 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
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,
Amendment 47 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
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”,
Amendment 72 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
Amendment 74 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 b (new)
Citation 38 b (new)
— having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/431of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work,
Amendment 100 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the stigma surrounding dependence and the need for care and support or due to the invisible nature of the pain coming from mental and neurological disease, intersects with other grounds of discrimination;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a lack of quality, availability, accessible and affordable care in nearly all Member States; whereas the monitoring of care is hampered by the lack of disaggregated data and the lack of quality indicators and the lack of knowledge among healthcare providers about different diseases that affect the quality of life, such as temporary disabling diseases;
Amendment 182 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained and specialised workforce, the creation of decent working conditions and integrated services, and adequate funding; whereas patients have to wait years before access to treatment due to lack of training of healthcare providers, even in commonly known diseases such as migraine where they wait more than 3 years between diagnosis and access to care and treatment;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the care sector needs significant investment, resources and reform, especially in elderly care;
Amendment 234 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the proportion of undeclared work in the care sector remains too high, leading to fewer protections for workers in the sector, and a loss of income for member states;
Amendment 276 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas quality care work is a skilled occupation, and demand for skilled care workers will only increase in the coming years;
Amendment 285 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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;
Amendment 296 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 7.7 million women in the EU remain out of the labour market due to their care responsibilities;
Amendment 311 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
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;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
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;
Amendment 346 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
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;
Amendment 349 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women in the EU carry out 13 hours more of unpaid care and housework per week than men; whereas 7.7 million women in the EU remain out of the labour market owing to their care responsibilities; whereas public health challenges such as migraine are three times more common in women and a large share of affected women are still in the front line for childcare and household chore and women make up 67% of the workforce in the EU;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
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;
Amendment 438 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 444 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
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;
Amendment 475 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 482 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 491 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 501 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 505 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
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;
Amendment 516 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 538 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, is based on reliable and comparable data disaggregated by sex, age, disability, availability and affordability, type of care provided or received and environment in which it takes place (private or public), and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress;
Amendment 600 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Equal access to quality care services and treatments
Amendment 604 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 608 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 approach, in order to enhance the continuity of care, preventive healthcare, rehabilitation and, whenever possible, independent living, focusing on those vulnerable groups who face specific obstacles, such as people with disabilities;
Amendment 610 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 and treatments in a favourable and respectful time throughout the life course, taking a personalised approach, in order to enhance the continuity of care, preventive healthcare, rehabilitation, working conditions that do not aggravate the symptoms and, whenever possible, independent living;
Amendment 612 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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;
Amendment 633 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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;
Amendment 636 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 and work-related settings;
Amendment 638 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
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;
Amendment 640 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to improve personal care, which is the resource most in demand from people with disabilities, in order that they can live independent lives;
Amendment 643 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
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;
Amendment 644 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
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;
Amendment 649 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop the tools required for the regular assessment of the accessibility of care services and treatments and a comprehensive benchmark for monitoring the quality of both formal and informal care services; urges the Commission and Member States to support research and access to treatment to temporary disabling neurological diseases that impact the quality of life of people affected and those under their care.
Amendment 675 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Repeats its call for a common definition of disability, temporary incapacity or activity limitation, as well as mutual recognition of disability status and prioritisation of disabling diseases such as neurological and mental diseasesin the Member States;
Amendment 680 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Repeats its call for a framework for a common definition of disability, as well as mutual recognition of disability status in the Member States structured through the EU’s future disability strategy;
Amendment 688 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the prioritisation of mental health and disabling diseases within public health policy at EU level;
Amendment 708 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to establish a comprehensive set of indicators for long-term care, and corresponding targets and tools for monitoring the accessibility, affordability and quality of care, especially taking into account vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with disabilities, similar to the Barcelona objectives for childcare;
Amendment 712 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to establish a comprehensive set of indicators for long-term care, and corresponding targets and tools for monitoring the timely accessibility, affordability and quality of care and treatment, similar to the Barcelona objectives for childcare;
Amendment 719 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
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;
Amendment 732 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
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;
Amendment 749 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
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;
Amendment 756 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States and relevant authorities to recognise the pivotal role of informal carers and to integrate them into regular health and care teams;
Amendment 758 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
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%;
Amendment 760 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
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;
Amendment 763 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
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;
Amendment 769 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 774 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
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;
Amendment 784 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level on informal care, to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guaranteeto consider the formalisation of informal care, and to guarantee a certain minimum standard of rights, 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 and access to specific psychological support for carers;
Amendment 788 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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;
Amendment 791 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 797 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
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;
Amendment 814 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Member States to place adequate staffing levels and investment in care staff at the centre of their care policies, and to support the creation of quality jobs in the sector; calls for the need to train healthcare providers in areas where the lack of knowledge is one of the principal barriers to equality and provision of treatment, such as mental health and neurological diseases.
Amendment 828 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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;
Amendment 833 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
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;
Amendment 844 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all workers in the care sector, both formal and informal, and to adopt high standards of occupational health and safety and inclusion, in line with and beyond the ambition of the recently adopted EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027;
Amendment 850 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. 23a new. recalls, in this context, the fourth revision of Directive 2004/37/EC and the inclusion of work involving exposure to hazardous medicinal products meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or toxic for reproduction category 1A or 1B as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, in order to ensure the best possible general and individual protection measures for workers handling these products;
Amendment 872 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to strengthen social dialogue and promote collective bargaining and collective agreements in the care sector, both profit and non-profit, as crucial mechanisms for the improvement of employment and working conditions and for tackling the gender pay gap, addressing the gender barriers, preventing the aggravation of health issues that mainly affect women such as migraine, and as the most effective tools for securing an increase in the minimum wage and in wages in general;
Amendment 925 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers after care leave, temporary disability or longer career breaks, including the reintegration and inclusion of people suffering from stigmatisation due to invisible pain coming from diseases such as mental health and neurological diseases;
Amendment 970 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that there is a need to recognize and value care also economically in European economies, budgeting and statistics;
Amendment 971 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
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;
Amendment 995 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
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;
Amendment 998 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
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;
Amendment 999 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
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;
Amendment 1002 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
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;
Amendment 1003 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 e (new)
Paragraph 30 e (new)
Amendment 1004 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 f (new)
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;
Amendment 1005 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
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;
Amendment 1020 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that EFAD is overly complex, indicating gaps and overlaps that undermine the EU's development impact and leadership. In this regard, welcomes the Council conclusions of 4 June 2021, where Member States endorsed the "Status Quo Plus" option to improve the current situation, for more effective cooperation between the EIB and the EBRD, together with DFIs in a "Team Europe" approach; reiterates that the latter could strongly contribute to the EU’s competitiveness in the global financial landscape; calls on the European Commission to encourage Member States to pool resources, finance, coordination and communication in common projects (Team Europe Initiatives);
Amendment 6 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines that new players have emerged in global financing, countries that have economic and geopolitical interests often contradicting those of the European Union and opposite to the Union’s concept of democracy, rule of law, peace and sustainability; in this respect calls the EIB, EBRD and other DFIs to create a framework for enhanced cooperation on joint financing projects and platforms and improve the effectiveness of their delivery in countries outside the European Union;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to move forward from the current status quo and provide a strong and clear policy steer to ensure consistency of EU action as Team Europe by applying the enhanced EFAD in the successful implementation of European initiatives, such as the Global Gateway strategy, the Green Deal or the Strategic Compass after its adoption, in order to strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy and promote the EU’s values through its partnerships; calls on the Commission to duly involve the Parliament in the decisions on the Global Gateway investment programmes and keep it regularly informed about the respective developments, including budgetary implications, as they unfold;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for a stronger coordination between the European Commission and the EEAS and EU delegations, specifically in developing countries with the most fragile economies, to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant actors on the ground in order to identify the most effective projects;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that DFIs are encouraged to take more risk in their investment programmes through the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+), to also reach the most fragile economies; in this respect, calls on the European Commission to play a greater role in helping to develop the supply side of projects, providing support for project preparation and helping DFIs to coordinate, while ensuring the integration of smaller DFIs;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the specific role and responsibility of the European Investment Bank (EIB) as the EU’s financial arm with a global reach; calls for the EIB to be further capitalised on as an exclusively EU-owned tool for reinforcing the EU’s external policy priorities; welcomes, in this regard, the establishment of EIB Global; calls for a strengthening of the EIB's capacities on the ground to work with the European Commission in policy dialogue and project identification;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes that in the implementation of the EFSD blending projects between 2018 and 2020 the EIB has been the main financer of climate- related EU projects and that the EBRD has led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) support in the neighbourhood;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the EIB, needs to strengthen its capacities to support private sector development in Africa and, in this regard, calls on the EIB to dedicate more funds to African MSMEs through the EFSD+ blended budget;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Team Europe approach provides a unique opportunity to leverage EU impact and visibility in the world far more than is currently the case; expresses the need for an inclusive Team Europe spirit to also be put into action in the EFAD; notes that the key to the success of the Team Europe approach is EU policy- guided cooperation and coordination in a transparent and inclusive environment; emphasises that Parliament’s close involvement in the strategic orientation of Team Europe initiatives is key to preserving their democratic legitimacymaking publicly available information contained in Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs), such as intervention costs, financial instruments deployed and which investments are jointly owned by partner countries; emphasises that Parliament’s close involvement in the strategic orientation of Team Europe initiatives is key to preserving their democratic legitimacy; in this sense, highlights that the European Parliament should further reinforce the EFAD’s functioning under the Team Europe approach by expanding supervisory scope to the whole team;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for a better geographical balance in the use of the EFSD+ blending and guarantees in line with NDICI and support for least developed and fragile countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the EFAD is focused on least developed and fragile countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, but uUrges that it be borne in mind that around two thirds of the EIB and EBRD’s combined external operations are concentrated in accession and neighbourhood countries where the EU needs to deliver on the recently launched Economic and Investment Plans for the Western Balkans as well as in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods; calls in this regard for the EIB and EBRD’s operations and role to be strengthened.
Amendment 37 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reminds that the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) foresees a strong conditionality and funding must be modulated or even suspended in the case of significant regression or persistent lack of progress in the area of the so-called “fundamentals”, notably in the field of the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Reiterates that in order to address today’s global challenges, it is essential to make EFAD more relevant, coherent and responsive, but this cannot be at the expense and should adequately cater to the Parliament’s rights of scrutiny over the way the external action funds are used or on setting political priorities;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2252(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Regrets the growing irrelevance of the Latin America and Caribbean regions within the EU policy making, which corresponds to a reduction in the budget allocation for those regions in the Union's financial framework 2021-2027; at the same time is aware that geopolitical impact of funds allocated to any region does not necessarily depend on the overall amount of budget; in this regard, stresses that there must be adequate policy steering from the Commission to ensure that the available instruments offered by the EFSD+ are used to strengthen closer partnerships with the Latin America and Caribbean regions and contribute to their development;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the critical role of small- scale fisheries in food security and nutrition; notes the potential conflicts between fisheries and other emerging sectors of the blue economy;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the EU’s responsibility in global fisheries governance, which should prioritisebe to create a level playing field among all operators, taking also into account the rights of small-scale fishers and protecting their use of and control over fishing resources;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the EU’s commitment to the principle of policy coherence for development; stresses that sustainable fisheries partnership agreements must neither undermine local food security nor threaten small-scale fisheries in non-EU countries by not putting them in direct competition with EU vessels; calls for the EU to cooperate with its partner third countries through its bilateral or multilateral relations, so that other third countries’ distant fleets apply the same sustainability standards as the EU distant fleets calls; for the agreements to be aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by increasing sectoral support and sustainability provisions on surpluses, discards and the precautionary approach;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the production of fishmeal and fish oil may contributes to overfishing in developing countries; calls for mandatory due diligence measures to ensure that the whole seafood-industry supply chain is fair, fully traceable and free of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the EU to develop a humanfair rights-based approach towards ocean governance and the blue economy by supporting food sovereignty for local fishing communities;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomesTakes note of the objective of protecting 30 % of the world’s oceans by 2030, but warns that it should not be done at the expense of food security, fishermen and aquaculture producers, indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 5 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030’ (COM(2021)0101),
Amendment 15 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,
Amendment 23 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas women with disabilities can find it more difficult to start their own businesses;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 105 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
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;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
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;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to facilitate access to funds for women entrepreneurs and self- employed women, including specific criteria to foster entrepreneurship among women with disabilities; urges the Commission to establish a European network of gender- conscious investors; considers that such a network will be able to provide women-led companies with relevant connections, networks and funding opportunities;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to systematically track and monitor gender-disaggregated data, including disability as an indicator, 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;
Amendment 175 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
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;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Da. whereas for outermost regions, being in their large majority islands, according to Article349 of the Treaty, the EU shall adopt specific measures aimed, in particular, at laying down the conditions of application of EU common policies to those regions, in particular in areas such as customs and trade policies, fiscal policy, free zones, agriculture and fisheries policies, conditions for supply of raw materials and essential consumer goods, State aids and conditions of access to structural funds and to horizontal Union programmes; whereas specific measures in all those areas contribute to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU.
Amendment 40 #
2021/2079(INI)
1a. Insularity is a constant disadvantage for geographical reasons. This is why strategies for integration need to be developed to enable islands to confront the challenges and overcome the barriers their insularity causes;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. 9a.Specifically with regard to the outermost regions, the EU cohesion should be pursued through, in particular: - reinforcing article 349 of the TFEU, notably by consolidating the “EU acquis” applicable in those regions; - maintaining and reinforcing the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) and its budget, notably by transposing it to other sectors than agriculture such as fisheries, transport, tourism, etc.; - assuring a differentiated treatment of outermost regions’ products in all Economic Partnership Agreements’ and Free Trade Agreements’ renegotiations and fully protecting sensitive agricultural products, such as banana, tomatoes, sugar, milk, etc., in those negotiations;
Amendment 131 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for increased support for sustainable island agriculture and aquaculture, sustainable fisheries, crafts and the blue economy, including through European cooperation programmes; calls on the Commission to draw up a regulation laying down specific measures in the area of agriculture for all NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 level islands with a view to achieving food autonomy and increasing the competitiveness of their products;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. The current de minimis rule restricts competitiveness. The European Union's islands should all be exempted from application of the de minimis rule so that they are at less of a disadvantage. Subsidies to remedy insularity ought not to be considered as state aid but as compensation to put island regions on an equal footing with their continental counterparts;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
3b. The distance criterion (150 km) used to classify islands as border regions eligible for financing under cross-border cooperation programmes coming under the cohesion policy's territorial cooperation objective or the European Neighbourhood Policy needs to be dropped. If some kind of limit has to be established, it would be more appropriate, in the case of island regions, for the cross- border territory condition to be applied at maritime basin level;
Amendment 441 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 solutions; calls for the specific needs of island, outermost, rural and hard-to-reach areas to be taken into account when adapting infrastructure to allow the recharging of vehicles with renewable energy; stresses the importance of the energy transition reaching everywhere to ensure a just transition;
Amendment 1678 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Add the following to the core network: - El Ferrol - A Coruña (rail freight / ≥ 200 km/h.) - El Ferrol - Lugo - Monforte (rail freight / ≥ 200 km/h.)
Amendment 1680 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Add the following to the core network: - Zaragoza-Tardienta (freight rail)
Amendment 1682 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23
Add the following to the core network: - Zaragoza-Lleida-Tarragona (freight/conventional)
Amendment 1688 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Add the following to the core network: - Orense- Santiago (passenger rail/ ≥ 200 km/h)
Amendment 1689 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Add the following to the core network: - Santiago – Vigo (rail freight / ≥ 200 km/h) - Port of Bahía de Cádiz
Amendment 1690 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Astorga – Zamora – Salamanca – Plasencia (passenger and freight rail / Conventional/New Constr.)
Amendment 1692 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 16/23 and part 17/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Granada – Motril (passenger and freight rail / Conventional / New Constr.)
Amendment 1701 #
2021/0420(COD)
Add the following to the core network: - Medina del Campo – Salamanca – Fuentes de Oñoro (passenger rail / ≥ 200 km/h) - Madrid – Adanero – Tordesillas – Benavente – Ponferrada – Lugo – A Coruña (Road) - Astorga – León – Carrión de los Condes – Burgos (Road) - Port of Bahía de Cádiz - Vigo - Porto (passenger rail/ ≥ 200 km/h)
Amendment 1702 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Add the following to the core network: - Vigo - Porto (passenger rail/ ≥ 200 km/h)
Amendment 1703 #
2021/0420(COD)
Add the following to the extended core network: - Sevilla – Huelva – Faro (passenger rail / ≥ 200 km/h / New Constr.) - Córdoba - Jaén – Granada (Conventional) - Madrid – Alcázar de San Juan – Jaén (Conventional) - Bilbao – Santander (passenger and freight rail / ≥ 200 km/h / New Constr.)
Amendment 1704 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Astorga – Zamora – Salamanca – Plasencia (rail freight / Conventional) - Aguilar de Campoo – Venta de Baños (Road) - Plasencia – Navalmoral de la Mata (Road) - Almería – Guadix (Road) - Cuenca – Tarancón – Ocaña (Road) - Soria – Aranda de Duero – Valladolid (Road)
Amendment 1705 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Annex 1 – part 17/23
Add the following to the core network: - Utrera- Granada- Almería (passenger and freight rail/ ≥ 200 km/h)
Amendment 1740 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Algeciras Rail road terminals: Core (San Roque)
Amendment 1742 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Cádiz Maritime port: Comprehensivre (Bahía de Cádiz)
Amendment 1743 #
2021/0420(COD)
Node name: Castellón Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1745 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Ferrol Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1747 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Gandía Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 1750 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Santander Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1752 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Annex 2 - table - section ES
Node name: Vigo Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1754 #
2021/0420(COD)
Node name: Vilagarcía de Arousa Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 1789 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 2/14
Annex 3 - part 2/14
Add the following to the Atlantic Corridor: - Madrid – Adanero – Tordesillas – Benavente – Ponferrada – Lugo – A Coruña (Road) - Astorga – León – Carrión de los Condes – Burgos (Road) - A Coruña – Gijón – Santander - Bilbao (Road) - Santiago – Vigo (Rail freight) - Bilbao – Santander (Rail passengers) - Port of Bahía de Cádiz - Sevilla – Huelva – Faro (Rail passengers)
Amendment 1810 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 10/14
Annex 3 - part 10/14
Add the following to the Mediterranean Corridor: - Maintain the route of the Mediterranean Corridor, including across Hungary
Amendment 1813 #
2021/0420(COD)
Add the following to the Mediterranean Corridor: - Córdoba - Jaén – Granada (Rail passengers) - Madrid – Alcázar de San Juan – Jaén (Rail passengers)
Amendment 605 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at least two majority of the following, without prejudice to collective agreements between digital labour platforms and persons performing platform work:
Amendment 616 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectivelyDe facto determining, or setting upper limits for thethe total level of remuneration, beyond what is required by law;
Amendment 627 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specificextensive binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work;, beyond what is required by law or reasonably necessary to safeguard health and safety or to ensure the essential functioning of the service.
Amendment 640 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supervising the performance of work or verifying the quality of the results of the work including by eleincluding by electronic means beyond what is required by law or reasonably necessary to safeguard health and safety or to ensure the essential functrionic means;ng of the service.
Amendment 649 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) effectivelyDe facto restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks or to use subcontractors or substitutes;
Amendment 657 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) effectivelyde facto restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party.
Amendment 745 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
Amendment 770 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Improvement of working conditions for genuine self-employed persons performing platform work Ensuring correct determination of the employment status shall not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides, in agreement with the persons concerned, to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self-employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such shall not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
Amendment 1 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Halting deforestation and forest degradation is an essential part of the SDGs and the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda. This Regulation should contribute in particular to meeting the goals regarding life on land (SDG 15), climate action (SDG 13), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), zero hunger (SDG 2decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), zero hunger (SDG 2), no poverty (SDG 1), clean water (SDG 6), reduced inequality (SDG 10) and good health and well-being (SDG 3). The relevant target 15.2 to halt deforestation by 2020 has not been met, underlining the urgency of ambitious and effective action. This Regulation should consider and make a central component of its implementation all three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. Leaving none behind should also be a guiding principle in the Regulation.
Amendment 2 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, stakeholders on the ground, local civil society and local communities, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous peopleand strengthening the role and rights of indigenous people and local communities i.e. through the recognition of their collective land ownership as enshrined in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) and their rights to free, prior and informed consent, as a means to avoid among others land grabbing, as well as smallholders, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate- resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people in protecting forests that respect human rights, as well as ensuring a level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries and unfair competition. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people and local communities in protecting forests and natural ecosystems and maintaining of socially and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices which do not make them exclusively dependent on commodity production for export but support a transition focused on agro-ecology; it should recognise the important role of smallholders in the production of the commodities considered in this Regulation; and it should also promote and facilitate scientific and academic cooperation, as well as research programs to promote knowledge and innovation regarding forests and preservation, including ancestral knowledge of local communities. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests. Stresses the fact that preserving natural resources is not just a matter of protecting biodiversity, but also a question of social justice in the vision of an ecological restoration. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi-functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders, especially women, in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. and support forest regeneration, in line with the Communication on Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests.
Amendment 3 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production; and international law and standards on tenure rights and on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including customary tenure rights and the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent, in line with the International Labour Organization Convention 169, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as considering the provisions of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and
Amendment 4 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Operators shall ensure meaningful engagement and participation of all relevant stakeholder groups, in particular with potentially impacted stakeholders and right holders, notably indigenous people and local communities and their right to FPIC - in the due diligence process. They shall engage with stakeholders prior to taking any decisions that may impact them;
Amendment 5 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 and commodity-specific guidance to supplement paragraph 1 concerning further relevant information to be obtained that may be necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the due diligence system, as well as the application of information requirements to smallholders and ensure that they retain ownership and control over proprietary data.
Amendment 6 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The identification of low and high risk countries or parts thereof pursuant to paragraph 1 shall follow a transparent assessment process which shall take into account information provided by the country concerned and by third parties, including indigenous peoples, local communities, civil society organisations and international organisations, and be based on the following assessment criteria:
Amendment 7 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) whether the country concerned has national or subnational laws in place, including in accordance with Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, and takes effective enforcement measures to avoid and sanction activitiesthe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and relevant law in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 point 28 of this regulation and takes effective enforcement measures to ensure that those laws are implemented and to avoid and sanction activities related to the production of relevant commodities for export leading to deforestation, and forest degradation, and in particular whether sanctions of sufficient severity to deprive of the benefits accruing from deforestation, or forest degradation or non-compliance with the rules applicable in the country of production described in Article 2(28) are applied.
Amendment 8 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall notify the countries concerned of its intent to assign a change to the existing risk category and invite them to provide any information deemed useful in this regard. It shall also carry out a public consultation to gather information and views from all interested parties, including in particular vulnerable peoples, indigenous peoples, local communities, smallholders, women, and civil society organisations, including trade unions. The Commission shall allow the countries and other interested parties adequate time to provide a response, which may include information on measures taken by the country to remedy the situation in case its status or the status of parts thereof might be changed to a higher risk category.
Amendment 9 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall engage and work in partnership with producer countries concerned by this Regulation, including those that are engaged in VPA FLEGT processes, to develop partnerships and cooperation to jointly address the root causes of deforestation and forest degradation. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms will, to adopt agro-ecological and production systems that are free from forest destruction and which respect human rights, including structural poverty and the need for a living income for forests and ecosystems dependent societies in partner countries concerned by this Regulation. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms shall serve to allow for the exchange of information and good practices, be supported by technical and sufficient financial resources and focus on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests, ending deforestation, and forest degradation, human rights protection and the transition to sustainable commodity production, consumption processing and trade methods. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programmes and actions, while stimulating stable and legal business and contributing to sustainable and inclusive economies and societies. These partnerships and cooperation mechanisms shall aim at enhancing cooperation with producer country customs authorities and other relevant law enforcement agencies, strengthening/improving good governance, as well as protecting the rights and livelihoods and subsistence of forest dependent communities including indigenous peoples, local communities, other customary tenure rights holders and smallholders, especially women, in ways that respect their culture and customs. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms shall also involve facilitating scientific and academic cooperation. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms must ensure and include multi- stakeholder structured dialogues and collaboration, support programmes and actions, including assistance in the development and implementation of national frameworks for forestry and sustainable forestry, specific technical and capacity building support, administrative arrangements and provisions in existing agreements or agreements as well as trade incentives that enable producer countries, with a specific focus on smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities, to make the transition to an agricultural production that facilitates the compliance of relevant commodities and products with the requirements of this regulation. Such agreements and their effective implementation will be taken into account as part of the benchmarking under Article 27 of this Regulation. , leaving none behind and facilitating their access to the European Union Market. They should be based on time bound milestones agreed with local stakeholders, such as smallholders, indigenous people and local communities. Such agreements and their effective implementation will be taken into account as part of the benchmarking under Article 27 of this Regulation. All these partnerships and cooperation mechanisms are especially relevant for countries listed in the high-risk category. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms shall properly take into consideration environmental, social and economic dimensions. Income depletion for vulnerable populations, loss of jobs, regression in the achievements of developing countries and incentives for illegal activities shall be avoided.
Amendment 10 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Partnerships and cooperation should allowall be provided with adequate financial resources and should support and allow for the monitoring of the full participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, namely local environmental defenders, indigenous peoples, local communities, women and the private sector including, SMEs and smallholders. The Commission shall assist least developed countries (LDCs) in their understanding, implementation and compliance with the standards laid down in this Regulation, keeping an open cooperation towards capacity building with national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations and producers, especially small producers. Partnerships and cooperation should include support for demarcation and recognition of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, including tenure rights, in line with international standards in order to clarify the domestic legal situation and set clear obligations for undertakings and support – and, where not already present through existing agreements and dialogues such as FLEGT VPAs, initiate inclusive and participatory dialogue toward national legal and governance reform processes to enhance forest governance and address domestic factors contributing to deforestation and forest degradation.
Amendment 11 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Partnerships and cooperation shall promote the development of integrated land use planning processes, relevant legislations, in consultation with indigenous peoples, local communities, civil society organisations and smallholders and through participatory multi-stakeholder processes, promote the development of integrated land use planning processes, relevant legislations and legal reforms, taking into consideration the existing national legal framework, where relevant, fiscal incentives and other pertinent tools to improve governance and law enforcement, forest and biodiversity conservation, sustainable management and restoration of forests, tackle the conversion of forests and vulnerable ecosystems to other land uses, optimise gains for the landscape, tenure security, agriculture productivity and competitivenessincluding agroecology and competitiveness, greater food security, transparent supply chains, strengthen the rights of forest dependent communities including smallholders, women, indigenous peoples and local communities, and ensure public access to forest management documents and other relevant information. , local communities, and other groups with customary land rights, seek the recognition and respect of their land rights, ownership, tenure and access to land, and right to free, prior and informed consent, in accordance with international standards and in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests, ensure public access to forest management documents and other relevant information and support smallholders in third countries to comply with the requirements of this Regulation and facilitate their access to the EU market. Any project developed under these partnerships, including those focusing on conservation and restoration, must respect the rights of indigenous peoples, obtain their free, prior and informed consent regarding any project and/or development in their territories, and respect their land rights, as defined by international standards. The Commission should also continue supporting key ongoing programmes, projects and initiatives to halt deforestation and forest degradation, such as Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), or the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD), as well as specific country and regional initiatives foreseen within its development policy.
Amendment 1 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new direction taken in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and their Implementing Protocols, which duly reflect EU priorities and external policy lines; recalls the EU’s commitment to the principle of policy coherence for development and the need for the SFPAs and their implementing protocols to be in line with this principle, best scientific advice and data available, the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the objectives of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 2 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the role of thethat SFPAs in improving fisheries management and enhancing sustainability and good governance in the EU’s partner countries and globally; can play in fisheries management, scientific research, data collection and transparency on fishing activities by putting in place a long-term sustainable management system for the exploitation of fishing resources and enhancing sustainability and good governance in the EU’s partner countries and globally; recalls, in this regard, that SFPAs must rely on active participation from the EU and partner countries and must contribute to the sustainable development of the small-scale fisheries sector in non-EU countries and to local food security; insists that this protocol should be adapted to Mauritania’s specific needs and priorities;
Amendment 3 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fishing, including small-scale fisheries, is an important sector for Mauritania’s economy and is essential to the country’s economic development, employment opportunities and food security, in particular for women and young people, food security and nutrition, and for ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic development for all; therefore supports measures to significantly increase the resilience of local actors, including small family- owned businesses and coastal communities, to the consequences of climate change and coastal erosion; insists that fisheries investments must be clearly aligned with the SDGs and not jeopardise the needs of coastal communities; insists that the financial contribution provided for under the fisheries agreement should be distributed in a way that takes account of the fundamental role of coastal communities;
Amendment 4 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that access for all vessels operating in Mauritania’s waters should be limited to the level of surplus fish stocks and encourages every effort to collect reliable scientific data to accurately determine fish stocks; highlights the need for increased transparency and better data collection in this regard; Welcomes the sectoral support component dedicated to improving the sustainability of fisheries in Mauritania in the new protocol; considers that the amount could have been further increased and encourages using it to improve research and analysis, including on the impacts of global warming on species and their migration due to climate change, which requires specific monitoring, as well as surveillance and control of fishing activity, support for coastal communities and the sustainable development of Mauritania’s small-scale fisheries sector; calls for more onshore investment and for sectoral support, coupled with other actions, to serve as a catalyst for land- based investments aimed at improving the use of catches for human consumption, which is essential to avoid the mass processing of fish into meal and oil; believes that sectoral support should be used to improve scientific data on fish stocks, especially on shared stocks of small pelagic fish such as sardinella species and horse mackerel, which is keyto calculating the surplus; underlines the need to ensure that the identification of sectoral support spending priorities is a transparent and participatory process involving the scientific and local communities, including women fish processors; calls on the Joint Committee to promote infrastructure projects that will lead to increased local consumption of fish products and to finance projects directly benefiting the whole value chain in Mauritanian small-scale fisheries; in addition, calls on the Commission and Mauritania to proactively publish annual reports on how sectoral support is utilised
Amendment 5 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the amount allocated to the sectoral support component and encCalls for the fostering of local and regional economic development and the strengthening of coastal communities that are dependent on marine resouragces this allocation to be used to improve research, surveillance and control of fishing activity and the sustainable development of Mauritania’s fisheries sectorand therefore must be fully integrated into the management of marine and coastal areas; recalls that the restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity sustains coastal communities and contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation; underlines the need for regular consultation with coastal communities throughout the implementation process;
Amendment 6 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the fostering of locaWelcomes the fact that Union shipowners of pelagic freezer trawlers and shrimp vessels fishing under the protocol, as a fee in kind, will economic development and the strengthening of coastal communities that are dependent on marine resourctribute to the policy of distributing fish to people in need by reserving 2 % of their pelagic catches transhipped or landed at the end of a trip for the National Fish Distribution Company (SNDP); notes that local fish consumption is increasing in Mauritania; stresses that these activities benefit the local labour market and coastal communities;
Amendment 7 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to ensure that small-scale artisanal fishers and small- scale processors of fish are able to make a living by promoting a sustainable local blue economy, acknowledging the role of women in fish processingand strengthening the position of women and young people, who play a crucial role in the selling and processing of fish, by supporting them through projects funded by sectoral support, limiting vessels in the fishery resources they can catch and protecting fishing areas on which small- scale fishers depend for their livelihoods;
Amendment 8 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new direction taken in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and their Implementing Protocols, which duly reflect EU priorities and external policy lines; recalls the EU’s commitment to the principle of policy coherence for development and the need for the SFPAs and their implementing protocols to be in line with this principle and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 8 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the need to work to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing to ensure that fish stocks are maintained at sustainable levels. and calls for the EU to ensure that the transparency clause includes fishery resources caught by foreign fleets through local fishers and to trigger infringement procedures against Member States that fail to ensure the compliance of their external fleets; stresses the need to limit the use of flags of convenience and reflagging and to address trans shipment at sea, in Mauritanian waters in particular and in the region in general, as these are important tools for closing IUU loopholes;
Amendment 15 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fishing is an important sector for Mauritania’s economy and is essential to the country’s economic development, employment opportunities and food security, in particular for women and youth, food security and nutrition;
Amendment 22 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that access for all vessels operating in Mauritania’s waters should be limited to the level of surplus fish stocks and encourages every effort to collect reliable scientific data to accurately determine fish stocks; highlights the need for increased transparency and better data collection in this regard; Encourages Mauritania to strengthen the IMROP [i]research institute so that it can play an active role in the monitoring of landings to ensure that the reference quotas are not exceeded; [i] Institut Mauritanien de Recherches Océanographiques et des Pêches) [BFÁ1]
Amendment 31 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the amount allocated to the sectoral support component and encourages this allocation to be used to improve the research, and analysis, as well as surveillance and control of fishing activity and the sustainable development of Mauritania’s fisheries sector;
Amendment 34 #
2021/0300M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the fostering of local and regional economic development and the strengthening of coastal communities that are dependent on marine resources;
Amendment 347 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that intersecting disadvantagesand structural discrimination create additional barriers for specific groups of women, therefore the safety and protection of all persons must be secured by taking due account of an intersectional approach;
Amendment 356 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
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 distancingUnderlines that women with disabilities, especially those living in institutions and other closed-setting, and those with high support needs were disproportionally affected by the pandemic and will also be highly impacted by its the socio-economic impact; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that these support networks are still accessible and adequately adapted to the circumstancese 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;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 69 a (new)
Citation 69 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis2, ______________________________ 2 Text adopted, P9_TA(2020)0176.
Amendment 158 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal spac Member States remain fully committed to the Stability and Growth Pact and welcomes their decision to make use of the general escape clause to ensure they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which maded flexibility to take all necessary measures to support the the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stabilityalth of the European citizens and civil protections systems and to stabilise the European social market economy; asks for better integration and strengthening of the role of the social and ecological objectives;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and social welfare systems, without endeavouring fiscal sustainability and remaining committed to respect the Stability and Growth Pact; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 214 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens;he countries listed in the Annex 1 of the Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes; 1a __________________ 1aCouncil conclusions (6129/20) on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes of 18 February 2020
Amendment 223 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop mandatory social targetsbuild upon existing indicators and reinforce the scoreboard by reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR;
Amendment 237 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to elaborate on the possibility of proposeing a permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee with high-quality offers of work, training and education; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies to prevent long-term unemployment;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue at all levels and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero- hour contracts, end bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to present a European directive on decent working conditions for platform workers and, non-standard workers and workers in precarious forms of employment;
Amendment 289 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is concerned about the working and living conditions of seasonal workers and other cross-border workers in the low-wage sector; calls for an EU-wide subcontractor liability in certain sectors like agriculture and meat industry, especially in the case of on-site work contracts, and clear rules on subcontracting practices in general;
Amendment 303 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposalframework to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Pays attention to the fact that flexible working arrangements and tele- working also play an important role in preserving jobs and production and are one of the key factors in supporting better work-life balance;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks the Commission to put forward a proposal for a digital EU Social Security Number to facilitate fair labour mobility;
Amendment 316 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality; stresses that national tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way that reduces inequalities, promotes fairness and provides incentives for labour market participation; Therefore, taxation should be shifted away from labour towards other sources where it will have a less harmful effect on inclusive growth and at the same time ensure the full alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the climate and environmental objectives as defined in the European Green Deal;
Amendment 331 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based,as soon as possible, a comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition; underlines that supporting adequate skills with emphasis on digital skills will improve the productivity and resilience of the labour force easing the ecological and digital transition towards a greener and smarter economy;
Amendment 403 #
2020/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to actively promote the development of the circular and social economy, foster social innovation, social enterprises and strengthen their sustainability, and encourage those forms of work which create quality job opportunities;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,
Amendment 17 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 17 October 2014 entitled ‘Mid-term report on the implementation of the EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings’ (SWD(2014)0318) and to the first (COM(2016)0267)), second (COM(2018)0777) and third COM(2020) 661 progress reports thereon,
Amendment 20 #
2020/2029(INI)
- having regard to the Commission’s 2020 study on the economic, social and human cost of human trafficking and its 2020 Study on reviewing the functioning of Member States’ National and Transnational Referral Mechanisms,
Amendment 21 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s study of 2016 on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals 5.2 for eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, including for sexual exploitation
Amendment 31 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
- having regard to the Europol report 'The challenges of countering human trafficking in the digital era',
Amendment 32 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
- having regard to Europol's 2017 Serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA),
Amendment 33 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 c (new)
Citation 29 c (new)
- having regard to the 4th annual report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre of Europol (2020),
Amendment 34 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 d (new)
Citation 29 d (new)
- having regard to the 2018 Joint Statement of Commitment to working together against trafficking in human beings signed by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE),
Amendment 35 #
2020/2029(INI)
- having regard to the Report of the Agency on Fundamental Rights of the EU entitled 'Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union',
Amendment 46 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes modern-day slavery and is a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the number of registered victims of THB has grown in the Commission's last study period (2017 and 2018) compared to the previous one; whereas, the actual number of victims is most likely considerably higher than reported data, as many victims remain undetected1a; _________________ 1aThe European Commission's Third report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2020) as required under Article 20 of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims
Amendment 61 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas according to the Commission1a nearly three quarters of all victims in 2017 and 2018 in the EU were female (women and girls), who were predominantly trafficked for sexual exploitation; whereas children account for a considerable number of victims of THB; _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/eu- policy/third-report-progress-made-fight- against-trafficking-human-beings_en
Amendment 67 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas severe labour exploitation occurs in many economic sectors in the EU and affects diverse groups of cross- border workers, both EU and non-EU citizens; whereas, as recommended by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights1a, such practices should be addressed among others through a comprehensive system of targeted inspections of working conditions; _________________ 1aSevere labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2015/s evere-labour-exploitation-workers- moving-within-or-european-union
Amendment 71 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas Europol warns that the impact of the pandemic could further increase the numbers of victims and decrease the likelihood for traffickers to be detected by law enforcement and that an economic recession in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis could also result in dangerous consequences in the area of THB1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/publicatio ns-documents/challenges-of-countering- human-trafficking-in-digital-era
Amendment 75 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas according to Europol1a the use of digital technologies has broadened criminals’ ability to traffic human beings for different types of exploitation, including sexual and labour exploitation, the removal of organs, illegal adoption of children and forced marriages; whereas new technologies are exploited by traffickers during every phase of sexual exploitation, from the recruitment and advertisement of victims, to blackmailing them with photos and videos and controlling their movements; whereas these new tools offer increased anonymity for traffickers and pose difficulties for law enforcement to detect them; _________________ 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/publicatio ns-documents/challenges-of-countering- human-trafficking-in-digital-era
Amendment 81 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas THB is a highly international and cross-border crime, posing challenges with regard to detection, investigation, evidence collection, jurisdiction, extradition and mutual legal assistance;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas the effective detection of THB victims continues to be a challenge in most Member States owing to various reasons, such as lack of language abilities of victims in a foreign environment and their reluctance to report to police or limited law enforcement capacities; whereas the identification of child victims is often made more challenging because they do not understand they are victims;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the good work done by the former EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to provide for the stable funding and adequate staff needed to detect the victims first line and to ensure consistent financing for all NRM activities;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the funding ofsignificant role EU funds play in financing various aspects of the fight against human trafficking; Stresses the importance of the funding through the Daphne Fund, the European Social Fund +, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores that data on trafficking in human beings is not being systematically collected and publicly shared on a regular basis; Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of the scale and trends in THB; calls on the Member States to improve the collection of more up-to-date data disaggregated by type of trafficking, age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper thedata collection can still improve to adequately assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collecenhance data collection aiming at more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil societyinstitutional actors involved, civil society organisations, as well as with the contribution of the European Institute for Gender Equality(EIGE), including trafficking data on the violence surveys;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses in that sense the need to improve reporting of trafficking cases and subsequent data collection and coordination among data sources at Member State and at EU level to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon and its various components
Amendment 128 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Asks for more gender-specific measures and child-sensitive policy instruments, training and guidance for stakeholders, actors and authorities in charge, at various stages of the process, such as the identification of victims, the referral and assistance procedures related to victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation,
Amendment 138 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victimempower law enforcement authorities fighting human traffickers so they are able to respond to the new technological challenges in terms of technical knowledge, dedicated human resources, as well as of an improvement in the legislative tools that can be used in judicial proceedings and in the prosecution of traffickers;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society organisations representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff; as well as other professionals and actors involved; calls on all Member States to earmark adequate funds for identifying victims of THB
Amendment 161 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including law enforcement officers, civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on all Member States to ensure that early expert legal intervention and advice is provided to potential victims of THB at the earliest possible moment, including accessible information about their legal rights and options;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee and inform about the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- and child sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on all Member States to strengthen the implementation of the Victims Rights Directive, and victims’ access to justice and support, with a specific focus on the provision aimed at victims of gender based violence;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children; points out that due to the increased use of the Internet, social media and on-line advertisements – it is to be expected that the number of victims of trafficking exploited on-line would rise sharply; calls on the MS for more effective and coherent actions targeting on-line exploitation, with the support of relevant EU agencies, such as Europol;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and childrensuch as omen and children, at all stages of the trafficking process: exacerbating risks and vulnerability to trafficking, such as through the shift to the use of technologies and sexual exploitation online, causing delay in identification of victims, hindering and delaying access to justice, assistance and support;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out the need for aNotes that all Member States have in place a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and that a wide range of instruments for transnational cooperation that con-tribute to the referral of victims of THB; points out the challenges in the coordination of different actors, combined with those posed by the limited trust of the victims, both of which negatively affect effective referral; stresses the need for a fully-functioning, coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.
Amendment 209 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out the need for a coherent and transnationally coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.
Amendment 216 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the situation of compensation to victims in the Member States in terms of access, enforcement and actual payments, and to come forward with specific measures to ensure better access to compensation;tackle shortcomings.
Amendment 217 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that all three Progress Reports of the Commission have pointed out the vulnerability of the Roma communities, especially of women and children to all forms of trafficking and exploitation; points out that the estimated representation of Roma among trafficked persons in a number of countries from Eastern Europe in a study financed through the Daphne III programme1a was several times higher than the proportion of Roma among the general population; calls on the Commission and the Member States to design specific measures fighting trafficking through the national Roma integration strategies for 2020-2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect statistical data on victims of trafficking based on ethnic background; _________________ 1a Breaking the Silence, Report by the European Roma Rights Centre and People in Need file://ep.parl.union.eu/MEP/UserData/04/ ivirag/Desktop/REPORT%20- %20Breaking%20the%20Silence.pdf
Amendment 221 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Early identification is important and should duly take into account the specifities of high-risk sectors and groups such as women and girls victims through adequate information, training and expertise for the officials involved.
Amendment 223 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls for a new legislative proposal specifically tackling for sexual exploitation as it constitutes an important part of the trafficking of human beings with its own features and needs to be separately tackled.
Amendment 226 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Underlines the importance for Member States to additionally stablish mechanisms, assist and support victims, calls therefore for a gender sensitive approach for the minimum standards foreseen in the Directive for support and protection of victims.
Amendment 232 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as according to the latest available data 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of traffickingpart of the fight against trafficking; specially through education, information, and awareness raising campaigns complemented with an exchange of best practices; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to examine how the demand for sexual services drives trafficking, as traffickers tend to convey their victims to countries where prostitution is regulated and lawfully practiced, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims17 ; stresses that the use of legal businesses to cover the exploitative activities is quite common for human traffickers; recalls that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims18 ; _________________ 17Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 18Europol, Situation Report ‘Criminal networks involved in the trafficking and exploitation of underage victims in the EU’, 18 October 2018.
Amendment 259 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demandand to work through information and awareness raising campaigns, , and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 ; Urges the Member States to work closely with civil society organisations in the field working with trafficked persons; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.
Amendment 268 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies; notes that the increased use of technology by criminal networks engaged in human trafficking has significantly transformed their traditional modus operandi, especially in some stages of the trafficking process;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of for example, among others, the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies, through developing online safety skills and cyber literacy, and fight this challenge in cooperation with relevant actors and private sector;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services, involving civil society, social partners and private sector addressing gender specific harm;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the importance of gender- and child sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services;
Amendment 296 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the need to earmark adequate funds for training purposes and therefore calls for the Member States to provide adequate resources for the national authority operating in the filed, such as the police forces, to enable them to be properly trained in detecting and supporting victims, and to develop gender sensitive processes;
Amendment 299 #
Amendment 300 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Strongly regrets that according to the Third report of the Commission, several Member States and civil society organisations report an increase in trafficking for labour exploitation;
Amendment 302 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Deplores that Member States also reported that children have also increasingly fallen victim to trafficking for labour exploitation and calls for urgent action by national labour inspectorates to detect and put an end to such practices;
Amendment 303 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Calls on the European Labour Authority to address the issue of severe labour exploitation as a matter of priority and to support Member States with capacity building in view of better identifying and sanctioning severe labour exploitation practices through targeted inspections;
Amendment 304 #
Amendment 305 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Notes that according to the Third Report of the Commission1a, trafficking for other forms of exploitation accounted for 18% of the victims, involving activities in the area of forced begging, forced criminalities, the selling of babies, organ removal, illegal adoption, financial exploitation through fraud and trafficking in human beings through surrogacy; _________________ 1aThe European Commission's Third report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2020) as required under Article 20 of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, COM(2020) 661
Amendment 306 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17f. Points out that many of the victims of forced begging and forced criminality often come from marginalised Roma communities and are often children;
Amendment 318 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victimsthe exploitation of migration flows by criminal organisations can increase the risk of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.
Amendment 321 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 324 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the importance of prevention, and fight against women and children smuggling, through cooperation with third countries either of origin or of transit, together with the protection of the victims of trafficking, ensuring comprehensive support, reintegration and rehabilitation programs;
Amendment 325 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and that special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22 ; and provide them with adequate resources and shelters and access to protected and adequately equipped facilities as well as with related help and information services; therefore reiterates the need to improve cross- border collaboration and exchange among law enforcement and child protection authorities as well as developing fast family tracing and alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied minors; _________________ 22 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.
Amendment 347 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for infrastructures and specialised facilities for unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking in shelters;
Amendment 354 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised safe facilities for children and female suspected victims of trafficking;
Amendment 370 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that close cooperation and engagement with third countries is key to preventing human trafficking, and dismantling human trafficking and smuggling criminal organizations;
Amendment 372 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls for increased attention to the emerging trend of exploitative sham marriages predominantly targeting susceptible women from Eastern Europe, who would often be lured with false promises of accommodation or financial support, or of fake long-term job offers1a; Points out that, according to the Third Progress Report of the Commission, such victims are often reported as victims to other forms of trafficking, including sexual exploitation and/or labour exploitation; points out that according to Europol this increase in the number of sham marriages is likely related to the migration crisis and an increase in the number of irregular migrants seeking to transition to legal residence status after failed asylum applications1b; _________________ 1ahttps://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels- behind-the-scenes/130968/the-heartbreak- of-europes-sham-marriages/ 1bEuropol's 2017 Serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA)
Amendment 383 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims;unaccompanied child victims, and stresses the importance of a child friendly justice and specialist services,
Amendment 386 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography26 , and to reinforce police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat sexual exploitation at the EU level; calls MS to cooperate with EU agencies, in particular with Europol and its dedicated entities, EMSC and EC3, and Eurojust to step up information exchange and support and cross border investigations; _________________ 26 OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1.
Amendment 402 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes the use of new means such as the Internet and social media to recruit and attract potential victims and draws attention to child pornography, calling on special attention to the Internet platforms to develop adequate tools; calls for the new Digital Services Act to address this use of cyberviolence technologies.
Amendment 409 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Calls therefore the competent authorities to consider the use of large- scale IT systems, including the Visa Information System, the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and Eurodac for prevention investigation and/or prosecution of serious crime including cases of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 410 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Notes that the traffickers have frequently used reception centres to identify potential victims and to arrange for them to be transported to places of exploitation, therefore the relevant public authorities and other competent actors in the Member States must be particularly vigilant and monitor and safeguard these centres, carrying out exhaustive surveillance especially on the most vulnerable, such as children.
Amendment 411 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Efficiency of criminal justice systems and criminalisation of the use of services of victims
Amendment 412 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 417 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases through strengthened police efforts both nationally and transnationally and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking;
Amendment 433 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies;, to counter impunity through a coordinated approach between the relevant EU agencies in partnership with Member States, EU institutions and other partners, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions.
Amendment 446 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission to define, allocate and earmark adequate funds in the battle against THB.
Amendment 447 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Recalls that training of practitioners and officials is crucial to early identify potential victims and prevent crime; calls therefore on the Member States to fully apply art. 18.3 of the Directive 2011/36/EU and to share best practices in particular when creating gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims.
Amendment 448 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Is of the opinion that given the predominantly international nature of THB crimes, law enforcement and prosecution must be capable to act efficiently at the same level; calls therefore on the effective use of European platforms run by agencies such as Europol and Eurojust in terms of jurisdiction selection, evidence collection, extradition, and mutual legal assistance;
Amendment 452 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flowstrafficking; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU; calls in that regard, for the Member States to increase cross-border cooperation and collaboration with the relevant EU agencies such as Eurojust, Europol, GRA, Frontex, CEPLO and the EASO.
Amendment 454 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EUagency officers trained in gender and child sensitive approaches;
Amendment 458 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Points out the vital role Eurojust plays in the cooperation and coordination of complex investigations and prosecutions among judicial authorities in Member States, including through the European Arrest Warrant and the European Investigation Order as well as through the use of Joint Investigative Teams; encourages national authorities to involve the agency in all cross-border trafficking cases in view of protecting all victims, and of prosecuting and dismantling the whole trafficking chain; calls for adequate resources for the agency to fulfil its duties; calls on the Member States to ensure more and timely referrals of THB cases to Eurojust in order to enhance the coordination of judicial investigations and prosecutions between Member States and with Third countries; encourages the increased use of Joint Investigation Teams with the support of Eurojust and Europol, as this judicial cooperation tool has proven to be particularly effective in the fight against THB;
Amendment 462 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Calls on CEPOL to provide international training for investigators in order to ensure standardised approaches and transnational interoperability;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33c. Welcomes the conclusion by JHA agencies of the Joint Statement of Commitment to working together against trafficking in human beings; Calls on these agencies to further coordinate their efforts and share their knowledge in the area of the fight against THB;
Amendment 464 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Stresses the importance of the EU as well as international cooperation to eradicate trafficking through the synergy of various existing internal and external policies such as the Global Strategy for the EU Foreign and Security Policy, the Action Plan of Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, the Joint Communication "Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa", the EU Western Balkans strategy and the European neighbourhood policy as well as through relevant information campaigns in the countries involved and calls on the Commission to take this into account in its upcoming Gender Action Plan III;
Amendment 478 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address as well new other forms of trafficking mostly involving women and girls (sham marriages/illegal adoptions/organs trafficking/surrogacy);
Amendment 492 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons beingtake urgent measures against criminal groups active in migrant smuggling and human trafficking, given the high likelihood of smuggled ofpersons becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation ofand to assess the risk faced by irregular migrants and especially unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migraeffective border protection in order to prevent the subsequent exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular statuspeople who illegally cross borders and who are unaware of the risks associated with smuggling;
Amendment 497 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of the most vulnerable such as unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular statustackle one dimension of trafficking;
Amendment 499 #
2020/2029(INI)
36a. Stresses the importance and the need of defining allocating and earmarking adequate funding for targeted actions in the fight against human trafficking, either national or European level, through the funding possibilities of the European funds and projects, such as the Asylum, Migration and Integrational Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISD), the Daphne strand on the Rights and Values Programme in the new MFF;
Amendment 500 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to organise information campaigns reaching out to potential victims and informing them about assistance, protection and rights across all EU countries and to closely cooperate on awareness-raising campaigns with those third countries which are the main external sources of trafficking in the EU;
Amendment 503 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission to include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATCensure the continuity of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator’s work by appointing a full- time EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administrations,
Amendment 52 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of women with disabilities,
Amendment 58 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that persons with disabilities can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats persons with disabilities under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 106 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities, who constitute an important group of women facing discrimination and other violations of their rights;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the advancement in the implementation of the UNCRPD brought about by the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; and calls on the Commission to continue the work by building upon and integrating what has been achieved and by upscaling the present Strategyits commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities through a European Disability Rights Agenda 2020-2030;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to proposepare a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability StrategyRights Agenda (the post-2020 Strategy)
Amendment 163 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- With a special focus on the access to the labour market and a quality education for the people with disabilities,
Amendment 164 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 b (new)
- Ensuring that effective promotion and support of social economy is amongst the priorities of the Strategy,
Amendment 165 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 c (new)
- Mainstreaming the rights of the women with disabilities,
Amendment 185 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the childrenall persons with disabilities into all policies and all areas,
Amendment 192 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI persons with disabilities, as well as persons from racial and ethnic minorities.
Amendment 239 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls the Commission to ensure the inclusion of a gender-based and intersectional approach to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities, and urges the European Union and those Member States which have not done so already to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 244 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for the post 2020 Strategy to set out an interinstitutional structure to oversee its implementation; urges that Disability Focal Points be present in all Commission Directorates General and agencies and in all EU institutions, with the central Focal Point located within the Commission’s General Secretariat; stresses that an interinstitutional mechanism exist to ensure collaboration between the Commission, the Parliament and the Council, with their respective Presidents meeting at the start of each mandate;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for continuous monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD; calls for the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of persons with disabilities to facilitate proper monitoring of progress; urges the Commission to provide adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately; calls on the Commission to establish a European AccessBoard to monitor the implementation of EU accessibility legislation;;
Amendment 296 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes; Calls on the Commission to ensure disability- specific measures in the European Semester, especially when it comes to the upcoming proposals for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 315 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings; nor invest in structures that are inaccessible to persons with disabilities. Furthermore, funds should actively be invested in research to develop better and more affordable assistive technology for persons with disabilities and towards increasing the participation of persons with disabilities in all EU funded programmes;
Amendment 330 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the European Strategy and national actions are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, as a major global framework for action for sustainability, equality and inclusion
Amendment 390 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the European Disability Rights Agenda 2020- 2030 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;
Amendment 394 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to take concrete actions to ensure the full and proper implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act); calls on the Commission to set up effective monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for the implementation of the European Accessibility Act.
Amendment 401 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure the mutual recognition of the right to Personal Assistance for disabled people granted by a Member State, when enjoying their right of free movement in the Union; stresses that the right to Personal Assistance should be enforceable throughout the whole Union.
Amendment 404 #
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;
Amendment 407 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Stresses the need for concrete measures within the post-2020 Strategy for an inclusive labour market; stresses in this regard the importance of new technologies and new ways of working.
Amendment 409 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Calls on the Commission to provide targeted support from the European Social Fund in the social economy in order to improve the employability for disabled people in this sector.
Amendment 422 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Commission and the Council, as well as all Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 436 #
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 European Disability Rights Agenda and of the CRPD both in the EU at large as well as within the EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 444 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the post 2020 Disability Strategy includes a gender- based and intersectional approach to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced by persons with disabilities;
Amendment 448 #
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;
Amendment 452 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the post 2020 Disability Strategy includes violence against persons with disabilities as one of its main focus areas, paying particular attention to gender-based violence, institutionalisation and children with disabilities;
Amendment 455 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Calls on the European Union and those Member States which have not done so already to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 459 #
2019/2975(RSP)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Concerning external action of the EU, calls on the Commission to ensure all projects and infrastructure supported by EU funds in third countries are accesible for and inclusive of persons with disabilities and that EU funds invest at the implementation and monitoring of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and capacity building of organisations of persons with disabilities,
Amendment 230 #
2019/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the European Union acts as a guarantor of young children’s rights; whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights promotes and safeguards children’s rights; whereas in some Member States, such as Spain, certain actions relating to the management of centres for minors undermine this guarantee;
Amendment 577 #
Amendment 599 #
2019/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Strongly condemns the abuses perpetuated in detention centres for children in Spain, where the lack of oversight by those managing the system has led to cases of children being forced into sexual exploitation networks, and calls on the EU institutions to take the appropriate measures to put an end to this.
Amendment 30 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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, that is very high, and that it may be even higher where a person belongs to two or more of these categories;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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, including with disabilities, 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;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with proposals to close the gender pay gap., mindful of an intersectional approach to human rights;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to amend Directive 2006/54/EC by including a binding definition of ‘work of equal value’ across all occupational sectors which incorporates the gender perspective;present proposals for better implementation and revision of the Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast); Strongly recommends the Member States to implement the Commission’s 2014 Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency (2014/124/EU);”
Amendment 68 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to present a legal instrument on gender paWelcomes the commitment of the Commission to take a strong action to address the gender pay gap - and the resulting pension gap - by championing the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women; welcomes the recent elaboration of a new European Gender Equality Stransparency as soon as possible; tegy to close the gender pay gap, including through binding pay transparency measures,”;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the feminisation of poverty in all its forms, particularly by factoring gender into pension entitlements in order to eliminate the getake a strong action to address poverty in all its forms, including old age poverty concerning in particular women; urges to effectively address barriers women face in the labour market, so that they make pension contribution securing their economic inder pension gap, and bydence in old age; calls to strengthen collective bargaining to improvinge the working conditions, including in feminised sectors; points out the importance of addressing the cultural undervaluation of jobs dominated by women and the overrepresentation of women in atypical forms of work; emphasises the need and professions; reiterates that in order to combat the risk of poverty among older women, Member States should ensure that adequate provision is made for older women, including measures such as credits for care periods, adequate minimum pensions, survivor’s benefits and family leave entitlements for men in order to prevent the feminisation of poverty; calls on the Commission to estrengthen collective bargaining in order to foster stable and quality employment; ablish a gender pension gap indicator, reflecting the gender pay gap, work duration and intensity, and to regularly monitor it within the strategy as it assesses accumulating inequalities experienced by women throughout their lives;”
Amendment 122 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to put forward a Care Deal for Europe to cover all care needs throughout the lifecycle; calls on the Member States to ratify ILO Convention No 189 on domestic workers and to fully implement and go beyond the Barcelona care targets, ensuring the coverage of those needs through quality universal public care services; urgesEmphasises the importance of ensuring access to affordable, good quality care facilities, including for children, elderly persons, and persons with long-term needs, thus empowering women, and increasing opportunities in the workplace; stresses that while responsibility for the organisation and content of early childhood education and care systems as well as provision for long- term care rests with the individual Member States, cooperation at European level together with the efficient use of EU funds, can contribute to the development of quality care services by supporting and complementing measures taken at regional and national level as well as helping Member States to address common challenges; calls on the Commission to take a comprehensive approach towards all types of care services and to strengthen the provisions for efficient and synergistic use of relevant EU financial instruments in the fields of lifelong learning, research and infrastructural development; encourages Member States to prioritise funding for childcare and long-term care using the European Structural and Investment Funds, without prejudges for the negotiation of the next MFF; calls to collect quality data on the provision of care available for children, older persons, persons with disabilities and other dependents through public and private financing which could feed into a study analysing the contribution of informal work provided by women and shortages with regards to care, thereby paving the way for research identifying the need for an EU framework on the care economy / a possible European carers’ programme; calls on Member States to effectively and fully implement the recently adopted Work-Life Balance Directive1 and invites them thus ensuring uptake of the benefits outlined in it (including by fathers); calls on the Commission, as part of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, to further coordinate the work on better reconciling work and family and supporting parents throughout their careers; invites Member States to go beyond the Directive’s minimum standards; ”; __________________ 1 OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 79. 1
Amendment 126 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sex and relationshipage-appropriate sex education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equality;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
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;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is deeplyExpresses its worrieds about the nature, extent and gravity of violence and harassment in the world of work; callwelcomes oin the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach toat regard the recently adopted ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment at work and calls on Member States to ratify and implement it as soon as this is possible; Calls on the European Union and the remaining Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women; calls on Member States to ratify and i and domestic violence, which also tackles harassment as well as assistance for victims of violence in finding empleoyment the Istanbul Convention and ILO Convention No 190 on violence and harassment, while reminding the difficulty in gathering accurate comparable data in that area at European Union’s level and thus awaiting for the new survey that will start this year; Stresses the importance of establishing formal procedures on reporting sexual harassment in the workplace and of dedicated training and campaigns raising awareness as a way to enforce the principle of dignity at work and implementing zero tolerance approach as a norm;
Amendment 172 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adopting an aAction pPlan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights; underlines in that regard the need to ensure gender sensitive rights using an intersectional approach in line with Principles 2 and 3 of the Pillar; cCalls on the Commission, to that end, to develop and include a Gender Equality Index in the European S and the Member States to ensure that the EU legislation on indirect and direct gender discrimination is properly implemesnter to monitor gender effects of macroeconomic policies as well as of the green and digital transitions. d and its progress systematically monitored and possibly revised in order to tackle women’s labour market participation and the gender pay gap; Women remain underrepresented in leading positions, including EU’s largest companies where only 8% of CEOs are women. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address horizontal and vertical labour market segregation, including poor presence of women in STEM and digital sector;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks for the Commission and the Member States to approach the COVID crisis impact on equal access to labour market for women;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Requests the measures regarding gender pay gap, pension gap and care gap to explicitly address the needs of parents, and especially mothers of children with disabilities; requests the consideration of the development of measures for the full and effective participation in the labour market of women with disabilities, who face greater difficulty in finding work with appropriate conditions; in order to eliminate the discrimination and prejudices they face, it calls for initiatives that provide women with disabilities with flexibility and support in both job search and employment performance, as well as the promotion of opportunities in occupational centres to make the transition towards employment regimes such as supported employment, special employment centres and the open labour market, as well as to evaluate the informal work of carers of persons with disabilities, as many of these women carers are also women with disabilities and their informal work should be taken into account in order to reduce the pension gap;
Amendment 221 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the scope and impact of violence and harassment in the workplace; points out that informal carers, domestic workers and farm workers 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 economyworkers in the most vulnerable sectors lack protection, [...];
Amendment 278 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
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;
Amendment 383 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
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;
Amendment 394 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for a regular exchange between Member States and the Commission on gender aspects in health, including guidelines for comprehensive sex and relationshipage-appropriate sex education, gender- sensitive responses to epidemics and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission to include SRHRsexual and reproductive health in its next EU Health Strategy, and to support Member States in providing high-quality and low-threshold access to healthcare services;
Amendment 433 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Urges that disability be included as an aspect in all general gender equality initiatives promoted in the European Union; urges that disabled victims of gender violence who are wards of court or in any other limited legal capacity scheme are guaranteed protection, urging for this purpose effective access to justice for this group of persons and training and capacity-building for professionals in the special services that act in these proceedings (such as criminal justice or health professionals); urges the establishment of an accessible education system free of stereotypes that allows girls and women with disabilities to choose the fields they study and work in in light of their own wishes and talents, without being restricted by inaccessibility, prejudice and stereotypes; supports the involvement of women with disabilities as models for change in gender equality and women's rights movements; urges the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities, including those in institutions, in all breast and cervix cancer prevention plans in the EU Member States, as well as the inclusion of this group in all anti- HIV/Aids programmes and other programmes to eradicate sexually transmitted diseases; urges that all indicators and data collected on gender equality issues be broken down by age, disability and gender.
Amendment 363 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the ratifications of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reiterates the importance of efficient implementation by both the EU Member States and the EU institutions; stresses, in particular, the need to credibly mainstream the principle of universal accessibility and to ensure all the rights of persons with disabilities throughout all relevant EU policies; calls for the creation of a global centre of excellence in Europe for future-proof and entrepreneurial skills for people with disabilities;
Amendment 152 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications and reinforce essential values such as effort and merit, crucial for the optimal use of education and training resources ; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greenecircular economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greenecircular economy demand support to help industries and workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions;
Amendment 173 #
2019/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s social and economic goals should have equal priority; recalls that fighting climate change is not an option anymore but a global obligation; taking this into account, stresses that the achievement of the Union’s social and economic goals must be fully harmonized with the implementation of the Union’s policies to fight climate change; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by delivering the European Pillar of Social Rights and implementing the social aspects of the Country Specific Recommendations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to define a European strategy to face together social, economic and climate challenges;
Amendment 825 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including island regions. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 923 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlegeneral contribution rate for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 and the specific disadvantages for the rest of the island regions, a higher EAFRD contribution rate should be set for those regions.
Amendment 1073 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 a (new)
Recital 92 a (new)
(92a) The European Union’s island regions face specific difficulties in carrying out agricultural activities and developing rural areas. An assessment of the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy should be carried out in those regions and the idea of extending the measures laid down in Regulation (EU) no 229/2013 to all the island regions in the EU should be explored.
Amendment 2212 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take account in the criteria for distribution of this support of the natural and specific constraints some regions, including island ones, are faced with in developing their farming.
Amendment 2537 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The list of products mentioned in the first paragraph may be extended in island and other areas with specific natural disadvantages to take account of the latter.
Amendment 2855 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) producer organisation operating in an island region.
Amendment 2865 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. In regions of the Member States in which the degree of organisation of producers in the fruit and vegetables sector is significantly below the Union average and in island and outlying regions, Member States may grant producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 national financial assistance equal to a maximum of 80% of the financial contributions referred to in point (a) of Article 45(1) and up to 10% of the value of the marketed production of any such producer organisation. The national financial assistance shall be additional to the operational fund.
Amendment 3025 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions and in island regions other than those referred to in points (c) and (d);
Amendment 3037 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions and in island regions other than those referred to in points (c) and (d);
Amendment 3091 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) In the case of island regions the above percentages shall be increased by 10 percentage points.
Amendment 3095 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 2
2. The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 5% of the value of marketed production of each producer organisation or association of producer organisations. In the case of island regions, including the outermost regions, this percentage shall be 15%.
Amendment 3436 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, including the island regions.
Amendment 3552 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where investments are made in island regions, including outermost regions, actions described in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) may be included in all cases.
Amendment 3597 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) d) island regions, including outermost regions;
Amendment 3921 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 70% of85% the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, along with the other island regions;
Amendment 4332 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions and island regions;
Amendment 4936 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141 a (new)
Amendment 110 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Like all the funds made available by the Union, the LIFE programme must take into account EU territories with island status, whether or not they are Union overseas territories, as well as the potential associated problems. Various studies show that climate change will have a particularly marked effect on island territories, mainly as a result of the rise in sea and ocean levels. Moreover, in addition to the challenges of rising sea levels the Mediterranean faces acidification due to absorption of the carbon present in the atmosphere, which will also affect island territories.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In the summer of 2018 there were extreme weather events in the Mediterranean, with features of severe tropical storms. The damage caused was extremely serious, even resulting in the loss of human life. In addition to the possibility of extraordinary funds being made available for individual disasters, a holistic approach must be taken to these events within the context of the European Union’s climate change adaptation strategy.
Amendment 195 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) to adapt European territories to the effects of climate change, paying special attention to island and coastal territories.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions which use sport and physical activity to drive social inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged groups and to promote good health and disease prevention.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions which use sport and physical activity to drive social inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged groups and to promote good health and disease prevention.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled, persons with disabilities and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work, employment and universal accessibility. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 338 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills; promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work;
Amendment 343 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 409 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as well as the accessibility to persons with disabilities, throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 500 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management. This participation shall be inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
Amendment 579 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions that, through sport and physical activity, aim to boost social inclusion, particularly of disadvantaged groups, and to promote health and disease prevention.
Amendment 510 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) relevant bodies representing beneficiaries and service users.
Amendment 519 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance principle, the Member State shall involve those partners as equal stakeholders in the preparation of Partnership Agreements and throughout the preparation and, implementation and evaluation of programmes including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 34.
Amendment 535 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The call for participation of the aforementioned stakeholders must be transparent, published on an easy-to- locate, permanent and up-to-date platform that is accessible for persons with disabilities in line with the Web Accessibility Directive.
Amendment 539 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Member States shall allocate at least 2% of the of ESF+ and ERDF resources for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 540 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. The partnership agreements shall also indicate, where appropriate, an integrated approach to addressing the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, persons with disabilities, the long term unemployed and young people not in employment, education or training.
Amendment 564 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 1270 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall determine the composition of the monitoring committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant Member State authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6. Representatives of the partners shall be delegated through transparent processes to be part of the monitoring committee by the respective partners.
Amendment 1446 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For point (b), the limits shall not apply to operations concerning environmental conservation. For point (c),the threshold shall not apply to ESF+ operations targeting disadvantaged groups at risk of social exclusion.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Enabling the fully online registration of companies and branches and the fully online filing of documents and information would allow companies to use digital tools in their contacts with competent authorities of Member States. In order to enhance trust, Member States should ensure that secure electronic identification and the use of trust services is possible for national as well as cross- border users in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . Furthermore, in order to enable cross- border electronic identification, Member States should set up electronic identification schemes which provide for authorised electronic identification means. Such national schemes would be used as a basis for the recognition of electronic identification means issued in another Member State. In order to ensure the high level of trust in cross-border situations, only electronic identification means which comply with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 should be recognised. However, Member States may also recognise other identification means such as a scanned copy of a passport. In any event, this Directive should only oblige Member States to enable online registration of companies and their branches and online filing by Union citizens through the recognition of their electronic identification means. _________________ 34 Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).
Amendment 75 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, in order to tackle fraud, money laundering, and company hijacking and to provide safeguards for the reliability and trustworthiness of documents and information contained within national registers, provisions concerning the online registration of companies and their branches should also includeand subsequent online filing should also include legality controls and controls on the identity and legal capacity of persons seeking to establish a company or branch or to file documents and information. However, the means and methods to achieve these controls should be left to Member States to develop and adopt. Those rules could include, amongst others, verification by means of video-conference or other online means that provide a real- time audio-visual connection. To that effect Member States should be able to require the involvement of notaries or lawyers as a part of the online registration and filing process, however, such involvement should not prevent the completion of the registration and filing procedure in its entirety online.
Amendment 105 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13
Article 13
The coordination measures prescribed by this Section shall apply to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the types of companies listed in Annex II, and where specified, to the types of companies listed in Annexes I and IIA.; Member States shall be competent to designate in accordance with their own systems and legal traditions the authorities or public officers dealing with the registration of companies and the filing of documents and information with the register, as referred to in article 10 of this Directive.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an electronic identification means issued in another Member State and recognised for the purpose of cross-border authentication in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. Member States shall be allowed to require other complementary identification means enabling also to check the capacity and to provide legal advice including, among others, video-conference or other online means that provide a real-time audio- visual connection.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13b – paragraph 4
Article 13b – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 3, where justified by an overriding reason of public interest, such as avoiding the risk of money laundering or fraud, Member States may take measures which could require a physical presence for the purposes of verifying the identity of persons before any authority competent to deal with online registration or online filing, in cases of genuine suspicion of fraud based on reasonable grounds.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13d
Article 13d
Where the completion of a procedure laid down in this Chapter requires a payment, Member States shall ensure that the payment can be made by means of a payment service widely available in cross- border payment services provided by a financial institution or payment provider established in a Member State.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13f – paragraph 1
Article 13f – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the registration of the companies listed in Annex IIA may be carried out fully online without the necessity for the applicants, or their representatives, to appear in person before any competent authority or before any other person or body dealing with the application for registration, subject to the proviso laid down in Article 13b(4). However, Member States may decide not to provide fully online registration procedures for those types of companies listed in Annex II Member States may limit the provision of online registration procedures to companies fulfilling any of the following requirements: (i) all members are natural persons and residents in a Member State, (ii) all members act in their own name and on their own behalf, (iii) the company is set up by a single member, (iv) all the contributions to the share capital are paid in cash.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0113(COD)
2. Member States shall lay down detailed rules for the online registration of companies, including rules on the use of templates, as referred to in Article 13g and the documents and information required for registering a company. As part of these rules Member States shall ensure that the online registration may be carried out by submitting information or documents in the electronic form, including electronic copies of the documents and information referred to in Article 16a(4). The requirements under applicable national law as to the authenticity, accuracy and due legal form of any submitted information or document shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13f – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 13f – paragraph 3 – point d
3a. (d) the procedures to provide for the preventive judicial, notarial and/or administrative control provided in Article 10.
Amendment 172 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU)2017/1132
Article 13f – paragraph 4
Article 13f – paragraph 4
4. The rules, referred to in paragraph 2, mayshall also provide for the following:
Amendment 197 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 13g – paragraph 2
Article 13g – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the templates, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, may be used by applicants as part of the online registration procedure, referred to in Article 13f. Where those templates are used by the applicant in compliance with the rules referred to in point (c) of Article 13f(4), where applicable, the requirement to have the company instruments of constitution drawn up and certified in due legal form as laid down in Article 10 shall be deemed to be fulfilled.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 13i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that companies are able to file online the documents and information, as referred to in Article 14, including any modification thereof, can be filed online with the register within the time limit provided by the laws of the Member State where the company is to be registered. Member States shall ensure that such filing may be completed online in its entirety without the necessity for the applicant, or his representative to appear in person before any competent authority or before any other person or body dealing with, making or assisting in making the online filing, subject to the proviso laid down in Article 13b(4). Member States shall lay down detailed rules for the online filing of documents and information. Article 13f(3) to (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 13i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 13i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the origin and integrity of the documents filed online may be verified electronically. The requirements under applicable national law as to the authenticity, accuracy and due legal form of any submitted information or document shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 28a – paragraph 1
Article 28a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the registration in a Member State of a branch of a company, which is governed by the law of another Member State, may be carried out fully online without the necessity for the applicant, or its representative, to appear in person before any competent authority or before any other person or body dealing with, making or assisting in making the application for registration, subject to the proviso laid down in Article 13b(4).
Amendment 253 #
2018/0113(COD)
2. Member States shall lay down detailed rules for the online registration of branches, including rules on the documents and information required to be submitted to athe court, administrative authority or notary acting as competent authority. As part of those rules Member States shall ensure that online registration may be carried out by submitting information or documents in electronic form, including electronic copies of the documents and information referred to in Article 16a(4), or by making use of the information or documents previously submitted to a register. The requirements under applicable national law as to the authenticity, accuracy and due legal form of any submitted information or document shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 256 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The rules, referred to inprovisions of Article 13f, paragraph 2s 3 to 5, shall at least provide for the following: pply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 257 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the procedure to ensure the legal capacity of the applicant and their authority to represent the company;deleted
Amendment 258 #
2018/0113(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive (EU) 2017/1132
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 28a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the means to verify the identity of the person or persons registering the branch or their representatives.deleted
Amendment 7 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the protection role played by the Committee on Petitions through the petition process (alongside the Ombudsman, appointed to protect citizens in the event of maladministration) in the context of the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), andenabling the petitioner to lodge a complaint against an infringement of their rights on the part of European, national and local authorities; stresses that the petitions received by the Committee illustrate the need to adopt a horizontal, human rights approach to disability policies;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that the petitions that have received most attention have often been backed by civil society organisations representing people with disabilities, and there is thus a need to promote and publicise the protection role and effectiveness of petitions based on infringements of these rights; praises the role played by these organisations when it comes to promoting social inclusion and an improvement of quality of life of persons with disabilities, and considers that this task should be further supported by public institutions;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that women and girls with disabilities are exposed to multiple discrimination;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Is concerned that women and girls with disabilities are more likely to become victims of gender-based violence, especially of domestic violence and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Reiterates that women with disabilities are often at a greater disadvantage than men with disabilities and are more often at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Committee on Petitions is regularly approached with questions relating to the right of people with disabilities to live independently, as enshrined in Article 19 of the UNCRPD, and has maintained its strong scrutiny of the deinstitutionalisation process in Member Statencouraged the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation systems where requested, so that in both cases people with disabilities can receive the appropriate support and assistance across the EU, thereby fostering the aim of greater autonomy within each individual's possibilities; recalls that PETI conducted a fact-finding mission to Slovakia in September 2016 to seek information on the use of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) in facilitating the transition from the institutional care of people with disabilities to community-based services;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Insists that disability policies should be gender mainstreamed;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Underlines that the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 should include an integrated gender perspective or a separate chapter on gender-specific disability policies;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Underlines the importance of mainstreaming gender disability in gender policies and programmes;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Calls on the Commission to address disability in its Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016- 2019;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Welcomes the progress achieved as regards the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, which is an important tool in combating violence against women and girls with disabilities; calls for the improvement of the collection of disaggregated data on all forms of violence covered by the Convention;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. Highlights the importance of optimising the use of EU funding instruments, in order to promote accessibility and non-discrimination with regards to women with disabilities;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the centrality of the right of all persons with disabilities to live independently, and calls on the Commission to enhance the use of ESIFs by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities, and realising the deinstitutionalisation process. where requested;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal economic independence, and the guarantee of the principle of equal payelimination of all forms of direct and indirect discrimination on grounds of sex with regard to all aspects and conditions of remuneration for equal work and work ofto which equal value is attributed, as referred to in Directive 2006/54/EC, are necessary steps for women’s economic empowerment;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to impromotve the social well-being of women, by tackling thebridging pay and pension gaps and combatreducing atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as temporary contracts orand involuntary part-time work;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that negotiating voluntary flexible working agreements makes for better work-life balance and hence encourages people, and women in particular, to enter and/or remain on the labour market;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to eliminate occupational segregation by addressing discriminatory social behaviours and stereotypes and promoting the equal participationopportunities and equal treatment of women and men in access to the labour market, education, and training and all forms of care;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to pursue specific, active employment and training policies in order to support the return to work of women who have put their careers on hold to look after dependants;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for measures to guarantee the economic and social dignity of feminiseddomestic work, suwhich ais domestic workprincipally done by women;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to enforce existing laws and workplace policies that prohibit discrimination in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in employment in both the public and private sectors, and to prevent the double discrimination that particularly affects disabled and ethnic minority women; emphasises how important it is that Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and occupation, and Directive 2000/43/EC on equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, are implemented correctly;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of the Wparticipation of women on Bboards Directive, and calls on the Member States to ensure equalpromote women's representation and leadership in the labour market, and in economic and political decision- making structures and institutions, as well as in enterprises and on corporate boards;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public socialguarantee access to affordable, high- quality care polservicies as well as to provide qualitfor dependants, especially childcare facilities, and to promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and co- responsibility in care.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The cost of a phone call to book assistance should never exceed the regular local call rate because otherwise this is an additional cost for persons with disabilities, in line with point 5.4 of the Commission’s Interpretative Guidelines.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) If no accessible ticket vending facilities are available at the station, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility may have to purchase tickets on board the train. This should be free of charge and no “proof of disability” shall be requested by the Railway Undertaking’s staff.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) Service animals need particular attention in the case of long delays, cancellations or other exceptional situations.
Amendment 161 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 182 #
2017/0237(COD)
4. Articles 5, 10, 11 and 25 and Chapter V, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 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.
Amendment 246 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors offering transport contracts on behalf of one or more railway undertakings shall routinely provide the passenger, upon request, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part I in relation to the journeys for which a transport contract is offered by the railway undertaking concerned. Ticket vendors offering transport contracts on their own account, and tour operators, shall provide this information where available.
Amendment 258 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 263 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 294 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4, railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall distribute tickets to passengers via at least onetwo of the following points of sale:
Amendment 300 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may require railway undertakings to provide tickets for services provided under public service contracts through more than onetwo point of sale.
Amendment 309 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where there is no ticket office or ticketing machine in the station of departure, or when the ticket machine is not fully accessible, passengers shall be informed at the station:
Amendment 436 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
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.
Amendment 440 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 453 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
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.
Amendment 470 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 479 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
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 shall also always be free of charge, irrespective of the communication channel being used.
Amendment 516 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
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 48 hours before the assistance is neededupon booking the ticket or upon arrival at the station. 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;
Amendment 528 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) assistance shall be provided on condition that the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility presents him or herself at the designated point at a time stipulated by the railway undertaking or station manager providing such assistance. Any time stipulated shall not be more than 60 minutes before the published departure time or the time at which all passengers are asked to check in. If no time is stipulated by which the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility is required to present him or herself, the person shall present him or herself at the designated point at least 30 minutes before the published departure time or the time at which all passengers are asked to check in.
Amendment 540 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
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 equipment or devices lost or damawheelchair, equipment, devices lost or damaged, or the loss or injury 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 passengedr.
Amendment 546 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
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 me et the needs of persons with disabilities and of persons with reduced mobility, including those with mental and intellectual impairments;
Amendment 549 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Disability-related training courses mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b)and (c) shall meet the specifications set out in annex VI;
Amendment 552 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide training to raise awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities among all personnel working at the station who deal directly or indirectly with the travelling public;
Amendment 564 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
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.
Amendment 570 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Disability-related training courses mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) shall meet the specifications set out in annex VI.
Amendment 591 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The national enforcement bodies shall closely monitor compliance with this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are upheld. For this purpose, railway undertakings, station managers and infrastructure managers shall provide the bodies with relevant documents and information at their request. In carrying out their functions, the bodies shall take account of the information submitted to them by the body designated under Article 33 to handle complaints, if this is a different body. They may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by such a body national enforcement body or the designated complaint handling body shall be granted the powers and the capacity to enforce individual complaints from passengers under this Regulation.
Amendment 596 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The national enforcement bodies, in collaboration with Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs), shall conduct regular audits of the assistance services provided and publish the results in accessible formats.
Amendment 636 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Annex Va 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);
Amendment 637 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V b (new)
Annex V b (new)
Annex Vb 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.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union is party to the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The provisions of that Convention are thus, from the time of its entry into force, an integral part of the European Union legal order and Union legislation must as far as possible be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Convention. The Convention provides, among other things, in its Article 7 that Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children. Moreover, the Convention, in its Article 23, provides that States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage, family, parenthood and relationships.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelveeight years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) With a view to sharing family responsibilities more fairly between men and women, progress must be made towards ensuring parental leave is realistic, financially sustainable and, above all, also taken by men. To that end, leave must be non-transferable and more focused on proving a high level of income rather than a particularly long duration of paid leave, thus avoiding any possible indirect discrimination against women.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers, both men and women, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State.
Amendment 89 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) "dependency" "dependency" means a situation in which a person is, temporarily or permanently, in need of care due to disability or a serious medical condition other than serious illnessdependent on healthcare ;
Amendment 101 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be aeight lyeast twelvers old.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The length of parental leave shall be extendible for parents looking after a child with a disability or serious illness.
Amendment 124 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Leave for mothers and fathers with a disability The Member States shall guarantee that the length of the types of leave described in this Directive is extendible by at least 50% for mothers and fathers with a disability.
Amendment 130 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave80% of their salary.
Amendment 131 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As the majority of fathers do not avail themselves of their right to parental leave or transfer a considerable proportion of their leave entitlement to mothers, in order to encourage the second parent to take parental leave, this Directive, while maintaining the right of each parent to at least four month16 weeks of parental leave currently provided for by Directive 2010/18/EU, extends from one to four monthfour to 16 weeks the period of parental leave which cannot be transferred from one parent to the other.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Member States may establish a pay or allowance ceiling in accordance with their national legislation.
Amendment 137 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children up to a given age, which shall be aeight lyeast twelvers old, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The duration of such flexible working arrangements may be subject to a reasonable limitation.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situationsspecific situations, in particular with regard to children with disabilities, mental health problems, serious medical conditions or illness, in accordance with their national law and practice.
Amendment 149 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelveeight years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 157 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the powers of the labour inspection services or other bodies, including social services, responsible for monitoring workers' rights, Member States shall ensure that the body or bodies designated, pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC, for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of parents and carers without discrimination on grounds of sex are also competent for issues falling within the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 162 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 of this Directive shall not apply to any period of parental leave taken pursuant to Directive 2010/18/EU prior to … [OJ: please insert the date equivalent to two years from the entry into force of this Directive] and which has been deducted from the total parental leave entitlement under Article 5 of this Directive, as specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 163 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Notwithstanding the repeal of Directive 2010/18/EU, any period or separate cumulative periods of parental leave taken by a worker, or transferred by that worker pursuant to that Directive prior to … [OJ: please insert the date equivalent to two years from the entry into force of this Directive] may be deducted from that worker’s parental leave entitlement under Article 5 of the present Directive.
Amendment 165 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, at the latest twofour years after the entry into force. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 169 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women carrying of elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with a seriously ill or dependant relativerelative in need of care or support due to a serious medical reason or chronic illness, disability or mental health problem should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers' leave to take care of that relative. To prevent abuse of that right, proof of the serious illness or dependency may be required prior to granting of the leave.need of care or support may be required by the employer
Amendment 185 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance, while on leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sickch does not have to be directly related to the duration of the leave. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 260 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) With a view to ensuring that this Directive enters into force smoothly and without major financial impact in the individual Member States, the provisions on the unpaid part of parental leave must be phased in gradually.
Amendment 318 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "“carer"” means a worker providing personal carassistance or support in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relative;to a person with support needs due to a disability, a mental health problem or a health condition.
Amendment 338 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “"relative" means a worker's son, daughter, mother, father, spouserelatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law;
Amendment 346 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 353 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 362 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point g a (new)
(ga) "carer’s leave” means leave from work for carers in order to provide personal assistance or support to a relative with support needs due to a disability, a mental health problem or a health condition;
Amendment 371 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers or the equivalent second parents as defined in national law have the right to take mandatory paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth, stillbirth or adoption of a child.
Amendment 392 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall assess the need for arrangements needed to make sure the application of paternity leave is adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, disabled parents, parents with mental health problems, parents with children with a disability or with a mental health problem.
Amendment 400 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four month16 weeks to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be aeight lyeast twelvers old.
Amendment 418 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least four month16 weeks of parental leave cannot be transferred.
Amendment 460 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements forarrangements needed to make sure the application of parental leave to beis adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, parents having a disability anddisabled parents, parents with mental health problems, parents withof children with a disability or, a long-term illness or mental health problems.
Amendment 464 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of parental leave to be adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or serious and/or long-term illness.
Amendment 487 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to carers'’ leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical conditionsupport needs of the worker'’s relative.
Amendment 502 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure for urgent family reasons in cases of illness, mental health problems or accident making the immediate presence of the worker indispensable. Member States may limit the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure to a certain amount of time per year or per case, or both.
Amendment 507 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance: at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave.) for parental leave as referred to in Article 4, a payment or allowance equivalent to 80% of the worker's gross wage; b) for parental leave as referred to in Article 5, a payment or allowance equivalent to 80% of the worker's gross wage in the first eight weeks of the leave; c) for carer’s leave as referred to in Article 6, a payment or allowance equivalent to 80% of the worker's gross wage;
Amendment 540 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children up to a given age, which shall be aeight lyeast twelvers old, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The duration of such flexible working arrangements may be subject to a reasonable limitation.
Amendment 568 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall assess the need for arrangements needed to make sure the application of flexible working time is adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, disabled parents, parents with mental health problems, parents of children with a disability, a long-term illness or mental health problems
Amendment 578 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Rights acquired or in the process of being acquired by workers on the date on which leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 and 5 starts shall be maintained until the end of such leave. At the end of such leave, those rights, including any changes arising from national law, collective agreements or practice, shall apply.
Amendment 580 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, at the end of leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 and 5, workers are entitled to return to their jobs or to equivalent posts on terms and conditions which are no less favourable to them, and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence.
Amendment 586 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the status of the employment contract or employment relationship for the period of leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 and 5, including as regards entitlements to social security, while ensuring that the employment relationship is maintained during that period.
Amendment 593 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit less favourable treatmentthe dismissal and all preparations for dismissal of workers, on the grounds that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6, or on the ground that they have exercised their right to flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9 and 5.
Amendment 607 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for dismissal of workers, on the grounds that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6, or have exercised the right to request flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 95.
Amendment 615 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Workers who consider that they have been dismissed on the grounds that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 or of exercising the right to request flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 95 may request the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal. The employer shall provide those grounds in writing.
Amendment 639 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that are more favourable to workers than those laid down in this Directive. They shall however ensure that at least four month16 weeks of parental leave remain non-transferable in accordance with Article 5(2).
Amendment 677 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, at the latest two years after the entry into force apart from the four paid weeks of parental leave referred to in Article 8(1)(b) which shall come into force four years after publication of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 89 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas the EU is facing demographic challenges that are not only related to ageing population and the decrease of birth rate, but also include other elements such as depopulation;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals through individually tailored measures, in particular through active employment policies, is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems; highlights, in this context, the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the percentage of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion remains high; points out that high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growth while hindering social and political stability; calls for a better support and recognition of the work of NGOs, anti-poverty organizations and organizations of people experiencing poverty, encouraging their participation in the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expresses its concern at the low labour market participation rate of ethnic minorities, in particular the Roma community; calls for a proper implementation of the Directive 2000/78/EC; stresses the need to foster the role played by specialist NGOs in promoting their participation in the labour market and supporting not only the enrolment of children in education but also avoiding early school leaving, in order to break the circle of poverty;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities is a precondition for creating a competitive EU labour market; calls on Member States to better align education and training with labour market needs across the EU with a better coordination with enterprises; takes the view that mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming the gap between skills shortages on the European labour market and jobseekers, especially young people;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recognizes that advances in new technologies and the digitization of European industry present significant challenges for the EU; stresses that the productive model of the EU and of the Member States, supported by their educational models, have to be directed towards high productivity sectors, in particular those related to ICTs and digitization, in order to improve EU competitiveness at global level;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process; stresses the need to ease a second chance for honest entrepreneurs who failed in their first attempt, and to eliminate the stigmatization they face in many cases;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permits improved social and, economic and territorial convergence of Member States and their regions within the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States are fully using the possibility of accessing this fund; calls on the Commission to monitor and control investments under the EFSI and to measure their economic and social impact;
Amendment 266 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to reach a stronger commitment to apply Article 174 of the TFEU; emphasises that greater territorial cohesion implies greater economic and social cohesion, and therefore calls for strategic investment in those regions, in particular broadband network, with a view to making them more competitive, improving industry and territorial structure and, ultimately, stabilising the population in those areas;
Amendment 269 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce policies designed to combat demographic decline and the dispersion of the population; stresses that the European Union's cohesion policy should prioritise attention for regions suffering demographic decline;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Points out that the outermost regions are facing a series of structural constraints, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development; calls on the Commission to bolster the application of Article 349 of the TFEU;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the current emergency situation calls for measures to promote national minimum income schemes forhelp citizens, so that all citizens are ensured with insufficient incomes to achieve decent living conditions;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes is an important and effective way tominimum income schemes, coupled with active employment policies for people of working able to work, may help overcome poverty, support social integration and access to the labour market and meet the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the guaranteeing the provision of an adequate minimum income and minimum wagefor those who lack the requisite resources to achieve a decent standard of living, as well as participation in labour market (re)integration measures and a productivity-linked minimum wage safeguarding access to employment and the motivation to seek work is included in the first draft of the European Pillar of Social Rights9; whereas, at the high-level conference held in Brussels on 23 January 2017, following the public consultation on this issue, the President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, reiterated that such measures should be adopted by all Member States; __________________ 9 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions launching a consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM(2016)0127) – Annex 1.
Amendment 120 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting ofare a matter falling within the scope of competences of the Member States and, if they are to be introduced, they should take account of the economic and social reality in them, with specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply, coupled with active employment policies for people of working age able to work, and facilitated access to services - is one of the most effective ways toas a way of combat poverty, guaranteachieve an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamental for a dignified life and that without a minimum income and a stake in society individuals cannota way of helping people with insufficient levels of income to achieve a decent life and participate in society, which are preconditions for developing their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum income schemes, several do not; calls on those states to provide for the introduction of guaranteed minimum income schemes toso as to help prevent poverty and foster social inclusion;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 194 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line,help prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situations;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum income schemes, so as to be able to lift ereduce poverty child, adult and older person out of poverand social exclusion among the most vulnerable groups in society and help guarantee their right to a life of dignity;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to for the minimum income to help break the vicious circle of child poverty; takes the view, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual report on progress in the fight against child poverty;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 277 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with particular interest the proposals concerning transitional job schemes, which consist of the option, for those who want to and are able to work, to have a transitional job, at a pre-established minimum wage, in the general government sector or in a non-profit institution or non- governmental organisation (NGO);
Amendment 282 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that a transitional job scheme is one of the most effective tools forhelps improvinge workers’ employability in athe labour market that is structurally imbalanced and toand facilitate their transition from the state of being unemployed (especially long-term) to that of a private-sector employee; notes, moreover, that such schemes serve to promote non-inflationary economic growth as well as to combat unemployment and social exclusion;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas whistleblower protection mechanisms need to be balanced and adequate safeguards should be put in place in order to prevent malicious or abusive reporting, to ensure that no undue harm is caused to the other parties’ interests and to guarantee that the legal rights of the persons against whom the reports are made are fully respected and their identity is protected throughout the investigation and judicial procedures;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission has not proposed suitable legislative measures to protect whistleblowers in the EU effectivelyEU law already contains rules protecting whistleblowers from certain forms of retaliation in different areas, ranging from audit and money laundering to trade secrets, safety of offshore oil and gas operations, market abuse, capital requirements and other instruments regulating financial services;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Commission has launched a public consultation on whistleblower protection to assess the scope for horizontal or further sectorial action at EU level, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity
Amendment 69 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present a horizontal legislative proposalassess on an appropriate legal basis enabling EU to take further action with a view to effectively protecting whistleblowers acting in the public interest in the EU, before the end of this year; stresses that thein this re gare at present a number of possibilities for legal bases enabling the EU to take action on the mattd, calls on the Commission to assess whether and to what extent the protection of whistleblower;s calls on the Commission to consider all those possibilities with thn be considered indispensable for the effective aim of proposing a coherent and effective mechanismplementation of the competences of the EU;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes ‘whistleblower’ to mean anybody who reports on or reveals information on an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which undermineswhich represents a threat or harm to the public interest, in the context of his or her working-based relationship, be it in the public or private sector, of a contractual relationship, or of his or her trade union or association activities;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a breach of the public interest includes, but is not limited to, acts of corruption, conflicts of interest, unlawful use of public funds, threats to the environment, public health, public safety, national security and privacy and personal data protection, tax avoidance, attacks onserious violation of workers’ rights and other social rights and attacks on human rights;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that special rules should apply to information relating to national security, defence, intelligence, public order or international relations of the State and that proper consideration should be given to the need to ensure consistency with the existing rules for the protection of legal and other professional privilege;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the role of whistleblowers in revealing serious attacks on the public interest has proved its significance on many occasions over a number of years and that whistleblowers have proved to be a crucial resource for investigative journalism and for an independent press;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NotesWelcomes the fact that several Member States in recent years have taken steps to strengthen whistleblowers’ rights; notes, however, with concern that whistleblowers continue to be subject to civil and criminal proceedings in a number of Member States, whilere the existing means to defend, support and protect them are absent, limited or ineffective; notes that, in addition, theat such disparities between Member States may lead to legal insecurity and the risk of unequal treatment;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 123 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that one of the barriers to whistleblowers’ activities is the absence of clearly identified means of reporting; stresses that the absence of clearly identified means of reporting causes a number of whistleblowers to remain silent; expresses its concern about the retaliation and pressures which whistleblowers may face when they address the guilty person or party in their organisation;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the credibility and validity of a report must be able to be assessed in part on the way in which it was made; believes that it is necessary to establish a coherent system which enables reports to be delivered both inside and outside the organisation or to the competent authorities;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to study a tiered system enabling whistleblowing inside and outside the organisation and to the competent authorities; stresses that, to do so, clear procedures should be established; believes that employers should be encouraged to introduce internal reporting procedures and that one person should be responsible for collecting reports in each organisaunderlines that such procedures shall be fair and equitable, ensuring the full respect of legal rights and the protection; of consfiders that employee representatives should be involved in the assignment of that rolentiality of both the whistleblower and the alleged wrongdoer;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that employers should be encouraged to introduce internal reporting procedures and that one person should be responsible for collecting reports in each organisation; considers that, where appropriate, employee representatives should be involved in the assignment of that role;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the whistleblower should give priority to the organisation’s internal reporting mechanisms or to the competent authorities; stresses, however, that in the absence of an internal reporting mechanism or of a favourable response from the organisation, or if the whistleblower is at risk or urgently needs to report information, he or she must be able to turn to non-governmental organisations or the presthe competent authorities;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that reporting outside the organisation without first going through an internal step is notdisrespecting the legal rules on the appropriate reporting channel, is grounds to invalidate a report, file a lawsuit or refuse to give protection;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns about the possible risks run by whistleblowers at their place of work, in particular the risks of direct or indirect retaliation by the employer and by those working for or acting on behalf of the employer; stresses that retaliation usually takes the form of suspending, slowing down or stopping career progression or even dismissal, along with psychological harassment; stresses that retaliation is a barrier to whistleblowers’ activities; believes that it is necessary to introduce protective measures against destabilising practicesretaliation; takes the view that retaliation should be penalised and sanctioned effectively; stresses that, once somebody is recognised as a whistleblower, the measures taken against him or her in retaliation for having made a report in the public interest should be brought to an end;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2224(INI)
15. Points out the risk that whistleblowers run of having legal and civil proceedings brought against them; stresses that they are often the weaker party in trials; considers it necessary to provide for a reversal of the burden of proof in respect of retaliation against and pressure on whistleblowers; takes the view that confidentiality should be guaranteed throughout the proceedings;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 181 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that nobody should lose the benefit of protection on the sole grounds that he or she has misjudged the facts or that the perceived threat to the public interest did not materialise, provided that the whistleblower demonstrates that, at the time of reporting, he or she acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to believe them facts to be true;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasizes that somebody who reports information, which he or she knows to be inaccurate or misleading should not benefit from the protection granted to whistleblowers; stresses that any person who is prejudiced, whether directly or indirectly, by the reporting or disclosure of inaccurate or misleading information should be afforded legal protection and the right to seek effective remedies against malicious or abusive reporting;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2224(INI)
19. Stresses that, in addition to the professional risks, whistleblowers may also face psychological and financial risks; believes that psychological support should be provided, that, where applicable, legal aid should be given to whistleblowers who ask for it, that financial aid should be given to those who express a duly justified need for it and that and compensation for proven professional damages shouldmight be given as a protective measure if civil proceedings are brought against a whistleblower;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give social enterprises greater recognition and a higher profile; considers that this lack of recognition makes it harder for them to access funding; calls on the Commission to come forward with a legal framework for social enterprises through, for example, a European statute for cooperatives, associations, foundations and mutual societies;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to show greater commitment to combating demographic challenges through implementation of the cohesion policy, as laid down in Article 174 TFEU, especially in those regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps; considers that with reference to the European Semester, the focus on demographic problems should be widened to take in other aspects that go beyond the impact of ageing on national budgets; is of the opinion that these points should be included in the country-specific recommendations as a sign of not just national but also regional and local awareness; reiterates that territorial cohesion needs to be strengthened through strategic investment in areas suffering from serious demographic problems, in order to increase competitiveness, improve the industrial fabric and territorial cohesion, and, ultimately, maintain population levels;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 19 and 168(7) thereof,
Amendment 13 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the 2008 European Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being,
Amendment 16 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission Joint Action on Mental Health and Well- Being (2013-2016).
Amendment 20 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas mental health must be seen and addressed holistically, by taking account of social, economic, and environmental factors, requiring a psychosocial all-of-society approach to attaining the highest possible level of mental well-being for all citizens;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas physical and mental health are interlinked, and are both central to general wellbeing; whereas it is recognised that poor mental health can lead to chronic physical conditions, and that those with chronic physical conditions are more likely to develop mental health conditions; whereas despite the known links between the two, physical health research is often prioritised over mental health;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas women and girls’ mental health is adversely affected by a variety of factors, including prevalent gender stereotypes and discrimination, objectification, gender-based violence and harassment, workplace environment, work-life balance, socioeconomic conditions, the absence or poor quality of mental health education, and limited access to mental healthcare;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the fact that many women lack of access to sexual and reproductive rights, including safe and legal abortion services, endangers the life and health of women and girls, increases maternal mortality and morbidity, and leads to the denial of life- saving care and to an increased number of clandestine abortionshealth services has a major impact on their well-being;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female migrants, and female refugees in particular, may additionally face specific problems related to reproductive health such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a risk of exposure to (sexual) violence and abuse;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas in terms of mental health problems, which are different from psychiatric disorders, vary across gendersthere are differences between men and women: women have higher rates of depression and anxiety (referred to as internalising disorders) and men have higher rates of substance abuse and antisocial disorders (referred to as externalising disorders);
Amendment 95 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different gender roles and gender inequalitiesces and inequalities between men and women, depression is approximately twice as prevalent among women as it is among men;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas there is not enough attention to mental health and wellbeing in the education system across Member States, or at the workplace, given that mental health is often highly stigmatised, or a taboo subject; whereas education on mental health fights the stigma on the subject, it must also address gender specific vulnerabilities, gender stereotypes and discrimination facing women and girls;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the psychosocial all-of- society approach to mental health requires policy coherence for wellbeing, coordinating healthcare, education, employment, economic and social policies in order to attain overall higher levels of mental wellbeing;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas male violence against women and its impacts on women’s health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of their human rights;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas men and boys experience gendered mental health conditions and an increased likelihood of substance abuse, alcoholism, violent crime and suicide; whereas men and boys face gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity which may encourage repression of emotions or resort to anger, and these have an impact on men’s mental health, as well as the phenomenon of gender based violence;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas, for several reasons, female subjects have historically been excluded from toxicology or biomedical research, and whereas large gender gaps in research limit how much we know about the difference between women’s health and men’s; whereas, as a result, biomedical research has tended to reflect predominantly a male perspective, assimilating women to men (except for specific specialisations);
Amendment 121 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the exclusion and underrepresentation of women as subjects, or gender and sex as factors in biomedical research and clinical trials puts women’s lives and health at risk;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas the Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use introduced requirements for taking account of gender in trials, but the implementation of the regulation must be evaluated; whereas the regulation does not specify any considerations on women other than for pregnant and breastfeeding women;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the impacts of such drugs and medication as contraception devices, antidepressants and tranquilizers have on women’s physical and mental health are still poorly understood, and require further research to eliminate harmful side-effects and improve care delivery;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas there are about 58 000 suicide cases a year in the EU and a quarter of those who commit suicide are women, and whereas suicide continues to be a major cause of death;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)
Recital R b (new)
Rb. whereas mental disorders are one of the main causes of incapacity, adversely affecting as they do health, education, the economy, the labour market, and the EU’s welfare systems;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to take stock of the specific health needs of women and to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in all aspects oftheir health policies, programmes and research from their development and design to impact assessment and budgeting;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to recognise male violence against women as a public health issue, whatever form it takes;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s rights, including women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to work to ensure that women have a voice in European and national health policy issues;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the Commission and Member States must recognise gender-based violence as a public health issue, whatever form it takes, which directly impacts on women’s mental health and wellbeing; notes that more research is needed on the mental health impact of gender-based violence, including verbal and psychological violence, harassment and intimidation;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Underlines that social and employment policy, particularly policies on work-life balance, must take women’s mental health and wellbeing into account;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and EIGE to increase the collection of regular, gender disaggregated data on mental health, in particular on the prevalence of depression, this data being disaggregated at least by sex, gender, age group and socioeconomic status;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Urges the Commission and Member States to include the mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by men and boys due to gender stereotypes leading to increased likelihood of substance abuse and suicides than women; Underlines that policies on men’s mental health must also take into account the perspective of age and lifespan, socio- economic condition, social exclusion, and geographic factors;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that sexual and reproductive rights include universal open access to legal and safe abortion, reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and sexual education and information on sexual and reproductive health, free choice and consent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, adequate gender-sensitive information and reliable, safe and affordable contraception, and to provide access to legal and safe abortion within and beyond the European Unionalls on the Commission and the Member States to promote health, adequate information for men and women, and the exchange of best practice in the field of mental health and clinical research;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 207 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 225 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to ensure full, in accordance with their national law, access to high-quality primary health care for all migrant women, irrespective of their legal status, and, in the longer term, to adequately prepare their national health systems;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed to prevent male violence against women in all Member States isare much less than the actual cost of such violence, be it in economic, social or moral in nature;
Amendment 253 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to healthcare services – including women’s shelters – to all women, independent of their legal status, disability status, sexual orientation, race or ethnic origin, age or religion;
Amendment 265 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the lack of comparable, comprehensive, reliable and regularly updated gender-disaggregated data constitutes a source of discrimination for women’s health; calls for the EU institutions and the Member States therefore to promote and make mandatory the collection of comparable gender- disaggregated data at EU and national level;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that the action taken at EU level on mental health and well-being should involve leading figures in the political, health, education, and social spheres, together with the social partners and civil society organisations; considers it essential that mental health should cease to be a taboo subject in certain social environments;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the moves by the Commission for the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention, and regrets that many Member States have not done so yet; urges the Council to ensure EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 272 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for measures to be taken to reduce the risk factors involved in suicide, such as alcohol abuse, drugs, social exclusion, depression, and stress; also calls for systems to be set up to provide support following suicide attempts;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non- discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality, inclusion and non- marginalisationzation, and reasonably reflective of the population that would use the products; suggests that clinical trials also take account of specific vulnerable population groups such as paediatric and geriatric patients, persons, and ethnic minorities; is of the opinion that gender- disaggregated data should also be collected after commercialisation of the products, in order to record the different side-effects, as well as research and data on the implementation of the relevant EU legislation by Member States;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Expresses deep concern that the failure to improve women’s representation in clinical trials and biomedical research puts women’s health and lives at risk;
Amendment 293 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to draw up separate guidelines for women as a special population in clinical trialsconsider the representation of women in clinical trials and determine whether there are particular circumstances requiring greater attention;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges Member States, the EMEA, and relevant stakeholder to ensure that sex and gender factors are introduced at the earliest stages of research and development of medication, before the stage of clinical trials; Emphasises the need for improved sharing of best practice among research institutions and healthcare providers across Europe on the subject;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Underlines that urgent action is required to correct gender gaps in clinical trials in areas of health where such gaps are particularly harmful, such as in medication for Alzheimer’s, cancer, treatment of strokes, anti-depressants, and cardio-vascular diseases;
Amendment 298 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Emphasises that concerted action must be taken by researchers and all relevant stakeholders to eliminate harmful side effects of medication that specifically affect women, such as in anti- depressants and contraception and other drugs, in order to improve women’s health, and the quality of healthcare;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towardsustainable growth in the European Union necessitates a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas companies are responsible for creating jobs and therefore for improving social standards in society as a whole and whereas to achieve that they need favourable conditions and legal security to grow their activities;
Amendment 195 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work forit feasible for markets to be competitive and efficient, taking into account wellbeing and sustainable development;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to reach a stronger commitment to applying Article 174 of the TFEU, particularly in regions with serious and permanent natural or demographic disadvantages, such as low population density or sparsely populated island and mountainous regions; Emphasises that greater territorial cohesion implies greater economic and social cohesion, and therefore calls for strategic investment in those regions with a view to making them more competitive, improving industry and territorial structure and, ultimately, stabilising the population in those areas;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to introduce policies designed to combat demographic decline and the dispersion of the population; stresses that the European Union’s cohesion policy should prioritise attention for regions suffering demographic decline;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
a. decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibiting those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers to make ends meet;
Amendment 364 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages and productivity throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage, upholding national regulations and customs;
Amendment 527 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 638 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role played by social economy enterprises in combating poverty and social exclusion, and in integrating the most disadvantaged groups into the labour market; points to the importance of social economy enterprises in addressing the challenges connected with the ageing of the population and care for the elderly, especially in small towns and villages, given their local and regional basis;
Amendment 648 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for bids to be rewarded that offer the most economic and social value rather than the lowest price in public procurement, with social or environmental criteria being included in public procurement contracts;
Amendment 649 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and recognise social economy enterprises; considers the current lack of recognition makes it harder for them to access funding; asks the Commission to ensure that European legislation takes social economy enterprises and organisations into account in a way that enables them to operate in the same conditions as other types of enterprise; calls on the Commission to come forward with a legal framework for social enterprises through a European statute for cooperatives, associations, foundations and mutual societies;
Amendment 669 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern at the low labour market participation rate of the Roma community; stresses the need to bolster the role played by specialist NGOs in promoting their participation in the labour market; highlights the need for proper implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC;
Amendment 721 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that secure professional transitions require adequate investment, both in the institutional capacity of public employment services and to assist individual job-search and upskilling; believes proactive employment policies to be worthwhile tools for the reintegration of the unemployed into the labour market; recommends that these proactive employment policies reflect the increasing importance of ICT and the digital economy;
Amendment 772 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that negotiating voluntary flexible working agreements makes for better work-life balance and hence encourages people, and women in particular, to enter and/or remain on the labour market;
Amendment 805 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that voluntary labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards; urges the Commission and the Member States to improve coordination between national public employment services to facilitate job seeking throughout the EU;
Amendment 1013 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
Paragraph 30 – point c
c. the establishment of a new instrument, to be financed, for example, from EU revenue arising from competition law enforcement, to support the implementation of the Child Guarantee;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the WTO Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health acknowledges the role ofrecognises that intellectual property protection ins important for the development of new medicines, while expresrecognising concerns about its effects on prices;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rationale ofor patent rights is to make investment in innovation possible and attractive and to ensure that the knowledge contained in patent applications is accessible;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the WTO TRIPS Agreement provides flexibilities to patent rights, such as compulsory licensing, which have proved to be a major tool in bringing prices to reasonable levelcan be used as an effective tool in exceptional circumstances established by the law of each WTO member to address public health problems;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that exclusive protection periods granted to pharmaceuticals through patents or other mechanisms hinder competition, lead to high prices and negatively impact access to needed medicineare an important tool to encourage R&D and provide incentives to innovation; acknowledges, at the same time, the importance of promoting competition and preventing cases of market abuse, as well as the need of ensuring access to needed medicines at affordable prices and guaranteeing the sustainability of national healthcare systems;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Report adoptled by the Commission in 2009 showed that manufacturindicated a numbers of medicines have developed abusive strategies in connection withproblems in companies' practices that, among other factors such as shortcomings in the regulatory framework, paotent claims in order to hinderially contribute to delays to the market entry of generic medicines, which should be avoided and emphasised the importance of stronger competition law enforcement;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to undertake a critical review of the impact of intellectual-property-related incentives on biomedical innovation, to explore effective alternatives to monopoliepatents for the financing of medical R&D and to evaluate the functioning of the applicable limitations to patent allocationrights;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Member States to continue to grant patents on health products that strictly fulfil the patentability requirements of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability as enshrined in the European Patent Convention;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to fully implement existing patent limitations and flexibilities when confronted with excessive pricing or abuse of monopoly rightin duly justified cases, such as cases of national emergencies, other circumstances of extreme urgency or anti- competitive practices;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish full transparency on the results of publicly financed R&D so that patenting and licensing conditions guarantee a public health return on public investments and reflect the structure of R&D funding.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'stay of individual enforcement actions' means a temporary suspension of the right to enforce a claim by a creditor against a debtor, ordered by a judicial or administrative authority;
Amendment 172 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Amendment 174 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) 'new financing' means any new funds, whether provided by an existing or a new creditor, that are necessary to implement a restructuring plan that are agreed upon in that restructuring plan and confirmed subsequently by a judicial or administrative authority;.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that a stay of individual enforcement actions may be orderedbtained by the debtor in respect of all types of creditors, including secured and preferential creditors. The stay may be general, covering all creditors, or limited, covering one or more individual creditors, in accordance with national law.
Amendment 254 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A general stay covering all creditorny stay of individual enforcement actions shall prevent the opening of insolvency procedures at the request of one or moreany creditors.
Amendment 257 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that, during the stay period, creditors to which the stay applies may not withhold performance or terminate, accelerate or in any other way modify executory contracts to the detriment of the debtor for debts that came into existence prior to the stay, provided the debtor continues to comply with its existing obligations under such contracts. Member States may limit the application of this provision to essential contracts which are necessary for the continuation of the day-to-day operation of the business.
Amendment 297 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following restructuring plans which affect the interests of dissenting affected parties can become binding on the parties only if they are confirmed by a judicial or administrative authority:.
Amendment 298 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 299 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 306 #
2016/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that judicial or administrative authorities may refuse to confirm a restructuring plan where that plan does not have a reasonable prospect of preventing the insolvency of the debtor and ensuring the viability of the business.
Amendment 333 #
Amendment 63 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 124 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, or closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks, provide services which are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services which are offered on the open internet should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation as those services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limited when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networks.
Amendment 136 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide legal certainty to operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, or closed circuit IP-based, mobile or similar networks, and to overcome disparities in national law regarding such retransmission services, rules similar to those that apply to cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC should apply. The rules established in that Directive include the obligation to exercise the right to grant or refuse authorisation to an operator of a retransmission service through a collective management organisation. This is without prejudice to Directive 2014/26/EU18 and in particular to its provisions concerning rights of right holders with regard to the choice of a collective management organisation. _________________ 18 Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi- territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market, OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 72–98.
Amendment 189 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a(new)
Recital 19 a(new)
(19a) The retransmission of programmes from other Member States is an act subject to copyright and, in some cases, related rights. Online services should therefore obtain the authorisation of every right holder for each part of the retransmitted programme. In accordance with this Regulation, authorisations should be granted contractually, unless a temporary exception is provided for under existing legal licence schemes.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "retransmission" means any simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC and other than retransmission provided over a mobile network or an internet access service as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council19, intended for reception by the public of an initial transmission from another Member State, by wire or over the air, including that by satellite but excluding online transmission, of television or radio programmes intended for the reception by the public, provided that such retransmission is made by a party other than the broadcasting organisation which made the initial transmission or under whose control and responsibility such transmission was made. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1.
Amendment 216 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) "direct injection" means a process in two steps or more whereby broadcasting organisations transmit the signals carrying their television or radio programmes intended for reception by the public to service providers via a point-to- point communication – by wire or over the air, including by satellite – in such a way that the signals cannot be accessed by the general public during such transmission.The service providers offer those programmes to the public, simultaneously in an unaltered and unabridged form, for viewing or listening by a variety of techniques including cable, microwave systems, satellite, digital terrestrial, or IP-based, mobile, or similar networks.
Amendment 224 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
Application of the principle of ‘country of origin’ to ancillary online services (1)The acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment. (2)When fixing the amount of the payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, and the language version.rticle 2 deleted
Amendment 243 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 259 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 264 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By virtue of the principle of contractual freedom, the parties shall be entitled to continue entering into arrangements limiting the exploitation of the rights referred to in paragraph 1, provided that any such limitations are in compliance with Union law and the laws of Member States.
Amendment 265 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The retransmission of the initial transmission of a television or radio programme from one Member State to other Member States by means of an ancillary online service as defined in this Regulation shall take place in compliance with the applicable copyright, related rights, and rights to other subject matter and on the basis of individual or collective contractual agreements between copyright owners, holders of related rights, holders of rights to other subject matter, and retransmission service operators.
Amendment 295 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 314 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Exploitation of broadcasting programmes through a direct injection process Broadcasting organisations that transmit their programme-carrying signals by a direct injection process to distributors for reception by the public shall be jointly liable, together with such distributors, for the single and indivisible acts of communication to the public and making available to the public, as defined in Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC, which they carry out together.In such a situation, both the broadcasting organisation and the distributors involved in the process shall obtain an authorisation from the relevant right holders as regards their participation, and the exploitation involved, in such acts.
Amendment 324 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Agreements on the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the acts of communication to the public and the making available of news and current affairs programmes occurring in the course of provision of an ancillary online service as well as for the acts of reproduction of news and current affairs programmes which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service which are in force on [the date mentioned in Article 7(2), to be inserted by OPOCE ] shall be subject to Article 2 as from [the date mentioned in Article 7(2) + 2 years, to be inserted by OPOCE] if they expire after that date.
Amendment 286 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) A free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens' access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments, in a context where news aggregators and search engines are increasingly making profit out of press publications, without contributing to their development and without fairly remunerating their creators. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as rightholders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.
Amendment 303 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The organisational and financial contribution of publishers in producing press publications needs to be recognised and further encouraged to ensure the sustainability of the publishing industry. It is therefore necessary to provide at Union level a harmonised legal protection for press publications in respect of digital uses. Such protection should be effectively guaranteed through the introduction, in Union law, of rights related to copyright for the reproduction and making available to the public of press publications in respect of digital uses.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The organisational and financial contribution of publishers in producing press publications needs to be recognised and further encouraged to ensure the sustainability of the publishing industry. It is therefore necessary to provide at Union level a harmonised legal protection for press publications in respect of digital uses. Such protection should be effectively guaranteed through the introduction, in Union law, of rights related to copyright for the reproduction and making available to the public of press publications in respect of digital uses.
Amendment 313 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public.
Amendment 316 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection should notably apply where the content is automatically generated by, for example, news aggregators but does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public as it may be the case with acts of hyperlinking.
Amendment 321 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public.
Amendment 335 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The rights granted to the publishers of press publications under this Directive should have the same scope as the rights of reproduction and making available to the public provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, insofar as digital uses are concernedand as the rights of distribution, rental and lending provided for in Directive 2006/115/EC. They should also be subject to the same provisions on exceptions and limitations as those applicable to the rights provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC including the exception on quotation for purposes such as criticism or review laid down in Article 5(3)(d) of that Directive.
Amendment 336 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The rights granted to the publishers of press publications under this Directive should have the same scope as the rights of reproduction and making available to the public provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, insofar as digital uses are concerned. They should also be subject to the same provisions on exceptions and limitations as those applicable to the rights provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC including the exception on quotation for purposes such as criticism or review laid down in Article 5(3)(d) of that Directive.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Over the last years, the funcThe evolution of digital technologies has led to the emergence of new business models and reinforced the role of the Internet as the main marketplace for the distributioning of the online contentand access to copyright-protected content. Over the last years, the functioning of this marketplace has gained in complexity. Online services providing access to copyright protected content uploaded by their users without the involvement of right holders have flourished and have become main sources of access to content online. This affects rightholders' possibilities to determine whether, and under which conditions, their work and other subject- matter are used as well as their possibilities to get an appropriate remuneration for it. The creative sector contributes significantly to the strength of the Union, both economically and culturally, and this sector's importance has long been recognised by European Union legislation, including Directive 2001/29/EC, that guarantees a framework in which the exploitation of works and other kinds of protected subject-matter can take place. The difficulties faced by rightholders when seeking to license their rights to certain online service providers and be remunerated for the online distribution of their works and content may jeopardise that aim. To uphold a high level of protection that enables the creative sectors to continue to contribute culturally and economically to the Union it is necessary to ensure that legal certainty is provided both for rightholders and users of protected works and subject- matter and that rightholders are able to negotiate copyright licences with the providers of user-uploaded content services that distribute said content.
Amendment 373 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) User-uploaded content services attract users and create economic value by giving access to works and other protected subject-matter and also, in many cases, optimising their presentation, organisation, and promotion. In so doing, these services are competing directly with licensed content providers for the same users and profits. Unlike licensed content providers, however, user-uploaded content services pay very little remuneration, or none at all, to creators for the works on which they base their business models, making inappropriate use of the safe harbour provisions in Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 378 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 b (new)
Recital 37 b (new)
(37b) This transfer of value undermines the efficiency of the online market, distorts competition and reduces the overall value of cultural content online. It also reduces the choice consumers may have of new and legitimate innovative services in the EU's digital single market, jeopardising the cultural and creative industry, one which contributes significantly to job creation and growth, as was highlighted in the European Parliament Resolution of 13 December 2016 on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (2016/2072(INI)).
Amendment 387 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Amendment 398 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where information society service providers store and provide access to the public to copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the publicor making available to the public, as the case may be, they are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . _________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).
Amendment 410 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 2
Recital 38 – paragraph 2
In respect of Article 14the application of Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC, it is necessary to verify whether the role played by the service provider playis an active one. An active role, including by optimising the presentationes, amongst other matters, optimisation for the purposes of presentation by the service of the uploaded works or subject-matter or promoting them, irrespective of the nature of the means used therefore. In this event, the service providers may not invoke the exemption from liability contained in Article 14.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement or in seeking to make available content services not covered by such agreements, information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to largea significant amounts of copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies consistent with prevailing technologies and business best practices, provided such technologies exist. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
Amendment 450 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) Where measures and technologies applied in accordance with this Directive affect the upload of content covered by an exception or authorization granted, service providers should be required to set up complaints and redress mechanisms for the benefit of users whose content has been affected by these measures. Such mechanisms should strike an appropriate balance between the need to ensure that content covered by exceptions to copyright or authorisations is not unduly affected by these measures, and the need to ensure that complaints and redress mechanisms do not unjustifiably prejudice the effectiveness of said measures. To achieve that aim, complaints and redress mechanisms should lay down minimum standards to ensure rightholders are provided with sufficient information to be able to examine and respond to complaints. Properly functioning complaints and redress mechanisms should allow rightholders a suitable period of time in which to process complaints, taking into account the number of complaints relating to the rightholder being processed at the time the complaint is lodged.
Amendment 453 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 c (new)
Recital 39 c (new)
(39c) The content recognition technologies market is well developed already and expected to grow in a data- based economy. The existence of technologies of this kind and competition among suppliers thereof should therefore create a market that is fair for all undertakings, irrespective of their size, ensuring that SME access thereto is affordable and simple. However, the absence of clear legal obligations to use these technologies enables dominant market operators in particular to refuse to use those tools which are appropriate for the purposes of licensing and management of rights.
Amendment 455 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 b (new)
Recital 39 b (new)
(39b) The use of technical means is essential for the functioning of online licensing and the management of rights. Access to the identity of individual users who upload content is not required by the technical means employed by current technology and hence the latter pose no risk to the privacy of individual end users. Furthermore, these technical means are derived from highly specific technical cooperation between rightholders and information society service providers based on data supplied by rightholders and do not, therefore, entail any general monitoring or fact-finding obligation as regards content. It follows that the provisions set out in Article 13 of this Directive are fully compatible with Article 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC and with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 487 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) It is generally considered, including for the purposes of this Directive, that a work or other subject- matter protected by copyright has been communicated and/or made available to the public, as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC, when the circle of persons able to access that work or subject-matter extends beyond the family or household in the narrow sense. It makes no difference whether those persons are actually in the same place or in different places, or whether they receive the work or subject-matter at the same time or at different times.
Amendment 741 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Protection of press publications concerning digital uses
Amendment 752 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digitaland Articles 3 and 9 of Directive 2006/115/EC for the use of their press publications.
Amendment 757 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digital use of their press publications.
Amendment 781 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 2015 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.
Amendment 811 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to works and other subject- matter uploaded by their users are performing an act of communication to the public or making available to the public. Where those service providers store and provide access to large amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, service providers shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take effective measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.
Amendment 824 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to largea significant amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate and conform to the relevant industry standards. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting in good time on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.
Amendment 842 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the service providers referred to in paragraph 1 put in place complaints and redress mechanisms that are available to users in case of disputes over the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 1, in particular regarding the possible application of an exception or an authorisation of use relating to the content concerned. Such mechanisms must not, without reason, undermine the effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 865 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States must implement proportionate and dissuasive solutions in the event of a failure to comply with the obligations set out in paragraph 1 above.
Amendment 870 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Inalienable right of remuneration 1. Member States shall ensure that authors of audiovisual works have the right to be fairly remunerated where they have transferred or assigned their right of making available to an audiovisual producer. 2. The right to be fairly remunerated for making an author’s work available is inalienable and unassignable. 3. This right to fair remuneration for making works available to the public shall be administered by collective management organisations representing the authors of audiovisual works. 4. The authors’ collective management organisations shall collect the sums corresponding to fair remuneration for the audiovisual services that make audiovisual works available to the public.
Amendment 23 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In view of the specific nature of the exception, its targeted scope and the need for legal certainty for its beneficiaries, Member States should not be allowed to impose additional requirements for the application of the exception, such as compensation schemes or the prior verification of the commercial availability of accessible format copies. Such additional requirements would bear the risk of going against the purpose of the exceptions provided by the present Directive, and against the purpose of facilitating the cross-border exchange of special format copies within the single market.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Any processing of personal data under this Directive should respect fundamental rights, including the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and must be in compliance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which governs the processing of personal data, as may be carried out by authorised entities within the framework of this Directive and under the supervision of the Member Statesʼ competent authorities, in particular the public independent authorities designated by the Member States.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) ‘beneficiary person’ means, regardless of any other disabilities:
Amendment 56 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘'accessible format copy’' means a copy of a work or other subject-matter in an alternative manner or form that gives a beneficiary person access to the work or other subject-matter, including allowing for the person to have access as feasibly and comfortably as a person without a visualny of the impairments or any of the disabilities referred to in paragraph 2;
Amendment 58 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘'authorised entity’' means an organisation authorised or recognised by the government to providinge education, instructional training, adaptive reading or information access to beneficiary persons on a non-profit basis, as its main activity or as one of its main activities or public- interest missions.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that complaints and redress mechanisms are put in place and are available to users in case of disputes over the application of the measures referred to in this Article.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The processing of personal data carried out within the framework of this Directive shall be carried out in compliance with Directive 95/46/EC, Directive 2002/58/EC and Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0107(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS),
Amendment 60 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The Union by an unprecedented introduction on public country-by-country reporting has demonstrated that it would become a global leader in the fight against tax avoidance.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Whereas effective fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning can only be successful with joint action on international level, the Union, while continuing to be a global leader in this struggle, must coordinate its actions with international actors, for instance in the OECD framework. Unilateral actions, even if very ambitious, do not have real chance of being successful, while at the same time they put at risk the competitiveness of European companies and harm the Union’s investment climate.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Enhanced public scrutiny of corporate income taxes borne by multinational undertakings carrying out activities in the Union is an essential element to further foster corporate responsibility, to contribute to the welfare through taxes, to promote fairer tax competition within the Union through a better informed public debate and to restore public trust in the fairness of the national tax systems. Such public scrutiny can be achieved by means of a report on income tax information, irrespective of where the ultimate parent undertaking of the multinational group is established. This, however, has to be conducted without harming the investment climate in the EU as well as the competitiveness of companies, especially European SMEs and mid-caps.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The report on income tax information should provide information concerning all the activities of an undertaking or of all the affiliated undertakings of a group controlled by an ultimate parent undertaking. The information should be based onconnected to but not exceed the reporting specifications of BEPS’ Action 13 - which relates to the information exchanged between tax authorities - and should be exclusively limited to what is necessary to enable effective public scrutiny, in order to ensure that disclosure does not give rise to disproportionate risks or disadvantages. The report should also include a brief description of the nature of the activities. Such description might be based on the categorisation provided for in table 2 of the Annex III of Chapter V of the OECD “Transfer Pricing Guidelines on Documentation”. The report should include an overall narrative providing explanations in case of material discrepancies at group level between the amounts of taxes accrued and the amounts of taxes paid, taking into account corresponding amounts concerning previous financial years.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure a level of detail that enables citizens to better assess the contribution of multinational undertakings to welfare in each Member State, without harming the companies' competitiveness, the information should be broken down by Member State. Moreover, information concerning the operations of multinational enterprises should also be shown with a high level of detail as regards certain tax jurisdictions which pose particular challenges. For all other third country operations, the information should be given in an aggregate number.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure that cases of non- compliance are disclosed to the public, statutory auditor(s) or audit firm(s) should checkstate whether the report on income tax information has been submitted and presented in accordance with the requirements of this Directive and made accessible on the relevant undertaking’s website or on the website of an affiliated undertaking within the time limits provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to determine certain tax jurisdictions for which a high level of detail should be shown, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of drawing upcreating a common Union list of these tax jurisdictions. This list should be drawn up on the basis of certain criteria, identified on the basis of Annex 1 of the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on an External Strategy for Effective Taxation (COM(2016) 24 final). It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making as approved by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission and pending formal signature. 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. That list should later be updated on a regular basis, while basing it on criteria that have been previously approved.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require ultimate parent undertakings governed by their national laws and havingwhich on their balance sheet in a financial year have or exceed a consolidated net turnover exceedingof EUR 750 000 000 as well as undertakings governed by their national laws that are not affiliated undertakings and having a net turnover exceeding EUR 750 000 000 to draw up and, publish and make accessible for free a report on income tax information on an annual basis.
Amendment 127 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be made accessible to the public for free in a common template on the website of the undertaking on the date of its publication in at least one of the official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall not apply the rules set out in this paragraph to non-affiliated undertakings, ultimate parent undertakings and their affiliated undertakings where such undertakings operate only within the territory of one single Member State and in no other tax jurisdiction.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require the medium- sized and large subsidiary undertakings referred to in Article 3(3) and (4) which are governed by their national laws and controlled by an ultimate parent undertaking which haon their balance sheet in a financial year has or exceeds a consolidated net turnover exceedingof EUR 750 000 000 and which is not governed by the law of a Member State, to publish theand make accessible for free a report on income tax information of that ultimate parent undertaking on an annual basis. to the extent that the information is available to the subsidiary undertaking. If the information is not available, the subsidiary shall request it from the parent company. If the requested information is not provided to the subsidiary undertaking, it shall prove to the Member State that it has taken steps to receive the information and that it was refused the information. In the event that the information is not provided, the report shall contain an explanation as to why this is the case. In the event that the subsidiary undertaking exceeds the threshold set out in paragraph 1, it shall publish its own report on income tax information.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be made accessible to the public for free and in a common template on the date of its publication on the website of the subsidiary undertaking or on the website of an affiliated undertaking in at least one of the official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 149 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require branches which are opened in their territories by an undertaking which is not governed by the law of a Member State to publish and make accessible for free on an annual basis the report on income tax information of the ultimate parent undertaking referred to in point (a) of this paragraph 5 of this Article.
Amendment 151 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be made accessible to the public for free and in a common template on the date of its publication on the website of the branch or on the website of an affiliated undertaking in at least one of the official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 158 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 5 – point a
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the undertaking which opened the branch is either an affiliated undertaking of a group which is controlled by an ultimate parent undertaking not governed by the law of a Member State and which on its balance sheets has a consolidated net turnover exceeding EUR 750 000 000 in a financial year or an undertaking that is not an affiliated and which has a net turnover exceeding EUR 750 000 000 in a financial year;
Amendment 166 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be presented in a common EU template and shall comprise the following:
Amendment 197 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point g
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 210 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
The report shall present the information referred to in paragraph 2 separately for each Member State. WhereEven if a Member State comprises several tax jurisdictions, the information shall be combinedpresented jointly on at Member State level.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The report shall present the information referred to in paragraph 2 on an aggregated basis for each other tax jurisdictions throughout the world.
Amendment 235 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 5
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 5
5. The report on income tax information shall be published in a common EU template and made accessible for free on the website in at least one of the official languages of the Union.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the CRPD is the first international human rights treaty ratified by the EU;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has, for the first time, been monitored by a UN body in the fulfilment of its international obligations on human rights; whereas the concluding observations of the CRPD Committee published in 2015 regarding implementation of the Convention in the EU sent a strong message regarding the EU’s commitment to equality and respect for human rights;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CRPD is a joint agreement and, while certain areas fall within the remit of the EU, the Member States are also required to implement the CRPD in full at national level;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A. Whereas the Committee on Petitions receives every year a considerable number of petitions from persons with disabilities encountering difficulties on a daily basis with regards to access to work and employment, education and transportation or participation in political and public and cultural life;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the broad range of recommendations from the CRPD Committee provides a set of guidelines for legislative and policy-making measures falling within the remit of the EU;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a number of Member States that have ratified the CRPD have yet to establish or designate bodies to implement and monitor the Convention pursuant to Article 33; whereas those already established are being hampered in the accomplishment of their tasks, especially with regard to monitoring under Article 33 (2), by the lack of funding and manpower and the absence of a sound legal basis for their designation;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. B. Whereas as the first time the EU's fulfilment of its international human rights obligations has been reviewed by a UN treaty body, the CRPD Committee's concluding observations on the EU's implementation of the CRPD, published in 2015, mark an important signal of the EU's commitment to equality and respect for human rights.
Amendment 8 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Attaches the utmost importance to Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD - (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to paragraphs 76 and 77 of the UN Committee’s concluding observations; welcomes therefore the acceptance by the UN Committee of European Parliament participation in independent monitoring;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas this is the first time that the EU has been monitored by a UN body in the fulfilment of its international obligations on human rights; whereas the concluding observations of the CRPD Committee published in 2015 regarding implementation of the Convention in the EU sent a strong message regarding the EU’s commitment to equality and respect for human rights;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. C. Whereas the wide-ranging recommendations offer guidance for legislative and policy actions across the EU's sphere of competence;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the broad range of recommendations from the CRPD Committee provides a set of guidelines for legislative and policy-making measures falling within the remit of the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to make a comprehensivesweeping review of EU legislation in order to ensure that it fully complies withand funding programmes, in order to ensure full compliance with the CRPD, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and members of the UN CRPD Framework and setting out clear reform objectives and deadlines;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. D. Whereas the review processes by monitoring bodies offer a valuable opportunity for input from civil society organisations, including organisations of persons with disabilities; Whereas retaining this level of involvement and consultation through the follow up of the concluding observations presents a greater challenge, given the wide-ranging scope of the Committee's recommendations;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. E. Whereas some Member States that have ratified the CRPD were yet to establish or designate the bodies to implement and monitor the convention, as required under Article 33; Whereas the work of those bodies already established, in particular the monitoring frameworks set up under Article 33 (2), is impeded by a lack of financial and human resources, and the absence of a solid legal basis for their designation;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to assign sufficient funding and manpower to task fulfilment within the supervisory frameworks established under Article 33(2), guaranteeing their independence and ensuring that their composition and modus operandi take into account the Paris Principles regarding the functioning of national human rights institutions in line with Article 33 (2) and that they are underpinned by the establishment of a formal legal basis clearly defining their remit;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with other EU institutions, bodies and agencies and with the Member States, so as to coordinate effectively and consistently action taken in line with the concluding observations; calls for the necessary arrangements to form part of a CRPD implementation strategy;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure consultation and the systematic and structured involvement of organisations representing those with disabilities when implementing their respective final observations;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism established to coordinate the implementation of the CRPD (UNCRPD network) so that it becomes a mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, encompassing all parliamentary committees, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and with its own secretariat and full-time staff assigned exclusively to it;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a number of Member States that have ratified the CRPD have yet to establish or designate bodies to implement and monitor the Convention pursuant to Article 33; whereas those already established are being hampered in the accomplishment of their tasks, especially with regard to monitoring under Article 33(2), by the lack of funding and manpower and the absence of a sound legal basis for their designation;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the importance of exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights being available to persons with disabilities; notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to works published by the blind or visually impaired, and reiterates its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this treaty without ratification being conditional upon revision of the EU legal framework or the timing of a ruling by the Court of Justice;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas prevalence of disability is higher amongst women than amongst men in the European Union and women with disabilities are frequent victims of multiple discrimination, enduring substantial obstacles in realizing their basic rights and freedoms; whereas women are disproportionately affected by disability also as carers of family members with disability;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the ratification of the Optional Proon Member States that have not yet done so to take rapid steps to finalise the last reforms standing in the way of CRPD ratification; Calls the EU and the Member States yet to col to the Conventionmplement their ratification of the CRPD with adoption of the Optional Protocol; considers that the role of the Committee on Petitions should be clarified and recognised in the Rules of Procedure before the conclusion of the Protocol;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disability in its Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union recommends that the European Union mainstream disability perspective in its gender policies and programs, as well as a gender perspective in its disability strategies; that it develop affirmative actions, establish a monitoring mechanism and fund data collection and research on women and girls with disabilities; whereas it further recommends that the European Union provide effective protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, that the work-life balance policy address the needs of children and adults with disabilities including their carers, and that measures are undertaken to decrease high unemployment rates of persons with disabilities, the majority of whom are women;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses it concern at the recent Council proposals to significantly reduce the scope of the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites; fears that the exemptions proposed by the Council will not be sufficient to ensure that the 80 million people with disabilities and 150 million elderly people in the EU enjoy equal access to the digital single market and on-line public services for EU citizens, thereby infringing the right to equal access to information enshrined in the CRPD;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and stresses the need for the EU institutions and Member States to incorporate the perspective of women and girls with disabilities into their policies, programmes and strategies on gender equality, and for gender mainstreaming in their strategies on disability; calls, further, for mechanisms to be put in place for a regular review of the progress made;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU and its Member States to implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revisentensify efforts to align their legal frameworks with CRPD requirements, including a comprehensive review of their legislation andto ensure proper enforcementfull harmonisation with the provisions of the convention, setting clear targets and timeframes for reforms, and identifying the actors responsible; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the publication by the Commission of the European Accessibility Act on 2 December 2015; recalls the need for a comprehensive approach to accessibility and for measures to guarantee that those with any type of disability enjoy this right in accordance with Article 9 of the CRPD;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the EU institutions to review their internal staff regulations and implementing rules with a view to ensuring the recruitment of more staff members and trainees with disabilities, making the necessary adjustments to ensure that staff members who have disabilities or dependent family members with disabilities receive the same opportunities as other staff members regarding enjoyment of their rights;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to review the EU institutions joint sickness and insurance scheme so as to ensure that disability-related health needs are fully covered in line with the Convention;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Urges to all Member States to allocate the monitoring frameworks established under Article 33(2) sufficient and stable financial and human resources to carry out their functions; They should also guarantee the independence of monitoring frameworks by making sure that their composition and operation takes into account the Paris Principles on the functioning of national human rights institutions, as required under Article 33(2); This would be supported by establishing a formal legal basis, clearly setting out frameworks' role and scope; Urges to those Member States still to designate Article 33 bodies to do so as soon as possible and equip them with the resources and mandates to effectively implement and monitor their obligations under the CRPD;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls for the urgent measures to unfreeze the European anti- discrimination directive, concerning which no progress has been made in Council since 2008;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Attaches the highest importance to Article 33 of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities —CRPD— (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to the United Nations Committee’s concluding observations 76 and 77, and accordingly welcomes the approval given by the United Nations Committee to the European Parliament’s presence in the independent monitoring framework;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the European Commission to provide clarification as to the broad definition of disability at EU level; Calls on the European Commission to work closely with other EU institutions, bodies and agencies, as well as Member States, to coordinate effective and systematic follow up of the concluding observations; Modalities for this cooperation should be set out in a strategy on the implementation of the CRPD;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure structured and systematic consultation and involvement of persons with disabilities when taking steps to implement their respective concluding observations; Calls on this consultation to be fully accessible, allowing all persons with disabilities to participate, irrespective of the type of impairment;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD; calls on Member States that have not yet done so to take the necessary measures to finalise their reforms with a view to ratification of the CRPD;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern at the fact that in some Member States EU Structural and Investment Funds are used to promote institutionalisation rather than to develop more inclusive communities within which persons with disabilities can receive suitable support; Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’) and setting out clear reform objectives and deadlines;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism set up to coordinate the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Network) so that it becomes an over-arching mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention across all parliamentary committees, with its own staff assigned exclusively to it;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to assign sufficient funding and manpower to task fulfilment within the supervisory frameworks established under Article 33(2), guaranteeing their independence and ensuring that their composition and operational procedures take into account the Paris Principles regarding the functioning of national human rights institutions in line with Article 33(2) and that they are underpinned by the establishment of a formal legal basis clearly defining their remit;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the urgent need to address the issue of violence against women and girls with disabilities in private and institutional environments, and calls on Member States to provide support services that are accessible to women and girls with all types of disabilities; advises the EU to become a party to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention); as a further step in combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on all European institutions to foster campaigns to raise awareness of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to combat prejudice against people with disabilities, including women and girls; considers that the media should strive to project a positive image of women and girls with disabilities, focusing on their skills and their contribution to society and increasing their visibility;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the EU institutions to review the Staff Regulations and, internal regulations and implementing rules in order to adopt comprehensive recruitment policies, including positive measures, to actively increase the number of staff and trainees with disabilities as well as to ensure that all employees of the EU institutions who are persons with disabilities or have dependant family members with disabilities, receive the reasonable accommodation they need in order to enjoy their rights on an equal footing with others; Calls on the Commission to revise the EU institutions Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme so as to comprehensively cover disability-related health needs in a manner which is compatible with the Convention;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Invites the Commission to ensure that women with disabilities are themselves involved in future research on women and disabilities, based on the principle of full participation deriving from the Convention;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for European Structural and Investment Funds to be used in a balanced way, promoting the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation where requested, so that in both cases persons with disabilities can receive suitable support and assistance;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried by the high rates of unemployment among women with disabilitiespeople with disabilities, and particularly women with disabilities, by comparison with other population groups in the European Union; calls on the Member States to foster and ensure a legislative and policy framework for the labour market participation of women with disabilities;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that the Commission's Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019 fails to address disability and urges the Commission to tackle this shortcoming by including women with disabilities and women carers in its policies and programmes;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the publication by the Commission of the proposal for a European Accessibility Act on 2 December 2015; recalls that a comprehensive approach to accessibility is needed and that the right to accessibility as stated in Article 9 of the UNCRPD must be guaranteed to people with all types of disabilities;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Urges the EU institutions to revise the Staff Regulations and adopt inclusive recruitment policies to actively increase the number of female staff and trainees with disabilities;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Urges the EU institutions to review the Staff Regulations, internal regulations and implementing rules in order to adopt comprehensive recruitment policies, including positive measures, to actively increase the number of staff and trainees with disabilities as well as to ensure that all employees of the EU institutions who are persons with disabilities or have dependant family members with disabilities, receive the reasonable accommodation they need in order to enjoy their rights on an equal footing with others. Furthermore, calls on the Commission to revise the EU institutions Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme so as to comprehensively cover disability- related health needs in a manner which is compatible with the Convention;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission to ensure inclusive education in European schools and, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non-exclusion of girls with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls for a swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, without making the ratification conditional upon the revision of the EU legal framework or upon the timing of the decision of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the Eurgent unblocking of the EU anti-discrimination directive, which has not seen any advancement in the Council since 2008.opean Union to sign up to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) as a further step towards combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time; calls for the urgent measures to unfreeze the European anti-discrimination directive, concerning which no progress has been made in Council since 2008;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal for a European Accessibility Act17 and is committed to its swift adoption with a view to ensuring the accessibility of goods and services, including the buildings in which those services are provided, together with effective and accessible national enforcement and complaint mechanisms; __________________ 17recalls the need for a comprehensive approach to accessibility and for measures to guarantee that those with any type of disability enjoy this right in accordance with Article 9 of the CRPD; __________________ 17 COM(2015)0615. COM(2015)0615.
Amendment 90 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to achieve swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to works published by the blind or visually impaired, while reiterating its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this Treaty without ratification being conditional on a review of the EU legal framework or the timing of a ruling by the Court of Justice;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to deliver a strong directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites, with a broad scope and a robust enforcement mechanism; expresses its concern at recent Council proposals to reduce significantly the scope of the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites; fears that the exemptions proposed by the Council will not be sufficient to ensure that the 80 million people with disabilities and 150 million elderly people in the EU enjoy equal access to the digital single market and on- line public services for EU citizens, thereby infringing the right to equal access to information enshrined in the CRPD;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that theCalls for European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, andto be used in a balanced way, promoting the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation where requested, so that in both cases persons with disabilities can be assured of suitable support and assistance; calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Attaches the utmost importance to Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD - (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to paragraphs 76 and 77 of the UN Committee’s concluding observations; welcomes therefore the approval by the UN Committee of European Parliament participation in independent monitoring;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism established to coordinate the implementation of the CRPD (UNCRPD network) so that it becomes a mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, encompassing all parliamentary committees, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and with its own secretariat and full-time staff assigned exclusively to it;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges all EU institutions, agencies and bodies to establish focal points, and stresses the need for a horizontal interinstitutional coordination mechanism across DGs and EU institutions; calls for the necessary arrangements to form part of a CRPD implementation strategy;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that disabled people participate equally in EU mobility programmes, particularly those relating to education and employment;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN CRPD), ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 (2010/48/EC),
Amendment 49 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for targeted, evidence-based reforms to enhance cross-border access to legally available online content but stresses the importance of not imposing on European enterprises the obligation of mandating pan- European licences; calls instead for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally acquired content to be prioritised;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that internet service providers should bear greater responsibility for illegal content made available on the internet and should, along with other actors in the supply chain such as payment providers and advertising service providers, play a significant role in tackling copyright abuses;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that copyright enforcementthe enforcement of copyright and neighbouring rights is important and therefore calls for a modernised approach to the enforcement of intellectual property rights online, particularly with regard to commercial- scale infringement;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that all users, including people with disabilities, have a right to access digital goods and services;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the European Parliament Resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, sexual exploitation of children online, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced criminality, forced marriage, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas particular attention should be given to children, unaccompanied minors and migrant women as they face multiple risks;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 70% of victims of trafficking and 70% of suspects traffickers in the EU are EU-nationals, according to the 2016 Report of Europol on trafficking in human beings in the EU;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a majority of the registered victims are women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, together comprising up to 95 % of the victims trafficked for sexual exploitation12 ; whereas trafficking is a form of violence against women and girls; __________________ 12 Idem, Eurostat report.
Amendment 78 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a clear distinction between THB and human smuggling, but undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and further victimisation, especially children and women;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas trafficking is a serious organised crime that generates high profits of about 150 billion dollars a year; whereas there is still too low risk of being prosecuted and too low sanctions to be applied to deter crime compared to the high profits;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to speed up the full and correct enforcement of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human beings and protecting its victims;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to combat impunity, criminalise trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice and that sanctions are strengthened as well as adequate to be dissuasive; calls on Member States to improve collection of evidence to combat trafficking and to increase police and judiciary cooperation including with Europol, Eurojust and Frontex with particular attention to the gender dimension of THB;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AcknowledgeCommends the good work done by the office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in the development ofing knowledge and evidence on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen cooperation in order to track and confiscate assets of traffickers, in particular linked to abuse and sexual exploitation of women and girls; calls on Member States to use all existing tools available more efficiently such as mutual recognition of Court judgements, joint investigation teams and the European investigation order;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, especially children and women; calls on Member States to increase cooperation, including in the hotspots, to identify potential victims and to use all means to combat traffickers and smugglers;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that under Article 11 of the directive, Member States have an obligation to establish mechanisms to ensure the early identification of, assistance to and support for victims, in cooperation with relevant support organisations; calls on Member States to implement Articles 11 to 17 of the Directive concerning protection and support of victims with a gender sensitive approach and to fully apply Directive 2012/29/ EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime to ensure proper support and assistance for victims of THB;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way; stresses that new technologies, social media and the internet should also be used to raise awareness and alert potential victims on the risks of trafficking;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officers; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines based on best practices to develop and mainstream gender expertise into the activities of law enforcement bodauthorities across EU;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CRecalls on the Commission and the Member States to work together tothat training of practitioners and officials is crucial to early identify potential victims and prevent crime; calls therefore on the Member States to fully apply art 18. 3 of the Directive 2011/36/EU and to share best practices in particular when createing gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States actively to include social partners, private sector, trade unions and civil society in their initiatives to prevent THB, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness- raising activities;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that while sexual exploitation of children is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking of children for sexual exploitation; calls on the CommissionMember States to fully implement Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and to step up their police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat child sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to examine how the demand for sexual services drives child trafficking, and how beston Member States to share best practices to reduce demand;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that it is already illegal under Directive 2009/52/EC for employers to use the work or services of third-country nationals with no legal residency status in the EU with the knowledge that they are victims of THB,; and is concernedacknowledges that EU nationals who are victims of THB are not included under this legislation; asks that the Commission examine the impact of this apparent loophole and assess the need to change the legislation in order to close itcalls on the Member States to ensure that in their national legislation EU- nationals victims of trafficking are protected from labour exploitation and relevant sanctions are put in place;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that according to Europol about 10.000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after their arrival in the EU in 2015 and that they could be victims of trafficking and exposed to all sort of exploitation and abuse; calls on the Member States to register children upon their arrival and ensure their inclusion in the Child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member StatesRecalls that according to Directive 2004/81/EC Member States are bounded to allow a period of reflection and recovery for victims of trafficking in human beings; Calls on the Member States when determining the duration of such a period to take into account art.13 of the Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings and to assess the possibility of extending the minimum 30-day recovery and reflection period included in the Council of Europe Convention for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, given the significant and sustained harms of this form of violence against women;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Notes that the current EU Strategy towards the Eradication of THB comes to an end in 2016, and calls on the Commission to evaluate the current strategy and introduce a new one that includes a clear gender dimension and contains concrete actions in this regard; calls for this strategy to be integrated and made coherent with other policy areas, with a view to ensuring effective implementation of anti-trafficking measures, including, but not limited to, security, migrationgender equality, migration, cybersecurity and law enforcement.
Amendment 229 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Asks thatCalls on the Member States to collect more detailed data by compiling reliable statistical information gathered from all main actors, by ensuring that the data is disaggregated by gender, age, type of exploitation (within the subsets of types of THB), country of origin and destination, and by including internally trafficked people, to better assess the gender dimensionidentify potential victims and precvent trendcrime; calls ion THB, as well as by collecting data on recovthe Member States to increase data sharing to bettery and reflection periods, residence permits and victim compensationssess the gender dimension and recent trends in THB and combat trafficking more effectively; calls on the Members States to ensure that national rapporteurs play a more significant role in the coordination of data collection initiatives, in close cooperation with relevant civil society organisations active in this field;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Asks that the Commission produce a study onto include in its upcoming report on the Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU the links between different types of trafficking and the routes between them;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas within the Roma community, persons not in employment account for more than 75%, a fact which shows that there is a structural problem;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern at the fact that so few within the Roma community are active on the labour market; points to the need to strengthen the role of NGOs involved with this ethnic minority with a view to encouraging Roma to participate in the labour market; also points out that NGOs have an important role to play in informing Roma about their rights or helping them to report cases of discrimination, which will ultimately serve to improve data collection;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to interpret the EU law in such as way as to provide a basis for a wide concept of disability, combining those elements that are advantageous for disabled persons, in line with the CRPD and the denial of reasonable accommodation as a form of discrimination as prescribed by the CRPD and regrets that some Member States still have legislation in place that require a threshold of 50 % of incapacity and official medical certification17 ; __________________ 17 Ibid. Ibid.
Amendment 101 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Deplores the fact that the employment rate among women with disabilities is less than 50%, a figure which highlights the twofold discrimination that they face, making it difficult for them to play a full part in society;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned about the delay in the mid-term assessment of the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; urges the Commission to revise the strategy on the basis of the concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union adopted by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 2 October 20157 September 2015, and to include representative organisations of persons with disabilities in this process;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends the European Commission and the Member States to provide training for public officials, employers and employees on reasonable accommodation and accessibility at the work place, as recommended by the concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union adopted by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 7 September 2015;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changes, people aged 55-64 make up an increasing share of workers; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50% in the EU19; is concerned about how the digital market will affect employment, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EU and the Member States are to address this issue; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 185 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the most important resource of the EU and the Member States is their human resources; calls for investmentpoints to the growing weight of the digital market where employment is concerned and calls for investment – starting with the young – in the development of the digital and soft skills needed in the future, including which older employees should also be included through life-long learning, comprehensive training schemes and the, or retraining of older employees;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y a (new)
Recital Y a (new)
Ya. whereas the contribution of domestic workers and carers to social protection systems is substantial, their role is often underestimated, misunderstood or ignored in debates on reforms in this field;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y b (new)
Recital Y b (new)
Yb. whereas ever longer waiting lists for domestic care services is increasing dependency on carers and domestic workers, often condemning those dependent on these services to poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Stresses the need for a normative concept regarding domestic work and care and calls on the Commission to produce a legislative initiative in this direction; believes that such an initiative should focus on:, establishing quality guidelines for domestic work and care in the EU, that include recommendations to Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 85 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 94 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 103 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly supports ILO convention 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, supplemented by Recommendation No 201, as it globally addresses the needs for workers to be covered by labour law and asks for social rights, non-discrimination and equal treatment; asks the Member States therefore to adopt, ratify and implement the ILO convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it essential to combat precarious and undeclared work, given that this phenomenon severely affects domestic workers and, including migrant women workers in particular, thus worsening their already vulnerable positionposition in instances of vulnerability;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 118 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to undertake the necessary efforts, and to find innovative inspection methods, in order to eliminate mistreatment, financial exploitpossible cases of mistreatment, wage discrimination and actsny form of violence or sexual abuse against domestic workers;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on trade unions to approach all those performing domestic work and care with appropriate attention, using methods adapted to the specific working environment of these workers and the precariousness of their jobs; stresses the important role that trade unions can play in organising and informing workers on their rights and obligations; notes that this is a way for domestic workers to be represented with one voice, to be able to collectively bargain their contracts and to defend their rights and interests;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly uUrges the Member States not to penaliseto support and protect undeclared domestic workers or carers when they decide to come out of the vicious circle of ‘hidden’ work, but instead to support and protect them;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to establish an EU observatory on domestic and care work in order to better monitor and document the vulnerable and underestimated profession of domestic workers and carers, and to propose actions to tackle the phenomenon;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission and the competent European agencies to conduct a study comparing different systems of regularised domestic work and to collect data with regard to the situation in the Member States; asks the Commission to commission a study on the contribution domestic workers and carers make to social protection systems in the EU;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the need for the Member States to ensure broader access to easily available, suitably funded and affordable high-quality, inclusive childcare, disability care and elderly care facilities, thus minimising the reasons to undertake these duties on an informal or precarious basis and improving the recognition of the value of the work undertaken by professional care-givers;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that adopting and adjusting best practices from certain regions or Member States could lead to regular forms of employment for domestic workers and carers;
Amendment 155 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to include domestic workers and carers in their educational systems and to make sure that domestic workers of a young age do not abandon school in order to take up work;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, and the Commission and the ILO.
Amendment 3 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas agricultural products from a specific geographical origin which have certain qualities or are made according to traditional methods may be afforded EU- wide unitary geographical indication protection;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas high-quality traditional European products based on traditional knowledge and techniques form part of the EU’s cultural heritage and are central to the economy and society in many of Europe’s regions in that they generate activities directly linked to local ways of life, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the reputation of a geographical indication is an intangible common asset which if not protected may be used freely, without restriction, causing its value to fall and even the loss of the product itself;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas geographical indications can have great economic potential and affording them proper protection can bring significant benefits, especially for SMEs and EU regions;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas public authorities should protect, foster when so requested by the private sector, and promote European traditional quality products and their geographical indication;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas proper Europe-wide protection of the geographical indications used to designate non-agricultural products, which watches over and monitors their use and fights fraud, could help to stamp out counterfeiting, avoid unfair competition, and prevent consumers from being deceived;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas consumers are showing a growing interest not just in product safety, but also in the origins of products, their authenticity and the methods by which they are produced;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Advocates too that an inspection, infringement and penalty scheme be set up to monitor geographical indications on products marketed in Europe;
Amendment 67 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to introduce the accessibility requirements in the most effective and least burdensome manner for the economic operators and the Member States, notably by only including in the scope the products and services which have been thoroughly selected.
Amendment 100 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) When carrying out market surveillance of products, market surveillance authorities should review the assessment in cooperation with persons with disabilities and their organizations.
Amendment 103 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Member States are expected to ensure that market surveillance authorities check the compliance of the economic operators with the criteria referred to in Article 12 (3) in accordance with Chapter V and that they hold regular consultations with organizations representing persons with disabilities.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) National databases containing all relevant information on the degree of accessibility of the products and services listed in Article 1 (1) and (2) would allow a better inclusion in the market surveillance of people with functional limitations, including people with disabilities and their organizations.
Amendment 106 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) A safeguard procedure should be set up which applies only in the event of disagreement between Member States over measures taken by a Member State under which interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to products not complying with the accessibility requirements of this Directive. It should allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with organizations representing persons with disabilities and the relevant economic operators, to act at an earlier stage in respect of such products.
Amendment 165 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple forms of discrimination. Member States should take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all fundamental rights and freedoms.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Member States may decide, in the light of national conditions,shall ensure that the built environment used by clients of passenger transport services including the environment that is managed by service providers and by infrastructure operators as well as the built environment used by clients of banking services, and customer services centres and shops under the scope of telephony operators shall comply with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, section X, in order to maximise their use by persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities.
Amendment 180 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by thate authority concerned. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market and to ensure compliance with the requirements referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by thate authority concerned. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 182 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product. They shall cooperate with thate authority concerned, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have made available on the market.
Amendment 182 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to introduce the accessibility requirements in the most effective and least burdensome manner for the economic operators and the Member States, notably by only including in the scope the products and services which have been thoroughly selected.
Amendment 185 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Service providers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, provide it provide competent national authorities with all information necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the service with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3. They shall cooperate with those authorities, at their request, on any action taken to bring the service in conformity with those requirements.
Amendment 191 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to introduce the accessibility requirements in the most effective and least burdensome manner for the economic operators and the Member States, notably by only including in the scope the products and services which have been thoroughly selected.
Amendment 198 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information held by market surveillance authorities concerning the compliance of economic operators with the applicable accessibility requirements set out in Article 3 and the assessment of the exceptions provided for in Article 12, is made available to consumers upon request and in an accessible format, except where that information cannot be provided for reasons of confidentiality as provided for in Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Amendment 201 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 207 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) When carrying out market surveillance of products, market surveillance authorities should review the conformity assessment in cooperation with persons with disabilities and organisations of persons with disabilities.
Amendment 209 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Member States are expected to ensure that market surveillance authorities check the compliance of the economic operators with the criteria referred to in Article 12 (3) in accordance with Chapter V and that they regularly consult organisations representing persons with disabilities.
Amendment 210 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) National databases containing all relevant information on the degree of accessibility of the products and services listed in Article 1(1) and (2) should allow for a better inclusion of people with functional limitations, including people with disabilities and their organisations, in the market surveillance of products.
Amendment 212 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) A safeguard procedure should be set up which applies only in the event of disagreement between Member States over measures taken by a Member State under whichwhereby interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to products not complying with the accessibility requirements of this Directive. It should allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with organisations representing persons with disabilities and the relevant economic operators, to act at an earlier stage in respect of such products.
Amendment 220 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) provisions whereby a comprehensive, adequately resourced, consumer complaints mechanism is established to complement a system of implementation and monitoring.
Amendment 222 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, but not serve as an alternative to the fulfilment by economic operators of their obligation to make their products or services accessible.
Amendment 224 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The proceeds collected from the imposition of penalties shall be re- invested in accessibility-related measures.
Amendment 229 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from [… insert date - sixfive years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 233 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
By […insert date - fivthree years after the application of this Directive], and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.
Amendment 236 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) When carrying out market surveillance of products, market surveillance authorities should review the assessment in cooperation with persons with disabilities and their organizations
Amendment 245 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Member States are expected to ensure that market surveillance authorities check the compliance of the economic operators with the criteria referred to in Article 12 (3) in accordance with Chapter V and that they hold regular consultations with organizations representing persons with disabilities.
Amendment 245 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Member States may decide, in the light of national conditions,shall ensure that the built environment used by clients of passenger transport services including the environment that is managed by service providers and by infrastructure operators as well as the built environment used by clients of banking services, and customer services centres and shops under the scope of telephony operators shall comply with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, section X, in order to maximise their use by persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities.
Amendment 246 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) National databases containing all relevant information on the degree of accessibility of the products and services listed in Article 1(1) and (2) would allow a better inclusion in the market surveillance of people with functional limitations, including people with disabilities, and their organizations.
Amendment 251 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) A safeguard procedure should be set up which applies only in the event of disagreement between Member States over measures taken by a Member State under which interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to products not complying with the accessibility requirements of this Directive. It should allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with organizations representing persons with disabilities and the relevant economic operators, to act at an earlier stage in respect of such products.
Amendment 252 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market and to ensure compliance with the requirements referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 261 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 267 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have made available on the market.
Amendment 273 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Service providers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, provide it with all information necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the service with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3. They shall cooperate with those authorities, at their request, on any action taken to bring the service in conformity with those requirements.
Amendment 293 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information held by market surveillance authorities concerning the compliance of economic operators with the applicable accessibility requirements set out in Article 3 and the assessment of the exceptions provided for in Article 12, is made available to consumers upon request and in an accessible format, except where that information cannot be provided for reasons of confidentiality as provided for in Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Amendment 298 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Member States shall create and update regularly a national database containing all relevant information on the degree of accessibility of the products and services listed in Article 1(1) and (2). National databases shall be accessible to all citizens and stake holders.
Amendment 317 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) provisions whereby a comprehensive resourced consumer complaints mechanism is established to complement a system of implementation and monitoring.
Amendment 318 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive but shall not constitute an alternative for the economic actor as regards the fulfilment of its responsibilities to make its products or services accessible.
Amendment 320 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Income deriving from penalties shall be re-invested in accessibility-related measures.
Amendment 323 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from [… insert date - sixfive years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 324 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
By […insert date - fivthree years after the application of this Directive], and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.
Amendment 392 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. Member States may decide, in the light of national conditions,shall ensure that the built environment used by clients of passenger transport services including the environment that is managed by service providers and by infrastructure operators as well as the built environment used by clients of banking services, and customer services centres and shops under the scope of telephony operators shall comply with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, section X, in order to maximise their use by persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities.
Amendment 420 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by thate authority concerned. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market and to ensure compliance with the requirements referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 442 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by thate authority concerned. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 460 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a provide competent national authority, provide ities with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product. They shall cooperate with thate authority concerned, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by products which they have made available on the market.
Amendment 469 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Service providers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, provide it provide competent national authorities with all information necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the service with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3. They shall cooperate with those authorities, at their request, on any action taken to bring the service in conformity with those requirements.
Amendment 506 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information held by market surveillance authorities concerning the compliance of economic operators with the applicable accessibility requirements set out in Article 3 and the assessment of the exceptions provided for in Article 12, is made available to consumers upon request and in an accessible format, except where that information cannot be provided for reasons of confidentiality as provided for in Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Amendment 510 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a National databases Each Member State shall create and regularly update a national database, accessible to all citizens and stakeholders, containing, all relevant information on the degree of accessibility of the products and services listed in Article 1(1) and (2).
Amendment 556 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) provisions whereby a comprehensive , adequately resourced consumer complaints mechanism is established to complement a system of implementation and monitoring.
Amendment 562 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, but not serve as an alternative to the fulfilment by economic operators of their obligation to make their products or services accessible.
Amendment 564 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The proceeds collected from the imposition of penalties shall be re- invested in accessibility-related measures.
Amendment 567 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from [… insert date - sixfive years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 573 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – introductory part
Article 28 – introductory part
By […insert date - fiv... [three years after the application of this Directive], and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.
Amendment 5 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114, 118 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 12 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 16 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and expressly to the Three Steps Test,
Amendment 18 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions of the 20th October 2005,
Amendment 27 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 37 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Green Paper of the Commission on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market (COM(2011)427)),
Amendment 40 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2012 on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union (2011/2313(INI)),
Amendment 65 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society was aimed at adapting legislation on copyright and related rights to reflect technological developments, while providing for a high level of protection of intellectual property to foster investment in creativity and innovation and creative developments, and to safeguard employment and encourage job creation;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights protects the freedom of expression, the freedom of the arts and scientific research, the right to education and, the freedom to conduct a business, the right to property and the protection of intellectual property;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 111 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 118 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas measures that contribute to the further development of cultural interchange and improve legal certainty in the sector need to be considered;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 and the Directive 2006/116/EC of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights harmonised the terms of protection of copyright and neighbouring rights by establishing a complete harmonisation of the period of protection for each type of work and each related right in the Member States;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of conducting a consultation on copyright, which attracted great interest from civil society with more than 9 500 replies, 58.7 % of which came from end users11 all relevant stakeholders; __________________ 11 Commission, DG MARKT, Report on the responses to the Public Consultation on the Review of the EU Copyright Rules, July 2014, p. 5.
Amendment 154 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the vast majority of end-user respondents report facing problems when trying to access online services across the Member States, particularly where technological protection measures are used to enforce territorial restrictioninterest the diversity of uses that technological development offers to consumers which may require further assessment to put forward measures for improving the flexibility of the current legal framework to respond to sustainable and actual demand on online content available across Member States;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasizes that any reform of the copyright framework needs to find the right balance between user access and fair remuneration for creators and other rightholders and should take as a basis a high level of protection, and develop an evidence-based approach taking into consideration the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market to the prejudice of consumers and rightholders;
Amendment 195 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the necessity for authors and performers to be provided with legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remunerfair compensation for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediaries;
Amendment 214 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 243 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 256 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 271 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 297 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that technological changes have led to renewed interest in exceptions and limitations, especially their role in the digital environment should be enjoyed without any unequal treatment as compared withand considers that the rights enjoyed by the creators of work in the digital world should be identical to those enjoyed in the analogue world, subject to the exceptions and limitations set out. Recognises that further analysis of the exceptions and limitations is sought so as to consider how thoese granted in the analogue worldcan serve the public in the digital age;
Amendment 317 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Views with concern the increasing impact of differences among Member States in the implementation of exceptions, which creates legal uncertainty and has direct negative effects onNotes the importance of European cultural diversity, which provides opportunities rather than obstacles to the Single Market, and notes that the possible differences in the implementation of exceptions may be handled on a case-by- case basis and market driven solutions , to avoid legal uncertainty and to protect the functioning of the digital single market, in view of the development of cross-border activities;
Amendment 343 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make mandatoryensure the proper implementation of all the exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC, to allowand to provide all necessary information to promote an equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certainty, while ensuring respect for the principle of subsidiarity, cultural diversity and evidence of clear cross-border impact;
Amendment 361 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with interest the development of new forms of use of works on digital networks, in particular transformative uses, and stresses that these should be subject to the same level of copyright protection while keeping the best balance between an efficient protection that provides for a proper remuneration for creators and the objective of the public interest for access to cultural goods and knowledge;
Amendment 375 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. CRecalls for the adoption of an open norm introducing flexibility in the interpretation of exceptions and limitations in certain special cases that dothat the exceptions and limitations should not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder, while keeping the interpretation of exceptions and limitations on the level of Member States to permit the adaptation of the copyright system to different national circumstances and social needs;
Amendment 392 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future- compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include audio- visual quotations in its swhile serving the public interest by fostering incentives to create, finance and distribute new works and to make those works available to the public in new, innovative and compelling ways;
Amendment 407 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. StressNotes that the ability to freely link from one resource to another is one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet; calls on the EU legislator to make it clear that reference to works by means of a hyperlink is not subject to exclusive rights, as it does not consist in a communication to a new public12 ; __________________ 12 Order of the Court of Justice of 21 October 2014 in Case C-348/13, BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch (request for a preliminary ruling from Germany’s Bundesge and underlines that any further legislation must accurately reflect the existing definitions and principles set in the European case law stating that when the hyperlink allows the recipients to circumvent the restrictions on access to the protected work so that can access the protected work which was otherwise unavailable to them, then this constitutes a communication to a new public and it is subject to exclusive ricghtshof).. __________________ 12
Amendment 422 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onInvites the EU legislator to ensurrecognise that the use of photographs, video footage or other images of works which are permanently located in public places is permitted; shall considered to be in the public domain, where that use is for a non-commercial purpose or scale.
Amendment 439 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the existing limitation on the exception for caricature, parody and pastiche should apply regardless of the purposemust be kept to strike a fair balance between the interests and rights of the creators and original characters and the freedom of expression of the user of a protected work who is relying ofn the parodic use; exception for parody, and to avoid uncontrolled abuse12 a ; __________________ 12 a Order of the Court of Justice of 3 September 2014 in Case C-201/13 (J. Deckmyn)
Amendment 443 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. StreInvites the Commission to assess the need to enable automated analytical techniques for text and data (e.g. ‘text and data mining’) for all purposeswhether data analysis activities could be covered by the exception for scientific research contained in Article 5.3.a) of the current Directive, which provides for an exception to the right of reproduction (Article 2) when the protected work is used, and whether it enables automated analytical techniques for text and data, provided that permission to read the work has been acquired;
Amendment 469 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a broad exception for research and education purposes, which should cover not only educational establishments but any kind oflso educational or research activity, including non-formal educationies linked to an educational establishment or institution recognised by national authorities or legislation or within the purview of an educational programme;
Amendment 478 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the adoption of a mandatory exception allowing libraries to lend books to the public in digital formats, irrespective of the place of accesRecognizes the importance of libraries for access to knowledge and encourages the rightholders to identify appropriate market-based solutions to enable libraries to realise their potential in the digital environment while respecting the interests of all stakeholders included consumers;
Amendment 495 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU legislator to preclude Member States from introducing statutory licences for thInvites the Commission to analyse the necessity of measures, if any, to be implemented by Member States so as to provide compensation tof rightholders for the harm caused by acts made permissible by an exception while they should ensure that rightholders receive fair compensation and that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rightholder;
Amendment 517 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for Notes that further adoption of harmonised criteria for defining the harm caused tonalysis is necessary on the viability of measures to the fair compensation of rightholders in respect of reproductions made by a natural persons for private use, and for harmonised transparency measures as regards the private copying levies put in place in some Member States13 ; __________________ 13 As stated in António Vitorino’s recommendations of 31 January 2013 resulting from the latest mediation process conducted by the Commission in respect of private copying and reprography levies.in particular in regard to more transparency and better optimalisation for the existing measures as digital levies to safeguard rightholder and consumer rights;
Amendment 548 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 25 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the lower number of directives to be transposed in 2013 (74) in comparison with the 2011 figure (131); highlights, nevertheless, the higher number of directives to be transposed in comparison with the 2012 figure (56);
Amendment 35 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the high number of infringement cases closed in 2013 before reaching the Court of Justice (200 out of 484)with only approximately 6,6% of all cases being concluded by court ruling; considers it essential, therefore, to continue to carefully monitor Member State actions, taking into consideration the fact that some of the petitions refer to problems that persist even after the matter has been closed;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the need for a fruitful and accelerated exchange of information between the European Commission and the Member States, as the lack of response or the delays in dispatch of information from the latter to the former also impact on the effective processing of petitions by the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to take into consideration the special characteristics and constraints of the EU’s outermost regions, as highlighted in Article 349 TFEU, and of the island regions in accordance with Article 174 TFEU, when reviewing the Europe 2020 goals and objectives;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism’ (COM(2014)0086),
Amendment 17 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. The Union is a maritime continent, and Coastal and Maritime Tourism is the largest maritime activity in Europe. This represents more than a third of the maritime economy, directly affecting many other sectors of the EU economy and employing 3.2 million people, most between the ages of 16 and 35. It should also be noted that this sector has been a lever for growth and job creation, particularly in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that public and private stakeholders should strengthen their efforts to develop new transnational European products and services, while taking full account of macro-regional strategies and maritime basins to promote domestic and international tourism;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the members of the ETC to support the existing mandate of the ETC for the purpose of assisting in the development and promotion of targeted transnational and pan-European tourism products, inter alia and services, together with Coastal and Maritime Tourism, by means of an advanced Visiteurope.com portal;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the increase in international competition, with the emergence of destinations outside Europe. For this reason, it is essential to create more cooperation between European destinations through tourism clusters and networks at local, regional, national and transnational level and within maritime basins;
Amendment 185 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes the view that training is an essential element to providing quality services in a sector that employs mostly young people aged between 16 and 35. Strongly encourages the Commission to work with private entities in the creation of training and internship programmes in low season, in order to make this sector more attractive and less seasonal;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises the importance of this strategy for Coastal and Island Areas, in line with the strategy on Blue Growth and the EU2020, which presents a set of common responses to the many challenges they face;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Strongly encourages the Commission to present an Action Plan to accompany the 14 actions described, with concrete goals and timetables and to report to Parliament on the progress of the actions;
Amendment 189 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the European Commission to conduct an Annual Seminar with the participation of the Coastal and Marine Member States and the respective Regions to promote a pan-European dialogue, to facilitate the sharing of best practices and the implementation of a long-term strategy;
Amendment 190 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recalls the importance of connectivity and accessibility, which differ in high and low season in the outermost regions and islands, which depend largely on sea and air transport. Also emphasizes the importance of creating regional plans that promote mobility within destinations. Asks the Commission that Action 12 also take into account the efficiency of state aid in coastal and maritime regions;
Amendment 191 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Strongly encourages the Commission, together with Member States and stakeholders in the nautical and maritime tourism sector, to assess the need to create intelligent and innovative strategies as a solution to combat seasonality, adapted both to the periods of high and low season, taking into account various audiences. Calls on stakeholders to make efforts in creating experiences, products and complementary services integrated with local products, particularly connected with maritime heritage and culture, water sports, recreational sailing, observation of marine life and nature, sun and beach- related activities, links with artisanal fishing, food and health;
Amendment 192 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Highlights the importance of Cruise Tourism for the growth of the Tourism sector in Europe. Therefore calls on the Commission together with the Member States to assess the forms and existing port and nautical infrastructure, as well as to standardise the sorting of waste and recycling, in order to create innovative planning actions for these areas by developing the concept of the Smart Port City;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Unlock the potential of Coastal and Marine Tourism;
Amendment 238 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that sensitive regions such as islands, coasts and mountai, mountains and the outermost regions often depend strongly on tourism business and are the first affected by climate change; is therefore convinced that climate protection should be more strongly integrated into European, national and regional tourism and transport policies;
Amendment 263 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Strongly encourages the European Commission to assess the possibility of making the European Tourism Indicators System (ETIS) a Union instrument to help tourism destinations to control, manage, evaluate and improve their performance in terms of sustainability;
Amendment 303 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that consumers using sites must be correctly informed and not misled, and that companies need to take the necessary steps to protect consumers and hosts with regard to safety and security issues. Underlines the importance of a viable and transparent system of reviews;
Amendment 333 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. The tourism sector is mainly made up of Micro and SMEs. Therefore strongly encourages the Commission to translate the funding support guide into the 24 Union languages, since difficulty in access to finance is one of the barriers to the sector;
Amendment 336 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Strongly encourages the Commission to examine the possibility of creating a section dedicated exclusively to Tourism in the next multiannual financial framework, since it is one of the Union’s activities that has shown resilience over the past years of economic recession, and has generated jobs and created growth;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the Member States to consider the development of access to high-speed broadband a priority for remote, outermost and mountainous areas;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 1 887 petitions of which 1 070 petitions were inadmissible were closed in 2014, this is almost a 10% rise on the figure for 2013 where 1 723 petitions were closed;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas 817 petitions were declared admissible and could be closed in 2014, which is almost 7 % raise on the figure for 2013 where 677 were declared admissible and could be closed;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas these figures indicate that the revised administrative procedure by the Secretary-General of the European Parliament from 2014, have increased the efficiency of the work of the Committee of Petitions;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas each petition is carefully assessed and dealt with and each petitioner has the right to receive a reply within a reasonable period of timein the clear administrative procedure for petitions that were put in place by the Secretary- General of the European Parliament in 2014 and cover the whole lifecycle of a petition in the European Parliament and finally ensure to deliver realistic results in 9 months in written form to citizens instead of keeping false hopes by leaving petitions open for 2 and more years, as it was the case in the past;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the web portal of the Committee on Petitions was launched on 19 November 2014 to replace the Europarl site’s previous electronic platform for filing petitions; whereas this portal has been designed as an integrated solution covering the specific needs of the petition process and which gives EU citizens wishing to file a petition an Internet tool better suited to their needs; whereas the portal will help improve the service and its visibility for citizens and committee members, and will act as an electronic register (planned in Rule 216(4) of the Rules of Procedure) through which citizens may lend or withdraw their support for existing petitions and affix their electronic signature to their own petitions; whereas the new portal has been designed to make the petition procedure more transparent and interactive, and administrative aspects more efficient, in the interest of petitioners, Members and the general public; whereas there can be no question but that its launch in November 2014 has helped to promote EU citizenship; welcomes the launch of the web portal, that brought the Committee on Petitions even closer to the citizens and sensitized the citizens on the capacity and possibilities of the Committee on Petitions to help them to redress their situation; emphasises that the use of new information and communication technology shall be further on stimulated to bring the Committee work closer to citizens and also further lead to EU budget savings;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas it should be noted that owing to the workload of the Committee on Petition, no fact-finding visits took place for petitions for which an inquiry was ongoing during 2014, but fact-finding visits have been scheduled for 2015remarks that in the future, fact-finding visits in conjunction with appropriate petitions will be carried out;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that cooperation with the parliaments and governments of Member States be strengthened and that Member State authorities be encouraged to be fully transparent in transposing and applying EU law; stresses the importance of collaboration with the Commission and the Member States and welcomes the presence of representatives of some Member States at meetingreiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for launching an enhanced structured dialogue with Member States namely by holding regular meetings with Members from national Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the growing importance of the Committee on Petitions in the European Parliament as a scrutiny committee, which should be a point of reference for the transposition and implementation of the European legislation on the administrative level in the Member states; reiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for more political debates during the plenary sessions and a more vivid communication on the petitions of European citizens;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the concerns of petitioners regarding alleged cases of injustice that have occurred during the administrative and judicial procedures for separation or divorce of parents and issues relating to the custody of young children; notes in this context that in the case of bi-national couples, discrimination on grounds of nationality may occur in favour of the spouse from the Member State in which proceedings take place and against the non- national of that state, with severe and often very dramatic repercussions on the rights of the child; notes that the Committee on Petitions will conduct a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom in 2015 to investigate complaints of this nature in situ; ;stresses that it has been notified of other cases involving other countries: Germany (notably in cases concerning the work of the Child and Youth Welfare Office), France and the Netherlands;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the wide range of the subjects raised in the petitions filed by citizens, such as fundamental rights, the internal market, environmental law, public health issues, child welfare, transport, the disabled and animal rights; calls for further specialising the work of the Committee on Petitions by nominating internal rapporteurs on the major policies to which petitioners refer;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Attaches great importance to the presence and active cooperation of representatives of the Member States during meetings of the Committee on Petitions; welcomes the presence of representatives from the public authorities of the Member State concerned, their participation and their active cooperation, with particular reference to the representatives of certain Member States such as Greece, Italy and Spain; encourages other Member States to follow their example; encourages all Member States to actively participate in the petition process;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women earn, on average, 16% less per hour than men in the EU and there is a dearth of women in high-level and leadership positions, and whereas the labour practices and wage systems applied to men are not the same as those applied to women, making it more difficult for the latter to be financially independent, participate fully in the job market and achieve work-life balance;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women have difficulty in taking over family businesses as successors, given that preference is given to sons and daughters are nearly alwaysometimes excluded;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the ‘mother-entrepreneur’ figure to be promoted, in order to guarantee the right to maternity and to grant financial assistance to women who intend to devote themselves to both theirfor balancing familiesy and businesse commitments;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the ‘mother-entrepreneur’ figure to be promoted, in order to guarantee the right to maternity and to grant financial assistance to women who intend to devote themselves to both their families and businesses; calls for measures to support family employment and household services for childcare in view of allowing women entrepreneurs to reconcile work and family life;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that eliminating all the differences between men and women working in family businesses would generate benefits for the economy and for society in general; points out that the Strategy for Equality between Men and Women 2010-2015 aims to increase the employment rate to 75% for women, which is the target set in the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that this includes those groups of women with the lowest rates of employment.
Amendment 61 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned; notes that better provision of day care and nursery services depends not only on public policies for the creation of these facilities, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions; notes that flexibility in respect of working hours and the way work is organised, as well as part-time working, may constitute one means of achieving a better work-life balance;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2165(REG)
Paragraph 5
Amendment 7 #
2014/2165(REG)
Annex
Amendment 4 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that regionalEuropean quality branding isdesignations are important for local territories and rural economies, as ithey highlights the connection to a specific and exceptional territory in terms of the origin of products and services; is of the opinion that at a time of globalised economies, regional quality brandquality designations can serve as significant promoters of regional, territorial and local identity, as well as contribute to regional development and territorial marketing, and help improve the competitiveness of rural territories;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Also supports European initiatives to launch product denominations for agricultural foodstuffs from areas with specific constraints, such as mountain and island areas; Considers that in order to support development in these areas it is necessary to promote designations which improve product competitiveness;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the cross-cutting nature of regional quality brands which support specificneed to support high- quality agricultural productfoodstuffs as well as handicrafts and craftsmanship, and specific production processes; believes that regionally brandquality designated products may serve as good companion products to other services provided rurally, such as tourism, accommodation, catering services etc.; stresses, in this connection, that an integrated and holistic approach to the promotion of regionally branded products at local, regional, national and European level is essential;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the EU currently has the world’s best health and environmental standards for agricultural foodstuffs; therefore considers that stronger support should be given to improving the marketing of denominations of origin and geographical indications in order to enhance their image within and without the EU’s borders;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that regional quality branding, based on a territorial bottom-up approach, promotes synergies between various local economic actors and socio- professional organisations, thanks to which they should be promoted in order to improve their products and services and, introduce more environmentally-friendly processesf necessary, increase environmental protection;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Member States and sub- national entities to take due account of regional quality brandingquality designations and the role the brands play in rural territories by including them in their local and regional development strategies;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that in order to be successful, regional brands need a necessary critical mass of professionals and funding, and that they should, therefore, be better supported by thequality designations need increased support from the EU in order to develop trade strategies to improve their market presence in Europe an Structural and Investment Fundd third countries; iInvites the Member States and other relevant bodies to provide for their support in their programming documents for the next programming period 2014- 2020to consider, when drafting their programmes for the 2014-2020 period, the important part played by these products in revitalising rural economies;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that for the success of funding received from the European Structural and InvestmentCommunity Funds, the relevant administrative procedures should be made as simple and straightforward as possible for the beneficiaries;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to provide for the increased success of regional quality brands, the exchange of experience, networking and partnerships are essential; rRecognises the role of representative bodies, such as associations, at regional, national and European level which provide for the promotion of regional brandquality designations and enhance their visibility; calls for greater attention to be paid to regional branding initiatives as a possible common theme in European territorial cooperation and European funding initiatives.
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 2 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), and its entry into force on 21 January 2011, in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 on the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities1, in particular Article 6 thereof, on women and girls with disabilities,
Amendment 5 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011 - 2020),
Amendment 7 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
- having regard to the Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (2010-2015),
Amendment 8 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)
Citation 25 c (new)
- having regard to the Second Manifesto on the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities in the European Union: A toolkit for activists and policymakers,
Amendment 9 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 80 million people with disabilities living in the European Union are in significant need of an accessible and unprejudiced environment, of these 80 million people, 46 million are women and girls with disabilities, who make up 16% of the total female population of the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of elderly people is increasing, which means that the number of people with disabilities will increase accordingly; whereas, according to the WHO, disability is more prevalent in women, which means that the number of women with disabilities will increase in greater proportion;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas gender policies ignore issues concerning disability, and disability policies in turn avoid the issue of gender; whereas this only serves to perpetuate the invisibility of women and girls with disabilities and the various types of discrimination that they suffer;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the European Union’s founding principles is the full inclusion of all its citizens, which means that all persons with disabilities, women and girls included, must be given fair and equal possibilities to participate in the social and economic life of the community;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas equal access of women and girls with disabilities to quality healthcare services must be ensured, i.a. by improving the vocational training and life-long learning of medical staff with regard to their specific needs;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the representation in the public sphere of partnership, sexuality and maternity as experienced by women and girls with disabilities contributes to efforts to combat prejudice and misinformation; whereas such representations can be made in a variety of ways, in particular using artistic and cultural means and the media;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence; whereas specific measures must be taken to tackle this inexcusable phenomenon;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas women and girls with disabilities are exposed to gender stereotypes that need to be tackled;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is the responsibility of public authorities to provide women and girls with disabilities with an environment that is adapted in such ways that they can fully assume their rights and responsibilities, and make decisions for themselves, on equal footing with people that do not suffer from any impairment;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women and girls with disabilities can only enjoy equal rights if gender justice is realised, and if state administrations are as accessible to women with disabilities as to persons without any impairment;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women with disabilities mustthere are above-average rates of illiteracy and lower levels of educational attainment among women and girls with disabilities; whereas they must, therefore, be given full access to education and labour markets in order that they may participate actively in the social and economic life of the community in accordance with their aptitudes and talents, which must be encouraged, especially in education and the labour market;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas women with disabilities are faced with a number of problems that make it very difficult to access to the labour market, and even if they succeed in getting a job, they are generally poorly paid and given few responsibilities; whereas this consigns them to social isolation, which causes them to have low self-esteem and makes them heavily dependent on their families and/or legal guardians; whereas it is vital that they are able to enter the labour market; whereas women encounter greater difficulties when entering the labour market, making it harder for them to lead ordered and independent lives;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas women and girls with disabilities are more likely to be socially and emotionally dependent on others, to suffer violence and to see their personal and social development curtailed; whereas there is widespread misinformation and ignorance in respect of their sexuality, which gives rise to countless scurrilous untruths; whereas they are more likely to be neglected by the social services and medical profession and to have serious body-image issues; whereas employment is not only a source of income, but also has become a way of integrating into society by forging links with the wider world and creating a network of interpersonal relationships and a feeling of participating in the economic life of a country;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for targets to be set for the inclusion of all EU citizens, regardless of any physical, intellectual and/or psychosocial impairments;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the inclusion and participation of women and girls with disabilities can only be achieved if their movement in a society unhindered by barriers is facilitated, and calls for efforts to that end;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that, in the sphere of housing, architectural and other measures be taken to hasten a positive shift from ‘design for special needs’ to ‘integral and inclusive design for all citizens’; notes at the same time, however, that the objective of ensuring unimpeded access and the adjustments necessary to achieve this should not be of an architectural nature alone and that universal design intended in particular to cater for the basic daily needs of women with disabilities should be a firm objective and a reality;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that accessibility to the internet must also be ensured (e.g. readability of all public websites for people with visual impairment, with solutions also focusing on other types of disability that are non-visual, such as the adapting of complex content to the needs of the intellectually disabled and incorporating sign-language videos enabling content to be understood), and expresses its concern that the accessibility of citizens to government agencies is not yet fully ensured; welcomes, therefore, the Commission Proposal for a Directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that women and girls with disabilities have the right to decide, as far as possible, over their own lives, and highlights the fact that this right should also be promoted in specialised institutions; stresses that personal assistance can be a means of autonomous living and should therefore be encouraged;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that the United Nations Convention promotes a ‘support in decision making’ human rights model based on the intrinsic equality and dignity of all people, as opposed to the obsolete system of ‘substitution in decision making’;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, for women and girls with disabilities in particular to receive proper care, there is a need in the medical sector for specific continuous and career-long training on the issue of mental illness/disabilities;
Amendment 120 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the various steps in a woman’s life – pregnancy being one – entail specific challenges which have to be dealt with, and that when women with disabilities do so they should enjoy the same rights and opportunities offered women without disabilities, and that furthermore, bearing in mind the additional challenges faced by women with disabilities, they must be entitled to a longer period of maternity leave in order to adjust to their new situation and build a good family life;
Amendment 125 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that women and girls with disabilities must be allowed to enjoy their sexuality as freely as people without impairments, and considers that women with disabilities must be able to live and fulfil their wish either to have or not to have children, as women without disabilities do;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it vital for women and girls with disabilities to have complete access to medical care that meets their particular needs, including gynaecological consultation, also regarding family planning, and adapted support during pregnancy;
Amendment 131 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the necessity to protect women and girls with disabilities living in care homes and mental hospitals from sexual assault and other forms of physical mistreatment, and points with concern to the lack of data on this alarming phenomenon; asks, therefore, the Member States to investigate how pervasive this problem is, collect the relevant data and take the appropriate measures to tackle it. These data must likewise be used to check that women and girls with disabilities who are still institutionalised in segregated facilities are receiving all the medical care and attention they require;
Amendment 135 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. The European Union and the Member States shall take legislative, administrative, social, educational and other measures to protect women and girls with disabilities from all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse, both within and outside the home environment, and ensure they have full access to community services and justice;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Proposes, therefore, the introduction of trial procedures specifically tailored to meet the needs of women and girls with disabilities, including the provision of NGO assistance; underscores that no barriers may hinder the access of women with disabilities to legal recourse;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that any sterilisation agreement entered into by a woman or girl with disabilities must be examined by an impartial third party charged with verifying that the decision was reached fairly and, in the absence of severe medical indications, without enforcement, nor must contraceptive methods ever be administered or a pregnancy ever be legally terminated against the will of a woman or girl with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities must have the right to give their informed consent to and to understand all medical practices. If a woman or girl with disabilities is incapable of giving her consent, then consent must always be based on respect for human rights;
Amendment 149 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to education and the labour market for women and girls with disabilities, and highlights that particular talents, views and experiences can enrich working environments considerably;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Proposes that the European Social Fund be used as an effective tool to increase the extent to which women and girls with disabilities are included in all spheres of life, such as access to the labour market, as well as in reducing youth unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 160 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that mobility within the EU should be open for women and girls with disabilities and that the Member State of destination must provide such women with the special needs to which they are entitled, on an equal footing with other people with disabilities;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to take adequate measures to prevent women and girls with disabilities from slipping into poverty, and to guarantee that they have access to social and health services;
Amendment 165 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for public health systems to class vulnerable groups as users with special needs and to be provided with the resources and referral facilities required in order to deliver proper care;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop large-scale awareness raising campaigns to make women and girls with disabilities more visible, and highlights the valuable role that mass media and the internet have to play in this regard;
Amendment 178 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Reiterates that Community policies on disability need to take account of gender equality from the very start, so that inequalities that already exist are not continued or increased during policy development; Stresses that indicators need to be established that reflect disability and gender aspects jointly. The lack of indicators makes it difficult to obtain an accurate picture of the situation facing women with disabilities; Calls on the Commission to invite women and girls who do have disabilities to participate in future studies on women and disability;
Amendment 193 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. It is essential to ensure that periodic reports by the European Union and its Member States under human rights treaties contain information in relation to each right on women and girls with disabilities, including the current situation de facto and de jure, information on measures to improve their situation and on the difficulties and obstacles they have encountered, especially in rural areas. This practice must be extended to all institutions working for the defence of human rights, both within the EU and nationally, including organisations representing people with disabilities and their families, women in general and women with disabilities;
Amendment 194 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. It is vital that the European Union and national governments adopt measures to ensure existing surveys collect data and statistics that take account of the relationship between gender and disability, so that governments may devise and apply policies in order to meet their obligations in regard to international human rights treaties; women who have disabilities must be involved in the collection of this data. Similarly all studies on people with disabilities need to take the gender aspect into account, and studies on women and girls need likewise to take the disability aspect into account;
Amendment 195 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. It is vital that Member States ensure that women and girls with disabilities are equal before the law and are entitled to receive equal legal protection and equal legal benefits free of discrimination of any kind. All discrimination on grounds of disability and sex shall be banned, taking into consideration the fact that the confluence of these two factors has an exponential effect on inequality;
Amendment 196 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. In changing the situation of women and girls with disabilities one of the main challenges lies in including disability in all programmes, measures and policies on gender, as well as devising and developing positive action measures to achieve progress for them, given that they are at a disadvantage;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas certain groups, for example women with a disability, have to spend more money than the rest of the population;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the currentin this time of economic crisis has been aggravated by austerity measures that have led to cuts in national health budgets; whereas this has resulted in setbacks for the right to women’s health protection and had a serious impact on the most disadvantaged groups – children, the elderly, people with disabilities, migrants and ethnic minorities – as their access to health in general is now more difficult, given the increase in healthcare costs and the professional and social devaluation of health professional, adjustments to public health budgets could have damaging effects on women’s health protection, especially within the most disadvantaged groups – children, the elderly, people with disabilities, migrants and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in 2011, 24.2% of the European Union population (119.6 million people) was considered at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion, with 25 million of these being children; whereas women encounter greater obstacles when entering the labour market, making it more difficult for them to lead ordered and independent lives;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly recommends that budgetary cuadjustments into public health systems need to be counteracted and that there should, on the contrary, be increasedbudgets should not affect those who are particularly vulnerable, but that such groups should constitute a priority, focusing special attention on investment in these services in order to meet the needs of the whole population, and in particular to tackle gender inequalities in health and to ensure equal access to health care for the most disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to adopt policies that promote health and the prevention of disease through the guarantee of free, universal and quality health care, with particular attention to guaranteeing primary health care, preventive medicine, access to diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation; calls for public health systems to class vulnerable groups as users with special needs and to be provided with the resources and referral facilities required in order to deliver proper care; calls for provision of the means required to combat the main public health problems facing women and guarantee the right to sexual and reproductivea high standard of health care, health services for women who are victims of violence, and health care for infants;
Amendment 229 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When devising that programme, the Commission shall take into account the specific natural handicaps of the upland, island and outermost areas.
Amendment 235 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The calls for proposals referred to in points (a) and (b) above shall take account of the specific natural handicaps of the upland, island and outermost areas.
Amendment 102 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Level of harmonisation This Directive shall not preclude Member States from maintaining or introducing more stringent provisions in order to protect consumers, provided that such provisions are consistent with their obligations under Union law.
Amendment 116 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 1 – point c
Article 3 – point 1 – point c
c) car rental orrental of cars or other vehicles or of other means of transport
Amendment 117 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 1 – point d
Article 3 – point 1 – point d
d) any other tourist service not ancillary to carriage of passengers, accommodation or car rental;rental of cars or other vehicles or of other means of transport.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 – point b
Article 3 – point 5 – point b
(b) through the procurement of additional travel services from another trader in a targeted manner, through linked online booking processes in which the traveller’s name, details and credit card data required for the payment of the booking are transferred from one trader to another at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed;
Amendment 140 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii) the location, main features and tourist category of the accommodation; conferred by the competent body in the place where the accommodation is located.
Amendment 144 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) the total price of the package inclusive of taxes and, where applicable, of all additional fees, charges and other costs or, where those costs cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that the traveller may have to bear such additional costs and the nature of such costs;
Amendment 148 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) general information on passport and visa requirements, as well as any other formalities or requirements concerning identification and movement that may be applicable to travellers, including approximate periods for obtaining visas, for nationals of the Member State(s) concerned and information on health formalities;
Amendment 150 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where insurance linked to travel is offered the traveller shall be informed in all cases of the risk covered and that taking out such insurance is voluntary.
Amendment 155 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may maintain or introduce in their national law language requirements regarding contractual information so as to ensure that such information is easily understood by the consumer.
Amendment 158 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
iii) obliged, together with the retailer, to procure insolvency protection for refund and repatriation in accordance with Article 15, as well as the name of the entity providing the insolvency protection and its contact details, including its geographical address;
Amendment 160 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) the details of athe retailer's contact point where the traveller can complain about any lack of conformity which he perceives on the spot, giving the retailer's name, geographical address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address, so that the consumer may contact him quickly and communicate with him efficiently;
Amendment 168 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The transferor of the contract and the transferee shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the balance due and for any additional fees, charges or other costs arising from the transfer. Those costs shall not be unreasonable and in any case shall not exceed the actual cost borne by the organiser. The transferee organiser shall be responsible for providing proof of the charges or additional costs caused by the transfer of the contract.
Amendment 175 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The price increase referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid only if the organiser notifies the traveller of it with a justification and calculation on a durable medium at the latest 20 days prior to the start of the packag, showing the costs at the time the contract was taken out, at the latest 20 days prior to the start of the package. The organiser shall be responsible for providing proof of the grounds for the price increase.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. If, before the start of the package, the organiser is constrained to alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the travel services for reasons beyond his control, as defined in point (a) of Article 4 or special requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 6(2), the organiser shall without undue delay inform the traveller in a clear and prominentcomprehensible manner on a durable medium of:
Amendment 188 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The traveller shall have the right to terminate the contract before the start of the package without compensation in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity and significantly affecting the package or on account of family or personal circumstances.
Amendment 200 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the organiser is responsible for the performance of the travel services included in the contract, irrespective of whether those services are to be performed by the organiser or by other service providers. with organisers, retailers and carriers taking responsibility for those parts respectively of the package that they manage and for the proper fulfilment of their obligations under the contract, irrespective of whether those services are to be performed by the organiser or by other service providers, and without prejudice to the right of organisers and retailers to institute proceedings against said service providers. Joint and several liability in regard to the consumer shall be assumed by all operators involved in performing the contract, irrespective of their number and whether they are organisers or retailers and irrespective of their class and the relationships existing between them, without prejudice to the right of recourse of the party held accountable to the consumer and to whom the performance or substandard performance of the contract can be attributed on account of the part of the package managed respectively by said party.
Amendment 202 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. If any of the services are not performed in accordance with the contract, the organiser and, where applicable on account of the parts they manage respectively, the retailer or the carrier shall remedy the lack of conformity, unless this is disproportionate.
Amendment 227 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that organisers and retailers facilitating the procurement of packages and assisted travel arrangements established in their territory obtain a security for the effective and prompt refund of all payments made by travellers and, insofar as carriage of passengers is included, for the travellers' effective and prompt repatriation in the event of insolvency.
Amendment 229 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
ga) the possibility of cancelling the contract, the deadlines for this and, where applicable, the penalty set for doing so.
Amendment 231 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
gb) the possibility of transferring the package travel contract to another traveller, and possible limitations on, and consequences of, that transfer.
Amendment 233 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
gc) where applicable, the possibility of having recourse to an out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism to which the operator is subject and the methods for having access to this.
Amendment 233 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall recognise as meeting the requirements of their national rules transposing Article 15 any insolvency protection obtained by an organiser or a retailer facilitating the procurement of packages and assisted travel arrangements under the rules of its Member State of establishment transposing Article 15.
Amendment 237 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall designate central contact points to facilitate the administrative cooperation and supervision of organisers and retailers facilitating the procurement of packages and assisted travel arrangements operating in different Member States. They shall notify the contact details of these contact points to all other Member States and the Commission.
Amendment 239 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in a clear and prominent mannerintelligible form.
Amendment 239 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The central contact points shall make available to each other all necessary information on their national insolvency protection schemes and the identity of the body or bodies providing insolvency protection for a particular trader established in their territory. They shall grant each other access to any inventory listing organisers and retailers facilitating the procurement of packages and assisted travel arrangements which are in compliance with their insolvency protection obligations.
Amendment 242 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. If a Member State has doubts about the insolvency protection of an organiser or of a retailer facilitating the procurement of packages and assisted travel arrangements which is established in a different Member State and is operating on its territory, it shall seek clarification from the Member State of establishment. Member States shall respond to requests from other Member States at the latest within 15 working days of receiving them.
Amendment 244 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the organiser may not change the information made known to the traveller pursuant to points (a), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of Article 4, unless the organiser reserves the right to make changes to that information and communicates any changes to the traveller in a clear and prominentintelligible manner before the conclusion of the contract.
Amendment 251 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that package travel contracts are in plain and intelligible language and, in so far as they are in writing, legibleLinguistic amendment not affecting the English version.
Amendment 251 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that a retailer who has agreed to arrange the booking of a package or assisted travel arrangements or who facilitates the booking of such services shall be liable for any errors occurring in the booking process, unless such errors are attributable to the traveller or to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances.
Amendment 306 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The traveller shall have the right to terminate the contract before the start of the package without compensation in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity and, or personal or family circumstances, when these significantly affecting the package.
Amendment 314 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the organiser is and retailers aresponsible for the performance of the travel services included in accountable, each in their respective areas of management of the travel package, for ensuring that the obligations under theat contract are fulfilled, irrespective of whether those services in question are to be performed by the organiser or by other service providers, and without prejudice to the right of organisers and retailers to take action against service providers.
Amendment 318 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
All operators which are joint parties to the contract – be they organisers or retailers – shall have joint responsibility in respect of consumers, regardless of what kind of undertaking they are and of the relationship between them, and this without prejudice to the right of recourse of the entity responsible vis-à-vis consumers against the entity not fulfilling or not correctly performing the contract in its respective area of management of the travel package.
Amendment 320 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. If any of the services are not performed in accordance with the contract, the organiser or, where relevant, the retailer, each in its respective area of management of the contract, shall remedy the lack of conformity, unless this is disproportionate.
Amendment 324 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Where a significant proportion of the services representing at least 20% of the total contract price or constituting an essential feature of the trip or holiday cannot be provided as agreed in the contract, the organiser shall make suitable alternative arrangements, at no extra cost to the traveller, for the continuation of the package, including where the traveller's return to the place of departure is not provided as agreed.
Amendment 334 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. As long as it is impossible to ensure the traveller's timely return because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, the organiser shall not bear the cost for the continued stay exceeding EUR 100 per night and three nights per traveller, jointly with the retailer where relevant, shall bear a proportion of the daily cost for the continued stay for each of the days covered by the travel package contract.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) areas and routes for tourist and sports activities.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) tourism and related activities.
Amendment 161 #
2013/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
basic requirements to be fulfilled by public transport offer such as accessibility for persons with disabilities, territorial connectivity, security, modal and intermodal interconnections at main connecting hubs, offer characteristics such as times of operation, frequency of services and minimum degree of capacity utilisation;
Amendment 297 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for casino providers of gambling services, when carrying out occasional transactions amounting to EUR 2 000 or more, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked; in the case of online gambling, when establishing a business relationship; for other providers of gambling services, when paying out prizes amounting to EUR 2 000 or more;
Amendment 73 #
2013/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to enable citizens of the Union, economic operators and regional and local authorities to benefit to the full from the advantages deriving from the establishing of an area without internal frontiers, it is appropriate, in particular, to improve the interlinking and interoperability of the national rail networks as well as access thereto, including for passengers with disabilities implementing any measures that may prove necessary in the field of technical standardisation.
Amendment 85 #
2013/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the Union is a party establishes accessibility as one of its general principles and requires States Parties to take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access on an equal basis with others, including by developing, promulgating and monitoring the implementation of minimum standards and guidelines for accessibility. Accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is therefore an important requirement for the interoperability of the rail system.
Amendment 144 #
2013/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘disabled personperson with disabilities and person with reduced mobility’ shall include any person who has a permanent or temporary physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective use of transport on an equal basis with other passengers or whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to age.
Amendment 389 #
2013/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified as well as training on accessibility issues;
Amendment 411 #
2013/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 5
Article 45 – paragraph 5
5. Other registers, such as a register on accessibility, may for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, shall also be associated to the register of infrastructure.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan on improving access to finance for SMEs; takes the view that the plan is necessary so as to ensure that SMEs can surmount the difficulties they are currently facing in this time of economic crisis;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that ensuring sufficient and timely access to finance for SMEs stimulates and reinforces economic growth, job creation and labour productivity; supports the Commission's initiative to establish a financial instrument to alleviate the indebtedness of SMEs, given their current problems in obtaining finance from traditional channels;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that cohesion policy, being the main tool of convergence and sustainable development of the EU, is one of the main sources of support for its SMEs, and should be directly or indirectly coordinated with all sectoral measures established in support of SMEs;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that differing geographical conditions make it impossible to apply a ‘one-size-fits-all’ energy policy to all regions; notwithstanding the criteria for joint action, believes that each European region should be allowed to pursue an individual plan geared to its situation and economy, developing those energy sources which can fulfil the Energy Roadmap 2050 goals most effectively; calls, therefore, on the Commission to adopt the strategy of regional energy specialisation; believes that, on the basis of such specialisation, the EU should move to measuring European energy objectives on an EU-wide scale in place of national targets; calls for account to be taken of the specific nature of regions with particular geographical conditions, as laid down in the EU Treaty.
Amendment 4 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that by strengthening economic growth and social and territorial cohesion, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) have a crucial role to play in the efforts to reach the EU 2020 objectives; notes that the economic and fiscal crisis has had a dramatic impact on the position and perspectives of many SMEs, and that there is an urgent need for access to financing; cohesion policy is particularly useful for tackling in an efficient way the situations pinpointed by the Commission concerning the needs States must address in order to support the technological change needed to boost competitiveness;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2. Supports the Commission’s objective of supporting a transition towards a sustainable economy that is less carbon- dependent, with a view to greater ensuing long-term competitiveness; stresses the contribution cohesion policy makes in this field;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Supports likewise the Commission’s plans to develop the social economy, bearing in mind its weight in the EU economy now; recalls also in this regard the contributions made by the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for better coordination and synergyof aid for research and innovation, as well as for greater coordination and synergy in general between different European, national and regional policies directly addressing SMEs; points out that existing initiatives and financial instruments for SME support should be more coherent, and should complement each other; stresses the need to reduce fragmentation, and to consolidate financial support schemes for SMEs, in order to ensure greater pooling and coordination of resources at European, regional and national levels;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SNotes that the economic and fiscal crisis has had a dramatic impact on the situation and perspectives of many SMEs, and that there is an urgent need for access to financing; stresses that the Structural Funds should continue to provide financing to SMEs by means of equity, guarantees and loans, and underlines that complex administrative procedures, as well as significant differences between the provisions applied respectively by managing authorities and intermediate bodies, should be avoided;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that national and EU policies take specific account of the services sector, and particularly the consolidation and integration of services in the manufacturing sector;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks that regional specificities be taken into account when devising different initiatives, in that SMEs comprise the basic economic structure, giving particular thought to regions and territories with special geo-demographic territorial features, such as islands, mountainous regions and sparsely populated regions, as well as those regions affected by a singular and profound structural change;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that in these difficult times for the European economy, the Member States and EU institutions need to consider jointly how to formulate an ‘Agenda for Growth’ and to lend greater meaning and credibility to the policy on tax consolidation; considers that, in this context, mobilising EU instruments, be it the structural funds or the possibilities offered by the European Investment Bank, can make a significant contribution to meeting that objective.
Amendment 89 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The methodology used to monitor the compliance of the websites concerned with the requirements for web- accessibility on a continuous basis should be issued not later than one year after the adoption of this Directive.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'Web-accessibility' means principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites concerned in order to render the content and functionalities of those websites accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. Web- accessibility refers in particular to principles and techniques that enhance users' perception, navigation, operation, interaction and understanding, and allows the use of assistive technology or augmentative and alternative communication.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'Assistive technology' means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, acquired as such, or modified, or customised, and used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
Amendment 166 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Enforcement body and its tasks 1. Each Member State shall establish or nominate one authority responsible for the enforcement of this Directive and competent to monitor the compliance of websites with the general accessibility requirements set in Article 3 and arrange for such authorities to have and use the necessary human and financial resources and powers to take the appropriate measures incumbent upon them under this Directive. These competent authorities shall involve organizations representing persons with disabilities. 2. Each Member State shall define the tasks, powers, organization and cooperation arrangements of the competent authorities, in accordance with Article 7, including the possibility for non-governmental organizations and consumer associations representing persons with disabilities to lodge a complaint with these latter in order to challenge any breach of obligation imposed to Member States by this Directive. 3. Member States shall keep the Commission informed about their implementing measures related to paragraph 2, and the Commission shall pass on such information to the other Member States. 4. The enforcement body shall report about the implementation measures related to Article 2 to its national competent authority.
Amendment 170 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6b Implementing and enforcement measures For the purposes of this Directive, and in particular of Article 1(2) thereof, the competent authorities of the Member States shall be entitled to take, inter alia, the measures listed below, where appropriate: (a) for any website: (i) follow up on a complaint for inaccessibility of a website in a reasonable timeframe (ii) act as a resource centre for public bodies and authorities (iii) train civil servants and staff of public bodies and authorities to accessibility of websites and of web-based services. (iiii) give recommendations to implement this Directive (b) for any websites that fails to provide full accessibility: (i) where the failure to provide full accessibility is compatible with this Directive, to require that it be marked with suitable, clearly worded and easily comprehensible warnings, in the official languages of the Member States in which the website is used, on the barriers to accessibility it may represent.
Amendment 175 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall establish a working group consisting of representatives of the Commission and representatives appointed by the Member States to meet annually in order to discuss about the results of the monitoring and exchange best practices regarding the implementation of this Directive. This working group shall actively involve relevant stakeholders, including persons with disabilities and their representative organisations.
Amendment 178 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission establishes, by way of implementing acts, the methodology for the monitoring of the conformity of the websites concerned with the requirements for web-accessibility as set out in Article 3. That methodology shall be transparent, transferable, comparable and reproducible and it shall be established in close consultation with relevant industry and civil society stakeholders, including, in particular, representative organisations of persons with disabilities. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(3). The methodology will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. no later than a year after the adoption of this Directive.
Amendment 195 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Member States shall apply the measures referred to in Article 3(1) in accordance with their administrative, institutional and legal framework to every new website belonging to the public sector once this Directive enters into force, as well as to all websites: (a) belonging to public sector bodies' at national and federal level by 31 December 2015, (b) belonging to public sector bodies' at regional level or addressing urban centres over 100.000 citizens by 31 December 2016, (c) belonging to public sector bodies at local level by 31 December 2017 (d) operated by entities providing services of general interest to the public by 31 December 2017, the types of which are specified in the Annex.
Amendment 204 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 6 a (new)
Annex – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Primary, secondary, higher and lifelong education, as well as extracurricular courses or activities offered by public institutions.
Amendment 211 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 11 a (new)
Annex – point 11 a (new)
(11a) Tourist offices' information services
Amendment 217 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 a (new)
Annex – point 12 a (new)
(12a) Cultural and scientific entities' websites
Amendment 22 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that urban regeneration and economic revitalisation are closely related and that the construction of an attractive location can become a factor in economic recovery; to achieve this, urban regeneration should be matched with a new approach which can prevent urban decline and focus the requisite attention on social integration.
Amendment 28 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for incisive actions for the fight against fuel povertinefficiency, via the functional re- designation of buildings and the construction of better designed and better located dwellings, in such a way as to make the city more competitive as regards environmental problems;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of involving rural areas, integrating their needs with those of the urban areasneed to integrate local development needs when addressing the problems of rural areas, in cases where cities have a structural relationship with their rural surroundings owing to their size and location, to promote a relationship that is not in conflict but is complementary and synergetic;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the management of waste represents a problem that transcends merely technical aspects and has an impact on social issues, that involves institutions, the economy and society and that therefore requires participative governance;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it necessary to rethink the concept of urban periphery to change the current trend towards spatial segregation, which gives rise to social polarisation;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Favours a cohesion policy with a strong approach to local development issues and the social sustainability of urban transformation.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the situation has become worse as a result of the European crisis and many regions in the Atlantic area have suffered setbacks in their levels of development;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Atlantic area is composed of a rather disparate collection of regions and many of these regions have still not reached the Community's average income level, and thus remain under the convergence objective for the purposes of European cohesion policy;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas we must secure environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development for the above regions;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that cohesion policy is a key instrument for tackling the challenges of the EU's territorial policy and boosting endogenous development in the regions within the macro-region;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for consideration to be given to the creation of a permanent maritime spatial planning structure for the Atlantic area to coordinate the management of maritime affairs from an intersectoral and transnational perspective;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that fishersea-fishing and aquaculture activities must play a key role in maritime planning policies;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an improvement in risk prevention and risk management capacities in the Atlantic in connection with maritime and land-based accidents, natural disasters and criminal activities, and for sufficient and flexible mechanisms to be available to cover replacement and compensation for any damage;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 29 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the territorial dimension of the strategy is essential and should focus on opening up the Atlantic regions and making them more accessible, connecting the transport, energy and information networks, developing the rural and urban parts of the hinterland, and improving land- sea links, without forgetting the outermost and island regions;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that there is no Atlantic corridor in the Commission proposals on the core network of trans-European transport networks and that too few Atlantic ports are proposed in this core network; considers it necessary to include other Atlantic ports as hub ports and intends to put forward proposals to this effect;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the strategy should contain an ambitious social dimension in order to promote training and access for young people to maritime professions, as well as the consolidation of employment structures currently linked to the sea and their role in enabling the population to remain in coastal areas;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the strategic importance of maritime transport along the Atlantic seaboard; calls on the Commission to propose measures to simplify the administrative formalities in ports, without losing the ability to control and verify the correctness of operations and cargoes;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the economic importance of the maritime industries in the Atlantic regions, especially the ship-building industry, which is experiencing an extremely difficult situation in some Atlantic regions, and for which the Commission needs to facilitate solutions; calls on the Commission to relaunch the LeaderSHIP 2015 initiative in order to strengthen the sector’s ability to compete on the global market;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the importance of fishersea- fishing activities and aquaculture in the Atlantic regions, and is in favour of public support for the updating and modernisation of fishing vessels and of special differentiation as regards the characteristics and potential of artisanal coastal fishing and shellfishing;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the action plan to be linked to the EU’s regional policy and Integrated Maritime Policy; is of the opinion that efforts should also be made to facilitate synergies with other European policies in the areas of research and innovation, transport, the environment, energy, fisheries and aquaculture, and international cooperation;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that the thematic objectives proposed for the next programming period of the Structural FundsInsists that the future Atlantic strategy must be based on the thematic pillars of the Europe 2020 Strategy, which will make it possible to link the thematic contents with sectoral policies in an integrated way; takes the view, in this context, that the objectives and thematic concentration proposed for the five funds included in the common strategic framework for European cohesion policy for the next programming period should form the framework of the action plan, as they guide investment; underlines the objectives of ‘strengthening research, technological development and innovation’, ‘enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs’, ‘supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy’ and ‘promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures’;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 71 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Invites the national, regional and local authorities to look for synergies between their policies and the priorities of the action plan; and supports the express recognition and incorporation of pre-existing interregional cooperation strategies, projects and experiences, which may offer lines of action and political and operational priorities for the future Atlantic macro-region;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. CPoints out that the involvement in strategic projects for the Atlantic arc of European funds that are managed in different ways will make it necessary to devise a suitable management and control system, and therefore calls for the establishment of a management platform for the action plan, offering a one-stop shop for beneficiaries and facilitating coordination among the various authorities responsible for managing the funds;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that infrastructure building and, urbanisation arend physical intervention in the landscape in general are among the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; asks states and local and regional governments to consider this, in the context of their planning regulations and implementation measures and within the framework of their competences, to consider these factors that pose a potential threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies to deliver biodiversity benefits and to halt further loss of habitats;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the ‘green economy’ is a way of generating skills and employment and calls for it to be supported with funding which will help build capacity at a local level and build on local and traditional knowledge in the fight to protect biodiversity; highlights the fact that approximately 30 % of the total allocations for Cohesion Policy for 2007-2013 are available for activities with a particular impact on sustainable growth; encourages Member States and regions, in the context of halting the loss of biodiversity, to step up efforts to invest in natural capital and to use Regional Policy funding for natural risk prevention as an element in preservation of natural resources and adaptation to climate change, particularly with a view to the 2014-2020 programming period;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need to promote green infrastructure and eco-innovation in order to create a greener economy; urges the Commission, the Member States, and local and regional authorities to take the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study recommendations into account, as this study is intended as a useful advisory tool for local and regional policymakers, administrators and managers; underlines the need to trainexpand and intensify training for beneficiaries of the Structural and Cohesion Funds and local and regional governments in dealing with the complex European and national legislation that seeks to protect nature and increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that artisanal coastal fishing, shellfishing and extensive aquaculture are the forms of fishing that are most sustainable from a social, economic and environmental perspective, and are a determining factor for the socioeconomic development of coastal communities. These forms of fishing have a considerable cultural impact and are territorially very diverse, being carried out on the mainland, on islands and in more remote fishing areas. They are affected by negative factors such as lack of water treatment, spills, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and the effect of large projects on coasts; highlights the negative impact of an adverse economic climate on territories that are highly dependent on this type of fishing;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the scarcity of statistics on social, economic and territorial cohesion, and points to the need for indicators at European level that would provide reliable and sufficiently pertinent socioeconomic, scientific and environmental data;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure that the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund earmarks a specific percentage for artisanal fishing, shellfishing and extensive aquaculture, and that a specific programme to support small- scale fishing, geared to coastal and island communities that depend mainly on fishing, is established, giving priority access to these resources to those who fish and shellfish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
Amendment 27 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the importance of the multifunctionality of fisheries for coastal regions; stresses the need for specific measures for certain regions, such as the outermost regions, for exampleisland regions and outermost regions; underlines the importance of support for small-scale fishing fleets and promotion of aquaculture, because of the support this entails for the SMEs in the sector, among other reasons; advocates measures to restructure the labour market, support measures for training and retraining, and incentives for producer and interbranch organisations;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in most European countries, large firms generate a substantive part of the business sector value added, and insists that for geographically targeted support, the size of the enterprise should not matter as the onlymain criteriona should be the quality and required sustainability of the project. Nevertheless, these criteria should be reconciled with the potential offered by small and medium-sized enterprises in terms of job creation, diversification and economic flexibility, and this is what the cohesion policy is currently doing;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the world of global competition, an option of cohesion policy support is a key asset in attracting foreign investment insofar as it provides added value for companies when deciding in which world region to develop their operation capacities and where to transfer their knowhow;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Endorses the economic rationale of a place-based development policy rooted in the fundamental logic that the interest of the Union’s less-developed regions is likely to increase, should they be able to offer competitive comparative advantages as well as firm sets of incentives; in this context requests the Commission to support Member States and regions to pursue their own investment incentives policies, with flexible application of competition law and the State aid system;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the non-compliance with both public procurement rules and eligibility rules accounts for a high proportion of the estimated error rate (31 % and 43 %, respectively); notes in this context the recommendation of the Court of Auditors to identify areas for further simplification; calls, therefore, for analysis of whether technical assistance should be stepped up and, at any rate, of the need to ensure that full operational capacity is maintained for financial oversight;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the deficiencies in the financial engineering instruments' implementation, namely in respect of the lack of compliance with regulatory requirements in making the contribution from the operational programmes to the funds implementing such instruments, as well as deficient reporting and verification requirements in force; recommends more in-depth analysis to ascertain the real effect of these instruments and the guidelines on implementation;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that in a great number of transactions affected by error Member States' authorities had sufficient information to detect and apply corrective measures prior to certification; calls for the establishment of corrective mechanisms, including the introduction of sanctions in clear cases of negligence.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of regional airports in the context of air transport and their essential role in ensuring territorial, economic and social cohesion , both within the Member States and in the Union by connecting regions; points out that existing public service obligations should be maintained in orderor obligations that may be agreed in the future should be justified by the need to guarantee the accessibility of regions, such asparticularly peripheral and island regions, that facegiven that suitable air transports links would enable them to cope with their inherent geographical handicaps; notes the importance of airports, especially of regional airports, which are sometimes the only effective link between a region and the rest of Europe; evidently, in the current context of the economic crisis and the need to implement fiscal consolidation policies, the right balance should be struck between each airport’s need to be competitive and balance its books and the social and regional needs that must be met;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to take greater account of the fact that good air transport connections are oftin any event decisive for the development of tourism and fundamental to the rapid transportation of passengers and goods; since tourism is demonstrating its resilience to the economic crisis, special attention must be paid to any economic policy aspect or decision likely to support or advance it, such as air transport and airport infrastructure projects;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the economic importance of regional airports for job creation, particularly in less-developed or, disadvantaged or island regions; stresses, in that connection, the need to exploit the potential for green jobs more effectivelyas a corollary, the opportunity we have to exploit the potential offered by the new vision of airports as a more effective way of creating green jobs;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take account, in addition to economic and financial considerations, of environmental and meteorological factors when deciding where to locate airports;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it particularly important to employ intermodal transport solutions where possible; takes the view that railerefore that, given the current state of technological progress in the field, rail or road transport links between airports should be developed, as they offer an ideal way of easing the capacity problems of the airports concerned;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the building and expansion of regional airports and related infrastructure should be properly supported by national and regional authorities and receive appropriate financing under the TEN-T Networks, the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF, in the new programming framework currently being assessed;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure that, in accordance with a specific territorial assessment, airports are included in regional spatial development plans given the impor taken into accountnce they deserve in regional spatial development strategieplans.
Amendment 52 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission, therefore, to pave the way for the establishment of a system of airport charges that goes beyond the simple desire to raise funds and has the requisite effect to ensure the competitiveness of the European air transport system as a whole, paying particular attention to peripheral and island regions;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2195(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for smart specialisation strategies and longterm investments in the ORs in the framework of the EU 2020 strategy and the Cohesion funding and to ensure an active participation in the flagship projects;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2195(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists on the need to analyse the growth factors in these regions that suffer from structural difficulties, identifying strategies that offer scope for improving their competitiveness as well as other strategies aimed at reducing their dependency. Considers it fundamental to identify strategic projects by means of thorough ex-ante analyses and ex-post evaluations, which are essential in determining the socio-economic impact of such projects; in addition, favours including in such analyses the various regional, local and civil society actors, who have real knowledge of the strength as well as the weaknesses of these regions;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2195(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern the effects of climate change in the ORs, most notably rising water levels; calls on the EU to address these issues in its climate change prevention and response strategy;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Wwhereas the Treaty stipulates that its provisions are to be applied to the outermost regions (ORs) in a differentiated manner and provides, under Article 349 of the TFEU, for special treatment and a specific framework for these regions, conferring onprovides, in Article 349, for a specific legal basis based on primary law, under which a specific legal status is reinforced for them ‘ outermost region status’s;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the deteriorating economic situation resulting from the economic and financial crisis is even more serious in ORs than in other European regions, highlighting the structural weaknesses of their economies;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EUCohesion Policy should be aligned with the Europe 2020 sStrategy is aimed at smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and whereas this is aimed at organising policy initiatives around smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, promoting an economy with a high level of employment that is socially and territorially cohesive, and should take due account of the situation of ORs, that; whereas the starting conditions in the ORs to achieve these objectives are more severe than in other regions and that the ORs are prepared to cooperate in the implementation of the five goals with regard to employment, innovation, education, social inclusion, climate and energy to be achieved by 2020;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the need to direct smart, sustainable, inclusive growth in the ORs towards exploiting their potential and the growth of sectors of excellence does not mean that the structural obstacles facing these regions and the basic development role played by traditional sectors can be ignored;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, despite the fact that Cohesion Policy has an important role to play in these regions in reducing disparities, enabling them to integrate into the internal market and assert themselves in their respective geographical areas and in pursuing the EU 2020urope 2020 Strategy targets, and whereas European Funds are key instruments, this European policy cannot by itself resolve all of the difficulties facing the ORs;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the major challenge for the economies of the ORs is to transform their constraints into growth potential and opportunities, and whereas new global challenges, such as globalisation, climate change, energy supply and, the development of renewable energy, andthe sustainable management of natural, marine and agricultural resources, and/or demographic pressures, require the coordination of all EU policies and instruments;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Cohesion Policy must remain one of the main instruments of European action to reduce development disparities in the European regions in general, and in the ORs in particular;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under the terms of the Treaty, the ORs are entitled to differentiated and holistic treatment, which should mean access toenabling them to benefit from the maximum level of support, irrespective of their level of development, and that their specificity should be duly taken into account and protected, given that these regions cannot be treated in the same way as the other EU regionsexpressed in terms of per capita income, so that their specific features are sufficiently considered and protected;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Supports the advisability of ORs pursuing the main objectives defined in the Europe 2020 strategy, but emphasises the need to modulate these in accordance with their own situations, taking into account their regional diversity, their structural conditions and the potential benefits;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself particular situation of the ORs should be taken into account within the scope of future cohesion policy; calls on the Commission to analyse, in this context, the suitability of other criteria or indicators, as well as GDP, being used to determine their eligibility, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; calls, therefore, for the use of a specific classification criterion, including ORs in the category of less developed regions, regardless of their level of GDP, so that the thematic conditionality provided for these regions, which is more suited to their particular situation, is applied to them; stresses, therefore, that the co- financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 %the maximum for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension and not less than 85 %; insists on flexibility in the use of the speriod of implementation of these funds in the ORcific ERDF allocation, and, for all ORs calls for relaxation of the rule of automatic decommitment of credits with a view to more effective implementation of allocated funds;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; calls therefore for the implementation of specific criteria, listing ORs among the least developed regions, regardless of their GDP giving an approach best adapted to their specific situation; stresses, therefore, that the co- financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that concentration on the first three thematic objectives laid down in the new proposals for Regulations from 2014, should be relaxed for ORs, which would avoid significantly restricting the possibility of diversifying and developing existing potential, as well as making use of their comparative and competitive advantages;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution betwe, with a 7.5 % reduction in the resources allocated to development, 70 million less than the allocation made in the previous period, and considers that the financial arrangements, under cohesion policy, should not, in any case, be less than that of the current financial framework but, conversely, should be increased in order to be able to implement these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst them Europe 2020 strategy in a coherent way;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst themis concerned that this allocation, initially designed to compensate the effects of the structural disadvantages of the outermost regions has been altered to 50 % to meet different objectives; calls for this allocation to be increased to a co-financing rate of 85 %, as for ERDF mainstream; calls therefore for the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Draws attention to the fact that in the proposal for a Regulation of the next ESF, the situation of ORs will not be referred to, considering not only the structural characteristics listed in Article 349 of the TFEU but also their specific economic situation which puts them among the regions with the highest unemployment rates in the EU;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the ERDF’s specific additional allocation to ORs to be maintained, and considers that the minimum allocation, in terms of aid per inhabitant, should be at least that granted in the current period; also stresses the importance of linking this additional specific allocation to the difficulties mentioned in Article 349 of the Treaty and to the specific objectives of the European strategy in favour of ORs, and of permitting it to be applied to both investment and operating costs;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European taxation and customs policies should be adjusted in order to enhance the competitiveness of the outermost regions and that the existence of free zoneappropriate tax and customs frameworks is of paramount importance to the diversification of economic activity and the creation of skilustainabled jobs in the ORs;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is in favour of the need for OR citizens to benefit from the advantages of the internal market on an equal footing with other EU citizens and calls for the adoption of measures in accordance with the recommendations of the Solbes report; calls for the possibility of developing a specific framework on state aid to ORs to be examined;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal and modernisation aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. DCriticises the fact that the proposal for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy does not take sufficient account of the situation of the ORs; draws attention to the marine dimension of the ORs and the importance of the fishing sector in view of their Exclusive Economic Zone, the potential of which should be reflected in concrete and coherent measures for a genuine marine economy and duly taken into account in the integrated European maritime policy; considers it essential to facilitate the connection between the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ aspects of the CFP for the ORs and to provide compensation measures aimed at repairing the damage caused by the conclusion of fisheries agreements.
Amendment 119 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the marine dimension of the ORs and the importance of the fishing sector in view of their Exclusive Economic Zone, the potential of which should be reflected in concrete measures for a genuine marine economy and duly taken into account in the integrated European maritime policy; emphasises the need to take into account the interests of the ORs concerned when negotiating international fisheries agreements and to establish compensatory measures to mitigate possible damages resulting from the signing of such agreements;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the importance of the tourism sector and calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the European Action Plan and ensure more effective coordination of the existing funding lines, giving specialfic attention to the ORs;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the growth of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks and smart specialisation such as the S3 platform;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea; highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs; urges for ORs to be included in TEN-E networks and the new instrument aimed at facilitating European interconnections.
Amendment 136 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the ORs'rs’ dependence on imported fossil fuels results in substantial additional costs; proposes strengthening the renewable energy sector and setting up a specific programme in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services; in order to promote the ambitious policies the ORs have committed to on the development of renewable energy.
Amendment 138 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. UStresses the fact that Article 349 of the TFEU stipulates the adoption of specific measures aimed at lessening the impact of OR characteristics, including those needed to allow the ORs to fully participate on an equal footing with other regions, in all EU horizontal programmes; considers, nevertheless, that the implementation of this article was weak, restricting its scope to adapt these policies and to benefit from them; urges the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport and information and communications technology, similar to the POSEI arrangements, which will need to be in keeping with other European funds in these fields;
Amendment 151 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, within a multi-level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borders with the rest of the world and advocates an approach, particularly through pursuing the reflections of the Commission in partnership with the ORs, that recognises their closeness to EU third countries and, including to the countries with which they have special cultural and historical links; draws attention to their integration problems in their respective geographical areas, and the need to find specific innovative schemes which encourage real regional integration through shared programmes and projects between the ORs and neighbouring third countries and to help establish good connections between respective geographical areas; highligts the need to carry out studies to measure the impact of international trade agreements and their impact in relation tof the external aspects of some EU policies;
Amendment 160 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation for ORs, and believes that an individual development strategy should be designed for each of them, tailored to their own local context and to that of their neighbours; underlines the advisability of analysing the possibility of ORs being able to carry out joint projects with third countries;
Amendment 165 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the continuation of territorial cooperation programmes in the ORs and advocates increased funding for programmes, greater investment in transnational cooperation and the removal, in the case of the ORs, of the 150 km criterion in of the 150 km criterion, which limits the possibilities of cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the key role the ORs could play in development cooperation in key cooperation platforms with their third country neighbours as well as regions which could carry out important work in fostering development in their geographical environment.
Amendment 169 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that other EU regions Danish, French and Dutch overseas territories referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 355 of the TFEU can choose to become ORs, opting for whichever status is most appropriate to their situation, and draws the attention of the current ORs to the decisive role they can play in promoting and consolidating their status;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. believes that it is particularly important to improve cooperation between national, local and regional authorities and to encourage public-private partnerships for better application of the body of EU law on waste management; stresses the need for close collaboration with universities and, researchers and companies for the rapid design of innovative technologies that make waste recycling possible;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. recognises that the integration of environmental policies must be guaranteed in all sectoral policies, an important role incumbent on local, regional and regnational authorities; stresses the importance of the correlation between specific features at local and regional levels and the strategies required to implement these policies.
Amendment 31 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 bis (new)
Paragraph 5 bis (new)
5a. Calls for particular attention to be paid to the situation of regions and territories with special geographical features, such as islands, mountainous regions and sparsely populated regions;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. having regard to the extent and success of regional cooperation in the Mediterranean within the framework of political processes such as the Barcelona Process, the Union for the Mediterranean and the 5+5 Dialogue, which has served as a model for existing strategies (Baltic and Danube);
Amendment 10 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. having regard to the multilateral and bilateral regional cooperation initiatives, within the framework of EU instruments and programmes including the MED and the ENPI under the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. having regard to the current development of the Union in respect of Mediterranean and given that its potential as a catalyst in the region will increase;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Mediterranean is a very large area stretching nearly 4 000 km from east to west, with numerous islands and with territories with land and sea borders with North Africa, and whereas a huge network of maritime routes should be promoted therein, enabling increased trade whilst reducing related CO2 emissions;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that this type of territorial cooperation strategy is justified, particularly when these territories have historically been divided by borders, bequeathing lownotable levels of cooperation between neighbouring territories;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that a Mediterranean macro-regional strategy that involves European, national, regional and local authorities, regional organisations, financial institutions, and NGOs from the European side of the Mediterranean basin, and that is open to neighbouring countries and/or countries at the pre-accession stage, would significantly improve territorial cooperation in this area in political and operational terms;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that, given the Mediterranean territories with sea and land borders with North Africa, a macro- regional strategy would boost the development of new active neighbourhood policies, taking on a concrete territorial dimension which guarantees greater effectiveness, security and control of migration flows, and positively impacts on the performance of their own economies;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Hopes that macro-regional strategies that have significant maritime aspects and that take into account the numerous Mediterranean island territories and their development needs will also emerge for the western and eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Hopes that the strategy fosters cooperation on tourism in the Mediterranean regions, to improve the prospects of this economic sector which is vital to most of these territories, which are major global tourist destinations;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls, in this respect, the possibilities offered by regional policy for creating synergies ensuring the success of general research policies;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that innovation above all lies at the interface with practiceintroduction onto the market; recommends, therefore, as the necessary complement to excellence in research, placing the focus of regional support also on support for applications, without preventing research capacity from being built upin the context of a balance with basic research, in order above all to enable companies to encourage and develop innovative methods;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to examine whether it is appropriate to makessues relating to mixed financing legal and to extend cross- financing.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that cohesion policy rests on its widespread acceptance, consistent approaches and sound financing;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets thatPoints out that, in most areas, the key national goals agre not ambitious, that an excessive importance has been given toed by the European Council are far from having been achieved; regrets, therefore, the scant ambition of national objectives, which are excessively focused on achieving short- term results and that, in most areas, the EU is still far from attaining the EU key goals agreed by the European Council, in this context, the inadequate role of the EU in promoting structural objectives that will guarantee long-term growth;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers this as justification forit necessary, therefore, for cohesion also to be to oriented towards strengthening regional (and not merely national) potentials and stakeholders in particular when orientating structural policy; believes that strengthening regional potentials in coordination with national potentials makes cohesion policy once again emerge as a necessary tool for achieving the requisite synergies;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that giving the strategy more of a territorial dimensionthe 2020 Strategy needs to have more of a territorial dimension; takes the view, consequently, that – taking into account the particularities and different development levels of European regions – and directly involving regional and local authorities and partners in the planning and implementation of relevant programmes would lead to a greater feeling of responsibility for the goals of the strategy at all levels and would ensure greater awareness on the ground of its objectives and results;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressesPoints out that, despite the efforts of the EU and the national, regional and local authorities, significant dysfunctions are still occurring in the context of shared resource use; stresses, accordingly, that in order to achieve a resource-efficient Europe, increased coordination and synergies between a wide range of policy areas and their various instruments should be implemented at regional, national and EU level with a view to ensuring their effectiveness; points out that regional policy already has a coordinated and integrated approach in place; notes that trade-offs between certain policy areas exist, and these need to be addressed;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial potential role of regional policy in supporting initiatives aiming at the above efficient use of resources, owing to its; in this context, regional policy can develop those potentialities, owing to its specific characteristics and notably to the fact of being grounded in long-term development programmes, and in a decentralised administration system and; in addition, the incorporation of thinto regional policy of diverse EU’s priorities formakes it especially susitainable developmentfor achieving the goal of more efficient resource use;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasizes that resource efficiency shouldmust also therefore be addressed at regional and local level, – taking into account the particularities and different development levels of European regions – andand thus reiterates the need for regional and local authorities and partners shouldto be directly involved in the initial planning and subsequent implementation of the relevant programmes and measures; this approach would lead to a greater feeling of responsibility for the goals of resource efficiency at all levels;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Agenda for new skills and jobs as part of the 2020 strategy, pointing out that only a workforce that is skilled is of fundamental importance forto the need for increasingly high skills so that this factor can play a key part in the development of a competitive, sustainable and innovative economy;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the morHighlights the need to ensure the effective use of funds for the development of new skills and the creation of new jobs, including in the burgeoning 'green economy’; this involves principally the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Lifelong Learning programme and the Progress programme;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports policies designed to promote job creation taking into account as a priority the needs of small and medium- sized enterprises, which provide two thirds of all jobs in the private sector;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Attaches vital importance to effective incentives and cost-sharing schemes with the aim of increasing public and private investment in the systematic training of workers and in Lifelong Learning focusing on ICT and digital literacy;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the exchange of experience and the creation of networks between higher education institutions, research establishments and business centres is importantessential for raising skills levels and adapting to the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that, given the speed of changes in technologies and production systems, an ongoing procedure should be established to assess the Agenda in the light of these changes;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for regional and local actors to be involved in the processes of assessing, adapting and defining changes in the Agenda's implementation.
Amendment 66 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the current rules for the allocation of second-pillar funding were agreed on the basis of the cohesion criterion, i.e. the agricultural and rural development disparities existing between individual Member States and regions; believes, in view of the fact that those disparities still exist, that the current criteria and funding arrangements for rural development should be retained, in particular in the context of expanding the second pillar to take account of the Europe 2020 strategy objectives; points out that this will require appropriate coordination and distribution of tasks between the CAP and cohesion policy, with coordination being especially relevant in implementing the principle of territorial cohesion.
Amendment 2 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the significant impact of gender equality on economic, social and economicterritorial cohesion in Europe, which is affected by, inter alia, women’s participation in the labour market,
Amendment 5 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas significant regional differences exist in female participation in the labour market, and whereas on average the participation of women is usually lower than that of men, as is their pay,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca whereas policies on women's rights and gender equality can also make a significant contribution to territorial cohesion,
Amendment 16 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU cohesion policy has contributed greatly to the increased productivity achieved by all regionsis a key pillar of the process of European integration, and the EU’s main tool for promoting the harmonious development of the Union as a whole, particularly by reducing disparities between the different levels of development of the regions, which has contributed greatly to growth and to the prosperity of the Union during the previous and current funding periods; whereas it is striking that ex- post evaluation has also shown athat despite its achievements and the significant narrowing of the economic, social and regional divide; whereas these developments have equally positive effects on social security and on investment in the protection of the environment and social divide, there are still major economic, social and territorial disparities between regions,
Amendment 17 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists, in the context of the cohesion policy, on the need to increase financial support for action to facilitate a work-life balance for women and men, which benefits social cohesion by promoting the role of the family and favouring parenthood and also economic cohesion by increasing the participation of women in the labour market;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ecohesion and structural policies have proved flexible in crisis situations andnomic and financial crisis has accentuated the need for a cohesion policy that is capable of providing a flexible response to the needs of the regions, especially those that have fallen behind; whereas, at this time of crisis, this European policy haves made a defining contribution to various national recovery and training programmes,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that European Social Fund support should continue to focus primarily on raising employment levels, including by cofunding individual economic initiatives by people outside the labour market, including women over the age of 45is crucial to guarantee the success of the 2020 Strategy and consequently it should continue to focus primarily on the objective of raising employment levels;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the European Social Fund, as part of its contribution to gender equality policies, should also pay particular attention to cofunding individual economic initiatives by people outside the labour market, including in particular women over the age of 45; believes that these initiatives are also likely to be especially valuable for the territorial cohesion objective;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gearing the structural funds to the Lisbon Strategy objectives has proved effective, as is evident from the impressive commitment rates forcohesion policy should continue to support growth and competitiveness, as it is doing during the current period in which a high percentage of structural fund appropriations have been pledged to investments geared to the Lisbon Strategy objectives in the Convergence and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, aleven though it is regrettable that only 20% of projects under the heading of Territorial Cooperation accord, during the current period, with the Lisbon aims,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls likewise on the Commission to give appropriate considerationensure, in the context of the cohesion policy, tohat the vocational education of women, and is strengthened, and calls on the Member States to this end to create ‘lifelong learning programmes’;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the partial failure of the Lisbon Strategy is due not to the inadequate implementation of cohesion policy but rather to the effects of the financial crisis, imperfect implementation of the single market, slack budgetary discipline and inadequate macroeconomic framework conditions in individual Member States,
Amendment 36 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission in its reform of the cohesion policy, including byas regards concentrating funding on a smaller number of priorities, on condition that gender equality in the labour market remains an ongoing priority in the new period;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the incidence of errors and misuse of funds has been significantly lower in the most recent funding periods; whereas, regrettably, structural policy non, but has not been completheless remains an area with a continuing poor record in this respect, andy eliminated because some Member States still lack effective machinery for counterrrecting the misuse of fundingse errors and recovering money wrongly paid out,
Amendment 44 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the existing system of cohesion and structural policy objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), combined with a multi-level governance approach and security to plan on the basis of reliable funding and an agreed time frame (seven years), has basically proved its worth, but whereas there have been considerable delays in programme planning as a result of protracted financial and legislative negotiations in the Community decision- making process,
Amendment 59 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for cohesion and structural policy programmes to place more emphasis on European added value; deems such added value to be achieved where EU projects bring about a lasting and measurable improvement in the economic, infrastructural, social and/or environmental status of a disadvantaged region and such improvement would not have been achievable without the European stimulus,Emphasises the indisputable European added value of cohesion policy programmes; deems such added value to be achieved where clear additional benefits are obtained through European actions over those obtained through measures adopted by each Member State individually, thus contributing to the achievement of agreed policy targets more effectively and reducing national expenditure; points out that in order to achieve greater European added value, resources should be focused on areas where they can be of most benefit and that the subsidiarity and proportionality principles are the basic criteria used in determining this;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises, too, that European funding adds value where projects supported at regional level contribute to the achievement of pan-cohesion policy funding adds European value by helping to leverage public and private investment towards European objecprioritives in the fields of economic growth, research, environmental protection, resource management, demographic change, energy supply sustainability, social cohesion or cross-border development and thisand objectives, producing results on a European scale that would not have been realisachieved withrout the European stimulusgh projects supported only at national, regional or local level;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Sees the achievement of European objectives in accordance with a decentralised approach and the principle of multi-level governance as one of the major advantagessset of cohesion policy and thus as a form of added value in itself; calls for; calls also for the strengthening of thise partnership principle to be further strengthenedwith regional and local actors and for more engagement of the economic and social partners involved in cohesion policy;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, despite the trend towards a narrowing of inter-regional disparities, major imbalances still exist – and in some Member States are actually growing as a result of the economic and financial crisis – so cohesion policy must continue to concentrate on evening outreducing differences between regions’ levels of development; convergence and development, and should be extended to all territories of the Union, being applied with the flexibility required to tailor it to the socioeconomic realities of each;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantagedcertain regions by virtue of their geodemographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its; to this end, calls for special forms of preference to coparticular attention to be paid to island, mountainue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned and sparsely populated regions in the strategic priorities; calls also for studies into the Tpreaty on the Funcservation or creationing of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northcertain preferences awarded to the outernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-and the land and sea border regions);
Amendment 108 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its ownbe competitive in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tap the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenges of the EU 2020 strategyis sufficiently flexible for the regions to be able to adapt it to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy in accordance with their own local needs, and are thus capable of fully exploiting their development potential;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that cohesion policy must continue to focus on regional (territorial) cohespromoting balanced development throughout the Union and points out that the Lisbon Treaty added the objective of territorial cohesion to those of economic and social cohesion; affirms that this aim remains indissociable from the challenges of economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Sees the possibility of macroregional strategies as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of trans-regional potential and adopt a joint approach to challenges stemming from the natural environment, e.g. in relation to environmental protectionbeing an effective tool for promoting cooperation between members of the macroregion in the functional areas they define and improving cooperation between the different levels of governance, whilst also implementing the policy goals of the Union in line with the Europe 2020 strategy; considers that better coordination of existing support mechanisms can create scope for more targeted use of the EU structural funds;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whether specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as metropolitan regions or sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly awa as there, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead for closer coordination of macroregional or natural-environment strategies at inter-governmental levels a risk they may overlap with other existing areas of cooperation or structures;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities as motors for development in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 strategy objectives; calls, which makes it essential to involve them in the design of future cohesion policy; calls for the urban dimension to cohesion policy to be strengthened from the outset and when it is implemented, and for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural links;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RejectQuestions the usefulness of quotas in particular for national allocations under ESF/ERDF programmes, for urban development, for the countryside or otherwise according to categorisation on the basis of population density or territorial function; also regards as questionable the requirement to specifydefine already at operational programme level which urbanregions and other areas are to be eligible for support, and calls for the Member States and regions to be allowed to organise competitive selection procedures in this respect as well;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that structural and cohesion policy must not be biased towards specific types of region; calls for urban-rural partnerships to be seen in their broader socio-economic contextdiscretionary in favouring specific types of region;
Amendment 193 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that support from the cohesion and structural funds must be more strongly oriented towardsseek to tackle the educational and socio-al political challengcy objectives of the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view, however, that across-the-board ‘Europeanisation’ of the relevant policy areas would be a doomed endeavour purely on financial grounds; calls, therefore, for the further development of approaches that could serve as models, while retaining existing national and regional competences;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CallAsks, in the light of the necessary shift towards renewable sources of energy and of the climate debateachievement of the 20/20/20 objectives, for cohesion policy to make a greater contribution to the rapid development of renewables; in that connection, supports the plans for decentralised energy strategies involving effective energy storage technologies in the regions;
Amendment 210 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Sees scope under the structural funds for specifically supporting investment in energy infrastructure, although such support must be available only in regions where political or geographical constraints significantly hamper the ability of the market to meet energy-supply needs; calls, too, for support from the structural funds to be made contingentlinked in all cases ton the adoption of a commercial approach and of compliance withstrengthening of the internal energy market and the security of supply, as well as to the principle of multi- level governance in resource management;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; suggests that ‘infrastructure’ be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support in connection with the third objective of European Territorial Cooperationcalls also for particular attention to be paid to outlying and island areas;
Amendment 226 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the core components of the EU 2020 strategy (innovation, education and training, energy, environment, employment, competitiveness, skills and combating poverty) are already integral to the cohesion and structural policiesy; takes the view that the EU 2020 challenges can be integrated very easily into the system of three objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), which has proved its effectiveness;
Amendment 232 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. States that the EU 2020 strategy is a key benchmark for the future of Europe and, ultimately, for European Union policies, in that it aims to consolidate the foundations of knowledge-based economic growth that is environmentally friendly and geared to social integration; affirms in this context that cohesion policy should play a key role in supporting the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 245 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as thea key criterion infor the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average)eligibility of cohesion regions and countries, without prejudice to the necessity and desirability of introducing additional indicators that are in line with the complexity of the principle of territorial cohesion; points out that the competent national authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levels;
Amendment 253 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for cohesion policy to continue, in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, to target as a priority those regions that lag furthest behind; stresses that the neediest regions should be granted an appropriate share –of resources that is commensurate with the seriousness of their development problems – of the funding under Objective 1 (Convergence);
Amendment 258 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a dependable and appropriate phasing-out arrangement for areas formerly eligible for maximum supporregions that exit the convergence objective to be guaranteed appropriate treatment, by retaining transitional mechanisms that allow their balanced development uander the Convergence objective (convergence regions) avoid the economic shock caused by a sudden change in aid received;
Amendment 268 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for Objective 2 (Regional Competitiveness and Employment), which is based on a cross-cuttingthematic approach, to be upgraded; stresses that the proven system of innovation clusters and competition for funding needs to be developed furtherin these regions needs to be developed further; points out in this context that strategies should be designed with sufficient flexibility to be able to cope with the problems and particularities of each individual region;
Amendment 283 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a general new funding category based on GDP/PE between the 75% and 90% rates would be at odds with the tried and tested principles of EU cohesion policy (to support the weakest and pool the inherent potential of the wealthier, in order to meet their development needs, it is necessary to introduce a new intermediate category of regions that have exceeded the eligibility threshold for the convergence objective but have not yet reached full competitiveness; asks that attention also be given to the special situation of regions, taking a cross- cutting approach), and therefore rejects this intermediate categoryhat cease to be covered by the convergence objective for the first time;
Amendment 290 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the unequivocal view that efforts under Objective 3 (the European Territorial Cooperation) objective need to be stepped up at all EU internal borders and at all three levels of such cooperation (cross-border, inter- regional and trans-national) and calls for the relevant share of the structural fundsfunds earmarked for this purpose to be increased to 7%; stresses the importance of the border regionis in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers there is a need for closer linkage with the TEN networks – in line with European priorities – and with cross- border infrastructure, and calls for a corresponding increase in funding for all border regions;
Amendment 306 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that new issue-oriented funds (for climate, energy and transport) would undermine the tried and tested principle of multi-level governance and jeopardise the regions’ contribution to the achievement of the EU 2020 objectivesEuropean cohesion policy;
Amendment 338 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls, in the interests of efficiency, for the elimcoordination or merger of funds relevant to both regional development and cohesion; recommends that the Globalisation Fund be abandoned as a stand-alone instrument and that appropriate provision for its functions be included in the Social Fund; calls for consideration of whether a merger of the Cohesion Fund and the Regional Development Fund would be compatible with the European Treaties; points out that, as a rule, monies from the Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund are spent on the same types of project so as to avoid duplication;
Amendment 351 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the objectives of the development and investment partnership contracts between the EU and the Member States, which the Commission is proposing in place of the strategic framework plans previously prepared for individual Member States; calls for investment priorities geared to the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and the achievement of other cohesion policy and structural policy objectives to be set at this stage; considers that the allocation of responsibilities between the various levels involved needs to be clarified and calls for national and/or regional competences to be retained in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 359 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the mandatory involvement of federal Länder and regions in drawing up developall levels of government involved in the negotiation of development and investment partnerships, as well as ind operational programmes; considers it essential to make appropriate provision for this in the structural fund regulations;
Amendment 382 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls, in the event that binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and to be tailored in each case to regions’ specific needs; stresses that it must be possible to suggest and pursue additional priorities on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for suggestenvisaged priority areas to include energy, education and training, and combating poverty;
Amendment 397 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for theExpresses doubts concerning the benefits of possibly imposing conditions on funding under development investment partnerships to be made conditional on the implementation of reforms by the Member States, in order to ensure that it is used efficiently in areas di; points out that enhanced regional policy cross-compliance is only possible in the context of suitable governance and therefore inherecntly related to cohesion policy; considers it fair for such conditions to include, in particular, full implementation of existing EU legislation (e.g. on price regulation, tendering proced, however, to assess the results in greater detail; stresses that administrative and regulatory simplification would make it possible to use the resources, transport, the environment and health) in order to prevent irregularities and ensure effectiveness; rejects, however, the imposition of conditions requiring Member States to undertake fundamental social and economic reform more efficiently and reduce irregularities; rejects any proposal requiring Member States to undertake fundamental social and economic reform and therefore firmly opposes all macro-economic cross-compliance; points out, moreover, that no common policy is subject to such requirements;
Amendment 413 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a stronger focus on results, to be achieved throughwhile taking the view that the ex- ante establishment of appropriate objectives and indicators; stresses that will encourage efforts to secure recognition of their credentials rather than focusing on effective results; stresses that, if they are established, such indicators must be few in number, that they must all be clearly defined, measurable and related directly to the impact of the funding, and that they should be established by agreement with the regions/Member States;
Amendment 419 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for theany existing indicators to concentrate on areas of impact wichievement of the European added value (increases in productivity, research, transport services, regional growth and relevant environmental improvements); calls for quantitative targets to be escheweda 2020 strategy objectives; calls for the necessary degree of flexibility and proportionality when measuring progress in areas where responsibility rests largely with national authorities (i.e. on educational standards, poverty thresholds and integration)or regional authorities and for assessment, instead, of projects’ potential as models and of the degree of innovation they display ;
Amendment 433 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the maximum level of support must not exceed 75%, otherwise applications will be driven less by the case for the projects than by the prospect of the funding they can attract; calls for it to be made easier for regions to use private co- financing and market-oriented credit options to cover their share of project financing;
Amendment 443 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls, in the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that Cohesion Policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly bigger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and calls, therefore, for support for undertakingsboth in the case of bigger companies and SMEs for it to be recognised that it is necessary to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing; also calls for clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling outanalysing the appropriateness of EU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, and for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments;
Amendment 451 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Recognises the leverage effect of new financial instruments and their potential to mobilise investment, supports increased financing from credit in principle, and calls for the use ofin principle through revolving financial instruments to be extended to more areas eligible for funding (including research and infrastructure); calls for procedures to be simplified to that end and for a greater degree of legal certainty throughout the entire funding period; takes the view that at the end of a funding period, at the latest, responsibility for how the funds are spent should transfer to national level or project level;
Amendment 466 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Considers that the EIB must assume a stronger role in the financing of TEN infrastructure; calls for more emphasis to be placed on self-supporting public-private partnerships; considers, as a matter of principle, that the European Parliament has a major responsibility in this regard for ensuring transparency, and in relation to decision-making and supervision;
Amendment 470 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Sees global grants at subregional level as an appropriate tool for developing independent innovation strategies in line with European structurregional-policy objectives; proposes that the tried and tested approach of competitive procedures should also be applied in respect of global grants;
Amendment 476 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Takes the view that the system of seven-year programming periods has proved its worth regarding cohesion policy and should be retained at least until the end of the next planning period (2020); calls, however, for swifter strategic reassessment of the basic conditions for funding so that the EU can respond even more quickly and more flexibly to exceptional events (such as the financial crisis, the energy crisis or natural disasters);
Amendment 481 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Emphasises, nonetheless, that the EU budget as currently structurednd allocation mechanisms, underpinned by the regulations governing the various funds, has proved effective in the implementation of cohesion and structural policy in particular, and changes should therefore be made only where procedures have not worked or where the arrangements are at odds with the Financial Regulation; calls for the utmost caution to be exercised when making even the most minor adjustment to established, tried and tested structures, so as to avoid increased bureaucracy, malfunctions and uncertainty for national and regional administrative bodies;
Amendment 484 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Regards the integration of the EU 2020 objectives into the existing system of objectives and funds as entirely feasible; rejects any division of the EU budget under the notional headings of ‘smart’, ‘inclusive’ or ‘sustainable’ growthcohesion policy structures as entirely feasible; stresses, however, that under the Lisbon Treaty cohesion policy has been given tasks exceeding the mere application of the new European growth and employment strategy;
Amendment 489 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Regards post-2013 cohesion and structural policy as the decisive policy arena forNotes that the cohesion policy to be followed from 2014 is intended to be focused on cross-sectoral implementationachievement of the EU 2020 strategy and therefore calls for it to be treated at least as generously in budgetary terms it has been as in the current planning periods well as fulfilment of its new tasks under the treaty; urges therefore that at least the same percentage of the European budget as in the current planning period continue to be earmarked for this purpose in order to guarantee the success of an enhanced cohesion policy;
Amendment 501 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls, in respect of Member States that are falling significantly short of the EU stability criteria requirements and also have a poor record on the use of monies from the structural funds, for a proposal for the automatic application of more stringent rules in order to monitor the use of such monies in accordance with the law and the relevant objectives;
Amendment 518 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Envisages that the Commission will, in future, have a greater responsibility for the improvement of national administrative procedures; takes the view, therefore, that it will be incumbent on the Commission to implement accreditation procedures for national or federal-stateregional administrative and auditing bodies; envisages linkage between, on the one hand, successful accreditation and a reduction in the error rate and, on the other, entitlement to simplified and less frequent reporting;
Amendment 532 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Supports the Commission’s proposal that national authorities should not receive reimbursement until the EU funding has been paid out to the beneficiaries; envisages that this will speed up payment procedures and will be a crucial incentive to carry out stringent national auditing; notes, however, that cashflow problems could potentially arise at Member State or federal-state level and thatNotes that cashflow problems could potentially arise at Member State and regional level in the current crisis and that, regarding the advanced reimbursement of expenditure incurred for this purpose, appropriate hedging arrangements will have to be made;
Amendment 550 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructurerecalls in this context that cooperation with neighbouring countries has positive effects throughout Europe; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs and calls for the elimination of the current 150 km criterion, which limits the possibility of cooperation between territories situated on either side of EU external borders;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to seek in particular to allow for the variety of circumstances obtaining in the regions and to focus expressly on regions with specific geographical and demographic characteristics, such as islands, mountain regions, and regions with low population density.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls Parliament's conviction that whilst the budgetary resources under headings 1a and 1b should be used so as to align policy areas with the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy, the objectives of cohesion policy, namely the reduction of regional disparities and support for regional competitiveness in a globalised world, are of equal importance;
Amendment 1391 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – title
Article 74 – title
Amendment 1396 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74a Member States may reserve the right to limit procurement procedures for social services to non-profit-making organisations whose main purpose is implementing programmes in the field of the social service in question, or which are specialised in protecting the rights of vulnerable groups whose protection is the subject of the procedure. Non-profit-making organisations shall be defined as bodies which reinvest at least 70% of positive annual turnover in improving the activities in which they engage or the services they provide.
Amendment 1435 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In line with the principles of comprehensive, personalised care, personal choice and continuity and quality of care, Member States may put in place arrangements to ensure the continued provision of such services to users by organisations that were providing them prior to the publication of this Directive, and for the award of contracts for such services after its publication.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Taking into account the specific funding needs of social undertakings, it is necessary to achieve clarity regarding the types of instruments a EuSEF should use for such funding. Therefore, this Regulation should lay down uniform rules on the eligible instruments to be used by a EuSEF when making investments, which include equity instruments, debt instruments, investments into other EuSEFs and short and medium term loans. The EuSEF should facilitate long-term investment in social businesses, which require stable financing to have an impact on society, given that investments intended to have a social impact generally take longer to bear fruit than those designed uniquely to yield financial returns;
Amendment 64 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) 'qualifying portfolio undertaking', given the wide variety of legal forms that such undertakings may take from Member State to Member State, means an undertaking that, at the time of an investment by the EuSEF, is not listed on a regulated market as defined in point (14) of Article 4 (1) of Directive 2004/39/EC, which either has an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million, which is not itself a collective investment undertaking and which:
Amendment 66 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – indent 1
– the undertaking provides services or goods to vulnerable or, marginalised or disabled persons; or
Amendment 103 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) pay due attention to issues of social impact (such as disability) by incorporating them into investment criteria, tools for analysis and investment procedures;
Amendment 104 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. EuSEF managers shall employ for each EuSEF they manage procedures, which may be approved with the involvement of social economy organisations, to measure and monitor the extent to which the qualifying portfolio undertakings, in which the EuSEF invests, achieve the positive social impact that they are committed to.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The registration shall be valid for the entire territory of the Union and shall allow EuSEF managers to market EuSEFs under the designation “European Social Entrepreneurship Funds” throughout the Union. A certificate with a social label may make it possible to recognise and give fresh impetus to social activities, and bring greater transparency to the activities of social businesses and innovative support mechanisms, with a view to attracting private funding.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Independent third parties with experience of auditing and financial implementation and knowledge of what social impact entails should contribute to verifying the measurement of social impacts, with the support of NGOs in specialist fields such as disability.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supported actions shall ensure that accessibility criteria for disabled people are observed
Amendment 63 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Global grants can ensure small size projects for vulnerable groups.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. Tenderers, applicants and candidates who have been awarded contracts shall respect applicable environmental legislation including multilateral environmental agreements as well as internationally agreed core labour standards, and the principles of non discrimination and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Amendment 143 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) fostering cooperation by civil society with international and regional intergovernmental organisations, and supporting civil society activities, including capacity building of NGOs representing vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities and women, aimed at promoting and monitoring the implementation of international and regional instruments concerning human rights, justice, the rule of law and democracy;
Amendment 111 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The actions should be consistent with United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that entered into forced for the Union on 22nd January 2011, Council Decision No 2010/48 and the European Disability Strategy. The IPA should reflect the Union's commitment and ambitions of the external relations chapter of the Union's Disability Strategy, where it promotes the rights of people with disabilities in the Union's enlargement programmes.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) development of physical capital, the improvement of connections with Union and regional networks, including accessible environment to increase physical mobility of people with reduced mobility.
Amendment 162 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, including the principles of non discrimination, accessibility for persons with reduced mobility and participation of representative NGOs, shall be ensured under all policy areas. The building of the capacities of vulnerable groups enabling them to participate in and access the instrument shall also be ensured.
Amendment 823 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 1
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 1
– EUR 48 300 000 for the Azores and Madeira;
Amendment 825 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 2
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 2
– EUR 5 811 600 000 for the Canary Islands;
Amendment 828 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
– EUR 4 99 800 000 for the French Guiana and Réunion.
Amendment 845 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An amount of EUR 1 04732 000 000 of the EMFF shall allocated to measures under direct management as specified in Chapter I and II of Title VI. This amount includes technical assistance under Article 91.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; particular consideration shall be given to actions that may be applicable in ports and airports in island regions.
Amendment 877 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
add the following sea ports to the comprehensive network: – Marín y Ría de Pontevedra – Vilagarcía de Arousa – Gandía – Alcudía – Guía de Isora – Salinetas – Arinaga
Amendment 314 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The diversity of the farming sector in certain isolated areas with inefficient production systems calls for specific agricultural policy instruments, with which the European Union has sufficient experience, to be brought to bear in order to make the sector more marked-oriented, reduce the impact on the environment through the abandonment of farming activity and preserve rural communities in line with the sustainability objective. Specific arrangements should be studied in depth for those island territories of the Union which have similar features to territories in which such agricultural policy instruments have proven a success.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Whereas the reference data that are used in the categorisation and distribution of cohesion funds among the regions and Member States may, in a situation of exceptional crisis like the one that has shaken the Union since 2008, fail to reflect accurately the economic and social effects experienced by them, it considers it necessary to either revise or change them, in order to adapt them to the level of real convergence in which they currently find themselves, at the latest within two years since the period began.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 210 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments.
Amendment 214 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, each Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effectiveprior requirements that bear relation and have a direct effect on the effective and efficient use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programmeBreach of a relevant ex ante conditionality may constitute grounds for the suspension of payments by the Commission. In the event that payments are suspended, the Commission should respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as well as the powers at each administrative level involved.
Amendment 232 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.
Amendment 242 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting withmay involve amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.
Amendment 255 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Financial instruments supported by the CSF Funds should be used to address specific market needrespond to market needs and shortcomings in a cost effective way, in accordance with the objectives of the programmes, and should not crowd out private financing. The decision to finance support measures through financial instruments should be determined therefore on the basis of an ex ante analysis.
Amendment 261 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Alignment of the monitoring and reporting arrangements of the CSF Funds is necessary to simplify management arrangements at all levels. It is important to ensure proportionate reporting requirements but also the availability of comprehensive information on progress made at key review points. Therefore it is necessary that reporting requirements reflect information needs in given years and are aligned with the timing of the performance reviews.
Amendment 268 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The starting and closing dates for the eligibility of expenditure should be defined so as to provide for a uniform and equitable rule applying to the implementation of the CSF Funds across the Union. In order to facilitate the execution of programmes, it is appropriate to establish that the starting date for the eligibility of expenditure may be prior to 1 January 2014 if the Member State concerned submits a programme before that date. With a view to ensuring an effective use of EU Funds and reducing the risk to the EU budget, it is necessary to put in place restrictions on support for completed operations.
Amendment 278 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 281 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 307 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) In order to strengthen the focus on results and achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives and targets, five per cent of the resources assigned to a Member State, for the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal shouldmay be set aside as a performance reserve for each Fund, and category of region in eachthat Member State.
Amendment 332 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) In order to take account of the specific organisation of the management and control systems for the ERDF, ESF and CF and the need to ensure a proportionate approach, specific provisions are required for the accreditation and withdrawal of accreditprocedures and operations of the managing authority and the certifying authority.
Amendment 333 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
(80) In addition to common rules on financial management, additional provisions are necessary for the ERDF, ESF and CF. In particular, with a view to ensuring reasonable assurance for the Commission prior to the annual clearance of accounts, applications for interim payments should be reimbursed at a rate of 90 % of the amount resulting from applying the co-financing rate for each priority axis as laid down in the decision adopting the operational programme to the eligible expenditure for the priority axis. The outstanding amounts due should be paid to the Member States upon annual clearance of accountsat the end of year, provided that reasonable assurance has been attained in regard to the eligibility of expenditure for the year covered by the clearance procedure.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81
Recital 81
(81) To ensure that beneficiaries receive the support as soon as possible and to reinforce the assurance for the Commission it is appropriate to require that payment applications include only expenditure for which the support has been paid to beneficiaries. Pre-financing each year should be foreseen to ensure that Member State have sufficient means to operate under such arrangements. Such pre- financing should be cleared each year with the clearance of accountsin accordance with the procedures established.
Amendment 335 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
Amendment 336 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84
Recital 84
Amendment 347 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a code of conduct on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership, the adoption of a Common Strategic Framework, additional rules on the allocation of the performance reserve, the definition of the area and population covered by the local development strategies, detailed rules on financial instruments (ex ante assessment, combination of support, eligibility, types of activities not supported), the rules on certain types of financial instruments set up at national, regional, transnational or cross- border level, rules concerning funding agreements, transfer and management of assets, the arrangements for management and control, the rules on payment requests, and establishment of a system of capitalisation of annual instalments, the definition of the flat rate for revenue generating operations, the definition of the flat rate applied to indirect costs for grants based on existing methods and corresponding rates applicable in Union policies, the responsibilities of Member States concerning the procedure for reporting irregularities and recovery of sums unduly paid, the modalities of exchange of information of operations, the arrangements for the adequate audit trail, the conditions of national audits, the accreditation criteria for managing authorities and certifying authorities, the identification of commonly accepted data carriers, and the criteria for establishing the level of financial correction to be applied. The Commission should also be empowered to amend Annex V in order to address future adaptation needs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 353 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
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.
Amendment 363 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘programming’ means the process of organisation, decision-making and allocation of financial resources in several stages intended to implement, on a multi- annual basis, the joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve Unionthe main objectives Union through a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 371 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 16
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 16
(16) ‘local development strategy’ means a coherent set of operations to meet local objectives and needs, which contributes to meeting the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and, where applicable, which is implemented in partnership at the appropriate level;
Amendment 372 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 17
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 17
(17) ‘rolling closure’ means closure of operations as a result of the annual clearance of account exercise and before the general closure of the programme;
Amendment 380 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliveradvance the objectives defined in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.
Amendment 429 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved byin collaboration with the Member States in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
Amendment 430 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 452 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementationlife cycle of programmes.
Amendment 457 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In particular, accessibility for disabled persons should be taken into consideration when defining operations co-financed by the Funds, as well as during the programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 477 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF);
Amendment 488 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) protecting the environment and cultural heritage, and promoting resource efficiency;
Amendment 492 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population densitytaking into account where appropriate the specific situation of regions with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density, net adjusted income per inhabitant, intraregional disparities (NUTS 3) and the demographic vulnerability index for more developed regions;
Amendment 510 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11) enhancing institutional capacity and anthe efficientcy of the public administration and the other actors involved in the processes. .
Amendment 523 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 528 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 535 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the TreatyNational Reform Programmes.
Amendment 539 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 546 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2
Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, where appropriate,or its priorities must be amended to adoapt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Framework to serious changes in the economic or social situation within the Union, the Commission shall propose that the Framework be revised.
Amendment 547 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 604 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
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 urban, peri- 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 an indicative list of the cities tohat may participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;
Amendment 616 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty and unemployment or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, and persons with disabilities, and including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
Amendment 641 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii) an assessment of the existing systems for electronic data exchange, and the actions planned to permit all exchanges of information between beneficiaries and authorities responsible for management and control of programmes to be carried out solepreferably by electronic data exchange.
Amendment 643 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the Partnership Contract with this Regulation, with the Common Strategic Framework, and the country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the TreatyNational Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes, and shall make observations within three months of the date of submission of the Partnership Contract. The Member State shall provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, shall revise the Partnership Contract.
Amendment 653 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account national and regional needs.
Amendment 660 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rulesThe applicable ex ante conditionalities are a necessary prerequisite and should be related to and have a direct impact on the specific conditions supported, in a particular Member State, to achieve a priority objective of the Union. Ex ante conditionalities shall not be used as tools to pursue objectives other than those pertaining to this policy. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rules, provided that such conditionalities are necessary to improve the effectiveness and efficiency thereof.
Amendment 665 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with their institutional and legal framework, Member States shall assess whether, in the applicablpartnership agreement or in their programmes, the ex ante conditionalities established in the Fund-specific rules are applicable to the specific actions included in the priorities of their programmes, and whether those ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled.
Amendment 671 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3
3. WherA Programme shall indicate the applicable ex ante conditionalities that are not fulfilled at the date of transmission of the Partnership Contract,. Member States shall set out in the Partnership Contract a summary of the actions to be taken at national or regional level and the timetable for their implementation, to ensureubmit a report on their fulfilment by not later than two years after the adoption of the Partnership Contract or by 31 December 2016, whichever is earlier31 December 2016.
Amendment 673 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member StateA Programme shall describe the actions sthall set outt will have to be carried out, within the dsetailed actions time frame, relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, applicable to the specific actions included ing the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant pprogramme priorities that have not been fulfilled at the date of transmission of the Programmes.
Amendment 684 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the information provided by the Member State on the applicability of ex ante conditionalities and on the fulfilment of applicable ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. Itf there are no discrepancies, the Partnership Contract and, if applicable, the programme shall be signed, and the Commission shall not question further the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities. If there is no agreement, after proving the failure to fulfil the applicable ex ante conditionalities, the Commission may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programmerelevant priority of the programme in question, pending the satisfactory completion of the specific actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission of the priority in question, if necessary to avoid significant harm to the effectiveness and efficiency of the actions included in that priority. .
Amendment 690 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The failure to complete actions by the deadline set out shall constitute a basis for suspending the interim payment relating to that priority by the Commission. The suspension of the priority shall be lifted without delay when the Member State takes the actions related to fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities applicable to the programme that had not been fulfilled at the time of the Commission’s decision on suspension.
Amendment 691 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Member States may transfer suspended funds to other priorities in which the ex ante conditions are being met.
Amendment 702 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
5 % of the resources allocated to each CSF Fund andin each Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shallmay constitute a performance reserve to be allocated, if applicable, in accordance with Article 20.
Amendment 715 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 1
Amendment 718 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the review undertaken in 20198, the Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, to determine for each CSF Fund and Member State the programmes and priorities which have attained their milestones. The Member State shall propose the attribution of the performance reserve for the programmes and priorities set out in that Commission decision. The Commission shall approve the amendment of the programmes concerned in accordance with Article 26. Where a Member State fails to submit the information in accordance with Article 46(2) and (3), the performance reserve for the programmes or the priorities concerned shall not be allocated.
Amendment 722 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Where there is evidence resulting from a performance review that a priority has failed to achieve the milestones set out in the performance framework, and the necessary remedial actions have not been taken, the Commission may suspend all or part of an interim payment of a priority of a programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Fund-specific rules.
Amendment 725 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission, based on the examination of the final implementation report of the programme, establishes a serious failure to achieve the targets set out in the performance framework and the necessary remedial actions have not been taken, it may apply financial corrections in respect of the priorities concerned in accordance with Fund-specific rules. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to establish the criteria and the methodology for determining the level of financial correction to be applied.
Amendment 733 #
Amendment 827 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 6
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 6
Amendment 849 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 857 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 863 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 laying down rules concerning funding agreements, the role and responsibility of the entities to which the implementation tasks are entrusted, as well as management costs and fees
Amendment 870 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 7
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 laying down detailed rules concerning specific requirements regarding the transfer and management of assets managed by the entities to which implementation tasks are entrusted, as well as conversion of assets between euro and national currencies.
Amendment 873 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The bodies accredited in accordance with Article 64managing bodies shall not carry out on-the- spot verifications of operations comprising financial instruments implemented under Article 33(1)(a). They shall receive regular control reports from the bodies entrusted with the implementation of these financial instruments.
Amendment 878 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 142 concerning the arrangements for management and control of financial instruments implemented under Articles 33(1)(a) and 33(4)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii).
Amendment 886 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 2
2. As regards financial instruments referred to in Article 33(1)(b) implemented in accordance with Article 33(4)(a) and (b), the total eligible expenditure presented in the request for payment shall include and separately disclose the total amount of support paid or expected to be paid to the financial instrument for investments in final recipients to be made over a pre- defined period of maximum two years, including management costs or fees.
Amendment 891 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, by means of delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 142, the specific rules concerning payments and withdrawal of payments to financial instruments and possible consequences in respect of requests of payments.
Amendment 921 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are used in accordance with the aims of the programme for a period of at least 105 years after the closure of the programme.
Amendment 935 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The monitoring committee shall be composed of representatives of the managing authority and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have aThe Committee shall establish the rules governing voting rights.
Amendment 939 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The monitoring committee of a programme under the European territorial cooperation goal shall also include representatives of any third country participating in that programme, as long as that country contributes financially thereto.
Amendment 1064 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 54 – paragraph 5 bis (new)
Part 2 – article 54 – paragraph 5 bis (new)
5a. In accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, financial transactions between entities with the same consolidated accounts shall be exempt when calculating net revenue, according to the methodology of the European System of Accounts, ESA, and applicable EU and national law
Amendment 1069 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1106 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment, except when its useful life is over and it is written off from the inventory to be amortised for accounting purposes in accordance with applicable regulations, shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within five years from the final payment to the beneficiary or within the period of time set out in the State aid rules, where applicable, it is subject to:
Amendment 1122 #
Amendment 1138 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1170 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 76
Part 2 – article 76
Amendment 1198 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The three categories of regions are determined on the basis of how their GDP per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2006 to 2008available for the last three years, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Amendment 1204 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Cohesion Fund shall support those Member States whose gross national income (GNI) per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2007 to 2009available for the last three years, is less than 90 % of the average GNI per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Amendment 1212 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 83 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 83 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the annual breakdown of the global resources by Member State aimed at ‘investment for growth and jobs’, without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 84(7), and at the European Territorial Cooperation Objective.
Amendment 1213 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall amount to 96,52XX % of the global resources (i.e., a total of EUR 324 320 492 844XXX XXX XXX XXX ) and shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 1215 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50,13XX % (i.e., a total of EUR 162 589 839 384XXX XXX XXX XXX) for less developed regions;
Amendment 1217 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 12,01XX % (i.e., a total of EUR 38 951 564 661XXX XXX XXX XXX) for transition regions;
Amendment 1220 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 16,39XX % (i.e., a total of EUR 53 142 922 017XX XXX XXX XXX) for more developed regions;
Amendment 1222 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 21,19XX % (i.e., a total of EUR 68 710 486 782XX XXX XXX XXX) for Member States supported by the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 1225 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 0,29 % (i.e., a total of EUR 925 680 000)EUR XXX as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the Treaty and EUR XXX as additional funding for the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Amendment 1229 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e bis (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e bis (new)
(e)a. EUR XXX as additional funding for allocation to areas affected by serious and permanent geographical disadvantages within the framework the Operational Programmes adopted under Article 10 of the ERDF Regulations; such areas are defined in Article 111.4, excluding those already mentioned in point e).
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, depopulation, dispersal and ageing of the population, for less developed regions and transition regions;
Amendment 1264 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density, dispersal and ageing, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps for more developed regions;
Amendment 1270 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point c bis (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point c bis (new)
(c)a. percentage of territory and population affected by permanent and severe geographical or demographic disadvantages, as mentioned in Article 174 and Article 111.4 of this Regulation;
Amendment 1272 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point c ter (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point c ter (new)
(c)b. the results obtained will be reviewed and, where appropriate, adapted so that the data resulting from application of the criteria in paragraphs a), b), c) and d) objectively reflect the real situation resulting from the economic and social crisis of recent years;
Amendment 1284 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
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 allocatMember States, together with the European Commission, will decide, in the negotiations for approving Contracts of Association, on the distribution of resources allocated among the various funds included toin the ECSF.
Amendment 1304 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The support from the Structural Funds for [food for deprived people] under the Investment for Growth and Jobsor food for deprived people shall be EUR 2 500 000 000XXX.
Amendment 1305 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State’s Structural Funds allocation for the whole period in each Member State. The Structural Funds allocation of each Member State shall be reduced accordinglyor the whole period in each Member State, from the allocation assigned in the ‘Preservation and management of natural resources’ heading of the Financial Framework of the European Union.
Amendment 1306 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1312 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
6. 5Where appropriate, if the Member State so decides, 5 % of the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall constitute thewill be used to set up a performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.
Amendment 1313 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 7
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 7
7. 0,2XX % of the ERDF resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated to innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission in the area of sustainable urban development.
Amendment 1318 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8
8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,48 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004XX XXX XXX XXX).
Amendment 1373 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) the list of citieindicating cities and functional areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development will be implemented, the indicative annual allocation of the ERDF support for these actions, including the resources delegated to cities for management under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No […] [ERDF] and the indicative annual allocation of ESF support for integrated actions;
Amendment 1382 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi
(vi) where appropriate, the contribution of the planned interventions towards macro regional strategies and sea basin strategies and towards functional mountainous areas;
Amendment 1407 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i
(i) identification of the accrediting body, the managing authority, the certifying authority, where applicable, and the audit authority;
Amendment 1429 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 510 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
Amendment 1433 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 89 – paragraph 2 bis (new)
Part 3 – article 89 – paragraph 2 bis (new)
Operational programmes focused on vulnerable groups, such as young people, women, immigrants, long-term unemployed, the elderly, disabled people and ethnic minorities, should be eligible to operate throughout the territory regardless of geographic limitations.
Amendment 1466 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 2
2. The public support allocated to a joint action plan shall be a minimum of EUR 105 000 000 or 210 % of the public support of the operational programme or programmes, whichever is lower.
Amendment 1538 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i
i) progress in the implementation of measures to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities and persons with disabilities including, where appropriate, the financial resources used;
Amendment 1615 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
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 the outermost regions it shall be no higher than 85 %.
Amendment 1619 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The co-financing rate of the additional allocation in accordance with Article 84(1)(e) shall be no higher than 5085 %.
Amendment 1641 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 bis (new)
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 bis (new)
In these areas, the maximum co- financing rates laid down in Article 110(3) can be increased by 10 % to a maximum of 80 %.
Amendment 1687 #
Amendment 1732 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 128
Part 3 – article 128
Amendment 1734 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 129
Part 3 – article 129
Amendment 1738 #
Amendment 1741 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 131
Part 3 – Article 131
Amendment 1743 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 132 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – Article 132 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid, the managing authority shall ensure that all supporting documents on operations are made available to the Commission and the European Court of Auditors upon request for a period of three years. This three year period shall run from 31 December of the year of the clearance of accounts decision pursuant to Article 130 or, at the latest, from the date of payment of the final balance.
Amendment 1757 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 134 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – Article 134 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1763 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – Article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 1807 #
Amendment 1814 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – column 3 – indent 1
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – column 3 – indent 1
A Member State has ensured contribution oftaken measures to ensure that the different water uses contribute to the recovery of the costs of water services by sector in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 1872 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 4 – column 3 – indent 1– sub-indent 1
Annex IV – Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 4 – column 3 – indent 1– sub-indent 1
Amendment 1873 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 4 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 4 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3
– measures which ensure adequate supervision and surveillance of transparent contract award procedures and adequate information thereon;
Amendment 1885 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.3
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.3
1.1.3 In order to ensure effective multi- level governance Member States and regions must carry out the following actions: a) establish coordination mechanisms between the different levels of governance in accordance with the respective constitutional powers systems; b) report regularly on the implementation of partnership.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprisupport for enterprise, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, information and communication technologies and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) AIn consultation with Member States and regions, a common set of indicators to assess progress of programme implementation should be set out before the Member States draft their operational programmes. These indicators should be complemented by programme-specific indicators.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social and demographic challenges affecting urban and suburban areas, and to define a procedure to establish than indicative list of cities and functional spaces, covered by such actions and the financial allocation set aside for such actions.
Amendment 99 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets facing areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, mountainous areas, border regions and sparsely populated areas whose geographical situation slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By derogation from point (a) and (aa), all NUTS 2 or NUTS 3 level regions consisting solely of islands or which are outermost regions, shall be considered as less developed regions for the purpose of this Article.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to define procedures for the selection and implementation of innovative actions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the content and scope set out in Article 9. I, it is of particular importance that the Commission carries 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.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of the list of cities to participatents in the urban development platform. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control, by Member States, of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aimsreducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions, with particular attention being paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions, as set out in Article 174 of the TFEU. Namely, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 176 of the TFEU, the ERDF shall contribute to the financing of actions which aim to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances in the Union through support for the development and structural adjustment of the less developed regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind. .
Amendment 135 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment in enterprises, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including social enterprises and social economy enterprises;
Amendment 151 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in basic infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment, transport, and information and communication technologies (ICT);
Amendment 166 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in social, health and, educational, cultural, sporting and tourist infrastructure;
Amendment 188 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;
Amendment 196 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actorsal, local and other actors in civil society in the scientific and research field;
Amendment 222 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall notreducing the internal disparities in development may make it necessary for the ERDF to support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT.
Amendment 237 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 249 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) in more developed regions and transition regions:
Amendment 259 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 860 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]; and
Amendment 265 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 2015 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR];
Amendment 276 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) in transition regions and in less developed regions:
Amendment 280 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 540 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 305 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 393 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
3) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEenterprises, in particular SMEs, including social enterprises and social economy enterprises:
Amendment 439 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
a) promoting the production and distribution of renewable energy sources, including self-consumption;
Amendment 449 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
b) promoting energy efficiency and strategies to manage renewable energy demand and use in SMEs;
Amendment 459 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures and in the housing sector;
Amendment 473 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, in particular in the urban and suburban transport sector;
Amendment 508 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
a) addressing the significant needs for investment in the waste sector to meet the requirements of the environmental acquisreduce waste disposal;
Amendment 512 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
b) addressing the significant needs for investment in the water sector to meet the requirements of the environmental acquisimprove its availability, quality and efficient use;
Amendment 517 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
c) conserving, protecting, promoting and developing the natural and cultural heritage;
Amendment 523 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point d
d) conserving and protecting biodiversity, soil conservation and protection and promoting ecosystem services including NATURA 2000[15] and green infrastructures;
Amendment 549 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
7) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures, in particular in peripheral and island regions:
Amendment 571 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
c) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems and promoting sustainable urban mobilityand suburban mobility which help improve air quality and reduce pollution;
Amendment 587 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing sustainable maritime and/or air transport systems to remove bottlenecks and improve island territories’ capacity for development and to help the islands become more accessible to both passengers and cargo;
Amendment 637 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
a) investing in health, educational, cultural and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community-based servicethe integration of the most disadvantaged groups, including access for disabled people, reducing inequalities in terms of health, training and cultural status;
Amendment 645 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
b) support for physical and, economic and social regeneration of deprived urban and rural and coastal communities;
Amendment 671 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Common indicators, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, shall be used where relevant, after consultation with the Member States and regions, and in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]. For common indicators, baselines shall be set at zero and cumulative targets shall be fixed for 2022.
Amendment 679 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climateic, demographic and social challenges affecting urban areas.
Amendment 695 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall establish in its Partnership Contract an indicative list of cities and functional spaces where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented and an indicative annual allocation for these actions at national level.
Amendment 706 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least 5% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development delegated to cities for management through. Their management may be delegated to cities interested in Integrated Territorial Investments referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 719 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish, in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], an uUrban development platforms shall be encouraged to promote capacity-building and networking between cities and exchange of experience on urban policy at Union level in areas related to the investment priorities of the ERDF and to sustainable urban development.
Amendment 724 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 727 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 734 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Depending on their territorial characteristics, Member States, in coordination with regional and local authorities, shall decide which cities are to take part based on criteria which they determine;
Amendment 745 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 754 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Operational programmes co-financed by the ERDF covering areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps referred to in Article 111(4) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] and in Article 174 of the TFEU shall pay particular attention to addressing the specific difficulties of those areas.
Amendment 762 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Support actions in the following areas: a) all the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of the General Rules of Procedure governing European Funds; b) start-up aid for transport services; c) cooperation actions not covered by the Regulation on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 764 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The specific additional allocation for the outermost regions shall be used to offset the additional costs, linked to the handicaphandicaps resulting from the factors referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, incurred in the outermost regions in supporting supporting the specific objectives of the Community strategy for these regions, and in particular:
Amendment 767 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) freight transport services and start-up aid for transport services; , including connections with neighbouring third countries;
Amendment 773 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 779 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The amount to which the rate of co- financing applies shall be proportionate to the additional costs referred to in paragraph 1costs incurred by the beneficiary in the case of operating aid and expenditure covering public service obligations and contracts only, and may cover the total eligible costs in the case of expenditure for investment.
Amendment 787 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 797 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 8 - column 3
Annex - row 8 - column 3
Private investment matching public support to enterprises, in particular SMEs (non- grants)
Amendment 798 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 9 - column 3
Annex - row 9 - column 3
Number of jobs created in assisted enterprises, in particular SMEs
Amendment 814 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 22
Annex - row 22
UNIT NAME Risk prevention and persons Population benefiting from management flood protection measures persons Population benefiting from forest fire protection and other protection measures
Amendment 815 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 22
Annex - row 22
UNIT NAME Risk prevention and persons Population benefiting from management flood protection measures persons Population benefiting from forest fire protection and other protection measures Population benefiting from water shortage or drought mitigation measures
Amendment 64 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Transnational cooperation should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities. Strategic cooperation should also be encouraged between border regions not covered by the cross-border programme.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Cross-border cooperation should support regions located on land or sea borders. Based on experience from previous programming periods, the Commission should be empowered to define the list of cross-border areas to receive support under crossborder cooperation programmes in a simpler way, by cooperation programme. In drawing up that list, the Commission should take into account adjustments needed to ensure coherence, in particular on land and maritime borders, and continuity of programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period. These adjustments may reduce or enlarge existing programme areas, particularly to enable the cooperation of the maritime territories that make up the external borders of the Union, or the number of crossborder cooperation programmes, but may allow for geographical overlap.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Areas for transnational cooperation should be defined having regard to actions needed to promote integrated territorial development. The Commission should be empowered to define transnational cooperation areas. The Commission must take into consideration the necessary adjustments in order to ensure coherence with cross-border regional strategies.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to deliver on the targets and objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, the ERDF should contribute under the European territorial cooperation goal to the thematic objectives of developing an economy based on knowledge, research and innovation, promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy, fostering high employment that delivers social and territorial cohesion, and developing administrative capacity. However, the list of the investment priorities under the different thematic objectives should be adapted to the specific needs of the European territorial cooperation goal, in particular by allowing for the continuation under cross-border cooperation of legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, of cooperation in the fields of employment, training and social inclusion in a cross-border perspective, by allowing for the continuation under transnational cooperation of maritime cross-border cooperation and cross-border cooperation between regions not covered by cross- border cooperation programmes, and by the development and implementation of macro-regional and seabasin strategies.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) For the benefit of the cohesion policy of the Union and the Europe 2020 Strategy, structural funds should provide a more integrated focus from beginning to end for the purpose of assisting the local and regional actors involved in long-term cooperation, particularly when they are supported by a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC). In the aim of enhancing this focus, sufficient geographical flexibility should be introduced in the cross-border and transnational programmes to enable the development of these enhanced collaborations;
Amendment 88 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) A common set of guideline indicators to assessallowing for an assessment of the progress of programme implementation adapted to the specific character of cooperation programmes should be set out before the Member States draft their cooperation programmes. These indicators should be complemented by programme- specific indicators.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2) Transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories, involving national, regional and local authorities and also covering maritime cross-border cooperation and regional cross-border cooperation in cases not covered by cross- border cooperation, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration of those territories, thus contributing to territorial cohesion across the Union.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States, in duly justified cases, and, in order to ensure the coherence of cross border areas or to take into account the special situation of their islands, may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacentre included to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the request. At the request of those Member States concerned, in order to facilitate cross border cooperation on maritime borders for outermost regions, and without prejudice to the provisions of the first subparagraph, the Commission may include in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph as cross border areas which may receive support from the corresponding allocation of those Member States, NUTS level 3 regions in outermost regions along maritime borders separated by more than 150 km.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders other than those covered by programmes under the external financial instruments of the Union, and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period. This distance will not be applied either to the outermost regions or the island regions within the limits of its sea basin area, with the objective of encouraging the cooperation of common strategies in a functional area.
Amendment 125 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Cross-border cooperation should be extended to NUTS 2 level or to the level of current cross-border cooperation actions, such as the Euroregions, provided it contributes to encouraging the development of enhanced cooperation between a limited number of regions.
Amendment 126 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The maximum distance of 150 kilometres will not apply to the island regions inside the limits of its sea basin area for the purpose of promoting cooperation based on a common strategy within the functional area.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Outermost Regions may include, in a single programme for territorial cooperation, all amounts of the ERDF allocated as referred to in the paragraphs above, including in the additional allowance of Article 4(2).
Amendment 142 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,48 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 and set out in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No[…/2012 [CPR] (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004XXX) and shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 160 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
In 2015 and 2016, the annual contribution from the ERDF to the programmes under ENI and IPA for which no programme has been submitted to the Commission by 30 June under the cross-border and sea-basin programmes under ENI and IPA shall be allocated to the internal cross-border cooperation programmes under paragraph 1(a) in which the Member State concerned participates.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) up to 46 thematic objectives shall be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 193 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i) integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility, joint local employment initiatives and joint training, promoting the development of tourism and culture through the creation of joint cross-border tourism and cultural offers (within the thematic objective of promoting employment and supporting labour mobility);
Amendment 203 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii) promoting gender equality and equal opportunities across borders, as well as promoting social inclusion across borders; promoting cooperation between emergency health services by effectively maximising the resources of cross-border regions; (within the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty);
Amendment 219 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
iv a) promoting and improving the quality of transport and connections between cross-border regions; establishing cross- border public transport systems (within the thematic objective of promoting sustainable transport and eliminating barriers to the key infrastructures of transport networks);
Amendment 229 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
iv b) developing systems for cross-border exchange of information (within the thematic objective of improving the use and quality of information and communication technologies and access to those technologies).
Amendment 246 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) under transnational cooperation: developmenting and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basining: macro- regional strategies; cross-border regional strategies such as the Euroregions, where they are not covered by cross-border programmes and maritime strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancimproving institutional capacity and an efficient public administration).
Amendment 267 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
ii) where appropriate, a planned integrated approach to the territorial development of urban, suburban, rural, coastal areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EU) No./2012 [CPR];
Amendment 270 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
iii) where appropriate, the indicative list of cities and functional areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development will be implemented; the indicative annual allocation of the ERDF support for these actions, including the resources delegated to cities for management under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No./2012 [ERDF];
Amendment 284 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Amendment 291 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g – point i
i) the identification of the accreditation body, the managing authority and the audit authority;
Amendment 301 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The participating Member States and third countries or territories, where applicable, shall confirm in writing their agreement to the contents of a cooperation programme prior to its submission to the Commission. This agreement shall also include a commitment of all participating Member States to provide the co-financing necessary to implement the cooperation programme, and, where applicable, the commitment for the financial contribution of the third countries or territories.
Amendment 312 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Operations selected under cross-border and transnational cooperation, and the additional allocation of Article 4(2) shall involve beneficiaries from at least two participating countries, at least one of which shall be from a Member State. An operation may be implemented in a single country, provided that it is for the benefit of the programme area.
Amendment 333 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 340 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
The amount of the ERDF allocated to technical assistance shall be limited to 6% of the total amount allocated to a cooperation programmes, but shall not be less than EUR 1 500 000, except in the case of the outermost regions, where the percentage allocated for aid may be increased to 10%.
Amendment 350 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) The managing authority must accept a cross-border or transnational project coordinated by a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) outside of the area of cooperation, provided that the activity is carried out in the programmed area.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies and workers’ geographical and professional mobility, as well as facilitate their adaptation to industrial change and changes in production systems, in particular through vocational training and retraining, in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and furthermore thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with that set out in Article 174 of the TreatyFEU. It shall pay special attention to the outermost regions, as set out in Article 349 of the TFEU, also taking into account that these regions are those most affected by the crisis, in terms of employment. In accordance with Article 9 of the TreatyFEU, the ESFUnion should take into account in the drafting and execution of its policies and actions the 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.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these priorities, in particular in the less developed regions and Member States of the Union, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunitiand promoting employment and the development of human resources, the efficiency of public administration should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education and social policies should be strengthened.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, social and social economy enterprises, and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, 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 fieldsarising from globalisation.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of and increase in support on the priorities of the European Union in terms of employment, education, social inclusion, fighting poverty, non- discrimination against disabled persons and improved institutional capacity, which requires adequate and sufficient funding in order to achieve these objectives. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the 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. However, the thematic concentration should be flexible to allow the ESF interventions to be adapted to the requirements and specificities of each Member State and each region.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particularcluding the social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non-governmental organisations in the drafting and implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headline targets. The principle of multilevel governance presumes that territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported, if necessary, to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementationand other partners in civil society in the development and implementation and management of programmes.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The power to adopt acts iIn accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission for, the Commission, in conjunction with the Member States, shall establishing the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums and their maximum amounts according to different types of operations and for defining the specific rules and conditions of policy-based guarantees. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure the simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the missionrole of the European Social Fund (ESF), the scope of its assistance, specific provisions and the types of expenditure eligible for assistance.
Amendment 78 #
Amendment 94 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed, especially the long- term unemployed, young people, women, 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.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, paying special attention to the most disadvantaged groups, young people, the over-45s, women and the disabled, including local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility;,
Amendment 109 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 111 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change;s in technology and in the labour market, by means of implementing active and preventative measures, in particular in the regions subject to a restructuring of enterprises and sectors, as well as the closing or relocation of enterprises; and for those suffering serious and permanent disadvantages that are either natural or demographic in accordance with Article 174 and following of the TFEU.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility, above all in regions furthest from the continent such as the outermost regions;
Amendment 142 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) Integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma, including the Roma and the most disadvantaged groups, especially the disabled;
Amendment 148 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
(vi) CThe promotion of community-led local development strategies;
Amendment 155 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – paragraph 1
This investment priority is only applicable throughout the territory of the Member States which have at least one NUTS level 2 region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support and those which, as a consequence of the crisis, have an unemployment rate higher that the average rate of the Union.
Amendment 172 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sizedenterprises, especially the small and medium-sized ones, and social economy and social enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes are consistent and focused oncontribute to addressing the challenges identified in the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Council Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, in order to contribute to achieving the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate 870 % of the allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1).
Amendment 194 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate 760 % of the allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1).
Amendment 197 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate 650 % of the allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1).
Amendment 203 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) The number of priorities may increase to six when justified by specific reasons such as better cover of the requirements and priorities particular to each region.
Amendment 209 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 213 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the regional, local and social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 112(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Furthermore, with the aim of fostering adequate participation by the small local authorities, especially in rural and the least populated areas, or in those suffering serious and permanent territorial disadvantages, in the preparation, execution, monitoring and evaluation of programmes subsidised by the EFS in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...], the authorities responsible for the management of an operational programme will allocate an adequate proportion of EFS resources to activities for the improvement of the capacities of small local authorities.
Amendment 274 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For this purpose the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerningin accordance with the proceedure relating to the type of operations covered, establish the definitions of the standard scales of unit costs and lump sums and their maximum amounts, which may be adjusted according to the applicable commonly agreed methods.
Amendment 280 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empoweensured to adopt delegated actshat, in accordance with Article 16 to define, the specific rules and conditions for the applications of Member States, including ceilings, for policy-based guarantees are defined, ensuring in particular that their use does not lead to excessive levels of debt of public bodies.
Amendment 282 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – title
Chapter 4 – title
Amendment 283 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 285 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
unemployed, including long-term unemployed*, young people and women and the disabled
Amendment 287 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 292 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
· above 545 years*
Amendment 98 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 1
Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions and contribute to the availability of food suppliwill ensure a level of exploitation of live aquatic resources that facilitates fishing and aquaculture in sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions, promoting competitiveness in the sector, as well as social protection and an improvement in the employment and quality of life in fishing and aquacultural zones.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 2
Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, as far as is possible, by 201520, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet around levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities;, taking into account the difficulties arising from economic, social and geographic constraints, such as insularity and being in the outermost regions.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) recognise the importance of coastal and artisanal fishing and shellfishing in securing populations, generating wealth and consolidating a sustainable model of exploitation.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Taking into account the specificities of the different fishing zones by means of a regionalised focus.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishment of measures in accordance with the best available scientific advice;, providing, where necessary, for a gradual approach, as well as transitional periods.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 20 a (new)
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 20 a (new)
- Coastal and artisanal fishing, practised by boats measuring less than 15 metres in length and making fishing trips of less than 24 hours.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part III – Title II - Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the application and design of multiannual plans, the need to make appropriate adjustments must be taken into account in order to avoid unreasonably short deadlines being imposed, except in the case of emergencies, and after a socio-economic impact study, which should be open to contributions from the actors involved.
Amendment 129 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 10 – paragraph 1
Part III – Title II - Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks abovet around levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015. 20, as far as possible.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 10 – paragraph 2
Part III – Title II - Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the determination of a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains stocks abovet around levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield is not possible, multiannual plans shall provide for precautionary measures ensuring a comparable degree of conservation of the relevant stocks.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Part III – Title II - Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) measures aimed at alleviating the social and economic consequences within their scope.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part III – Title II - Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) take into account the socio-economic impact of the adoption of such measures.
Amendment 142 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) At the latest from 1 January 20124:
Amendment 143 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) At the latest from 1 January 2015 25: cod, hake, sole;
Amendment 144 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part III – Title II - Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) At the latest from 1 January 20126: haddock, whiting, megrim, anglerfish, plaice, ling, saithe, pollack, lemon sole, turbot, brill, blue ling, black scabbard, roundnose grenadier, orange roughy, Greenland halibut, tusk, redfish and Mrediterranean demersal stocksfish.
Amendment 152 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) take into account the proposals made by the Regional Advisory Councils.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 20 – paragraph 1
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify the conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, taking into account the proposals of the Regional Advisory Councils, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 17 do not notify such measures to the Commission within three months after tha period to be daete of entry into force of thermined in each multiannual plan.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part III – Title III - Chapter I - Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, taking into account the proposals of the Regional Advisory Councils, delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, if:
Amendment 156 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) take into account the proposals of the Regional Advisory Councils.
Amendment 157 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 24 – paragraph 1
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify the technical measures covered by a technical measures framework, taking into account the proposals of the Regional Advisory Councils, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 21 do not notify such measures to the Commission within three months after the date of entry into force of the technical measures framework.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part III – Title III - Chapter II - Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify technical measures, taking into account the proposals of the Regional Advisory Councils, if Member State measures are deemed on the basis of an assessment carried out pursuant to Article 23:
Amendment 166 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may extend the system of transferable fishing concessions to fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall and deploying other types of gear than towed gearnon- industrial fishing vessels and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part XII – Article 53 – paragraph 2
Part XII – Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and, where relevant, the Member State concerned, shall reply within a reasonable time period to any recommendation, suggestion or information received pursuant to paragraph 1, taking into account the recommendations of the Regional Advisory Councils in the making of decisions.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) People who suffer from a physical or mental disability as a result of a crime should receive medical treatment and care appropriate to their special situation.
Amendment 204 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States should encourage and work closely with civil society organisations, including recognised and active non-governmental organisations working with victims of crime, in particular in policy-making initiatives, information and awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes and in training, as well as in monitoring and evaluating the impact of measures to support and protect victims of crime. With regard to persons with disabilities, the Member States should have trained professionals capable of meeting their needs so that they may exercise their rights on equal terms.
Amendment 480 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
d (a) measures shall be taken to ensure that those leading the investigation are sensitive to these groups of vulnerable victims.
Amendment 6 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas absorption capacity is not a parameter but a variable and whereas it differs widely in the different Member States, so that individual solutions are necessary to increase this capacity,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas aiming at absorbing as much financial support as possible requires continuous efforts by the Member States and the involvement of the local and regional level of administration in every stage of the process is of particular relevance,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the rules relating to Structural and Cohesion Funds are by their very nature complex and therefore difficult to comply with, causing and liable to lead to errors, so that Member States spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to manage and control these errors,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the effort made to ensure the acceleration in absorption capacities and budgetary implementation of cohesion policy during 2010 despite the problems mentioned above, and acknowledges the positive effect of the cohesion-policy- related interventions by the European Economic Recovery Plan in speeding up implementation of programmes and accelerating provision of financing to beneficiaries;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1
Paragraph 2 – point 1
difficulties with completing the compliance assessment procedures concerning the new management and control system that generally fall at the beginning of the programming period;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2
Paragraph 2 – point 2
global economic recession, which has a direct affect in the form of the budgetary restraint measures applied to public budgets and difficulties in obtaining internal financing;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 7
Paragraph 2 – point 7
the need to establish new institutions for the implementation of programmes, where their launch and running is liable to delays;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 8
Paragraph 2 – point 8
insufficient separation between the authorities in the Member States, hierarchy problems between the institutions and internal difficulties over the allocation of tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 11
Paragraph 2 – point 11
Amendment 43 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need for simplification of rules and procedures at both EU and national level without creating major difficulties for the beneficiaries; believes that simplification will contribute to the speedy allocation of funds, higher absorption rates, increased efficiency, fewer implementation errors and reduced payment periods; considers that a balance needs to be struck between simplification and the stability of rules and procedures;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that special emphasis should be placed on payments for delivery of results rather thanthe aspects relating to delivery of results, without detracting from the constant attention that should be awarded to checking inputs; believes, in this context, that a better balance should be found between, on the one hand, the rules and procedures required for ensuring the legality and regularity of EU expenditure and, on the other, making cohesion policy more performance-oriented and cost- efficient;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a stronger focus should be placed on fraud than on formal irregularities and on more differentiatedthe ever-present need to remedy formal irregularities should not divert attention from the basic need to focus firmly on fraud and that the treatment of irregularities, must allowing for flexibility depending on the seriousness of the irregularity identified;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the establishment of ‘public- private partnerships’ is often a long and cumbersome procedure, but nonetheless believes that owing to their greater flexibility ‘public-private partnerships’ prepared well in advance could contribute to increasing absorption capacity and to resolving difficulties with co-financing;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates that the mechanisms of multi-level governance and the partnership principle are key elements in the effectiveness of operational programmes and in high absorption capacity; recommends to the Members States that they consistently reinforce the partnership and transparency principle, while implementing the operational programmes, and that they involve the sub- national levels decisively, unambiguously and unreservedly from the outset in defining and designing investment priorities, in the overall decision- making process itself and in the subsequent implementation of programmes;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the provision of fast broadband networks is vital if the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy are to be achieved, in terms of promoting economic growth, strengthening Europe's competitiveness and enabling all regions and sectors of society to benefit from the digital environmentfacilitating scientific research and innovation and thereby strengthening Europe's competitiveness and promoting long-term growth,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU’s objectives should include enabling all regions and sectors of society to benefit from the digital environment,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that European law on aid, as it currently stands, is in some respects rigid and frequently leads in practice to legal uncertainty, hampering planned investment; calls, therefore, on the Commission to examine to what extent the rules could be simplified and madein order to establish a more investment-friendly framework;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a(new)
Paragraph 5 a(new)
5a. Calls for the various financial instruments brought to bear to take due account of the specific characteristics of regions, in particular those with special economic, geographical and demographic features in terms of remoteness, inherent difficulties as regards competitive markets or a lack of economies of scale;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in a globalised world the single market has to ensure the best possible business environment for enterprises, and to take the specific nature of SMEs into account in order to foster job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship ial values, improvement of the profile of the entrepreneur and support for the business spirit and self-employment in all EU regions, including rural areas; welcomes, therefore, the planned assessment of the ‘Small Business Act’ and the reinforcement of the ‘Think Small First’ principle;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that real and effective single market accessibility for all EU regions is a prerequisite for the free movement of people, goods, capital and services, and thus for a strong and dynamic single market; points out, in this connection, the essential role played by the Union's regional policy in terms of developing infrastructure oriented to that end, particularly in the less developed and outermost regions and in those with specific territorial characteristics; calls for the development of innovative sources of funding (such as public-private partnerships, project bonds and user charges), as key instruments in favouring project execution; calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to address the complexity of the rules governing revenue- generating projects;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that regional policy implementation is crucial for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy and the deepening of the single market; points out, in this connection, that EU structural funding should be allocated in a dynamic, forward-looking manner, i.e.notably so as to cushion further the possible adverse effects on the EU's regions of international trade agreements and to prepare EU regions forthem for what is ever more necessary and inevitable socioeconomic change; calls for a more user-friendly regional policy, but also for stricter rules against ‘fund-shopping’, by means of which some enterprises may misabuse the Union's financial instruments;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that regions situated on the internal borders of the single market are the first to experience the consequences of removing those borders; asks the Commission to take into account concerns regarding the ‘threshold effect’ between border regions that enjoy comparable degrees of development but receive significantly different levels of financial support under the Union's regional policy; calls for a debate on creating a fair intermediate category between the current ‘convergence’ and ‘regional competitiveness and employment’, objectiver other measures to offset those undesired effects;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls the need to take account under the EU's integrated policies of the situation of regions with specific territorial characteristics, in order to enable those regions and their enterprises, workforce and citizens to be fully integrated into the EU's internal market and thus benefit in full from it;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
– finally integrate gender issues as recommended by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified recently by the EU,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for early diagnosis and solutions allowing as many disabled people as possible to live independently, with access to inclusive education and work and able to exercise their social rights, so that they are not placed in vulnerable situations in society and exposed to serious risks of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas over 80 million people or around 16 % of the European Union's total working population are disabled – including people with autism – and whereas the rate of unemployment remains unacceptably high, since, being twice as high as among people without disabilities, it can causes social exclusion,
Amendment 31 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the difficulties disabled women face in gaining access to employment, and adds that they should be encouraged to follow study courses and use new information and communication technologies, while enterprises should be urged to employ them.; calls also for the urgent implementation of legislation to foster, promote and finance programmes to help women with disabilities integrate into working life which would encourage cooperation between associations, foundations, NGOs and companies, and for the introduction of aid and subsidies for companies and individuals hiring women with disabilities;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to draw up annual reports with data showing the situation of disabled women in the different Member States;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the activation of European funds earmarked for communication campaigns and awareness-raising activities for the benefit of disabled women;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 68 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of a more effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS and of Member States’ programmes and strategies;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that a sustainable society where people live longer in better health should also mean that the needs of disabled people can be adapted to the environment in advance by having greater accessibility to goods and servicesalso implies improvements in accessibility to goods and services so as to improve the quality of life of disabled people;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls attention to the fact that many disabled people continue to suffer discrimination with regard to the lack of equal recognition before the law and justice and calls on the Member States to correct and remedy these shortcomings, including electoral rights and public management of natural and man-made disasters;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that people with mental disabilities are particularly exposed to the risk of abuse and violence, and calls on the Member States to adopt a developed control mechanism to guarantee the respect of human rights and freedoms of people in residential institutions, with special regard to disabled women and to the most vulnerable groups of people, such as disabled children and the elderly;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to gear up the cooperation between Member States, especially with respect to the gathering of comparable data; stresses that measuring disability should not be based only on medical aspects but should also include social and, environmental and economic aspects;
Amendment 120 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to draw up annual reports with data showing the disability situation in the different Member States;
Amendment 123 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Points out that one consequence of population ageing is an increased number of disabled people;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that demographic changes can also contribute to the situation of people with disabilities, as services and solutions for the elderly are to a great extent indispensable for the people with disabilities;
Amendment 143 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that, in a Europe that promotes equality and freedom of movement within its territory for its citizens, the rights of disabled people vary from one Member State to another;
Amendment 149 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Observes that a mutually-recognised parking card for people with disabilities and a unified EU charter for travellers’ rights are relevantnecessary for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society;
Amendment 156 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to promote access without physical barriers to workplaces and homes for people with disabilities as a means of helping them integrate into working life;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Urges the Commission to take the necessary measures to help the visually impaired to carry out business transactions, such as by issuing euro notes with inscriptions in Braille;
Amendment 168 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Reaffirms the importance of promoting the exchange of cultural material accessible to the visually impaired between the Member States;
Amendment 217 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out the important role of special training centres in facilitating integration into the labour market; adds that insufficient access to the labour market means that people with disabilities are placed in vulnerable situations in society and are exposed to serious risks of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 219 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24a. Calls for the activation of European funds earmarked for communication campaigns and awareness-raising activities in the world of work, such as the ‘Voluntariado Corporativo’(Corporate Volunteering) and the ‘Plan Familia’ (Family Plan) schemes under way in different companies;
Amendment 221 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Amendment 228 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that inclusive education is needed to cut the school drop-out rate in the EU, the objective being to reduce this rate to less than 10%;
Amendment 237 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that social corporate responsibility could also be an important impetus to the situation of people with disabilities; calls for the introduction of aid and subsidies, which would vary according to the type of contract, for companies and individuals hiring workers with disabilities; calls upon actors and stakeholders to support and apply good practices in this field;
Amendment 270 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Deplores the fact that people with disabilities must assume an additional financial burden – the extra expenditure incurred because of their disability – in their daily lives, which has a considerable impact on their quality of life;
Amendment 272 #
2010/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Points out that eliminating or seriously alleviating this poverty would entail having more people with disabilities in work, which would increase net tax revenue for the state and would reduce the number of people needing benefits for reasons of extreme poverty;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that innovation can also be addressed most effectively at the regional level, where physical proximity fosters partnership between actors such as universities, research organisations and industry and other sectors such as that formed by tourism firms and certain progressive service-sector providers; notes that the most dynamic technology industries are not located only in or near capital cities but also in smaller population centres and in the proximity of the most innovative universities;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that decision-takers at regional level must be fully aware of the potential for economic growth that research and innovation activities offer all regions; notes in this regard that, in so far as innovation activities do not necessarily or principally require the existence of higher education establishments, even regions without universities and research centres should be able to develop their own innovation capacities;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that innovation – both in policy-making and in the activities of businesses and research centres – is of fundamental importance in fleshing out EU territorial cohesion policy and that, by its very nature, it can make a decisive contribution towards meeting cohesion objectives and overcoming the barriers standing in the way of this in areas with specific geographical and demographic features;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that, since innovation is a complex concept, non-technological innovation efforts need to be strengthened, and that in this context best practices regarding this kind of innovation should be spread and rules and conditions governing access to EU financing should be specified on the basis of an open and all-embracing approach;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proposal to launch European Innovation Partnerships as a tool to bring together stakeholders across policies, sectors and borders to speed up innovations in order to tackle major societal challenges; notes that the partnerships and the regional policy instruments addressing these challenges should be better aligned and genuinely accessible to the various regions and that partnerships should capitalise on the experience gained with existing national and regional initiatives with similar features;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the full innovation potential of EU regions must be mobilised in order, otherwise it will be impossible to meet the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and points out that future regional policy must treat this challenge as a major priority.
Amendment 1 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. PoUnderlintes to the increased importance of cohesion policy following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, and to the fact that a third pillar – territorial cohesion – has been added to it, and notes that the regions are best placed to implement that policy on an active basis and that sectoralisation is therefore counterproductivemportant role of European cohesion policy as a pillar supporting the balanced integration of the EU regions and structural adjustment to new surrounding conditions;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Treaty of Lisbon strengthens the territorial dimension of cohesion policy by incorporating the concept of territorial cohesion, making it the only integrated Community policy, based on specific development strategies by and for the regions, with a clearly territorial impact;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – point v a (new)
(v a) establishment of more integrated and balanced regional economic structures as a guarantee of more harmonious economic and social development;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the view that that the ESF must remain an integral component of cohesion policy and be strengthened; calls for greater coordination with cohesion policy measures so that rural regions can be properly involved and resources used more efficientlyamongst the various existing instruments and funds with a view to using resources in the most effective and efficient manner possible, taking into account the characteristics and convergence problems of each region;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. IConsistsders that, in keeping with a spiritthe principle of solidarity, on specific support forcohesion resources should be mainly directed towards the EU- 27‘'s most disadvantaged regions; stresses, at the same time, the need for a powerful Objective 2 and, but considers that, in order to ensure harmonious and balanced development in all the EU regions, cohesion policy must necessarily embrace the whole territory of the EU; believes, furthermore, that regions in transition should have access to gradual exit strategies to prevent regions with similar levels of prosperity suffering in the future from inequalities of treatment or abrupt changes in the level of funding to which they are entitled under the cohesion policy; stresses the need to establish sound transitional rules;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a successful cohesion policy needs commensurate funding, which cannot in any circumstances be less than in the current 2007-2013 funding periodprogramming period; considers furthermore that a degree of flexibility in the use of resources should be guaranteed, so that in each territory the levels of government (European, national, regional and local) involved in the policy's implementation can adapt it to the objectives pursued and their real development needs;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that funds must be spentRecalls that one of the main criticisms directed at cohesion policy has to do with the complexity of its rules; insists on the importance of simplifying the rules and procedures of this policy, which will help to ensure more transparently and efficiently in the regions, on the basis of rules that are as simple as possible and sound managementective allocation of resources to the regions; takes the view that this simplification should extend to all control systems that are introduced, in order to ensure that they do not hinder pursuit of the objectives;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that cofinancing and the n+2 and n+3 rules should be maintained, possibly combined with greater flexibility to cover exceptional situations which might be expected to arise within the next programming period; insists that unspent funds should be made available for other regionsde- committed funds arising from application of this rule should remain in the cohesion budget and not be returned to the Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underscores the considerable European added value of the act of solidarity represented by cohesion policy; stresses that solidarity is not a one-way process, and therefore emphasises that all EU regions must have access to cohesion policy measures, taking into account the particular characteristics of island, mountain and sparsely-populated regions;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Treaty of Lisbon grants new powers to the European Union with regard to tourism, particularly with a view to enhancing that sector’s competitiveness and capacity for dynamic and sustainable growth, while excluding any harmonisation of the legal and regulatory provisions of the Member States; stresses that EU policy in the field of tourism must respect the principle of subsidiarity and not result in excessive regulation of this sector;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the tourism sector accounts for 10 % of GDP and 12 % of total employment, is largely made up of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, is the main resource for some EU regions, such as the islands, and plays a key role in the EU’s economic development and cohesioneconomic, social and regional cohesion of the EU and in achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions, in particular islands, that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, under the Lisbon Treaty (Article 195), tourism has become a specific competence of the EU, allowing the latter to support and complement actions within the Member States to promote the competitiveness of EU businesses in that sector, while excluding any harmonisation of the legal and regulatory provisions of the Member States,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, on the basis of this new competence and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, an EU strategy with clear and ambitious goals needs to be drawn up, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and avoiding over-regulation of the sector,
Amendment 18 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for an active competition policy monitoring any trend towards concentration of the sector or abuse of a dominant position;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that social, economic and environmental sustainability are a prerequisite for developing and maintaining all tourism activity; urges the Commission to developlaunch a public consultation and impact assessment procedure regarding the development of a ‘European label’ in order to create a profile for products and services of excellence and at the same time enhance Europe’s image worldwide; considers that any fresh proposals regarding labelling at European level should avoid unnecessarily duplicating existing labels which are already proving effective;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the development of sustainable forms of tourism would provide local economies with a lasting source of income and a means of promoting stable employment, while at the same time making it possible to safeguard and enhance the landscape and the cultural, historical and social heritage of every region; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for sustainable coastal and marine tourism, focusing in particular on the specific situation regarding islands;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees with the Commission’s proposal that a ‘European label’ be developed in conjunction with the Member States and with national tourism agencies, under which, while respecting territorial diversity, the concept of Europe as a whole should be promoted worldwide as a tourist destination; emphasises that EU tourist promotion initiatives should complement and be coordinated with those of the Member States and regional and local authorities, and avoid favouring any European destinations over others;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for an active competition policy monitoring any trend towards concentration of the sector or abuse of a dominant position;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practice; hopes that concrete initiatives will be undertaken in support of innovation and the development of new information technologies, and that access will be facilitated for stakeholders in the tourist industry, and particularly small– and medium–sized enterprises, to the relevant financial instruments; ; calls for initiatives designed to promote e-commerce and eliminate remaining barriers to the development thereof within the internal market; calls for SMEs and individual operators to be given access to funding, especially microloans, focusing in particular on women and young people;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to counterbalance the effects of seasonal tourism by diversifying tourism, including via support for new forms of tourism such as health tourism, especially spa tourism, andmarine tourism, wine and gastronomy tours, equestrian tours, cycle tours and, in particular, socially-responsible tourism, in particular when aimed at people with reduced mobility, young people and the elderly, who constitute a market with huge growth potential; calls on the Commission to continue work on the CALYPSO preparatory action and to support the introduction of a mechanism promoting off-season tourist exchanges between the Member States, for senior citizens, young people, the disabled and other disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it advisable, while respecting the EU’s rights and duty to control entry across its own borders, for the European institutions’ and the Member States’ consciousness of these markets to be heightened so that visa procedures are coordinated and simplified, with consideration given to establishing common consular desks across the EU to to promote the common visa policy with the aim of simplifying visa procedures and creating common visa application centres, ensureing that visasuch procedures are implemented on time and bureaucratic costs reduced;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to consider alternative ways of simplifying the issue of tourist visas, such aspromote the measures laid down in the common visa policy with the aim of simplifying the issue of tourist visas, basing its action on the principles of reciprocity, for instance by setting up ‘group tourism visas’ for group organisers;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategic plan to attract tourists from the emerging countries, especially the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), through cooperation agreements, tourist promotion initiatives and more flexible tourist visa arrangements; takes the view that EU tourist promotion initiatives should portray Europe as a major destination, complement initiatives by the Member States and regional and local authorities and avoid favouring any European destinations over others;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States, in view of various emergency situations that place tourists abroad in danger, to consider whether it would be appropriate to codify a uniform procedure for issuing notices advising against travel, creating a single European code for the seriousness of the situations concerned and acknowledging in worst case scenarios the right of operators to apply for Community aid, within the limits of the funds available;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to foster innovation and technological development in SMEs so that they may more effectively market their products and promote destinations; urges the Commission to create an ‘ICT and Tourism’ platform, launching a specific pilot project by the end of 2011 to boost the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the digital supply chain, following on from the experience of other sectors such as textiles, transport and logistics and the automobile industry; calls for initiatives designed to promote e- commerce in the industry and eliminate remaining barriers to the development thereof within the internal market;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to make optimum use of the European financial instruments available for the current financial programming period, in order to develop the competitiveness of the tourism sector and of tourist destinations; hopes that, as part of the cohesion policy review, the role of tourism as a means of redressing the social, economic and territorial balance will be upgraded; hopes that every form of funding the EU provides for tourism will be tied to the provision of services of excellent standard and quality; calls for the next financial perspectives and Structural Fund rules to include among their priorities the rehabilitation of tourist areas in decline in order to guarantee their competitiveness and sustainability.
Amendment 80 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the entrepreneurial spirit to be promoted and supported in the industry, giving special attention to women and young people, and for access to funding, especially to microloans, to be facilitated for SMEs and self-employed workers;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to assess, in close collaboration with the Member States and operators in the sector, innovative ways of promoting ad hoc European package holidayswhat action they can take during the major international events that Europe will be hosting in the next few years (for example, the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the 2015 Milan Universal Exhibition, etc.) with a view to promoting ‘destination Europe’ with all its rich diversity;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance for the tourist sector of adequate infrastructures and accordingly calls for progress to be made in developing the Trans-European Transport Networks, especially the seaboard motorways.
Amendment 94 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the EU tourism policy should not lead to an unnecessary proliferation of labels; considers that the added value of proposals to create new labels should be justified by sound impact assessments and take best practices in the Member States into account, and that the sector and social partners should be involved in the drafting process;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the number of labels should be restricted, to prevent possible confusion amongst consumers and excessive burdens on enterprises and to make them more easily recognisable; calls therefore on the Commission to assess at a future date wheth, Member States and stakeholders the ‘European quality label’ and the ‘Eco-label for tourist accommodation service’ could be gradually merged under the heading of one labelo avoid the proliferation of labels, by promoting existing instruments and best practices, tacking stock of what has already been developed;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to promote a specific initiative to harmonise gradually the accommodation classification systems through the identification of common minimum criteria, bearing in mind the positive results of earlier experiments by industry associations and working in close collaboration with standardisation bodies and representatives of the sector;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, to exploit and promote vocational and university training schemes already existing in the tourism sector and to network and further encourage them, maintaining close contact with the world of research and business, and emphasises the need to promote lifelong learning;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises the close link between tourism and transport and asks the Commission and the Member States to make every effort to modernise the infrastructure, encourage co-modality and to adopt suitable measures to manage tourism flows, in particular seasonal peaks and emergencies of different kinds; calls for progress in the development of Trans- European Transport Networks, especially the ‘motorways of the sea’;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to promote the use of more sustainable means of transport and to pay particular attention to connections with islands, rural areas and mountainous areas and, more generally, with less accessible destinations, and to the development of their transport infrastructure;
Amendment 197 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32a. Calls for the effects of climate change to be taken into account in the EU’s new tourism policy framework; highlights the particular vulnerability of coastal regions, islands and mountain regions to the environmental effects of tourism and climate change, and stresses the need to adopt measures to prevent and counteract these;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that adequate funds need to be invested in a coastal, island and marine tourism strategy in order to protect the European coastline from erosion, safeguard its environmental and animal heritage and improve water quality, all with the aim of developing a sustainable and good quality beach and underwater tourism; in this respect, welcomes the Commission initiative to develop a strategy for sustainable coastal and marine tourism, and calls for the development of similar specific strategies for the islands, mountain regions and other vulnerable areas;
Amendment 203 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reasserts the importance of beach tourism as a feature of some European coastal regions and calls on the CommissionMember States, in accordance with Community law, to examine the possibility of a special derogation to Directive 2006/123/EC as a means of introducing measures to safeguardintroduction of compensatory measures to alleviate the losses inflicted on tourist operators by the introduction of new legislation resulting in the loss of acquired rights and which causes losses linked to unamortized investments on refurbishing facilities or ensuring they conformed with the legislation previously in force; calls on the Member States to introduce incentives for investments made by operators into refurbishing facilities and improvinge the quality of customer services;
Amendment 206 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support, under an integrated maritime policy, the development of port infrastructure, an essential factor in maritime tourism, in cruise ship tourism which, despite the recent crisis, is a growth sector and in sports tourism;
Amendment 225 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Encourages the Commission to foster a progressive reduction in the seasonal nature of tourism by continuing; stresses the great potential of social tourism in countering the seasonal nature of tourism and urges the Commission to continue to build on the results, so far positive, of the preparatory action ‘Calypso’; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to press ahead with an exchange programme allowing specific categories of people, starting with the most disadvantaged, to take holidays, particularly during the low season and even travelling across national borders;
Amendment 250 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Emphasises that tourism should continue to play an important role in cohesion policy within the framework of the 2014-2020 financial perspective; calls for the Structural Fund rules to include among their priorities the rehabilitation of tourist areas in decline in order to guarantee their competitiveness and sustainability;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
-1a. Points out that women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly those categories of women with special needs such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependent children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion such as gypsy women, under whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, and immigrant women. With this in view, stresses the need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to mainstream the concept of gender equality in all employment policies and special measures so as to improve access to employment, avoid over-representation of women in precarious employment, increase sustainable participation and promote the progress of women in the employment sector, as well as to reduce gender segregation in the labour market by tackling the direct and indirect causes;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
-1c. It should be remembered that disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education. Their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty; the Member States therefore need to provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and to propose measures to integrate these women through additional support programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
-1d. Points to the considerable differences between women in rural and urban areas as regards access to training, employment and quality of work; attaches considerable importance to the right of all these women, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable, to receive a proper education, with vocational training and university studies, and therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to support these groups through an effective system of active policies and appropriate training measures so as to enable them to adjust swiftly to job market requirements;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
-1e. Urges the Member States to pursue sustainable policies that will enable everyone, including the weakest and least favoured groups, to gain access to the labour market and achieve a better balance between work and private and family life, while ensuring that full support is given to equal opportunities and all the services necessary for this, with supporting measures such as flexible working hours and affordable and accessible childcare;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly child poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increasedused more effectively in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Calls again on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the instruments and improve the legislative framework needed to overcome gender wage disparity;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a policy of development poles based on stimulating economic activity in the cities has on many occasions failed to generate sufficient pull and has therefore had a limited impact on the surrounding area and has not contributed to integrated development,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that urban areas are not isolandted elements within their regions and their development must therefore be closely linked with the surrounding functional or rural areas; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policiesrecalls in this respect that internal synergies are not always guaranteed;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas demographic change in the EU and worldwide is a facttangible fact that comprises various processes such as an ageing population, problems with youth employment, the increasing integration of women into the labour market and immigration, inter alia, and handling it constitutes one of the core tasks for the future,
Amendment 5 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ageing of Europe’s population creates new work for the regions, but which should be seen as an opportunity rather than as a threat major problem, and as such needs to be specifically addressed by regional policy,
Amendment 5 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the competent regional authorities to put moreCommunity, national and regional authorities, within the framework of the cohesion policy and in light of the Europe 2020 strategy, to make greater efforts into analysinge the effectiveness of the introduction of equal opportunities policies for women and men, in particular within thely in view of the new context of demographic change;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas rural areas in particular face major challenges but urban areas also have to deal with new challenges such as a rise in average age, and the need for good infrastructure and services is not decreasing but, rather, subject to qualitative changes in both rural and urban areathis situation affects rural and urban areas in equal measure with implications, inter alia, as regards good infrastructure and services,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, under the 2007-2013 operational programmes, the Member States have earmarked EUR 30 billion in structural funds for measures related to demographic change, and regional policy is therefore a key instrument for addressing this change,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the public is often only aware of the dangers and not the opportunities brought by demographic changepopulation ageing should not be seen as a challenge, but as an opportunity;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the competent regional authorities to promote an SME culture in orderCommunity, national and regional authorities, within the framework of the cohesion policy, to promote the spread of, and support for, an SME culture, as a key component of progress towards equal opportunities; considers that this culture should also be given special emphasis in the field of rural development, anchoring efforts to prevent a ‘brain drain’ of young people from rural areas to urban areas, especially young women with good university and professional training;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that demographic change has very different effects from region to region, and that population ageing is only part of the picture;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the competent regional authoritiesCommunity, national and regional authorities, acting within their respective areas of competence and as part of the cohesion policy for the next period, to put in place effective measures to enable people to reconcile work and family life, by giving them the opportunity to choose freely between genuine, equivalent alternatives, with a view to increasing the birth rate;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the growing and crucial importance of local and regional authorities in Europe in promoting equal opportunities for women and men in order to help meet the demographic challenge, and urges them to integrate a relevant policy into their decentralised cooperation projects, in order, in particular, to enable very poor to enable women to have access to new information technologies and micro- financing of business activities;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Eurostat to include in the regional human development index (HDI) factors relating to unpaid invisible work performed by women in the absence of established, which should also be considered as a complementary element in the still inadequate regional social infrastructure;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the regions to also consider demographic indicators when allocating and distributing EU structural funds, and when defining impact indicators;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks Eurostat to examine and develop indicators to measure and value women’s involvement in voluntary activities in order to show what women contribute to social cohesion, by region;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to propose specific initiatives within the context of the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity 2012 dedicated to the activities of older women, in order to that enhance their contribution to social and territorial cohesion; emphasises that the principle of solidarity between generations is one of the keystones of regional social cohesion and the European social modelthe European social model and thus of economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include demographic change as one of the ‘thematic priorities’ which it will use to shape the future cohesion policy; also calls on the Commission to insist on the inclusion of this issue when concluding investment partnerships with Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to enable cancer screening for women and men i, with a special focus on regions less winadequatelly served by public health services, to be funded by means of regional development fundwithin the framework of the various cohesion policy instruments.
Amendment 53 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the regions to use the structural funds to help address demographic challenges and remain attractive to residents, as that can stem the depopulation; of certain areas;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, if depopulation is to be prevented, then child- and family-friendly towns and cities need to be developed,there is a need to design towns and cities so that the interests and needs of families are taken into account, and not just those of businesses and other population groups; considers that one feature of wthichs design is that everything is close at hand, withwherever possible the distances between workplaces, housing and recreational areas being close togetherare not excessive; calls on the regions to ensure, in the field of urban planning, that residential, commercial and green areas are alternated;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that ERDF funds can also be used to avoid the social exclusion of the elderly, for example by buildingputting in place dedicated infrastructure suitableand services for the elderly;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the regions to develop innovative concepts for local public transport in order to address, among other things, the challenge of dwindling passenger numbers, particularly in rural areas;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Advocates the use of ERDF funds to provide loans with low interest rates which could support the adaptation of housing to the needs of the elderly; proposes that funds should be provided for sheltered housing complexes and multi-generational housing in order to guarantee a highbetter quality of life for an ageing society;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to adapt welfare benefits and healthcare benefitscover in line with needs and provide funding to ensure the availability of care at home and universal healthcare for elderly people;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that public investments in the health and care systems are importantessential for social cohesion in Europe; calls on the Member States to ensure good healthcare provision in rural areas also, for example through gateway clinics, and to use structural funds to promote additional measures in the field of telemedicine;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Warns of the danger of a lack of skilled workers in care-related professions in certain regions; believes that these regions should use ESF funds to train care workers in this sector in order to ensure a high quality of care;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common migration strategy, since Europe is reliant upon the immigration of skilled workerstrategy on migration from third countries, paying particular attention to countries fbor demographic reasonsring the EU;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that more funding should be provided forto facilitate the integration of immigrants in order to dispel prejudices, and that; therefore advocates training and communal events to encourage exchanges could be promoted;
Amendment 148 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds in a decisive manner to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession;
Amendment 155 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that support should continue to be given with a view to raising the female employment rate should be increased; demands, therefore, that more women should be given access to skilled jobs and life-long learning programmes;
Amendment 157 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that demographic developments in the regions should be statistically measured; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to make local, regional and national databases on demographic development comparable, so that data can be evaluated at European level;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that cultural and creative infrastructures and facilities play an important role in the development of the physical environment of towns and cities and, in particular, the rehabilitation of old industrial districts, and that cultural heritage is at the same time considered significant in the development of rural areas, especially through its contribution to rural tourism; also considers it to be a highly significant factor in the context of strategies for the rehabilitation of old industrial districts, as well as in policies to define the new sectoral spheres of tourism which are appearing and in the redefinition of traditional tourism; believes therefore that cultural and creative strategies should be included in regional and local development strategies, in a partnership between public authorities representing different policy areas and relevant civil society representatives;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the relevance of the Structural Funds and existing and future programmes in the field of culture, research, tourism, audiovisual media, youth and education, drawing lessons from political experience and from existing projects and studies in order to design a post-2013 cohesion policy that would help release the full potential of the cultural sphere, and particularly that of the creative industries;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the need to consider, in the context of the EU's integrated policies, the situation of regions with specific territorial characteristics, in order to enable these regions, their businesses, workforce and populations to become properly integrated into the EU's internal market so that they can fully enjoy its benefits;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls nonetheless – with a view to ensuring the coherence and continuity of territorial cooperation measures and given the strategic nature of the projects in question – for greater flexibility in exploiting the scope offered by Article 21 of the ERDF Regulation with regard to the location of cross-border and transnational cooperation activities; to that end, calls for a review of the geographical limit of 150 km set for cross-border cooperation programmes for coastal and maritime regionsso that island regions can be classified as border regions in the context of cross-border cooperation, calls for the elimination, at all events, of the geographical limit of 150 km and, in general, of any such threshold based on geographical distance;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that any transnational strategy must take due account of the scope of coordination with the trans-European transport network guidelines and the strategies pursued under the integrated maritime policy, with particular reference to island regions, mountain regions and regions with low population density;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a (new)
Paragraph 12a (new)
12a. Draws attention to the valuable links being created between the objectives of cohesion policy and the sectoral reforms in areas such as education, science and research, heakth and the business world;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note ofStresses the imporrtance of making supplementary efforts to overcome the difficulty of measuring the overall impact of specific cohesion policy-related measures under the EERP, and regrets that the review therefore can only give limited insights into concrete examples at national level; nevertheless, welcomes the analysis of good practices and first conclusions presented in the report;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges further action, along the existing lines and by means of the projects approved, in the areas of promotion of research and innovation, use of financial engineering as an element of capital reinforcement for SMEs, encouragement of non-polluting urban transport, implementation of active labour market and continuing education projects, and the renewal of education and health infrastructures.
Amendment 97 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Recommends carrying out an in- depth analysis of the implementation problems in those areas where there have been specific delays in project selection, as in the cases of rail transport, certain energy and environmental investments, the digital economy (introduction of broadband and ITC use in the public sector and in business), and social inclusion [governance and capacity building could also be added, but these are already mentioned in paragraphs 21 and 23]).
Amendment 100 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of future national strategic reports, to promote a more individualised analysis of cohesion policy in regions with specific territorial characteristics, such as island regions, mountain regions, those with low population density and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on all EU institutions and Member States, with a view to the next round of negotiations on the future cohesion policy, to facilitate speedier conclusion of key documents, such as the multiannual financial framework and regulations, in the next round of negotiations with a view to overcoming the start-up difficulties that might arise at the beginning of the next programming period;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Stresses that the expansion in times of crisis of the hidden economy and undeclared activities is an important factor in distortion of competition; calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to take the necessary action to combat this phenomenon;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of a well- balanced and sustainable resource efficiency plan as a tool for driving EU industries towards a competitive industrial strategy, thus enhancing the competitiveness of our industrial sector compared to other markets, such as the USA and China, which have set ambitious targets on environmental products; emphasises that environmental standards on raw and auxiliary materials, as well as on security of energy supplies and transport, should lead to enhanced territorial cohesion instead of increasing the distance between central and outermost regions, taking special account of the peripheral regions and the islands and their needs;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that sustainable and fair growth in the industrial sector can be better achieved by Member States through the principle of reciprocity of commercial policies; notes that regional network structures and competitive clusters should not be adversely affected by dissimilar commercial rules and provisions, which have a particular impact on SMEs;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of the tourism industry in the EU, which is the world's foremost tourist destination, and in certain regions, where it is the mainstay of the economy; supports the Commission's strategy for boosting the competitiveness of the tourism industry by means of measures relating to quality, sustainability and the enhancement of Europe's image as a tourist destination;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In the light of the inherent complexity of the regional economic structure and the ever closer degree of interdependence between economic, social and environmental issues, takes the view that focusing on GDP alone, without the corrections and adjustments resulting from other economic, territorial and social indicators, is likely to provide an incomplete impression that takes no account of the actual situations in the regions, and could result in poor choices being made and inappropriate decisions being taken;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to introduce, as a matter of priority and urgency, indicators in addition to GDP both for strictly economic issues and for environmental and social issues, with a view to establishing a more comprehensive picture of regional cohesion policies, at the latest by the start of the 2014-2020 programming period;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Proposes that the criteria governing regions’ eligibility for EU funding should be considered in the light of the set of indicators that is brought in; calls for other relevant, strictly economic indicators plus environmental and social indicators to be given the same status as GDP when it comes to classifying the regions.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Support for traditional sectors is all the more necessary because it enables them to remain competitive on the European market in the face of competition from third countries, and because new trade agreements posing a threat to these sectors have just been signed with Latin American countries and within the WTO. The Member States should, however, also ensure the diversification of agricultural activities in the outermost regions.
Amendment 68 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Implementation of this Regulation must not jeopardise the level of special support from which the outermost regions have benefited up to now. For that reason, so that they can implement the appropriate measures, the Member States should have at their disposaln order to ensure that the objectives of this Regulation, and in particular the need to preserve and develop agricultural activities in the outermost regions, are satisfied, there should be a review of the sums equivalent to the support already granted by the CommunityUnion to the outermost regions under Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.
Amendment 73 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) preservation and, development and diversification – as far as possible – of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local products, thereby ensuring adequate incomes for farmers.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) the steps taken to ensure the programmes are implemented effectively and appropriately, including the arrangements for publicity, monitoring and evaluation, and a specified set of quantified indicators for use in programme evaluation.; those steps shall include, inter alia, the creation of a committee to monitor and evaluate actions in support of local production;
Amendment 96 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 97 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the aid amount established for each measure orand the provisional amount for each action in order to achieve one or more objectives for the programme.
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 100 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Notwithstanding Article 39(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the maximum annual amounts eligible for European Union aid, as set out in Annex I to that Regulation, may be increased up to twofold in the case of the measure to protect lakes in the Azores and the measure to preserve the landscape and traditional features of agricultural land and the conservation of stone walls supporting terraces ion Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EAGGF contribution to programmes of the outermost regions may be increased to 85% for each of the axes set out in Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the implementation of research and innovation is a need shared by all strata of society and its purpose must be to improve people’s social and economic conditions;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the complexity of today’s challenges calls for an integrated mix of these policies; whereas the knowledge society requires, more than just an aggregation of the activities of the different sectors, a synergy between theagents and instruments, which is vital so that they reinforce each other and support the sustainable implementation of research and innovation projects, delivering a better valorisation of research outcome in the form of concrete product ideas in the regions;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the generation of positive synergies between the different EU instruments and policies necessitates a complex set of relations between the agents who produce, distribute, promote and implement different forms of knowledge;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that, through the earmarking provisions for 2007-2013, cohesion policy is better geared to create synergies with research and innovation policies, and at the same time the territorial dimension has become increasingly important in FP7 and CIP; calls for consideration to be given to a tightened earmarking mechanism with a stronger thematic focus allowing for appropriate policy responses to the new challengeson the Commission to develop initiatives, in line with the concept of the European Research Area as embodied in the Treaty of Lisbon, to ensure that synergies are reinforced by the confluence of three basic conditions, namely: Integration, Involvement and Inclusion;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls, nonetheless, that as things stand spending on R+D+i under the framework programme is allocated on the basis of the excellence criterion, which, despite its unquestionable importance, entails in practice a more competitive mode of access for participants, thus limiting the generation of positive synergies in the group of regions and Member States which are going in the right direction but have not yet attained the goal;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RegretsInsists that effective innovation depends on the closeness of the synergies obtained, and regrets the fact that existing opportunities for synergies in funding are still not well known; calls on the regions and, which are the main agents as regards information and capacity for analysis, management and decision-making, as well as on the Member States, to step up efforts to improve communication;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that future R+D+i programmes should complement national efforts, orienting and dynamising them with a view to revitalising the guiding role and multiplier effect of knowledge, innovation, development and national investment in R+D+I;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that in order to boost competitiveness throughout the Union it is necessary to examine means of broadening the concept of excellence via the objectives and promotion methods of the future Community framework programmes, so as to apply it to Member States and regions making major efforts to reach the excellence level concerned; believes this would favour positive developments by stimulating investment in R+D+i and expanding the Union’s technological base;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, bearing in mind that the ultimate aim of cohesion policy is to reduce the gap between the levels of development of the various regions and the extent to which the least-favoured regions and islands (including rural areas) are lagging behind, since 2007 the Structural Funds regulations include obligatory earmarking to the Lisbon objectives for the EU15, targeting cohesion policy resources at the attractiveness of Member States and regions, growth and jobs,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas - particularly during the current recession - the cohesion policy is one of the main instruments to foster growth, competitiveness and jobs in the EU due, among other things, to its stable amount of funding and, the decentralised management system applied and the inclusion of Community sustainable development priorities among its fundamental objectives,
Amendment 7 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cohesion policy must be an integral part of the EU2020 Strategy because it is included in the Lisbon Treaty as an instrument to achieve the Treaty's goals, , in line with the earlier decision to include among its priorities a contribution to meeting the objectives laid down in the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies, must be an integral part of the EU2020 Strategy because it helps to foster growth, competitiveness and employment, which are strategic objectives for the EU,
Amendment 10 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. OPoints out that cohesion policy is an instrument for the development of EU policies, given that transfers are conditional upon specific investments being made; observes that in the programme allocations for 2007-2013 approx. €228 billion over the 7-year period has been earmarked to the Lisbon priorities; highlights that the overall allocations, also in the EU12, went beyond the percentages required;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that due to the delayed start-up of the programmes and the subsequent lack of data on expenditure, the correspondence between programme allocations and actual expenditure cannot be verified at this stage, nor is it possible to assess the soundness of the Lisbon investments, particularly as regards programming in less advanced countries; eagerly awaits the publication of the Commission's strategic report and asks that a high level inter-institutional debate is carried out on this basis to analyse the contribution of the cohesion policy to the Lisbon objectives and to assess the future interrelations;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers weak multi-level governance one of the main limits of the Lisbon Strategy, with the insufficient involvement ofto be a strategic asset of cohesion policy, but stresses that regional and local authorities and civil society are still insufficiently involved in the design, implementation, communication and evaluation of the strategat policy; recommends their stronger integration in the future at all stages; points out that one of the governance-related problems that has arisen stems from the supervision and control system established by the Commission, and accordingly stresses the need for major changes to management and control procedures in order to make the policy more flexible and efficient; points out, at the same time, that the strategies cannot be made subject to extremely complicated rules;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that Europe's regions and cities play a fundamental part in implementing the Lisbon Strategy, being key players in the field of innovation, research and education policy; points out that they implement more than one third of all public investment in the EU and are increasingly focusing Structural Fund spending on growth- and job-related objectives;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. PStresses that regional and local authorities can create an environment that fosters business growth in their local areas, but takes the view that Europe's future territorial development cannot be purely competition-based; points out that the regional level in particular has a crucial role to play as the vehicle to reach the countless economic and social actors living and producing in Europe, especially SMEs, and to foster education and vocational training, research, innovation and development;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Appreciates the results produced so far through the financial engineering instruments and the cooperation with the EIB in fostering innovation and research through renewable forms of funding and stresses the need to strengthen the links between EU financing instruments and EIB financing instruments; recognises their leverage potential for investments and asks for their strengthening especially as regards JEREMIE and JESSICA to ensure better support to business and SMEs; recommends that the rules governing these instruments be simplified to allow their greater use by beneficiaries;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission proposal on the future EU2020 strategy; stresses the long-term nature of this strategy that aims to create framework conditions for stable growth in Europe, and agrees with the priorities identified; points out, however, that instruments such as the Lisbon and EU2020 strategies are the product of a consensus among Member States with widely differing levels of development;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to bring this EU policy into line with the strategic objectives pursued by the EU, while not causing any disruption in Member States by requiring them to make investments that may not be a priority, or even necessary, for the development of individual States; calls for Member States to be allowed greater flexibility in implementing cohesion policy, with a view to ensuring that it expedites the achievement of priority objectives in general;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the EU to adopt specific provisions and take appropriate action to meet the special needs of coastal regions, islands, upland regions and outermost regions, in the light of the legal basis for territorial cohesion that the new Lisbon Treaty provides;
Amendment 50 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 67 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the recognition of the role of the Structural Funds in the delivery of the EU2020 goals; stresses, however, that the cohesion policy is not just the source of stable financial allocations but is also a powerful instrument for the economic development of all of Europe's regions. Its main principles – an integrated approach, multi- level governance and real partnership – are key elements for the success of the strategy and should be fully integrated into it;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas competitiveness and cohesion are neither contradictory nor incompatible but have elements of complementarity,
Amendment 27 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeHighlights the added value provided by the European Union’s cohesion policy and its role as an EU instrument forin safeguarding cohesion and increasing the competitiveness of the regions, carryfacilitating the launching outf structural reforms and thus making it possible to enhancinge the ability of the regions to adapt to the global economic climate;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the key role played by the public sector, throughat all levels of government, in the implementation of cohesion policy, in to rebuilding confidence and solidarity in times of recession and thereafter by, making public investment, especially in infrastructure, and ensuring sustainable development;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, throughTakes the view that, by increasing the synergies generated withbetween research and development and innovation policies, and cohesion policy can provide a means of meeting, the EU 2020 Strategy challenges by bolstering and harnessing specific local potentials and ensurcan be better met, supporting and freeing the potential of local authorities and safeguarding social, economic and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the views expressed in the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion on the main factors in territorial cohesion; makes specific reference to respect for regional diversity and the development of regional potential and competitiveness, emphasising the importance of accessibility through public services and suitable infrastructure, and calls on the Commission to bring forward concrete proposals for implementing the objective of territorial cohesion; in this sense, stresses that the smooth running of transport services and sufficient access to telecommunications are basic conditions for boosting the competitiveness of the outlying regions and islands, and consequently for the EU's economic and social cohesion, as highlighted by the European Territorial Strategy;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the key indicator in deciding which areas are eligible for EU financial assistance should not be the level of GDP and, but that the introduction of other indicators can only be admitted after studies have been conducted on their relevance and on the way in which that information is collected and processedmechanisms to improve the current classification system for regions must instead be analysed so that, after studies have been conducted on their relevance, other indicators can be introduced in a such a way as to avoid disparities in per capita income;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of allocating funding on the basis of regional specificities by establishing, for example, subdivisions within objectives; calls on the Commission to create appropriateadapt the various financial instruments for lendingso as to create added value in the short and medium term, taking into consideration also the effects of the economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the fight against the depopulation of rural areas should form part of the strategy to support disadvantaged areas in the EU; considers it necessary to take a 'depopulation' criterion into account in the ‘fine-tuning’ that the Member States are to carry out when drawing up the map of intermediate disadvantaged areas; observes that increased depopulation is aggravating the natural disadvantages faced by farming communities, thereby accentuating the agronomic difficulties with which they are confronted;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the socio-economic criteria used prior to the 2005 reform by some Member States may no longer be used as the main criteria to delimit areas with 'natural handicaps', but may continue to be used to define areas with 'specific handicaps', which are supported pursuant to Article 50(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,
Amendment 10 #
2009/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Maintains that the mapping of intermediate disadvantaged areas can be done on the basis of eight biophysical Community criteria, together with a number of objective national criteria, making it possible to take into account the situation in each country at national and regional level;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Article 158 of the TEC on the cohesion policy, as reformed in Lisbon, pays particular to regions with natural handicaps; urges the Commission to devise a comprehensive strategy to eliminate the disparities between Member States in dealing with these areas and promote an integrated strategy that takes account of specific national and regional characteristics;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 24 #
2009/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for better coordination of the various Community policies, in particular the common agricultural policy and cohesion policies, in order to bring them more closely into line with each other and achieve the more harmonious development of disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 62 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers fine tuning of the criteria for support for areas with natural handicaps to be necessary in order to be able to respond appropriately to particular geographical situations and crops grown and to exclude areas in which natural handicaps have been offset by human intervention; proposes that farm data (such as farm income) be used inter alia for this purpose so that aid is not scrapped in regions with low levels of farm income; emphasises, however, that the decision on the criteria to be used for fine tuning must lie with the Member States;
Amendment 73 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Advocates the need to establish a Community criterion for 'depopulation' in the ‘fine-tuning’ that the Member States are to carry out when drawing up the map of intermediate disadvantaged areas; warns that depopulation is one of the main causes of desertification, often accentuating the natural disadvantages of the land;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the fact that the new intermediate disadvantaged areas scheme could lead to a transfer of aid from some areas to others, making it necessary for places which lose the status of intermediate disadvantaged areas to be given a sufficient transitional period to adapt to the new situation;
Amendment 90 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is aware of the implications that the exercise to re-define intermediate disadvantaged areas could have for the future design of CAP aid, so calls on the Commission to take account of all the standpoints expressed during the public consultation by Member States and by regional and local authorities and the farming groups concerned;
Amendment 91 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission also to launch a review of the scheme intended for regions confronting specific problems, given that the current definition fails to take into account certain natural disadvantages besetting farming activity, such as the insularity or the remote and outlying location of certain areas of the European Union;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Highlights the EU’s increasing vulnerability to disasters and considers that this must be addressed by adopting an integrated risk management approach covering all the various phases of the disaster management cycle – prevention and early warning, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation – in the form of an EU directive also addressing drought prevention and management, similar to one already existing for floods.
Amendment 6 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1b (new)
Paragraph 1b (new)
1b. Stresses that it is the regions and local communities that bear the brunt of natural disasters and that, generally speaking, neither their material and human resources or their know-how or financial resources are sufficient to cope with these disasters under a purely national and/or regional approach, and that these disasters call for an effective European-level solidarity-based response.
Amendment 7 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 11 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Advocates a global strategy for the whole EU under which a protocol for uniform action is introduced for each type of disaster, including forest fire; considers that this strategy must ensure total solidarity between countries and award special attention to the European regions which are most isolated, most scarcely populated, are mountain or border areas or island or outermost areas, or are the most economically disadvantaged.
Amendment 15 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the effects of disasters are not confined within the formal and administrative boundaries of regions and Member States; believes, therefore, that the identification of particularly risk-prone areas, specifying the type of risk concerned, should go hand in hand with establishing priority objectives and cooperation mechanisms in such areas; calls on regions to build on already existing territorial cooperation networks in order to develop cooperation focusing more specifically on disaster prevention; believes that the macro-regions, with their functionally-oriented cooperation independent of administrative boundaries, can become effective platforms for cooperation in the field of disaster prevention;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the current budgetary pressures arising from the crisis do not lead to a reduction in the resources allocated to existing disaster prevention policies and, as part of the current budget review, to carefully assess any gaps in the field of prevention and whether each type of disaster is covered by the instruments available.
Amendment 26 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4b (new)
Paragraph 4b (new)
4b. Considers that, as part of the current budget review, the Commission should explore every possibility as regards instruments to improve the existing disaster prevention systems, including the possibility of using the early warning and satellite observation resources currently available to assess the risks of drought and desertification arising from climate change.
Amendment 27 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4c (new)
Paragraph 4c (new)
4c. Urges the Commission not to forget that better management and conservation of woodlands is key among its priorities in the area of combating climate change; considers that the provision of a genuine forestry policy would make a major contribution not just to combating climate change, but also to preventing natural disasters.
Amendment 4 #
2009/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) With the view to enhance the economic and social cohesion of the Community, it is necessary to support limited interventions for the renovation of existing buildings serving housing purposes in Member States that acceded to the European Union on or after 1 May 2004. Those interventions can take place under the conditions set out in Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999.
Amendment 6 #
2009/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In theseveral Member States to which Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 applies, a large number of marginalised communities live also outside urban areas. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the eligibility of expenditures on housing interventions in favour of these communities living in rural areas.
Amendment 12 #
2009/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) N°1080/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Expenditure on housing, except for energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy as set out in paragraph 1a, shall be eligible only for those Member States that acceded to the European Union on or after 1 May 2004, where the following conditions are met: (a) expenditure shall be programmed within one of the following frameworks: (i) the framework of an integrated urban development approach for areas experiencing or threatened by physical deterioration and social exclusion; (ii) the framework of an integrated approach for marginalised communities. (aa) Expenditure under point (a)(i) shall be eligible only for those Member States that acceded to the European Union on or after 1 May 2004; expenditure under point (a)(ii) shall be eligible for all EU Member States. (b) The allocation to housing expenditure shall be either a maximum of 3 % of the ERDF allocation to the operational programmes concerned or 2 % of the total ERDF allocation.