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Activities of Traian UNGUREANU

Plenary speeches (134)

Threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform (debate) RO
2016/11/22
Threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform (debate) RO
2016/11/22
EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Consent) - EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Resolution) (debate) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0366(NLE)
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (debate) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2030(INI)
Accession of Peru to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0267/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0168(NLE)
Accession of Kazakhstan to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0268/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0169(NLE)
Accession of Korea to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0266/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0173(NLE)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor (A8-0109/2016 - Monica Macovei) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2162(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Police College (CEPOL) (A8-0088/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2180(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Banking Authority (EBA) (A8-0090/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2188(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (A8-0102/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2174(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (A8-0098/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2178(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Training Foundation (ETF) (A8-0116/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2173(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EU-LISA) (A8-0124/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2195(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (A8-0134/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2169(DEC)
Discharge 2014: European Police Office (Europol) (A8-0122/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2186(DEC)
Implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy (A8-0051/2016 - Tamás Meszerics) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2220(INI)
Authorisation for Austria to sign and ratify, and Malta to accede to, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 (A8-0018/2016 - Viktor Uspaskich) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0177(NLE)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0002(COD)
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (A8-0013/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (A8-0316/2015 - Rachida Dati) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2063(INI)
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (A8-0312/2015 - Ole Christensen) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2107(INI)
Repealing certain acts from the Schengen acquis (A8-0250/2015 - Claude Moraes) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0337(COD)
Repealing certain acts from the Schengen acquis in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (A8-0251/2015 - Claude Moraes) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0337(COD)
Repealing certain acts in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (A8-0252/2015 - Claude Moraes) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0339(COD)
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (A8-0048/2015 - Kinga Gál) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0217(COD)
Council Recommendation on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (B8-1093/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2820(RSP)
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Sweden (A8-0304/2015 - Monika Flašíková Beňová) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0804(CNS)
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Belgium (A8-0303/2015 - Monika Flašíková Beňová) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0805(CNS)
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Poland (A8-0302/2015 - Monika Flašíková Beňová) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0806(CNS)
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (A8-0267/2015 - Marietje Schaake) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0005(COD)
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0306/2015 - Markus Ferber) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0068(CNS)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/003 BE/Ford Genk (A8-0272/2015 - Paul Rübig) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2209(BUD)
30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law (2012-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2253(INI)
Urban dimension of EU policies (A8-0218/2015 - Kerstin Westphal) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2213(INI)
Family businesses in Europe (A8-0223/2015 - Angelika Niebler) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2210(INI)
Research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth (A8-0214/2015 - João Ferreira) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2240(INI)
Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe (A8-0207/2015 - Mircea Diaconu) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2149(INI)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0205/2015 - Laura Agea) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0051(NLE)
Armenian genocide 100th anniversary (RC-B8-0342/2015, B8-0342/2015, B8-0343/2015, B8-0344/2015, B8-0346/2015, B8-0347/2015, B8-0348/2015, B8-0349/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2590(RSP)
International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU recognition of the memorial day of the Roma genocide during WW II (B8-0326/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2615(RSP)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0023/2015 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2217(INI)
Union tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (A8-0052/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0276(COD)
Import into the Union of agricultural products originating in Turkey (A8-0048/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0272(COD)
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Montenegro (A8-0051/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0190(COD)
Suspending certain concessions relating to the import into the Union of agricultural products originating in Turkey (A8-0050/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0275(COD)
Common rules for imports from certain third countries (A8-0014/2015 - Jarosław Wałęsa) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0168(COD)
Single market governance within the European Semester 2015 (A8-0018/2015 - Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2212(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2014/014 DE/Aleo Solar (A8-0030/2015 - Iris Hoffmann) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2018(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar (A8-0033/2015 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2021(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/007 BE/Hainaut Steel (Duferco-NLMK) (A8-0031/2015 - Andrej Plenković) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2019(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/009 PL/Zachem (A8-0036/2015 - Jan Olbrycht) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2016(BUD)
European long-term investment funds (A8-0021/2015 - Alain Lamassoure) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0214(COD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/011 BE/Saint-Gobain Sekurit (A8-0034/2015 - Liadh Ní Riada) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2017(BUD)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (A8-0011/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2157(INI)
Decision adopted on a Strategic framework for the Energy Union (debate) RO
2016/11/22
Combined effect of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures with safeguard measures (A8-0032/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0164(COD)
Common rules for exports (A8-0035/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0167(COD)
Common rules for imports (A8-0040/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0166(COD)
Safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement with Iceland (A8-0031/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0160(COD)
Measures concerning anti-dumping and anti-subsidy matters (A8-0033/2014 - Andrzej Duda) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0163(COD)
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Senegal (A8-0010/2015 - Norica Nicolai) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0238(NLE)
Renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (RC-B8-0099/2015, B8-0099/2015, B8-0121/2015, B8-0130/2015, B8-0131/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2526(RSP)
The work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (A8-0012/2015 - Charles Goerens) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2154(INI)
Anti-terrorism measures (debate)
2016/11/22
Ombudsman's annual report 2013 (A8-0058/2014 - Jarosław Wałęsa) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2159(INI)
Situation in Libya (RC-B8-0011/2015, B8-0011/2015, B8-0013/2015, B8-0014/2015, B8-0030/2015, B8-0031/2015, B8-0032/2015, B8-0033/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3018(RSP)
Situation in Ukraine (RC-B8-0008/2015, B8-0008/2015, B8-0018/2015, B8-0020/2015, B8-0021/2015, B8-0025/2015, B8-0027/2015, B8-0029/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2965(RSP)
Situation in Egypt (RC-B8-0012/2015, B8-0012/2015, B8-0019/2015, B8-0022/2015, B8-0023/2015, B8-0024/2015, B8-0026/2015, B8-0028/2015) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3017(RSP)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) (debate) RO
2016/11/22
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2143(INI)
Employment and social aspects of the EU2020 strategy (B8-0252/2014) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2779(RSP)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0085(NLE)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (B7-0484/2013)
2016/11/22
Europska politika susjedstva: prema jačanju partnerstva: stajalište Europskog parlamenta o izvješćima za 2012. (B7-0484/2013) HR
2016/11/22
EU trade policy towards countries of the Eastern Partnership (debate)
2016/11/22
Completing the European research area by 2014 (debate)
2016/11/22
Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2826(RSP)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 - Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (debate)
2016/11/22
Freedom of press and media in the world (A7-0176/2013 - Marietje Schaake)
2016/11/22
Annual report on competition policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2306(INI)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
2016/11/22
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2131(INI)
Black Sea strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2157(INI)
Order of business
2016/11/22
Surge in job dismissals in Europe as a result of the economic crisis in particular at Arcelor and Nokia (debate)
2016/11/22
Promoting worker mobility (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2273(INI)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
2016/11/22
Eastern partnership summit (Warsaw, 29 September) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2079(INI)
Preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2752(RSP)
Preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2752(RSP)
Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0820(NLE)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2299(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0036(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2248(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2248(INI)
Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Eastern Dimension - Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Southern Dimension
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2958(RSP)
Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular, including humanitarian aspects (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2616(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2150(INI)
Rule of law in Russia (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2515(RSP)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2517(RSP)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2087(INI)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2087(INI)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2521(RSP)
Situation in Belarus
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2514(RSP)
Human rights in the world 2009 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0240(COD)
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2915(RSP)
Integrated Maritime Policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2040(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0193(COD)
Ukraine (debate)
2016/11/22
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (16 September 2010) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2142(INI)
Free movement of workers – temporary restrictions affecting Romanian and Bulgarian citizens on the European Union labour market (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0188(NLE)
Situation of the Roma people in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Israeli military operation against the humanitarian flotilla and the Gaza blockade (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2735(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
Ban on use of cyanide mining technologies (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2090(INI)
2008 annual report on the CFSP - The implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - Non-proliferation Treaty (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2057(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0035(COD)
EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0091(COD)
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2768(RSP)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
2016/11/22
Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2532(RSP)

Reports (2)

REPORT on promoting workers’ mobility within the European Union PDF (276 KB) DOC (192 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2273(INI)
Documents: PDF(276 KB) DOC(192 KB)
REPORT Report on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea PDF (278 KB) DOC (203 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2010/2087(INI)
Documents: PDF(278 KB) DOC(203 KB)

Shadow reports (14)

RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa waiver PDF (444 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2017/0176(NLE)
Documents: PDF(444 KB) DOC(54 KB)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part PDF (365 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2017/2050(INI)
Documents: PDF(365 KB) DOC(55 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part PDF (435 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2016/0366(NLE)
Documents: PDF(435 KB) DOC(48 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium and replacing Decisions 2010/689/EU, 2011/472/EU, 2011/715/EU, 2011/887/EU, 2012/58/EU, 2012/299/EU, 2012/445/EU, 2012/673/EU, 2013/3/EU, 2013/148/EU, 2013/152/EU and 2014/410/EU PDF (429 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2016/0819(CNS)
Documents: PDF(429 KB) DOC(53 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia, and replacing Decisions 2014/731/EU, 2014/743/EU and 2014/744/EU PDF (417 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2016/0822(CNS)
Documents: PDF(417 KB) DOC(52 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark PDF (435 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2016/0815(CNS)
Documents: PDF(435 KB) DOC(49 KB)
REPORT on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties PDF (497 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2016/2030(INI)
Documents: PDF(497 KB) DOC(74 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Sweden PDF (159 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/0804(CNS)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(91 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Belgium PDF (159 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/0805(CNS)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(91 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Poland PDF (159 KB) DOC (90 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/0806(CNS)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(90 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189) PDF (152 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0085(NLE)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(63 KB)
REPORT on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination PDF (284 KB) DOC (227 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/2131(INI)
Documents: PDF(284 KB) DOC(227 KB)
REPORT Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes PDF (138 KB) DOC (66 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2010/0102(NLE)
Documents: PDF(138 KB) DOC(66 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress Microfinance Facility) PDF (304 KB) DOC (436 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
Documents: PDF(304 KB) DOC(436 KB)

Opinions (3)

OPINION on the 30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU Law (2012-2013)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(115 KB) DOC(174 KB)
OPINION on the annual report on competition policy
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(77 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the Unites States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(56 KB)

Shadow opinions (14)

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2016/0151(COD)
Documents: PDF(719 KB) DOC(160 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2195(DEC)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(177 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2194(DEC)
Documents: PDF(121 KB) DOC(177 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2180(DEC)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(177 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union’s general budget for the financial year 2014, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2162(DEC)
Documents: PDF(120 KB) DOC(176 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2166(DEC)
Documents: PDF(128 KB) DOC(178 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2172(DEC)
Documents: PDF(120 KB) DOC(176 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2181(DEC)
Documents: PDF(121 KB) DOC(177 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2167(DEC)
Documents: PDF(128 KB) DOC(177 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2014, Section III – Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2154(DEC)
Documents: PDF(120 KB) DOC(176 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of implementation of the budget of the European Police Office (Europol) for the financial year 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2186(DEC)
Documents: PDF(128 KB) DOC(176 KB)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2014: performance, financial management and control
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2205(DEC)
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(178 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/0011(COD)
Documents: PDF(209 KB) DOC(298 KB)
OPINION EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2301(INI)
Documents: PDF(108 KB) DOC(90 KB)

Institutional motions (21)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Syria PDF (167 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2933(RSP)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus PDF (289 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2934(RSP)
Documents: PDF(289 KB) DOC(83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Syria PDF (268 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2933(RSP)
Documents: PDF(268 KB) DOC(74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus PDF (264 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2934(RSP)
Documents: PDF(264 KB) DOC(65 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and Eurojust PDF (269 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2750(RSP)
Documents: PDF(269 KB) DOC(74 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (162 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2537(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(88 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (263 KB) DOC (62 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2537(RSP)
Documents: PDF(263 KB) DOC(62 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Nadiya Savchenko PDF (136 KB) DOC (64 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2663(RSP)
Documents: PDF(136 KB) DOC(64 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (139 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2662(RSP)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (216 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2662(RSP)
Documents: PDF(216 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on persecution of Christians around the world in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (324 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2661(RSP)
Documents: PDF(324 KB) DOC(67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on fighting child sexual abuse on the internet PDF (239 KB) DOC (64 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2564(RSP)
Documents: PDF(239 KB) DOC(64 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on anti-terrorism measures PDF (160 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2530(RSP)
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on anti-terrorism measures PDF (242 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2530(RSP)
Documents: PDF(242 KB) DOC(70 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Egypt PDF (160 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3017(RSP)
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(86 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (150 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(77 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ukraine PDF (150 KB) DOC (81 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2965(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(81 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (234 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(234 KB) DOC(63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ukraine PDF (251 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2965(RSP)
Documents: PDF(251 KB) DOC(72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Egypt PDF (232 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3017(RSP)
Documents: PDF(232 KB) DOC(61 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child PDF (159 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2919(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(91 KB)

Oral questions (5)

Clearing the Danube of sunken ships PDF (97 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Major interpellation - Differences in declarations, composition and taste of products in central/eastern and western markets of the EU PDF (193 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(193 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Reasonable grounds for suspicion of irregularities on the part of the Norwegian child protection authority ('Barnevernet') PDF (100 KB) DOC (28 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(28 KB)
Implementation of the German minimum wage law (MiLog) PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC

Written explanations (9)

Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Court of Justice (A8-0136/2017 - Benedek Jávor) RO

În cadrul rezoluției referitoare la decizia privind descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului general al Uniunii Europene aferent exercițiului financiar 2015, secțiunea IV - Curtea de Justiție, Parlamentul European a constatat că, în raportul său anual pentru 2015, Curtea de Conturi nu a identificat în cazul Curții de Justiție a Uniunii Europene nicio deficiență semnificativă în legătură cu aspectele auditate referitoare la resursele umane și la procedurile de achiziții.Rezoluția salută faptul că numărul cauzelor soluționate a crescut cu 57 % în perioada 2007-2015, datorită, în mare parte, efortului de coordonare între instanțe și serviciile personalului auxiliar, în ciuda faptului că personalul auxiliar a crescut extrem de puțin în această perioadă.Adoptarea în 2015 a reformei privind arhitectura judiciară a Curții va permite acestei instituții să facă în continuare față creșterii numărului de cauze și să soluționeze într-un termen mai scurt și într-un mod mai eficient numărul din ce în ce mai mare al cauzelor introduse.Parlamentul European așteaptă cu interes să analizeze rezultatele acestei reforme, în mod particular a celor ce privesc capacitatea Curții de Justiție de a soluționa cauzele într-un termen rezonabil și cu respectarea cerințelor privind o audiere echitabilă.Am votat în favoarea acestei rezoluții.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: EU general budget - European Ombudsman (A8-0142/2017 - Benedek Jávor) RO

În ceea ce privește descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului general al Uniunii Europene aferent exercițiului financiar 2015, secțiunea Ombudsmanul European, s-a constatat că nu există deficiențe semnificative ale aspectelor auditate, respectiv resursele umane și procedurile de achiziții din cadrul acestei instituții.Comparativ cu alte instituții europene, Ombudsmanul este un exemplu de transparență. Rămân însă câteva aspecte referitoare la actualizarea organigramei, precum și la criteriile și procedurile de recrutare care trebuie îmbunătățite.Este salutară includerea de informații exhaustive privind toate resursele umane de care dispune Ombudsmanul, defalcate în funcție de grad, sex și naționalitate și se solicită ca aceste informații să fie incluse în mod automat în raportul anual de activitate al acestei instituții.Totodată, în cadrul acestei rezoluții, se solicită Ombudsmanului să depună în continuare eforturi pentru a menține o calitate constantă a raportului său anual de activitate și să prezinte un raport de impact anual cuprinzător, acesta constituind un instrument important pentru evaluarea activității sale.
2016/11/22
Discharge 2015: European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) (A8-0129/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) RO

Rezoluția Parlamentului European salută concluziile Curții de Conturi potrivit cărora conturile anuale ale Eurojust prezintă în mod corect situația sa financiară la 31 decembrie 2015, iar tranzacțiile sale sunt legale și regulamentare. Eforturile de monitorizare a bugetului în cursul exercițiului financiar 2015 au condus la o rată de execuție bugetară de 99,99 %, reprezentând o creștere de 0,17 % față de exercițiul 2014.Rezoluția invită Eurojust să adopte un ghid practic privind gestionarea instituțională și unul privind conflictele de interese, în conformitate cu orientările publicate de Comisie în decembrie 2013, și să stabilească reguli clare împotriva cazurilor de „uși turnante”.Totodată se solicită acestei instituții să verifice declarațiile de interese ale experților, membrilor colegiului și membrilor personalului și să publice în cel mai scurt timp declarațiile de interese ale administrației și ale membrilor organismului comun de supraveghere independent.Am votat în favoarea acestei rezoluții.
2016/11/22
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Croatia (A8-0073/2017 - Nuno Melo) RO

Deși anumite dispoziții ale acquis-ului Schengen sunt aplicabile în Croația de la data aderării, o serie de alte dispoziții se vor aplica doar în temeiul unei decizii a Consiliului, după verificarea îndeplinirii unor condiții tehnice și juridice necesare pentru prelucrarea datelor SIS.În conformitate cu Actul de aderare a Croației la Uniunea Europeană din 2011, dispozițiile cuprinse în acest act se aplică doar în temeiul unei decizii a Consiliului, după consultarea Parlamentului și după verificarea prin intermediul mecanismului de evaluare Schengen a îndeplinirii condițiilor prevăzute pentru aplicarea tuturor părților acquis-ului, inclusiv aplicarea efectivă a tuturor normelor Schengen în conformitate cu standardele comune convenite și cu principiile fundamentale.Așadar, adoptarea unei decizii de către Consiliu a fost condiționată de îndeplinirea de către Croația a unor măsuri tehnice și juridice necesare pentru a prelucra datele SIS și a face schimb de informații suplimentare. În acest sens, în Croația a fost organizată o evaluare Schengen.În urma verificărilor desfășurate, s-a constatat că toate aceste condiții au fost îndeplinite și s-a propus autorizarea Croației de a introduce alerte și date suplimentare în SIS, de a utiliza datele SIS și de a face schimb de informații suplimentare.
2016/11/22
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Latvia (A8-0089/2017 - Claude Moraes) RO

Rezoluția legislativă face referire la proiectul de decizie a Consiliului privind lansarea schimbului automatizat de date în ceea ce privește datele dactiloscopice în Letonia.Accesul automatizat la datele dactiloscopice este reglementat în Decizia Consiliului privind intensificarea cooperării transfrontaliere, în special în domeniul combaterii terorismului și a criminalității transfrontaliere. Scopul acestei decizii este accelerarea cooperării polițienești și judiciare transfrontaliere dintre țările UE în materie penală, prin îmbunătățirea schimburilor de informații între autoritățile cu atribuții de prevenire și cercetare a infracțiunilor.Lansarea schimbului automatizat de date în ceea ce privește datele dactiloscopice nu se poate face decât după implementarea în legislația națională a statelor membre a dispozițiilor generale privitoare la protecția datelor personale. Verificarea îndeplinirii acestei condiții se face pe baza unui raport de evaluare bazat pe un chestionar, o vizită de evaluare și un test pilot. Aceste criterii au fost îndeplinite cu succes de către Letonia, prin urmare, Consiliul a dat un aviz favorabil acestei țări de a primi și furniza date cu caracter personal în scopul căutării automatizate a datelor dactiloscopice.Prin intermediul rezoluției legislative, Parlamentul a aprobat această decizie a Consiliului.
2016/11/22
Automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium (A8-0091/2017 - Judith Sargentini) RO

În vederea adoptării unei decizii de punere în aplicare privind schimbul automatizat de date în ceea ce privește datele ADN în Slovacia, Portugalia, Letonia, Lituania, Republica Cehă, Estonia, Ungaria, Cipru, Polonia, Suedia, Malta și Belgia, trebuie îndeplinite o serie de condiții referitoare la transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal.În conformitate cu prevederile cuprinse în Decizia Consiliului 2008/615/JAI, transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal nu poate avea loc decât după ce dispozițiile generale privind protecția datelor prevăzute în capitolul 6 din respectiva decizie au fost puse în aplicare în legislația națională aplicabilă pe teritoriile statelor membre implicate în această transmitere. Verificarea îndeplinirii condiției menționate se face pe baza unui raport de evaluare bazat pe un chestionar, o vizită de evaluare și un test-pilot.Aceste criterii au fost îndeplinite cu succes de către cele douăsprezece state, prin urmare, Consiliul a dat un aviz favorabil acestor țări de a primi și furniza date cu caracter personal în scopul înmatriculării vehiculelor.Prin intermediul rezoluției legislative, Parlamentul a aprobat această decizie a Consiliului. Am votat în favoarea acestei rezoluții.
2016/11/22
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Slovakia, Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, Romania and Finland (A8-0092/2017 - Tomáš Zdechovský) RO

Rezoluția legislativă face referire la proiectul de decizie al Consiliului privind lansarea schimbului automatizat de date în ceea ce privește datele dactiloscopice în Slovacia, Bulgaria, Franța, Republica Cehă, Lituania, Țările de Jos, Ungaria, Cipru, Estonia, Malta, România și Finlanda.Accesul automatizat la datele dactiloscopice este reglementat în Decizia Consiliului privind intensificarea cooperării transfrontaliere, în special în domeniul combaterii terorismului și a criminalității transfrontaliere. Scopul acestei decizii este accelerarea cooperării polițienești și judiciare transfrontaliere dintre țările UE în materie penală, prin îmbunătățirea schimburilor de informații între autoritățile cu atribuții de prevenire și cercetare a infracțiunilor.Lansarea schimbului automatizat de date în ceea ce privește datele dactiloscopice nu se poate face decât după implementarea în legislația națională a statelor membre a dispozițiilor generale privitoare la protecția datelor personale.Verificarea îndeplinirii acestei condiții se face pe baza unui raport de evaluare bazat pe un chestionar, o vizită de evaluare și un test pilot. Aceste criterii au fost îndeplinite cu succes de către țările menționate, prin urmare, Consiliul a dat un aviz favorabil acestei țări de a primi și furniza date cu caracter personal în scopul căutării automatizate a datelor dactiloscopice.Prin intermediul rezoluției legislative, Parlamentul a aprobat această decizie a Consiliului.
2016/11/22
Automatic exchange of data concerning vehicles registered in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary (A8-0095/2017 - Filiz Hyusmenova) RO

În vederea adoptării unei decizii de punere în aplicare privind schimbul automatizat de date în ceea ce privește înmatricularea vehiculelor în Finlanda, Slovenia, România, Polonia, Suedia, Lituania, Bulgaria, Slovacia și Ungaria trebuie îndeplinite o serie de condiții referitoare la transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal. În conformitate cu prevederile cuprinse în Decizia Consiliului 2008/615/JAI, transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal nu poate avea loc decât după ce dispozițiile generale privind protecția datelor prevăzute în capitolul 6 din respectiva decizie au fost puse în aplicare în legislația națională aplicabilă pe teritoriile statelor membre implicate în această transmitere.Verificarea îndeplinirii condiției menționate se face pe baza unui raport de evaluare bazat pe un chestionar, o vizită de evaluare și un test-pilot.Aceste criterii au fost îndeplinite cu succes de către cele nouă state, prin urmare, Consiliul a dat un aviz favorabil acestor țări de a primi și furniza date cu caracter personal în scopul înmatriculării vehiculelor.Prin intermediul rezoluției legislative, Parlamentul a aprobat această decizie a Consiliului.Am votat în favoarea acestei rezoluții.
2016/11/22
Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia (A8-0090/2017 - Maria Grapini) RO

În vederea adoptării unei decizii de punere în aplicare privind schimbul automatizat de date în ceea ce privește înmatricularea vehiculelor în Malta, Cipru și Estonia, trebuie îndeplinite o serie de condiții referitoare la transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal.În conformitate cu prevederile cuprinse în Decizia Consiliului 2008/615/JAI, transmiterea datelor cu caracter personal nu poate avea loc decât după ce dispozițiile generale privind protecția datelor prevăzute în capitolul 6 din respectiva decizie au fost puse în aplicare în legislația națională aplicabilă pe teritoriile statelor membre implicate în această transmitere.Verificarea îndeplinirii condiției menționate se face pe baza unui raport de evaluare bazat pe un chestionar, o vizită de evaluare și un test-pilot.Aceste criterii au fost îndeplinite cu succes de către cele trei state, prin urmare, Consiliul a dat un aviz favorabil acestor țări de a primi și furniza date cu caracter personal în scopul înmatriculării vehiculelor.Prin intermediul rezoluției legislative, Parlamentul a aprobat această decizie a Consiliului.Am votat în favoarea acestei rezoluții.
2016/11/22

Major interpellations (2)

VP/HR - Recent state-terror activities by Iran in the EU PDF (53 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(53 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Differences in declarations, composition and taste of products in central/eastern and western markets of the EU PDF (193 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(193 KB) DOC(17 KB)

Written questions (12)

Anti-Jewish propaganda in the West Bank PDF (188 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(16 KB)
EU-ASEAN partnership PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Culture Programme 2007-2013 PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Romanian Government's new draft Fiscal Code PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Tripartite meeting with the US under the revised visa reciprocity mechanism PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Tripartite meeting with Canada under the revised visa reciprocity mechanism PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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The operational network @ON PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(24 KB)
EU Blue Card Directive PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Pre-trial detention PDF (98 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Training of legal practitioners PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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The Romanian Ombudsman PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Opinion of the Court of Justice on the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Written declarations (1)

Amendments (710)

Amendment 21 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas despite repeated calls from Parliament on the Hungarian authorities to take the necessary measures to ensure that Union values are fully respected in Hungary, the situation has not been addressed and mHungary has always been ready for dialogue at all levels to discuss the legality of any specific measure and respond to any concerns remain;
2018/05/17
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the facts and trends mentioned in the Annex to this resolution taken together representare specific policy issues, the majority of which have either already been satisfactorily concluded or are currently being discussed in the course of regular dialogues between Hungarian authorities and relevant EU or international bodies. These specific individual concerns are unrelated to the fulfilment of fundamental European values and the principles of rule of law and thus fall short of representing a systemic threat to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and by no means constitute a clear risk of a serious breach of the values of Article 2 TEU;
2018/05/17
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 31 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Submits, therefore, in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU, this reasoned proposal to the Council, inviting the Council to determine that there is ano clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and to address appropriate recommendations to Hungary in this regard;
2018/05/17
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 35 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3
(3) The European Parliament also noted that the Hungarian authorities have repeatedly failed to take the actions recommended in its previous resolutions.deleted
2018/05/17
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 259 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 61
(61) For those reasons, it should be determined, in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU, that there is a that the circumstances presented fall short of proving any clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU,
2018/06/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 262 #

2017/2131(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 1 – paragraph 1
There is ano clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded.
2018/06/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the deepening of relations between the EU and Azerbaijan is undertaken on the basis of mutually agreed ambitions and theconditional on upholding of the core values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for and good governance, as well as on providing solid legal guarantees in the areas of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in the interest of both parties and especially their citizens;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to remind the Azerbaijani authorities about the European Parliament’s position as expressed in its resolution of 15 November 2017 on the Eastern Partnership, which unambiguous and clearly states that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that does not respect EU values, in particular with regard to the non-implementation of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, NGOs and journalists; to ensurge that significant steps are taken as regards the release of political prisonere Azerbaijani authorities to implement the ECtHR decisions; to ensure that all political prisoners, including journalists, activists and prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan are released before any new EU- Azerbaijan agreement; to ensureinclude in the new agreement a dedicated suspension mechanism related to human rights and fundamental freedoms is included in the new agreementwith clear provisions on respect for human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to ensure that the future agreement with Azerbaijan is ambitious, comprehensive and forward-looking, and will delivering tangible and concrete benefits not only for large companies but also for SMEs and for the citizens of the EU and of Azerbaijan; to include in the new agreement specific supervision and control mechanisms against money laundering schemes, fraud and corruption;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 68 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to ensure, in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled, speedy and steady progress in the negotiations with the objective of signing this new agreement before the next Eastern Partnership Summit in 2019, only in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to actively and clearly communicate about the conditions and aims of the new agreement, in order to improve public awareness, both in Azerbaijan and in the EU, about the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from its conclusion, thereby countering all disinformation campaigns;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to provide for regular and in-depth dialogue, notably on politicalpushing for solid reforms aimed at bolstering institutions, such as the judiciary in order to make them more democratic and independent, onwith a strong focus on the judiciary, upholding of human rights, and onprotecting investigative journalism, fostering a strong civil society and ensuring its involvement in the reform process; to include in the new agreement regular reporting mechanisms on the status of the above- mentioned reforms;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 90 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to establish specific measures aimed at implementingnsure that the recommendations by the OSCE/ODHIR and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission with a view to ensuring progress towardsare implemented, with a view to establish new legislation guaranteeing the organization of elections and referenda that allow for a free and fair expression of Azerbaijani citizens’ views and aspirations; to put strong emphasis on the effectiveness and impartiality of the election administration, the conduct of the campaign and the respect for fundamental freedoms, media coverage of the elections and the administration of election day procedures, including the vote count and tabulation of results, as called for by the OSCE; to further monitor the organization of future elections until these requirements are met;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to aim for provisions that enhance cooperation in promoting peace and international justice and in particular for Azerbaijan to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); to calsl upon Azerbaijan to respect its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and abide by the decisions of the ECtHR; to seek stronger cooperation measures in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as tackling illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to provide for closer cooperation in foreign and security matters to ensure as much convergence as possible, in particular as regards responses to global threats, conflict prevention, crisis management and regional cooperation;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to provide support for reform of the judiciary aimed at ensuring its independence from the executive and at strengthening the rule of law, as well as developing a strong framework for the protection of human rights and gender equality; to make sure that strong legislation is in place for preventing and sanctioning politically exposed persons´ involvement in corruption, traffic of influence, money laundering, abuse of office and other related offences, particularly within the framework of the recent joint journalistic investigations revealing the involvement of a number of Azeri officials in such activities;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to put in place specific proviclosely monitor and evaluate, before any agreement is in place, Azerbaijan´s progress in fighting corruption, money laundering and tax evasions; to support Azerbaijan in fighting corruption, money laundering and tax evasiontake into account and push for the investigation of all recent disclosures related to the Azeri Laundromat, a money-laundering operation which, according to OCCRP, handled $2.9 billion over a two-year period, between 2012 and 2014, through four shell companies registered in the United Kingdom, as well as for the investigation of the findings related to Azerbaijan in the PANA fact finding EP mission’s report in Malta; to be aware that there is evidence revealing government ministries as the direct source of some of this money, as well as strong connections to high-ranking Azeri officials;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 164 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n d (new)
(nd) to assist Azerbaijan in the fight against corruption and organised crime by establishing mechanisms restricting access to the European banking system, particularly in the form of opening or use of bank accounts on the territory of the Union, for all Azeri individuals, companies and their subsequent partners involved in money laundering and fraud schemes, throughout investigations and Court proceedings;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 171 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to include provisions related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms aimed at endingnd ensure that political prosecutions and abductions, the targeting of political dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders, NGO representatives and members of some minority groups including the LGBTQ community; to set up a reinforced forum for a human rights dialogue are put to an end by Azeri authorities and to reiterate that these practices are unacceptable for any potential partner country of the EU; to reinforce the dialogue on human rights and fundamental freedoms between the EU and Azerbaijan to encourage and to support in particular the implementation of comprehensive reforms of the judiciary, all in line with EU standards;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) to ensure an immediate review of legislation decriminalising online defamation, in particular that of the president, especially as the penalty for this offence has recently been increased to up to 5 years of imprisonment; to urge Azerbaijan to move away from such dictatorial practices and align to EU standards;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 196 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to ensure, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azerbaijan takes significant steps as regards the release ofreleases the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience which, in 2017, exceeded 150 persons, including, among the most emblematic cases, Ilgar Mammadov, Afgan Mukhtarli, Mehman Huseynov, Ilkin Rustamzada, Seymur Hazi, Rashad Ramazanov, Elchin Ismayilli, Giyas Ibrahimov, Beyram Mammadov, Asif Yusifli, Fuad Gahramanli and Aziz Orujov, theand lifting ofs their travel bans, once released, including those of Khadija Ismayilova and Intigam Aliyev; to immediately secure the release and improvement of the situation of these individuals via the judiciary and the application of the rule of law;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 206 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r c (new)
(rc) to urge Azerbaijan to immediately address the unprecedented infringement proceedings launched by the Council of Europe in 2017 and ensure the unconditional release of opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov, thus complying with a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights from 2014;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to seek, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azerbaijan commits to investigations intoi authorities investigate into and report on results concerning all cases of mistreatment of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, notably in the case of the late Mehman Galandarov, who died in custody;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 231 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to underline the importance of a free and independent media, both off and on-line and to ensure a strengthened EU support for free and pluralistic media in Azerbaijan, with editorial independence and in line with EU standards, and pointing out that ain light of the fact that currently 5 major media outlets are permanently blocked by Azerbaijan under the pretext of national security and that for press freedom, Azerbaijan ranks 162 out of 180 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders; to point out that reinforced attention to press and media freedom cshould take the form of a regional initiative encompassing all the Eastern Partnership countries;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 245 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to allow for increased cooperation in the energy sector in line with the EU’s and Azerbaijan’s strategic energy partnership, while taking into account that in March 2017, the EITI (The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) suspended Azerbaijan’s membership for failing to comply with the group’s civil society requirements; to push for Azerbaijan to realign to these requirements;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to put in place ambitious provisions on environmental protection and climate change reduction, in line with the Union´s climate change agenda, as part of the new agreement, including through a mainstreaming of these policies as part of other sector policies;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas ASEAN also has a strategic partnership with New Zealand and is a founding member of the Regional Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and has a strategic partnership with ASEAN;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas New Zealand has concluded bilateral free trade agreements with Australia, Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea, as well as the multilateral trade agreements of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement with Singapore, Chile and Brunei, the ASEAN- Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement and the New Zealand Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement; whereas China is seeking to upgrade its trade agreement with New Zealand and Mexico is seeking to launch negotiations for an FTAand New Zealand are seeking to upgrade their trade agreements;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas New Zealand wais also party to, and has ratified, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal and is involved in the negotiations for the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas New Zealand has also contributed to UN peacekeeping operations, including in Bosnia, Kosovo and Sierra Leone, has carried out police training missions in Afghanistan since 2005, and continues toand led a provincial reconstruction team in Bamyan province in Afghanistan as well as training missions to help develop the Afghan National Army, and contributed to EUPOL missions in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2012;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas New Zealand has deployed a non-combat training mission to Iraq since 2015 with the aim of training tens of thousands of Iraqi security forces personnel involved in the fight against ISIL/Daesh;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas New Zealand is a proponent of green production, particularly food, and has been promoting comprehensive global climate agreements within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the implementation of the COP21 Paris agreement and effective mitigation action by all developed countries and major emitting developing countries including through pioneering the establishment of a national emissions trading scheme;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas New Zealand and the European Union collaborate to promote sustainable development, resilience and mitigation of the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, especially through renewable energy;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2017/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes New Zealand’s ratification of the COP21 climate agreement and positively notes that 60-70 more than 80% of its electricity comes from renewable energy sources;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 19 and 20 March 2015,
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat of 16 March 2015 and reconfirmed by the Foreign Affairs Council on 23rd May 2016,
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the report of the VP/HR on The European Union in a changing global environment A more connected, contested and complex world from 18 May 2015 and the ongoing work on a new EU Global Security Strategy,
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the EU has committed to guide its actions on the international scene by the principles that have inspired its creation and development, such as democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is under growing, systematic pressure to tackle the information, disinformation and misinformation campaigns from its neighbourhood, in the east and fromin the south;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas EU is based on democratic principles of the rule of law, human rights and freedom and has an open political agenda while third party actors aiming at discrediting the Union do not share the same values;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Council of 19 and 20 March 2015 stressed the need to challenge Russia's ongoing disinformation campaigns and invited the VP/HR, in cooperation with Member States and EU institutions, to prepare an Action Plan on strategic communication;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the overall objectives of the Action Plan are effective communication and promotion of EU policies and values towards the Eastern neighbourhood, strengthening of the overall media environment, including support for independent media, increased public awareness of disinformation activities by external actors, and improved EU capacity to anticipate and respond to such activities;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the information warfare targetingis a historical phenomenon as old as warfare itself; whereas targeted information warfare against the West was first introduced by the Soviet Union, and has since been an integral part of modern warfare, targeting not only partners of the EU, but also all Member States and citizens irrespective of their nationality or religion;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas information warfare constitutes an intrinsic part of hybrid warfare, a combination of military and non-military measures of a covert and overt nature, deployed to destabilise the political, economic and social situation of a country being under attack, without formal declaration of war, by unleashing chaos and confusion;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 68 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Russian strategic communication accompanied numerous incidents, including cyber-attacks on Estonia in 2007, the war in Georgia in 2008, disinformation following the Smolensk crash in 2010 and the downing of MH-17 in 2014 and also, on an unprecedented scale, during the annexation of Crimea, aggression against Ukraine and more recently the migration crisis;deleted
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 90 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas ISIL/Da’esh and many other Islamic terrorist groups have often used communication strategies as part of their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youth;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a truly effective EU counter-propaganda strategy should be differentiated and adapted to the nature of the actors disseminating propaganda;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that strategic propaganda against the EU comes in many different forms and uses various tools, often tailored to match Member States’ profiles, with the goal of provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, impacting the behaviour of the targeted audience, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and of citizens of neighbouring countries and eroding western values and transatlantic ties;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the multi-layered character of current EU strategic communications at various levels, including NATO, the EU, the Member States, and NGOs as well as civic organisations; calls for the best possible coordinenhanced cooperation and exchange of information between the different actors involved;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the EU must consider its strategic communication efforts as a priority, which should involve relevant resources; reiterates that the EU is a successful model of integration which continues, amid crisis, to attract countries wanting to replicate and integrate with it; underlines therefore the EU needs to put out its positive message about its successes, values and principles with determination and courage, and the EU needs to be offensive in its narrative, not defensive;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church)groups, social media and internet trolls to challenge Western values, divide Europe, gather domestic support and create the perception of failing states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood; stresses that Russia invests relevant financial resources in its disinformation strategy and propaganda instruments engaged either directly by state or through Kremlin controlled companies and organisations;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 207 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by Russia's disinformation campaigns as well as the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 214 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the EU is strengthening relations with its Eastern partners and other neighbours, and also keeps the lines of communication with Russia open; stresses that the EU supports Russian civil society and invests in people-to-people contacts; recognises that the biggest obstacle to Russian disinformation campaigns would be the existence of independent and free media in Russia itself; considers that achieving this should be the goal of the EU;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to raise awareness of Russian persistent disinformation campaigns among the elites, journalists and ordinary citizens, in the age of global media outlets no one is exempt from the influence of such campaigns; considers it necessary to build resilience, prevent and respond in good time; considers it of paramount importance for the EU to actively engage in spreading the EU message in Russia as well as among Russian language speakers in the EU and Eastern Partnership countries;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 235 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Understanding and tackling ISIL/Da’esh’s information warfare and radicalisation methods
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 243 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. IWelcomes the efforts by the Global Coalition to counter ISIL/Da'esh; supports the EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat; is aware of the range of strategies employed by ISIL/Da’esh both regionally and globally to promote its political, religious and social narratives; calls on the EU and its Member States to further develop athe counter- narrative to ISIL/Da’esh, including through the empowerment and increased visibility of mainstream Muslim scholars who have the credibility to delegitimise ISIL/Da’esh’s propaganda; underlines that in the United States the Global Engagement Center coordinates, integrates and synchronizes messaging to foreign audiences that undermines the disinformation espoused by violent extremist groups, including ISIL/Da'esh and al-Qaeda, and that offers positive alternatives;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the creation of the Arab Stratcom Task Force that has the potential to contribute effectively to the deconstruction and to the fight against Daesh extremist propaganda and influence; believes that the focus put by this Task Force on the support of local actors through pilot projects is the right approach to develop counter-narratives to terrorist propaganda and promote fundamental rights; considers the full involvement of EU delegations as a positive development that facilitates the Task Force support to journalists and media actors;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 252 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Is concerned about the widespread use by Daesh of social media tools and especially Twitter and Facebook to advance its propaganda and recruitment objectives, recalls the need for further engagement from the social media companies to combat the terrorist propaganda more efficiently; highlights the involvement of the European Parliament in countering terrorist content and hate speech online through the EU Internet Forum;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU is also a targeted audience for ISIL/Da’esh and; calls for the EU and its Member States to work morecontinue to work closely to protect society, in particular young people, from terrorist attacks and from recruitment and radicalisation; calls on each Member State to underlinvestig thate the socio-demographCouncil has called to promote criminal justice reaspons that are at the root cause of vulnerability to radicalisatione measures to radicalization leading to terrorism and violent extremism;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 269 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to work on cutting ISIL/Daesh’s access to financing and funding and to promote this principle in the EU’s external action and stresses the need to expose ISIL/Da’esh’s true nature and ideological legitimisation;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 280 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the cAction Plan on strategic communication; welcomes the Joint Communication on the Joint Framework on countering hybrid threats and calls for the endorsement and implementation of its recommendations without delay; stresses that the actions proposed require cooperation and coordination of all relevant actors at the EU and national level; is of the opinion that only a comprehensive approach can lead to a success of EU efforts; calls on countries holding the rotating presidency of the EU to always include strategic communications as part of their programme in order to ensure continuity of work on this topic; welcomes the initiatives and achievements of the Latvian Presidency in this regard;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 313 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reminds that countering propaganda with propaganda is counterproductive, therefore understands that the EU, as a whole, and member states, individually, can only fight propaganda by third parties by rebutting disinformation campaigns and making use of positive messaging and information;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on each member state to make available to their citizens the disinformation digest and disinformation review as drafted by EU Strategic Communication Task Force in order to create awareness among the general public on propaganda methods used by third parties;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 348 #

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the establishment of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, which became functional in January 2014;
2016/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) A number of substantive changes are to be made to Council Directive 2011/95/EU of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third- country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted31 (recast). To ensure harmonisation and more convergence in asylum decisions and as regards the content of international protection in order to reduce incentives to move within the European Union and ensure an equality of treatment of beneficiaries of international protection that Directive should be repealed and replaced by a Regulation. _________________ 31 OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9. OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 110 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) A common policy on asylum, including a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) which is based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (Geneva Convention), is a constituent part of the European Union’s objective of establishing progressively an area of freedom, security and justice open to those who, forced by circumstances, legitimately seek protection in the Union. Such a policy should be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) For a well-functioning CEAS, including of the Dublin system, substantial progress should be made regarding the convergence of national asylum systems with special regard to differing recognition rates and type of protection status in the Member States. In addition, rules on status review should be strengthened to ensure that protection is only granted to those who need it and for so long as it continues to be needed. Moreover, divergent practices regarding the duration of the residence permits should be avoided, and the rights granted to beneficiaries of international protection should be further clarified and harmonised.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) A Regulation is therefore necessary to ensure a more consistent level of harmonisation throughout the Union and to provide a higher degree of legal certainty and transparency.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 136 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The main objective of this Regulation is, on the one hand, to ensure that Member States apply commona set of basic criteria for the identification of persons genuinely in need of international protection and, on the other hand, to ensure that a common set of basic rights is available for those persons in all Member States.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The resources of the Asylum, Migration and Refugee Fund should be used to provide adequate support to Member States’ efforts in implementing the standards set by the Regulation, in particular to those Member States which are faced with specific and disproportionate pressure on their asylum systems, due in particular to their geographical or demographic situation.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the application of this Regulation, in particular by providing experts to assist the Member State authorities to receive, register, and examine applications for international protection, providing updated information regarding third countries, including Country of Origin Information, and other relevant guidelines and tools. When applying this Regulation, Member States' authorities should take into account operational standards, indicative guidelines, and best practices developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum [the Agency]. When assessing applications for international protection, Member States' authorities should take particularinto account of the information, reports, common analysis and guidance on the situation in countries of origin developed at Union level by the Agency and the European networks on country of origin information in accordance with Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation34 _________________ 34 COM(2016)271 final.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 174 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) It is necessary to introduce commonbasic criteria for recognising applicants for asylum as refugees within the meaning of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 187 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Internal protection against persecution or serious harm should be effectively available to the applicant in a part of the country of origin where he or she can safely and legally travel to, gain admittance to and can reasonably be expected to settle. The assessment of whether such internal protection exists should be an inherent part of the assessment the application for international protection and should be carried out once it has been established by the determining authority that the qualification criteria would otherwise apply. The burden of demonstrating the availability of internal protection should fall on the determining authority.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 195 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) It is equally necessary to introduce a common concept of the persecution ground ‘membership of a particular social group’. For the purposes of defining a particular social group, issues arising from an applicant’s gender, including gender identity and sexual orientation, which may be related to certain legal traditions and customs, resulting in for example genital mutilation, forced sterilisation or forced abortion, should be given due consideration in so far as they are related to the applicant’s well-founded fear of persecution.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 196 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) It is equally necessary to introduce a common concept of the persecution ground ‘membership of a particular social group’. For the purposes of defining a particular social group, issues arising from an applicant’s gender, including gender identity and sexual orientation, which may be related to certain legal traditions and customs, resulting in for example genital mutilation, forced sterilisation or forced abortion, should be given due consideration in so far as they are related to the applicant’s well-founded fear of persecution.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) When the refugee status or the subsidiary protection status ceases to exist, the application of the decision by which the determining authority of a Member State revokes, ends or does not renew the status should be deferred for a reasonable period of time after adoption, in order to give the third-country national or stateless person concerned the possibility to apply for residence on the basis of other grounds than those having justified the granting of international protection, such as family reasons, or reasons related to employment or to education, in accordance with relevant Union and national law.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 267 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) Equal treatment should be provided for beneficiaries of international protection with nationals of the Member State granting protection as regards social security.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 278 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Access to healthcare, including both physical and mentalbasic healthcare, should be ensured to beneficiaries of international protection.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 286 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) In order to facilitate the integration of beneficiaries of international protection into society, beneficiaries of international protection shallould have access to integration measures, modalities to be set by the Member States. Member States may make the participation in such integration measures, such as language courses, civic integration courses, vocational training and other employment-related courses compulsory.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 290 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to establish standards for the granting of international protection to third-country nationals and stateless persons by Member States, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of this Regulation, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectivesdeleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 335 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) 'social security' means the branches of social security as defined in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 covering sickness benefits; maternity and equivalent paternity benefits; invalidity benefits; old-age benefits; survivors' benefits; benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases; death grants; unemployment benefits, pre- retirement benefits and family benefits; _________________ 44 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 349 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The elements referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of the applicant’s statements and all the documentation at the applicant’s disposal regarding the applicant’s age, background, including that of relevant relatives, identity, nationality(ies), country(ies) and place(s) of previous residence, previous applications [for international protection and results of any expedited resettlement procedure as defined by Regulation (EU) no XXX/XX [Resettlement regulation]], travel routes, travel documents and the reasons for applying for international protection.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 401 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. When assessing whether an international organisation controls a State or a substantial part of its territory and provides protection as referred to in paragraph 2, determining authorities shall base themselves onmay take into account any guidance provided in relevant Union law, in particular available Union level country of origin information and the common analysis of country of origin information referred to in Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX [ Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum ].
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 411 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The assessment of the availability of internal protection shall be carried out once it has been established by the determining authority that the qualification criteria would otherwise apply. The burden of demonstrating the availability of internal protection shall rest on the determining authority. The applicant shall not be required to prove that, before seeking international protection, he or she has exhausted all possibilities to obtain protection in his or her country of origin.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 416 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. In examining whether an applicant has a well-founded fear of being persecuted or is at real risk of suffering serious harm, or has access to protection against persecution or serious harm in a part of the country of origin in accordance with paragraph 1, determining authorities shallmay at the time of taking the decision on the application have regard to the general circumstances prevailing in that part of the country and to the personal circumstances of the applicant in accordance with Article 4. To that end, determining authorities shall ensure that precise and up-to-date information is obtained from all relevant sources, including available Union level country of origin information and the common analysis of country of origin information referred to in Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX [Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum], as well as information and guidance issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 418 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. When considering the general circumstances prevailing in that part of the country which is the source of the protection as referred to in Article 7, the accessibility, effectiveness and durability of that protection shall be taken into account. When considering personal circumstances of the applicant, health, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and social status shall in particular be taken into account together with an assessment of whether living in the part of the country of origin regarded as safe would not impose undue hardship on the applicant.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 434 #

2016/0223(COD)

(d) the concept of a particular social group shall include, in particular, a group where: - members share an innate characteristic, or a common background that cannot be changed, or share a characteristic or belief that is so fundamental to identity or conscience that a person should not be forced to renounce it, and - that group has a distinct identity in the relevant country, because it is perceived as being different by the surrounding society; depending on the circumstances in the country of origin, the concept might include a group based on a common characteristic of sexual orientation (a term which cannot be understood to include acts considered to be criminal in accordance with national law of the Member States); gender related aspects, including gender identity, shall be given due consideration for the purposes of determining membership of a particular social group or identifying a characteristic of such a group;deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 450 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. When assessing if an applicant has a well-founded fear of being persecuted, the determining authority cannot reasonably expect an applicant to behave discreetly or abstain from certain practices, where such behaviour or practices are inherent to his or her identity, to avoid the risk of persecution in his or her country of origin, provided such practices and behaviour is not contradicting Union law and norms.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 460 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) shall base itself ontake into account precise and up- to-date information obtained from all relevant sources, including Union level country of origin information and common analysis of country of origin information referred to in Articles 8 and 10 of the Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX [Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum] or information and guidance issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 465 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) he or she has planned, facilitated or participated in the commission of terrorist offences.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 466 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) he or she has participated in the activities of a terrorist group, including by supplying information or material resources, or by funding its activities in any way.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 515 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Decisions of the determining authority revoking, ending or refusing to renew refugee status pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 1 shall only take effect threone months after the decision is adopted, in order to provide the third-country national or stateless person with the opportunity to apply for residence in the Member State on other grounds in accordance with relevant Union and national lawunless specified otherwise.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 556 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) shall base itself on precise andtake into account up- to-date information obtained from all relevant sources, including Union level country of origin information and the common analysis on country of origin information as referred in Articles 8 and 10 of the Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX [Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum] or information and guidance issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 566 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) he or she has planned, facilitated or participated in the commission of terrorist offences.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 568 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) he or she has participated in the activities of a terrorist group, including by supplying information or material resources, or by funding its activities in any way.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 586 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Decisions of the determining authority revoking, ending or refusing to renew subsidiary protection status pursuant to paragraph 1 (a) shall only take effect threone months after the decision is taken, in order to provide the third-country national or stateunless sperson with the opportunity to apply for residence in the Member State on other grounds in accordance with relevant Union and national lawcified otherwise.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 636 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. A residence permit issued pursuant to paragraph 1 shall have the duration of the residence permit issued to the beneficiary of international protection and shall be renewable. The period of validity of the residence permit granted to the family member shall in principle not extend beyond the date of expiry of the residence permit held by the beneficiary of international protection.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 680 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. When applying Article 14(5) and 20(3), the residence permit shall only be revoked after the expiry of the threone month period referred to in those provisions.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 703 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 7 – section 3 – title
Rights and obligations related to integration
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 716 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Beneficiaries of international protection shall enjoy equal treatment with nationals of the Member State that has granted protection with regard to sArticle 33 deleted Social security.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 729 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – title
Basic Healthcare
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 731 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have access to basic healthcare under the same eligibility conditions as nationals of the Member State that has granted such protection.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 751 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have access to accommodation under conditions equivalent to those applicable to other third-country nationals legally resident in the territories of the Member States who are in a comparable situation.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 770 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 a (new)
Article 38a Obligations 1. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have the obligation to respect and comply with the Union and national law of the Member State. 2. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have the obligation to respect the culture, language and social norms of the Member State. 3. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have the obligation to do their utmost to integrate in the Member State and use the integration possibilities provided, such as learning the official language of the Member State.
2017/03/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 57 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to achieve a true digital single market, further efforts are needed in the field of improving media literacy among citizens, therefore the Commission and the Member States should strengthen their efforts to promote it among all EU citizens, in particular children and minors through initiatives and coordinated actions, in order to increase the understanding of audiovisual media services.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Member States are encouraged to take all the necessary measures in order to promote media education, which provides knowledge and skills and empowers citizens to exercise their right to freedom of expression, to analyse media content and to react to disinformation. In this regard, it is important to strengthen the knowledge on all levels of the educational system and to encourage people to active citizenship and to develop their awareness as media consumers.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 61 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The consumption of linear TV channels in Europe remains prominent in comparison to other media services, as demonstrated by the study "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016, which shows an overall good condition of linear TV in Europe, with the number of available linear TV channels in 2015 increasing on average of 46% compared to 2009;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) There has been a slight decrease in Europe of the fruition by young people of linear TV channels, as demonstrated by the study " Measurement of Fragmented Audiovisual Audiences", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015, which shows in 2014 an average decrease in the European Union of only 4% of young people aged 12-34, compared to 2011;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 63 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) A ban for television broadcasts by broadcasters under their jurisdiction for programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors and technical measures in the case of on-demand services have been adopted by all Member States, as demonstrated by the study "Analysis of the implementation of the provisions contained in the AVMSD concerning the protection of minors", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) There are new challenges, in particular in connection with video-sharing platforms, on which users - particularly minors - increasingly consume audiovisual content. In this context, harmful content and hate speech stored on video-sharing platforms have increasingly given rise to concern. It is necessary, in order to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred, to set out proportionate rules on those matters.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 87 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) An important share of the content stored on video-sharing platforms is not under the editorial responsibility of the video-sharing platform provider. However, those providers typically determine the organisation of the content, namely programmes or user-generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may impair their physical, mental or moral development and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) It is appropriate to involve the video-sharing platform providers as much as possible when implementing the appropriate measures to be taken pursuant to this Directive. Co-regulation should therefore be encouraged. With a view to ensuring a clear and consistent approach in this regard across the Union, Member States should not be entitled to require video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred, than the ones provided for in this Directive. However, it should remain possible for Member States to take such stricter measures where that content is illegal, provided that they comply with Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, and to take measures with respect to content on websites containing or disseminating child pornography, as required by and allowed under Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and the Council35. It should also remain possible for video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures on a voluntary basis. _________________ 35 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1).
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 96 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) When taking the appropriate measures to protect minors from harmful content and to protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred, in accordance with this Directive, the applicable fundamental rights, as laid down in the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should be carefully balanced. That concerns in particular, as the case may be, the right to respect for private and family life and the protection of personal data, the freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct a business, the prohibition of discrimination and the right of the child.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Member States should take all the necessary measure to ensure the correct, timely and effective transposition and application of this Directive.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 112 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article 1 a (new)
(2a) The following article is inserted: 'Article 1a 1. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, Member States shall ensure that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate measures to: (a) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, descent or national origin; (b) protect minors from programmes or user-generated videos which may impair their physical, mental or moral development. The most harmful content, such as gratuitous violence or pornography, shall not be included in television broadcasts by broadcasters and, in the case of on demand media services, shall be subject to the strictest measures, such as encryption and effective parental controls. Such measures shall include selecting the time of their availability, age verification tools or other technical measures, including parental control tools by default. Such content shall in any case only be made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see it. 2. What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, shall be proportionate to the potential harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest and respect communicative freedoms. Providers shall provide sufficient information to viewers about such content, preferably using a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content. 3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage co-regulation as provided for in Article -2f(3) and (4). Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. Member States shall entrust this task to the bodies designated in accordance with Article 29. When adopting such measures the Member States shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, in particular Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU. 4. Member States shall ensure that complaint and redress mechanisms are available for the settlement of disputes between recipients of a service and media service providers or video-sharing platform providers relating to the application of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.'
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 120 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6
Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain any incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred, directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(-a) In paragraph (1), following point (h) is inserted: (ga) audiovisual commercial communications for gambling services shall not be aimed specifically at minors and shall carry a clear 'no underage gambling' message indicating the minimum age below which gambling is not permissible.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or, to the commission of a terrorist offence, to hatred, directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular by establishing the reference key for the distribution of asylum seekers under the corrective allocation mechanism, and by adapting the figures underlying the reference key annually, as well as the reference key based on Eurostat data.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the aims of this Regulation are achieved and obstacles to its application are prevented, in particular in order to avoid absconding and secondary movements between Member States, it is necessary to establish clear obligations to be complied with by the applicant in the context of the procedure, of which he or she should be duly informed in a timely manner. Violation of those legal obligations should lead to appropriate and proportionate procedural consequences for the applicant and to appropriate and proportionate consequences in terms of his or her reception conditions. In line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member State where such an applicant is present should in any case ensure that the immediate material needs of that person are covered.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Proper registration of all asylum applications in the EU under a unique application number should help detect multiple applications and prevent irregular secondary movements and asylum shopping. An automated system should be established for the purpose of facilitating the application of this Regulation. It should enable registration of asylum applications lodged in the EU, effective monitoring of the share of applications of each Member State and a correct application of the corrective allocation mechanism.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 212 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 150% of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) When the allocation mechanism applies, the applicants who lodged their applications in the benefitting Member State should be allocated to Member States which are below their share of applications on the basis of the reference key as applied to those Member States. Appropriate rules should be provided for in cases where an applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to national security or public order, especially rules as regards the exchange of information between competent asylum authorities of Member States. After the transfer, the Member State of allocation should determine the Member State responsible, and should become responsible for examining the application, unless the overriding responsible criteria, related in particular to the presence of family members, determine that a different Member State should be responsible.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 242 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Under the allocation mechanism, the costs of transfer of an applicant to the Member State of allocation should be reimbursed from the EU budget.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 249 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 264 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) The [General Data Protection Regulation (EU) .../2016] applies to the processing of personal data by the Member States under this Regulation from the date set out in that Regulation; until this date Directive 95/46/EC applies. Member States should implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with that Regulation and the provisions specifying its requirements in this Regulation. In particular those measures should ensure the security of personal data processed under this Regulation and in particular to prevent unlawful or unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or loss of personal data processed. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities concerned, including of the transmission to and from the automated system and to the authorities competent for carrying out security checks.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) In order to assess whether the corrective allocation mechanism in this Regulation is meeting the objective of ensuring a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and of relieving disproportionate pressure on certain Member States, the Commission should review the functioning of the corrective allocation mechanism and in particular verify that the threshold for the triggering and cessation of the corrective allocation effectively ensures a fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
- the sibling or siblings of the applicant, where the proof of the relationship is provided;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 338 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) 'benefitting Member State' means the Member State benefitting from the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation and carrying out the allocation of the applicant;deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 341 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘Member State of allocation’ means the Member States to which an applicant will be allocated under the allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation;deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 343 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘resettled person’ means a person subject to the process of resettlement whereby, on a request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’) based on a person’s need for international protection, third-country nationals are transferred from a third country and established in a Member State where they are permitted to reside with one of the following statuses: (i) ‘refugee status’ within the meaning of point (e) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; (ii) ‘subsidiary protection status’ within the meaning of point (g) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; or (iii) any other status which offers similar rights and benefits under national and Union law as those referred to in points (i) and (ii);deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 366 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any Member State shall retain the right to send an applicant to a safe third country, subject to the rules and safeguards laid down in Directive 2013/32/EU.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 615 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and only as long as no Member State has been determined as responsible , each Member State may decide to examine an application for international protection lodged with it by a third-country national or a stateless person based on family grounds in relation to wider family not covered by Article 2(g) , even if such examination is not its responsibility under the criteria laid down in this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 655 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member State with which an application for international protection is lodged shall enter in the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) within the period referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) 603/2013] that:
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 658 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Upon entry of the information pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44 shall register each application under a unique application number, create an electronic file for each application and communicate the unique application number to the Member State of application.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 659 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall provide the European Union Agency for Asylum with information on the number of third country nationals effectively resettled on a weekly basis. The Agency shall validate this information and enter the data in the automated system.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 666 #
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 667 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate in real time:
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 671 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the number of third country nationals resettled by each Member Stadelete;d
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 672 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the share of each Member State pursuant to the reference key referred to in Article 35.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 674 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) where the allocation mechanism under Chapter VII applies, the information referred to in Article 36(4) and point (h) of Article 39.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 675 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Upon communication by the Member State responsible pursuant to Article 20(7) and Article 22(3) the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall count that application and that third country national effectively resettled for the share of that Member State.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 776 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation. 2. Paragraph 1 applies where the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) indicates that the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible under the criteria in Chapter III, Articles 3(2) or (3), 18 and 19, in addition to the number of persons effectively resettled, is higher than 150% of the reference number for that Member State as determined by the key referred to in Article 35. 3. The reference number of a Member State shall be determined by applying the key referred to in Article 35 to the total number of applications as well as the total number of resettled persons that have been entered by the respective Member States responsible in the automated system during the preceding 12 months. 4. The automated system shall inform Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum once per week of the Member States' respective shares in applications for which they are the Member State responsible. 5. The automated system shall continuously monitor whether any of the Member States is above the threshold referred to in paragraph 2, and if so, notify the Member States and the Commission of this fact, indicating the number of applications above this threshold. 6. Upon the notification referred to in paragraph 5, the allocation mechanism shall apply.Article 34 deleted General Principle
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 815 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
1. For the purpose of the corrective mechanism, the reference number for each Member State shall be determined by a key. 2. The reference key referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to Eurostat figures: (a) the size of the population (50 % weighting); (b) the total GDP (50% weighting); 3. The criteria referred to in paragraph 2 shall be applied by the formula as set out in Annex I. 4. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall establish the reference key and adapt the figures of the criteria for the reference key as well as the reference key referred to in paragraph 2 annually, based on Eurostat figures.Article 35 deleted Reference key
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 847 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 872 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
1. A Member State may, at the end of the three-month period after the entry into force of this Regulation and at the end of each twelve-month period thereafter, enter in the automated system that it will temporarily not take part in the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation as a Member State of allocation and notify this to the Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. 2. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall in that case apply the reference key during this twelve-month period to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1), with the exception of the Member State which entered the information, as well as the benefitting Member State. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall count each application which would have otherwise been allocated to the Member State which entered the information pursuant to Article 36(4) for the share of that Member State. 3. At the end of the twelve-month period referred to in paragraph 2, the automated system shall communicate to the Member State not taking part in the corrective allocation mechanism the number of applicants for whom it would have otherwise been the Member State of allocation. That Member State shall thereafter make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per each applicant who would have otherwise been allocated to that Member State during the respective twelve-month period. The solidarity contribution shall be paid to the Member State determined as responsible for examining the respective applications. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a decision in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56, lay down the modalities for the implementation of paragraph 3. 5. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.Article 37 deleted Financial solidarity
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 924 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Obligations of the benefitting Member The benefitting Member State shall: (a) take a decision at the latest within one week from the communication referred to in Article 36(4) to transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, unless the benefitting Member State can accept within the same time limit responsibility for examining the application pursuant to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and Article 18; (b) notify without delay the applicant of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State of allocation; (c) transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, at the latest within four weeks from the final transfer decision.Article 38 deleted State
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 934 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
The Member State of allocation shall: (a) confirm to the benefitting Member State the receipt of the allocation communication and indicate the competent authority to which the applicant shall report following his or her transfer; (b) communicate to the benefitting Member State the arrival of the applicant or the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time limit; (c) receive the applicant and carry out the personal interview pursuant to Article 7, where applicable; (d) examine his or her application for international protection as Member State responsible, unless, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18, a different Member State is responsible for examining the application; (e) where, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18 a different Member State is responsible for examining the application, the Member State of allocation shall request that other Member State to take charge of the applicant; (f) where applicable, communicate to the Member State responsible the transfer to that Member State; (g) where applicable, transfer the applicant to the Member State responsible; (h) where applicable, enter in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2) that it will examine the application for international protection as Member State responsible.Article 39 deleted Obligations of the Member State of allocation
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 941 #

2016/0133(COD)

1. Where a transfer decision according to point (a) of Article 38 is taken, the benefitting Member State shall transmit, at the same time and for the sole purpose of verifying whether the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the fingerprint data of the applicant taken pursuant to Regulation (Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation 603/2013/EU) to the Member State of allocation. 2. Where, following a security verification, information on an applicant reveals that he or she is for serious reasons considered to be a danger to the national security or public order, information on the nature of the alert shall be shared with the law enforcement authorities in the benefitting Member State and shall not be communicated via the electronic communication channels referred to in Article 47(4). The Member State of allocation shall inform the benefitting Member State of the existence of such alert, specifying the law enforcement authorities in the Member State of application that have been fully informed, and record the existence of the alert in the automated system pursuant to point d of Article 23(2), within one week of receipt of the fingerprints. 3. Where the outcome of the security verification confirms that the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the benefitting Member State of application shall be the Member State responsible and shall examine the application in accelerated procedure pursuant to Article 31(8) of Directive 2013/32/EU. 4. The information exchanged shall only be used for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 and shall not be further processed.Article 40 deleted Exchange of relevant information for security verification
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 955 #

2016/0133(COD)

1. Chapter V and Sections II to VII of Chapter VI shall apply mutatis mutandis. 2. Family members to whom the procedure for allocation applies shall be allocated to the same Member State.Article 41 deleted Procedure for allocation
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 961 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
For the costs to transfer an applicant to the Member StateArticle 42 deleted Costs of allocation, the benefitting Member State shall be refunded by a lump sum of EUR 500 for each person transferred pursuant to Article 38(c). This financial support shall be implemented by applying the procedures laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 516/2014.ransfers
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 970 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Cessation of corrective allocation The automated system shall notify the Member States and the Commission as soon as the number of applications in the benefitting Member State for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation is below 150 % of its share pursuant to Article 35(1). Upon the notification referred to in paragraph 2, the application of the corrective allocation shall cease for that Member State.Article 43 deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 981 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – title
Automated sSystem for registration, and monitoring and the allocation mechanism
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 982 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the registration and monitoring the share of applications for international protection pursuant to Article 22 and of the application of the allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII an automateda system shall be established.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 983 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. The automated system shall consist of the central system and the communication infrastructure between the central system and the national infrastructures.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 985 #
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 987 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 shall have access to the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) for entering the information referred to in Article 20(7), Article 22(1), (4) and (5), Article 37(1) and point (h) of Article 39.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 989 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in Article 23(2), Article 36(4) and point h of Article 39 shall be accessible for consultation only shall be accessible by the competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 for the purposes of this Regulation and of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) No 603/2013].
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 990 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of the specific authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations arising under this Regulation, and any amendments thereto. The Member States shall ensure that those authorities have the necessary resources for carrying out their tasks and in particular for replying within the prescribed time limits to requests for information, requests to take charge, take back notifications and, if applicable, complying with their obligations under the allocation mechanism .
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 995 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State shall monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities referred to in Article 47 of the Member State in question, including of the transmission to and from the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) and to the authorities competent for carrying out checks referred to in Article 40.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 999 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
By way of derogation from Article 34(2), during the first three months after entry into force of this Regulation, the corrective allocation mechanism shall not be triggered. By way of derogation from Article 34(3), after the expiry of the three month period following the entry into force of this Regulation and until the expiry of one year following the entry into force of this Regulation, the reference period shall be the period which has elapsed since the entry into force of this Regulation.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1007 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
By [18 months after entry into force] and from then on annually, the Commission shall review the functioning of the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation and in particular the thresholds set out in Article 34(2) and Article 43 thereof.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1011 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
2. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall publish at quarterly intervals the information transmitted pursuant to Article 34(4). newdeleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1013 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Formula for the reference key pursuant to Article 35 of the Regulation: Population effectMS27 GDP effectMS28 ShareMS = 50% Population effectMS + 50% GDP effectMS _________________ 27For three Member States, participation depends on the exercise of rights as set out in the relevant Protocols and other instruments. 28For three Member States, participation depends on the exercise of rights as set out in the relevant Protocols and other instruments.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 407 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission, and in consultation with the Commission and Member-States, develop operational standards on the implementation of the instruments of Union law on asylum and indicators for monitoring compliance with those operational standards as well as guidelines and best practices related to the implementation of the instruments of Union law on asylum. The Agency shall, following consultation with the Commission and after adoption by the Management Board, communicate those standards, indicators, guidelines or best practices to the Member States.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 426 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) verify the asylum and reception systems, capabilities, infrastructure, equipment, staff available, including for translation and interpretation in Member States, financial resources and the capacity of Member States' asylum authorities, including the judicial system, to handle and manage asylum cases efficiently and correctlyin accordance with EU law.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 438 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For that purpose, Member States shall, at the request of the Agency, provide it with the necessary information as regards asylum procedures, equipment, infrastructure, reception conditions, recognition rates and quality of protection as well as staff and financial resources at national level to ensure an efficient management of the asylum and reception system. The Member States shall also cooperate with the Agency and shall facilitate and actively support any on-site visit that the Agency shall carry out for the purposes of the monitoring exercise.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 440 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall assess the capacity and readiness of Member States to meet challenges from possiblresent and future disproportionate pressure on their asylum and reception systems. The Agency may request Member States to provide it with their contingency planning for measures to be taken to deal with such possible disproportionate pressure and shall assist Member States to prepare and review their contingency planning, where necessary.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 443 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The previous paragraphs are without prejudice to the competences of the European Commission foreseen in the Treaties, including article 258 on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 444 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Agency shall receive anonymised data from Eurodac in real time.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 466 #

2016/0131(COD)

2 a. If an on-site visit reveals serious deficiencies deemed to jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS or to constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal borders, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or of a Member State, shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as soon as possible thereof.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 480 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Upon request of the European Parliament, the Agency shall transmit any document pertaining to the monitoring exercise.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 483 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall inform the Commission and the European Parliament on a regular basis of the implementation of the action plan.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 490 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. If an on-site visit reveals serious deficiencies deemed to jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS or to constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal borders, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or of a Member State, shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as soon as possible thereof.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 493 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Upon request of the European Parliament, the European Commission shall transmit any document pertaining to the monitoring exercise.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 504 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(i a) Assist Member States in ensuring all the necessary safeguards for vulnerable groups are in place;
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 522 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall, on a proposal of the Executive Director, decide by a three-fourths majority of members with a right to vote on the profiles of experts and on the share that each Member State shall contribute to constitute the asylum intervention pool. The same procedure shall apply to any subsequent changes in the profiles and the overall number of experton the profiles of experts. The Agency may verify whether the experts proposed by the Member States correspond to the defined profiles.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 528 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Each Member State shall be responsible for its contribution to the number of experts, as referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with Annex Ia.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 529 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. if a situation arises in which more experts are required than provided for under paragraphs 1, the executive director shall immediately inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. He or she shall also call upon the Council to seek commitments from Member States to meet the shortage.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 566 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Where in the event ofasylum or reception systems are rendered ineffective to the extent of jeopardising the functioning of the CEAS because (a) a Member State facing disproportionate pressure on the asylum or reception systems a Member State does not request the Agency for operational and technical assistance or does not accept an offer by the Agency for such assistance or does not take sufficient action to address that pressure,; or where it(b) a Member State does not comply with the Commission's recommendations referred to in Article 15(3), thereby rendering the asylum or reception systems ineffective to the extent of jeopardising the functioning of the CEAS, the Commission may adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, identifying one or more of the measures set out in Article 16(3) to be taken by the Agency to support the Member State concerned. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 64.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 572 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. If the Member State concerned does not comply with the Commission decision referred to in paragraph 3 within 30 days and does not cooperate with the Agency as provided for under paragraph 6 of this article, the Commission may trigger the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 578 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Agency shall be responsible for ensuring the security of its own equipment throughout the life cycle of the equipment.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 599 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. With regard to the processing of personal data under Article 17, the host Member State shall be considered as a data controller in accordance with Union data protection rules.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 620 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall cooperate with international organisations, in particular UNHCR, in areas governed by this Regulation, within the framework of working arrangements concluded with those bodies, in accordance with the Treaty and the provisions on the competence of those bodies. The Agency can enter into emergency standby agreements with international organizations and non-governmental organizations to complement the Agency operational and technical assistance to Member States, in particular by setting up reception facilities, providing information to asylum seekers or providing for specific needs of vulnerable groups. The Management Board shall decide on the working arrangements which shall be subject to prior approval of the Commission. The Agency shall inform the European Parliament of any such arrangements.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 642 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure. The Executive Director shall be appointed on the ground of merit and documented high- level administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 645 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Management Boards proposed by the Commission may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and answer questions put by its members. Following such a statement, the European Parliament shall adopt an opinion setting out its views and may indicate a preferred candidate. The Management Board shall appoint the executive director taking these views into account. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all member with a right to vote. If the Management board takes a decision to appoint a candidate other than the candidate whom the European Parliament indicated as its preferred candidate, the management board shall inform the European Parliament and the Council in writing of the manner in which the opinion of the European Parliament was taken into account.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 653 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The provisions of Article 45 shall apply to the Deputy Executive Director.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 654 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The deputy executive director shall be appointed by the management board on the proposal of the executive director. The deputy executive director shall be appointed on the grounds of merit and appropriate administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum. The executive director shall propose at least three candidates for the post of deputy executive director. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all members with a right to vote.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 677 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Classified information shall be made available to the European Parliament in accordance with this Regulation. The transmission and handling of information and documents transmitted to the European Parliament in accordance with this Regulation shall comply with the rules concerning the forwarding and handling of classified information which are applicable between the European Parliament and the Commission.
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 684 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Contributions to be provided by each Member State, to the minimum total number of 500 experts, in accordance with Article 18 (1a): Belgium 10 Bulgaria 13 Czech Republic 7 Denmark 10 Germany 74 Estonia 6 Greece 17 Spain 37 France 56 Croatia 22 Italy 41 Cyprus 3 Latvia 10 Lithuania 13 Luxembourg 3 Hungary 22 Malta 2 Netherlands 17 Austria 11 Poland 32 Portugal 16 Romania 24 Slovenia 12 Slovakia 12 Finland 10 Sweden 6 Switzerland 5 Iceland 2 Liechtenstein Norway 7 TOTAL 500
2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 70 #
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 139 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.”
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) The following Article 2a is added: ‘Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months. ’deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 178 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 201 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)., their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 210 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
1a. If undertakings established in the territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 214 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: "1aa. When the effective duration of posting exceeds 24 months Member States shall ensure, whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, that the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1) guarantee workers posted to their territory, in addition to the terms and conditions of employment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the terms and conditions of employment covering the following matters which, in the Member State where the work is carried out, are laid down: - by law, regulation or administrative provision, and/or - by collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of paragraph 8: (a) other mandatory rules relating to leave and holiday entitlements, in addition paragraph 1(b); (b) parental and paternal leave; (c) other mandatory rules relating to working hours and rest periods, in addition to paragraph 1(a) (d) remuneration, including overtime rates, in addition to paragraph 1(c), unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of the remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes; Where a posted worker is replaced by another posted worker performing the same task at the same working place [by the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1), the duration of the posting shall for the purposes of this paragraph be the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the individual workers concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to workers that are posted for an effective duration of 6 months or less. For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 260 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2a is inserted : 2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 366 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 400 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 428 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerminimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 452 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 a
(b) The following paragraph is added: 1a. territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted If undertakings established in the
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a b (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1ab. Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
– having regard to Articles 21, 23, 24 25 and 256 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 35 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
– having regard to the Commission strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019,deleted
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 49 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
– having regard to the Commission roadmap on a possible EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, published in October 2015;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 52 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
– having regard to Article 3 of the Istanbul Convention, which defines ‘gender-based violence against women’ as ‘violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately’ and defines ‘gender’ as ‘the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men’,deleted
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 56 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
– having regard to the Third Quarterly Activity Report of the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe of 16 November 20176, in relation to the definition of gender-based violence in the Istanbul Convention,
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 129 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas exposure to physical, sexual or psychological violence and abuse has a severe impact on victims; whereas children do not need to be directly affected by the violence to be considered victims as witnessing domestic violence is also traumatising;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 187 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention – the first comprehensive legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international level;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 233 #

2016/0062(NLE)

(ca) To produce practical guidelines on the application of the Istanbul Convention to facilitate a smooth implementation and enforcement of the Convention in countries that have already ratified it as well as to respond to the concerns of those that have not yet ratified it and encourage them to do so;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 236 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
(e) To envisage rendering thesure a EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as broad as possible and without reservations;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 263 #

2016/0062(NLE)

(i) To ensure preventive measures in order to address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, such as women with disabilities and child victims, including specialist support services and safe accommodation for women who have been the victims of gender-based violence and their children;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 269 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) Take into account significant incidents of violence against women and domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights; the rights and needs of child witnesses should be also taken into account when providing protection and support services to victims;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 315 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/99/EU on European Protection order, Regulation (EU) on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matter and Directive 2012/29/EU on protection of victims as well as Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human being and Directive 2011/92/EU on preventing and combating child sexual abuse and exploitation;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 15 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that it is the duty of the institutions to carry on a continuingut regularly an open, and transparent dialogue with civil society so as to enable citizens to bring scrutiny directly to bear on the different stages of decision-taking – allowing them to become moreecome more informed and actively involved in the decision-makingEU democratic process and on the legitimacy and effecexercise public scrutiny; recalls that transparency enhances citivzeness of governances' trust in the EU and mincreasures takenhe legitimacy of the EU Institutions;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that it is still difficult for citizens to gain access to information held by EU institutions, the reason being that there is no effective citizen-oriented interinstitutional policy based on complete transparency, communication, and direct democracy; urges the institutions to take a proactive attitude by disclosing; urges the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to further develop a more proactive approach on transparency by making publicly accessible as many of their documents as possible in as simple and accessible a way as possible for the public, having documents translated into all of the EU official languag, including on their internet websites, and establishnsuring proper information access arrangements allowingaccess for the needs of people with disabilities;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all the institutions, pending its desired revision, to fully apply Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in the proper manner; calls on the Council in particular to revise its rules, with a view to ensuring that all discussions,increase transparency on its documents, and information are made public,ts meetings and to produce transcriptsinformation of its public meetings;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Treaty of Lisbon has done away with the reference to safeguarding the efficiency of legislative decision-taking;deleted
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the failurat little progress has been made to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 as regards the obligation for the institutions to keep complete registers of documents; calls for a European policy on registers to be establishedon the EU institutions to establish registers of documents if not done yet and forto implementing measures to standardise the classification and presentation of the institutions’ documents;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 53 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that transparent law-making is of the utmost importance to citizens; calls on the institutions actively to circulatto make available documents forming part of, or related to, legislative procedures and to improve communication with persons who might wish to obtain them; considers in particular that the EU institutions should, by default, make as many documents as possible accessible to the public via atheir websites and consider using YouEurope as single publicly accessible commonEU portal making for ease ofto facilitate consultation;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s inquiry into ‘trilogues’, the established practice by which most EU legislation is adopted; urges the Ombudsman to make full use of her powers of investigation under the Treaties;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the use of trilogues is not consistent withhas become an effective way to reach consensus between the co-legislators and to speed up the legislative procedure laid down in the Treaty and; notes that conciliation committees maycan therefore be used only at third reading as a last resort;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 64 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the fact that citizens have no power to supervise trilogue negotiations; expresses concern at the abuses to which this legislative practice might lead, in particular as regards the role of lobbies and possible disparities in the treatment of persons seeking to keep abreast with developments in European legislCalls on the EU institutions to increase transparency on informal trilogues by increasing reporting in the competent parliamentary committee, which are web-streamed and public, on the state of play of trilogue negotiations;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and in order to guarantee full democratic and transparent parliamentary control, access should likewise be granted in a user - friendly way to documents produced when powers are delegated (delegated acts), since these make up a substantial portion of European legislation; considers it disappointing that no register of delegated acts has yet been established and calls on the Commission to set one up without delay;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that transparency strengthens, and helps to give effect to, the principle of good administration, as set out in Article 41 of the Charter and Article 298 TFEU; calls, therefore, fothe EU institutions to ensure that their internal administrative procedures to be laid down in order to achieve that aim;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. MaintainsCalls on Member States to ensure that information about negotiations on national and regional operational programmes has to be made fully accessible and genuinely transparent;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2015/2287(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to tighten up its supervision in order to make managing authoritimonitor that Member States comply with the information and reporting obligations set out in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and, if necessary, to impose the penalties applicable for non-fulfilment of those obligations;
2015/12/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2205(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. RegretsUnion bodies, offices and agencies in the area of freedom, security and justice regret that the Court of Auditors' reports on the agencies in the area of freedom, security and justice provide limited information to allow the discharge authority to properly evaluate the performance, financial management and control of these agencies; calls on the Court to make a cost-benefit analysis of the operations and activities of these agencies;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2205(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds that the principle of annuality is one of the three basic accounting principles; acknowledges that a high level of carry-overs is at odds with the principle of annuality. Welcomes the efforts made by several agencies to improve their budgetary management by optimizing the use of their budgets and by implementing a better budgetary planning process. Notes that CEPOL, EASO, EU-LISA, and Europol had high percentages of cancelled carry-overs indicating weaknesses in budget planning and project management; calls on these specific agencies to reduce the cancelled carry- overs.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2205(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Agencies to further strengthen their efforts and to improve their communication policies, to expand their visibility through different social media tools, in order to raise awareness of their activities and achievements and to ensure that the citizens are well informed about their work.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the significant improvement of the budget implementation rates in 2014 and the efforts of the Agency to ensure an efficient and compliant budget implementation.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the absence of reliable and complete information about the total implementation cost of the IT systems SIS II, VIS and EURODAC; notes that the cost of SIS II was 8 times the estimated one, and its delivery was delayed 6 years, while acknowledging the limited responsibility of the Agency on this matter due to its entering into operation end of 2012; requests a full report from EU-LISA with the assistance of the Commission on total implementation costs, development of software applications and the adoption and overall usefulness of these systems;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the high cancellation (22 %) of committed appropriations carried over in 2014 due to delays in IT projects provided by external suppliers; puts into question the utility oftakes note that the low budget implementation for these IT projects, was their delays had no operational impacts according to the Agencymainly a result of the suppliers failing to deliver in line with the agreed planning; requests a full report on their scope and added value for Union citizens;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Takes note of the Court of Auditors comments regarding the improvements that need to be made in respect of the internal controls and of the budgetary management.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Takes note of the extensive reply provided by the Agency in response to the comments made by the Court of Auditors and of the commitments made which will contribute to an improved control of the budget implementation cycle.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Agency did not comply with Parliament's recommendation last year to put in place policies for preventing and managing conflicts of interest; urges the Agency to remedy this, to adopt such a policy, to inform the discharge authority on its adoption and to make it publicly available; to publish the CVs and declarations of interest of its executive director, management board and national experts and to provide a track record of conflicts of interest it has identified, by the end of March 2016;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2195(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Observing the lack of transparency, urges the Agency to publish a comprehensive organigram and the names and functions of its entire staff; asks for adoption of a clear strategy on whistle- blowing, anti-fraud and conflicts of interestrules against "revolving doors" and for publication of the newly adopted Code of Ethics.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the agency carried over in 2014 about EUR 1,3 million of budgetary commitments that were not covered by legal commitments; notes that 28,6 % of the Agency's payments were made after the time limits set in the Financial Regulation; notes that 21,2 % of non-differentiated committed appropriations carried over in 2014 were cancelled, which is more than in 2013 (16,5 %); agrees with the Court of Auditors that this indicates weaknesses in the Agency's budget planning and is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the Court of Auditors conclusions that the annual accounts of the European Asylum Support Office present fairly its financial position on 31 December 2014 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. AcknowledgWelcomes the adoption of a policy on the prevention and management of conflict of interest and urges the Agency to publish this policy along with CVs and declarations of interest in order to provide the discharge authority with a track record of cases of conflict of interest identified and adopt clear rules on whistle-blowers and against "revolving doors";
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the difficulties in managing the current refugee crisis and r. Requests the Agency to increase the efforts and to improve its budgetary management and to present an action plan to perform optimally in the coming years.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes that considerable improvements were noted in both ex ante and ex post verifications of expenditure claimed by cooperating countries under grant agreements;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that no audit certificates were requested for grants above the specified thresholds and that expenses documentation requested from the cooperating countries was inot always sufficient to make the payment verifications; calls for significant improvements in payment management and verifications in order to provide further assurance on the legality and regularity of grant transactions;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of the extensive reply of the Agency to the ECA's report and the commitments made to improve the budgetary management;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Agency to adopt a policy and a practical guide on management and prevention of conflict of interest and to make it publically available; urges the Agency to publish CVs and declarations of interest and asks for the establishment of severe rules against "revolving doors"; reminds the Agency that it must adopt internal binding rules on whistle-blowers, according to Article 22c of the EU Staff Regulations.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2180(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Acknowledges from the 2014 CEPOL's report on budgetary and financial management that two major events had impact on the financial performance of the Agency: the outsourcing of the accounting services to the European Commission Accounting Officer on 1 April and the relocation of the Agency from Bramshill, UK to Budapest, Hungary, which took place between 19 September and 1 October.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2180(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Takes note of CEPOL's reply in response to the Court's comments and the measures introduced by CEPOL in the recent years that lead to a significantly reduced amount of carried forward and cancelled funds and its commitment to further increase and maintain compliance with the budgetary principle of annuality provided in the Financial Regulation.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2180(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the adoption and publication of CEPOL’s policy on prevention and management of conflict of interests in November 2014. Notes the publication of the CVs and Declarations of Interest of the Director and Deputy Director on CEPOL’s website; urges CEPOL to publish the CVs and Declarations of Interests of its experts and management, a comprehensive organigram; asks for the adoption of a clear whistleblowing strategy and rules against "revolving doors".
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2172(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that Eurojust has not adopted a policy and a practical guide on management and prevention of conflict of interest; calls on Eurojust to urgently adopt its revised arrangements for the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and to inform the discharge authority about the adoption; asks Eurojust to provide the discharge authority with a track record of cases of conflict of interest identified and to establish severe and clear rules against "revolving doors";
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2167(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes that the 2014 EMCDDA final annual accounts report contains detailed information about the corrective actions taken by the Agency in response to the observations and recommendations expressed by the European Court of Auditors, the EU Budget Authority and the Internal Audit Service of the European Commission. Takes note of the Agency's efforts to implement the Court's' and the IAS's audit recommendations in order to improve its management and internal control systems.
2016/02/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2167(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the revision and publication of the policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests in line with the Commission's guidelines and the adoption of templates on 9 September 2015; urges the Agency to publish them by 1 March 2016 and to submit to the discharge authority a track record of conflict of interest identified;
2016/02/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2167(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds the Agency that it must adopt binding rules for the protection of whistle- blowers, according to Article 22c of the EU Staff Regulations, which entered into force on 1 January 2014, asks the Agency to establish severeclear rules against "revolving doors".
2016/02/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1
-1. Notes the Court of Auditors conclusions that the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights present fairly its financial position on 31 December 2014 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
2016/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a
-1a.Welcomes that according to the Court of Auditors Report, the 2014 budget appropriations were fully committed.
2016/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern from the Court of Auditors Report that the Agency carried over 75 % (EUR 5 848 956) of its annual operational expenditure from 2014 to 2015; acknowledges that the amounts carried over under title II mainly relate to the planned purchase of IT goods and services for which payments were only due in 2015, and the carry-overs under title III mainly reflect the multi-annual nature of the Agency’s operational projects, where payments are made according to planned schedules; urges the Agency to eliminate the ineffective budget planning and implementation by its staff and to adopt adequate and transparent recruitment proceduresimprove its budgetary planning;
2016/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that under the new Staff Regulations as amended in 2004 remuneration of officials and other servants recruited before 1 May 2004 should not be less than the one under previous Staff Regulations; regrets that the Agency did not comply with this requirement in 10 cases; calls into questakes note that following the Court of Auditors observations, the capacity of the Agency to manage human resourceAgency has taken the necessary corrective measures and executed the supplementary salary payments;
2016/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2162(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that ECA report was kept confidential; requests ECA to inform Parliament of the reasons for keeping the report confidential; expects that the the ECA report will be published as soon as possible;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Finds it unacceptable thatNotes the Court of Auditors' conclusion that the consolidated accounts of the Union present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Union on 31 December 2014; deplores that for the 21st year in a row, the financial supervisory and control systems examined were, for the 21st year in a row, only partially effective in ensuring the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that although TPoints out that the External Borders Fund has contributed to the management of the Union's external borders, the and fostered financial solidarity among Member States; deplores that the further Union added value of the fund has been limited. T and that the overall result could not be measured due to weaknesses in monitoring by the assigned authorities and serious deficiencies by the Commission and the Member States in their ex-post evaluations.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups such as Roma, children and refugees, including children, unaccompanied minors, migrant women and Roma;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to accelerate the full and correct enforcement of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human beings and protecting its victims;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States to combat impunity, criminalise trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice and that sanctions are strengthened; calls on Member States to improve collection of evidence and to increase police and judiciary cooperation to combat trafficking including with Europol and Eurojust.
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen cooperation in order to track and confiscate assets of traffickers; 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;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals that create consistency in EU legislatiMember States to fully implement articles 11to 17 concerning protection and support of victims of Trafficking in Human Beings of the Directive 2011/36/EU and fully implement Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on, to ensure that victims of THB are entitled tohe rights, support and protection of victims of crime to ensure consistency and proper support and assistance for victims of Trafficking in human beings;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. 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;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 36 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43
— having regard to the Policy Department C studies on the implementation of Article 80 TFEU, on new approaches, alternative avenues and means of access to asylum procedures for persons seeking international protection, on exploring new avenues for legislation for labour migration to the EU, on enhancing the Common European Asylum System and Alternatives to Dublin, and on EU cooperation with third countries in the field of migration, and having regard to the Policy Department D study on EU funds for Migration policies: Analysis of Efficiency and best practice for the future, and to the Policy Department EXPO study on Migrants in the Mediterranean: protecting human rights,deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 44 a (new)
- having regard to the work, reports and resolutions of the Council of Europe,
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 63 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ; and whereas, according to the preliminary data available, the percentage of Syrians vary from 26% to 50% of all arrivals in the EU in 20156a ; and whereas a large number of counterfeit Syrian passports poses a serious challenge for proper identity checks; __________________ 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V. 6 IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf. 6aInternational Centre for Migration policy Development, http://www.icmpd.org/news-centre/2015- in-review-infographic/ ; Frontex, http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publicatio ns/Risk_Analysis/FRAN_Q3_2015.pdf
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Article 80 TFEU – Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including search and rescue obligations
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 124 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management ofand protection of the Union's external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the current Visa Code allows Member States to deviate from the normalstandard admissibility criteria for a visa application in exceptional cases with limited territorial validity ‘on humanitarian grounds’ (as defined in Articles 19 and 25);
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 140 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the current migration crisis is a global challenge that requires a global action;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 168 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas a functioning return policy through readmission agreements should be an integral part of cooperation with third countries;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas the working-age population in the EU is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU points to emerging and future shortages in specific fields; and whereas third-country nationals face many difficulties in obtaining recognition of their foreign qualifications, and therefore tend to be over-qualified for their jobs;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 185 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the current EU approach to labour migration is fragmented, with numerous directives focusing on specific categories of workers and of third-country nationals who are, under certain conditions, allowed to work; and whereas this approach can only serve to meet short- term, specific needs;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
R a. whereas legal migration for labour market needs, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is and should remain a national competence of the EU Member States;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 195 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member Statesof existing rules is essential, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential along with proper and effective external border controls; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 237 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the saving of lives is an act of solidarity with those at risk, but that it is also moral and a legal obligation under international law, as Article 98 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea – ratified by all Member States and the Union itself – requires assistance to be given to any person in distress at sea;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 244 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is crucial to preventing an escalating death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 256 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 349 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member States;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 412 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation DecisionsCouncil Decisions on relocations from Italy and Greece, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member Statemust be reviewed, taking into account specific national circumstances, such as reception, absorption and integration capacity, labour market absorption capacity, historical factors and number of past migrants which goes beyond the 2010- 2014 timeframe laid down in the European Agenda on Migration;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 443 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that resettlement is one of the preferredn cooperation with UNHCR if a Member State so decides is one of options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for refugees and those in need of international protection, where it is clear that in long term the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 456 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, givenNotes the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 470 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanentn Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatovoluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 495 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains unavailablelimited for third- country nationals, all Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes; taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions and integration opportunities in society and labour market;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 517 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system while respecting subsidiarity and proportionality principles;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 524 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that a comprehensive assessment (in the form of the Commission’s evaluation reports) of the implementation of this package, followed by a speedy follow-up in case implementation is unsatisfactory in certain Member States, is absolutely necessary in order to improve harmonisationswift processing of asylum applications and returns;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 549 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to its implementation, fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced in crisis situations by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrants concerned; __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 584 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the frontline Member States having external borders as well as those Member States receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 590 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 610 #
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 614 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive asylum decisions is a logical step towards proper implementation of Article 78(2)(a) TFEU, which calls for ‘a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union’;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 641 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; notes that refugees have not only rights but also obligations towards the hosting Member State; emphasises that integration is a two- way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU isand its Member States are built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 652 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Emphasises that those granted asylum in an EU Member State should fully respect the principles, values, rules and laws of the Union and the Member State that has granted international protection;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 688 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard; notes however the high number of unemployment among EU citizens in several Member States; points out that as of November 2015 the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20%;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 742 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. UnderstandEmphasises that the safe and swift return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 754 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 875 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Acknowledges that without strong and well protected Union's external borders there is no possibility to ensure safety within and fully implement CEAS;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 901 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
65. AcceptEmphasises that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 964 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need and identify those who do not qualify for international protection; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1077 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 a (new)
89a. Acknowledges that tackling the 'push factors' is a global responsibility and cannot be seen solely as the responsibility of the European Union, while the Union must still do its utmost to address root causes;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1080 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
90. Recalls that the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants has also called on the Union to open up regular migration channels so as to allow migrants to use formal entry and exit channels instead of having to resort to criminal smuggling networks;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1093 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe and the rest of the world looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education, strengthening and enforcing asylum systems, helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1112 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95
95. Recommends that, in line with the GAMM, the four thematic pillars addressing (i) legal migration and mobility, (ii) irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, (iii) international protection, and (iv) the development impact of migration should be of equal importance in Union external policy and funding; stresses that funding to third countries under various programmes should be assessed in light of their respect to the EU's efforts of migration management - including developing their asylum systems and facilitating returns of their citizens;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1154 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104
104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1166 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106
106. Further notes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of people aged 65 or older, relative to those aged 15 to 64, will increase from 27.5 % at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that this would mean a change from the present ratio of four working-age persons for every person aged 65 or older to only two working-age persons for everyone aged 65 or older;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1180 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109
109. Points out that the Europe 2020 strategy has identified the need for a comprehensive labour migration policy, and for better integration of migrants, in order to meet the Union’s goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; this should be done in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1190 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market;deleted
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1239 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third- country nationals who could help tackle the gaps identified in EU labour markets;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 61 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a number of instruments already exist in Europe to address the radicalisation of European citizens and whereas the European Union and its Member States should show they are makingmake full use of these;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas it is essential that fundamental rights and civil liberties be respected in all measures undertaken by the Member States and the European Union; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 193 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised European training for prison staff, including by CEPOL, in order to teach them to detect and prevent radical behaviour; stresses the importance of appropriately training and recruiting prison chaplains so that they can not only adequately meet prisoners' cultural needs in prisons, but also counter radical discourse;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 270 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however,Stresses that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorismf respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms and opposed to violence; calls on the digital giantplatforms to cooperate with the Member States in order to take part in the spread of prevention messages calling for the development of critical thinking and for a process of deradicalisationidentify innovative legal ways for countering praise of terrorism and hate speech, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 304 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the introduction of measures enabling all internet users to easily and quickly flag illegal content circulating on the internet and on social media networks easily and quicklyand to report it to competent authorities, including through hotlines, while respecting basic freedoms and freedom of expression;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 317 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Feels that everyEncourages Member State shoulds to set up a special unit tasked with flagging illicit contenthate speech and praise and recruitment for terrorism on the internet and with facilitating the detection and removal of content that does not conform to the host internet platform's charter and rules; proposes that such units could cooperate with a European unit responsible for dealing with flaggingthe EU-anti terrorism coordinator and the European Counter-Terrorism Centre within Europol;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 473 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member States; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust, Eurojust and the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor´s office as a matter of urgence;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 533 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its belief that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unlessentry and exit in the EU unless Member States implement the mandatory and systematic controls are introducedforeseen on the European Union's external borders; calls on the Member States to make a good use of existing instruments such as SIS and VIS, including in reference to stolen, lost and falsified passports; states that, to this end, one of the European Union's priorities must be reformingto better enforce the Schengen Code;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 551 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on Member States to share good practices in regard to exit checks on radicalised EU citizens and how to manage the return of citizens who have taken part in terrorist activities in conflict theatres abroad; supports in particular the possibility of Member States confiscating the passports of EU citizens planning to join terrorist organisations, according to their National Constitutions;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 659 #

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Underlines that money laundering, tax evasion and other fiscal crimes are in some cases major sources of terrorism funding which threaten our internal security, therefore tracking and combating crimes affecting the financial interests must be a priority;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In cases where a Member State does not take the necessary corrective action in line with the vulnerability assessment or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure at the external borders, rendering the control at the external border ineffective to an extent which risks putting in jeopardy the functioning of the Schengen area, a unified, rapid and effective response should be delivered at Union level. For this purpose, and to ensure better coordination at Union level, the Commission should identify the measures to be implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and require the Member State concerned to cooperate with the Agency in the implementation of those measures. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should then determine the actions to be taken for the practical execution of the measures indicated in the Commission decision, and an operational plan should be drawn up with the Member State concerned.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 230 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the development and implementation of a system of integrated management of the external borders, thus also ensuring the proper functioning of the Schengen area, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting in an uncoordinated manner but can rather, because of the absence of controls at internal borders and in view of the significant migratory pressures at the external borders and the need to safeguard a high level of internal security within the Union, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) As regards Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, this Regulation constitutes a development of the Schengen acquis in which these Member States take part in accordance with their Accession Treaties. Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia therefore take part in the adoption of this Regulation and are bound by it and subject to its application.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 323 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall facilitate the application of Union measures relating to the management of external borders by reinforcing, assessing and coordinating the actions of Member States in the implementation of those measures, and in return. Member States shall ensure the management of their section of the external borders, in their interests and in interest of all Member States which have abolished internal border control, in full compliance with Union law and in accordance with the technical and operational strategy referred to in Article 3(2), and in close cooperation with the Agency.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 333 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall be responsible for the management of the external borders in the cases foreseen in this Regulation, in particular where the necessary corrective measures based on the vulnerability assessment are not taken or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure, rendering the control of the external borders ineffective to such an extent that it risks putting in jeopardy the functioning of the Schengen area.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 350 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish a monitoring and risk analysis centre with the capacity to monitor security threats to the external borders of the EU including migratory flows and to carry out risk analysis as regards all aspects of integrated border management;
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 447 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The risk analysis prepared by the Agency shall cover all aspects relevant to the European integrated border management, in particular border control, return, irregular secondary movements of third-country nationals within the Union, the prevention of cross-border crime including facilitation of irregular immigration, trafficking in human being and terrorism, as well as the situation in neighbouring third countries with a view to developing a pre-warning mechanism which analyses, inter alia, the migratory flows towards the Union.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 464 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall ensure regular monitoring of the management of the external borders, if necessary, through liaison officers of the Agency in Member States.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 498 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall assess the technical equipment, systems, capabilities, resources and contingency plans of the Member States regarding border control, as well as the challenges and threats in the effective management of borders that Member States are faced with and their ability to respond to these. That assessment shall be based on information provided by the Member State and by the liaison officer, on information derived from Eurosur, in particular the impact levels attributed to the external land and sea border sections of each Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013, and on the reports and evaluations of joint operations, pilot projects, rapid border interventions and other activities of the Agency.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 517 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The aim of the vulnerability assessment is for the Agency to assess the capacity and readiness of Member States to face upcoming challenges, including present and future threats and pressures at the external borders, to identify, especially for those Member States facing specific and disproportionate pressures, possible immediate consequences at the external borders and subsequent consequences on the functioning of the Schengen area, and to assess their capacity to contribute to the rapid reserve pool referred to in Article 19(5). That assessment is without prejudice to the Schengen evaluation mechanism.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 519 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States may provide written comments to the vulnerability assessment if they deem so; these written comments shall be attached to the vulnerability assessment.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 524 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The results of the vulnerability assessment, together with the written comments of the Member States if available, shall be submitted to the Supervisory Board, which shall advise the Executive Director on the measures to be taken by the Member States based on the results of the vulnerability assessment, and taking into account the Agency’s risk analysis and the results of the Schengen evaluation mechanism.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 559 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall finance or co- finance the activities set out in paragraph 2 with grants from its budget in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 649 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State does not take the necessary corrective measures in accordance with a decision of the Management Board referred to in Article 12(6) or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure at the external border, rendering the control of the external borders ineffective to such an extent that it risks putting in jeopardy the functioning of the Schengen area, the Commission, after consulting the Agency, may adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, identifying the measures to be implemented by the Agency and requiring the Member State concerned to cooperate with the Agency in the implementation of those measures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 79(2).
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 741 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) finance or co-finance the operations, interventions and activities referred to in this Chapter with grants from its budget, in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 750 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC, and without entering into the merits of return decisions, the Agency shall provide the necessary assistance and, at the request of one or several participating Member States, ensure the coordination or the organisation of return operations, including through the chartering of aircraft for the purpose of such operations. The Agency may, on its own initiative, propose to Member States to coordinate or organise return operations, including through the chartering of aircraft for the purpose of such operations.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 852 #

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall assist the Member States and the Commission in identifying key research themes. The Agency shall assist Member States and the Commission in the definition and accomplishment of the relevant Union framework programmes for research and innovation activities.
2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 79 #

2015/0306(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(d) information about departure and arrival.
2016/05/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #

2014/2817(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the importance of anti- discrimination legislation to ensure equality and protection for all minorities, and in particular for LGBT persons - ethnic, religious and sexual;
2014/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Article 6 TEU requires the Union to accede to the ECHR; notes Opinion 2/2013 of the Court of Justice of the European Union; calls on the Commission and the Council to draw up proposals designed to ensure that the aforementioned obligation is met as quickly as possible, on the basis of full transparency and with the aim of enhanput in place the necessary instruments in order to ensure that the aforementioned obligation enshrined into the treaties is immediately accomplished , as it will provide an additional mechanism for enforcing the protection of individuals and making the European institutions more accountable for their actions or failings regarding fundamental rights;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that it is essential for the European Union, its institutions and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 TEU; that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this regard urgently need to be applied and implemented;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 187 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordination within its different services with a view to effectively mainstreaming children's rights in all EU legislative proposals, policies and financial decisions;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a new child rights strategy and action plan for the next five years, building on and upgrading the EU Agenda on the Rights of a Child;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on Member States to ensure that the principle of the best interests of the child is respected in all legislation and decisions taken at all levels and encourages Member States to share best practices with a view to improving the correct application of the principle of the best interests of the child across the EU;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 202 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) Ensure that legislative proposals and policies comply with the Charter and respect fundamental rights, and that the impact of EU legislation and its implementation by the Member States on fundamental rights are systematically examined in the evaluation reports on the implementation of EU legislation, as well as in the annual report on monitoring the application of EU law;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 211 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b c (new)
(bc) Intensify the cooperation with the Member States, also with the European Parliament and national parliaments, in order to improve the implementation of the existing EU human rights legislations;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 243 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need for the full use of existing mechanisms to ensure that the fundamental rights and the values of the Union referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected, protected and promoted; In this regard all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties need to be urgently applied and implemented;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 352 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on all member states to properly implement Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 353 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Condemns any form of violence against children, such as physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages, child labour, sexual exploitation, trafficking, honour killing, female genital mutilation, child soldiers and human shields; considers that tradition, culture and religion should never be used to justify violence against children; calls on the Member States to uphold their obligations and combat any form of violence against children, including by formally prohibiting and sanctioning corporal punishment against children; calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation and dialogue with third countries, to raise awareness and to advocate for children's rights to be respected everywhere in the world;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 360 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Underlines that safeguarding fundamental rights in today's information society is a key issue for the EU as the growing use of information and communications technologies (ICT) poses new threats against fundamental rights in cyberspace, the protection of which should be strengthened by ensuring that they are promoted and protected online in the same way and to the same extent as in the offline world;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 361 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that children's personal data online must be duly protected and that children need to be informed in a child-friendly manner about the risks and consequences of using their personal data online; stresses that online profiling of children should be prohibited;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 368 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective access to justice for all children, whether as suspects, perpetrators, victims or parties to proceedings;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 373 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Recognizes that that wide spread of transnational cybercrime and cyber terrorism creates serious challenges and concerns about protection of fundamental rights in the online environment, which makes even more imperative the international cooperation between member states' police and law enforcement authorities in the context of the fight against cybercrime pursuant to article 87 TFEU;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 542 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the discrimination and exclusion that persons with a mental and/or physical disability still face today; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the European Disability Strategypromote the integration of persons with disabilities through the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, the ''Europe 2020'' and the European Semester and to monitor and apply the relevant European legislation;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 547 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to guide Member States in order to make use in the best way of the European structural and investments funds, which must be applied in accordance with the EU's obligations under the UNCRPD Convention;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 584 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Condemns any forms of discrimination against children and calls on the Commission and Member States to make a united action to eradicate discrimination against children; in particular, calls on the Member States and the Commission to explicitly consider children as a priority when programming and implementing regional and cohesion policies, such as the European disability strategy, the EU framework for national Roma integration strategies and the EU’s equality and non-discrimination policy; reiterates the importance of protecting and promoting equal access to health care, dignified accommodation and education for Roma children;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 610 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Stresses that the children’s rights should be fulfilled without discrimination on any grounds, regardless of their parents’ ethnic origin, nationality, religion and social, migration or residence status;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 612 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, and child pornography, and to strengthen the legal ability, technical capabilities and financial resources of law enforcement authorities in order to increase cooperation, including with Europol, with a view to investigating and dismantling child sex offender networks more efficiently, while prioritising the rights and safety of the children involved;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 684 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement Parliament’s resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU; calls on the Member States to fully implement the Common European Asylum System package in order to improve the condition of unaccompanied minors in the EU; welcomes the Court of Justice judgment in Case C-648/11 , which stated that the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application made in more than one Member State by an unaccompanied minor is the State in which the minor is present after having lodged an application there; recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a child and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle for Member States and the EU when dealing with them;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 812 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)
Justice
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 813 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that developing a common European area of justice based on mutual recognition and legal safeguards, harmonizing the different justice systems of Member States, especially in criminal matters, should remain among the high priorities of the European Institutions for the EU Justice Agenda 2020;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that most of the complaints from the citizens in the justice area concern freedom of movement and the protection of personal data; reiterates that the right of free movement is one of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and is guaranteed to all European citizens; recalls that as one of the fundamental freedoms of the European Union, the right of EU citizens to move freely and reside and work in other Member States needs to be guaranteed and protected;
2015/05/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 8 #

2014/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the transitional period foreseen by Protocol 36 to the Lisbon Treaty came to an end on 1 December 2014; underlines that the end of this transitional period must be followed by a rigorous process of evaluation of the former third pillar measures and their implementation in Member States' national legislation; points out that as of April 2015 Parliament has not been informed of the current situation of each pre-Lisbon legal instrument in the fields of judicial and police cooperation in each Member State; calls on the Commission to comply with the principle of loyal cooperation and to make this information available to Parliament as soon as possible;
2015/05/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2014/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission during the past years and acknowledges the range of measures that have been put in place to assist Member States with implementation (correlation tables, conformity checking, scoreboards and barometers, guidelines, etc); considers, however, that the information on the implementation of EU law in the AFSJ should be more structured, detailed, transparent and accessible; points out that the annual monitoring report could be supplemented by other measures that would allow Parliament to be more regularly and thoroughly informed about the state of implementation, delays, incorrect transposition, incorrect implementation and infringement procedures, with regard to each legal instrument adopted in the area of justice and home affairs; asks the Commission in accordance with paragraph 44, second subparagraph of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission of 2010 to make available to Parliament summary information on infringement procedures launched with regard to the former third pillar instruments and on the issues to which they relate.
2015/05/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2014/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that the smooth functioning of a true European area of justice with respect for the different legal systems and traditions of the Member States is vital for the EU and that the complete, correct and timely implementation of the EU legislation is a prerequisite condition to achieve this objective.
2015/05/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #

2014/0408(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The Stockholm Programme21 put a strong focus on theOn 30 November 2009, the Council adopted the Roadmap for strengthening of the rights of individuals in criminal proceedings. In its point 2.4, the European Council invited the Commission to put forward proposals setting out a step by step approach22 to streprocedural rights of suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings (‘the Roadmap’). Taking a step-by-step approach, the Roadmap calls for the adoption of measures regarding the right to obtain translation and interpretation, the right to receive information on rights and information about the charges, the right to receive legal advice and legal aid, the right to communicate with relatives, employers and consular authorities, and establishing special safeguards for suspected or accused persons who are vulnerable. The Roadmap emphasises that the order of the rights is indicative, implying thening the rights of suspects or accused personsat it may be changed according to priorities. It is designed to operate as a whole; only when all its components are implemented will its benefits be felt in full. __________________ 22 OJ C 291, 4.12.2009, p. 1.
2015/01/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 49 #

2014/0408(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) On 10 December 2009, the European Council welcomed the Roadmap and made it part of the Stockholm programme - An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens (point 2.4). The European Council underlined the non-exhaustive character of the Roadmap, by inviting the Commission to examine further elements of minimum procedural rights for suspected and accused persons, and to assess whether other issues, for instance the presumption of innocence, need to be addressed, in order to promote better cooperation in that area.
2015/01/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 172 #

2014/0408(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that judicial and law enforcement authorities and prison staff who deal with cases involving children are professionals specialising in the field of criminal proceedings involving children. They shall receive particularstaff of detention facilities who deal with cases involving children receive appropriate training with regard to children’s legal rights, appropriate interviewing techniques, child psychology, communication in a language adapted to the child and pedagogical skills.
2015/01/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2014/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Commission and the Member States should be represented within the Management Board of CEPOL in order to supervise effectively the exercise of its functions. The Board should consist of membersmembers of the Management Board and their alternates should be appointed on the basis of their experience in the management of public or private sector organisations and of their knowledge in the national policy on training for law enforcement officers. The Board should be entrusted with the necessary powers to establish the budget, verify its execution, adopt appropriate financial rules and CEPOL’s strategy, establish transparent working procedures for decision making by CEPOL, appoint the Executive Director, establish performance indicators and exercise appointing authority powers, in accordance with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
2015/01/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 23 #

2014/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) To ensure the scientific quality of CEPOL’s work, a Scientific Committee, composed of independent persons of the highest academic or professional standing in the subjects covered by this Regulation, should be set up as an independent advisory body. The Members of the Scientific Committee should be appointed by the Management Board following a transparent call for applications and selection procedure to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2015/01/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas increasing overall unemployment and in particular youth unemployment remain two main sources hampering economic and social conditions at EU level;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas, the economic and social convergence of the Member States can be obtained via a long-term financing strategy, that should focus on non- financial and financial opportunities for SMEs, as they are the main source of employment and employment growth;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the long-term financing of the European economy should serve the public interest and be guided, among other things, by objectives that promote social cohesion, social justice and equal treatment, rather than focus solelyby focusing on and making optimal use onf economic and financial parameters; highlights, in this connection, the fact that the potentialresources; stresses that by striking the right balance between Member State and European policies, and by aiming to enhance the investment climate, added value of long-term financing for the public interest cannot merely be measured in economic termsould be obtained;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to ensure thatan efficient and effective long- term financing benefits not onlyframework, by creating the right instruments and mechanisms beneficial to investors and, shareholders, but also workers, undertakings and consumers; to this aim, the European Union should increasingly focus on development banks - privately and state owned - as part of the economic recovery strategy;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that an efficient and effective framework for long-term financing needs to be achieved through a convergent approach between European and national policies; to this aim, the EIB should support development banks, with a view to unlocking liquidity for SMEs, and creating the right conditions for increasing production and consequently raising employment;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to develop the appropriate legislation aimed at long-term financing to be available to businesses of all sizes, and consequently enhance job creation; recalls that a continued lack of liquidity for SMEs can reduce economic activity and consequently result in further job losses;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2013/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to create appropriate financial and macroeconomic frameworks, with a view to achieving sustainable economic and social development, while placing a thorough focus on long-lived capital goods, by creating sound and sustainable instruments convergent with the aims of reducing unemployment and rebooting the economic business environment;
2013/11/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Criticises Russia's use, in violation of international norms (e.g. the Helsinki Accords), of the instruments of energy and trade policy to blackmail countries in the European neighbourhood so as to hinder their sovereign decisions; considers it necessary for Russia to adopt a constructive position with regard to frozen conflicts; regrets that the EU has dithered, avoiding a firm involvement in the resolution of these conflicts and in the Eastern neighbourhood as a whole, thus creating opportunities for Russia to exercise mounting pressure on Eastern Partnership countries;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that EU membership provides stability in the swiftly changing international environment, and that belonging to the European Union continues to offer the perspective of socio-economic development; notes that the European perspective remains a key incentive, notably for European Neighbourhood countries, to deliver on ambitious reforms; takes the view that enlargement is in the EU's long-term strategic interest, which cannot necessarily be measured in terms of short-term balance sheets and needs to take into account the EU's capacity as well as the genuine commitment of those countries on the path to EU accession to take up their responsibilities and address outstanding concerns;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the European Neighbourhood Policy is in crisis, given the developments in numerous countries; believes, therefore, that, for reasons of solidarity and on account of our interest in peaceful and free development, the EU must show determined and tangible commitment in its neighbourhood and strongly focus its instruments, inter alia by strengthening multilateral approaches in the region; stresses that the EU needs to give greater priority to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Recalls that the Eastern Neighbourhood is of strategic importance and recalls the European perspective of the countries concerned; callsemphasises that given its historical and cultural ties to the European partners, the EU has real leverage for being an influential actor in this area and regrets that it does not fully assert its transformative power; considers that it is high time for greater efforts to achieve the objectives of the Eastern Partnership and a greater political commitment to doing so; welcomes the progress made in the negotiation of Association Agreements and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements between the EU and its eastern partners and calls on them to meet the requirements for a successful Vilnius Summit in November 2013; considers the Vilnius Summit to be of crucial importance both for the European partners and the EU and stresses that the Summit should mark a clear step forward in relations with the European partners; emphasises that modest outcomes of the summit would put into question the future of the Eastern Partnership itself;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 189 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Considers it regrettable, nevertheless, that the overall situation with regard to democratic standards and respect for human rights in most of the Eastern Partnership countries has scarcely progressed, if not deteriorated; stresses, furthermore, that all the frozen conflicts must be resolved as a matter of priority and that the EU should equip itself to play a more active role in this respect; reiterates its view that the development of relations should be conditional on a meaningful commitment to democracy and the rule of law;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 193 #

2013/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Recalls that democratic reforms promoted by the EU are in the interest of the partner countries themselves and can contribute to their economic and social development; points out that strong democratic institutions and closer ties with the EU through Association Agreements will help to strengthen the sovereignty of these countries against the influence ofpressure from a powerful neighbours such as Russia; reaffirms the EU's readiness to be a reliable and strong partner for these countries on the basis of shared common values, and to share with them all the advantages of the EU acquis, along the lines of an Economic Area Plus arrangement; considers that on the basis of its differentiated approach towards ENP countries, the EU should not exclude the prospect of membership for those country having European aspirations;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 72 #

2013/0409(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The duty of care towards suspected or accused persons who are in a potentially weak position underpins a fair administration of justice. Therefore, Member States should ensure that in the application of this Directive the particular needs of vulnerable suspects and vulnerable accused persons are taken into account.
2015/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Although the Member States are parties to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, experience has shown that this in itself does not always provide a sufficient degree of trust in the criminal justice systems of other Member States.
2015/03/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 57 #

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Stockholm Programme31 put a strong focus on theOn 30 November 2009, the Council adopted a Resolution on a Roadmap for strengthening of the rights of individuals in criminal proceedings. In its point 2.4, the European Council invited the Commission to put forward proposals setting out a step by step approach to strengthening the rights of suspects or accused persons. The EU agenda on procedural rightsprocedural rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings ('the Roadmap'). Taking a step-by-step approach, the Roadmap calls for the adoption of measures regarding the right to translation and interpretation (measure A), the right to information on rights and information about the charges (measure B), the right to legal advice and legal aid (measure C), the right to communicate with relatives, employers and consular authorities (measure D), and special safeguards for suspects or accused persons who are vulnerable (measure E). The Roadmap emphasises that the order of the rights is only indicative and thus implies that it may be changed in accordance with priorities. The Roadmap is designed to operate as a whole, o. Only when all its components are implemented will its benefits be felt in full. ____________ 31 OJC 115, 4.5.2010, p. 1.
2015/03/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) InOn 11 December 2009, the European Council welcomed the Roadmap and made it part of the Stockholm Pprogramme the European Council invited— An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens (point 2.4). The European Council underlined the non- exhaustive character of the Roadmap, by inviting the Commission to examine further elements of minimum procedural rights for suspects orand accused persons, and to assess whether other issues, for instance the presumption of innocence, need to be addressed, in order to promote better cooperation in that area.
2015/03/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 32 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The free movement of workers gives every citizen the right to move freely to another Member State to work and reside there for that purpose. It protects them against discrimination on the grounds of nationality as regards employment, remuneration and other working conditions by ensuring their equal treatment in comparison to nationals of that Member State. It needs to be distinguished from the freedom to provide services, which includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, for which they may send (‘post’) their own workers to another Member State temporarily to carry out the work necessary to provide these services there. At the same time, the discrimination should not be understood in terms of economic meaning. The free movement of workers should be understood in the acceptance of the Single Market desiderate, and it should work for the benefit of both employers and employees, as it represents the best measure to tackle labour demand mismatches.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) However, the effective exercise of the freedom of movement of workers is still a major challenge and many workers are very often unaware of their rights to free movement. They still suffer from discrimination on the grounds of nationality when moving across European Union borders of the Member States. There is, therefore, a gap between the legislation and its application in practice that needs to be addressed as well as clearer sanctions that need to be implemented for the cases in which this right is infringed.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) On 15 December 2011, The European Parliament adopted its Resolution on freedom of movement for workers within the European Union, where it clearly requested for measures that would ensure the application of this right to Union's citizens for the benefit of the European Union at large as well as for speeding up the completion of the Single Market and the creation of Union's labour market.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Adequate and, effective application of the current European legislation and enforcement measures are key elements in protecting the rights of workers, whereas poor enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the Union rules applicable in this area. To this end, the Union should act in a well-balanced manner, avoiding the potential legislative loopholes. The legislation should respond to the rights and responsibilities of both employer and employee.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) In this context, EU workers who have been subject to discrimination on the grounds of nationality, or to any unjustified restriction in exercising their right to free movement, should havemust be granted with adequate and effective means of legal protection and redress. When Member States only provide for administrative procedures they shall ensure that any administrative decision may be challenged before a tribunal in the sense of Article 47 of the Charter.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) To provide more effective levels of protection, associations and legal entities that can represent the legal interests of workers should also be empowered to engage, asin accordance to the Member States determine’ legislation, on behalf of or in support of any victim in proceedings, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defensce before the courts.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) In relation to time limits foreseen in Articles 3(2) and 4(2) and in accordance with the case law of the European Court of Justice these time limits should be such that they cannot be regarded as capable of rendering virtually impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by Union law,. In case of proof of intentional behaviour in hindering the exercise of rights conferred by Union law, appropriate sanctions should be applicable.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus giving the Member States the option of introducing or maintaining more favourable provisions. However, the introduction or maintaining of more favourable provisions should be proportionate to the socio-economic reality of the Member State. To this end, the Commission should introduce a set of criteria and a methodology, to present in a clear and transparent way a full justification, substantiated by convincing arguments and data, including all relevant socio-economic indicators, which led to the conclusion that those provisions are needed. The criteria and methodology should be applicable to all Member States. Member States also have the possibility to extend the competencies of the organisations entrusted with tasks related to the protection of Union migrant workers against discrimination on grounds of nationality so as to cover the right to equal treatment without discrimination on grounds of nationality of all Union citizens and their family members exercising their right to free movement, as enshrined in Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States . The implementation of the present Directive should not serve to justify any regression in relation to the situation which already prevails in each Member State.
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2013/0124(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to national rules on time limits for enforcement of those rights. These time limits shall be such that they cannot be regarded as capable of rendering virtually impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by Union law. In a contrary case, appropriate sanctions should be applicable
2013/09/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 411 #

2012/2870(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29a (new)
29a. Considers that Turkey is an important partner in the Black Sea region, which is of strategic importance to the EU; encourages Turkey to further support and actively contribute to the implementation of EU policies and programmes in this region;
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2012/2318(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that today the Black Sea is of geostrategic importance for the EU, as it represents one of the most important energy routes to Europe and; considers that the main risks it poses to the EU's stability stem from protracted regional conflicts, such as the one between Georgia and the contested territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the related conflict between Moscow and Tbilisi; stresses that, given Europe's dependence on the Black Sea for the transit of energy supplies, but also EU's overall interest in seeing stability at its Eastern borders, the EU has a strategic interest in deterring regional actors from brinkmanship and, for that purpose, may need to mobilise European naval assets;
2013/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 102 #

2012/2318(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recalls that in its resolution of 20 January 20111 on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea, the European Parliament already stressed the need for the EU to play a more active role in shaping the Black Sea security environment and highlighted the need for an enhanced dialogue with strategic partners on conflict prevention and resolution in the Black Sea region; _______________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0025
2013/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 105 #

2012/2318(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Member States and EU institutions to take full account of the abovementioned resolution when considering EU's maritime security strategy in the Black Sea region;
2013/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the Commission's approach for defining SGEI by introducing measures for the integration/reintegration of workers on the labour market as being part of services of particular interest to citizens;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Member States to define the SGEI taking into account the current economic situation of the EU, and assess the areas that can provide those economic activities of particular importance to citizens;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for a better cooperation between Member States in defining the SGEI as there are common economic needs that can be addressed by the correct use of those services and by maximizing the effects at societal level across EU;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to allow case by case derogations from the State aid rules for certain State owned companies which are part of national strategic sectors in order to become appealing for foreign investors and to successfully complete the privatisation process;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to give prior attention to the assessment of the future developments with the workers of companies going through restructuring and privatisation as during the privatization process, the employment component must remain a core concern for the national government as well as for the Commission;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that the privatisation process of a state owned company should not have repercussions on the unemployment rate of a Member State; in the case of financially assisted countries stresses that the role of the Commission should be strengthened with respect to the recommendations that it gives in case of a privatisation, focusing also on the level of productivity of the workers and on maintaining them active on the labour market;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider furthfurther consider derogations from the State aid rules in order to assisprotect the transition of businesses to a low-carbon economy through, as to support for employers in taking measures for the reintegrating intoon on the labour market of workers who may bcould become vulnerable toand stand the risks of dismissal;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that derogations from the State aid rules for the companies that need to invest in R&D activities in order to proceed to the transition to the green economy should be granted, taking into account the EU 2020 Strategy's targets of employability and allowing better support for the SMEs, which are the main job creators;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the employability target needs to further focus on the maintaining on the labour market senior workers, aged over 55, as well as young workers, as such, calls on the Commission to assess the derogations from the State aid rules , for the companies that need to invest in R&D activities in order to proceed to the transition to the green economy should be granted also based on the employer's possibility to fulfil this criterion;
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2012/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to further report on the developments and effects of the application of competition policy, to the European Parliament on an annual basis.
2013/02/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
having regard to the new instrument "Youth Guarantee'
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there is a concerning increase in the youth unemployment rate and a strong need for creating job opportunities for the young workers in order to maintain them active on the labour markets
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the fact that economic transition to new business niches can attract the young generation of workers and lead to new job opportunities in the eco innovation spectrum
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for better educational programs through vocation training or long life learning, to integrate curricula that can provide the necessary competences and skills to the workers in order to become employable in the new jobs created;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2012/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 13 a (new)
Moldova and Ukraine welcomes the extension of the mandate of EUBAM Moldova and Ukraine and highlights the role played by the mission in improving the border management capacities of Ukraine and Moldova, which in turn enhances the overall regional security and more notably, contributes to a peaceful resolution of the Transnistrian conflict
2012/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas employment policies and neighbourhood policy go hand in hand for a better coverage of labour demand on the European labour markets;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that migrant workers from the neighbourhood countries represent a real asset to the development of the European labour markets. The historical, educational and geo proximity of some neighbourhood countries are factors that need to be considered, as they play a role into the development of more similar skills of the migrant workers with respect to the requirements of the European employers. Underlines that the countries comprised in the Eastern dimension are a real partner for the EU and the job seekers coming from those countries can integrate themselves easier on the European labour markets;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls upon Member States to better assess labour demand on the European Labour markets by creating fair opportunities of job competition for migrant workers that have completed studies on the territory of a EU Member State;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the EU neighbour countries are one of the main providers of job seekers on the European labour markets and that similarities regarding educational programs, historical background and languages represent valid assets for the migrants in search of a job;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States, in spite and because of the constant shortage of skilled workers, not to lose sight of mobility within the EU and thus to place the recruitment and integration of EU citizens from other Member States in the forefront; stresses that the integration of third country nationals on the European labour markets must not become detrimental to the community preference clause;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to link refugee and labour market policy as far as possible and to give asylum seekersonsiders that refugee and labour market policies could be made complementary provided that programs of education and specific job demands provided by Member States are linked in such a way as to grant the asylum seekers the possibility of access toing the labour market as quickly as possible;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 167 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to strengthen and give priority to links between labour-market demand, circular migration, development policy and foreignneighbourhood policy;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Points outNotes that many potential migrants face lengthyare confronted waiting timesh heavy bureaucracy in Member States' consulates in their home states and thaterefore, rapid, reliable and smooth placement in a circular employment relationship is extremely difficult in these circumstances; therefore calls on. considers that, for securing an optimal recruitment, the Commission and Member States toshould give more consideration to developing a common European consular service in the EU delegationmechanisms that will better respond to the employers' demands as well as to the ones of the job seekers;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2012/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, therefore, for a uniform and reciprocal EU approach to social security coordination vis-à-vis third countries to be adopted, covering all EU citizens and third- country nationals;
2012/11/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2012/2011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. Within the limits of this Regulation, and taking into account the proportionality principle, Member States may adopt by law specific ruleslegislation regulating the processing of employees‘ personal data in the employment context, in particular for the purposes of the recruitment, the performance of the contract of employment, including discharge of obligations laid down by law or by collective agreements, management, planning and organisation of work, health and safety at work, and for the purposes of the exercise and enjoyment, on an individual or collective basis, of rights and benefits related to employment, and for the purpose of the termination of the employment relationship.
2012/12/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2012/2011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission those provisions of its law which it adopts pursuant to paragraph 1,and in conjunction with the subsidiarity principle, by the date specified in Article 91(2) at the latest and, without delay, any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2012/12/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2012/2011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For the efficiency of the employment context, minimum criteria for usage of data protection should be provided to employers within the Member States.
2012/12/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2012/2011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. With the view of insuring a transparent cross border employment context, when transfer of personal data to third countries or international organisation is considered, the criteria comprised in chapter 5 are to be applied;
2012/12/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2012/2011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86, exclusively for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for the safeguardwhich will warrant the latest technological and security related developments for the processing of personal data forwith respect to the purposes referred to in paragraph 1.
2012/12/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 419 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) indicate clearly, in a detailed and user friendly manner and accessible format on national websites, as well as through designated employment agencies or contact points, which terms and conditions of employment and/or which parts of their (national and/or regional) legislation have to be applied to workers posted to their territory;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 639 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that inspections and controls of compliance with Directive 96/71/EC are not discriminatory and/or disproportionate and they do not become an additional burden to the employers nor for the employees.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 650 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In Member States where, in accordance wi the national law and practice, the setting of theregulations and jurisprudence regarding employment terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC, and in particularly the minimum rates of pay, including and working time, isare left to management and labour they may, at the appropriate level and subject to the conditions laid down by the Member States, also the monitor the application of the relevant terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, provided that an adequate level of protection equivalent to that resulting from Directive 96/71/EC and thisbilateral negotiations between the employer and the employee, both negotiating parties may monitor the application of the relevant terms and conditions of employment of posted workers in accordance with the existing legal national provisions, only if they can guarantee the compliance with the rights and obligations derived from the current Directive as well as Directive 96/71/EC. In this light, the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles are relevant for the warranty of efficient implementation of the Directives is guaranteednto the national provisions of the Member States.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 658 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Member States where labour inspectorates have no competence with respect to the control and monitoring of the working conditions and/or terms and conditions of employment of posted workers may, by way of exception, after consultinga prior consultation with the social partners at national level, establish or maintain arrangements guaranteeingcreate, modify or maintain necessary procedures and mechanisms that will insure the respect of these terms and conditions of employment, provided that the arrangements offer. These procedures and mechanisms need to provide the persons concerned an adequate degree of protection equivalent to that resulting from Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Constituent Act of the EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly (EURONEST) of 3 May 2011,
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolutions of 20 January 2011 on a EU Strategy for the Black Sea, and of 17 January 2008 on a Black Sea Regional Policy Approach,
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Council Decision 201/518/CFSP of 25 August 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia,
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Eastern Partnership strengthens the multilateral relations between the countries involved, contributes to the exchange of information and experience on the issues of transformation, reform and modernisation, and provides the European Union with additional instruments to support these processes;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly will hold its second Plenary Session in Baku in April 2012, providing a meaningful forum for discussing questions of democracy, politics, energy, security and social affairs;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas unresolved conflicts are undermining the stability and development of Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus region; whereas in its Joint Communication on ‘A new response to a changing neighbourhood’ the EU stated its ambition to engage more pro-actively in conflict resolution in the South Caucasus; whereas the EUSR for the South Caucasus has an important role in contributing to peaceful conflict settlement in the region;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the EU in its relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan respects the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity and in its approach to resolving regional conflicts supports the basic principles of the Helsinki Final Act, i.e. Non-Use of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights and Self- Determination of Peoples;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure that the conclusion of the EU-Azerbaijan Association Agreement, in line with the demands made in the Parliament's Report on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus of 23 April 2010 and with OSCE Minsk Group Basic Principles, is linked to a substantial progress towards the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including confidence-building measures and active incident-prevention on the line of contact, the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their home places and properties and international security guarantees that would include a genuine multinational peacekeeping operation;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) incorporate in the Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights which reflect the principles and rights enshrined in the Constitution of Azerbaijan and the highest international and European standards, drawing to the fullest possible extent on Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks and insisting particularly on the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their right to return in safety and dignity to their home lands; ensure that the negotiations take full account of the need to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of internally displaced persons;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) call for stronger role for the EU in resolution of the conflict, by continuing the implementation of confidence building measures, which will bring together both – the Armenian and the Azerbaijani communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and spreading the ideas of peace, reconciliation and trust among them;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) stress that the resolution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is essential to economic and social development in the region as a whole and to build trust, improve good neighbourly relations, achieve full-scale regional cooperation; and stress s that real efforts are needed to pave the way for a lasting peace; asks all relevant authorities to avoid provocative policies and rhetoric, inflammatory statements and manipulation of history; stress to continue to do everything possible within the framework of the Eastern Partnership to bring about political and economic rapprochement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and to firmly establish regional conflict resolution as an integral component of this;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthen the European Union's conflict-resolution capacity, inter alia by supporting the efforts of the Minsk Group and clearing the way for the implementation of confidence-building measures, as the Presidents of both Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed; calls on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to act responsibly, avoid inflammatory speeches and prepare the ground, so that the public opinions accept and fully understand the benefits of a comprehensive settlement;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) welcome that much work had been done by the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairs and the parties to make progress towards agreement on the Basic Principles and call to continue to work with the all the parties OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(f b) stress that hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons who fled their homes during or in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh war remain displaced and denied their rights, including the right to return, property rights and the right to personal security; those rights should be unconditionally respected and provided without any delay; call to the Commission and Members Sates to continue and extend the EU assistance and financial support to Azerbaijan in dealing with the situation of displaced persons;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 99 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) encourage Russia which is a key partner in the resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, to assume a more constructive role that is not based on maintaining the status quo but on ending the regional arms race and on achieving a permanent solution, to refrain from any unilateral attempts to modify the updated version of Madrid principles and to continue to work closely with two other Co-chairs to convince the parties to accept them as a basis for further negotiations;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) clarify how the substantial degree of complementarity between the various EU initiatives in the region, namely the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea Synergy, is to be exploited;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 102 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) call for the support of Turkey in playing a constructive role in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and in fulfilling its responsibility in that region;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) welcomes the reforms taken made by Azerbaijani authorities in the judiciary, with a view to ensuring greater independence of judges, improving selection and appointment procedures, eliminating judicial corruption and susceptibility to the influence of the executive; acknowledges that the relevant laws, including the law on the Bar, have been adopted; encourages the authorities in charge to continue implementing legislation to combat corruption and to focus on high-level corruption cases as well as to improve significantly transparency of public expenditure and of the funding of political parties; emphasizes on the need to improve the independence, the efficiency and resources of the judiciary; reminds of the importance of the court system functioning free from political interference; stresses the need to establish a convincing track record of recruiting and appointing judges and state prosecutors based on the application of uniform, transparent, objective and nationally applicable criteria and to build up an enforcement record of prosecutions and convictions against which progress can be measured; calls for the unification of jurisprudence in order to ensure a predictable judicial system and public trust;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) emphasise the vital importance of Azerbaijan in the diversification of the energy supplies and routes of their delivery to Europe, and in this connection commends the efforts of Azerbaijan in promoting such pioneering projects as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and the Baku- Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines, which played a significant role in the opening-up the resource potential of the Caspian basin to the international markets as well as the fulfilment of the AGRI Project, the first ever Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transport and delivery system at the Black Sea, together with Georgia and Romania;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 127 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(n b) ensure the continued focused attention of the EU to the development of the energy cooperation with Azerbaijan and sustainable support by the EU in political, financial and technological fields;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2011/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) to further encourage a profound level of cooperation with and within the Eastern Partnership, as well as to regularly inform the European Parliament on its progress;
2012/03/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Constituent Act of the EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly (EURONEST) of 3 May 2011,
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolutions of 20 January 2011 on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea, and of 17 January 2008 on a Black Sea Regional Policy Approach,
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Council Decision 201/518/CFSP of 25 August 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia,
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Armenian authorities have repeatedly stated their willingness to adhere to these values and emphasised Armenia’s European ambitions; whereas Armenia’s active participation in the framework of EURONEST which covers the four thematic platforms of the Eastern Partnership, including questions of democracy, politics, economics, energy, security and social affairs, provides a good example of its commitment towards adhering to European values and principles;
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the unresolved conflicts are undermining the stability and development of Armenia and the South Caucasus region; whereas in its Joint Communication on ‘A new response to a changing neighbourhood’ the EU stated its ambition to engage more pro-actively in conflict resolution in the South Caucasus; whereas the EUSR for the South Caucasus has an important role in contributing to peaceful conflict settlement in the region;
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure that the conclusion of the EU-Armenia Association Agreement, in line with the demands made in the Parliament’s Report on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus of 23 April 2010 and with OSCE Minsk Group Basic Principles, is linked to a substantial progress towards the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including confidence-building measures and active incident-prevention on the line of contact, the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the all occupied territories of Azerbaijan surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and their gradual return to Azerbaijani control, the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their home places and properties and international security guarantees that would include a genuine multinational peacekeeping operation;
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2011/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) clarify how the substantial degree of complementarity between the various EU initiatives in the region, namely the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea Synergy, is to be exploited;
2012/02/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission’s interim report on reforms in Croatia in the field of judiciary and fundamental rights dated 2 March 2011,
2011/10/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas continued reforms and full implementation of these reforms in the field of, inter alia, the judiciary and fundamental rights and the fight against corruption remain essential to the strengthening of the rule of law for the benefit of all Croatian citizens;
2011/10/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Croatia to continue to implement judiciary reforms because an efficient judicial system is an important element for economic development and strengthens citizens’ confidence in the rule of law; notes particularly that the Commission observed that Croatia has not yet established a convincing track record of recruiting and appointing judges and state prosecutors based on the application of uniform, transparent, objective and nationally applicable criteria; urges the authorities in charge to implement objective and merit-based criteria for the appointment and promotion of judges and prosecutors and to conduct robust disciplinary procedures in order to ensure the impartial and efficient functioning of the judicial system;
2011/10/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it one of the highest priorities to combat corruption, particularly high- level corruption, corruption at every level of the judiciary, law-enforcement agencies and the public administration, as well as large-scale corruption, which must be pursued with determination at all levels, by rigorous enforcement of the law and successful prosecutions; notes that, in its 2011 interim report, the Commission underlined that transparency and integrity in public administration and in the police need to be further strengthened; calls on the Croatian authorities to further strengthen the administrative capacities of anti- corruption bodies and foster a culture of political accountability;
2011/10/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Recognises the right of Member States to introduce transitional provisions concerning the access of Croatian workers to their labour markets but calls on Member States to base such decisions and any extension of transitional periods on facts and only in the situation of a real threat of serious disturbances of national labour markets; at the same time, encourages Member States to consider refraining from introducing transitional periods in order to secure greater freedom of movement of Croatian workers or even free labour market access;
2011/10/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of creating a more transparent, stable and reliable corporate sector able to take social and ethical concerns into account in its practice, giving special attention to different size of companies and addressing problems of adequate working conditions, safety at work and ensuring the creation and maintenance of decent jobs;
2011/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that corporate governance is to create and ensure a sound business environment where the responsibility and respect for work are in equilibrium with a sound development of companies that create more jobs and lead to economic and social stability;
2011/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinionConsiders that employee participation in decision-making process should be promoted and strengthen, especially in the case of SMEs; believes that increased levels of participation can be used, as should co- determination schemea motivational tool for the employees, if it is beneficial for the future development of the company and individual upgrading of the workers;
2011/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater gender diversity in company boards;deleted
2011/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
– having regard to the Joint Declarations of the Prague Eastern Partnership Summits of 7 May 2009 and 30 September 2011,
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2
– whereas the democratic changes in North Africa were brought about by people living in societies with unequal wealth distribution and high unemploymentseverely affected by poverty, unemployment and lack of education,
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
- whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy has to equally address the problems of Eastern and Southern dimensions with respect to democracy, economic and social matters,
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
- whereas the immediate geo-proximity with the Eastern boarders is of strategic importance, influxes of migrant workers due to cultural similarities, historical past and potential future developments regarding enlargement, are to be assessed as a priority,
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
– having regard to paragraph 41 of the resolution on strengthening the ENP of 15 November 2007, which calls for the setting-up of anthe Constituent Act of the EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly (EURONEST) of 3 May 2011,
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) should focus on economic and soci, social and educational reforms with employment at the centre and labour standards as pre- requisite, modernisation of labour policies as key elements for financial support;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of job creation but recalls the need to cope effectively with illegal migration of the joblessand false migrant workers that can engage in criminal actions within the territory of the EU;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a greater cooperation at all decisional levels involved in the ENP for providing the necessary technical assistance to help the neighbouring countries to efficiently and sustainably reform their labour markets so as to limit negative spill over effects in the European Union;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for greater cooperation between the EU, international organisations and neighbouring countries to establish an exchange mechanism for best practices regarding labour reforms and employment policies;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the cooperation in the framework of the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly aims at bringing positive effects by serving as a platform to exchange views, find common positions on global challenges of our times in respect to democracy, politics, economics, energy security, and social affairs, as well as strengthen ties between the countries of the region and with the EU,
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the usefulness of circular mobility for both the third countries and the EU, and asks for measures to avoid a potrecalls that the right of a third country national to reside and search for work on the territory of a Member State is regulated via directives at European level; however, adverse effects such as brain drain, family alienatial brain drainon, etc., should be correctly assessed and impact analysis studies should be issued on an annual basis;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to promote fully independent social partners through financial support, training, creation of networks and capacity-building measures;deleted
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to actively engage in dialog and actions with the national authorities and the social partners in the neighbouring countries, in order to assist them in creating networks and provide technical assistance for capacity and institutional building; believes that the role of the European Commission is crucial for the implementation and monitoring of those aims;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that the Member States which share borders with the ENP countries are of crucial importance in assisting and sharing knowledge with those countries especially with respect to labour and employment reforms;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Cross-border projects and financial support for educational programs such as Erasmus should be the main focus in assisting those countries in their transition towards a social market economy and for controlling the negative effects on their labour markets;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for a strict supervision at European level of how the reforms are being drafted and developed in the neighbouring countries with respect to employment policies, having as priority creation of decent jobs and adequate income, in conjunction with the provisions of ILO conventions;
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2011/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for clear sanctions in the form of cutting funds or imposing fines on the countries that are allowing illegal forms of labour such as child or undeclared work, which could bring unfair competitive pressure on the European economies.
2011/09/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the work of the High-Level EU Advisory Group of the Republic of Armenia and the launch of a similar group in Moldova; encourages the VP/HR and the Commission to offer such assistance to all Eastern Partners making sure, as in the case of Armenia, that the parliamentary dimension is covered; requests the upgrade of this EU instrument and recommends the EEAS to be directly in charge of the recruitment as well as management of advisors in order to guarantee the most adequate transfer of EU knowledge to the Eastern Partnership Countries;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it necessary to step up energy cooperation, energy efficiency and the promotion of renewable energy; emphasises the strategic significance of the Nabucco project and of its swift implementation, as well as of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation under the AGRI project;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the EU should advance its work on visa facilitation and readmission agreements, with a view to moving – once all conditions are met – to a visa-free regime; stresses that the Eastern Partnership countries shall benefit from a privileged EU offer on visa liberalization in terms of calendar and substance in advance of the Russian Federation; underlines that the provisions on asylum must be fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards, especially in the human rights field;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 269 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of further fostering regional cooperation in the Black Sea space and enhancing EU policies towards the Black Sea region, in particular by launching a fully-fledged EU Strategy for the Black Sea and ensuring that there are the necessary financial and human resources for its effective implementation; highlights the complementarity between EU Black Sea policies and the Eastern Partnership; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make positive use of the differing approaches of the two initiatives and to clarify, at all levels, how this substantial degree of complementarity is to be put to good use;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 296 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Insists on the need to keep a regional approach and welcomes the decision to appoint an EUSR for the South Caucasus as well as for the Southern Mediterranean Region and also the task force for the Southern Mediterranean; stresses the need to ensure that the proactive role of the EU in the 5+2 talks is adequately resourced, especially since the termination of the mandate of the EU Special Representative;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 308 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. UnderlineReaffirms that the multilateral parliamentary assemblies, such as EURONEST and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM), are crucial vectors of confidence- and coherence- building between the EU and the partner countries and among the partner countries themselves, and therefore greatly contribute to the achievement of the goals of the EaPstern Partnership (EaP) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM); invitescalls on the EEAS and the Commission to associate EURONEST members to the maximum extent possible with the multilateral structures and platforms of the EaP; insists on the need to recognise the PA-UfM as a legitimate parliamentary institution of the UfM; emphasises that a fully-fledged secretariat will impart increased coherence to the EURONEST´s and PA-UfMI’s work and consistency with the ENP programmes planned for the eastern and southern regional dimension;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 312 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be flexible, and adequate, symmetric and balanced for both regions, with an approach that is performance- driven and not geographically driven; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny by democratically elected Partners´ national parliaments and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Confirms its openness to welcome representatives of Belarusian Parliament in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly as soon as parliamentary elections in Belarus are considered democratic by international community, including OSCE;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that governments have the primary responsibility for hampering freedom of the press and media, and are increasingly resorting to legal pressure, e.g. through the abuse of anti-terrorism legislation and laws on national security, treason or subversion, in order to restrict press and media freedom; also, recognises that media empires owned by politicians are sometimes empowered to carry out misinformation campaigns;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges the major role played by digital and online media platforms in the uprisings against dictatorial regimes in recent years;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that in recent years some governments and media, notably in the EU, have come under scrutiny themselves for their unethical behaviour; considers that the EU can only lead by example if it keeps its own house in order and for their attempts to misuse media for political purposes, including against fundamental state institutions;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 126 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that the EU can only lead by example if it keeps its own house in order and therefore encourages the European Commission to continue monitoring closely the independence of press and media in the Member States;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. AcknowledUrges that the EU canto play a more significant role in relation to its immediate neighbourhood, notably in the candidate countriesnotably in the candidate countries, as well as in relation to its immediate Southern and Eastern neighbourhood, and in the context of trade and association negotiations;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2011/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that media development and enabling freedom of expression should be at the heart of the EU's dialogue at country level, as well as of its association, trade and partnership agreements and aid programmes, in compliance with Article 21 TEU;
2013/04/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2011/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the free movement of persons and of workers is one of the key benefits of European integration; strongly considers that workers' mobility should be enhanced among European citizens and that indirect barriers, such as diploma and professional qualifications recognition, should be eliminated to bridge the gap between Member States;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2011/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that special attention should be given at European level to the use of a European competence passport that can facilitate labour mobility and create more convergent educational systems to better support the demands of the labour market;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2011/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to better coordinate their formal and informal educational systems in order to create a future labour force with comparative qualifications that can be beneficial to a European labour market and that can enhance productivity levels and competitive behaviour;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2011/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission toand the Member States to better cooperate for the elaborateion of a common standard of registration of regulated professions and invite Member Sfacilitates to makhe use of ithis system by linking it with the EURES network;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2011/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that an obligatory register is necessary in order to monitor persons whose professional licence has been revoked within any Member State; this register should be accessible to all the relevant public authorities concerned across all Member States; believes that a stronger interconnection between the Member States and the European institutions is needed in order to create a functional electronic platform that can provide the necessary information on revoked professional licences and to which all interested parties can have access;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The coordination of national provisions concerning the presentation and content of annual financial statements and management reports, the measurement bases, used therein and their publication in respect of certain undertakings with limited liability is of special importance for the protection of shareholders, members and third parties. Simultaneous coordination is necessary in those fields for such forms of undertaking because, on the one hand, some undertakings operate in more than one Member State and, on the other hand, they offer no safeguards tocould affect third parties beyond the amounts of their net assets.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, large undertakings and public interest entities which are active in the extractive industry or logging of primary forests should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis material payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Such undertakings are active in countries rich in natural resources, in particular minerals, oil, natural gas as well as primary forests. The report should include types of payments comparable to those disclosed by an undertaking participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) and the Timber Regulation which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering into the EU market.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings active in the extractive industry or loggers of primary forests operating within their jurisdiction. The report should incorporate disclosures on a country and project basis, where a project is considered as the lowest level of operational reporting unit at which the undertaking prepares regular internal management reports, such as a concession, geographical basin, etc and where payments have been attributed to such projects. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, the materiality of payments to be reported should be assessed in relation to the recipient government. Various criteria on materiality could be envisaged such as payments of an absolutet should not be necessary to prepare a report if equivalent reporting requirements are observed. Payments should not need to be disclosed if the total amount paid to a government does not exceed EUR 1 000 000 or if the total amount, or a percentage threshold (such as payments in excess of a percentage of a country's GDP) and these can be defined through a delegated actf payments for a project does not exceed EUR 200 000. The reporting regime should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within five years of the entry into force of the Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness of the regime and take into account international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security. The review should also take into account the experience of preparers and users of the payments information and consider whether it would be appropriate to include additional payment information such as effective tax rates and recipient details, such as bank account information.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a)The reporting regime on payments to governments should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within four years of the entry into force of this Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness of the regime and take into account international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. "Project" is equivalent to a specific operational reporting unit at the lowest level within the undertaking at which regular internal management reports are prepared for the board of directors to monitor its business.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require large undertakings and all public interest entities active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests to prepare and make public a report on payments made to governments, including payments in kind, made to governments in respect of the extractive industry and forestry activities defined in Article 36, on an annual basis.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the total amount of payments, including payments in kind, made to each governmentamount per type and the total amount of payments made to each recipient federal, national, state, regional or local government, as defined in Article 36, within a financial year;
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the total amount per type of payment, including payments in kind, made to each government within a financial year;deleted
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where those payments have been attributed to a specific project the amount per type of payment, including payments in kind,and the total amount of payment made for each such project within a financial year, and the total amount of payments for each such project.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 65 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) other direct benefits to the government concernedpayments to governments which are part of the commonly recognised revenue stream for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, minerals or primary forests.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Payments referred to in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 need not be disclosed if the total annual amount of payments to a government in a specific country does not exceed EUR 1 000 000. Payments referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 need not be disclosed if the total amount of payments for a project does not exceed EUR 200 000.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State shall require any large undertaking or any public interest entity active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests and governed by its national law to draw up a consolidated report on payments to governments by such undertaking or public-interest entity and/or by subsidiaries or entities controlled by such undertaking or public- interest entity in accordance with Articles 37 and 38 if that parent undertaking is under the obligation to prepare consolidated financial statements as laid down in Article 23 (1) to 23 (6) of this Directive.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41
The Commission shall review and report on the implementation and effectiveness of this Chapter, in particular as regards the scope of the reporting obligations and, the modalities of the reporting on a project basis. The review should also take into account international developments and consider the and the impact of national criminal legislation prohibiting disclosure of payments. The review should also take into account international developments and further legislative developments, especially in the United States of America, with the aim of building a holistic approach ensuring the correct effects on competitiveness and security of energy supply. It should be completed at the latest fiveour years after the date of entry into force of this Directive. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council, together with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) To prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime, it is therefore essential that all Member States introduce provisions laying down obligations on air carriers operating international flights to or from the territory of the Member States of the European Union, intra-EU flights from one Member State to another Member State and domestic flights with a final destination in the same Member State and non-carrier economic operators when involved in booking such flights.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Air carriers already collect and process PNR data from their passengers for their own commercial purposes. This Directive should not impose any obligation on air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to collect or retain any additional data from passengers or to impose any obligation on passengers to provide any data in addition to that already being provided to air carriers and non-carrier economic operators.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 115 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Non-carrier economic operators, such as travel agencies and tour operators, sell package tours making use of charter flights for which they collect and process PNR data from their customers, yet without necessarily transferring the data to the airline operating the passenger flight.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 120 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The definition of terrorist offences should be taken from Articles 1 to 4 ofapplied in this Directive should be the same as in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism37. The definition of serous crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedure between Member States38 . However, Member States may exclude those minor offences for which, taking into account their respective criminal justice system, the processing of PNR data pursuant to as amended by Council decision 2008/919/JHA. The term serious crime applied in this dDirective would not be in line with the principle of proportionality. The definition of serious transnational crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA and the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crimeencompasses the crimes listed in Article 2.1. __________________ 38 OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The contents of any lists of required PNR data to be obtained by the Passenger Information Unit should be drawn up with the objective of reflecting the legitimate requirements of public authorities to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences or serious crime, thereby improving internal security within the Union as well as protecting the fundamental rights of citizens, notably privacy and the protection of personal data. Such lisdata sets should not contain any personal data that could reveal racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or data concerning health or sexual life of the individual concerned. The PNR data should contain details on the passenger’s reservation and travel itinerary which enable competent authorities to identify air passengers representing a threat to internal security.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 139 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) There are two possible methods of data transfer currently available: the ‘pull’ method, under which the competent authorities of the Member State requiring the data can reach into (access) the air carrier’s reservation system and extract (’pull’) a copy of the required data, and the ‘push’ method, under which air carriers and non-carrier economic operators transfer (’push’) the required PNR data to the authority requesting them, thus allowing air carriers to retain control of what data is provided. The ‘push’ method is considered to offer a higher degree of data protection and should be mandatory for all air carriers and non-carrier economic operators.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) The Member States should take all necessary measures to enable air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to fulfil their obligations under this Directive. Dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial ones, should be provided for by Member States against those air carriers and non-carrier economic operators failing to meet their obligations regarding the transfer of PNR data. Where there are repeated serious infringements which might undermine the basic objectives of this Directive, these penalties may include, in exceptional cases, measures such as the immobilisation, seizure and confiscation of the means of transport, or the temporary suspension or withdrawal of the operating licence.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Member States should share with other Member States and Europol the PNR data that they receive where such transferthis is necessary for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security through. The provisions of this Directive should be without prejudice to other Union instruments on the exchange of information between police and judicial authorities, including Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol)39 and Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 September 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union40 . Such exchange of PNR data between law enforcement and judicial authorities should be governed by the rules on police and judicial cooperation. __________________ 40 OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 89.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) PNR data should be processed to the greatest extent possible in a masked out way in order to ensure a highest level of data protection by making it impossible for those having access to masked out data to identify a person and to draw conclusions as to what persons are related to that data. Re-identifying masked out data is possible only under conditions ensuring a high level of data protection.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 203 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) This Directive does not affect the possibility for Member States to provide, under their domestic law, for a system of collection and handling of PNR data for purposes other than those specified in this Directive, or from transportation providers other than those specified in the Directive, regarding internal flights subject to compliance with relevant data protection provisions, provided that such domestic law respects the Union acquis. The issue of the collection of PNR data on internal flights should be the subject of specific reflection at a future date.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) As a result of the legal and technical differences between national provisions concerning the processing of personal data, including PNR, air carriers and non- carrier economic operators are and will be faced with different requirements regarding the types of information to be transmitted, as well as the conditions under which this information needs to be provided to competent national authorities. These differences may be prejudicial to effective cooperation between the competent national authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 222 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) In particular, the scope of the Directive is as limited as possible, it allows retention of PNR data for period of time not exceeding 57 years, after which the data must be permanently deleted, the data must be anonymised after a very short periodmasked out after 6 months, the collection and use of sensitive data is prohibited. In order to ensure efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States are required toit must be ensured that an independent national supervisory authority isand in particular its Data Protection Officer are responsible for advising and monitoring how PNR data are processed. All processing of PNR data must be logged or documented for the purpose of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of the data processing. Member States must also ensure that passengers are clearly and precisely informed about the collection of PNR data and their rights.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive provides for the transfer by air carriers of Passenger Name Record data of passengers of international flights to and from the Member Staterelating to passenger flights between EU Member States and third countries, for intra-EU flights and domestic flights, as well as the processing of that data, including its collection, use and retention by the Member States and its exchange between them.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive shall also apply to non- carrier economic operators that gather or store PNR data on passenger flights planned to land on the territory of a Member State originating in a third country or to depart from the territory of a Member States with a final destination in a third country, to intra-EU-flights and to domestic flights;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 239 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The PNR data collected in accordance with this Directive may be processed only for the following purposes: (a) Thepurposes of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences, and serious crime according to Article 4 (2)(b) and (c); and (b) The prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious transnational crime according to Article 4(2)(a) and (d). or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. deleted deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 253 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'intra-EU flight' means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier originating in a Member State with a final destination in another Member State, including any transfer of transit flights;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 254 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) 'domestic flight' means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier originating in a Member State with a final destination in the same Member State;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 257 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘Passenger Name Record’ or 'PNR data' means a record of each passenger’s travel requirements captured and retained electronically by the air carrier or the non-carrier economic operators in its normal course of business which contains information necessary to enable reservations to be processed and controlled by the booking and participating air carriers for each journey booked by or on behalf of any person, whether it is contained in reservation systems, Departure Control Systems (DCS) or equivalent systems providing the same functionalities. Passenger data includes data created by air carriers or non-carrier economic operators for each journey booked by or on behalf of any passenger and contained in carriers' reservation systems, DCS, or equivalent systems providing similar functionality. PNR data consists of the data fields set out in the Annex;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 260 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'reservation systems' means the air carrier's or the non-carrier economic operator's internal inventory system, in which PNR data are collected for the handling of reservations;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 262 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Non-carrier economic operator means an economic operator, such as travel agencies and tour operators, that provides travel-related services, including the bookings of flights for which they collect and process PNR data of passengers;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 264 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ’push method’ means the method whereby air carriers transfer the required PNR dataand non-carrier economic operator transfer their existing PNR data listed in the Annex to this Directive into the database of the authority requesting them;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 268 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘terrorist offences’ means the offences under national law referred to in Articles 1 to 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA; on combating terrorism as amended by Council decision 2008/919/JHA.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 281 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘serious transnational crime’ means the offences under national law referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA if they are punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years under the national law of a Member State, and if : (i) They are committed in more than one state; (ii) They are committed in one state but a substantial part of their preparation, planning, direction or control takes place in another state; (iii) They are committed in one state but involve an organised criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one state; or (iv) They are committed in one state but have substantial effects in another state.deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 296 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Masked out means rendering certain data elements of PNR data indecipherable to a user, without deleting them (e.g. by the means of applying a cryptographic state-of-the-art function to the elements of clear text data making a passenger identifiable); elements that are rendered indecipherable must comprise all elements making a passenger identifiable. Identical clear text data may result in identical masked out data in order to make it possible to match data without identifying the persons who are subject to that data.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 303 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up or designate an authority competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime and the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security or a branch of such an authority to act as its Passenger Information Unit responsible for collecting PNR data from the air carriers and non-carrier economic operators, storing them, analyprocessing them and transmitting the result of the analysisPNR data or the result of the processing thereof to the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. Its staff members may be seconded from competent public authoritieThe Passenger Information Unit is also responsible for the exchange of PNR data or the result of the processing thereof with Passenger Information Unit of other Member States in accordance with Article 7. Its staff members may be seconded from competent public authorities. It shall be provided with adequate resources in order to fulfil its tasks.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Passenger Information Unit shall appoint an independent Data Protection Officer, who ensures the internal supervision of the Passenger Information Unit's activities and will totally oversee the transfer of PNR data to other competent authorities, to other Member States and Europol. The Data Protection Officer shall report wrong conduct of the data protection requirements set out in this directive
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 333 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The PNR data transferred by the air carriers and the non-carrier economic operators, pursuant to Article 6, in relation to international flights which land on or depart from the territory of each Member State shall be collected only by the Passenger Information Unit of the relevant Member State. Should the PNR data transferred by air carriers and non-carrier economic operators include data beyond those listed in the Annex, the Passenger Information Unit shall delete such data immediately upon receipt.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 344 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) carrying out an assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State in order to identify any persons who may be involved in a terrorist offence or serious transnational crime and who require further examination by the competent authorities referred to in Article 5 as well as Europol. In carrying out such an assessment, the Passenger Information Unit may process PNR data against pre-determined criteria in accordance with this Directive, and may compare PNR data against relevant databases, including international or national databases or national mirrors of Union databases, where they are established on the basis of Union law, on persons or objects sought or under alert, in accordance with Union, international and national rules applicable to such files. Member States shall ensure that any positive match resulting from such automated processing is individually reviewed by non-automated means in order to verify whether the competent authority referred to in Article 5 needs to take action;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 365 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) responding, on a case-by-case basis based on sufficient evidence, to duly reasoned requests from competent authorities or Europol to provide PNR data and process PNR data in specific cases for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of a terrorist offence or serious crime listed in Article 2.1 (i) or the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security, and to provide the competent authorities with the results of such processing; and
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 382 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 shall be carried out in a non- discriminatory manner on the basis of assessment criteria established by its Passenger Information Unit. Member States shall ensure that the assessment criteria are set by the Passenger Information Units, in cooperation with the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. The assessment criteria shall in no circumstances be based on a person’s raceracial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical belief, political opinions, trade union membership, health or sexual life.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 411 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall adopt a list of the competent authorities entitled to request or receive masked out PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units in order to examine that information further or take appropriate action for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences and serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. Europol shall be entitled to request or receive PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units of the Member States within the limits of its mandate and when necessary for the performance of its tasks.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 418 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall consist of authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 429 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The PNR data of passengers and the result of the processing of PNR data received by the Passenger Information Unit may be further processed by the competent authorities of the Member States only for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 442 #
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 446 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that air carriers and non-carrier economic operators transfer ('push') the PNR data as defined in Article 2(c) and specified in the Annex, to the extent that such data are already collected by them, to the database of the national Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on the territory of which the international flight will land or from the territory of which the flight will depart. Where the flight is code-shared between one or more air carriers, the obligation to transfer the PNR data of all passengers on the flight shall be on the air carrier and the non-carrier economic operator that operates the flight. Where the flight has one or more stop-overs at the airports of the Member States, air carriers and the non-carrier economic operators shall transfer the PNR data to the Passenger Information Units of all the Member States concerned.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 457 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Air carriers and non-carrier economic operator shall transfer PNR data by electronic means using the common protocols and supported data formats to be adopted in accordance with the procedure of Articles 13 and 14 or, in the event of technical failure, by any other appropriate means ensuring an appropriate level of data security:
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 461 #
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 469 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may permit air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to limit the transfer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 to updates of the transfer referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 476 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. On a case-by-case basis, upon request from a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with national law, air carriers and non-carrier economic operator shall transfer PNR data where access earlier than that mentioned in point (a) of paragraph 2 is necessary to assist in responding to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences or serious crime.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 485 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, with regard to persons identified by a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b), the result of the processing of PNR data is transmitted by that Passenger Information Unit to the Passenger Information Units of other Member States where the former Passenger Information Unit considersand to Europol where any elements indicate such a transfer to be necessaryhelpful for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. The Passenger Information Units of the receiving Member States shallmay transmit such PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data to their relevant competent authorities through using their Passenger Information Unit and using Europol's existing Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA).
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 492 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(1),and have not yet been masked out and, if necessary, also the result of theany processing of PNR data. Thethereof, if it has already been prepared pursuant to Article 4(2)(a). The duly reasoned request for such data may be based on any one or a combination of data elements, as deemed necessary by the requesting Passenger Information Unit for a specific case of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. Passenger Information Units shall provide the requested data as soon as practicable and shall provide also the result of the processing of PNR data, if it has already been prepared pursuant to Article 4(2)(a) and (b)ossible.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 501 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter’s database in accordance with Article 9(2), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The Passenger Information Unit may request access to specific PNR data kept by the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in their full form without the masking out only in exceptional circumstances in responhave been already masked out. The Passenger Information Unit shall only provide the full PNR data where it is reasonably believed that it is necessary for the purpose of Article 4(2)(b) and only when authorised to a specific threat or a specific investigation or prosecution related to terrorist offences or serious crimedo so by an authority competent under Article 9(3).
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 512 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Only in those cases where it is necessary for the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public securitywhen necessary in cases of emergency and under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 and 3 may the competent authorities of a Member State request directly the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(1) and (2). Such requests shall relate to a specific investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime and shall be reasoned. Passenger Information Units shall respond to such requests as a matter of priority. The requests from the competent authorities, a copy of which shall always be sent to the Passenger Information Unit of the requesting Member State, shall be reasoned. In all other cases the competent authorities shall channel their requests through the Passenger Information Unit of their own Member State.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 524 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Exceptionally, where early access is necessary to respond to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences or serious crime or to prevent an immediate and serious threat to public security, the Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State to provide it with PNR data of flights landing in or departing from the latter’s territory at any time.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 539 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Member States shall ensure that their Passenger Information Unit's, in order to fulfil their tasks as laid down in Article 4(2)(c), co-operate in the application of state-of-the-art technologies through Europol using technologies that shall allow Passenger and Europol to combine their data with that of other Passenger Information Unit's by ensuring full protection of personal data with the aim of analysing the data pursuant to Article 4(2)(c).
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 545 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State may transfer PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country, only on a case-by- case basis and in duly reasoned request based on sufficient evidence and if:
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 554 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA are fulfilled,transfer is necessary for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security or the execution of criminal penalties;
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 562 #
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 565 #
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 612 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data provided by the air carriers and non- carrier economic operators to the Passenger Information Unit are retained in a database at the Passenger Information Unit for a period of 30 day6 months after their transfer to the Passenger Information Unit of the first Member State on whose territory the international flight is landing or departing.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 628 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Upon expiry of the period of 30 day6 months after the transfer of the PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit referred to in paragraph 1, the data shall be retained at the Passenger Information Unit for a further period of fiseven years. During this period, all data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate shall be masked out. Such anonymisedmasked out PNR data shall be accessible only to a limited number of personnel of the Passenger Information Unit specifically authorised to carry out analysis of PNR data and develop assessment criteria according to Article 4(2)(d). Access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Head of the Passenger Information Unit for the purposes of Article 4(2)(c) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk or a specific investigation or prosecution.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 634 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Re-identification of masked out PNR data and access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Data Protection Officer for the purposes of Article 4(2)(b) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk related to terrorist offences or a specific investigation or prosecution related to a crime listed in Article 2.1 or the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 659 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data are deleted permanently upon expiry of the period specified in paragraph 2. This obligation shall be without prejudice to cases where specific PNR data have been transferred to a competent authority and are used in the context of specific criminal investigations or prosecutions, in which case the retention of such data by the competent authority shall be regulated by the national law of the Member State.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 679 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure, in conformity with their national law, that dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial penalties, are provided for against air carriers and non-carrier economic operators which, do not transmit the data required under this Directive, to the extent that they are already collected by the them, or do not do so in the required format or otherwise infringe the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 687 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Passenger Information Unit shall appoint a Data Protection Officer in order to ensure compliance with existing national and Union data protection law and fundamental rights; that person shall be trained and qualified to a high standard in data protection law.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 689 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall provide that the provisions adopted under national law in implementation of Articles 21 and 22 of the Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA regarding confidentiality of processing and data security shall also apply to all processing of personal data pursuant to this Directive. Air carriers which collect contact details for passengers who have booked their flights through a travel agency or other travel intermediary shall be prohibited from using those data for marketing purposes.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 702 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. All processing of PNR data by air carriers and non-carrier economic operators, all transfers of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and all requests by competent authorities or Passenger Information Units of other Member States and third countries, even if refused, shall be logged or documented by the Passenger Information Unit and the competent authorities for the purposes of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of data processing, in particular by the national data protection supervisory authorities and the Data Protection Officer. These logs shall be kept for a period of fiseven years unless the underlying data have not yet been deleted in accordance with Article 9(3) at the expiry of those fiseven years, in which case the logs shall be kept until the underlying data are deleted.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 704 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Those persons who operate security controls, who access and analyse the PNR data, and who operate the data logs, must be security cleared and security trained.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 713 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Any transfer of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and competent authorities to private parties in Member States or in third countries shall be prohibited. Any wrong conduct should be sanctioned.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 776 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) review the feasibility and necessity of including internal flights in the scope of this Directive, in the light of the experience gained by those Member States that collect PNR data with regard to internal flights. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within two years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1);deleted
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 781 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) undertake a review of the operation of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within fourseven years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1). Such review shall cover all the elements of this Directive, with special attention to the compliance with standard of protection of personal data, the length of the data retention period and the quality of the assessments. It shall also contain the statistical information gathered pursuant to Article 18.
2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards, paying special attention to the existing legislation regarding intellectual property rights; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of trade relations between the EU and China and calls for mutual respect for labour legislation, especially highlighting the prevention of using illegal forms of human capital such as: child labour, prison labour and any other forms of such labour human resources; stresses the importance of maintaining the level of fair competition among the two entities preventing any forms of price dumping occurred due to cheaper labour force and ensuring the respect for adequate working conditions that can be obtained by applying the existing rules and procedures laid down by the ILO and engaging into a fair trade partnership;
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the improvements made by the Chinese central and local government regarding better conditions for employees, yet considers that more efforts should be done in order to improve the legislation and calls for a rapid implementation of the international standards applied to labour with the view to prevent any possible future disruptions in the trading relations among EU and China;
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that, in order to obtain all the benefits from the completion of the Single Market, labour mobility should be given priority in shaping the future measures at EU level;
2011/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Considers that in order to meet the objectives set in the EU 2020 Strategy regarding more and better jobs as well as economic growth and to accelerate the exertion of rights derived from the concept of a Single Market, free movement of workers, capital and services should be fully enforced and supported both at EU and at Member States level;
2011/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 (new)
1. Recalls that the Commission has a special responsibility for promoting an EU Roma FrameworkConsiders that a stronger collaboration among Roma leaders, local authorities and EU bodies is crucial for determining the main challenges and solutions that both EU and Member Strategy for national integration planss are facing regarding socio-economic inclusion for Roma population;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes with a longer time coverage and more territorial relevance, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoodsuse the existing funds and programs in an optimal way in order to ensure school participation, avoid early-school leaving, engagement from the Roma population to sustainable reforms for integration, engagement from the Member States to encouraging the preserving of Roma culture and identity through a clear monitoring of the effects obtained through fund spending;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for surveys onMember States' engagement in providing data regarding the socio- economic situation (mainly regarding education, health, housing and employment) of the Roma, and invites the European Commission and international organisations to elaborate on these issues as part of their general surveys, to help set specific targets, to set up a clear and viable strategy for Roma inclusion;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for local authorities, Roma leaders and civil society (Roma and non- Roma) to provide on the ground information and to set up proposals regarding the strategy for Roma inclusion;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Strongly advices the EU bodies to involve more the national level through local and regional authorities, Roma representatives and the civil society in consultations and in the decision making mechanism as to achieve a future strategy that can be beneficial for all parties involved;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;deleted
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Deems that there is also a need for new regulations on the allocation of the Structural Funds to set conditionality concerning the elimination of segregation and the assurance of equal access of the Roma to public servicesCalls for stronger monitoring and technical assistance provided to local and regional authorities that deal with large Roma communities with the view to strengthening the dialog and providing solutions for achieving the goals of socio- economic integration through education, employment, security, health and family planning and eradication of discriminatory behaviour;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti-segregation measures, and also to monitor such mainstreaming;deleted
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to change the regulatory framework of cross-financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens, simplify procedures for EU funds, and also require Member States to introduce simple and normative funding procedures and utilise Global Grants;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting up of EU Developmentgreater support offered to the already existing bodies with local decision- making power in Member States with large Roma communities in order to secure development-oriented EU funding in support of good local initiatives;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls urgently for the development of benchmarks, indicators, independent monitoring and impact assessment mechanisms to evaluate the efficiency and the tangible resultsStresses the crucial importance of creating tailored made educational programs for the Roma communities based ofn the programs rather than purely checking that projects in receipt of grants have met the procedural formalitiesir skills, traditions and experience, in order to ensure a match between labour demand and their labour supply;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of creating homogenous school participation between Roma and non-Roma individuals in order to ensure the integration of young Roma into the communities as well as preventing non-discriminatory behaviour;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for measures that will create incentives and reward school participation with the view of obtaining skills and securing a future job that will further deepen the integration process;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onfor the engagement of Member States to lay down concrete and specific targets, and detailed and measurable goals on the social inclusion of the Roma when transposing Europe 2020 poverty and social inclusion objectives into national programmes, and calls urgently for measures to enforce the achievement of targeted goalsinvolve the public actors such as SMEs and Micro companies into implementing the inclusion measures for Roma population regarding employability;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11а. Stresses the importance that SMEs and micro companies can play for Roma integration and advices implementing rewarding measures for those that contribute to this goal;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that complex programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that in this contextthe measures for implementing therse is a need to provide the Roma with access to personalised services on the siteprograms that will be decided among regional, local authorities and Roma representatives should be enforced in order to secure the full implementation of the European Strategy for Roma inclusion;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Deems that concerted action and responsibility should be taken throughout the whole process by Roma and non-Roma organisations, local, regional and national authorities and EU bodies, and stresses the importance of organizing raising awareness campaigns mainly for regions with large Roma communities;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2010/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation and civil activities through NGOs at national and European levelStresses the importance of civil society involvement through the activities of NGOs and a clear coordination between these activities at both national and European level in order to secure the implementation of the European Strategy for Roma inclusion, and calls for more efforts in supporting and monitoring the outcome of these activities;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission follow- up document on guidance for better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (COM(2009)313),
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the draft interim report entitled "Comparative study on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States" requested by its Committee on Legal Affairs and delivered by the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS),
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on guidance for better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC, as well as its intention to publish simplified guides for EU citizens and making the best use of the Internet,
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
(Aa) whereas the right to live and work in another country of the Union is one of the Union's fundamental freedoms, a basic component of Union citizenship recognized by the Treaties, yet according to statistics and notwithstanding specific initiatives to support workers' mobility, there are still too few people taking advantage of this right,
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
(Ba) whereas the free movement of workers represents a positive socio- economic example for both the EU and the Member States, being a milestone for EU integration, economic development, social cohesion, individual upgrading at professional level, fighting against prejudices, racism and xenophobia, and can counteract the negative effects of economic crisis and better prepare for the challenges of global change, by engaging all stakeholders at decisional level together with the civil society into dialog,
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
(Bb) whereas promoting mobility of workers is a positive contribution to reaching the employment objectives set in the Europe 2020 Strategy; invites the Commission to include labour mobility in the flagship initiatives and the Member States to include labour and geographical mobility dimensions when designing their National strategies and reform programs;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
(Ca) whereas the recent evolution of our societies notably due to industrial change, globalization, new work patterns, demographic change, and the development of means of transport, call for a higher degree of mobility among workers,
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
(Ea) whereas in times of economic crisis professional and geographical mobility of workers can help reduce unemployment by matching labour supply with demand, can contribute to job creation opportunities, to adapting the economy, the society and the demography to structural changes, and to promoting economic growth and EU's competitiveness,
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to produce a scoreboard presenting the obstacles faced by Union workers wishing to make use of their right to free movement and how they are being tackled in the Member States, so as to assess whether such obstacles are dealt with thoroughly and effectively;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to thoroughly evaluate the current economic situation in the Member States with regard to labour markets; calls on the Member States to better integrate migration policies with respect to labour in order to address labour shortages and with the view to boost in-house production;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Congratulates the Commission to linking workers' mobility with the Europe 2020 Strategy and takes the view that this is of crucial importance to boost welfare within the EU through sound and sustainable job creation;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to guarantee, taking into account subsidiarity, the correct implementation of the existing legislation on non-discrimination, to take practical measures to enforce the principle of equal treatment of mobile workers, and to fight prejudice, racism and xenophobia;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on a greater coordination between the European Institutions and the national ones to better inform and provide assistance to the citizens and monitor how the right of free movement of workers is being transposed into practice and used by individuals in order to accelerate the implementation of labour mobility;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites border regions to consider agreements for promoting cross-border labour mobility in order to gain mutual (beneficial) advantages for these regions;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the Commission to pursue its initiatives aimed at promoting the geographical mobility of young people through learning mobility schemes, using all the designated programs related to the topic;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission's plan to establish a regular systematic assessment of long-term supply and demand in the EU labour markets up to 2020, broken down by sectors, occupations, levels of qualification and countries, and strongly advises the coordination of labour and educational policies between Member States with a view to meeting the targets set in the EU 2020 Strategy regarding job creation and avoiding future indirect barriers that may hinder the exercise of the right of free movement; The plan should clearly identify labour shortages in the EU in the short, medium and long term;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for developing EURES' institutional capabilities and its reinforcement of the one-stop instrument to facilitate mobility of workers and their families;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, when promoting active employment policies, information about learning and training programmes available across the EU they should be given a high priority;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for greater dialog and coordination among national and regional authorities as they are usually the first source of information for many citizens due to their proximity and knowledge of citizens needs, and greater involvement of the social partners;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Commission to launch a communication regarding taxation effects on the workers comprised in the scope of this directive, for providing a better understanding and possible solutions to crucial matters that can impede or deter workers mobility;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that, due to the negative effects registered due toas effects of the economic crisis, competitive pressure on labour markets increased and, as a result, the way to regain a comparative advantage is by investing in formal and informal education, vocational training, exchanges of working experience and coordinated actions to speed up the process of labour mobility;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that active labour market policies, and in particular vocational training and life-long learning, must be reinforced as they can contribute to increasing labour mobility, facilitate transitions in times of structural unemployment, and allowing workers to adapt to labour market changes;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that skills and knowledge will foster workers' mobility, and requests the Commission to develop a roadmap for demands for skills and a mid- and long- term assessment regarding future jobs where a match between demand and supply of skills can be provided;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that labour mobility is a two-way process; On the one hand, it leads to gathering skills and knowledge through all types of education in order to prepare the active population facing competition when searching for a new job and on the other hand, mobile workers can upgrade their skills and knowledge through labour mobility as they gather more practical experience and knowledge on the new site;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that pensions and pension systems are a primary responsibility of the Member States, but that the EU needs to properly coordinate the various policies and bring about a consensus on how to achieve a stable future for pension systems;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the EU is facing even more pressure on its financial markets, particularly in the eurozone, and therefore calls for an integrated EU approach in order to provide for security and continuity of pensions systems in the Member States;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that the EU lacks a set of common criteria and an in-depth analysis which willuminate thoroughly explain the various pension systems and that there is therefore a lack of transparent supervision applicable to all systems;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for measures to combat any kind of potential discrimination, and advocates equality between men and women as regards the level of pensions, indicators and/or quotas;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 161 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens as part of their social and economic policies and recommends an exchange of best practices concerning pension systems among EU Member States;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 248 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the economic downturn at EU level is putting more pressure on national budgets, and calls for a commitment on the part of Member States to draw up and prioritise a long-term strategy for pension systems;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that there are major disparities in the statutory retirement age and in the actual age at which older people cease to be employed; calls on Member States and the two sides of industry, therefore, to exchange information about good experiences and to conclude agreements leading to a prolongation of working life, for example by rewarding people who work for longer and introducing disincentives for early retirement;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 322 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the growing importance ofat labour-market mobility in the EU, as well as the need for such mobilitywill be crucial in coming years, given the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy, for job creation and economic growth;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 404 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes the view that the IORP Directive should be implemented fully in all Member States and that the Commission should carry out the prior analysis needed to determine the changes required in order to implement a revised directive;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 406 #

2010/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States to support the development of a social dialogue in the field of old-age pension provision and highlights the importance of the constant evaluation of skills and lifelong learning in order to prevent any drop in the efficiency of the elderly active population;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas demography is such that working lives will, as a matter of course, be longer and more varied and whereas lifelong learning is the onlyand education are ways to secure a place on the labour marketemployment and a better standard of living,
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas vocational education and training tailored to learners‘ individual needs is of decisive value and makes for, increasing the possibility for individuals to resist to competitive pressures, increasing the standards of living, achieving socio- economic cohesion and better integration, in particular of specific groups such as migrants, people with disabilities, or early school-leavers,
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for greater balance support in achieving girls‘ and boys’ career choicesender equality in the process of career choosing to better prepare for meeting the future targets of higher and more balanced employment across the EU;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that readily accessible, flexible, and individually tailored vocational training is important to people at different times of life, and ought to be considered as an important instrument for prolonging the working life of individuals;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to provide information regarding the expected changes on labour markets within EU and on Member States to incorporate this information in their Educational strategies and programs;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for support at national and European level by creating a common basis of action regarding vocational education and training with the view to delivering to the aims of efficiency, labour mobility and job creation within the European Union;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2010/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the recognition of non-formal and informal learning and encourage the exchange of work experience in order to obtain the most from labour mobility and knowledge sharing;
2010/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the goal of cohesion policies should be sustainable economic growth evenly spread both territorially and socially, job creation and the implementation of the European social models, which constitutes a factor of cohesion and competitiveness for the European economy;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Affirms that cohesion policies should be used for the achievement of sustainable growth across EU, a fair and even distribution of welfare by fostering competition and aiming at decreasing the disparities in terms of socio-economic aspects among the EU regions;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that cohesion policies should make more use of their economic component in order to become better complements to other existing European policies in order to consolidate economic growth through job creation, increased employment and emphasis on more competitive behaviour;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that, given the negative effects of the economic crisis seen in the deepening of regional disparities, smaller and more targeted funds could be created through budgetary reallocation, in order to raise efficiency on the ground and to complement the existing funds by quickly responding to regional problems and deficiencies;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 203 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the VP/HR to intensify talks with Russia to assure the unconditional fulfilment of all the provisions of the agreement of 2008 between Russia, the European Union and Georgia; takes the view Russia that should, in particular, guarantee full unlimited access of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; underlines the necessity to provide stability in aforementioned Georgian regions;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas GDP, while an important indicator of economic growth, is totallycould be used together with additional inadequate as an instrument for guiding policy to meetxes to better quantify the responses to the challenges of the 21st century,
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that there is an increasing gap between what official statistics say about economic performance and how people perceive their own living conditions, and that this leads to a lack of trust in government and the democratic processcalls for the creation of more accurate indices and better interpretation;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The use and interpretation of better indices should be disseminated in a more comprehensive way for the general public, with a view to promote a clear view to the socio-economic context of a given period of time;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to engage society in order to build a consensus which can provide the legitimacy that is necessary to develop a shared view of societal goafor all Member States to take a more active role in defining the constraints they are dealing with and the means of quantifying and computing possible indices to be used on a general bases for quantitative models;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to measure quality of life in societies and notes that such measurement will require metrFor a better quantification of a state's welfare, indices from at least the following categories:and aggregate indexes measuring health, education, employment, connectedness, political engagement, material wellbeing and environment should become bases of reference for explaining the level of quality of life together with the GDP;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, as well asmong measuring quality of life and wellbeing, we also need to measure progress, which is multidimensional and dynamic, and incorporates both material and non- material aspectseconomic development and productivity, there are other indicators that influence and explain the wellbeing of a country and that haven't been measured (quantified) until now;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to measure "coping with income" and the degree to which people are living well in terms of financial and material assets, including minimum income, indebtedness, quality of housing and the adequacy of social security systemsfor a better assessment of the effects of income by urging the Member States to provide more accurate data and under a tighter time frame;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the launch of the Joint Operational Programme for Cross-Border Cooperation in the Black Sea Basin under ENPI and believes that the high number of applications received reflects a high degree of interest in joint projects of cooperation in the Black Sea region; applauds the approval of 16 new projects by the Joint Monitoring Committee in November 2010; believes, however, that the slow ratpace of ithe Programme's functioning reflects the deficiencies of the current funding mechanisms; points in particular to the legal difficulties related to the need to finance participants from different financial instruments and invites the Commission to devise solutions for the elimination of such obstacles; is of the opinion that projects with an investment character could also be covered by the Programme;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced, therefore, that the success of the strategy depends on the provision of appropriate and identifiable funding; calls for the creation of a specific budget line for the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for devising efficient disbursements methods, adapted to the specificities of the region;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the regionand countries in the region, including the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, EBRD and EIB; notes however that BSEC seems to be faced currently with structural difficulties and is in need of rejuvenation and reform in order to become an efficient regional partner; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU can and should play a bigger role in shaping the Black Sea security environment; calls for an enhanced EU involvement in the regional strategic dialogue, and cooperation with its strategic partners on security issues, as well as in conflict prevention and resolution; calls for cross-border crime and trafficking, including by taking a leading role in the negotiations and peace-keeping processes; commends the work of EUBAM and EUMM; invites the EU to develop a conflict early warning system as a conflict-prevention and confidence- building tool in the Black Sea region; stresses the need to encourage good neighbourliness as a premise for successful cooperation and deems it unacceptable that the region still faces the problem of closed borders between neighbours; urges for cross-border crime and trafficking, in particular the one in drugs and human beings, to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to take initiatives to establish a regional legal framework and mechanisms to deal with the proliferation of armweapons in the Black Sea region, and to use the Integrated Maritime Policy to coordinate the activities of search, rescue and accident prevention at sea in an urgent and thorough manner, taking due account of the number, gravity and effects of sea accidents in the Black Sea region;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 91 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that a security strategy for the Black Sea region should also incorporate the objectives of improving governance, democratic rule, respect for human rights and state capabilities; calls on the Commission to mainstream initiatives on institution-building and democratic governance;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 103 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the EU's aim of diversifying routes and sources of supply, as well as the drafting of an EU common energy policy; reiterates the importance of the Nabucco project and of its swift realisation, as well as of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transportation to Europe, in the form of the AGRI project and the development of LNG terminals in Black Sea ports; also stresses the significance of the Constanta-Trieste Pan-European Oil Pipeline; recalls the need for a common normative framework for promoting a transparent, competitive and rules-based gas market; welcomes to this end the accession of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to the Energy Community;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises the importance of the Danube as one of the main transport axes and economic arteries connecting the EU and the Black Sea region; considers, therefore, that the sustainable development of the Danube and its economic potential to link the countries surrounding the Black Sea should be among the EU’s priorities in the region; expects with interest the launch of the EU Strategy for the Danube and hopes for its swift implementation; insists that, if full advantage is to be taken of the EU's access to the Black Sea, it will be vital to develop the harbour infrastructures at the EU's Black Sea ports (Bourgas, ConstanŃa, Mangalia and Varna) as well as those located at the Danube estuary, with a view to ensuring intermodal transport;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted; regards further liberalization of trade and intensification of intra-regional trade as essential to the economic development of the region; underlines the importance of cooperation in the field of tourism and of ports and coastline development; supports the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio-economic development of maritime regions, but regrets that its Black Sea dimension is poorly developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development, people-to-people contacts and the development of a strong civil society;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 125 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the initiative to establish and support a College of the Black Sea to help the emergence of a regional elite that can see cooperation as a natural method of tackling common challenges;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas women form the majority of the populationrepresent an important segment at risk of poverty, due to unemployment, precarious and low-paid jobs, wage discrimination and lower pensions,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the European Year for Combating Poverty should have a crucial impact inneeds to raisinge awareness of social exclusion and promoting active inclusion, which requires a fair redistribution of income and wealth and necessitates measures ensuring effective economic and social cohese the instruments and policies to be used in order to fight economic and social discrepancies among European Regions,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the economic and financial climate in EU 27 has to be correctly assessed in order to encourage Member States in establishing a minimum income threshold, that would help the augmentation of living standards and still foster competitive behaviour,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas account should be taken of the multidimensional nature of poverty and social exclusion, the existence of particularly vulnerable population groups (children, women and elderly people), which also include people with disabilities, immigrants, large or single- parent families, the chronically ill and the homeless, as well as the need to incorporate action toneed to incorporate measures and instruments for preventing and combating poverty and exclusion in other European policies, with a guarantee of universal access to public services, high-quality jobs with rights and an income allowing people to live with dignityestablishing guidelines for Member States with a view to including them into national policies, assuring access to public services, fair socio-economic environment, working conditions and rights that will allow a fair remuneration and will foster competitive markets,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the main objective in combating poverty and social exclusion should be job creation, granting the possibility of fair income for decent jobs,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the role of social protection systems is to ensure the level of social cohesion needed for development guaranteeing social inclusion, which also implies improving the level of training of those peopleskills and education of those facing the risk of excludedsion from the labour market and guaranteeing equal opportunities in the exercise of fundamental rightsdue to market competitive pressures and also guaranteeing equal opportunities for entering and exiting the labour market,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the need for action at Member States level in establishing a threshold for minimum income, based on relevant indicators in order to guarantee social-economic cohesion, reducing the risk of uneven levels of remuneration for the same activities, lowering the risk of having poor population throughout the European Union as well as stronger recommendation from the European Union regarding these types of actions;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the multidimensional nature of poverty and social exclusion, and highlights the social dimension and social sustainability of macroeconomic policies, as an integral part of the crisis exit strategy and economic and social cohesion, and the fact this implies changredefining the monetary priorities and policies, among others, of the Stability and Growth Pact, and also competition policies, internal market policies, and budgetary and fiscal polici such as labour policies, competition, social, macro-economic policies , among which the Stability and Growth Pact, and then assuring the implementation of such measures;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2010/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the promotion of social integration and, inclusion, in order to guarantee protection of fundamental human rights, and clear commitments to draw up EU and national policies to combat poverty and social exclusion, by ensuring universal access to public health services, vocational education and training, housing andcompulsory education, social protection, in addition to employment with rights, fair wages, decent pensions and an adequate income for everyone;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a new
46a. Calls on the European Commission that in order to fulfil the objectives and secure effective implementation of the Eastern Partnership, extra financial assistance should be provided for the new ENPI Multi-Annual Indicative Programmes and National Indicative Programs for the period 2011-2013 covering Eastern Partnership countries.
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly is to be officially constituted in March 2010 as a crucial multilateral mechanism of intensified interparliamentary dialogue between the European Parliament and EU's six Eastern partners, including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, in view of bringing these countries closer to the EU,
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underscores the significance of the international talks in Geneva and supports the active involvement of EUSR Pierre Morel as mediator; encourages all parties to constructively engage in this process and expects more tangible results from the future rounds of discussions; highlights the importance of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms and their relevance for the enhancement of mutual confidence between parties;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the countries in the region to participate actively in the work of the EU - European Neighbourhood EAST Parliamentary Assembly (EURONEST) and use the possibilities it affords for multilateral and bilateral exchanges of views, as well as for legislative approximation to EU standards and parliamentary scrutiny on democratic reforms; in this regard notes that the intensified dialogue between the members of parliament of the countries in the region is crucial;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasizes the role of Georgia and Azerbaijan as essential countries for the transit of energy resources, as well as for the diversification of EU's energy supply and routes; in this light, recalls once again that the Union should take concrete steps to ensure the political stability of the region;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 229 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Eastern Partnership and takes note of the related initiatives that have been activated and the meetings that have been held; intends to develop further the parliamentary dimension of the Partnership; commends the creation of the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly and expects a strong level of representation and participation from the Parliaments of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia in the constituent meeting of the EURONEST PA to be held in March 2010 in Brussels, as well as active future engagement in the work of this body;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 239 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that all the South Caucasus countries are also part of the Black Sea Synergy initiative, which by fostering regional cooperation in certain areas, including through cross-border programmes, could enhance mutual confidence between the partners and considerably contribute to EU's objective of ensuring democracy, stability and prosperity in the region;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 281 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls that energy security is a common preoccupation; urges the EU therefore to give more robust support to the energy projects in the region, to step up its cooperation on energy issues and to work firmly towards the completion of the Nabucco pipeline as soon as possible; also calls on the Commission to ensure that the energy- and transport- related projects in the South Caucasus foster relations between the three countries and are not a cause of exclusion of certain communities; reaffirms the importance of the Baku Initiative and its corresponding supporting programmes, INOGATE and TRACECA;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that establishing robust and effective EU delegations in the countries included in the European Neighbourhood Policy, and in particular in the European ones, should constitute a priority of the future EEAS, in order to enable the EU to further develop and strengthen its privileged relations with those countries;
2009/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its support for the implementation of a deepened and differentiated European Neighbourhood Policy, based on its two pillars, namely the recently launched Eastern Partnerships and the Union for the Mediterranean within the Barcelona Process; points out that the additional funds provided for in the PDB 2010 will not be sufficient to achieve the objective of significantly strengthening the EU's relations with its eastern neighbours; underlines the importance of further strengthening regional cooperation initiatives in the neighbourhood area such as the Black Sea Synergy and calls for a proper allocation of funds for its efficient implementation and continuous development;
2009/08/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds the Commission and the Council that the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) is a political priority for the European Parliament, deplores the proposed cuts in the PDB and calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to adequately utilise the EIDHR in a flexible, innovative and targeted way, including in the European neighbourhood space where there is still a strong need to make full use of EIDHR in order to promote genuine respect for human rights, as well as consolidation of the rule of law, civil society and local democracy;
2009/08/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
(3) The ongoing Community and national efforts need to be strengthened to increase the supply of micro-credits to a sufficient scale and within a reasonable time-frame so as to address the high demand of those who need it most in this period of crisis i.e. unemployed or vulnerable people, including the youngpersons, who want to start or develop a micro enterprise including self- employment but do not have access to credit.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In many cases the providers of micro- credits in Europe are commercial banks and should become important partners in the project, with a view to re-establishing trust on the credit market and with a focus mainly on customers with no credit standing.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The Facility should focus on those actions that can create spill-over effects and economies of scale by linking the financed economic activities between them for a maximisation of the general wealth outcome;
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) For the maximisation of the final outcome provided by the Facility there should be joint actions between the Member States and the European Community in terms of monitoring, implementation and impact assessment, by engaging national financial instruments and national employment strategies.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Facility shall provide Community resources to increase access and availability to micro- credits for:
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) disadvantaged persons, including the young, who want to start or further develop their own micro-enterprise, including self employment;deleted
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) micro-enterprises in the social economy which employ persons who have lost their job or which employ disadvantaged persons, including the youngwhich employ persons at risk of social exclusion.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) The Facility should finance the capacity building of targeted groups to ensure a better outcome of the spending.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. On the basis of that annual report the Commission shall, if necessary, adapt the Decision in order to ensure that it meets the objectives defined in Article 2.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2009/0091(COD)

Proposal for a decision - amending act
Recital 3
(3) In line with the Inter-institutional agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, EUR 100 million needs to be in the event that no additional appropriations are allocated from the existing budget to finance, then the new European microfinance facility for employment and social inclusion – Progresshould be financed by reallocating resources from other budgetary sources.
2009/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2009/0091(COD)

Proposal for a decision - amending act
Recital 4
(4) After examining all possible optionsa thorough examination of all financing possibilities and for a maximization of the final outcome, and in the event that no additional appropriations are allocated, the amount of EUR 1050 million shcould be reallocated from the Progress Pprogramme, set up by Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity –Progress, to the new European microfinance facility for employment and social inclusion – Progress.
2009/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2009/0091(COD)

Proposal for a decision - amending act
Article 1
Decision No 1672/2006/EC
Article 17 - paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for implementing the Community activities referred to in this Decision for the period from 1 January 20107 to 31 December 2013 is herebycan be set at EUR 643 25300 000.
2009/10/13
Committee: EMPL