Activities of Marco SCURRIA
Plenary speeches (77)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (debate)
Consequences of adverse weather conditions in various Member States (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) (debate)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (debate)
EU citizenship for sale (debate)
Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (A7-0348/2013 - Marco Scurria)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Europe for Citizens programme (debate)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (debate)
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (debate)
Strengthening cross-border law-enforcement cooperation in the EU (debate)
EU internal security strategy (debate)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 - Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (debate)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis - Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (debate)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
2011 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (A7-0071/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Cooperation and verification mechanism: methodology, current application and its future (debate)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
EU preparation for a possible influx of asylum seekers from Syria (debate)
Explanations of vote
Is ERASMUS in danger? (debate)
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Permitted uses of orphan works (debate)
Breaches of Schengen rules (debate)
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Public consultations and their availability in all EU languages (debate)
Cross-border voluntary activities in the EU (short presentation)
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Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Follow-up to the LIBE delegation visit to Sicily and Lampedusa (debate)
Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (debate)
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Maritime piracy (debate)
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Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
European dimension in sport (debate)
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
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European Heritage Label (debate)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
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Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
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Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
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)
Explanations of vote
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular, in Lampedusa - Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy (debate)
EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
Media law in Hungary (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Iran, in particular, the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh
International adoption in the European Union (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Situation in Western Sahara (debate)
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Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
Textile names and related labelling of textile products (debate)
Explanations of vote
Situation in Iran (debate)
European Year of Volunteering (2011) (A7-0077/2009, Marco Scurria) (vote)
Reports (5)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading in view of the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC PDF (157 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT on volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe PDF (171 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 PDF (301 KB) DOC (364 KB)
REPORT on recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU PDF (199 KB) DOC (130 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the European Year of Volunteering (2011) PDF (423 KB) DOC (616 KB)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (recast) PDF (284 KB) DOC (334 KB)
Shadow opinions (3)
OPINION on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
OPINION on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report - Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (509)
Amendment 5 #
2013/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that this should be without prejudice to the freedom to express and display one’s beliefs and opinions in keeping with the principle of pluralism of ideas, provided that this does not incite hatred, violence or discrimination;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that OER create opportunities for education and trainto teach and learn ing institutions, novative ways, both for individuals (teachers, and students and pupils to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisational environment in which such innovation is welcomedof all kinds and at all levels) and for educational and training institutions: schools, universities, associations, training agencies and university halls of residence;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that OER could create opportunities for education and training institutions, teachers, students and pupils to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisationfurther assess the potential benvironment in which such innovation is welcomedefits of OER and their possible integration in the respective educational systems;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the lack of differentiation in the Commission Communication between school levels as regards the deployment of new technologies and digital content for learning and teaching purposes; stresses that learners acquire different skills and competences depending on their age and that curricula and learning methods consequently vary according to the school level;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that education policies should primarily aim at assisting learners in the development of crucial cognitive and social skills; calls on the Commission to further assess the impact on learners of deploying digital devices and contents for pedagogical purposes while ensuring their physical and psychological integrity;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that quality assurance plays a crucial role in increasing the trust in and use of OER; encourages research on methods of quality assessment, such as peer and user reviewand the dissemination of good practices to facilitate the effective use of OER, investing in particular in the area of methodological experimentation, meta-skills (reflexive, proactive and critical thinking skills) and soft skills; research should also be encouraged with regard to methods of assessing the skills acquired on these courses, which cannot be restricted to peer assessment or automated systems, as occurs in communities of practice;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the fact that OER are generally produced in a limited number of languages and mainly, although not exclusively, by higher education institutions (especially as regards massive open online courses [MOOCs]); encourages education and training institutions at all levels across the Member States to produce OER in their own languages in order to exploit the full potential of digital technology and multilingualism;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages, where appropriate, their use in primary and secondary education;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that availability of and access to free online teaching materialteaching material that is free to access online is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright compliance and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that availability of and access to free high-quality and suitable online teaching material is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to ensure coordinated and progressive education on internet safety in schools; recommends that complementary strategies be developed targeting parents, thereby strengthening the role of parental mediation; insists that the protection of the individual integrityphysical and psychological integrity, in particular as regards mental health, and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that teachers at all levels of education have a key role in facilitating access to, and use of, online learning materials and in making digital skills a reality for allencouraging the development of digital skills and meta- skills that are necessary for lifelong learnersing;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that teachers at all levels of education have a key role in facilitatingfundamental role as regards monitoring the access to, and use of, online learning materials and in making digital skills a reality for all learnerby learners and in assisting them in acquiring digital skills;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to support teachers in their professional development by offering modern curricula in their initial education, and by providing in-service training geared to help them acquire a high level of digital competenceprovide them with the necessary competences for the deployment of digitally-supported teaching methods;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively, in addition to meta-skills and soft skills;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively; in this context, calls on the Commission to further assess the impact of digital and/or online learning materials on the learning performance of learners according to their age and school level;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that ICT and OER can enrichsupport the teaching and learning of foreign languages at all levels of education and training; stresses that social interaction is a prerequisite for learning a foreign language;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates that continuous updating of knowledge and skills is essential for successful labour market integration, and notes that OER can contribute to facilitate learning alongside a jobthe lifelong learning that is necessary in order to remain competitive on the labour market; encourages a more gender- balanced use of ICT with a view to future employment possibilities for womenensuring that women who remain outside the labour market for a given period (for maternity or other family care tasks) are also able to benefit from this type of training to update their skills and educate themselves, thereby improving their future re-employment opportunities on the labour market;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the importance of traditional ways of teaching and learning, and calls on the Commission to support further research into the question of whether and how OER and massive open online courses (MOOCs) can enhance individuals’ learning outcomes compared toby supplementing traditional methods;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 126 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this situation may lead to a further fragmentation of approaches and marketteaching and learning approaches;
Amendment 132 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that local and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing infrastructures, disseminating and publicising various measures to a wider public, involving other local stakeholders and disseminating and implementing the relevant European initiatives on national, regional and local level;
Amendment 212 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Recalls its resolutions of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara and its previous Annual Report 2010 and 2011; condemns the on- going repression of Sahrawi people in the occupied territories and expresses its concern at the deterioration of human rights situation, as reported by, among others, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; calls for the fundamental rights of the people of Western Sahara, including freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate, to be respected; demands the release of all Sahrawi political prisoners; demands the opening of the territory to independent observers, NGOs, and the media; reiterates its support for the establishment of an international mechanism to monitor human rights in Western Sahara; supports a fair and lasting settlement of the conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that sufficient payment appropriations are made available for the correct and full implementation of the 2014 policy engagements;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the Special Olympics should be supported under a separate budget line to secure EU funding for this European event in line with the 2009 Declaration of the European Parliament on support for Special Olympics in the European Union;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that the budget appropriations for youth actions are established through a separate budget line, reflecting their specific objectives;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the temptation can exist to use culture, particularly film and literature, for propaganda purposes, falsifying history and presenting inaccuratean unbalanced interpretations of historical events; whereas, moreover, historians and intellectuals have often been at the service of dictators;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-governmental organisations and the voluntary sector play a major role in documenting and uncovering the truthresearching and disseminating evidence of totalitarian crimes;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research work; whereas the full opening up of historical archives will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’ or 'historical inaccuracies';
Amendment 166 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the ‘House of European History’ initiative – which should include also the history of totalitarianism in Europe – is to be welcomed;
Amendment 340 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports citizens’ initiatives and non- governmental organisations, including those outside the EU, which are actively engaged in researching the history of nations and gathering documents on the crimes committed under totalitarianism, and supports transnational partnerships and networks with the aim of promoting mutual relations between EU citizens, in addition to the establishment of museums, archives and document centres on the history of totalitarian regimes; supports, in that context, cooperation between Member States and countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 9 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 10 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 11 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 16 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
Amendment 18 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
Amendment 20 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
Citation 29
Amendment 21 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30
Citation 30
Amendment 22 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
Citation 31
Amendment 23 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
Amendment 24 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34
Citation 34
Amendment 25 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35
Citation 35
Amendment 26 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37
Citation 37
Amendment 29 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38
Citation 38
Amendment 32 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 39
Citation 39
Amendment 51 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 60 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 62 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 67 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission, NGOs and the Council of Europe, in UN documents, etc.;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 110 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e
Paragraph 3 – point e
(e) establish a newmake 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;
Amendment 115 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 118 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 122 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 125 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 128 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 132 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e
Paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 138 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point f
Paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 144 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 148 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 153 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 160 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 173 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 180 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 181 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 204 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 220 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 268 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 69 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the Member States should invest more in linking educational curricula and training to labour market demands; stresses the importance of enhancing youth mobility;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that notwithstanding the potential and benefits of ‘cloud computing’ for businesses, citizens and the public sector, it also entails significant risks and challenges, particularly for fundamental rights and by increasing impact in case of disruptions;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
– guidelines to ensure full compliance with the EU’s fundamental rights and data protection obligations, in particular to protect children in the digital world;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. having regard to the high tax burden on the business world in many Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for tax breaks for businesses that are established and run by young people in order to develop an enterprise culture and the ability to create new jobs;
Amendment 230 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to that end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
Amendment 277 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; in particular, Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness- raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 58 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls urgently for measures to address the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, describing a situation in which the Union sets high standards for candidate countries to meet but lacks tools for Member States; announces its intention to set up a Copenhagen Commission within the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes that greater efforts are needed in order to implement the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions concerning the enforcement of judgments in criminal cases;
Amendment 157 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Member States and the Commission in the context of the Internal Security Strategy (ISS) and the EU policy cycle on organised and serious international crime; points out, however, that further progress needs to be made, for instance in the fields of cybercrime, protection of critical infrastructure and, the fights against corruption, money laundering, terrorist funding and the trade in illegal firearms, combating irregular immigration, and protecting external borders;
Amendment 211 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Acknowledges that the Schengen area is a kind of laboratory that so far has been developed step by step; is nevertheless of the opinion that a long-term reflection about its further development is necessary; believes, given the great pressure being exerted on them and their strategic importance for the implementation of all other EU policies, that the Schengen external borders should in the futurewithout delay be guarded by European border guards;
Amendment 242 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Recalls that in the Stockholm Programme the European Council had underlined ‘that well-managed migration can be beneficial to all stakeholders’; regrets the limited progress made in the adoption of legislation in the field of legal migration, and calls for greater efforts in the future in view of the demographic challenges and the needs of the economy; believes that assessment of the social impact of immigration and of the substantial influx of non-EU nationals crossing external borders and, at the same time, that the integration of migrants requires greater attention;
Amendment 261 #
2013/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Deeply deplores the failure to make the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as laid down in Article 80 TFEU, a reality; believes that the necessary support must be provided to those Member States receiving higher numbers of migrants and asylum applications and also believes that accentuated and more concrete measures will be necessary in the future;
Amendment 274 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Condemns the fact that on Wednesday 6 March 2013 Morocco expelled a delegation of four Members of the European Parliament; notes that the aim of the delegation was to visit the territories of Western Sahara, to inquire about the situation of human rights and to meet with representatives of the MINURSO; condemn Morocco's authorities behaviour and demands the Kingdom of Morocco to permit free access and free movement in Western Sahara to independent observers, members of parliaments, to the press and to humanitarian organisations;
Amendment 293 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the significant economic and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains concerned, however, by the ongoing dispute over the exploitation of the territory's natural resources, particularly relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation ‘in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern thatinvites the EU shouldto not re-institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;
Amendment 29 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) No risk assessment should be conducted under this Regulation on a new psychoactive substance if it is subject to an assessment under international law, or if it is an active substance in a medicinal product or in a veterinary medicinal product.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 34 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Those new psychoactive substances which pose moderate health, social and safety risks should not be made available to consumers.
Amendment 40 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The mechanism for rapid exchange of information on new psychoactive substances (the 'European Union Early Warning System on New Psychoactive Substances' (hereafter 'EWS')) has proved to be a useful channel for sharing information on new psychoactive substances, on new trends in the use of controlled psychoactive substances and on related public health warnings. That mechanism should be further strengthened to enable a more effective response to the rapid emergence and spread of new psychoactive substances across the Union, the mechanism should be maintained and further developed, in particular as regards to the collection and management of data on the detection and identification of new psychoactive substances, adverse events associated with their use, and the involvement of criminal groups in the market through the Union new psychoactive substances database (the 'European Database on New Drugs'). The media, particularly the scientific and medical literature, can be an important source of information on adverse event case reports. In order to enhance the efficiency of reporting, the EMCDDA should monitor all new psychoactive substances and enter this information into the European Database on New Drugs. Data sets essential to the functioning of this Regulation include data on the detection and identification of new psychoactive substances, across the Union. dverse events associated with their use, and the involvement of criminal groups in the market. A core data set should be defined. The core data set should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure it reflects the information required in order for the effective functioning of the Regulation. Suspected serious adverse events, including fatal adverse events, should be subject to expedited reporting.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In order to allow Member States to receive, access simultaneously and share information on new psychoactive substances in the Union, the European Database on New Drugs should be fully and permanently accessible to the Member States, the EMCDDA, Europol and the Commission
Amendment 43 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) In order to protect public health the EWS activities of EMCDDA and Europol should be adequately funded.
Amendment 44 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Information from Member States is crucessential for the effective functioning of the procedures leading to decision on market restriction of new psychoactive substancesis Regulation. Therefore, Member States should collect, on a regular basis, data on the use of new psychoactive substances, related health, safety and social problems and policy responses, in accordance with the EMCDDA framework for data collection for the key epidemiological indicators and other relevant data. They should share this data.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A lack of capacity to identify and anticipate the emergence and spread of new psychoactive substances and a lack of evidence about their health, social and safety risks hamper the provision of an effective response. Therefore, support should be provided, including at Union level, in order for the EMCDDA to lead a network of forensic laboratories and to facilitate cooperation between the EMCDDA, research institutes and forensic laboratories with relevant expertise, in order to increase the capacity to assess and address effectively new psychoactive substances.
Amendment 52 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In the application of this Regulation, the Commission should consult Member States' experts, relevant Union agencies, in particular the EMCDDA, civil society and economic operators.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Each Member State shall set up an on- line register of wholesalers and retailers of such substances. The register shall be kept by the health ministry of the Member State or by delegated authorities. The sale of such substances shall be subject to inclusion in the register. Producers and vendors shall be required to declare the quantities bought, sold and produced, whether for industrial, scientific or commercial purposes.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Under no circumstances may such substances be sold to children under 18 years of age.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
National Focal Points within the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction (‘Reitox’) and Europol National Units shall provide to the EMCDDA and Europol the available information on the consumption, possible risks, manufacture, extraction, importation, trade, distribution, trafficking, commercial and scientific use of substances that appear to be new psychoactive substances or mixtures.
Amendment 60 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The national authorities which keep the registers, National Focal Points within the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction ("Reitox") and Europol National Units shall provide to the EMCDDA and Europol the available information on the consumption, possible risks, manufacture, extraction, importation, trade, distribution, trafficking, commercial and scientific use of substances that appear to be new psychoactive substances or mixtures.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
The EMCDDA and Europol shall communicate that information immediately to Reitox and, the Europol National Units and the European Medicines Agency.
Amendment 62 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
To enable a more effective response to the rapid emergence and spread of new psychoactive substances across the Union, the information exchange mechanism (the 'Early Warning System') should be maintained and further developed, in particular as regards to the collection and management of data on the detection and identification of new psychoactive substances, adverse events associated with their use, and the involvement of criminal groups in the market through the Union new psychoactive substances database. The Union shall adequately support the EMCDDA, Europol and the Member States activities to develop and maintain the early warning systems capable of achieving high standards of public health protection in relation to the emergence and use of new psychoactive substances.
Amendment 74 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA shall assess the risks during a special meeting. The Committee may be extended by not more than five experts, including a psychologist specialising in addiction and psychological disorders in children and adolescents, representing the scientific fields relevant for ensuring a balanced assessment of the risks of the new psychoactive substance. The Director of the EMCDDA shall designate them from a list of experts. The Management Board of the EMCDDA shall approve the list of experts every three years. The Commission, the EMCDDA, Europol and the European Medicines Agency shall each have the right to nominate two observers.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 80 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 87 #
Amendment 88 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall not adopt restriction measures on a new psychoactive substance if, based on existing evidence, it poses, overall, low health, social and safety risks, in particular:
Amendment 90 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the harm to health caused by the consumption of the new psychoactive substance associated with its acute and chronic toxicity, abuse liability and dependence-producing potential, is limited, as it provokes minor injury and disease, and minor physical or mental impairmentdoes not represent imminent harm to health;
Amendment 92 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the social harm caused to individuals and to society is limited, in particular regarding its impact on social functioning and public order, criminal activities associated with the new psychoactive substance is low, illicit profits generated by the production, trade and distribution of the new psychoactive substance and associated economic costs are non- existent or negligibleor social harm;
Amendment 94 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the risks to safety are limited, in particular low risk of spread of diseases, including transmission of blood borne viruses, non-existent or low consequences of physical and mental impairment on the ability to drive, and the impact of the manufacture, transport and disposal of the new psychoactive substance and associated waste materials on the environment is lowor risks to safety.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt the Decision referred to in paragraph 1 by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19(2). The Commission shall notify the Union and Member State judicial authorities, so that proceedings may be brought against anyone selling or using such substances illegally.
Amendment 114 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For all of authorised uses, each substance shall be sold with a package leaflet providing information on the molecules and active ingredients it contains and the short-, medium- and long-term effects it will have if taken by humans (a use other than that for which it is intended).
Amendment 120 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 56 #
2013/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
1) ‘Cultural object’ shall mean an object which: is classified by the Member State to which it belongs, before or after its unlawful removal from the territory of athat Member State, among the ‘national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value’ under national legislation or administrative procedures within the meaning of Article 36 of the Treaty.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0106(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2013 on organised crime, corruption, and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken1a, with particular reference to the fight against human trafficking and death traffickers, ____________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0444.
Amendment 42 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The establishment of the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) established by Regulation (EU) No […/…] of the European Parliament and of the Council of […] should strengthen the information exchange and operational cooperation between Member States and with the Agency. This ensures that the situational awareness and reaction capability of Member States improves considerably, also with the support of the Agency, for the purposes of detecting and preventing irregular migration, for combating human trafficking by cross- border crimeinal organisations and for contributing to protect and save the lives of migrants at their external borders. When coordinating border surveillance operations, the Agency should provide Member States with information and analysis concerning these operations.
Amendment 52 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Agreements on the integrated management of migration flows between the European Union and the countries of origin and transit of migrants should be complementary to the surveillance of external borders and help to increase the protection of fundamental rights.
Amendment 66 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, border surveillance operations coordinated by the Agency are conducted in accordance with an operational plan. Accordingly, as regards sea operations, the operational plan should include specific information on the application of the relevant jurisdiction and legislation in the geographical area where the joint operation or pilot project takes place, including references to international and Union law, regarding interception, rescue at sea and disembarkation. In turn, this Regulation governs the issues of interception, rescue at sea and disembarkation in the context of sea border surveillance operations coordinated by the Agency in accordance with international law and fundamental rights.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) This Regulation respects international law and, in particular, international Conventions governing search and rescue and relevant bilateral agreements which comply with international law.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation does not rule out the possibility of determining the details of joint operations at sea in specific operational plans, taking into account the specific requirements and characteristics of the context in which the Member States are operating.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Before deciding on disembarkation in a third country, the participating units shall take into account the general situation in that third country and ithe existence of bilateral agreements and projects on migration and asylum, carried out in accordance with Union law and through Union funds. Intercepted or rescued persons shall not be disembarked in that third country when the host Member State or the participating Member States are aware or ought to be aware that this third country is engaged in practices as described in paragraph 1.
Amendment 98 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. In case of disembarkation in a third country, the participating units shall identify the intercepted or rescued persons and assess their personal circumstances to the extent possible before disembarkation. Theyunless provided for in Article 3 and Article 4(1) and (2), the participating units shall inform the intercepted or rescued persons of the place of disembarkation in an appropriate way and they shall give them an opportunity to express any reasons for believing that disembarkation in the proposed place would be in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Upon detection, the participating units shall approach a ship suspected of crossing or intending to cross the border in an irregular manner to observe its identity and nationality and, pending further measures, it shall be surveyed at a prudent distance. The participating units shall communicate information about the ship immediately to the International Coordination Centre. It shall transmit the information to the National Coordination Centre of the host Member State.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where the ship is about to enter or it has entered the territorial sea or, where formally proclaimed, the contiguous zone, of a Member State that is not participating in the sea operation, the participating units shall communicate information about the ship to the International Coordination Centre, which shall convey this information to the National Coordination Centre of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 116 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In the territorial sea of the host Member State or a participating Member State, the participating units shall take one or more of the following measures when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship is carrying persons intending to circumvent checks at border crossing points or is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea:communicate the information about the intercepted ship to the International Coordination Centre. It shall immediately inform the National Coordination Centre of the competent territorial Member State that takes all the necessary measures according to national law.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 121 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 122 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 124 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 127 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 129 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 133 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 135 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 137 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 148 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ordering the ship to modify its course outside of or towards a destination other than the territorial sea or, where formally proclaimed, the contiguous zone, including escorting the vessel or steaming nearby until the ship is heading on such course;
Amendment 159 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In the formally proclaimed zone contiguous to the territorial sea of a Member State, which is a host Member State or a participating Member State, the measures laid down in Article 6(1) shall be taken in accordance with Article 6(2).
Amendment 165 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. During a sea operation, according to international law on search and rescue, participating units shall render assistance to any ship or person in distress at sea. They shall do so regardless of the nationality or status of such a person or the circumstances in which that person is found.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. When facing, in the course of a sea operation, a situation of uncertainty, alert or distress as regards a ship or any person on board, the participating unit shall forward as soon as possible all available information to the Rescue Coordination Centre responsible for the search and rescue region in which the situation occurs. and to the International Coordination Centre. It shall transmit the information to the National Coordination Centre of the Member State responsible for the region.
Amendment 177 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i a (new)
(ia) the presence of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 201 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The participating units shall inform the International Coordination Centre of the presence of any persons within the meaning of Article 4(1), and the International Coordination Centre shall convey that information to the competent national authoritiesNational Coordination Centre. On the basis of that information, the operational plan should determine which follow-up measures may be taken.
Amendment 204 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Specialised branches Pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 2004/2007, the Agency shall evaluate the need to set up specialised branches, for all aspects relating to the surveillance of maritime borders, as operational offices in areas subject to significant migration flows, including illegal migration and in particular in the Mediterranean, to improve coordination between Member States and ensure solidarity and responsible burden-sharing between them, thereby strengthening the operational capacity of the Agency.
Amendment 205 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Amendment 207 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10b Report 1. The Agency shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation by xxx (two years after entry into force) and every two years thereafter. 2. The report shall include a description of the procedures put in place by the Agency to implement this Regulation during sea operations and an assessment of the practical application of this Regulation, including any incidents which may have taken place, and of the compliance with and impact on fundamental rights. 3. The Commission, taking account of this report, during the preparation and presentation of the Agency’s annual budget, shall ensure that the available resources are used efficiently, through a fair balance between administrative expenditure and operational expenditure.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) produce an agreement with the organisation responsible in the Member State concerned for the voluntary service scheme/project in which he/she is participating, giving a description of which specifies the name, purpose and start and end date of the voluntary service project, the volunteer’s tasks, the conditions in which he/she is supervised in the performance of those tasks, his/her working hours, the resources available to cover his/her travel, subsistence, accommodation costs and pocket money throughout his/her stay and, if appropriate, the training he/she will receive to help him/her perform his/her service;
Amendment 119 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Right to mobility between Member States for researchers, students and, remunerated trainees and volunteers
Amendment 123 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For periods exceeding three months, but not exceeding six months, a third-country national who has been admitted as a student or, as a remunerated trainee or as a volunteer under this Directive shall be allowed to carry out part of his/her studies/, traineeship or voluntary service in another Member State provided that before his or her transfer to that Member State, he/she has submitted the following to the competent authority of the second Member State:
Amendment 129 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) proof that he/she has been accepted by an establishment of higher education or, a training host entity or an organisation responsible for a recognised voluntary service programme;
Amendment 131 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. For the mobility of students and, trainees and volunteers from the first Member State to a second Member State, the authorities of the second Member State shall inform the authorities of the first Member State on their decision. The cooperation procedures set out in Article 32 shall apply.
Amendment 134 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Rights for researchers and, students and volunteers covered by Union programmes including mobility measures
Amendment 137 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall grant third-country nationals, who have been admitted as researchers or, students or volunteers under this Directive and who are covered by Union programmes including mobility measures, an authorization covering the whole duration of their stay in the Member States concerned where:
Amendment 141 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the full list of Member States that the researcher or, student or volunteer has declared that he/she intends to go to is known prior to entry to the first Member State;
Amendment 144 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) in the case of students, the applicant can provide evidence of acceptance by the relevant establishment of higher education to follow a course of study or, in the case of volunteers, the applicant can provide evidence of acceptance by the voluntary service organisation.
Amendment 148 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The authorisation shall be granted by the first Member State that the researcher or, student or volunteer resides in.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) for students and for volunteers, the conditions as set out in Article 26 for stays in another Member States for periods between three and six months shall apply.
Amendment 27 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that almost 2 % of the European population suffers from gambling addiction; is concerned that easy access to online gambling websites is likely to increase this percentage, especially among young people; considers, therefore, that efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits, in addition to the prevention of gambling among young people in schools and in social and cultural meeting places;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the cultural sector is the one to have least felt the impact of the economic crisis, showing itself to be a strategic area for the development of society;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, every year, thousands of under-18-year-olds who are citizens of third countries or stateless persons arrive in the European Union alone or find themselves alone after arrival, or in other words enjoy no assistance or representation from their parents or other adults legally responsible for them;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that investigations into personal and family history are very important in order to ascertain the backgrounds from which minors come and draw up tailored plans for their integration in the country of arrival or their reintegration in the country of origin;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to draw up binding strategic guidelines for use by all Member States, which should draw inspiration from their best practices, take the form of common minimum standards and detail each stage in the process, from the arrival of a minor in European territory, in order to ensure his proper protection and reception, until an appropriate solution has been found for him; in the shortest possible time
Amendment 118 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that each Member State has a responsibility to identify unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to direct them immediately to specialist services which must, on the one hand, assess the individual circumstances and needs of each minor and, on the other hand, provide them with all the information they need on their rights and legal opportunities, in a language and form they can understand;
Amendment 124 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a common method for ascertaining ageharmonised health protocol for establishing age which can be applied across the EU, consisting of a multidimensional and multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubtqualified experts, that respects the rights of the child and his dignity, in a suitable time and place; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States, as soon as a minor arrives within their territory and until a lasting solution has been found, to appoint a person trained in the field of children’s rights and protection and in the right to asylum who will be responsible for accompanying, assisting and representing him in all procedures; calls furthermore for this person to have specific training in the problems associated with unaccompanied minors and to act completely independently; calls on the Commission to establish common standards concerning the mandate, functions, qualifications and skills of this person;
Amendment 147 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– access to appropriate accommodation: accommodation in a ‘centre’ should never be in a closed centre and, during the initial days, should b; on arrival it should be in a centre specialised in the reception of unaccompanied minors; minors should always be separated from adults; the staff at the centre should have appropriate training, with experience in the field of the right to asylum, human trafficking and international protection; it should have joint activity areas, including recreational and social areas, that meet minors’ needs, and must have suitable facilities for girls, accommodation with host families and in ‘living units’ should be encouraged when it is appropriate and accords with the minor's wishes;
Amendment 172 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that all procedures must be appropriate for minors and reflect their age and level of maturity and understanding, and that the point of view of the minor should be listened to and taken into account in all procedures;
Amendment 174 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises the importance of a cultural mediator being available at all stages of the process so that minors can be provided with information, consulted and have their say in decisions concerning them;
Amendment 204 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overriding interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life and well-being, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoring arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -A (new)
Paragraph -A (new)
-A. Whereas the progressive development and fortification of a common defence policy aiming at reinforcing the strategic autonomy of the EU is a primary purpose for the Union;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls the Commission to detail the situation which will trigger the mutual defence clause, as well as the procedure for it to be applied; points out that in case that a Member State is under external threat the response by the other Member States should be established within the Council; believes that this should not prejudice the security and defence policy of the Member States directly involved.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that the Solidarity Clause should be triggered under the same structures and procedures envisaged for the mutual defence clause and notes that the Council should take the decision within 5 days.
Amendment 13 #
2012/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to use a broad definition of disasters and attacks, also taking into account cyber terrorism, emergencies emanating from sudden migration flows generated by any kind of phenomenon or from serious incidents happening outside the Union with a direct and substantial impact on a Member State;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that, due to the unpredictable nature of situations and events that could represent a threat to Member States, the abovementioned list of situations which merit a response is not exhaustive.
Amendment 158 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the directive seeks to regulate an extremely broad range of services and occupational and business categories, many of which differ greatly from one Member State to another;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas businesses, in particular SMEs, are still having to comply with an extensive range of administrative and bureaucratic requirements which are a heavy burden for them, particularly when taken together with the difficulties they face in gaining access to credit;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force liberalisation but should paves the way for both business and consumers to grasp the full potential of our single market;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation and giving rise to problems of interpretation for many occupational and business groups; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for services to improve cross-border comparability;
Amendment 111 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States and the relevant occupational and business groups; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified;
Amendment 122 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges stakeholders, the business community and social partners to play their part in holding governments to account for revitalisthe Commission and the Member States, in view of the current economic crisis, to pay greater attention to the requests made by business communities, occupational groups and social partners, with a view to ensuring that those requests, wherever justifiable, are taken into account when implementing the Europearules on services sector and creating stable job, with the primary aim of maintaining current employment levels and opening up new employment opportunities;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points to the importance of the Service Directive and to its close interaction with the Professional Qualifications Directive, and accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States, in conjunction with European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), to ensure that uniform terminology that is clear and acceptable to all Member States and all of the many occupational categories is used, in order to help make sure that the rules are applied consistently throughout the EU;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Points out that, in regulating specific economic activities, the Services Directive emphasises the need to enable the provider not only to recoup investment costs but also to make a fair return on the capital invested;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission to take a pragmatic look at the issue of transitional provisions, taking proper account of the specific characteristics of individual occupations and national circumstances, with a view to supporting business and maintaining employment levels;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to ensure proper integration, migrants should have an adequate education and know the language, legal system and traditions of their host country.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax exemptions for firms that fund voluntary work and non-profit initiatives;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of upholding human rights in relations with non-EU countries;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax exemptions for firms that fund voluntary work and non-profit initiatives;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of upholding human rights in relations with non-EU countries;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the fact that personal information and data with regard to minors remain online can imply the illegal processing thereof, as well as their exploitation or harm to their personal dignity, thus compromising their identity and social inclusion;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites all the Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse and, as far as possible, to harmonise their efforts regarding the protection of minors in the digital world;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of the digital literacy and skills of minors and their parents being considered as a priority in the Union’s social policy;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for an educational alliance among families, school, civil society, interested parties, media and audiovisual services, in order to guarantee a balanced dynamic between the digital world and minors;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Commission propose a review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, including the production of secure and quality online and offline services for young people, as well as recommending to the Member States to include these objectives among the obligations of the public service;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. EncouragesStrongly hopes for the promotion in every digital sector of technological options which, if selected, can limit the websurfing of minors within traceable limits and with conditional access;
Amendment 285 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; welcomes the statements by 11 countries during the 13 th session of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations raising concerns on the situation in Western Sahara;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need for the acquirement of language skills since it enables people to be more mobile and have greater access to the labour market with a view to greater European cohesion;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages Member States to consider the possibility of introducing small grants for pre-university students from poorer backgrounds to encourage them to stay in education, contributing to the elimination of social inequality and ensuring greater learning opportunities for all;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recognises the role sport plays in education and training and thus invites the Member States to increase investment in sports and promote sports activities in schools to encourage integration and contribute to the development of positive values among young Europeans;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that training players at local level is fundamental for the sustainable development and the societal role of sport and expresses its support for sports governing bodies that encourage clubs to invest in the education and training of young local players through measures establishing a minimum number of locally trained players in a club squad and encourages to go further still;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the fact that there has been a sharp decrease in the number of asylum applications in the past decade in the EU; highlights that certain Member States face disproportionate asylum requests compared to others, and that asylum applications are unevenly spread across the EU; stresses that it is crucial to identify these inequalities by, inter alia, comparing absolute numbers and capacity indicators; and that the States most affected by assylum applications must have greater assistance from the EU both from an administrative and a financial point of view;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of strict oversightcareful verification with regard to the funds’ use and management, on the basis of specific indicators andresults and measurable criteria, in order to avoid the misallocation of human and financial resources; welcomes, in this respect, the setting-up of a common evaluation and monitoring system;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to include strong procedural safeguards and clear criteria in its proposal for a permanent EU relocation scheme, in order to guarantee potential beneficiaries’ best interests and relieve migratory pressure in the Member States particularly exposed to migration flows; Rrecommends involving the host community, civil society and local authorities from the outset in relocation initiatives;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr that the rules ono guarantee animal welfare; are complied with; sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;
Amendment 271 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on Member States to strengthen controls on the entire production chain aimed at halting tolerance of practices that infringe the Regulation and worsen the conditions for the transport of animals,
Amendment 6 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the completion of the digital single market is an instrument to enhance social cohesion, especially with economically or physically disadvantaged people;
Amendment 55 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In addition to the original objectives of the European Capitals of Culture which were to highlight the richness and diversity of European cultures and the features they share and to promote greater mutual understanding and solidarity between European citizens, cities holding the title have also progressively added a new dimension by using the leverage effect of the title to stimulate the city's more general development.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Melina Mercouri Prize has acquired a strong symbolic value which goes far beyond the actual amount of the prize which may be awarded by the Commission. However, in order to ensure that the designated cities fulfil their commitments, the conditions for payment of the prize should be made more stringent and explicit, taking account also of economic, political and social circumstances.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to safeguard and promote the diversity of European cultures, and to highlight the common features they share and encourage European identity;
Amendment 97 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Every application shall be based on a cultural programme with a strong European dimension. This programme shall last for one year and shall be created specifically for the title of European Capital of Culture title, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 5. It mustshall however be embedded in a long -term strategy as an active legacy for cultural development in the city.
Amendment 119 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the scope and quality of activities featuring European artists, co-operation with operators or cities especially other European Capitals of Culture in different countries, and transnational partnerships;
Amendment 121 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the strategy to attract the interest of a broad European and international public;
Amendment 124 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the involvement of the local population and, civil society and local organisations in the preparation of the application and the implementation of the European Capital of Culture;
Amendment 151 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. After their designation, the European Capitals of Culture of the same year shall seek to develop links between their cultural programmes. Further links may be developed also with other European Capitals of Culture.
Amendment 50 #
2012/0022(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation v - indent 7 a (new)
Recommendation v - indent 7 a (new)
– the requirement, in the event of winding up, to donate the assets to foundations or organisations with the same characteristics;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to make legal content more attractive and improve the availability of subtitled works as well as in all the official languages of the EU;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks the national, regional and local authorities and the EU to give financial and other support, including through various types of tax incentive, to the organisations involved in volunteering work, including all the associations and networks, with a view to enhancing their roles, activities and achievements for the benefit of society;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2246(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that free and independent media are one of the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; notes the role of free media and the free exchange of information in the democratic transformations taking place in non- democratic regimes; calls on the Commission to support independent media whose activities are restricted by authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas free and independent media and free exchange of information have a decisive role in the democratic transformations taking place in non- democratic regimes, as the Arab Spring recently demonstrated, the Commission is requested to closely monitor media freedom and pluralism in accession countries and to pay sufficient attention to the role of free media in the promotion of democracy throughout the world; highlights the importance of the European Endowment for Democracy in this respect;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Court of Human Rights has delivered a positive obligation for Member States to ensure media pluralism from Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which includes similar provisions as those contained in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, that is part of the acquis communautaire;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that sufficient attention must be given to the level of concentration of media-ownership in Member States; but underlines that the concept of media pluralism cannot be limited to this issue, as it also includes prohibition of censorship, protection of sources and whistleblowers, issues related to pressure from political actors and market forces, transparency, working conditions of journalists, media control authorities, cultural diversity, the development of new technologies, unrestricted access to information and communication, uncensored access to internet and the digital divide;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that in a multi-media society, where the number of commercially-driven global market players has increased, strong public service media are essential to guarantee a pluralistic media landscape and for safeguarding and promoting freedom of expression, as long as it can keep it necessary distance from governmental influence;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that lack of information is one of the main reasons EU citizens are unable to make full use of their rights; urges the Commission, therefore, as 2013 – the European Year of Citizens – approaches, to propose a comprehensive communication strategy which pays particular attention to raising people’s awareness of the rights they enjoy as EU citizens;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to streamline information on mobility among EU students as part of a one-stop shop system, in order to make it easier for young people to take advantage of the opportunities and rights they have as EU citizens; urges the Commission to promote information campaigns to publicise the Europass instrument and the work of EURES;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the importance of volunteering and of its role in building genuine EU citizenship, particularly in the field of defending citizens’ rights and in strengthening social cohesion and mutual understanding between EU citizens;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to develop tools for improvingand Member States to take all the necessary steps to ensure academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study, thereby removing obstacles to the mobility of students and job-seekers;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the development of an effective, bottom-up approach, fully involving all key actors such as universities, trade unions, the business sector and, first and foremost, teachers, students, and student organisations;
Amendment 143 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the particular needs of the bachelor’s degree, its curricula and its employability, stresses in this respect the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula and enhancing employability;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points to the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula, bringing greater consistency to education, and enhancing employability by establishing similar criteria for admission to professions;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the plan for an Adriatic- Ionian macro-region, an area to bring together Member States and extra- European countries in the same economic, historical and cultural reality;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that athe Mediterranean macro- region would facilitate intercultural dialogue and encourage Mediterranean people to participate in EU cultural and educational programmes;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 3 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 3 (new)
Amendment 50 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 5 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 5 (new)
Article 5 Gifts or similar benefits 1. Members shall, acting in good faith, refrain from accepting any gifts or similar benefits in the performance of their duties, except those with an obvious value of less than EUR 150 given in accordance with courtesy usage or those given to them in accordance with courtesy usage when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity. 2. Any gifts or similar benefits given to Members, pursuant to paragraph 1, when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity shall be handed over to the President and dealt with in accordance with implementing measures to be laid down pursuant to Article 9.
Amendment 97 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. States that equality of opportunities in education for individuals of all backgrounds is vital in creating an equal fair society based on non-discrimination and merit;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises the need for clear-cut policies to integrate students with sensory disabilities in ordinary schools and calls on the Member States to abandon policies for special separate education;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on employers, where possible, to recognise and support the right of young peopleencourage young workers who dohave not holgained higher secondary education qualifications to time off work to study and trainbecome qualified, by introducing in-house policies enabling staff to combine study with work;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sport is a key factor for health in modern society and is an essential part of a high-quality education, and it contributes to senior citizens’ personal fulfilment,
Amendment 19 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas promoting physical activity and sport makes for significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health,
Amendment 20 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas high-level sport is a showcase for certain core sporting values and conveys those values to society generally, encouraging participation in sport,
Amendment 26 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is essential to prepare such athletes for their career change by enabling them to receive general education or vocational training alongside their sports training,
Amendment 30 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas sporting activities require specific and appropriate facilities, equipment and apparatus and whereas schools too should have suitable facilities to promote physical education;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas sport plays an important part in the European economy, as it directly or indirectly employs 15 million people, i.e. 5.4% of the working population, and represents an annual added value of approximately € 407 billion, or 3.65% of Europe’s GDP, and an economically flourishing sports sector thus contributes to achieving the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy,
Amendment 36 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the violation of sports organisations’ intellectual property rights and the upsurge in digital piracy, especially the unlicensed live transmission of sports events, puts the economy of the entire sports sector at risk,
Amendment 43 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European model of sport is based on a federation for each sports discipline, and mechanisms for sports and financial solidarity, such as the principle of promotion and relegation and open competitions involving both clubs and national teams, are organised on an autonomous, democratic and territorial basis and in a pyramid structure,
Amendment 44 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas 35 million amateurs assist the development of mass-participation sport, as do clubs and charitable sports associations and the dissemination of sporting ideals,
Amendment 64 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas professional sport is vulnerable to financial instability, and it is the responsibility of the relevant federations to encourage clubs to adopt a culture of planning and sensible investment,
Amendment 78 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools and universities, which must have sports facilities with suitable equipment;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that gender discrimination should not occur in sport, and calls for application of the Olympic Charter to be extended to all sporting events, particularly European ones;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the composition of sports organisations’ decision-making bodies must reflect that of their AGMs as well as the gender balance among their licensed players, thus affording men and women equal access to administrative roles;
Amendment 96 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on sports organisations to pay attention to theand the Member States to promote the practice of sport among people with disabilities, notably by making available to them, free of charge, sports facilities tailored to their needs ofas disabled sportspeople;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that the Commission encourage the practice of sport among senior citizens as it helps to promote social interaction and high rates of good health;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes’ individual freedom, with particular attention to the youngest athletes; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States to take account of the experience of former sportspeople when they wish to become trainers, and to establish specific career paths designed for high-level athletes who decide to pursue a course of higher education and provide tutors for them;
Amendment 136 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes a positive view of the Member States’, in consultation with the European sports federations, drawing up minimum safety standards for stadiums and taking all appropriate measures to ensure that players and supporters are as safe as possible;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to refuse access to stadiums to supporters who have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour, to cooperate closely to ensure that stadium bans remain in force for international matches in Member States other than that in which they were imposed and to set up a European database of those who have been banned;
Amendment 169 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of volunteers in sport and stresses the need to provide volunteers with proper training; is in favour of creating a legal and tax framework that is suitable for the activities of sports associations; is also in favour of sponsorship in sport;
Amendment 181 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the feasibility of a tax framework geared to the brief and fluctuating careers of the lowest-paid sportspeople; considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise the property rights of the organisers of sports competitions with regard to the events they organise;
Amendment 187 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect intellectual property rights in respect of sports content, with due regard for the public’s right to information;
Amendment 207 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers’ intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participation sport and by protection the integrity of competitions;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates its request that the Commission draw up guidelines on state aid, indicating what type of public support is legitimate with a view to achieving the social, cultural and educational goals of sport;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take practical action to promote exchanges of good practice and foster closer cooperation with regard to technical aspects and sports-related research;
Amendment 214 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide the Union with a specific budget programme in the field of sport, as is now possible under Article 165 TFEU;
Amendment 220 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls in particular for the creation of a specific budget heading in the future programme of the Structural Funds for the establishment, development and adjustment of sports facilities and schools;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport and that it is essential to ensure that top-level sport is not promoted at the expense of the development of the youngest players;
Amendment 260 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, as a regulated professional activity, the profession of sports agent should be subject to a minimum qualification from a higher education establishment, and that sports agents’ fiscal residence should be within EU territory, in the interests of transparency;
Amendment 264 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Proposes the setting up by sports federations of a European register of sports agents, in which agents would list the players that they represent, and the amount they are paidso as to limit the risk of conflicts of interest, and the amount they are paid, which must come from the players themselves; takes the view that the payment of agents’ fees should be subject to the sportsperson actually playing for the club in question for the specified number of years;
Amendment 266 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the study carried out at the Commission’s request on the economic and legal impact of player transfers; also takes the view that the action taken by sports federations to make international transfers more transparent should be supported;
Amendment 273 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the efforts of sports federations to ban the ownership of more than one sports club engaged in the same competition; takes the view that betting operators should be prohibited from holding a controlling stake in a body which organises or participates in competitions, and that bodies which organise or participate in competitions should be prohibited from holding a controlling stake in an operator offering bets on the events they organise or in which they participate;
Amendment 280 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to make any form of attack on the integrity of competitions – in particular where such an attack is betting-related, meaning that it involves the intentional and fraudulent manipulation of the result of a competition or of one of its phases of play in order to gain an advantage not based solely on normal sporting practice or the associated uncertainty – a criminal offence;
Amendment 285 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Maintains that it is essential to develop instruments designed to foster cooperation between public authorities and sports authorities in relation to cases of sports fraud, and that cooperation with Europol and Eurojust could be envisaged;
Amendment 295 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to submit, by 2012, a proposal aimed at gaining a better understanding of the specific needs of the sports sector and taking practical action to address them, with full regard to the provisions of Article 165 TFEU;
Amendment 301 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge the importance of sport as a means of promoting peace, economic growth, intercultural dialogue, public health, integration and the emancipation of women;
Amendment 318 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
– to draw up a European mapcharter of local, traditional sports and support its dissemination, for example by organising a festival of traditional sports;
Amendment 333 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. ProposeSuggests that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory, and suggests that it should beo sports federations that they consider the idea of having it displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States;
Amendment 335 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory and elsewhere and suggests that it should be displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that Europe must have educated citizens in order to boost economic growth and recalls that it is essential to make basic education accessible for all and foster the integration of education and work and of academia and business;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of continued and significant investments in teacher education, training and lifelong learning while maintaining co-ordinated, EU-wide efforts to achieve other common educational goals; points to the key role of the Leonardo da Vinci programme aimed at developing new abilities and skills;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the role of education, from the early years of development to primary and higher education as well as vocational training and adult learning, including the transmission of knowledge and skills, should be further exploited within the Single Market;
Amendment 196 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of protecting national minorities and the rights and freedoms of their members, as laid down in the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls, in particular, for measures aimed at cultural and linguistic integration in the host country in order to overcome social exclusion;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Schools enable pupils to affirm their cultural identity and to attain a high level of knowledge of foreign languages, in at least two languages including their mother tongue,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 19 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in the Schools in Brussels and Luxembourg the problem of excessive numbers of students is detrimental to the quality of education and prevents the enrolment of children other than the children of EU institutions staff, whereas it is necessary to ensure that all pupils receive the same quality education regardless of mother tongue or school location or category,
Amendment 37 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the economic crisis has repercussions for the financing of the European Schools, it should not affect teaching in mother tongue or see a reduction in the teaching of languages other than French, German and English,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the number of students without a language section (SWALS) is continuing to grow, they should not be penalised in any way due to the fact that they do not have a language section,
Amendment 42 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the SWALS are given learning support in the language of the language section in which they enrol and classes in their mother tongue, which leads to significant and increasing structural costs, so as to be able to follow the classes, and classes in their mother tongue, a few hours a week being the very minimum to keep ties to mother tongue and culture, they are also less costly to the whole system than a language section,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RThis specific educational system enables pupils to study all subjects (particularly the sciences) in their mother tongue with qualified teachers, or as a SWALS with the necessary learning support and classes to maintain their mother tongue; regrets that the European Schools are often wrongly considered to be elitist schools, when their mission is to provide mother-tongue education for students whose parents may be required to change their place of work or return to their country of origin;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 113 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the creation, once the quota of students is reached, of new language sections so the SWALSas many pupils as possible can be educated in their mother tongue and there is no discrimination with regard to students from other language sections, with a consequent reduction of the costs associated with the SWALS’ particular status;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the lack of seconded staff must be compensated by local recruitment of staff whose salaries are paid by the Schools; cCalls on the Board of Governors to ensure that the Member States who do not contribute financially by seconding teachers pay an equivalent financial contribution to the Schools’ budget;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for general use of the working languages for teaching all non-fundamental subjects, without it being detrimental to those whose mother-tongue is not one of working languages;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the recognition process under the general system and the automatic system based on professional experience is overly cumbersome and time-consuming for both competent authorities and those who pursue certain professionals;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States, therefore, preferably to use modern communication technologies, including databases and online registration procedures, in order to ensure that the deadlines set under the general recognition system are met and that significant improvements are made in terms of access to information and transparency of decision-making for professionals;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further clarification of the concept of temporary and occasional provision of services; argues that competent authorities face difficulties applying the regime and, therefore, calls on the Commission to evaluate the current provisions set out in Article 7 of the directive, specifically those concerning public health and safety, and to evaluate the option of supplementing the above- mentioned provisions of Article 7(1) with a requirement to supply all information on the service provision that is relevant and necessary in order to assess its temporary and occasional nature, providing evidence that the service provider has no criminal convictions, and to present its conclusions to Parliament;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to evaluate the option of supplementing the provisions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 5(2) of the directive with the establishment for all professions of a benchmark proportionate to the number of times a service is provided (or number of days’ work) by local professionals in the host state;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that compensation measures, which allow competent authorities to impose an aptitude test or an adaptation period of up to three years and play an invaluable role in ensuring consumer and patient safety, can be applied in a disproportionate manner; calls for enhanced transparency of decision-making for professionals and an evaluation of the Code of Conduct to assist competent authoritiesthe protocols concerning recognition procedures for professionals once the specific nature of the individual professions has been evaluated;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that Member States should regulate professions in a more proportionate manner, with a view to reducing the total number of regulated professions in the EU, setting aside the healthcare sector and the tourism professions, owing to their specific, distinctive and atypical features;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
8a. Underlines, however, the importance of ensuring that the intellectual professions continue to be regulated, also in order to increase consumer protection;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Argues that the protection of consumer and patient safety is a vital objective in the context of the revision of the directive; draws attention to the special status of healthcare professionals and calls on the Commission to take into account also all other professions involving citizens and recipients of services;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the concept of a voluntary Professional Card, which must be linked to an electronic database such as the IMI, could be a useful tool to aid mobility for some professions, excluding those (professions) for which the application of compensatory measures is required; stresses that any card introduced must meet specific conditions and that the necessary safeguards must be established;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card solely at the request of the representatives of the respective professions, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and consumer safety would be ensured;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and completeness and consumer safety would be ensured, without prejudice to respect for the country of establishment principle;
Amendment 108 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Union, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts through transnational and Union level activities are required. The European Citizens' Initiative provides a uniquen opportunity to enable citizens to participate directly in shaping the development of EU legislation.
Amendment 192 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Debates/studies and interventions on defining moments in European history, in particular to keep the memory alive of the crimes committed under Nazism and, equally, Stalinism
Amendment 205 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
– Studies on issues related to citizenship and civic participation and volunteering
Amendment 219 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting European integration, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups, NGOs and other civil society organisations (such as survivors' associations), and educational and research institutions. The Commission shall ensure that administrative procedures are streamlined, thus providing easy access to the Programme.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding for the Programme in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding for the Programme.
Amendment 227 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Without prejudice to the first and second sub-paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall expressly empower the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections on projects coming under the Programme.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may establish criteria to identify professions whose members should be issued with the European Professional Card as a matter of priority. Initially, the following criteria shall be regarded as the most significant: a) the profession should be regulated in more than five Member States; b) the profession should offer high mobility potential within the European Union; c) a high degree of interest should have been expressed by members of the profession or by professional associations. The Commission shall support those Member States which wish to make the introduction of the European Professional Card compulsory. This process may be preceded by an impact assessment.
Amendment 255 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4 b – paragraph 3
Article 4 b – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority of the home Member State shall acknowledge receipt of the application and inform the applicant of any missing document without delay from submiss, without delay from submission of the application, of any missing documents, which should be produced within a reasonable periond of thime applicationnd in accordance with all specified requirements. It shall create a file of the application containing all supporting documents within the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). In case of subsequent applications by the same applicant, the competent authorities of the home or the host Member State may not request the re- submission of documents which are already contained in the IMI file and which are still valid.
Amendment 309 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4 d – paragraph 5
Article 4 d – paragraph 5
5. Where the host Member State fails to take a decision within the time limits set out in the paragraphs 2 and 3 or to request additional information within one montha reasonable period from the date of receipt of the European Professional Card by the home Member State, the European Professional Card shall be deemed to be validated by the host Member State for a maximum period of two months and to constitute recognition of the professional qualification to the regulated profession concerned in the host Member State.
Amendment 382 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) the service provider is accompanying the service recipient, provided that the service recipient'’s habitual residence is in the service provider'’s Member State of establishment and the profession does not appear on the list referred to in Article 7(4), except in the case of services provided by tourist guides.
Amendment 403 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the service provider and the training required in the host Member State, to the extent that that difference is such as to be harmful to public health or safety, to adversely affect consumers’ rights or to be incompatible with overriding requirements in the public interest, and that it cannot be compensated by professional experience or lifelong learning of the service provider, the host Member State shall give the service provider the opportunity to show, in particular by means of an aptitude test, that he has acquired the lacking knowledge or competence. In any case, it must be possible to provide the service within one month of a decision being taken in accordance with the third subparagraph.
Amendment 600 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/CE
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
A Member State shall ensure that any controls of the knowledgehecking of a language areknowledge is carried out by a competent authority after the decisions referred to in Articles 4d, 7(4) and 51(3) have been taken and if there is a serious and concrete doubt about the professional'’s sufficient language knowledge in respect of the professional activities this person intends to pursue.
Amendment 617 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/CE
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Any controls and language controlhecking shall be limited to the knowledge of one of the official languages of the Member State according to the choice of the person concerned, it and shall be proportionate to the activity to be pursued and free of charge for the professional. The person concerned shall be allowed to appeal such controls before national courts.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The scope of application of the Directive is extended to libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives, encouraging the use of virtualisation of historical sites in order to simplify access to this type of information. The Directive does not apply to other cultural institutions, such as operas, ballets or theatres, including the archives that are part of these institutions.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The aims of this regulation take on increasing importance in view of the frequency of attempts to illegally cross the EU's external borders and given that the criminal networks involved in the facilitation of illegal migration are often also involved in trafficking in human beings, drugs and nuclear material and in supporting terrorist groups.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
Amendment 65 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably human dignity, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, right to liberty and security, right to the protection of personal data, of access to documents, non-refoulement, non- discrimination and rights of the child. This Regulation should be applied by Member States in accordance with these rights and principles.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and the Agency shall comply with fundamental rights, including data protection requirements, when applying this Regulation. They shall give priority to the special needs of children, in particular unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking, persons in need of urgent medical assistance, persons in need of international protection, persons in distress at sea and other persons in a particularly vulnerable situation.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘reaction capability’ means the ability to perform actions aimed at countering illegal cross-border movements and prevent or minimise the loss of migrants at sea, including the means and timelines to react adequately to unusual circumstances;
Amendment 102 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) ‘cross-border crime’ means any serious or organised crime committed at the external borders of Member States or at their proximity, such as trafficking in human beings, smuggling of drugs and other illicit activities that have a cross- border dimension;
Amendment 108 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) 'interception' means all measures taken by a Member State in order to prevent, interrupt or stop illegal actions like the movement of persons crossing external borders without the required documentation, drug smugglings, criminal trafficking and to prevent or minimise deaths of immigrants at sea.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) contribute to an effective and efficient management of the resources and personnel at its disposal;
Amendment 140 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national situational picture shallmay be composed of information collected from the following sources:
Amendment 211 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Agency mayshall provide a national coordination centre upon request with information on the external borders of the requesting Member State and on the pre- frontier area which is derived from:
Amendment 220 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Agency mayshall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 by combining and analysing data collected from the following systems, sensors and platforms:
Amendment 222 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Agency may not refuse a request for information which could be vital to support the reaction capability of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 bis (new)
Article 12 bis (new)
Amendment 255 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The exchange of information and cooperationfficient functioning of EUROSUR shall depend on its ability to cooperate and collaborate with neighbouring third countries oin preventing irregular migration and cross-border crime may take place on the basis ofthe exchange of information. The European Union and/or one or several Member States shall draw up bilateral or multilateral agreements betweenwith one or several Member States and one or several neighbouring third countries concerned. The national coordination centres of the Member States shall be the contact point for the exchange of information between the network referred to in Article 7 and the regional networks with neighbouring third countrof the third countries concerned in order to prevent irregular migration and cross-border criminal activities.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction, including through private-sector development; promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion , rural development, climate action and disaster resilience, in addition to protection of the historical, artistic, archaeological, cultural and environmental heritage;
Amendment 23 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) protecting the historical, artistic and cultural heritage.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
(fa) Support for action by the Union for the Mediterranean geared to fostering dialogue and cooperation with countries in the Mediterranean area, in particular on migration, in strict compliance with internal security and border management provisions.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.13
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.13
Empowering individuals to improve and manage their health throughout life will result in cost savings to healthcare systems by enabling the management of chronic disease outside institutions and improve health outcomes. This requires research into behavioural and social models, social attitudes and aspirations in relation to personalised health technologies, geared in particular to disease prevention, mobile and/or portable tools, new diagnostics and personalised services which promote a healthy lifestyle, wellbeing, self-care, improved citizen/healthcare professional interaction, personalised programmes for disease and disability management, as well as support for knowledge infrastructures.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
Cyber security is a prerequisite for people, business and public services in order to benefit from the opportunities offered by the Internet. It requires providing security for systems, networks, access devices, and software and services, including cloud computing, while taking into account the interoperability of multiple technologies. Research will prevent, detect and manage in real-time cyber-attacks across multiple domains and jurisdictions, and to protect critical ICT infrastructures. The digital society is in full development with constantly changing uses and abuses of the Internet (requiring, among other things, specific technological research into means of putting an end to child pornography on the Internet), new ways of social interaction, new mobile and location-based services and the emergence of the Internet of Things. This requires a new type of research which should be triggered by the emerging applications, usage and societal trends. Nimble research initiatives will be undertaken including pro-active R&D to react quickly to new contemporary developments in trust and security.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The implementation of Horizon 2020 should respond to the evolving opportunities and needs from science and technology, industry, policies and society and in the cultural sector. As such, the agendas should be set in close liaison with stakeholders from all sectors concerned, and sufficient flexibility should be allowed for new developments. External advice should be sought on a continuous basis during Horizon 2020, also making use of relevant structures such as European Technology Platforms, Joint Programming Initiatives and the European Innovation Partnerships.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) research activity aiming at human cloning for reproductive purposes;,
Amendment 74 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) research activity intended to modify the genetic heritage of human beings which could make such changes heritable;
Amendment 77 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) partner-based research and the establishment of networks to ensure better-quality planning;
Amendment 107 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to encourage experienced researchers to broaden or deepen their skills by means of mobility by opening attractive career opportunities in universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups all over Europe and beyond, while taking account of the role of young people in the science sector. Opportunities to restart a research career after a break shall also be supported.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point b
Annex 1 – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point b
Advancing scientific knowledge of the potential impact of nanotechnologies and nanosystems on health or on the environment, and providing tools for risk assessment and management along the entire life cycle, and to enable people with disabilities to be more fully integrated into society.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex 1 – part III – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) fight crime and, terrorism and illegal immigration;
Amendment 131 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part IV – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part IV – point 3 – paragraph 2
The JRC's key competence areas will be energy, transport, environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, health and consumer protection, the protection of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage, information and communication technologies, reference materials, and safety and security (including nuclear in the Euratom programme).
Amendment 66 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – factsheet 2 – part 4 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 7 a (new)
Annex – factsheet 2 – part 4 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 7 a (new)
It promotes international development cooperation on improving food production and raising the level and quality of the food and nutrition sector.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – factsheet 4 – part 3 – paragraph 2
Annex – factsheet 4 – part 3 – paragraph 2
Similarly, it would also liaise with the CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Programme) eco-innovation market replication projects, where material recycling is one of the priority areas. Such experience will continue with Horizon 2020, namely in the context of thesocietal challenges in the form of climate action, resource efficiency, and the sustainable supply of raw materials societal challenges, encouraging the use of materials for cultural heritage that will better stand up to the effects of time.
Amendment 248 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher educationvocational education and training, higher education and adult learning, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education and training in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education and training in the third countries.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. Particular attention should be paid to improving the education opportunities of disadvantaged students. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Amendment 278 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The programme should pay particular attention to the territorial dimension of education and training policies and, especially, to rising inequalities in educational attainment at national and local level.
Amendment 298 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the framework of the Programme, and complementarity to activities of Member States in compliance with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the fFunctioning of the European Union and other activities, in particular in the fields of culture, research, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relations and the media, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumers, development, volunteering, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relations, as well as in accordance with the Union's macro-regional strategies, such as the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region and the European Union Strategy for the Mediterranean area.
Amendment 325 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
4. ‘"Cooperation for innovation and good practices’" means transnational cooperation projects involving public and private organisations, active in the fields of education, training and/or youth and may include other organisations. responsible for or involved in education and training;
Amendment 337 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 17
Article 2 – point 17
17. "“youth activity"” means an out-of- school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach and implementable under the European Skills Passport scheme;
Amendment 373 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 - point a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 - point a (new)
(a) achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and, as provided for in the Youth on the Move strategy, the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing the number of students in the 30-34 age bracket;
Amendment 378 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) achievement of the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010– 2018), including in particular:
Amendment 379 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) - point i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) - point i (new)
(i) offering more, equal education and training opportunities to all young people, so as to give them better job prospects;
Amendment 389 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – point a – introductory part
(a) To improve the level of key competences and hard and soft skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market;
Amendment 391 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1
Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1
– % of participants who have increased their key competences and/or their skills relevant for their employability, thanks to the competences and skills acquired, have found a job within three years of completing their studies;
Amendment 402 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c – introductory part
Article 5 – point c – introductory part
(c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national and local level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 422 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new) – title (new)
Article 5 a (new) – title (new)
Article 5a Sectors and brand names
Amendment 423 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
In the field of education and training, the programme shall be divided into the following sectors associated with specific brand names:
Amendment 424 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new) – – point a (new)
Article 5 a (new) – – point a (new)
(a) "Erasmus Mundus" for international cooperation in higher education;
Amendment 452 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) - title (new)
Article 5 b (new) - title (new)
Article 5b Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 453 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) - introductory wording (new)
Article 5 b (new) - introductory wording (new)
In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 454 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – introductory wording (new)
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – introductory wording (new)
1. in the field of Erasmus Mundus (international cooperation in higher education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 455 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new)
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new)
(a) strengthen excellence and quality both within the European Higher Education Area and in its attractiveness in a global context;
Amendment 456 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a a (new)
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a a (new)
(aa) promote the quality of joint degree programmes among higher education institutions of participating countries, as well as among higher education institutions of participating countries and those of third countries;
Amendment 457 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a b (new)
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a b (new)
(ab) improve and increase student and staff mobility to and from third countries;
Amendment 458 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a c (new)
Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a c (new)
(ac) increase transparency and recognition of joint higher education qualifications awarded in the European Higher Education Area.
Amendment 494 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
1a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), learning mobility of individuals between the participating countries shall support:
Amendment 495 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – point a (new)
(a) mobility of higher education students in the form of studying at a partner institution, assistantships or traineeships abroad. This may include also other mobility related activities such as Intensive Programmes ("Summer Schools") or voluntary dissemination of information in schools by individual learners ("Europe Meets School"). Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility referred to in Article 14(3);
Amendment 496 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new)
(ab) mobility of students and staff to and from third countries, including mobility organised on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls (Erasmus Mundus).
Amendment 524 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisationspublic and private authorities and organisations responsible for or involved in education, training and/or youth activities or other relevant sectors developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting exchanges of experience and know-how;
Amendment 527 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) transnational partnerships between enterprises and, education institutions and public authorities, including local governments, in the form of:
Amendment 552 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – introductory wording (new)
2a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 553 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – point a (new)
(a) Erasmus intensive programmes ("Erasmus summer schools") in the context of the partnerships described in points (a), (b) and (ba) of paragraph 1, not least as a means of helping students to find jobs and businesses to find suitable employees.
Amendment 561 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries and international organizations, involving European and third country stakeholders.
Amendment 570 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI University).
Amendment 213 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) One of the general objectives of the Framework Programme established by this Regulation is to safeguard and enhance Europe’s cultural heritage, the right to which has also been recognised as being inherent in the right to participate in cultural life enshrined in the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Cultural Heritage for Society, which entered into force on 1 June 2011. This Convention highlights the role of cultural heritage in the building of a peaceful and democratic society and in the sustainable development process, the promotion of cultural diversity, the development of a common European identity and keeping its memory alive.
Amendment 223 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The European cultural and creative sectors are inherently fragmented along national and linguistic lines. On the one hand, fragmentation results in a culturally diverse and highly independent cultural landscape, providing a voice for the different cultural traditions forming the diversity of our European heritage. On the other hand, fragmentation leads to limited and sub-optimal transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and operators within and outside the Union, to geographical imbalances and - subsequently - to a limited choice for the consumeraudience.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to confront these challenges, the sector needs to improve its audience development skills, which can bring cultural, social and economic benefits: cultural, in the sense of helping European works reach larger audiences and fostering meaningful engagement; social, by helping to reach young people and the disadvantaged; and economic, by helping to create new revenue streams.
Amendment 239 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, maintain their competitiveness or internationalise. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities and their intrinsic need to take risks and experiment in order to innovate, the lack of investment-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions.
Amendment 263 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors should be taken into account, inter alia by consulting those sectors through the appropriate channels, and particular care should be taken to ensure that administrative and financial procedures are simplified.
Amendment 279 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. 'cultural and creative sectors' means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation. The cultural and creative sectors include in particular architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), parlour and board games, cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts;
Amendment 295 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the transnational character of its activitiescultural and creative activities, in particular in the audiovisual sector, and their impact, which will complement national, international and other Union programmes;
Amendment 305 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) transnational cooperation stimulating more comprehensive, rapid and effective responses to global challenges and innovation and creating long-term systemic effects on the sectors;
Amendment 327 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b
Article 5 – point b
(b) to promote the transnational circulation of cultural Europeand creative works and operators and reach new audiences in Europe and beyondthe mobility of operators in the above- mentioned sectors, in particular artists and creative professionals (especially women and young people), as well as to reach new audiences and improve access to cultural and creative works in the Union and beyond, in particular for children, young persons, disabled persons and under-represented groups;
Amendment 334 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) to improve access to culture for citizens, with particular reference to people belonging to minorities, disadvantaged groups and young people;
Amendment 337 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and organisa, organisations and local public institutions;
Amendment 349 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d
Article 5 – point d
(d) to support transnational policy cooperation in order to foster policy development, innovation, audience building and new businessentrepreneurial models.
Amendment 355 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) an Cross-sectoral Strand addressed to all cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 369 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations. This facility shall have the following priorities:
Amendment 413 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point e
Article 8 – point e
(e) conferences, training, seminars and policy dialogue including in the field of cultural and media literacyon cultural, media and digital literacy as well as film education, in cooperation with, inter alia, media organisations such as broadcasting organisations, universities, and other cultural institutions;
Amendment 465 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) supporting actions providing operators with skills and know-how encouraging the adaption to digital technologies, including the testing of new approaches to audience- building and businessentrepreneurial models;
Amendment 489 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting the circulation of European literaturecultural and creative works and products, such as literature, with a view to ensuring its widest possible accessibility;
Amendment 582 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point i a (new)
Article 12 – point i a (new)
(ia) activities designed to promote film and media literacy, in particular in cooperation with cultural institutions, broadcasting and other media organisations and universities;
Amendment 652 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In order to implement the programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 18 (2)(1a) and with the principles laid down in this Regulation. The annual work programmes shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing.
Amendment 666 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds. The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may be authorised to carry out on- the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding obtained under the Programme in question, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing that there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or decision or a contract concerning Union funding.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Whereas the Drug prevention and information programme was based on a public health legal basis and therefore covered health considerations, notably the reduction of health harms associated with drug use, the Justice programme should approach anti-drugs policy via the angle of crime prevention through projects to provide education in living within the law, with a view to combating the involvement of very young people in particular in illegal activities. Illicit drug trafficking and other illegal activities related to drugs should be the main focus of drug-related funding under the new programme.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
b) ‘members of the judiciary and judicial staff' means judges, prosecutors, advocates, solicitors, notaries, court officers, civil and commercial mediators, bailiffs, court interpreters and other professionals associated with the judiciary.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 2
The indicator to measure the achievement of this objective shall be, inter alia, the number of cases of trans-border cooperation the quantitative and qualitative nature of the data gathered at national and European level on illegal trafficking and illegal activities relating to drugs, including the number of persons or organisations convicted of trafficking and drug-related activities.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Access to the Programme shall be open to all non-governmental organisations established and registered in the Union and all public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in:
Amendment 113 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure overall consistency, complementarity and synergies with other Union instruments, inter alia, with the Rights and Citizenship Programme, the Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, crime prevention and the fight against cross- border, serious and organised crime, the Health for Growth Programme, the Erasmus for all Programme, the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, including with the activities of the agencies involved in the programme.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0367(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure an adequate framework for providing rapidly and by means of simplified procedures emergency assistance, this Regulation should allow support for actions the expenditure of which was incurred before the application for such assistance was made, in accordance with the provision in the Financial Regulation which allows such flexibility in duly substantiated exceptional cases.
Amendment 135 #
2011/0367(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) needed toand/or functional in carrying out the activities covered by the project concerned;
Amendment 141 #
2011/0367(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) expenditure for campaigns to inform and raise awareness about the programme’s purpose. These shall, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, be organised at a local level and have an incisive impact there.
Amendment 159 #
2011/0367(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives, duly empowered to carry out on-the-spot audits, shall have access to all records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to project expenditure or to its management and control systems. Member States shall provide copies of such records, documents and metadata to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 164 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Access to the Programme shall be open to all non-governmental organisations established and registered in the EU and to all public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in:
Amendment 597 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part
Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – VWarsavizawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – VWienna Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – VWienna Vienna – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna – Ancona
Amendment 611 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new)
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new)
Ravenna - Ancona Rail upgrading
Amendment 619 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new)
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new)
Ancona Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms
Amendment 31 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The deployment of ultra-fast broadband will particularly benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which often cannot benefit from web-based services such as 'cloud computing' due to inadequate connectivity and speed of existing broadband connections. This will unlock the potential for substantial productivity gains for SMEs. With that aim in view, priority should be given, in particular in the context of the current crisis, to industrial areas which have not yet been connected to the broadband network as a result of geographical or environmental problems.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 14
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 14
In addition, high speed connections to public internet access points, notably in public facilities, such as schools, hospitals, local government offices and, libraries and museums, shall also be supported.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partnersthose that perform their activities in the fields of the environment, culture, education, youth and sport, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
(72) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, in each Member State a single website or website portal providing information on all the operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available, with the aim of rendering access to funds less complex.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) bodies representing civil society, including environmental partnersthose that perform their activities in the fields of the environment, culture, education, youth and sport, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Part 2 – Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiencyefficient use of resources, including those linked to the historical, cultural, artistic and archeological heritage;
Amendment 57 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– exchange of information, sharing of experience and good practices of national, regional, and local administrations, associations, NGOs and other organisations;
Amendment 24 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation iii
Recommendation iii
(iii) Stresses that the Youth in Action programme reinforces the renewed EU Youth Strategy (2010-2018) and contributes both to combating youth unemployment and promoting social inclusion through non-formal and informal learning and through actions geared to the voluntary sector;
Amendment 34 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation x
Recommendation x
(x) Points out the alarming level of youth unemployment and notes with concern that youth policy is not sufficiently visible in the Commission proposal; stresses the need to create a separate chapter and a specific budget heading;
Amendment 118 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) When a Member State authorises, under the conditions established in this Directive, the use of orphan works by publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or public service broadcasting organisations for purposes beyond their public interest mission, rightholders who come forward to claim their works should be remunerated. Such remuneration should take account of the type of work and the use concerned. Member States may provide that revenues collected from such use of orphan works for the purpose of remuneration but which are unclaimed after the expiry of the period fixed in accordance with this Directive should contribute to financing rights information sources that willthe establishing of a guarantee fund protecting any rightholders whose rights have not been recognised owing to a facilitate diligent search, by low-cost and automated means, in respure to identify the rightholder, and to supporting online cross-border projects of categories of works that fall actually or potentially within the scope of application of this Directiven access to orphan works that help to promote and safeguard the EU’s cultural and linguistic diversity.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) raising citizens’ awareness of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights by promoting information campaigns in all Member States;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas youth organisations are major providers of non-formal education complementary to formal education, which is essential to equip young people with skills and competences in order to become active citizens and ease their access to the labour market; through this, youth organizations help to achieve the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas it is pivotal to involve young people and the youth organisations that represent them, in the decision-making process so as to provide them with a sense of ownership and ensure they are actively contributing their views to a youth strategy,
Amendment 48 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends that the European institutions set up a Structured Dialogue in the field of Education within the Education and Training 2020 framework to fully involve education stakeholders in the implementation of education measures of Youth on the move in cooperation with the structured Dialogue on Youth;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to continue investing in the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action; and to present a proposal for the next generation of mobility and youth programmes that will meet the aim of having all young Europeans mobile by 2020;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the European institutions strengthen the structured dialogue with youth organisations and other stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for young people and to follow up on Youth on the Move;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 123 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is convinced that the youth in action programme is crucial for youth participation in Europe and that this programme should be strengthened and continued;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Invites the European Commission to present a Green Paper on participation of young people as the concrete proposal on how to further the involvement of young people in decision-making processes;
Amendment 144 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out the need to find a balance between higher education systems on one hand and the needs of the economy and society in general on the other through adequate curricula for future skills and jobsthat assure competencies and skills for the future society and economy;
Amendment 161 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges the Commission to establish a database of innovative projects facilitating an exchange of good practices between projects already tried and tested by Member States or universities, in order to help connect graduates and enterprises and ensure graduates’ immediate access to the world of work;
Amendment 175 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to use the future Structured Dialogue on Education to develop the higher education priorities within the Europe 2020-strategy further; and that the European institutions strengthen the dialogue with higher education stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for European higher education;
Amendment 218 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Strongly supports the EU target for 40% of young people to complete tertiary (i.e. higher and vocational) education, and calls on the Commission to transform CEDEFOP into an EU agency on Education that provides support to member states and education stakeholders to improve the quality of all types of education in Europe;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that it is essential to address the barriers that are keeping part of the population offline and to engage as many stakeholders as possible to provide: 1- training and public access to broadband services 2- economic assistance for the acquisition of broadband services and equipment 3- incentives for the development of technology and content aimed at specific user's needs;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that achieving 100% broadband access and enabling 100% adoption, will be an utterly wasted effort, if the priorities do not also include a robust strategy for ensuring cyber security and online safety. As broadband services play an increasingly instrumental role in virtually all facets of our cultural, economic, social and governmental institutions, a secure and safe environment is an imperative;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of recognising and embracing all existing broadband platforms, users and services as part of the broadband ecosystem. This will help ensuring 100% broadband access and delivering the many societal benefits envisioned. This will promote 100% broadband adoption;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through education, and that investing in the education of Roma children and youth is therefore essential; emphasises that schooling is a right, but also a duty, and expresses its support for activities aimed at enhancing the participation of Roma students in schools, including via the active involvement of their families;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes promoting voluntary and sporting activities involving Roma and non-Roma to be important in creating greater social inclusion.
Amendment 19 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the link between education and training, particularly the pathway from vocational to higher education, demands changes from learning institutions to cope with the difficulties linked to the differences in teaching and learning styles, and that more suitable teacher training isand closer cooperation between training bodies and firms are therefore necessary;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Europe for Citizens programme supports European civic participation through transnational cooperation projects (such as town- twinning partnerships) and thereby contributes to the development of active European citizenship; stresses that voluntary work is fundamental to active citizenship and democracy, giving concrete expression to European values such as solidarity and non-discrimination, thereby contributing to the harmonious development of European society; reiterates the importance of renewed commitment to voluntary work as part of the Europe for Citizens programme;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that EU education, youth, media and culture programmes are successful in that they enjoy high implementation rates and generate clear European added value, strengthening the sense of European identity and belonging, and believes that there are good arguments for increasing the resources devoted to them; underlines the importance of linking the allocation of resources more closely to take-up;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the role that sport plays in promoting tourism and calls for the introduction of specific policies to promote and support sports tourism;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cultural and creative industries are characterised by a dual (economic and cultural) naturnature, being economic in that they contribute to economic development through employment, economic growth and wealth creation, but also cultural, thanks to activities integrating individuals socially and culturally into society as well as by being involved in promoting values and cultural identities and developing a European cultural heritage,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas as this dual nature differentiates them from other industries, implementation of policies and specific measures must be taken into account,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the European Union, cultural and creative industries play a major role in promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, pluralism and social and territorial cohesion, democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue, but also in democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue throughout the Union,
Amendment 42 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas artists do not have at present a legal status at EU level that takes into account the specific nature of their work and their career, in regard to mobility, working conditions and social protection in particular,
Amendment 56 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need to analyse cultural and creative industries and the impact of their activities on the European economy, describing them each in turn, in order to highlight their characteristics, better understand their goals and problems and implement more effective measures;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, legal and taxation aspects of these sectors; invites the Commission, therefore, to analyse the impact the cultural and creative industries have on the EU economy, and to publish a performance evaluation guide on employment and business wealth creation in each of the sector’s branches;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop a strong sense of cultural and creative entrepreneurship at local, regional, national and European level;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing specific actions and suitable tools to support and develop European cultural and creative industries, in particular SMEs, with the aim of improving the creation, production, promotion and distribution of cultural goods and services;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to train them in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing, intellectual property rights and intergenerational knowledge transfer;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that, in order to guarantee better distribution of European works and repertoires, initiatives must be introduced aimed at improving and promoting translation, dubbing, subtitling and, surtitling and digitisation of European cultural works and at drawing up specific measures in these areas as part of the new generation of MEDIA and Culture programmes for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Proposes the creation of new pilot projects under the Erasmus and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmes to allow for greater collaboration between universities and enterprises in the cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8a. Reaffirms the aim of preserving the specific nature of some trades and the transfer of know-how, especially in the cultural, creative and crafts sector, and of guaranteeing mechanisms for knowledge transfer; proposes encouraging the establishment at local, regional and territorial level of knowledge transfer workshops, particularly for the traditional creative sector;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Member States to promote the distribution and circulation of works across the European Union;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Reaffirms that the status of European artist must be created so that artists are able to enjoy satisfactory working conditions and appropriate measures in regard to tax systems, their right to work, social security rights and copyright in order to better mobility across the European Union;
Amendment 156 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on all the actors concerned to consider introducing new, innovative financial instruments which are adapted to the specific needs of these industries, such as bank guarantee measures, repayable advances and venture-capital funds; Stresses the importance of professionals in the banking sector being trained to advise on financing cultural and creative projects so that there is better access to credit from financial institutions;
Amendment 169 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages local, territorial and regional bodies to make the financial institutions more aware of the special features of the cultural and creative industries so they are motivated to invest in these industries and in particular in the SMEs;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to set up a multilingual portal establishing a European network connecting professionals in the cultural and creative sector so they may exchange experience and best practices, cooperate on common transnational and cross-border projects, and acquaint themselves with the statutory rules in force, copyright issues, social rights and potential funding;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas some Member States still fail to respectthe respect of the European standards on freedom of expression, media pluralism, and the independence, remit and funding of public service media in all the Member States, should be a priority for the European Union,
Amendment 97 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecCalls the body of Council of Europimportance of the recommendations and declarations by the Council of Europe, which have been agreed upon by all the EU Member States and which lay down European standards with regard to the freedom of expression and media pluralism and the independence, organisation, remit and funding of public service media, in particularly in the information society;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give a mandate to the European Audiovisual Observatory to monitor the way in whichif Member States adhere to these standards, and insists that Member States should be held accountable for failing to fulfil these commitments;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Invites the Member States to support the idea of a European Network of National Controlling Authorities to provide a platform for the exchange of experience and best practices related to their respective national broadcasting system;
Amendment 128 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that transparency of ownership of private broadcasters is nothas to be guaranteed in all Member States, and calls on the Commission to monitor and support progress to this end;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas access to information for citizens and communication between policy-makers and voters are central elements of our representative democratic societies, as democratic governance relies on opportunities for citizens to engage in debatnd are a fundamental prerequisite for the exercise of the public's right to full and informed democratic participation in national and European public life,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the public have a right to be informed about Europe and its specific projects, to express their views on Europe and to be listened to; whereas for communicators the challenge lies specifically in facilitating that dialogue,
Amendment 37 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the lack of online news and information on the EU and its institutions is not the problem, which in fact resides in the availability of a wide range of information without any real order of priority, which can lead to situations in which too much information kills information; notes that all the institutions have launched their own news platforms, which fail, however, to captivate the public, in many cases owing to the use of overly technical language that is not immediately accessible to everyone;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Maintains that communication should be based on genuine dialogue between the general public and policy-makers and calm political debate between members of the public; wishes to see a more interactive dialogue based less on institutional communication, which is often uninviting, using a form of language that is too detached from the public's everyday life;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that, in order to be effective, communication must make it clear that political decisions taken at EU level are of direct relevance to the daily lives of EU citizens, who see Europe as still being too distant and having too little influence in solving their real problems;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the important role played by political parties in shaping public opinion on European issues; points out that they play a leading role in fostering debate and contributing to the European public sphere; takes the view that they should give European issues a more prominent position in their programmes;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that civil society organisations have an important role to play in the European debate; takes the view that that role should be enhanced by means of targeted cooperation projects in the public communication sphere;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of hiring media professionals from outside the EU institutions as press officers at the Commission’s representations and Parliament’s information offices in the Member States, who would have the task of playing an active and visible role in national debates on European issues;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. STakes the view that Parliament's information offices in the Member States should play a more influential role in involving both the national and the local and regional media; suggests increasing the budget lines for Parliament’s information offices, with the specific aim of ensuring better communication;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Member States to consider including the EU as a subject in all secondary education curricula and encourages them to exchange best practice in this area at EU level; believes the full involvement of schools to be of essential importance to EU communication policy, in order to reach out to and engage young people;
Amendment 120 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 130 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests developing EuroparlTV,Believes that an assessment should be made of the value for money provided by EuroparlTV, which should be made more effective by further integrating it into Parliament’s internet strategy and stepping up the distribution of its content to TV channels and online media;
Amendment 150 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to monitor, via Eurostat, the amount of European news provided by public service broadcasters;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new) (after subheading 'EU/local')
Paragraph 23 a (new) (after subheading 'EU/local')
23a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that the EU institutions work alongside each other in improving communication activities; takes the view that the EU institutions should help to decentralise EU communication policy in order to give it a local dimension and should encourage the Member States to provide the public with more information on EU- related matters;
Amendment 41 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.
Amendment 44 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) This Decision is without prejudice to the protection afforded to market players by Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1; --------------- 1 OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where Member States wish to adopt one of the measures under paragraph 2, they must do so in accordance with the conditions stipulated in Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive and in accordance with the procedures under Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1; ------------------- 1 OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37.
Amendment 67 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the bandexceptional cases, duly justified for technical reasons, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applicationelectronic communications services.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the continued availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means creating better opportunities and working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market and in passing on expertise in traditional trades, combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
Amendment 31 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy, to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons, in particular by fostering the passing on of expertise in traditional trades;
Amendment 91 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Signatories shall be considered as coming from the Member State which issued the identification document indicated in their statement of supportose nationality they possess.
Amendment 169 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to create information services, such as special telephone helplines and Internet sites, to provide advice and assistance to children.
Amendment 177 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recruitment, training and raising the awareness of those working with children 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to promote the protection of children’s rights among those working with children in the sectors of education, health, and social, judicial and police protection, as well as in areas relating to sport, culture and leisure. 2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the persons referred to in paragraph 1 have never been convicted of sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
Amendment 178 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Education for children and teachers Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that, during primary and secondary education, children and their teachers are given information on the risks relating to the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, and on existing protection instruments. This information, which should be given in the presence of the parents, should form part of general information on sexuality, with particularly reference to the risks relating to the use of new information and communications technologies.
Amendment 179 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. The participation of children, the private sector, the media and civil society 1. Member States shall encourage the participation of children in implementing polices, programmes or other initiatives designed to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. 2. Member States shall encourage the private sector, particularly the fields of information technology, communications, tourism, banking and finance, and civil society, to take part in the drawing up and implementation of policies to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, by means of rules on self- regulation and exchange of information with the competent authorities. 3. Member States shall encourage the media to provide appropriate information on all aspects of the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, with due regard for the independence of the media and the freedom of the press. 4. Member States shall provide the necessary finance through the establishment of special funds for the implementation of projects and programmes to prevent, and protect children from, sexual exploitation and abuse.
Amendment 184 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography, where it is not possible to secure their immediate removal. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it.
Amendment 187 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The removal of such content shall be undertaken in accordance with national procedures and with adequate safeguards to ensure that it is confined to what is strictly necessary.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision, ‘sites’ shall mean monuments, natural or urban sites, cultural landscapes, places of remembrance, cultural goods and objects, cultural routes and intangible heritage attached to a place, including contemporary heritage.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2
and/or the place and role of a site in European history and European integration, and its links with key European events or personalities, as well as with cultural, artistic, political, social, scientific, technological, environmental or industrial movements;
Amendment 115 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the event that the panel of experts decides that neither of the two sites proposed by a Member State are eligible, the possibility will be assessed of awarding the label to one of the second sites proposed by the other Member States. However, no more than twenty-seven sites may be proposed for the European label each year.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The attribution of the European label shall not entail any obligation of an urban planning, judicial, landscaping, mobility or architectural nature. The sole law applicable shall be the local law.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the consistent achievements of the i2010 strategy, but calls for more ambitious aims and citizen-orientated priorities under the next strategy, while respecting European cultural diversity;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the urgent need for a clear definition of the Digital Agenda, as an important aspect of the European cultural dimension and content; calls in this respect on the Commission to implement the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in all policy initiatives relating to the Digital Agenda;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of teaching secondary school students how to use online resources, in particular governmental ones, in order to make them familiar with ICT and to increase their interest in the political environment;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of implementing policies and measures promoting ‘Digital literacy’ in order to reduce barriers to social integration and personal development in a lifelong- learning perspective;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that an EU-level information campaign be initiated in order to achieve a higher level of awareness, notably by the development and dissemination of digital cultural content;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for new investment in research in order to better implement existing digital instruments, to guarantee the access of all citizens to cultural products;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that Europeana is the right instrument to enable citizens to access and improve their knowledge of the European cultural heritage;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 47 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 57 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 61 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 261 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013, to take concrete actions to enforce intellectual property rights and to implement the fight against piracy in the digital internal market, by developing a legal and sustainable offer of digital content;
Amendment 138 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of further combating drugs, drug addiction, alcohol- related harm and other forms of addiction, including gambling, especially by means of prevention and rehabilitation;
Amendment 145 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the importance of promoting youth education campaigns to combat doping and support clean sport;
Amendment 146 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Deeply regrets the fact that the cooperation framework makes no reference to consumer policies; takes the view that some health problems may be related to the production and marketing of unhealthy food;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses also the need to develop more outreach programmes for marginalised groups, such as legal immigrants, people with special needs, young people who need to be reintegrated into society after a period of imprisonment, homeless people and others;