Activities of Nadja HIRSCH
Plenary speeches (56)
Implementation of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement - Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America (debate) DE
The situation in Hungary (debate) DE
Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield (debate) DE
Cyber defence (debate) DE
The use of IPA funds in Turkey (debate) DE
US tariffs in the steel and aluminium sector and the EU's response (debate) DE
US tariffs in the steel and aluminium sector and the EU's response (debate) DE
The violation of human rights and the rule of law in the case of two Greek soldiers arrested and detained in Turkey (debate) DE
US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium (debate)
Current human rights situation in Turkey - Situation in Afrin, Syria (debate) DE
European Court of Justice judgment of 8 April concerning data retention (C 293/12 and C 594/12) (debate)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund (general provisions) - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund - Internal Security Fund (Police cooperation, preventing and combating crime and crisis management) - Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (debate)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (debate)
Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (A7-0106/2014 - Olga Sehnalová)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 - Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (debate)
Connected TV (short presentation)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch) (vote)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (debate)
Youth guarantee (debate)
EU growth (debate)
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Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
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Cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (short presentation)
Migration flows and asylum and their impact on Schengen (debate)
Granting and withdrawing international protection (debate)
Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
State of European asylum system, after the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (debate)
Immediate EU measures in support of Italy and other Member States affected by exceptional migratory flows (debate)
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Cost of examining asylum seekers’ applications in Member States (debate)
Trafficking in human beings (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
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European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC). Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008) - Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Decision 2008/839/JHA) - The establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
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2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
Preventing trafficking in human beings (debate)
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Reports (2)
REPORT on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination PDF (284 KB) DOC (227 KB)
REPORT on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy PDF (291 KB) DOC (195 KB)
Shadow reports (20)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China in connection with DS492 European Union - Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products PDF (462 KB) DOC (57 KB)
REPORT on the implementation of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru PDF (348 KB) DOC (61 KB)
REPORT on Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy PDF (371 KB) DOC (74 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the accession of Samoa to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part PDF (492 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership PDF (468 KB) DOC (62 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership PDF (510 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the European Union and certain third countries PDF (612 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World PDF (201 KB) DOC (99 KB)
REPORT on tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out PDF (348 KB) DOC (236 KB)
REPORT on cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue PDF (198 KB) DOC (105 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services PDF (697 KB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on connected TV PDF (188 KB) DOC (140 KB)
REPORT on Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society’s interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery PDF (386 KB) DOC (266 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States PDF (123 KB) DOC (56 KB)
REPORT on Social Business Initiative – Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation PDF (205 KB) DOC (140 KB)
REPORT on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees PDF (186 KB) DOC (115 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection and the content of the protection granted (recast) PDF (339 KB) DOC (391 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) PDF (429 KB) DOC (581 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA PDF (362 KB) DOC (328 KB)
REPORT Report on promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status PDF (225 KB) DOC (144 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION on the Interim report on the Proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European Foundation (FE)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation)
OPINION on the 20 main concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market
OPINION on tackling early school leaving
OPINION on equality between women and men in the European Union
Shadow opinions (23)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres
OPINION on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB
OPINION on the state of EU-China relations
OPINION on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests
OPINION on undocumented women migrants in the European Union
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing
OPINION on Follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and the control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market
OPINION on implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012
OPINION on The Governance of the Single Market
OPINION on Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
REVISED DRAFT OPINION on towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Creative Europe Programme
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on groundhandling services at Union airports and repealing Council Directive 96/67/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on entrusting the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with certain tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights, including the assembling of public and private sector representatives as a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy
OPINION on the implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC
OPINION on absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU
OPINION on Youth on the Move: a framework for improving Europe’s education and training systems
OPINION on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA
Institutional motions (42)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (160 KB) DOC (63 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Chechnya and the case of Oyub Titiev PDF (152 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on women's rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (166 KB) DOC (56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Chechnya and the case of Oyub Titiev PDF (166 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Azerbaijan, notably the case of Mehman Huseynov PDF (155 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (153 KB) DOC (60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Azerbaijan, notably the case of Mehman Huseynov PDF (154 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (146 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Egypt, notably the situation of human rights defenders PDF (303 KB) DOC (58 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh PDF (282 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Egypt, notably the situation of human rights defenders PDF (178 KB) DOC (58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh PDF (170 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Bangladesh PDF (293 KB) DOC (60 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Cuba PDF (286 KB) DOC (54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Cuba PDF (361 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Bangladesh PDF (152 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul PDF (288 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Sea of Azov PDF (148 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (152 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (279 KB) DOC (57 KB)
PDF (270 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Sea of Azov PDF (144 KB) DOC (47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region PDF (151 KB) DOC (57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the UAE, notably the situation of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor PDF (147 KB) DOC (57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 97 PDF (155 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region PDF (156 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the UAE, notably the situation of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor PDF (162 KB) DOC (54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 97 PDF (151 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Uganda, arrest of parliamentarians from the opposition PDF (148 KB) DOC (56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Uganda, arrest of parliamentarians from the opposition PDF (271 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its terrestrial borders with Colombia and Brazil PDF (288 KB) DOC (58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its borders PDF (279 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov PDF (161 KB) DOC (49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Bahrain, notably the case of Nabeel Rajab PDF (292 KB) DOC (59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov PDF (271 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Bahrain, notably the case of Nabeel Rajab PDF (299 KB) DOC (54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (162 KB) DOC (61 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of imprisoned EU-Iranian dual nationals in Iran PDF (159 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of imprisoned EU-Iranian dual nationals in Iran PDF (294 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the violation of human rights and the rule of law in the case of two Greek soldiers arrested and detained in Turkey PDF (261 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the current human rights situation in Turkey PDF (289 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the current human rights situation in Turkey PDF (152 KB) DOC (50 KB)
Oral questions (1)
Major interpellation - VP/HR - EU response to sexual misconduct in aid organisations PDF (193 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Written explanations (37)
Interoperability between EU information systems in the field of borders and visa (A8-0347/2018 - Jeroen Lenaers) DE
Grundsätzlich besteht die Notwendigkeit, Daten innerhalb der EU abzugleichen, um Missbrauch und Terror zu bekämpfen. Das vorliegende Trilogergebnis lässt erkennen, dass Fragen der Datensicherheit und des Datenschutzes und damit der Zugang zu den erfassten Daten durchaus ernst genommen worden sind. Insgesamt sind sowohl Zugangskontrollen als auch Zugangsbeschränkungen vielfach in dem Text enthalten. Das Trilogergebnis nimmt darüber hinaus den Grundgedanken der DSGVO auf und reflektiert diesen, sodass sich auch diesbezüglich keine massiven Ablehnungsgründe aufdrängen. Allerdings sind die safeguards im Trilog abgeschwächt worden, und die Befürchtung bleibt, dass die aktuellen Restriktionen über die nächsten Jahre aufgeweicht werden könnten. Es wird in der politischen Verantwortung des nächsten Europäischen Parlaments liegen, weiterhin darauf zu achten, dass diese Einschränkungen beibehalten und nicht zurückgefahren werden.
Interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration (A8-0348/2018 - Nuno Melo) DE
Grundsätzlich besteht die Notwendigkeit, Daten innerhalb der EU abzugleichen, um Missbrauch und Terror zu bekämpfen. Das vorliegende Trilogergebnis lässt erkennen, dass Fragen der Datensicherheit und des Datenschutzes und damit der Zugang zu den erfassten Daten durchaus ernst genommen worden sind. Insgesamt sind sowohl Zugangskontrollen als auch Zugangsbeschränkungen vielfach in dem Text enthalten. Das Trilogergebnis nimmt darüber hinaus den Grundgedanken der DSGVO auf und reflektiert diesen, sodass sich auch diesbezüglich keine massiven Ablehnungsgründe aufdrängen. Allerdings sind die safeguards im Trilog abgeschwächt worden, und die Befürchtung bleibt, dass die aktuellen Restriktionen über die nächsten Jahre aufgeweicht werden könnten. Es wird in der politischen Verantwortung des nächsten Europäischen Parlaments liegen, weiterhin darauf zu achten, dass diese Einschränkungen beibehalten und nicht zurückgefahren werden.
Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (A8-0198/2018 - Franck Proust) DE
Die EU profitiert enorm vom positiven Investitionsklima, das Investitionen aus der ganzen Welt nach Europa zieht. Offene und regelbasierte Volkswirtschaften, Rechtssicherheit und starke Absatzmärkte sind Europas entscheidende Vorteile. Die EU muss und wird weiter offen sein für Investitionsvorhaben aus aller Welt. Doch wir müssen auch wissen, welche ausländischen Groß- und Staatsinvestoren in den verschiedenen EU-Ländern gleichzeitig aktiv sind. Mit der heutigen Entscheidung des Europäischen Parlaments wird die EU-weite Kontrolle strategischer Investitionen von Drittstaaten innerhalb unseres europäischen Binnenmarkts gestärkt. Die Kommission wird als koordinierende Schnittstelle zwischen den unterschiedlichen Kontrollsystemen der Mitgliedstaaten agieren, wenn Investitionen in den Bereichen öffentliche Ordnung und Sicherheit getätigt werden sollen. Vetorechte oder eine Bevormundung der nationalen Regierungen sind richtigerweise nicht vorgesehen, damit schädliche protektionistische Tendenzen zwischen den EU-Staaten gar nicht erst aufkommen. Als Freie Demokraten stehen wir zu offenen Märkten und Investitionen. Wir dürfen aber nicht die Augen davor verschließen, dass Länder wie China ihre Unternehmen massiv subventionieren und damit nicht nach den gleichen Regeln spielen. Europa kann und darf es sich nicht leisten, hier naiv zu agieren.
Combating late payment in commercial transactions (A8-0456/2018 - Lara Comi) DE
Der Zahlungsverzug in der EU ist immer noch ein zentrales Hindernis beim Vorankommen des europäischen Binnenmarktes. Dieser kann nur funktionieren, wenn Start-ups sowie kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen sich darauf verlassen können, dass ihre Rechnungen für Waren und Dienstleistungen rasch beglichen werden. Durch verspätete Zahlungen können finanzielle Engpässe entstehen, die Innovation und Fortschritt abwürgen. Eigentlich sollte die Zahlungsverzugsrichtlinie 2011 hier längst für Abhilfe gesorgt haben, doch an ihrer Umsetzung hapert es bis heute. Eine breite Mehrheit des Europäischen Parlaments hat heute die Mitgliedstaaten aufgefordert, den Zahlungsverzug endlich wirksam zu bekämpfen. Das heißt unter anderem: Angleichung der beiderseitigen Zahlungsfristen, strenge Maßnahmen gegen säumige Schuldner und Verbesserung der allgemeinen Zahlungsdisziplin in Europa. Einige Branchen wie der IT-Sektor und die Freiberufler werden besonders hart von unfairen Zahlungspraktiken in Mitleidenschaft gezogen.
Implementation of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (A8-0446/2018 - Santiago Fisas Ayxelà) DE
Mehr als fünf Jahre nach Abschluss befindet sich das Handelsabkommen mit Kolumbien und Peru in einer wichtigen Umsetzungsphase. Es legt gemeinsame Werte und internationale Standards für Menschen- und Arbeitnehmerrechte sowie die nachhaltige Entwicklung fest, was vor allem kleinen und mittleren Betrieben in den Partnerländern immense Zukunftschancen bietet. Der strategische Wert des Übereinkommens ist für Europa hoch. Denn auch in Lateinamerika geht China aggressiv in die Märkte und bindet somit langfristig wichtige Absatz- und Partnermärkte an sich. Nur dass die Chinesen eben nicht auf eine „werte- und regelbasierte Handelspolitik“ setzen. Gerade in Kolumbien muss das Abkommen den Friedensprozess, der zuletzt wieder ins Stocken geraten ist, aktiver unterstützen. Ein stabiles Kolumbien ist der wirtschaftliche Anker der Region.
Temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the EU and certain third countries (A8-0330/2018 - Christofer Fjellner) DE
Die vorübergehende Rücknahme von Zollpräferenzen oder anderen Präferenzregelungen, z .B. Stabilisierungsmechanismen für bestimmte sensible Erzeugnisse, dürfen allein in Ausnahmefällen und unter klaren, vorher festgelegten Kriterien angewendet werden. Ansonsten läuft die EU Gefahr, dass der Eindruck einsteht, sie würde gegenseitige Zollsenkungen zukünftig mit angezogener Handbremse verhandeln. Doch der vorliegende Bericht schafft hier einen guten Kompromiss, denn die wachsende Komplexität der Handelsbeziehungen und eine wachsende Anzahl bilateraler Abkommen macht es notwendig, dass wir über einheitliche Bedingungen bei der Festschreibung und Anwendung von Schutzmaßnahmen sprechen. Informationen über Einfuhrzahlen aus den Mitgliedstaaten sind hier ebenso wichtig wie transparent durchgeführte Überprüfungen. Wichtig ist mir auch die enge Einbindung des Europäischen Parlaments.
Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy (A8-0407/2018 - Emma McClarkin) DE
Die Akteure des internationalen Handels haben das enorme Potenzial hinter der Blockchain-Technologie längst erkannt. Nun hat sich das Europäische Parlament ebenfalls für den gezielten Einsatz dieser Technologie ausgesprochen. Nun ist die Kommission aufgefordert, mit dem Einsatz von Blockchain einen deutlichen Bürokratieabbau im Bereich Handel, Zoll und Lieferketten einzuleiten. Blockchain sorgt durch kaum manipulierbare Zertifizierungen für Vertrauen zwischen den Handelspartnern und kann daher im Kampf gegen Hehler- und gefälschte Ware helfen. Mir ist wichtig, dass beim Aufbau einer (permissioned ) Blockchain-Infrastruktur Datenschutzbestimmungen voll und ganz eingehalten werden. Das heißt: keine personenbezogenen Daten auf der Blockchain.
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism (A8-0374/2018 - Monika Hohlmeier, Helga Stevens) DE
Die tragischen Ereignisse von Straßburg haben wieder einmal die Notwendigkeit besserer Koordinierung und Zusammenarbeit der Strafverfolgungsbehörden innerhalb der und zwischen den EU-Mitgliedstaaten verdeutlicht. Trotz einiger sinnvoller Empfehlungen ist der Abschlussbericht des Sonderausschusses Terrorismus vollgepackt mit plakativen Forderungen, die keine wirksamen Verbesserungen bei der Kriminalitäts- und Terrorismusbekämpfung darstellen. Gleichzeitig können viele Punkte des Berichts die Grundrechte in der EU in unverhältnismäßiger Weise einschränken. Wir Freie Demokraten lehnen ab, dass das Pseudo-Allheilmittel Vorratsdatenspeicherung wieder aus der Mottenkiste geholt werden soll. Ebenso sprechen wir uns gegen ein Europäisches NetzDG, also automatische Uploadfilter für sogenannten terroristischen Online-Content, und eine Ausweitung der Fluggastdatenspeicherung aus. Wir sehen durch den Berichtstext auch das Recht auf Verschlüsselung gefährdet.
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (A8-0356/2018 - Tanja Fajon) DE
Wir haben mit der Zustimmung zum Bericht Fajon einen wichtigen Schritt zum Erhalt und zur Modernisierung des Schengener Grenzkodex getan. Die Wiedereinführung von Kontrollen an den Binnengrenzen durch einige Länder kann und darf kein Dauerzustand sein. Es braucht einen effektiveren Schutz der Außengrenzen und den politischen Willen, den Schengen-Raum zu sichern und zu erhalten. Der Schengener Grenzkodex und die damit verbundene Reisefreiheit sind die tragenden Säulen einer bürgernahen EU.
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (A8-0335/2018 - Sabine Lösing) DE
Der Gemeinsame Standpunkt zur Waffenausfuhrkontrolle von 2008 ist ein für alle Mitgliedstaaten rechtsverbindlicher Rahmen, in dem klare Kriterien niedergelegt sind. Der vorliegende Initiativbericht weist darauf hin, dass alle Mitgliedstaaten sich an die Vereinbarungen zu halten haben. Gerade vor dem Hintergrund eines sich langsam herausbildenden europäischen Verteidigungsmarktes, sowohl im Bereich der Beschaffung als auch bei der Entwicklung eines Marktes von Exportgütern, und der notwendigen Effizienzerhöhung bei den Verteidigungsausgaben ist die einheitliche Handhabung der Waffenausfuhrkontrolle in allen EU-Staaten entscheidend. Zudem kann die EU nur als glaubwürdiger außenpolitischer Akteur auftreten, wenn die eigenen Werte, bestehende verbindliche Regeln und Menschenrechtsverpflichtungen respektiert und eingehalten werden.
European Electronic Communications Code (A8-0318/2017 - Pilar del Castillo Vera) DE
Der ambitionierte Vorschlag über den europäischen Kodex für die elektronische Kommunikation ist eine Neu- und Zusammenfassung vier bereits bestehender EU-Richtlinien. Das Ziel ist die notwendige Vertiefung des europäischen Binnenmarktes, u. a. bei Kommunikationsnetzwerken wie 5G, der Funkfrequenzvergabe und bei den Telefongebühren innerhalb der EU. Ich begrüße, dass sich nun z. B. auf gemeinsame Regeln für Betreiber, die an Co-Investments beteiligt sind, geeinigt wurde. Denn diese sind entscheidend, um die Attraktivität von Investitionen in neue Netze zu erhöhen. Zudem freue ich mich über die einheitliche Stärkung der Verbraucherrechte bei Mobilfunkverträgen und die Deckelung der Telefongebühren, da dies dem Wettbewerb auf dem europäischen Kommunikationsmarkt zugutekommt.
The rule of law in Romania (B8-0522/2018) DE
Als Werteunion ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass die in Artikel 2 EUV aufgeführten gemeinsamen europäischen Werte sowie die in der Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union verankerten Grundrechte ohne Einschränkung geachtet werden. Die gemeinsame Entschließung des Parlaments drückt zu Recht erhebliche Besorgnis aus angesichts der überarbeiteten justiz- und strafrechtlichen Vorschriften in Rumänien, insbesondere deren Gefahr für die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz und die wirksame Korruptionsbekämpfung. Die Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Rumänien steht auf dem Spiel. Die Fraktion der Liberalen hat hier ein starkes Signal abgegeben und fordert von der Regierung in Bukarest die vollumfängliche Achtung der Rechtsstaatlichkeit – auch vom zur liberalen Parteienfamilie gehörenden Teil der aktuellen rumänischen Regierung.
The use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection (B8-0480/2018) DE
Die Entschließung zum Cambridge Analytica-Skandal ist ein wichtiges Zeichen, dass die aufgedeckte Weiterleitung riesiger Mengen an Nutzerdaten durch Facebook an Dritte sowohl nach damaligem Datenschutzrecht in der EU als auch der heute geltenden DSGVO unrechtmäßig war. Ich begrüße, dass wir uns mit der Entschließung unmissverständlich für die Datensouveränität der Bürger aussprechen und unlauterer und illegaler Datenweitergabe oder —verwendung eine Absage erteilen. Dennoch rückt die Entschließung in einigen Punkten vom Behandlungsgegenstand ab und fordert z. B., etwas überambitioniert, ein Komplettverbot jeglichen politischen „Profilings“. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es aber sinnvoller, ungewollten Effekten des Bereitstellens politischer Meinungen auf Online-Plattformen an Stelle von Verboten mittels besserer Medienkompetenz und Medienerziehung entgegenzuwirken.
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (A8-0313/2018 - Daniele Viotti, Paul Rübig) DE
Bei der Abstimmung über den Gesamthaushaltsplan der Europäischen Union für 2019 ging es auch um die Mittelzuweisung an die Türkei. Ich begrüße, dass sich eine Mehrheit des Europäischen Parlaments für Kürzungen zukünftiger Zahlungen an die Türkei ausgesprochen hat, denn wir dürfen Erdoğans Kurs des Abbaus von Demokratie, Rechtsstaat und Menschenrechten nicht auch noch mit größeren Beträgen mitfinanzieren. Ich fordere weiterhin den offiziellen Stopp der sinnlos gewordenen Beitrittsverhandlungen. Somit wären auch die meisten Zahlungen im Rahmen der sogenannten Heranführungshilfe hinfällig, die von Erdoğans Regierung in oftmals von der EU nicht zu kontrollierenden Bereichen eingesetzt werden. Gleichzeitig müssen die EU und die Mitgliedstaaten ihren Verpflichtungen aus dem Migrationsabkommen mit der Türkei nachkommen, wenn die Gelder zweckgebunden verwendet werden und den entsprechenden Personengruppen wirklich zugutekommen.
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles (A8-0287/2018 - Miriam Dalli) DE
Wir sind dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen voll und ganz verpflichtet. Dennoch stellt sich nun die Frage, wie genau wir die gemeinsamen Reduktionsziele erreichen können. Die von einer Mehrheit des Europäischen Parlaments geforderten CO2-Ziele für PKW und leichte Nutzfahrzeuge fallen unrealistisch aus und sind in dem vorgegebenen Zeitrahmen nicht erreichbar. Dem EP-Mehrheitsbeschluss nach müssten Automobilhersteller zukünftig 20 % Elektroautos bis 2025 bzw. 35 % bis 2030 verkaufen – eine inakzeptable Quotenforderung. Eine Verkaufsvorgabe für Elektroautos per Gesetz ist kein geeignetes Mittel. Vielmehr braucht es mehr Wettbewerb, in dem sich kosteneffiziente Lösungen durchsetzen. Das schließt alternative Antriebe, aber auch alternative Kraftstoffe und andere technologische Lösungen ein.
Provision of audiovisual media services (A8-0192/2017 - Sabine Verheyen, Petra Kammerevert) DE
Das Trilogergebnis beinhaltet leider überzogene und unverhältnismäßige Verpflichtungen zum Filtern von Online-Inhalten, die die deutschen Berichterstatterinnen der EVP und S&D mit dem Rat und der Kommission verhandelt hatten. Mit schwammigen Rechtsbegriffen wie „sittlich“ sollen Video- und Social Media-Plattformen künftig jugendgefährdende und extreme Inhalte herausfiltern. Natürlich müssen jugendgefährdende und extreme Inhalte auch in der digitalen Medienwelt konsequent bekämpft werden. Doch schon jetzt gilt bei rechtswidrigen Inhalten „notice and take down “ – ein Verfahren, das zwar nicht perfekt ist, sich dennoch größtenteils bewährt hat. Ansonsten sind auch die Eltern in der Verantwortung, entsprechende Jugendschutzmaßnahmen zu treffen, z. B. Jugendschutzsoftware auf dem häuslichen Tablet. Social Media-Plattformen samt Livestreams wurden ebenfalls in den Zuständigkeitsbereich integriert. Jeder, der zukünftig auf Facebook ein Live-Video startet, fällt also unter die Richtlinie für audiovisuelle Dienste. Die selben Anforderungen an einen lokalen Sportverein und an einen europaweit tätigen Sender zu stellen, ist meiner Meinung nach absolut unverhältnismäßig.
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (A8-0245/2018 - Axel Voss) DE
Vor dem Hintergrund des vielerorts antidemokratischen Klimas in Europa habe ich die drohenden Upload-Filter klar abgelehnt. Erkennungssoftware, die vorgegebene Inhalte herausfiltert, ist in den falschen Händen ein Werkzeug gegen unsere demokratischen Grundwerte. Wir dürfen die Büchse der Pandora nicht öffnen, denn damit wird die Basis für eine Zensurinfrastruktur bereitet, die beliebig erweiterbar ist. Ich will natürlich die Rechte der Autoren und Presseverlage schützen, allerdings sehe ich in der europaweiten Verpflichtung zur Schaffung eines Leistungsschutzrechts für Verleger kein geeignetes Mittel. In Spanien ist diese Idee gescheitert, in Deutschland hat sich die Position der Verlage gegenüber Google auch nicht spürbar verbessert. Besser ist es, die marktbeherrschende Stellung von Google anzugreifen und echten Wettbewerb herzustellen. Nur dann haben Urheber und Verleger wieder die Chance, ihre kreativen Leistungen anständig vergütet zu bekommen.
The situation in Hungary (A8-0250/2018 - Judith Sargentini) DE
Der vorliegende Bericht zeigt sehr deutlich die Entwicklungen in Ungarn auf: weg von den Grundwerten wie Demokratie, Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit, hin zu einer illiberalen Demokratie. Hinzu kommt der begründete Verdacht systematischer Korruption und Misswirtschaft unter Orbán. Daher unterstütze ich den Bericht und damit die Forderung zur Einleitung eines Rechtsstaatsverfahrens nach Artikel 7 vollumfänglich, da sich diese Maßnahme explizit nicht gegen die ungarische Bevölkerung richtet, sondern gegen Viktor Orbán.
European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) (A8-0322/2017 - Kinga Gál) DE
Mit der Abstimmung haben wir die Einführung eines EU-weiten Reiseinformations- und -genehmigungssystems (ETIAS) bestätigt. Es geht um eine Vorabüberprüfung von Reisenden in den Schengen-Raum, die keiner Visumspflicht unterliegen. Wir Liberale haben dabei wichtige Erfolge beim Schutz der Persönlichkeitsrechte und beim Datenschutz erzielt: Die anfallenden Daten des EU-weiten Einreise-Genehmigungssystems werden nur noch maximal drei Jahre gespeichert, der Rat hatte fünf Jahre festschreiben wollen. Sensible Gesundheitsdaten und berufliche Situation werden nur noch als Kategorien und nicht spezifisch abgefragt. Zwischenstopps an europäischen Flughäfen werden auch nicht mehr erfasst. Auch wurde durchgesetzt, dass Ermittlungsbehörden keinen Blankoscheck beim Zugriff auf die erhobenen Daten erhalten und bei Verdacht auf Sicherheitsrisiken zuvor das EES abgleichen müssen. Eine Vorabkontrolle zur Einreise in die EU ist eine notwendige Maßnahme, wenn wir das visumsfreie Reisen weiterhin ermöglichen und ausbauen wollen. Denn Visumsbefreiungen schaffen erst die Voraussetzungen für internationale Geschäftsbeziehungen, kulturelle Begegnungen und wissenschaftlichen Austausch.
Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield (B8-0305/2018) DE
Die Entschließung betont die anhaltenden, teils eklatanten Schwächen des Datenschutzschilds in Bezug auf die Achtung der Grundrechte betroffener Personen und fordert die Kommission und die US-Behörden auf, die festgestellten Mängel schnellstmöglich zu beheben. Denn trotz einiger Verbesserungen im Vergleich zur Safe Harbor-Vereinbarung sind die mangelhafte Anwendung und teils schwache Regelungen des Datenschutzschildes nicht hinnehmbar. Klare Verbesserungen braucht es vor allem bei zahlreichen kommerziellen Aspekten, Fragen der nationalen Sicherheit, Klagemöglichkeiten für Bürger sowie der Rechtsdurchsetzung. Es ist notwendig, dass die Kommission hier endlich größeren Druck auf die US-Regierung ausübt, die dafür verantwortlich ist, dass US-Unternehmen sich an die Regeln des Privacy Shields halten. Insbesondere KMU und Start-ups sind auf ein hohes Schutzniveau durch eine starke Vereinbarung, die Rechtssicherheit schafft, angewiesen.
Reform of the electoral law of the European Union (A8-0248/2018 - Jo Leinen, Danuta Maria Hübner) DE
Das Parlament kann bei Änderungen des Wahlrechts der Europäischen Union nur die Vorschläge des Rates bestätigen oder ablehnen. Bei dieser Abstimmung ging es leider nicht, wie von uns Liberalen gefordert, um ein Gesamtpaket zur EU-Wahlrechtsreform mit der Festschreibung von transnationalen Listen und dem Spitzenkandidaten-Prozess, sondern allein um die verpflichtende Einführung einer Hürde bei Europawahlen zwischen zwei und fünf Prozent für Länder mit mehr als 35 Sitzen sowie Maßnahmen gegen die doppelte Stimmabgabe und weitere kleinere Änderungen. Es ist bedauerlich, dass sich sowohl Teile des Europäischen Parlaments als auch der Rat der Europäischen Union nicht zu einer grundlegenden Reform des Wahlrechts durchringen konnten, die zu einer echten Europäisierung der Parteien, Kandidaten und öffentlichen Debatte im Vorfeld der Europawahlen 2019 beitragen können.
Cyber defence (A8-0189/2018 - Urmas Paet) DE
Wir brauchen eine Stärkung der gemeinsamen europäischen Verteidigung gegen Cyberattacken. Angriffe und Vorfälle in Bezug auf die kritische Infrastruktur in EU-Staaten führen immer wieder die Verwundbarkeit der EU in diesem Bereich vor Augen. In den letzten Jahren beobachten wir immer häufiger Cyberangriffe aus Russland, China und Nordkorea oder auch von länderübergreifenden Akteuren. Cyberspionage, Desinformationskampagnen oder der Einsatz von Erpressungssoftware (Ransomware) sind ein Teil unseres alltäglichen Bedrohungsszenarios geworden. Der INI-Bericht fordert daher nun in einem ersten Schritt bei der gemeinsamen Abwehr koordinierte militärische Strukturen und gemeinsame Beschaffung. Die Zusammenarbeit der EU mit der NATO soll ebenfalls gestärkt werden. Wenn sich Schritt für Schritt eine europäische Verteidigungsunion entwickelt, muss Cyberabwehr von Beginn an eine zentrale Rolle spielen.
Common rules in the field of civil aviation and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (A8-0364/2016 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) DE
Mit der Abstimmung wird eine europaweite Regelung für die Nutzung von Drohnen, auch von leichtgewichtigen Drohnen bis 150 Kilogramm, ermöglicht und gesichert. Der industrielle und freizeitliche Einsatz von Drohnen muss im europäischen Binnenmarkt einheitlich geregelt sein. Damit können die Sicherheit des öffentlichen Luftraums sowie der Schutz von personenbezogenen Daten zu jedem Zeitpunkt gewährleistet sein. Drohnen dürfen die Privatsphäre durch ungenehmigte Bild- und Videoaufnahmen nicht gefährden, denn auch für diese Daten gilt die Datenschutzgrundverordnung.Drohnen sind generell ein Bereich der Luftfahrt, der sich rasch entwickelt und ein hohes Potenzial für die Schaffung neuer Arbeitsplätze und für Wirtschaftswachstum in der Europäischen Union darstellt. Um Drohnen in Zukunft sicher in den rasant wachsenden europäischen Luftraum zu integrieren, werden nun gemeinsame Sicherheitsvorschriften und ein neues Mandat für die Europäische Agentur für Flugsicherheit (EASA) festgelegt.
2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources (B8-0239/2018, B8-0240/2018, B8-0241/2018) DE
Die Abstimmung ist ein erster Standpunkt des Europäischen Parlaments zum MFR 2021-2027 sowie zu den Eigenmitteln. Die Entschließung spricht wichtige Schwächen des neuen MFR an, versäumt es aber leider, mit mutigen Worten eine moderne, zukunftsorientierte Reform des MFR einzufordern wie eine Umschichtung zugunsten von Investitionen in digitale Infrastruktur, Forschung und Innovation. Dabei geht es weniger um Kritik an der Gesamthöhe des Finanzrahmens, sondern vielmehr um die Fortführung einer falschen und wenig ambitiösen Prioritätensetzung beim kommenden Budget-Rahmen der EU. So hätte sich das Parlament viel stärker für eine Gesamtüberprüfung der Ausgaben unter Berücksichtigung von Effizienz und Wirkung aussprechen müssen, bevor die Verteilung der Gelder ins Visier genommen wird.
Presidential elections in Venezuela (B8-0225/2018) DE
Die Entschließung verurteilt scharf die Entscheidung der international nicht anerkannten Nationalen Verfassungsgebenden Versammlung, eine vorgezogene Präsidentschaftswahl in Venezuela abzuhalten sowie ein Wahlbündnis aus Oppositionsparteien von der Wahl auszuschließen. Die venezolanische Regierung zeigt einmal mehr, dass das Land weit davon entfernt ist, transparente und faire Wahlen durchzuführen. Neutrale Wahlbeobachter lässt die Maduro-Regierung nicht zu. Das Europäische Parlament erkennt die Wahlen auch deshalb nicht an, weil sie keineswegs unter fairen Teilnahmebedingungen oder nach OAS-Kriterien erfolgen. Die genannten Umstände erfordern vielmehr ein gemeinsames Vorgehen von Europäischer Union, Lima-Gruppe und OAS, wie es die Entschließung fordert. In diesem Rahmen sind der weitere Einsatz von gezielten Sanktionen und eine Einigung auf einen Notfallplan für den humanitären Zugang zu dem Land von zentraler Bedeutung.
A European values instrument to support civil society organisations which promote democracy, rule of law and fundamental values within the European Union (B8-0189/2018) DE
Auf EU-Ebene soll ein neues Instrument zur Unterstützung zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen innerhalb der Europäischen Union eingeführt werden. Hierbei geht es insbesondere um die finanzielle Förderung zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen auf nationaler und lokaler Ebene, die sich um die Achtung von Menschenwürde, Freiheit, Demokratie, Gleichheit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit innerhalb der EU verdient machen. Das ist vor allem vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Entwicklungen in Mitgliedstaaten wie Polen und Ungarn notwendig, wo Teile der Zivilgesellschaft stark unter dem Druck der Regierung stehen. Die Finanzierung wird aus dem Unionshaushalt im Rahmen des nächsten mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens kommen; es werden keine zusätzlichen Finanzmittel aufgebaut. Der Finanzrahmen für das neue Instrument entspricht mindestens der Mittelausstattung des „Europäischen Instruments für Demokratie und Menschenrechte“, das ähnliche Ziele außerhalb der EU verfolgt.
Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national Parliaments (A8-0127/2018 - Paulo Rangel) DE
Das Subsidiaritätsprinzip ist eines der grundlegenden Prinzipien der Europäischen Union. Das aktuelle Frühwarnsystem, wonach nationale und vor allem regionale Parlamente mit Gesetzgebungskompetenzen die Einhaltung des Subsidiaritätsprinzips einfordern können, sieht sich einigen Unzulänglichkeiten bezüglich des Verfahrens ausgesetzt. So hat sich insbesondere die Frist von acht Wochen, in denen nationale und regionale Parlamente eine begründete Stellungnahme gemäß Artikel 6 des Protokolls Nr. 2 zu einem Kommissionsvorschlag abgeben können, in der Praxis als zu kurz erwiesen. Um keine Vertragsänderung nötig zu machen, ist es denkbar, eine technische Mitteilungsfrist einzuführen, die den Bearbeitungszeitraum für die begründete Stellungnahme der Parlamente de facto verlängert. Entscheidend ist, nicht den nationalen und regionalen Parlamenten die Schuld am bisher wenig gebrauchten Frühwarnsystem zu geben, sondern in enger Abstimmung mit der regionalen Ebene die zugrundliegenden Probleme bei der Einhaltung des Subsidiaritätsprinzips zu beseitigen.
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (A8-0048/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) DE
Der Mehrjährige Finanzrahmen (MFR) ist der Haushalt der Europäischen Union. Der abgestimmte Bericht hat zum Ziel, erste inhaltliche Linien zum Standpunkt des Parlaments zum MFR nach 2020 festzulegen. Als FDP wollen wir eine grundsätzliche Überprüfung des Haushalts. Die neue Zusammensetzung des Haushalts muss unter dem Aspekt Zukunftsausrichtung des Budgets gestellt werden. Die Herausforderungen an Europa haben sich in den letzten Jahren massiv geändert, das muss sich auch in der Schwerpunktsetzung wiederfinden. Zudem fordern die Bürger Europas zurecht, dass auch Einsparpotenziale und Defizite in der heutigen Haushaltsführung identifiziert werden müssen. Es geht also um einen effizienteren und zukunftsorientierten Haushalt für die EU. Eine Aufstockung ist grundsätzlich dann möglich und sinnvoll, wenn der bisherige Haushalt konsolidiert wurde und zur Erfüllung der notwendigen Aufgaben Gelder notwendig sind. Eigenmittel der EU sind ebenfalls nicht grundsätzlich auszuschließen, wenn die erwähnte Prüfung etwaigen Bedarf, beispielsweise aufgrund neuer Aufgaben für die EU-Ebene, aufzeigen.
A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (A8-0036/2018 - István Ujhelyi) DE
Der Initiativbericht fordert sinnvollerweise die Einführung kooperativer intelligenter Verkehrssysteme (C-ITS) und will somit einen Beitrag leisten zur Überwindung digitaler Ungleichgewichte zwischen Mitgliedstaaten, zur Verbesserung der Kraftstoffeffizienz, zu Kostensenkungen im Individualverkehr sowie zur Verringerung verkehrsbezogener Umweltschäden. Intelligente Verkehrssysteme bzw. Fahrzeuge brauchen aber einen klaren europäischen Rechtsrahmen, den der Bericht einfordert. Datensouveränität und Datensicherheit sind dabei entscheidend. Der im Bericht geforderte „Offline-Modus“ für intelligente Fahrzeuge muss die Übertragung personenbezogener Daten an andere Geräte vollkommen stoppen, ohne Beeinträchtigungen bei der Fahrzeugführung. Auch muss EU-rechtlich geklärt werden, wie sowohl die personenbezogenen Daten des Fahrzeughalters als auch des Fahrzeugbesitzers wirksam geschützt werden können.
Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry (A8-0037/2018 - Françoise Grossetête) DE
Während andere Akteure wie Russland oder China ihre Verteidigungshaushalte erhöhen, stagnieren oder sinken die europäischen Verteidigungsbudgets. Gleichzeitig sieht sich Europa neuen Aufgaben in der internationalen Verteidigung- und Sicherheitspolitik gegenüber. Die Einrichtung eines Europäischen Programms zur industriellen Entwicklung im Verteidigungsbereich kann einen Beitrag dazu leisten, das Problem der heute noch mangelnden Zusammenarbeit und haushälterischen Koordination auf europäischer Ebene, beispielsweise die doppelte Anschaffung von Waffensystemen und Ausrüstung, zu überwinden. Der Bericht zielt auf eine Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Effizienz der Verteidigungsindustrie der Union ab. Dabei ist ein effizienter europäischer Markt für Verteidigungsgüter ebenso wichtig wie die Kooperation bei Forschung und Entwicklung. Besonders begrüßenswert ist zudem, dass Produkte und Technologien, die aktuell aus Drittstaaten kommen, ermittelt werden sollen – mit dem Ziel, die Abhängigkeit der EU von diesen zu verringern. Die vorgesehenen Programmmittel in Höhe von 500 Mio. EUR sind allerdings knapp bemessen.
Summer-time arrangements (B8-0070/2018, B8-0071/2018) DE
Bedauerlicherweise hat sich die Mehrheit des Parlaments allein für die „gründliche Bewertung“ der Richtlinie zur Zeitumstellung (Richtlinie 2000/84/EG) ausgesprochen, und nicht für die ursprünglich vom Verkehrsausschuss geforderte Abschaffung der halbjährigen Zeitumstellung. Die zweimal pro Jahr anstehende Zeitumstellung hat sich nicht bewährt. Ich halte daher die Komplettabschaffung für die beste Option. Denn die Zeitumstellung bedeutet unnötigen Aufwand für Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie Unternehmen. Der natürliche Biorhythmus ist beeinträchtigt, Mensch und Tier leiden. Die erhofften Energieeinsparungen haben sich seit der Einführung vor über 30 Jahren nicht eingestellt.
Setting up a special committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides, its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (B8-0077/2018) DE
Die Einsetzung des Sonderausschusses „Genehmigungsverfahren der Union für Pestizide“, auch „Pestizide- oder Glyphosat-Ausschuss“ genannt, wird keinen Mehrwert bringen und ist reine Augenwischerei. Der zusätzliche Ausschuss ist ein bürokratischer Schritt, der nur neue Posten generiert und Verwaltungsausgaben unnötigerweise in die Höhe treibt. Denn mit der Bewertung, Behandlung und Durchführung von Genehmigungsverfahren für den Einsatz von Pestiziden in der Europäischen Union befassen sich bereits heute verschiedene EU-Parlamentsausschüsse und unabhängige EU-Agenturen. Wichtiger wissenschaftlicher Expertenrat findet schon heute über zahlreiche Ausschüsse und Gremien Eingang in die Genehmigungsverfahren der EU. Der Mehrwert des neuen Gremiums, das auf neun Monate angesetzt ist, soll nur die Gemüter beruhigen.
Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (A8-0390/2017 - Klaus Buchner) DE
Als Wertegemeinschaft und gestützt auf die Grundrechtecharta muss die EU ihrer eigenen Verantwortung auch bei den Ausfuhren von Dual-Use-Gütern gerecht werden. Eine gesetzliche Ausfuhrkontrollregelung von Gütern mit doppeltem Verwendungszweck, also beispielsweise Überwachungstechnologie, ist ein weiteres Instrument zur Stärkung der menschenrechtlichen Dimension der Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik sowie zentral für ein freies und gerechtes Welthandelssystem und eine wertebasierte Handelspolitik. Angesichts der raschen technologischen Weiterentwicklung digitaler Überwachungsinstrumente und deren Einsatz kann auch eine zielgerichtete Catch-all-Klausel, also eine Genehmigungspflicht für nicht explizit verbotene Güter, unter bestimmten Umständen sinnvoll sein – wenn damit keine unverhältnismäßigen bürokratischen Prozesse, insbesondere für KMU, verbunden sind. Denn die effektive Kontrolle der Ausfuhr von Instrumenten zur digitalen Massenüberwachung an autoritäre Regime stellt einen wichtigen Beitrag zum weltweiten Kampf gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen dar. Der vorliegende Bericht ist schließlich deshalb zu begrüßen, da er sich für eine harmonisierte Umsetzung der Ausfuhrkontrollen, und somit für die Stärkung des Binnenmarkts, ausspricht. Als größte Handelsgemeinschaft der Welt sollte die EU, wie im Bericht gefordert, eine bessere regulatorische Konvergenz anstreben.
Energy efficiency (A8-0391/2017 - Miroslav Poche) DE
Die Überarbeitung der Energieeffizienzrichtlinie (EED) von 2012 leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erfüllung der Pariser Klimaziele. Einheitliche, aber auch umsetzbare und faire Energieeinsparverpflichtungen und Energieeffizienzziele müssen das Rückgrat der europäischen Einsparbemühungen sein. EU-Regelungen zu einheitlichen Energieeffizienzstandards dürfen dabei Wachstum nicht behindern oder „first mover“, viele davon in Deutschland, bei der Energieeffizienz bestrafen. Auch Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen, die vor 2020 ergriffen wurden, sowie solche Maßnahmen, die in und an Gebäuden erneuerbare Energie eigenerzeugen, müssen auf die nationalen Einsparverpflichtungen anrechenbar sein. Eine Ausweitung des bisher nur für Gebäude der „Zentralregierung“ geltenden jährlichen 3 %-Sanierungsziels auf „alle beheizten und/oder gekühlten Gebäude, die sich im Eigentum von Behörden befinden und von ihnen genutzt werden“, ist hingegen wenig sinnvoll. Dies bedeutet im föderalen und kommunalen Aufbau der Bundesrepublik Deutschland eine außerordentliche Mehrbelastung, die so in den meisten anderen Mitgliedstaaten nicht auftritt – inklusive erheblicher negativer Auswirkungen auf den sozialen Wohnungsbau und Mieter kommunaler/öffentlicher Wohnungsunternehmen.
Implementation of the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (A8-0368/2017 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt) DE
Der Bericht fordert die Mitgliedstaaten dazu auf, endlich ihre Verpflichtungen aus der Richtlinie zur Bekämpfung des sexuellen Missbrauchs und der sexuellen Ausbeutung von Kindern sowie der Kinderpornografie einzuhalten. Der Bericht begrüßt ausdrücklich die Einführung von Rechtsvorschriften und Verwaltungsmaßnahmen in den Mitgliedstaaten, die darauf ausgerichtet sind, dass Internetseiten, die Darstellungen von sexuellem Missbrauch von Kindern enthalten und sich auf Servern in ihrem Hoheitsgebiet befinden, entfernt werden. Demzufolge betont der Bericht, dass dem Löschen grundsätzlich Vorrang vor dem Sperren von Internetseiten einzuräumen ist. Denn die Sperren erschweren allenfalls den Zugang zu Servern, gänzlich verhindern können sie ihn nicht. Gleichzeitig werden alle Mitgliedstaaten aufgefordert, gemäß der Richtlinie Zugangssperren zu entsprechenden Internetseiten einzuführen, was den zuvor geäußerten Vorrang des Löschens teilweise konterkariert. Bedauernswerterweise fehlt im Bericht somit eine eindeutige Aufforderung an die Mitgliedstaaten, die Löschung von Inhalten zu priorisieren sowie auch auf die Löschung von entsprechenden Inhalten auf Servern außerhalb ihres Hoheitsgebiets hinzuwirken.
Rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes (A8-0378/2017 - Tiemo Wölken) DE
Die heutige Abstimmung zur SatCab schränkt den Zugang der Konsumenten zu spannenden Filmen keineswegs ein. Auch weiterhin können Lizenzen zur Ausstrahlung sowohl auf analogem als auch digitalem Wege erworben werden. Ab nächstem Jahr gilt dann zusätzlich die Portabilität von Abos, das heißt auch im Urlaub kann man das geliebte Unterhaltungsprogramm, egal ob Film oder Musik, genießen. Damit werden unsinnige Grenzen in einem digitalen Binnenmarkt aufgehoben. Zugleich wird heute die Kreativwirtschaft gestärkt. Künftig wird es möglich sein, Länder-Lizenzen einzeln zu vergeben und damit eine angemessene Vergütung zu erwirtschaften. Dies ist notwendig, damit in Zukunft weiter vielfältige und qualitativ hochwertige Filme in den Mitgliedsstaaten der EU produziert werden können.
Towards a digital trade strategy (A8-0384/2017 - Marietje Schaake) DE
Der Bericht „Auf dem Weg zu einer Strategie für den digitalen Handel“ verfolgt die Absicht, die Handelsabkommen der EU digitalisierungsfest zu machen. Vor dem Hintergrund der hohen Konzentration auf den Märkten der Digital Economy sind Innovationsfähigkeit und Wachstum nur dann zu gewährleisten, wenn die Rahmenbedingungen von KMUs in der digitalen Wirtschaft gezielt verbessert werden. Die Einhaltung der Netzneutralität und praktikable Datenschutzregeln, die auf das Konzept der Datensouveränität des Verbrauchers abzielen, sind dafür Grundvoraussetzungen. Die zentralen Punkte der vorliegenden Strategie müssen schnellstmöglich in zukünftige Mandate der Kommission aufgenommen und insbesondere aufgrund der Tendenzen zum digitalen Protektionismus in Drittländern, aber auch innerhalb der EU, turnusmäßig angepasst werden.
Major interpellations (2)
VP/HR - Recent state-terror activities by Iran in the EU PDF (53 KB) DOC (18 KB)
VP/HR - EU response to sexual misconduct in aid organisations PDF (193 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Written questions (23)
Prime Minister Orbán's financial incentives to have more children PDF (40 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Lessons from Germany's recent cyberdefence failure PDF (40 KB) DOC (18 KB)
VP/HR - Downgrade of the EU Delegation in Washington PDF (40 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Prevention of much-needed boosting of Frontex numbers by certain Member States PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Unlawful border controls at the Bavarian border PDF (100 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Lack of EFSI projects in Germany PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Assessing the need for an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft under 'rescEU' PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
FinTechs suffer from IBAN discrimination PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
IBAN discrimination PDF (100 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Apple Pay - Apple must make its near-field communication (NFC) interface accessible to third-party providers PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Problems with the exercise of air passengers' rights in the EU PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Visa reciprocity PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Introduction of the GSP+ system in Pakistan PDF (194 KB) DOC (18 KB)
No EU election observers for the elections in Turkey PDF (97 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Use of the opening clauses in the General Data Protection Regulation PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Power cut at Hamburg Airport PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
EU divided on the issue of accession for the countries of the Western Balkans PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Tightening of Bavaria's law on aid for the psychologically ill, in contravention of EU law PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Complementary provisions and revision of the Bavarian Law on Police Powers (PAG) PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Indexation practices regarding family benefits in certain Member States PDF (6 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Additional financial expenditure planned by the European Commission for Macedonia and Serbia's accession to the EU PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Negative effects of anti-dumping measures against ceramic crockery from the People's Republic of China PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Fostering gender equality in the allocation of EFSI grants PDF (100 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (1168)
Amendment 20 #
2018/2161(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the rolling out by the EIB of the Economic Resilience Initiative that helps the countries in the Western Balkans and the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood to address the challenges posed by irregular migration and forced displacement and hopes that other Member States will make a financial contribution;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2161(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the EIB should continue to enhance its role in helping to achieve sustainable development, and that climate action lending should focus mainly on the transport and energy sectors, since they have considerable potential for innovation.
Amendment 12 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas open-source blockchain technology is the bedrock of the rise of permissioned blockchains worldwide, helping to raise the level of trust participants have in a given business- related network;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas blockchain canbears great potential to improve transparency throughout the supply chain, raise the level of trust participants have in a given network, streamline customs checks and regulatory compliance, reduce transaction costs, and strengthen the immutability and security of data;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that blockchain could assist the Union’s adequate use of trade defence instruments by providing transparency over the provenance of goods entering the European market and an overview of the influx of imports;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the utility of blockchain in the following ways: strengthening the certainty of the provenance of goods, increasing verifiability of goods protected by IPR, reducing the risk of illicit and counterfeit goods entering the supply chain, upholding consumer protection, reducing the costs of supply chain management, and improving trust and business stability;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2085(INI)
13a. Stresses the need for safeguards that ensure that private data is kept off a permissioned blockchain;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that innovation and promotion regarding blockchain can create economic opportunities for SMEs to internationalise, by making it easier to interact with consumers, customs authorities, international and domestic regulatory bodies, and other businesses involved in the supply chain;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the benefits blockchain could bring to SMEs by allowing peer-to- peer communication, collaboration tools and secure payments, increasing the ease of doing business;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to develop a set of guiding principles tailored to industry, customs authorities and international and domestic regulatory bodies to provide a level of certainty that encourages the use of blockchain and innovation in this area;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to assess how to increase trade facilitation and security by means of blockchain technology within the context of the Union Customs Code, including, but not limited to, the AEO concept.
Amendment 115 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility to develop and build upon open-source solutions to permissioned blockchains in its strategy document on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Agreement is to be assessed against the backdrop of the severe economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela that leads to large-scale migration into Colombia and Peru; whereas both countries have taken in a large number of Venezuelan migrants;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. IStrongly supports the Colombian peace agreement; is of the opinion that the Agreement is an opportunity to foster the peace agreement in Colombia;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note that trade between the EU, Colombia and Peru has declined since the Agreement entered into force; is, however, of the opinion that the Agreement has partially offset negative trends in terms of international trade flows, declining commodity prices and the economic slowdown in Latin America, and has undoubtedly had a stabilising effect;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the Agreement has contributed to the modernisation and diversification of exports from Colombia and Peru and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs; points out that the Agreement bears the potential for greater contributions to the development of the Colombian and Peruvian start-up scenes, in particular as regards the region's entrepreneurial communities in urban hubs such as Bogotá, Medellín and Lima;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the fact that the Agreement could serve as an incubator for promoting digital entrepreneurship in the region, contributing to poverty reduction and job creation;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that despite the benefits of globalisation are unequallyormously positive effects overall of globalisation, its benefits are not distributed equally between regions and within societies; notes that this is regrettably a reason for the rising scepticism orand even rejection of globalisation withinamong sections of societiesy; notes that the financial and economic crises had a particularly negative effect on mid- range incomes; expresses the view that the combination of a declining middle class, citizens’ fears over losing their social and economic position, and scepticism towards globalisation, can result in nationalist and authoritarian tendencies, which then lead to the promotion of protectionism as an easy answer to common fears and complex challenges in the area of trade policy;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the transatlantic axis has in recent decades always been a guarantor of global free trade based on values and that it can again assume this role in future; notes in this connection that a transatlantic agreement could provide a new impetus;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that increasing protectionism in the United States and beyond, as well as the lack of consideration for the needs and expectations of developing countries in international agreements, shows the current weakness of multilateralism under the WTO; underlines the lack of integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the world trade agenda;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that, as a reply to globalisation-induced job losses, a reform of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is needed the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund does not constitute an appropriate means of mitigating globalisation-induced changes in labour markets and that it risks giving rise to unattainable expectations;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to meet scepticism towards globalisation with a credible and participatory initiative onfor transparency and information, illustrating the quantifiable added value of globalisation;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to the work of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace,
Amendment 52 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU has contributed in improving Member States cyber defence capabilities, both through dual-use research and, projects coordinated by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and in improving Member States cyber resilience, through support provided by the EU Cyber Security Agency (ENISA);
Amendment 84 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security (UNGGE) has concluded its last round of deliberation; whereas even though it failed to arrive at a consensus report this timein 2017, the 2015 and 2013 agreements still apply, in that international law, in particular the Charter of the United Nations, is applicable and essential to maintaining peace and stability, and to promoting an open, secure, peaceful and accessible cyberspace; whereas the European Union should actively engage in norm-setting initiatives that promote responsible state behaviour in cyberspace outside the UN when the UN GGE process is dormant;
Amendment 136 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as with other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member State; welcomes in this regard the proposed permanent mandate and strengthened role for ENISA;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as with other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale and knowledge required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member State;
Amendment 226 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is convinced that increased cooperation between EU and NATO is vital in the area of cyber defence; calls, therefore, on both organisations to increase their operational cooperation and coordination, and to expand their joint capacity-building efforts, in particular joint training for cyber defence staff; considers it vital that the EU and NATO step up the sharing of intelligence in order to enable the formal attribution of cyberattacks and consequently enable the imposition of restrictive sanctions to those responsible for cyberattacks;
Amendment 241 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the ongoing work on the Proposal for a Regulation revising ENISA Regulation (No 526/2013) and laying down a European ICT security certification and labelling framework; calls on ENISA to sign an agreement with NATO to increase their practical cooperation, including the sharing of information and participation in cyber defence exercises;
Amendment 264 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensive EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace; Supports in this context the work of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace to develop proposals for norms and policies to enhance international security and stability and guide responsible state and non-state behaviour in cyberspace; endorses the proposal that state and non- state actors should not conduct or knowingly allow activity that intentionally and substantially damages the general availability or integrity of the public core of the Internet, and therefore the stability of cyberspace;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but not yet of forest-risk agricultural commodities; urges the Commission to develop a legal framework to enforce due diligence obligations in the supply chain of these commodities in such a way as to ensure legal certainty;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU to work towards a transparent, functioning and mandatory ‘social and environmental traceability’ labelling system for the production chain of timber and forest-risk agricultural commodities, in compliance with WTO provisions, and to promote similar action at international level, action which should remain practical and financially affordable, in particular for smaller producers;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU to develop provisions to enforce practical social and environmental standards for investors and to prevent investment activities which encourage deforestation and illegal logging.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The presence of illegal terrorist content online has serious negative consequences for users, for citizens and society at large as well as for the online service providers hosting such content, since it undermines the trust of their users and damages their business models. In light of their central role and the technological means and capabilities associated with the services they provide, online service providers have particular societal responsibilities to protect their services from misuse by terrorists and to help tacklehe competent authorities tackle illegal terrorist content disseminated through their services.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation should lay down specific obligations to hosting service providers exposed to a substantial amount of illegal terrorist content. The application of this Regulation should not affect the application of Article 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC8 . In particular, any measures taken by the hosting service provider in compliance with this Regulation, including any proactive measures, or as a result of having been informed by the competent authority about the illegality of content should not in themselves lead to that service provider losing the benefit of the liability exemption provided for in that provision. This Regulation leaves unaffected the powers of national authorities and courts to establish liability of hosting service providers in specific cases where the conditions under Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC for liability exemption are not met. _________________ 8 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ('Directive on electronic commerce') (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 132 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to cover those online hosting services where terrorist content is disseminated, this Regulation should apply to information society services which store information provided by a recipient of the service at his or her request and in making the information stored available to third partiese public, irrespective of whether this activity is of a mere technical, automatic and passive nature. By way of example such providers of information society services include social media platforms, video streaming services, video, image and audio sharing services, and public file sharing and other cloud services to the extent they make the information available to third parties and websites where users can make comments or post reviewspublicly available. Excluded from the scope of this Regulation are closed cloud and storage services, in particular business-to-business solutions, mere technical services such as file sharing and other cloud services, services that consist of selling goods online, and mere conduits and other electronic communication services within the meaning of Union law. The Regulation should also apply to hosting service providers established outside the Union but offering services within the Union, since a significant proportion of hosting service providers exposed to terrorist content on their services are established in third countries. This should ensure that all companies operating in the Digital Single Market comply with the same requirements, irrespective of their country of establishment. The determination as to whether a service provider offers services in the Union requires an assessment whether the service provider enables legal or natural persons in one or more Member States to use its services. However, the mere accessibility of a service provider’s website or of an email address and of other contact details in one or more Member States taken in isolation should not be a sufficient condition for the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Excluded from the scope of this Regulation are closed cloud and storage services, in particular business-to- business solutions, mere technical services such as file sharing and other cloud services, services that consist of selling goods online, and mere conduits and other electronic communication services within the meaning of Union law;
Amendment 199 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'hosting service provider' means a provider of information society services consisting in the storage of information provided by and at the request of the content provider and in making the information stored available to third partiese public. By way of example such providers of information society services include social media platforms, video streaming services, video, image and audio sharing services and public file sharing services to the extent they make the information publicly available;
Amendment 213 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) 'illegal terrorist content' means one or more of the following information:refers to information in relation to offences defined in Articles 5 to 12 in Directive 2017/541 on combating terrorism.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 224 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Amendment 228 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Amendment 232 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Amendment 236 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘dissemination of terrorist content’ means making illegal terrorist content available to third partiese public on the hosting service providers’ services;
Amendment 238 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) ‘competent authority’ means at least one designated national judicial authority in a Member State.
Amendment 249 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority shall have the power to issue a decision requiring the hosting service provider to remove illegal terrorist content or permanently disable access to it.
Amendment 281 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 284 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The referral shall contain sufficiently detailed information, including the reasons why the content is considered illegal terrorist content, a URL and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal terrorist content referred.
Amendment 285 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The hosting service provider shall, as a matter of priority, assess the content identified in the referral against its own terms and conditions and decide whether to remove that content or to permanently disable access to it.
Amendment 286 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The hosting service provider shall expeditiously inform the competent authority or relevant Union body of the outcome of the assessment and the timing of any action taken as a result of the referral.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Where the hosting service provider considers that the referral does not contain sufficient information to assess the referred content, it shall inform without delay the competent authorities or relevant Union body, setting out what further information or clarification is required.
Amendment 288 #
Amendment 336 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Safeguards regarding the use and implementation of proactive measuresillegal content removal
Amendment 339 #
2018/0331(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where hHosting service providers use automated tools pursuant to this Regulation in respect of content that they store, they shallshall at all times provide effective and appropriate safeguards in order to ensure that decisions taken concerning that content, in particular decisions to remove or disable contentwhat is considered to be illegal terrorist content, are accurate and well-founded and to ensure that no legal content is removed.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) National Coordination Centres should be selected by Member States. In addition to the necessary administrative capacity, Centres should either possess or have direct access to cybersecurity technological expertise in cybersecurity, notably in domains such as cryptography, ICT security services, intrusion detection, system security, network security, software and application security, or human and societal aspects of security and privacy. They should also have the capacity to effectively engage and coordinate with the industry, the public sector, including authorities designated pursuant to the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , and the research community. In addition, awareness shall be raised amongst the general public about cybersecurity through appropriate communicative means. _________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (OJ L 194, 19.7.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 122 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
5. improve the understanding of cybersecurity, also of private individuals, and contribute to reducing skills gaps in the Union related to cybersecurity by carrying out the following tasks:
Amendment 138 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
8. enhance synergies between the civil and defence dimensions of cybersecurity, while generally maintaining its constitutionally or legally required division, in relation to the European Defence Fund by carrying out the following tasks:
Amendment 174 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission may, by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article -45, further specify the criteria provided for in paragraph 3 and the procedures for assessing and accrediting entities that meet those criteria.
Amendment 180 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Members of the Governing Board and their alternates shall be appointed in light of their knowledge in the field of technologycybersecurity, including knowledge related to technological aspects and its greater impact on society, as well as of relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. The Commission and the Member States shall make efforts to limit the turnover of their representatives in the Governing Board, in order to ensure continuity of the Board’s work. The Commission and the Member States shall aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women on the Governing Board.
Amendment 17 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A number of Member States have repeatedly expressed the need for financial support and requested an in-depth analysis of the equipment needed. In its conclusions18 on customs funding on 23 March 2017, the Council invited the Commission to "evaluate the possibility of funding technical equipment needs from future Commission financial programmes and improve coordination and (…) cooperation between Customs Authorities and other law enforcement authorities for funding purposes".
Amendment 23 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As customs authorities of the Member States have been taking up an increasing number of responsibilities, which often extend to the field of security and take place at the external border, ensuring equivalence in carrying out border control and customs control at the external borders needs to be addressed by providing adequate Union financial support to the Member States. It is equally important to promote inter-agency cooperation, including on cybersecurity, at Union borders as regards controls of goods and controls of persons among the national authorities in each Member State that are responsible for border control or for other tasks carried out at the border.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Most customs control equipment may be equally or incidentally fit for controls of compliance with other legislation, such as provisions on border management, visa or police cooperation. The Integrated Border Management Fund has therefore been conceived as two complementary instruments with distinct but coherent scopes for the purchase of equipment. On the one hand, the instrument for border management and visa established by Regulation [2018/XXX]25 will exclude equipment that can be used for both border management and customs control. On the other hand, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment established by this Regulation will not only support financially equipment with customs controls as the main purpose but will also allow its use as well for additional purposes such as border controls and security. This distribution of roles will foster inter-agency cooperation as a component of the European integrated border management approach, as referred to in Article 4(e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/162426, thereby enabling customs and border authorities to work together and maximising the impact of the Union budget through co-sharing and inter-operability of control equipment. To ensure that any instrument or equipment financed by the fund is in permanent custody of the designated customs point that owns the equipment, a clear definition of co- sharing and interoperability between customs and border authorities shall be prepared.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) By way of derogation from the Financial Regulation, funding of an action by several Union programmes or instruments should be possible in order to allow and support, where appropriate, cooperation and interoperability across domains. However, in such cases, the contributions may not cover the same costs in accordance with the principle of prohibition of double funding established by the Financial Regulation. If a Member State has already been awarded or has received contributions from another Union programme or support from an EU fund for the acquisition of the same equipment, that contribution or support shall be listed in the application.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Instrument has the specific objective of contributing to adequate and equivalent customs controls through the purchase, maintenance and upgrade of relevant, state-of-the-art and reliable customs control equipment. An additional objective is to improve equivalence in the performances of customs controls throughout Member States to avoid the diversion of goods towards weaker points in the EU.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Customs control equipment financed under this Instrument should primarily be used for customs controls, but may be used for purposes additional to customs controls, including for control of persons in support of the national border management authorities and investigation.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas there is a more than forty year-long conflict in the area, following the end of the Spanish colonialization of Western Sahara;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas Western Sahara is considered by the United Nations as a non-decolonized territory;
Amendment 47 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the United Nations Security Council resolution 2440 (2018) has prolonged the MINURSO mandate for an additional six month period;
Amendment 115 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Morocco to guarantee that the benefits from tariff preferences to products from the non-autonomous territory of Western Sahara are locally reinvested and benefit its local populations ;
Amendment 146 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights that, without this agreement in force, including the mechanism allowing identification of products at the time of import, it will be impossible to know whether, and how many, products originating in the non- self-governing territory of Western Sahara are entering the European market;
Amendment 152 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically trace products from Western Sahara so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their origin; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regarto give its consent to the Agreement is to ensure that a mechanism will be put in place for Member States customs authorities to be able to identify products originating in Western Sahara; calls on the European Commission and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that such mechanism shall allow for the identification of the origin of the different products originating in Western Sahara at the time of import to the EU;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls upon the Commission to ensure full and good use of the corrective measures foreseen in the Agreement in order to secure the accurate implementation to achieve its objectives ;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The implementation of the safeguard clauses or other mechanisms and transparent criteria for the temporary suspension of tariff or other preferences provided for in the Agreements require uniform conditions for the adoption of provisional and definitive safeguard measures, for the imposition of prior surveillance measures, for the termination of an investigation without measures and for suspending temporarily the preferential tariffs or other preferential treatment. Criteria for the temporary suspension of tariff or other preferences should be subject to review.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall adopt provisional safeguard measures in critical circumstances where a delay couldis likely to cause damage which would be difficult to repair, pursuant to a preliminary determination by the Commission on the basis of the factors referred to in Article 6(5) that there is sufficient prima facie evidence that a product originating in the country concerned is imported:
Amendment 52 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers this agreement to be of major strategic importance, for both Parties and on a global scale, and that it represents a timely signal in support of open, fair and rules-based trade, while promoting high standards at a time of serious challenges to the international order;
Amendment 144 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this clause as soon as possiblmake good use of this clause in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resort and to ensure this EPA to continuously be a front-runner agreement with the highest protection possible;
Amendment 156 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the factat the negative list approach guarantees that the EPA maintains the right of Member State authorities to define, provide and regulate public services at local, regional or national level, despite its negative list approach, and that ithe EPA does not prevent governments from bringing any privatised service back in to the public sector;
Amendment 192 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for transparency on the functioning of the regulatory cooperation committee and for a balanced involvement of all stakeholders, notably civil society organisations, which should be regarded as a prerequisite to continue to build public trust in the agreement and its implications;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
18. Takes noteFollows with interest thate negotiations continue on a separate investment agreement and reiterates that it is unacceptable to return to the old, private ISDS mechanismminds that the EU no longer has a mandate to negotiate the old, private ISDS mechanism; calls, therefore, for a swift conclusion of an investment agreement applying the ICS;
Amendment 209 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the fact that the EPA with Japan includes a separate chapter on SMEs that seeks to enhance much-needed cooperation between the Parties on SME issues and will offer particular benefit to SMEs;
Amendment 210 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess the issue of cross-border transfer of data provisions within three years; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses that any future outcome must be subject to the consent of Parliamentwelcomes the fact that the Parties have reached an adequacy decision on the protection of personal data and calls on the Commission to immediately inform the European Parliament on suspected infringements or problems in the implementation process; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses the important role of the independent Japanese data protection authority and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in this;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that this could represent in principle a good opportunity for EU businesses as long as they are not discriminated against or subjected to unfair practices;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years; appreciates recent legislative efforts to introduce a European FDI screening mechanism based on the exchange of data on investment activities;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the cooperation between the EU, Japan and the United States to work together to jointly address issues related to China's trade practices including overcapacity and forced technology transfers;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access, in particular in the field of public procurement and SMEs;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates support for bilateral investment agreements with Hong Kong and Taiwan; recognises that both partners are springboards to China for EU businesses, including SMEs;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China, including through joint venture requirements and forced data localization and source code disclosure, especially in sectors covered by the ‘Made in China 2025’ plan;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that China's industrial overcapacity is linked to the recent surge in protectionist trade measures in other regions, one example being the introduction of tariffs on steel and aluminium by the Trump administration; takes note of China's increasing but limited efforts to curb its excess production capacity, however remains concerned that no meaningful holistic approach has been undertaken so far;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Supports a new attempt to launch a transatlantic agreement between the EU and the US, observing that any agreement must, from the outset, be drawn up in a such a way as to ensure that the process is comprehensible and transparent to the public, focusing on SMEs in particular.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2017 entitled ‘Towards a Digital Trade Strategy’(2017/2065(INI)),
Amendment 38 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas EU trade policy can play a significant role in bridging the digital divide in third countries, whereby its possible negative social and development- related impact should be studied;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the free movement of data (including personal data) is a prerequisite for unlocking the economic potential of trade agreements; stresses that the lawful transmission of personal data to third countries must not result in a deterioration in the level of data protection for people living in the EU; recognises that adequacy decisions constitute a fundamental mechanism in terms of safeguarding the transfer of personal data from the EU to a third country; calls on the Commission to make adequacy decisions dependent on solid, transparent and verifiable criteria and to conduct adequacy dialogues with third countries on this basis;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the vital work done by Union delegations, in conjunction with Member State embassies, enabling swift and direct action to be taken to ensure that trade provisions are properly implemented; encourages the Commission to involve EU delegations in third countries more closely in the transposition of existing and new free-trade agreements, with particular regard to the local start-up scene; encourages the Commission and the EEAS to pursue their work in the field of economic diplomacy;
Amendment 47 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to lay down the essential elements of the procedural framework for the screening of foreign direct investment by Member States to allow investors, the Commission and other Member States to understand how such investments are likely to be screened and to ensure that these investments are screened in a transparent manner and that they are non-discriminatory between third countries. Those elements should at least include the establishment of timeframes for the screening of and, minimum qualitative requirements for, data to be provided by Member States to improve the reliability and comparability of data sets on foreign direct investment and the possibility for foreign investors to seek judicial redress of screening decisions.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to facilitate the cooperation with other Member States and the screening of foreign direct investment by the Commission and improve the reliability and comparability of data provided by Member States, Member States should notify their screening mechanisms and any amendment thereto to the Commission, and should report on the application of their screening mechanisms on a regular basis. For the same reason, Member States that do not have a screening mechanism should also report on the foreign direct investments that took place in their territory, on the basis of the information available to them.
Amendment 137 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to lay down the essential elements of the procedural framework for the screening of foreign direct investment by Member States to allow investors, the Commission and other Member States to understand how such investments are likely to be screened and to ensure that these investments are screened in a transparent manner and that they are non-discriminatory between third countries. Those elements should at least include the establishment of timeframes for the screening of and, minimum qualitative requirements for, data to be provided by Member States to improve the reliability and comparability of data sets on foreign direct investment and the possibility for foreign investors to seek judicial redress of screening decisions.
Amendment 172 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to facilitate the cooperation with other Member States and the screening of foreign direct investment by the Commission and improve the reliability and comparability of data provided by Member States, Member States should notify their screening mechanisms and any amendment thereto to the Commission, and should report on the application of their screening mechanisms on a regular basis. For the same reason, Member States that do not have a screening mechanism should also report on the foreign direct investments that took place in their territory, on the basis of the information available to them.
Amendment 178 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1; the minimum qualitative requirements for the data to be provided must be met to improve the reliability and comparability of data sets on foreign direct investment provided by Member States.
Amendment 187 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the information requested by the Commission and other Member States pursuant to Articles 8(4) and 9(2) is made available to the Commission and the requesting Member States without undue delay and complies with minimum qualitative requirements for the reliability and comparability of data sets.
Amendment 193 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the third countries in which the foreign investor carries out a substantial part of investments and business operations;
Amendment 195 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the protection of confidential information acquired in application of this Regulation, particularly in respect to the protection of trade secrets.
Amendment 405 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1; the minimum qualitative requirements for the data to be provided must be met to improve the reliability and comparability of data sets on foreign direct investment provided by Member States.
Amendment 427 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the information requested by the Commission and other Member States pursuant to Articles 8(4) and 9(2) is made available to the Commission and the requesting Member States without undue delay and complies with minimum qualitative requirements for the reliability and comparability of data sets.
Amendment 441 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the third countries in which the foreign investor carries out a substantial part of investments and business operations;
Amendment 447 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the protection of confidential information acquired in application of this Regulation, particularly in respect to the protection of trade secrets.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Significant economic differences still exist between Member States. For members of the family residing in another Member State other than the competent Member State, different standards and costs of living are a necessary consideration for the calculation of family benefits.
Amendment 133 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect of amending the Annexes to this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, and to establish a fair and optional adjustment mechanism for the calculation of family benefits in relation to children residing in another Member State other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.36 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 36 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 187 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) 883/2004
Recital 35 b(new)
Recital 35 b(new)
(35b) For members of the family residing in another Member State other than the competent Member State, different standards and costs of living are a necessary consideration for the calculation of family benefits. The Commission should, by means of delegated acts, establish an optional adjustment mechanism for the calculation of family benefits in relation to children residing in another Member State other than the competent Member State.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect of amending the Annexes to this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, and establish a fair and optional adjustment mechanism for the calculation of exporting family benefits by Member States for children residing in another Member State other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.43 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 43 COM(2015) 216 final.
Amendment 438 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67 a (new)
Amendment 441 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Amendment 492 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 2
Article 88 a – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 67b and 88 shall be conferred on the European Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the [the date of entry into force of the Regulation (EU) xxxx].
Amendment 496 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of the power referred to in Articles 67b and 88 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force
Amendment 503 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 6
Article 88 a – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 67b and 88 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiring of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the European Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 505 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 b (new)
27a. The following article is inserted: “Article 88b Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Administrative Commission, which shall be a Committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2001. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.”
Amendment 698 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex I – point 7 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII a (new)
7a. The following annex is added: Annex XIIIa (Article 67 (2)) Member States adapting family benefits in accordance with the mechanism set out in Article 67b.
Amendment 22 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in September 2001 the world entered a new phase which resulted in the fight against terrorism being listed among the top priorities of most governments; whereas the revelations based on leaked documents from Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor, put democratically elected leaders under an obligation to address the challenges of the increasing capabilities of intelligence agencies in surveillance activities and their implicatiact ons forundamental rights, the rule of law in a democratic society and civil liberties of citizens;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D – point 2
Recital D – point 2
· the high risk ofgrave violation of EU legal standards, fundamental rights and data protection standards;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D – point 6 a (new)
Recital D – point 6 a (new)
the undermining of press freedom, the confidentiality of lawyer-client communications, the professional secrecy of doctors and the independence of politicians;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the extra-territorial application by a third country of its laws, regulations and other legislative or executive instruments in situations falling under the jurisdiction of the EU or its Member States may impact on the established legal order and the rule of law, or even violate international or EU law, including the rights of natural and legal persons, taking into account the extent and the declared or actual aim of such an application; whereas, in these exceptional circumstances, it is necessary to take action at the EU level to ensure that the rule of law, and the rights of natural and legal personsEU values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in the Charter of fundamental rights, in the ECHR and in Member States' Constitutions, i.e. fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, and the rights of natural and legal persons as enshrined in secondary legislation applying these fundamental principles, are respected within the EU, in particular by removing, neutralising, blocking or otherwise countering the effects of the foreign legislation concerned;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas international negotiations on data protection agreements cannot set aside EU rules on access to documents, notably Regulation 1049/2001, whereas negotiation documents cannot automatically be withheld from the public based on the sole request of (one of the) negotiating parties;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas Safe Harbour Principles may be limited ‘'to the extent necessary to meet national security, public interest, or law enforcement requirements’'; whereas, as an exception to a fundamental right, such an exception must always be interpreted restrictively and be limited to what is necessary and proportionate in a democratic society, and the law must clearly establish the conditions and safeguards to make this limitation legitimate; whereas the scope of application of such exception should have been clarified by the US and the EU, notably by the Commission, to avoid any interpretation or implementation that nullifies in substance the fundamental right to privacy and data protection, among others; whereas consequently such an exception should not be used in a way that undermines or nullifies the protection afforded by Charter of Fundamental Rights, the ECHR, the EU data protection law and the Safe Harbour principles; insists that in case the national security exception is invoked, it must be specified under which national law;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI a (new)
Recital AI a (new)
AIa. whereas the European Parliament, given its competence stipulated by Article 218 TFEU, has the responsibility to continuously monitor the value of international agreements it has given its consent to;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas following the allegations published by the media, the Commission decided to open consultations with the US pursuant to Article 19 of the TFTP Agreement; whereas on 27 November 2013 Commissioner Malmström informed the LIBE Committee that, after meeting US authorities and in view of the replies given by the US authorities in their letters and during their meetings, the Commission had decided not to pursue the consultations on the grounds that there were no elements showing that the US Government has acted in a manner contrary to the provisions of the Agreement, and that the US has provided written assurance that no direct data collection has taken place contrary to the provisions of the TFTP agreement; whereas it is not clear whether the US authorities have circumvented the Agreement by accessing such data through other means, as indicated in the letter of 18 September 2013 by the US authorities30a; __________________ 30a [1] The letter states that "the US government seeks and obtains financial information [...](which) is collected through regulatory, law enforcement, diplomatic and intelligence channels, as well as through exchanges with foreign partners [...] the US Government is using the TFTP to obtain SWIFT data that we do not obtain from other sources";
Amendment 91 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AN a (new)
Recital AN a (new)
ANa. whereas the European Commission reassured the Parliament to create a TFTP data extraction system on EU soil, whereas up until now the Commission has not proposed the establishment of such a system, considers the Commission has not fulfilled one of the conditions for Parliament to give its consent;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AN b (new)
Recital AN b (new)
ANb. whereas the Commission has reserved 50 million EUR for the development of PNR systems by the Member States, whereas the European Parliament has not adopted the EU PNR directive;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
BA. whereas mass surveillance activities give intelligence agencies access to personal data stored by EU individuals under cloud services agreements with major US cloud providers; whereas the US intelligence authorities have accessed personal data stored in servers located on EU soil by tapping into the internal networks of Yahoo and Google36 ; whereas such activities constitute a violation of international obligations and European fundamental rights standards, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the ECHR, Member States Constitutions and secondary law; whereas it is not excluded that information stored in cloud services by Member States’ public authorities or undertakings and institutions has also been accessed by intelligence authorities; __________________ 36 The Washington Post , 31 October 2013.
Amendment 102 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA a (new)
Recital BA a (new)
BAa. Whereas the fact that intelligence agencies have accessed personal data of users of online services has severely distorted the trust of citizens in such services and therefore has an adverse effect on businesses investing in the development of new services using "Big Data" and new applications, such as the "Internet of Things";
Amendment 104 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA b (new)
Recital BA b (new)
BAb. Whereas it is essential for companies providing such new services and applications to respect the data protection rules and privacy of data subjects whose data is collected, processed and analysed in order to maintain a high level of trust among citizens;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB
Recital BB
BB. whereas intelligence services perform an important functin democratic societies have the mission into protecting democratic society fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, citizens' rights and the State against internal and external serious threats; whereas they are given special powers and capabilities only to this end; whereas these powers are to be used within the legal limits imposed by fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, as otherwise they risk losinglose legitimacy and eroding the democratic nature of societyrisk undermining democracy on the ground of defending it;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
Recital BC
BC. whereas the high level of secrecy that is intrinsic to thefact that a certain level of secrecy is conceded to intelligence services in order to avoid endangering ongoing operations, revealing modi operandi or putting at risk the lives of agents impedes full transparency, public scrutiny and normal democratic or judicial examination, such secrecy cannot override or exclude rules on democratic and judicial scrutiny and examination of their activities, as well as on transparency, notably in relation to the respect of fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that recent revelations in the press by whistleblowers and journalists, together with the expert evidence given during this inquiry, admissions by authorities, and the lack of denial with respect to certain allegations, have resulted in compelling evidence of the existence of far-reaching, complex and highly technologically advanced systems designed by US and some Member States’' intelligence services to collect, store and analyse communication anddata, including content data, location data and metadata of all citizens around the world on an unprecedented scale and in an indiscriminate and non-suspicion-based manner;
Amendment 132 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the allegations of ‘'hacking’' or tapping into the Belgacom systems by the UK intelligence agency GCHQ; reiterates the indication by Belgacom that it could not confirm nor deny that EU institutions were targeted or affected, and that the malware used was extremely complex and required the use of extensive financial and staffing resources for its development and use that would not be available to private entities or hackers;
Amendment 134 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. States that trust has been profoundly shaken: trust between the two transatlantic partners, trust among EU Member States, trust between citizens and their governments, trust in the respect of the rule of law, and trust in the security of IT services; believes that in order to rebuild trust in all these dimensions a comprehensive planresponse plan comprising a series of actions is urgently needed;
Amendment 140 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several governments claim that these mass surveillance programmes are necessary to combat terrorism; wholeheartedly supports the fight against terrorism, but strongly believes that it can never in itself be a justification for untargeted, secret and sometimes even, or outright illegal mass surveillance programmes; expresses concerns, therefore, regarding the legality,, as they cannot be considered necessitary and proportionality of these programmeste measures in a democratic society;
Amendment 155 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the vast, systemic, blanket collection of the personal data of innocent people, often comprising intimate personal information; emphasises that the systems of mass, indiscriminate surveillance by intelligence services constitute a serious interference with the fundamental rights of citizens; stresses that privacy is not a luxury right, but that it is the foundation stone of a free and democratic society; points out, furthermore, that mass surveillance has potentially severe effects on the freedom of the press, thought and speech, as well as a significant potential for abuse of the information gathered against political adversaries; stresses that mass surveillance severely undermines the rights of EU citizens to be protected against any divulging of communications with their lawyers and therefore threatens access to justice, the right to a fair trial and the rule of law; emphasises that these mass surveillance activities appear also to entail illegal actions by intelligence services and raise questions regarding the extra-territoriality of national laws;
Amendment 158 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees the surveillance programmes as yet another step towards the establishment of a fully -fledged preventive state, changing the established paradigm of criminal law in democratic societies whereby any interference with suspects' fundamental rights has to be authorised by a judge or prosecutor on the basis of a reasonable suspicion and regulated by law, promoting instead a mix of law enforcement and intelligence activities with blurred and weakened legal safeguards, often not in line with democratic checks and balances and fundamental rights, especially the presumption of innocence; recalls in that regard the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court37 on the prohibition of the use of preventive dragnets (‘präventive Rasterfahndung’) unless there is proof of a concrete danger to other high-ranking legally protected rights, whereby a general threat situation or international tensions do not suffice to justify such measures; __________________ 37 No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006. No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006.
Amendment 162 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that any judgment of a secret court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a non- EU state secretly authorising, directly or indirectly, surveillance activities shall not be recognised or enforced;
Amendment 214 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States immediately to fulfil their positive obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights to protect their citizens from surveillance contrary to its requirements, including when the aim thereof is to safeguard national security, undertaken by third states or by their own intelligence services and to ensure that the rule of law is not weakened as a result of extraterritorial application of a third country’'s law;
Amendment 268 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Council Presidency and the majority of Member States who support a high level of data protection to show a sense of leadership and responsibility and accelerate their work on the whole Data Protection Package to allow for adoption in 2014, so that EU citizens will be able to enjoy better protection in the very near future; stresses that determined action and implementation of the Data Protection Package at European level and full support from the Council are necessary preconditions in order to demonstrate credibility and assertiveness vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 272 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 26
Subheading 26
Cloud computing and new services and applications
Amendment 285 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Underlines that access to personal data stored by service providers through intelligence services in violation of citizens' fundamental rights decreased citizens' trust in such providers; therefore stresses the need to enforce the respect of fundamental rights in order to avoid negative effects on businesses investing in new services and applications, which rely on the use of big amounts of data;
Amendment 286 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 b (new)
Paragraph 57 b (new)
57b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States competent authorities to evaluate the extent to which EU rules on privacy and data protection have been violated through the cooperation of EU legal entities with secret services or through the acceptance of court warrants of third country authorities requesting personal data of EU citizens contrary to EU data protection legislation;
Amendment 287 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 c (new)
Paragraph 57 c (new)
57c. Calls on business providing new services using "Big Data" and new applications, such as the "Internet of Things" to build in data protection measures already in the development stage in order to maintain a high level of trust among citizens;
Amendment 313 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Calls for the setting up of a high-level group to strengthen cooperation in the fielddemocratic oversight ofn intelligence cooperation at EU level, combined with a proper oversight mechanism ensuring both democratic legitimacy and adequate technical capacity; stresses that the high-level group should cooperate closely with national parliaments in order to propose further steps to be taken for increased oversight collaboration in the EU;
Amendment 343 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Professional secrecy and confidentiality
Amendment 344 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 b (new)
Paragraph 74 b (new)
74b. Considers that lawyers' role, whether retained by an individual, a corporation or the state, is as the client's trusted adviser and representative, as a professional respected by third parties, and as an indispensable participant in the fair administration of justice and democracy; without the certainty of confidentiality, there can be no trust and if the right of EU citizens and businesses to be protected against any divulging of communications with their lawyers is denied, they may be denied access to legal advice and to justice under the rule of law;
Amendment 345 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 c (new)
Paragraph 74 c (new)
74c. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for the protection of professional secrecy from government electronic surveillance, including the use of electronic communication services or other cloud service for lawyer-client communications;
Amendment 349 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Considers that the detention of Mr Miranda and the seizure of the material in his possession under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (and also the request to The Guardian to destroy or hand over the material) constitutes an interference with serious violation of the right of freedom of expression, as recognised by Article 10 of the ECHR and Article 11 of the EU Charter, with the effect of curtailing media freedom and creating a chilling effect on media reporting on surveillance on citizens;
Amendment 361 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. Calls on the President of the European Parliament to ensure that the European Parliament's communications are secure; considers that, to this end, Members should be able to obtain a certificate for the European Parliament's encryption of emails; considers that the European Parliament would act as trust centre in this regard;
Amendment 405 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 – introductory part
Paragraph 88 – introductory part
88. Calls on the European Parliament’s Secretariat under the responsibility of the EP's President to carry out, by September 2014 at the latest, a thorough review and assessment of the European Parliament’s IT security dependability focused on: budgetary means, staff resources, technical capabilities, internal organisation and all relevant elements, in order to achieve a high level of security for the EP’s IT systems; believes that such an assessment should at the least provide information analysis and recommendations on:
Amendment 440 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97 – indent 3
Paragraph 97 – indent 3
– respect for fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, ands well as the credibility of democratic safeguards in a, judicial and parliamentary safeguards and oversight, in a more and more digital society;
Amendment 457 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
Paragraph 107
107. Also believes that that the involvement and activities of EU Members States has led to a loss of trust, including between Member States and between citizens and their Member States' authorities; is of the opinion that only full clarity as to purposes and means of surveillance, public debate and, ultimately, revision of legislation, including a strengthening of the system of judicial and parliamentary oversight, will be able to re-establish the trust lost; underlines that it is impossible to develop a real EU Security Strategy in a situation where certain Member States spy on others in collaboration with third countries, or where Member States spy on each other, in violation of the EU principle of loyal cooperation;
Amendment 470 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 a (new)
Paragraph 109 a (new)
109a. Emphasizes that in a new EU Treaty, the European Parliament should be given real parliamentary inquiry powers, including the possibility to question under oath;
Amendment 475 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110 a (new)
Paragraph 110 a (new)
110a. Deplores the refusal of the US administration to adopt and implement all recommendations of the ad hoc EU US Working Group on Data Protection, calls on the US authorities to reconsider;
Amendment 476 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110 b (new)
Paragraph 110 b (new)
110b. Questions the three year data retention of all data collected during the Sotchi Olympic Games by Russian secret services;
Amendment 486 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 2
Paragraph 114 – point 2
Action 2: Conclude the EU-US Umbrella Agreement guaranteeing the fundamental right of citizens to privacy and data protection and ensuring proper redress mechanisms for EU citizens, including in the event of data transfers from the EU to the US for law-enforcement purposes;
Amendment 490 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 3
Paragraph 114 – point 3
Action 3: SImmediately suspend Safe Harbour until a full review has been conducted and current loopholes are remedied, making sure that transfers of personal data for commercial purposes from the Union to the US can only take place in compliance with highest EU standards;
Amendment 497 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 114 – point 4 a (new)
Action 4a: Suspend the EU US PNR Agreement until (i) the Umbrella Agreement negotiations have been concluded (ii) the judicial and administrative avenues of EU citizens to protect their fundamental rights are guaranteed;
Amendment 498 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 4 b (new)
Paragraph 114 – point 4 b (new)
Action 4b: Evaluate any agreement, mechanism or exchange with third countries involving personal data in order to ensure that the right to privacy and to the protection of personal data are not violated due to surveillance activities and take necessary follow-up actions;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that Europe’s education and training systems are not adapted to businesses’ skills needs; notes with concern that in 2015 the estimated shortage of qualified ICT personnel in the EU will rise to between 384 000 and 700 000 and that the supply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills will not match the increasing demands of businesses in the coming years; advocates, therefore, that Member States be encouraged to establish dual education and training systems focusing on the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), fields in which the need for people with professional qualifications is particularly great;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the number of EU citizens who want to be self-employed has dropped from 45 % to 37 % in the last 3three years, almost one half being afraid of going bankrupt and more than 50 % saying it is difficult to obtain sufficient information on how to start a business; advocates that Member States be encouraged to put in place business start- up advice in universities and vocational training colleges and to regard investment in entrepreneurial learning at school level as a resource;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives to make it easier for businesses to access EU support via a single portal offering information on the Structural Funds, including the ESF; believes that more must be done to disseminate information to existing and potential entrepreneurs through ‘one-stop- shops’, and that the single portal should direct them to the relevant contact points in their areas;
Amendment 152 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes Member States must be more responsive to labour market needs, notably by fostering work-based learning and apprenticeships; welcomes initiatives in the Member States to expand the provision of educational and career guidance for school and college students with a view to reducing drop-out rates;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 12 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Demands, in regard to increased poverty rates, intensification of and more financial support for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived andHighlights that addressing poverty in Member States and regions is primarily a Member State responsibility, whilst acknowledging the importance of EU level action as a demonstration of political solidarity and a means of showing leadership and best practice in relation to increased poverty rates, therefore welcomes intensification of and more financial support for the part of the European Social Fund which refers to combating poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 73 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Observes that, in addition to the reform of the education and training sector, a long-term sustainable, criteria- based immigration strategy is needed in order to respond to the shortage of skilled labour and demographic change;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the irregular status of undocumented women and women with unclear residence status throughout Europe makes it difficultvirtually impossible for their fundamental human rights, such as access to education and health, to be respected;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for special forms of data protection for undocumented women who turn in such situations to hospitals, doctors, women's shelters, counselling services or religious counsellors and for the protection of workers in these establishments who acquire knowledge about irregular residence; calls for the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims in all Member States;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention particularly to the situation of undocumented women who are pregnant or have children: they need special protection for the unborn child and a legal entitlement to health care and the right to a birth certificate for their children in accordance with Article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; stresses the need to ensure that women with irregular or unclear residence status can access medical care without subsequently having to fear prosecution and/or deportation;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to grant the children of women with irregular or unclear residence status access to the education system without the threat of this leading to prosecution and/or deportation;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that the draft opinion on gender aspects of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies should be taken into account in this context.
Amendment 10 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cultural content plays a pivotal role in the digital economy, whereas Europe’s digital growth will depend in future on having a varied supply of high- quality cultural content, and whereas it has emerged from consultations and several independent surveys that the cultural and creative sectors are facing common challenges from digitisation and, globalisation, along with funding problemnd new business models, and that EU- level action is needed to resolve these problems jointly so that a digital single market can be created;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitisation is having a huge impact on the way in which cultural goods are being produced, distributed, marketed and consumed, and whereas lower distribution costs and the appearance of new distribution channels can facilitate access to creative works and culture and improve the circulation of those works around the world; whereas the market opportunities for new services and businesses have increased enormously as a result;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the proposal for a Directive on the collective management of copyright and related rights currently being discussed reinforces that approach to the management of copyright, placinges particular emphasis on the transparency of the flows of remuneration collected, distributed and paid to rightholders by collecting societies, including for private copying;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the sum total of private copying levies collected in 23 of the 28 EU Member has more than tripled since Directive 2001/29/EC came into force andStates, according to the Commission’s estimates, now stands at over EUR 600 million, and; whereas this constitutes a considerable amount for the artists, however, these figures should always be considered in relation to the overall amount contributed to gross value added by the creative sector;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 35 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 45 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in the case of online music sales, licence-granting practices are being viewed aspresent an alternative to the system of private copying levies;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 63 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the current private copying system is a virtuous system that, which seeks to balances the right to copying for private use with fair remuneration to rightholders, and that it is a syshould be fundamentally rethought and in the long term replaced by a more efficient system that keeps stemp worth preservingith the developments brought about by digitisation;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to decide on a common definition of the private copying levy, to look for common ground as regards which products should be subject to the levycriteria for the effective and transparent setting of rates and a uniform definition of the notion of 'harm' pursuant to Directive 2001/29/EC, and to harmonise the negotiating arrangement for the rates applicable to private copying; calls on the Commission to facilitate that process;:
Amendment 78 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the private copying levy should apply to all material, media and services whose value resides in their private recording and storage capacityere they cause harm pursuant to Directive 2001/29/EC;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, in the light of the ECJ judgments, private copying levies should be payable by manufacturers or importers; notes should be examined; cautions, however, that, if the levy were transferredconsequences of transferring the levy to retailers, this w could result in an excessive administrative burden for small and medium-sized distribution companies and collective rights management organisations;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to make clear to consumers the role of the private copying system with regard to remuneration of artists and cultural dissemination; urges Member States and rightholders to replace their anti-piracy campaigns with ‘positive’ campaigns highlighting the benefits ofreasons for private copying levies for the remuneration of artists;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges Member States to ensure greater transparency regarding the allocation of revenueproceeds from private copying levies;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 132 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that private copying exemption arrangements enable consumers to copy freely their musical and audio- visual material from one medium or type of multimedia material to another without the need to seek the authorisation of rightholders, provided that this is for private use and no protection measures have been taken;
Amendment 149 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Observes that, despiteTakes the view that, because of permanent access to online works, downloading, storage and private copying for offline use is continuing; takes the view that a private copying levy system cannot therefore be replaced by a licencing systemwill decline without, however, becoming negligible; believes therefore that licencing systems will become increasingly important;
Amendment 156 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 168 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 175 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 184 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 77 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to criminalisesanction the non-respect of working conditions;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to introduce a European Agency forcoordinate and facilitate cooperation between Member States on cross-border matters concerning the abuse of employment protection rules and undeclared work, with a remit including inter alia the identification of letter-box companies, the control of transnational service providers, the introduction of further-training programmes, the identification of new ways of circumventing the rules, and the organisation of cross-border controls;
Amendment 206 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a directiveguiding principles underpinning the role of labour inspectors and laying down European labour-inspection standards;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that special attention should be paid from early childhood to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and disadvantaged youth; calls to this end on Member States to draw up national action plans and to implement them consistently;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for a Quality Framework on Traineeships and an Alliance for Apprenticeships, aimed at promosupporting high-quality traineeships across the EU; points out however that internships are intended primarily for training and the acquisition of experience and, providing they last for a short period, namely three months, may therefore also be unpaid; calls on the Member States to urgently implement the Youth Guarantee in order to combat youth unemployment, drawing on the EUR 6 billion in EU funds available for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls on the Commission to give practical support to Member States implementing the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that limited access to education increases the risk of early marriages and early pregnancy, which leads to early school-leaving, and which also has the consequence of limiting employment opportunities in adulthood which, after all, causes a higher risk of poverty; urges all actors to break this vicious circle;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to use the appropriate EU funds in targeted manner to combat discrimination against Roma.
Amendment 32 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the fact that women with disabilities are still frequently the victims of sexual abuse and violence; stresses, therefore, the need to protect them at their workplaces;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the report on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination in the EU (2012/2131(INI)),
Amendment 13 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in January 2013 23 % of active young people were jobless, with the rates ranging from 159 % or less in Austria, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands and Germany1 to over 55 % in Greece and Spain, indicating marked geographical differences; __________________ 1 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/tabl e.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&langua ge=de&pcode=teilm021.
Amendment 47 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas despite high overall levels of youth unemployment, certain sectors such as the ICT and health sectors have increasing difficulty filling vacancies with qualified personnel;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas, by virtue of their emphasis on practical skills, the dual system of vocational training and the combined academic-vocational degree courses employed in some Member States have proved their worth during the crisis in particular, keeping levels of youth unemployment lower by making young people more employable;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the Commission, in its report of 30 May 2012 on the situation in Germany, noted that the dual vocational training system guarantees a supply of qualified workers and a low rate of youth unemployment;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas, in certain Member States, there is a growing mismatch between trainees’ skills and labour market requirements;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the dual vocational training system and twin-track studies, with their focus on practical experience, have stood the test of the economic crisis particularly well, helping to reduce youth unemployment by making people more employable, and calls, therefore, on crisis- hit Member States to reform their training systems along these lines;
Amendment 113 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on Member States to correct any areas of mismatch between trainees’ skills and labour market requirements by offering opportunities for better training with a stronger focus on practical experience;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to collect success stories from the field of youth training and to publish them in the form of a handbook for use by other Member States;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission to produce an annual report on the reform of vocational training systems in the Member States, thereby making a long- term structural contribution to improving young people’s employability;
Amendment 214 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the establishment of the Erasmus for All Programme and the creation of a separate chapter for youth as well as a separate budget allocation, together with increased support for those who are active in youth work but not in an institutionalised fashion; is of the opinion that acquiring more and different skills, alsoin particular transversal skills such as ICT skills and language skills, including by studying abroad, will promote young people's participation in society and improve their prospects on the labour market;
Amendment 225 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment among young people by creating facilities and preferential conditions for starting up their own businesses, through, e.g., cutting red tape and, introducing favourable tax policies, establishing a more favourable climate for private investments and addressing disproportionately punitive bankruptcy laws;
Amendment 237 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes EU youth mobility initiatives such as MobiPro;
Amendment 238 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes short and medium-term investments such as the Youth Employment Initiative, while drawing attention to the lack of any long-term structural measures and the absence of necessary reform to enable education systems in certain Member States rise to future challenges with a view to ensuring employability;
Amendment 263 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to higher youth unemployment rates among migrants, giving priority to integration on the employment market and integration mainstreaming, work being the key to successful integration;
Amendment 279 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to remove existing barriers for cross-border apprenticeships, traineeships and internships to better match supply and demand of work-based training opportunities, thereby improving mobility and employment opportunities;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies, with a particular focus on addressing geographical mismatches between supply and demand of jobs, and where necessary, to reform public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people; stresses that raising of awareness of EURES is needed so as to increase its visibility and availability, as a career advice system that supports students in becoming more aware of their aspirations and capabilities, as well as of existing job opportunities;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 12 April 2013 (CdR2392/2012 fin),
Amendment 14 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 18 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas open educational resources improve the quality, accessibility and equity of education and facilitate an interactive, creative, flexible and personalized learning process through the use of ICT and new technologies; whereas open education enhances sustained employability by supporting lifelong learning;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas, despite high overall levels of youth unemployment, certain sectors such as the ICT and health care sectors have increasing difficulty filling vacancies with qualified personnel;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas an increasing gap between the qualifications of graduates and the skills requirements of the labour market can be observed in some Member States;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication, in particular its strong focus on combating youth unemployment as well as promoting world-class vocational education and training (VET), flexible learning pathways, including through the promotion of open educational resources, and work-based learning, and addressing the shortages of well-qualified teachers and trainers;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a holistic approach to education and training, reminds that education should also be promoted for its own sake, and highlights the important role of non- formal and informal learning as part of an overall lifelong learning strategy aiming at a socially inclusive knowledge society with strong individuals and active citizens;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to prioritise public expenditures in education, training, research and innovation, and recalls that any budget cut in these fields will have a strong negative impact on the economic recoveryinvestment in these areas is essential for the economic recovery and global competitiveness of the Union;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a recognition of youth and civil society organisations in the design and implementation of lifelong learning strategies; also highlights their role as complementary educational providers for non-formal and informal learning and volunteering, helping young people to attain both transversal skills and individual personal competences, such as critical thinkeative and critical thinking, sense of initiative, information processing and problem solving, team work and communication, and self-confidence and leadership;
Amendment 87 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to promote the attractiveness of VET and make it an integral part of the education system, and calls for a stronger focus on transversal and basic skills, in particular on entrepreneurial and ICT skills with a strong involvement from the business sector, that help young people to enter the labour market and to create their own businesses;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Acknowledges the importance of developing and implementing entrepreneurship education systems across Europe and underlines that students' access to entrepreneurship education varies and is often determined at institution level; thus calls on Member States and local and regional authorities, working with the education institutions, to include elements of entrepreneurship education in the curriculum content in basic education, vocational training and higher education;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Acknowledges that poor language skills constitute a major obstacle to the free movement of workers and to the international competitiveness of enterprises in the Union, particularly in areas where European citizens live close to the border of a neighbouring country with a different language; recalls that language learning is deemed to be much more effective at an early age;
Amendment 119 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that the Youth Guarantee Scheme cannot replace structural efforts and reforms which must make the education systems and labour markets in some Member States fit for the challenges of the future;
Amendment 128 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to actively ask for support and initiatives as well as other forms of cooperation with the private sector in improving education in order to better prepare students for the transition from education to the job market;
Amendment 131 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Communication does not specify any concrete implementation measures for cooperation between the educational sector and different social and business partners; however, calls upon the Member States to improve cooperation between businesses and the educational sector at all levels, with a scope of better linking curricula to the demands of the labour market; welcomes the knowledge alliances and sector skills alliances included in the Commission proposal on the new multiannual programme in the field of education, training, youth, and sport;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for more cooperation between educational institutions, the business sector, social partners, and local and regional authorities in order to exchange best practices and, to promote partnerships and to work towards providing quality placements, internships and apprenticeships as a means of transition from education to work;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Welcomes the announced Commission initiative 'Opening Up Education' aimed at improving the efficiency, accessibility and equity of education, training and learning systems by strengthening the integration of ICT and new technologies in education and training and calls on all Member States to encourage initiatives to open up education;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Urges Member States to improve open access to all educational and scientific materials with an aim of lowering costs for education and research, particularly in light of recent budget cuts in these areas throughout the Union;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Notes with concern the wide divergence in available ICT resources and knowledge in schools and higher education institutions between and within the Member States; stresses that the uptake of ICT infrastructure and knowledge should be mainstreamed in all education and training sectors to best equip students for the digital age;
Amendment 158 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the importance of high-quality teacher education that needs to be complemented with career-long professional training, due in particular to the rapid changes in ICT and digital media, as well as the specificities of entrepreneurship education;
Amendment 185 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for breaking the prejudices that prevent students from taking such educational paths that are not necessarily perceived as leading to highly recognised careers and positions in society; underlines however that in times of high youth unemployment students should be actively informed of the realistic employment perspectives their choices in education lead to;
Amendment 191 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the importance of timely implementation and reporting on the implementation of initiatives aimed at improving the cross-border recognition of qualifications within the Union, in particular the European Qualifications Framework, the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECEVET);
Amendment 227 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In a context of progressive migration to ‘'all IP networks’', the lack of availability of connectivity products based on the IP protocol for different classes of services with assured service quality that enable communication paths across network domains and across network borders, both within and between Member States, hinders the development of applications that rely on access to other networks, thus limiting technological innovation. Moreover, this situation prevents the diffu defined quality of service within closed communications networks using the Internet Protocol with strict admission con a wider scale of efficiencies which are associated with the management and provision of IP-based networks and connectivity products with an assured service quality level, in particular enhanced security, reliability and flexibility, cost-effectiveness and faster provisioning, which benefit network operators, service providers and end userstrol could hinder the development of services that rely on this defined quality in order to function adequately. A harmonised approach to the design and availability of these productservices is therefore necessary, on reasonable terms including, where requested, the possibility of cross-supply by the electronic communications undertakings concernedincluding safeguards to guarantee that the enhanced quality is not functionally identical or to the detriment of the performance, affordability or quality of internet access services or undermines competition, innovation or net neutrality.
Amendment 240 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The internet has developed over the past decades as an open platform for innovation with low access barriers for end-users, content and application providers and internet service providers. The key driver of the unprecedented innovation and economic activity in the digital age has been the fact that all internet traffic is treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or interference, independent of its sender, receiver, type, content, device, service or application; conform the principle of net neutrality. The existing regulatory framework aims at promoting the ability of end-users to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice. Recently, however, the report of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on traffic management practices published in May 2012 and a study, commissioned by the Executive Agency for Consumers and Health and published in December 2012, on the functioning of the market of internet access and provision from a consumer perspective, showed that a significant number of end-users are affected by traffic management practices which block or slow down specific applications. These tendencies require clear rules to enshrine the principle of net neutrality in law at the Union level to maintain the open internet and to avoid fragmentation of the single market resulting from individual Member States' measures.
Amendment 262 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of clearly defined reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management could encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography, subject to judicial review.. Minimising the effects of network congestion shcould be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In addition, there is demand on the part of content, applications and services providers, for the provision of transmission services based on flexible quality parameters, including lower levels of priority for traffic which is not time- sensitive. The possibility for content, applications and service providers to negotiate such flexible quality of service levels with providers of electronic communications to the public is necessary for the provision of specialised services and is expected to play an important role incould foster the development of new services such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. At the same time such arrangements should allow providers of electronic communications to the public to better balance traffic and prevent network congestion. Providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public should therefore be free to conclude specialised services agreements on defined levels of quality of service as long as such agreements do not substantially impair the general quality of internet access servicesdefined levels of quality are technically necessary for the functionality of the service and these agreements do not impair the quality of internet access services, in accordance with the principle of net neutrality.
Amendment 282 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) National regulatory authorities play an essential role in ensuring that end-users are effectively able to exercise this freedom to avail of open internet access. To this end national regulatory authorities should have monitoring and reporting obligations, and ensure compliance of providers of electronic communications to the public and the availability of non-discriminatory internet access services of high quality which are not impaired by specialised services. National regulatory authorities should establish clear and comprehensible notification and redress mechanisms for end-users subjected to discrimination, restriction or interference of online content, services or applications. In their assessment of a possible general impairment of internet access services, national regulatory authorities should take account of quality parameters such as timing and reliability parameters (latency, jitter, packet loss), levels and effects of congestion in the network, actual versus advertised speeds, performance of internet access services compared with specialised services, and quality as perceived by end- users. National regulatory authorities should be empowered to impose minimum quality of service requirements on all or individual providers of electronic communications to the public if this is necessary to prevent general impairment/degradation of the quality of service of internet access services.
Amendment 322 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
e a) to ensure that all internet traffic is treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or interference, independent of its sender, receiver, type, content, device, service or application;
Amendment 346 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
(12 a) "net neutrality" means the principle that all internet traffic is treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or interference, independent of its sender, receiver, type, content, device, service or application;
Amendment 355 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘specialised service’ means an electronic communications service, or any other service that provides the capability to access specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute forperated within closed electronic communications networks using the Internet Protocol with strict admission control; and that is not marketed or used as a substitute for internet access service or functionally identical to services available over the public internet access service;
Amendment 587 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall be freeve the right to access and distribute information and content, run applications and use services or devices of their choice via their internet access service, in accordance with the principle of net neutrality.
Amendment 593 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 603 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be free to agree with either providers of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of specialised services with an enhanced quality of service. Where such agreements are concluded with the provider of internet access services, that provider shall ensure that the enhanced quality of service is not to the detriment of the performance, affordability or quality of internet access services, in accordance with the principle of net neutrality.
Amendment 615 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users, providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public shall be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic within closed electronic communications networks as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity, which are not functionally identical to services available over the public internet access service. The provision of specialised services shall not impair in a recurring the quality of internet access services. Where network continuous manner the general quality of internet access servicesapacity is shared between internet access services and specialised services, the provider of these services shall publish clear and unambiguous criteria based on which network capacity is shared.
Amendment 633 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 674 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types ofall traffic are treated equally.
Amendment 680 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Reasonable traffic management shall only entail processing of data that is necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes set out in this paragraph. Therefore all techniques to inspect or analyse data shall be in accordance with privacy and data protection legislation. By default, such techniques should only examine header information.
Amendment 694 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedoms provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatory internet access services in accordance with the principle of net neutrality and at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology and that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitor the effects of specialised services on cultural diversity and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
Amendment 697 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. National regulatory authorities shall establish clear and comprehensible notification and redress mechanisms for end-users subjected to discrimination, restriction, interference, blocking or throttling of online content, services or applications.
Amendment 37 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The scope of these non-financial disclosure requirements should be defined by reference to the average number of employees, total assets and turnover.; SMEs should be exempted from additional requirements, and the obligation to disclose a non-financial statement in the annual report should only apply to those companies whose average number of employees exceeds 500, and exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 2086 million or a netn annual turnover of EUR 4100 million. Article 2 of the annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC defines small and medium-sized enterprises. Given that the Commission proposal doubles the number of employees, it makes sense also to double the annual turnover of EUR 50 million and the annual balance sheet total of EUR 43 million.Or. de Begründung
Amendment 48 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1– point b
Article 46 – paragraph 1– point b
For companies whose average number of employees during the financial year exceeds 500 and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 2086 million or a netn annual turnover of EUR 4100 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, including: Article 2 of the annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC defines small and medium-sized enterprises. Given that the Commission proposal doubles the number of employees, it makes sense also to double the annual turnover of EUR 50 million and the annual balance sheet total of EUR 43 million.Or. de Begründung
Amendment 58 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
Amendment 78 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349 / EEC
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For parent undertakings of undertakings to be consolidated that together exceed an average number of 500 employees during the financial year, and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 2086 million or a netn annual turnover of EUR 4100 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, including the following:
Amendment 85 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/CEE
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 4
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 4
Amendment 80 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to make the Union more attractive for third-country national researchers, family members of researchers, as defined in Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification, should be admitted with them. They should benefit from intra- Union mobility provisions and they should also have access to the labour market. Furthermore, Member States should consider establishing information centres in the third countries as well as on their territory, in which researchers, students, interns and au-pairs could easily obtain all information related to their rights with regards to access to the labour market, social insurance and residence permits.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States may charge applicants for processing applications for authorisations. The fees should be proportionate to the purpose of the stay in order to underline the welcome attitude and to avoid any deterring effects.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The intra-Union mobility of third- country national researchers, students, remunerated and unremunerated trainees should be facilitated. For researchers, this Directive should improve the rules relating to the period for which the authorisation granted by the first Member State should cover stays in a second Member State without requiring a new hosting agreement. Improvements should be made regarding the situation of students, and the new group of remunerated trainees, by allowing them to stay in a second Member State for periods lasting between three and six months, provided that they fulfil the general conditions laid down in this Directive. For third-country national trainees coming to the Union as intra- corporate transferees, specific intra-Union mobility provisions designed according to the nature of their transfer should apply in accordance with [Directive 2013/xx/EU on intra-corporate transfers].
Amendment 87 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to allow third-country national students to better cover part of the cost of their studies, they should be given increased access to the labour market under the conditions set out in this Directive, meaning a minimum of 20 hours per week. The principle of access for students to the labour market should be a general rule. However, in exceptional circumstances Member States should be able to take into account the situation of their national labour markets, although this must not risk entirely negating the right to work.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) As part of the drive to ensure a well- qualified workforce for the future, Member States should allow students who graduate in the Union to remain on their territory with the intention to identify work opportunities or to set up a business for 12at least 18 months after expiry of the initial authorisation.. They should also allow researchers to do so upon completion of their research project as defined in the hosting agreement. This should not amount to an automatic right of access to the labour market or to set up a business.They may be requested to provide evidence in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 99 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point k
Article 3 – point k
(k) ‘research organisation’ means any public or private organisation and company which conducts research and which has been approved for the purposes of this Directive by a Member State in accordance with the latter's legislation or administrative practice;
Amendment 108 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall determine whether applications for authorisations are to be made by the researcher orand by the research organisation concerned.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. A Member State may, among other measures, refuse to renew or decide to withdraw the approval of a research organisation which no longer meets the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 or in cases where the approval has been fraudulently acquired or where a research organisation has signed a hosting agreement with a third-country national fraudulently or negligwith intently. Where approval has been refused or withdrawn, the organisation concerned may be banned from reapplying for approval up to five years from the date of publication of the decision on withdrawal or non-renewal.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 115 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 117 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 120 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 123 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point a
Article 14 – point a
(a) be at least 17 but not more than 30 or, except in individually justified cases, more than 30 years of age;5 years.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point c
Article 14 – point c
(c) produce an agreement between the au- pair and the host family defining his/her rights and obligations, including specifications about the pocket money to be received, the right to at least one full free day per week and adequate arrangements allowing him/her to attend courses, and participation in day-to-day family duties.
Amendment 133 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay withdraw an authorisation in the following cases :
Amendment 142 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Students, school pupils, volunteers, unremunerated trainees and au pairs, irrespective of whether they are allowed to work in accordance with Union or national law, shall be entitled to equal treatment in relation to access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public, except procedures for obtaining housing as provided for by national law.
Amendment 145 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
After finalisation of research or studies in the Member State, third-country nationals shall be entitled to stay on the territory of the Member State for a period of 12at least 18 months in order to look for work or set up a business, if the conditions laid down in points (a) and (c) to (f) of Article 6 are still fulfilled. In a period of more than 3 and less than 6 months, third-country nationals may be requested to provide evidence that they continue to seek employment or are in the process of setting up a business. After a period of 6 months, third-country nationals may additionally be requested to provide evidence that they have a genuine chance of being engaged or of launching a business.
Amendment 147 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. After finalisation of research or studies in the Member State, third-country nationals shall be entitled to stay on the territory of the Member State for a period of at least 12 months in order to look for work or set up a business, if the conditions laid down in points (a) and (c) to (f) of Article 6 are still fulfilled. In a period of more than 3 and less than 6 months, third-country nationals may be requested to provide evidence that they continue to seek employment or are in the process of setting up a business. After a period of 6 months, third-country nationals may additionally be requested to provide evidence that they have a genuine chance of being engaged or of launching a business.
Amendment 152 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Right to mobility between Member States for researchers, students, remunerated and unremunerated trainees.
Amendment 155 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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 and unremunerated trainee under this Directive shall be allowed to carry out part of his/her studies/traineeship 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 1 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressesIs critical of the fact that the delegation of legislative powers to the Commission involves significant political and strategic questions; stresses that it is important for European Parliament committees to adopt a coherent approach in this context; points out, with regard to the MFF legislative proposals, that, when not included in the basic act, ‘elements such as objectives and priorities, financial allocations in broad terms (...) should be adopted by delegated acts’1;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the Council and the Commission for systematically trying to avoidgive implementing powers precedence over delegated acts in legislative proposals; calls on those institutions to respect Articles 290 and 291 TFEU regarding the distinct nature of delegated acts compared to implementing acts; recalls that in the field of employment and social affairs, Parliament has challenged the validity of the EURES decision2 before the Court of Justice in order to defend its prerogatives;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Council and Commission to attempt to keep to a minimum the overall use of delegated acts pursuant to Article 290 TFEU and implementing powers pursuant to Article 291 TFEU;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to inform the rapporteur with responsibility for a basic act about the preliminary work on a delegated act no later than during the preparatory stage of work on the delegated act;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas TV sets were originally developed to receive linear broadcast signals, which, in the digital environment, have hithertopast, have met with incomparably greater interest othan othe part of the public than other electronic media services, so that their outstanding importance for individual and public opinion-forming will persist for the foreseeable futurer media services, but the technological development towards digitally convergent media means that the previous outstanding importance for individual and public opinion-forming, associated with a higher level of regulation for linear services, is being called into question;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is becoming possible for linear and non-linear audiovisual services and numerous other communications services tocan now already be used on one and the same screen, combined seamlessly and consumed simultaneously, in parallel, as a result of which the dividing lines between these services are becoming blurred and it is now barely apparent to the user which type of communication service is being used;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas consumers’ interest in hybrid receiving systems is constantly growing, so that the opportunities for dissemination of (interactive) on-line services, which take their starting point as traditional TV services as regards their content or conception or are related to them in terms of scope, are constantly and significantly increasing;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the attention of each user is finite and, as the number of services on offer rises, it becomes more difficult to reach users, which means that access to and findability of services will be decisive for their success;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the current provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) do not yet take into account these new technical developments and whereas in particular graduated regulation, which differentiates between television programmes (including webcasting and live streaming) and audiovisual media services on demand, will become less important in its existing form, although differently regulated information and communications services are available on one and the same device, including services which do not fall within the scope of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive but of the e-Commerce Directive or, in the case of non-European services, are not covered by any EU media regulations at all, which may result in unequal competitive conditions and unacceptable discrepancies in the protection of users;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the regulatory objectives of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive – particularly ensuring and promoting diversity of opinion and of the media, protecting human dignity and protecting children, and safeguarding fair competition, as well as regulation of advertising – retain their importance to society and their regulatory justification as a matter of principle, but at the same time the limits of the effectiveness and enforceability of these protective provisions are becoming increasingly apparent because of the methods of use which have been made possible by hybrid receiving systems;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the mere chance fact of the existence of numerous services does not automatically result in the aforementioned regulatory objectives being attained, but their attainment needs to be safeguarded in advance, as undesirable developments can only be reversed to a limited extent and with considerable difficulties and there will therefore remain a need for a specific regulatory framework for the use of services on demand in hybrid receiving systemsand the future legal framework should resolve the regulatory problems posed by the new digital media landscape, whereby the aim must be to use self-regulatory or co- regulatory means, within the boundaries of existing legislation, to reduce regulation to a minimum;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas net neutrality is proven to be insufficiently safeguarded by transparency and competition;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas regulation differs between Member States, hampering the level playing field and the development of a single telecom and digital single market;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the country-of-broadcast principle in the original Television Without Frontiers Directive represents a milestone for freedom of information and the development of a common market in services, since the Member States committed themselves to quality-based minimum standards and, in return, introduced the country-of-origin principle in the form of the country-of-broadcast principle;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the original Television Without Frontiers Directive was adopted in 1989 and had to be revised for the first time in 1997 and for the second time in 2007, contrary to the efforts made to adopt sustainable and longer-term audiovisual regulations that will make it possible to plan with certainty;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 59 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to revise the regulatory framework for audiovisual media services and adapt it to the new demands of the Internet;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to apply European competition and telecommunications law to vertically integrated content and infrastructure providers;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 94 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 100 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in addition to such ‘must be found’ rules, to consider to what extent a reform of media regulation so as to move towards incentive schemes and strengthen self- regulatory approaches can enable the aforesaid regulatory objectives of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive to be attained in a lasting fashion;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that these platforms are operated on the basis of an open, non-proprietaryinteroperable standard, in a way which accords with market conditions entailing fair competition and accords with consumer demand;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure in a legally binding manner that all content is as a matter of principle made available to the same quality standard on networks and platforms unless a measure entailing positive or negative discrimination demonstrably serves the public interest in the case of the dissemination of particular services;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to propose Union legislation guaranteeing net neutrality;
Amendment 137 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the anonymous use of TV and on-line services by means of hybrid receiving devices is guaranteed and that monitoring and exploitation of the user’s behaviour by manufacturers of devices or by third parties is not normally allowed, being permitted only with the witting and unambiguous consent of the useris consistent with the data protection rules in force;
Amendment 146 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States, in the negotiations on the multiannual financial framework, to reconsider the cut in funding, from the figure of EUR 9.2 billion originally proposed to EUR 1 billion, for the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect, CNECT) to cover the further development of telecommunications infrastructure;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 15 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the number of European transnational company agreements has increased significantly and whereas this indicates that labour relations in Europe are becoming increasingly integratedis comparatively low;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are no judicial and/or extrajudicial procedures for settling disputes which arise when interpreting and performing these agreexisting transnational company agreements may already contain procedures for judicial and/or extrajudicial dispute settlements;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 26 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is no legal framework for these agreements either at international or at European level; whereas consideration should be given to whether this is a reason for fewer of these agreements being concluded;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that this resolution is concerned with European transnational company agreements concluded by European trade union federations and European employers or employers’ federations, generally at sectoral level, and that the resolution does not concern international transnational company agreements (ITCA) signed by international trade union federations with undertakings;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that in the medium tCommission might consider whetherm an optional European legal framework should be adopted for these European transnational company agreements is necessary and useful, and proposes that particular attention be paid to cost efficiency and avoiding additional bureaucracy;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 72 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes that the social partners take as their basis an optional European legal framework in order, even before negotiations at European level, to eliminate certain potential problems at source and in order to have their attention drawn to regulatory solutions which have proved useful and effectiveexchange experience in the field of transnational company agreements;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the applicCommission should base its consideration of such an optional legal framework should be optional for the social partnerson voluntary use;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 94 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 101 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends introducing extrajudicial dispute settlement procedures; considers that, in European transnational companyStresses that rules on follow-up, e.g. monitoring, agreements, a first ad hoc contact point at undertaking level should be agreed in order to bring about solutions to conflicts between the contracting partie already contained in some transnational company agreements;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 115 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 127 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends the establishmentProposes examining the added value of a recommendation ofn fundamental criteria for European transnational company agreements which could involve the negotiating parties should discuss and whose outcome they should record in writing, in order to prevent problems of subsequent interpretation and application; notes that the following points, in particular, shcould be covered: the mandating procedure, i.e. clarification of the legitimacy and representativeness of the negotiating parties between which agreements are concluded, the place and date of conclusion of an agreement, substantive and geographical scope, the most favourable clause and the non- regression clause, the period of validity, the preconditions for denouncing the agreement and the dispute settlement procedures;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 144 #
2012/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the EU social partners and the national parliaments.
Amendment 30 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 1
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 1
Amendment 39 #
Amendment 42 #
Amendment 47 #
Amendment 51 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 5
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 5
Amendment 55 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 6
Amendment 72 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Calls for the monitoring of access to capital market depending on the employment content of investments and for the alleviation of taxation on labour, shifting the burden to a better equilibrium with capital;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for a common European Youth Strategy to fight youth unemployment and the danger of losing a whole generation in Europe;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 17 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Underlines that a "Genuine Economic and Monetary Union" must be supported and accepted by the EU citizens and therefore calls for the necessity to find ways of participation;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that in one key sector, the Internet, communication, and creative economy, the internal market has yet to be completed; points out that completion of the digital Single Market still has huge growth and employment potential.
Amendment 2 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is currently the backbone of EU media regulation;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the AVMSD guarantees a free flow of audiovisual media services as an internal market instrument reflecting the right to freedom of expression and access to information, and protecting public interest objectives, including press and media freedom;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas technological convergence means that consumers will in future distinguish less and less between linear and non-linear services;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the goal should be a level playing field, as the different levels of regulation for linear and non-linear services are no longer recognisable for consumers and this can therefore lead to distortions of competition;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas self-commitment measures, especially in the wake of media convergence, can provide more effective protection of consumers and minors within the meaning of the AVMSD than legal measures and they can also serve as an indication of quality for consumers;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the audiovisual media services markets continue to experience significant changes in technology as well as developments in business practices and models, influencingnew technologies and new business practices and models will lead to further changes in the audiovisual media services market and the way content is delivered and accessed by viewers;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the accessibility of audiovisual media services is essential for guaranteeing the right of persons with a disability andparticipation of all European citizens, regardless of twhe elderly to participate and be integrated in thether they have a disability, in social and cultural life ofin the EU, in particular with the development of newas regards their access to content deliveryvia platforms such as IPTV and Connected TV;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the on-going technological changeonvergence means thave madet controlling the protection of minors can even more pressing and challenging issueno longer be guaranteed without the unreasonable curtailment of Internet freedom; relies therefore on players to commit themselves to ensuring a high level of protection for minors, which can also serve as an indication of quality for consumers;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the AVMSD assigns a key role to co-regulatory and self-regulatory instruments in delivering a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some Member States didhave not transposed the AVMSD in a timely manner, and or have still not fully andor correctly implemented it;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a full assessment of the implementation of the AVMSD as well as a thorough evaluation of its effectiveness cannot therefore be carried outanswer all questions;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the expansion of the audiovisual media services markets with the development of hybrid services has amplified concerns over a wide range ofgives cause to review issues, such as competition, intellectual property rights, the evolution of existing and the emergence of new forms of audiovisual commercial communications, and overlay advertising which challenges programme integrity and puts into questionachieving a level playing field, the protection of intellectual property, new forms of audiovisual commercial communications, advertising restrictions and the protection of minors; the adequacy and effectiveness of the AVMSD, as well as its relationship with other instruments of EU law must be called into question;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the AVMSDEU legislation remains the appropriate instrument to govern the EU- wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Commission has submitted its application report with a significant delay and that the Member States have implemented the AVMSD in a particularly diverse manner;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the AVMSD has not been implemented fully or in a timely manner in some Member States and encourages these Member States to ensure full implementation immediately;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for wider accessibility of programmes, in particular those rendered via on-demand services,; throughe introduction of a system of incentives for broadcasters can, for example, encourage further developments in, inter alia, audio description, audio/spoken subtitles, sign language and menu navigation, notably of electronic programme guides (EPGs);
Amendment 54 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that most Member States comply with the rules relating to the promotion of European works butand that, as expected, priority is still given to national works whilst the percentage of independent works on TV is on the decline;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 75 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that although such self- regulatory initiatives represent an advance on the prior situation, they have not proved to be sufficiently effective and cannot replace legally binding requirements that may be necessary to ensure the effective protection of minors, especially in a context of media convergence, constitute a more effective approach and that, moreover, voluntary commitments on the part of content providers may serve as an indication of quality for consumers, who will in future make increasingly little distinction between linear and non-linear content;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to reflect on how the basic requirements of the AVMSD applicable to non-linear services can be extended to other online content and services which are currently out of its scope, andor what steps need to be taken to create a level playing field for all operators; calls on the Commission to present to Parliament the results of its reflections no later than 31 December 2013;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the 12-minute hourly advertising limit has been breached in a number ofcertain Member States;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States concerned to implement fully, correctly and without delay the provisions of the AVMSD in this respect;
Amendment 92 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to cmontinue closely and effectively to monitoritor the national regulatory authorities more comprehensively in their task of ensuring compliance with the 12-minute limitation in Member States and to initiate infringement procedurestake the requisite steps to that end where necessary;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to analyse whether stricter rules are needed as regardscontinue to monitor compliance with the rules on advertising aimed at children and minors, with particular emphasis on misleading television and online advertising;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to update its interpretative communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in 2013, which could provide indications on how to attain the qualitative minimum standards for all audiovisual commercial communications in Article 9 of the AVMSD by means of co- regulation and self-regulation;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy for all EU citizens, in particular children and minors, through initiatives and coordinated actions, in order to increase the critical understanding of audiovisual media services and to stimulate public debate as well as civic participation, whilst encouraging the active participation of all stakeholders, in particular the media industry;(Does not affect English version)
Amendment 111 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy in their respectiveto school curricula;
Amendment 113 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy and e-skills in their respective school curricula;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the development of hybrid services in the EU, in particular Connected TV, and to clearly identifyto establish in its Green Paper on Connected TV the various issues they raise and to pursue those issues through public consultation;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
-1a. In 2011, 48.9 million people resident in the 27 Member States had been born abroad (9.7% of the total EU population), 16.5 million coming from another EU Member State (3.3%) and 32.4 million from a third country (6.4%);
Amendment 2 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Mutual commitment to integration can only obtain the widest possible support within society if it can be successfully mainstreamed and if Member States discuss the issue actively and openly with the public and offer credible ways of meeting the challenges currently presented by it.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. When discussing new immigration, it is not sufficientn addition to referring to a shortage of labour in the EU and an ageing European population. I, it is also necessary to ascertain the maximum absorption capacity of the EU Member States for new immigration. In many Member States, particularly in Western Europe, that capacity has already long since been exceeded. Moreover, the first priority should be to seek to find employment for the foreigners already present, rather than allowing new immigrants to swell their rankscrucial to improve the labour market participation for the working population at large, including immigrants already present.
Amendment 7 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) 1. The impacts of demographic changes in Europe will increase over the coming decades, with an ageing population, longer life expectancies, and a declining work age population. With the need for increasing migration, inclusive and effective integration policies are essential.
Amendment 8 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the commitments made with regards to the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; underlines, in this context, the potential benefits of improved integration of migrants into the labour markets in a number of areas;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Commission proposal to introduce an Immigration Code giving legal immigrants a uniform legal status is to be welcomed.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. EU instruments to date for the formulation of integration policies, for example the network of National Contact Points on Integration, the European integration website, the European Handbook on Integration, the European Integration Fund, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the EU immigration portal and the European integration modules, are to be welcomed;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Integration is launched most effectively in local communities and therefore requires EU support for the creation of an integration network of local and regional authorities involving all civil society bodies operating at grassroots level in accordance with the ‘bottom-up’ principle and possibly following the examples set by the CLIP, ERLAIM, ROUTES, City2City und EUROCITIES projects; stresses that towns and cities have a major role to play in this respect and deserve particular support;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 14 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Eurobarometer surveys show that 70% of EU citizens think that immigrants are necessary for the European economy;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 25 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the demand for skilled workers is rising and will rise at a faster rate than for less-skilled workers;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. It is necessary to distinguish clearly between legal and illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants voluntarily opt to ignore the law, and should therefore be identified and deported. Any attempt to argue in favour of supporting and regularising illegal migrants undermines democratic acceptance of the presence of migrants in the EUWell-functioning immigration procedures that discourage taking recourse to illegal routes of migration are therefore needed.
Amendment 35 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas red tape, the failure to recognise qualifications and the lack of opportunities to develop skills mean that the skills mismatch and associated brain loss is higher among immigrants than nationals;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Observes, with reference to Directives 2008/115/EC and 2009/52/EC, that illegal labour migration can be reduced not only by means of effective monitoring but also by making opportunities for legal immigration available more effectively;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises that, in order to ensure successful integration of migrants, the implementation of anti-discrimination laws must be ensured and any breaches must be sanctioned. In this context, it is of particular importance that no discrimination is tolerated on the basis of origin or religion.
Amendment 37 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that integration is a continuous two way process requiring the involvement of both third country nationals and the host society. Welcomes the many good practice examples, across the EU, of the integration of migrants, asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, often through projects carried out by local authorities, who play a key role in delivering on integration objectives.
Amendment 41 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the employment rate for third-country nationals between the ages of 20 and 64 is on average 10% lower than the corresponding rate for nationals across the EU;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas migrant women are more often affected by unemployment, low- wage jobs and skills mismatch;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls the EU's Common basic Principles on Immigrants Integration (CBPs). Regrets that Member States are not currently using the European Integration Fund to its full potential, and recalls that the aim of the fund is to support Member State's actions to implement the CBPs.
Amendment 43 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas migrants are increasingly opting for self-employment to find their way into the labour market, but in so doing are also more often experiencing financial difficulties;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Ld. whereas a large proportion of the foreign students in the EU do not work in the EU after completing their studies;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)
Recital L e (new)
Le. whereas foreigners suffer more often from social exclusion, racism and discrimination, thereby impeding their integration into the labour market;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Deplores the desperate situation of undocumented migrants and failed asylum seekers in the EU, many of whom are destitute, and calls for solutions to be found, in full respect of the fundamental rights of those concerned. Notes that undocumented migrants have very few prospects for integration and that opening up channels for regularisation would improve integration prospects.
Amendment 48 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that integration into the labour market and into society requires commitment on both sides, especially in relation to language learning and familiarity with the law, political system, customs and usage and patterns of social interaction in the host country; points out that educational institutions, religious and social organisations, sporting and cultural associations, the armed forces, the social partners and businesses bear a particular social responsibility in this context;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Regrets recent changes to the 'right to nationality at birth' legislation in some Member States which is increasing cases of statelessness in the EU.
Amendment 50 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Recalls the important role of the mass media in shaping public opinion on immigration and integration, and calls for responsible journalism to foster mutual respect and understanding of each others similarities and differences.
Amendment 51 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Welcomes the establishment of the European Integration Forum which provides a platform for civil society to discuss challenges and priorities on migrant integration issues. Would welcome stronger links between the forum and the ongoing political and legislative process at the EU level.
Amendment 54 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Member States’ integration policies and measures must be better differentiated and tailored and of higher quality and, most importantly, that they must thus draw distinctions, for example, between the well qualified and the poorly qualified, between EU citizens and third-country nationals and between migrants with and without offers of employment, language skills or family ties in the host country;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the work of the European Integration Forum;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to get together in identifying countries in the longer term that are forecasting an excess of births over deaths and have the capacity to actively promote emigration, and to then set up a structure of language learning, chambers of foreign trade and study opportunities in these countries;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the special role played in integration by migrant women, who do not just offer great potential for the labour market and often have an important role to play in educating children and conveying standards and values, but also because they are the ones most frequently affected by discrimination and violence;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to provide information on their education systems and associated rights and obligations in as many languages as possible;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to facilitateinform foreign students’ about work opportunities after graduation and to facilitate their access to their labour markets because people who have lived and completed their studies in a country and have mastered its language are thus already integrated; points out, moreover, that it makes no economic sense for the EU that resources invested in university graduates should be wasted because they cannot find jobs in the Union;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to develop and invest in services for the reintegration of EU migrants who were unsuccessful in their search for work and have therefore returned to their home country;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to firmly combat discrimination against third country nationals and other EU citizens, particularly in job-seeking and at the workplace; takes the view that firm action should be taken to counteract discrimination and racism in the wake of the economic and financial crisis and the accompanying higher unemployment figures;
Amendment 130 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes that labour-market-oriented immigration can have positive effects on the social security systems of the Member States;
Amendment 147 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that learning the language of the host country forms the basis for success in the service-oriented European labour market; further stresses that Member States must ensure that sufficient language learning opportunities are available, so that language barriers in the world of work cease to be an obstacle, and welcomes businesses’ own initiatives in this area;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the financial support that the EU has given so far for migration management in third countries, e.g. Migration EU expertise II (MIEUX II);
Amendment 152 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls, in the funding of European projects, for the greatest possible synergies to develop between the ESF and the LMF;
Amendment 153 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls in this connection on the Member States to provide migrants with better information on opportunities and challenges, on European and national subsidies, and on organisations and bodies providing assistance, in the field of self-employment;
Amendment 154 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Supports the Commission in its plan to declare 2015 as the European Year of Integration, but urges it to focus in particular on ‘Integration through Work’ and calls on it to fill the Year of Integration with concrete legislative texts and benchmarks for the Member States;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes in this connection the Commission’ proposal to establish a European platform for dialogue on labour migration management;
Amendment 162 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance, in circular migration, of focusing on the individual and on ensuring that his acquired knowledge and skills can be put to use on his return;
Amendment 163 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes particularly in this connection plans to introduce Migration and Mobility Resource Centres (MMRCs) in the partner countries under the Mobility Partnership and Common Agendas, and urges that the concept of such centres also be offered to third countries;
Amendment 165 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to make circular migration programmes flexible and to take into account Article 8 of the ECHR and Directives 2003/109/EG and 2003/86/EG;
Amendment 181 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the existing EU agreements on social security coordination with Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Israel and the ongoing negotiations towards similar agreements with Montenegro, San Marino, Albania and Turkey;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to establish an EU mechanism for the exchange of best practice and information on social security coordination; proposes that existing bilateral national agreements be collected, processed and made available in a transparent manner by the Commission;
Amendment 189 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes in this connection the extended scope of the rules for third country nationals contained in Directive 2009/50/EC (the Blue Card Directive) and calls on the Commission to evaluate the implementation of the directive and its impact on the labour market;
Amendment 192 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls therefore for the External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination to be included as an important item in the EU’s external relations and negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the creation of the European Health Insurance Card and urges that its use be further extended and simplified;
Amendment 196 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Proposes that immigrants should be provided straight away on arrival with information on their legal position on return; calls for the MISSOC system to be used for this purpose;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Welcomes the adoption of the Single Permit Directive which allows for the portability of pensions for third-country nationals and their survivors in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004; calls on the current and upcoming EU Presidencies, together with the European Commission, to relaunch negotiations on the proposal for a Directive on portability of supplementary pension rights;
Amendment 199 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Stresses that the EU plays a pioneering role in the external dimension of social security coordination and is in a position to set global standards;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission’s intention to conduct Eurobarometer surveys on trust in business; advocates that corporate social responsibility (CSR) can fully contribute to restoring lost confidence, as this is absolutely necessary for economic recover; notes that when business assumes responsibility for society, the environment, and employees, it creates a win-win situation that serves to broaden the basis of trust necessary for economic success; considers that making CSR part of sustainable business strategy is in the interest of business and of society;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressBelieves that co- and self-regulation cannot be a substitute for appropriate regulation in any of the areas covered by CSR, but believes that it could underpin existing private and voluntary CSR initiatives by establishing minimum principleso as to ensure consistency, materiality, multi-stakeholder input and transparency;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to launch a ‘Community of Practice’ on CSR; considers that this must be complementary to a code of good practice for co- and self-regulation, allowing all stakeholders to engage in a collectivemmon learning process in order to improvestrengthen the efficiency and accountability of multi- stakeholder CSR actions;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Fully supportEndorses the Commission’s intention to bring forward a legislative proposal on ‘non-financial disclosure’ by business;, warns that use of the term ‘non- financial’ should not disguise the very real financial consequences for business of social, environmentalhich will enable the EU to encourage European business to apply the UN Guiding Principles on Business and hHuman rRights i1 and the UN Global Compacts; calls for an ambitious proposal which places the EU at the heart of the many current international initiatives onsiders that the above proposal should be in line with Integrated Reporting, as currently developed by the IIRC; points out in addition that the impacts of business action mandatory corporate sustainability reporting and which is fully in line with the objective of making Integrated Re social involvement can also be measured in financial terms; __________________ 1 Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporating, as currently developed by the IIRC, the global norm by the end of the decade;ons and other business enterprises, John Ruggie: Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, 21 March 2011.
Amendment 36 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the link between good corporate responsibility and good corporate governance can only be achieved if CSR is a mainstream part of the company affecting its day-to-day financial strategy; believes that the Commission should explore opportunities to ensure that CSR strategy is agreed at board levelmust not be reduced to a marketing tool, but that the only way to develop it to the full is for CSR to be embedded in the overall business strategy and implemented and translated into reality in day-to-day operations.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 37 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees, nevertheless, with the analysis set out in the communication to the effect that CSR practices are still largely confined to a minority of big companithat CSR is nothing new and that businesses have always become involved in the society in which they operate. Social involvement is currently a firm component of the growing corporate culture and can act as an example to other businesses;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that future key drivers for ‘scaling up’ CSR will include an emphasis on global CSR instruments, fresh momentum from leading businesses among their peers, the use of appropriate regulationguidelines, a robust impact analysis of existing CSR initiatives, and increasing recognition within both the business community and wider society of the scale of global social and environmental challenges;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly supports the recognition, in the Commission communication, that ‘helping to mitigate the social effects of the current crisis’ is part of the social responsibility of enterprises; calls on businesses to undertakeCalls on businesses to consider initiatives for youth job creation as a practical example of their commitment;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Multi-stakeholder Forum to consider possible courses of action in response to the growing casualisation of employment, enforced part-time working in place of full-time employment, the rise in exploitative work through increasedfocus on the growing casualisation of employment and differences in working conditions, which arise partly through sub-contracting and the resurgence of the informal sector, all of which are a result of the economic crisis;
Amendment 93 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that business closures and retrenchment are jeopardising some of the gains made through CSR in terms of the employment of marginalised groups in society; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiativesthe crisis is having an effect on the social fabric and welcomes the fact that businesses have taken a wide range of steps to incorporate marginal social and disadvantaged groups in the job market;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes the financial crisis hasmay in some cases have shaken employee confidence in company obligations to meet long-term private pension entitlements; calls on companies to take action to redress the imbalance in the eyes of many employees, who believe that their pension entitlements have been disproportionately cu, although the differences between pension systems in the EU must also be taken into account;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that CSR is an important tool in helping the EU to support the implementation of ILO conventions; supports the provision of funding to enable European trade unionsocial partners to undertake pilot projects on the OECD Guidelines and other international CSR standards with a view to building capacity in third countries;
Amendment 173 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Fully sSupports the Commission’s intention to put forward a legislative proposal putting forward a proposal for guidelines on ‘non- financial disclosure’ by businesses; warns that use of the term ‘non-financial’ should not disguihich gives the EU the opportunity to recommend European businesses the very real financial consequences for business of social, environmentalo apply the UN Guiding Principles on Business and hHuman-r Rights-related impact; calls for an ambitious proposal which places the EU right among the many current international initiatives on mandatory corporate sustainability reporting and squarely within the objective of making Integrated Re1 and the UN Global Compact; the proposal should be harmonised with integrated reporting as currently being developed by the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC); it should also be pointed out that the impact of business action and social commitment can also be measured in terms of amounts of money; __________________ 1 Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporating, as being developed by the IIRC, the global norm by the end of the decade;ons and other business enterprises, John Ruggie: Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, 21 March 2011
Amendment 192 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees that there cannot be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to CSR but, recognising that the profusion of private and voluntary initiatives can generate additional costs and be a barrier to implementation, calls on that there must be sufficient flexibility when implementing CSR guidelines to cater for the specific requirments of each Member State and region and in particular with regard to the capacities of SMEs; welcomes, however, the Commission, together’s cooperation with other international bodies, to make a commitment to supporting the long-term objective of ‘achieve a fundamental convergence’ of CSR initiatives in the long term;
Amendment 206 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Commends the work being undertaken in some business schools to promote CSR, but recognises that they are only a minority; calls on the High-Level Group to address ways of mainstreaming CSR into management education for all so that it will become a keystone in strategic corporate governance;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for enhanced surveillance ofimproved monitoring of, and better reporting on, social and employment policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances call for automaticin the field of social and labour market policy and the associated need to identify stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that thea balance between the socialemployment policy and economic policy provisions set out inursuant to Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU must be restoredis necessary for positive development of the EU;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States, where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary progress, to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policiesy.
Amendment 37 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 65 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 84 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 146 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 152 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes technical innovation whereby businesses offer special online solutions to allow children to use the Internet safely;
Amendment 157 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites the Commission to continue the ‘European Framework for Safer Mobile Use’ by exploiting the options that facilitate parental control (for example ‘privacy by design’, ‘by default’ and ‘opt- in’);
Amendment 161 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 165 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the input of the Commission in relation to the ‘right to be forgotten’, but warns against the misconception that content can ever be completely deleted from the Internet;
Amendment 167 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 1 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
with recommendations to the Commission on Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and managema Code of Practice on the Information of workers in the event of restructuring,
Amendment 10 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas restructuring is not a new phenomenon but one which in recent years has taken on new forms, becomingand happens more pfrevalent with a broader geographical and sectorial coverage in Europequently due to economic challenges;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the crisis which began in 2008 has served to speed up the rate of change sharply; whereas ithat crisis has added to the structural pressures to adapt to change resulting from globalisation's more immediate constraints which subject undertakings, workers, territories and governments to critical tensionrequire companies and their employees to make such changes as are necessary to safeguard competitiveness and protect jobs;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 36 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, as stated in the Commission communication on "Towards a Single Market Act" , ‘The Lisbon Treaty, and the affirmation of the concept of a ’highly competitive social market economy‘ as one of its key objectives, require the Union to adopt a more all-embracing view of the single market (...) A European framework for restructuring exercises would make for an environment based on mutual trust.’;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas this resolution is without prejudice to information and consultation obligations resulting from other Union and national law; insofar as Union and national law so provide, information and consultation procedures should be fully used to apply the ruleimplement the recommendations laid down in the present Resolution;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas good information and consultation in relation to restructuring means a more intelligent, proactive, responsible and strategic manner, which willcan contribute to making undertakings and the Union more competitive, as well as sending out a message of certainty and transparency to European citizens at a time of crisis;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 65 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit to the Parliament within three months of the date of adoption of this resolution on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty, a legislative proposal for a direCode of Good Practivce as recommended in the Annexon Restructuring;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ConfirmsRequests the Commission to ensure that the recommendations respect the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality and, the fundamental rights of citizens, entrepreneurial freedom and the right to property;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the requested proposalRequests the Commission to guarantee that the recommendations will have no financial implications for the companies;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative proposal and the accompanying detailed recommendations to the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 80 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1 Recital 1
Recommendation 1 Recital 1
(1) When dealing with anticipation, preparation and management of restructuring, companies, workers' representatives and the other stakeholderpublic authorities act in a spirit of cooperation, based on timely and comprehensive information and consultation, as required by existing European Union laws such as the Collective Redundancies, Transfer of Undertakings, Framework Information and Consultation and the European Works Councils Directives.
Amendment 85 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1 Recital 2
Recommendation 1 Recital 2
Amendment 88 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1 Recital 3
Recommendation 1 Recital 3
Amendment 95 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 5
Recommendation 1, Recital 5
(5) Good restructuring practices require preparation as early as possible and starting as soon as the need to restructure is envisagcontemplated, making it possible to avoid or to reduce to a minimum its economic, social and territorial impact.
Amendment 97 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 6
Recommendation 1, Recital 6
Amendment 104 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 6 a (new)
Recommendation 1, Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Such information as is required by existing European Union Laws concerning the contemplated restructuring should be provided to employees' representative in good time to enable them to prepare for consultations. The public authorities should also be notified, in accordance with the requirements of national law.
Amendment 105 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 8
Recommendation 1, Recital 8
Amendment 111 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 8 a (new)
Recommendation 1, Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The involvement of the public authorities in managing the consequences of restructuring can assist with economic conversion and the retaining of workers.
Amendment 112 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 9
Recommendation 1, Recital 9
Amendment 118 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 10
Recommendation 1, Recital 10
(10) Such an Union framework should apply to major companies and groups of companies, those which employ on the territory of the Union at least 500 workers, and to restructuring operations of a certain dimension, covering at least 100 workers in a single company or 500 employees in a company and its dependent comp. Restructuring is defined as any change in a company that falls within the scope of the Collective Redundancies or one or more Member States over a period of three monthTransfer of Undertakings Directives.
Amendment 120 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 11
Recommendation 1, Recital 11
(11) Any Union framework on anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring should encourage and give precedent to agreement between the most concerned parcompany and its employees' representatives, o at local level. Only in the absence of such agreement should standard rule apply.
Amendment 123 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 2, paragraph 1
Recommendation 2, paragraph 1
1. The purpose of the DirectiveRecommendation is to promote and facilitate information and consultation in economic change and improvegood practice in the way in which companies, employees' representatives, public authorities and other relevant stakeholders throughout the Union anticipate, prepare and manage in a socially responsible way corporate restructuring.
Amendment 142 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point d
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point d
(d) "agreements" mean agreements concluded at the relevant level (European, national, sectoral, regional or company- level) by, on one hand, representatives of the companies or their organisations, and, on the other hand, representatives of the employees with the capacity to conclude collective agreements under national law or practice or under the procedures laid down by the competent trade union organisations at European level;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point e
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point e
(e) "employees" mean the employees of the companies covered by the Directive, irrespective of the type of employment contractRecommendation, as defined by national law;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point g
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point g
(g) "restructuring operation" means any re- organisation of the structure, of work processes and organisation,changes which falls within the scope of the Collective Redundancies ofr the location with a quantitative or qualitative impact on employmentransfer of Undertaking Directives;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 2
Recommendation 3, paragraph 2
Amendment 160 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, Title
Recommendation 4, Title
Amendment 161 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 1
Recommendation 4, paragraph 1
Amendment 165 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 1 a (new)
Recommendation 4, paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. It is recognised that in most cases companies are forced to restructure because of unforeseen changes in market conditions or because of developments in technology.
Amendment 166 #
2012/2061(INI)
2. Long-term strategic planning shall includGood practice require that companies should put in place human resources, employment and skills objectives that focus on developing, on a permanent basis, the skills and competences of the workforce in order to increase the competitiveness of the company and its capacity of adaptation, as well as to increase the employability of employees and to managenhance their internal and external mobility.
Amendment 173 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 3
Recommendation 4, paragraph 3
3. To that end, companies shall recognise the right of every employee to benefit from appropriate training. Eand employees shall recognise that education and lifelong learning are necessary to enhance their employability and shall accept relevant training offers.
Amendment 180 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, title
Recommendation 5, title
Amendment 181 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 1
Recommendation 5, paragraph 1
1. Companies shall develop, in cooperation with employees' representatives and, where applicable, with public authorities and other relevant stake-holders, mechanisms that anticipate and plan forould discuss, within the framework of existing European union information and consultation laws with employees' representatives future employment and skills needs.
Amendment 185 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, introductory part
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, introductory part
2. To that end,Good practice provides for companies shallto establish, in co-operation with employees' representatives and other relevant stakeholders human resource development plans tailored to their own individual circumstances. Examples of such good practice include, but are not limited to:
Amendment 188 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a
Amendment 193 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b
Amendment 204 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2 b, subpoint 6
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2 b, subpoint 6
– training packages, if needed, in co- operation with external stakeholdersrograms, both in-house and externally;
Amendment 206 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b subpoint 8
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b subpoint 8
– specific training measures to tackle possible negative or problematic developmentdeal with identified problems.
Amendment 208 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3
Amendment 213 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 a (new)
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The training needs of individual employees should be reviewed on a regular basis and appropriate training solutions identified, where necessary.
Amendment 215 #
2012/2061(INI)
Amendment 219 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 4 a (new)
Recommendation 5, paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Companies should discuss employment and training plans with existing employees' representatives, as provided for by national law or practice.
Amendment 221 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 5
Recommendation 5, paragraph 5
Amendment 227 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, title
Recommendation 6, title
Amendment 228 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1
Amendment 235 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 a (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Restructuring is in general triggered by exceptional circumstances resulting from changes in markets or developments in technology. It is in the interest of all concerned that when such exceptional circumstances occur management and employees engage in timely discussions in line with the information and consultation requirements of existing European Union legislation.
Amendment 236 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Any proposed restructuring operation should be fully explained to employees' representatives who should be given such information about the proposed restructuring as to enable them to undertake an in-depth assessment and to prepare for consultations, where appropriate.
Amendment 237 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. After having considered the information provided the employees' representatives may, within a reasonable time, offer an opinion on the measures envisaged which can be taken into account by the company when finalising its decisions.
Amendment 238 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Companies shall, from the outset, inform the public authorities at the relevant level, in particular at local level.
Amendment 239 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The local economic actors, in particular companies and their employees in a situation of dependence in relation to the restructuring company should also be informed from the beginning about the proposed restructuring.
Amendment 240 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 2
Recommendation 6, paragraph 2
Amendment 247 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, Title
Recommendation 7, Title
Amendment 250 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 1
Recommendation 7, paragraph 1
Amendment 257 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 2
Recommendation 7, paragraph 2
Amendment 263 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 3
Recommendation 7, paragraph 3
Amendment 270 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 4
Recommendation 7, paragraph 4
Amendment 275 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, Title
Recommendation 8, Title
Amendment 277 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 1
Recommendation 8, paragraph 1
1. When the need to restructure occurs as a result of the need to preserve their competitiveness and long-term prosperity, companies shallould consider redundancies only as last resort and only after considering all possible alternative options and identifying and, where available, implementing supporting measurexamining all other alternatives.
Amendment 281 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 2
Recommendation 8, paragraph 2
2. In particular, good practice suggests that companies shallould consider the following options as alternatives for redundancies:
Amendment 291 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3
3. When redundancies cannot be avoided or as part of the package to be implemented in the context of alternative options, companies shallould make available to the employees concerned measures that aimsuch assistance as is appropriate in the circumstances to enhance their employability and help them to re-enter the labour market as quickly as possible.
Amendment 302 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 9
Recommendation 9
Amendment 306 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 9 a (new)
Recommendation 9 a (new)
9a. Companies and their employees' representatives should, where appropriate, negotiate collective agreements to cover the issues arising from the proposed restructuring.
Amendment 308 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10, paragraph 1
Recommendation 10, paragraph 1
1. When a restructuring operation has major local effects, companies shall seek to develop complementarities and synergies betweenis being contemplated the company should actively engage with its employees and their preparatory action and the actions of the all the otresentatives, and with the public authorities where actors, with a view toppropriate, to discuss ways of maximising the re- employment opportunities of employees at risk of being or to be made redundant, in order to encouraging economic and social re-conversion and to developing new economic activities generating jobsthose who may be made redundant.
Amendment 314 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10, paragraph 2
Recommendation 10, paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in Recommendation 7 shall cover, as far as possible, the employees of companies that are dependent, in particular as a result of subcontracting or a supply contract. Dependent companies and their workers shall, in any event, be informed of those measuresDependent companies and their workers should, be kept fully informed about the restructuring insofar as such information is required or useful for their own adaptation and for the management of the restructuring process within those companies.
Amendment 321 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1
1. Public authorities at different levels shallmay intervene in an anticipation and management capacity by:proposed restructurings, with a view to alleviating their economy and social impact.
Amendment 324 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point a
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point a
Amendment 327 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point b
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point b
Amendment 331 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 2
Recommendation 11, paragraph 2
2. Public authorities shall monitor the mechanisms for long-term planning and multi-annual plans of employment and skills needs developed within companieould engage in dialogue with companies on a regular basis about training needs and about how the public services can assist with identified training requirements.
Amendment 338 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3
3. In regions affected by structural change, public authorities shallould consider, as appropriate:
Amendment 341 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a
a) createing permanent bodies, networks or observatories to monitor change processes;
Amendment 343 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b
b) promoteing territorial employment pacts aimed at favouring employment creation and adaptation;
Amendment 348 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c
c) promoteing or create mechanisms facilitating employment transitions;
Amendment 351 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d
d) implementing training actions benefiting small and medium-sized companies and their employees and support dialogue and co-operation between these and large companies;
Amendment 353 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e
e) favouring regional employment and economic and social re-conversion.
Amendment 361 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 1
Recommendation 12, paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of companies resulting from national laws or practices, public authorities shall co- ould, where possible and subject to national budgetary constraints, co-finance employability measures that favour employees of companies undergoing restructuring, insofar as this type of support is necessary or appropriate for allowing them to quickly re-enter the labour market.
Amendment 364 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 2
Recommendation 12, paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the rules governing them, European Union Funds, and in particular ERDF, ESF and EGF funds, may be used in supporting integrated action to anticipate and to prepare for restructuring, as well as to help employers to adapt to change for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 368 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 13
Recommendation 13
Member States shall designate the public authorities, at national, regional or local level that are responsible for the purposes of the Direis Code of Practivce.
Amendment 369 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, Title
Recommendation 14, Title
Amendment 370 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, Title
Recommendation 14, Title
Amendment 371 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, paragraph 1
Recommendation 14, paragraph 1
Amendment 376 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, paragraph 2
Recommendation 14, paragraph 2
2. Companies shall create tools for the regular evaluation and reporting on their restructuring practices, in co-operation with employees' representatives and the external organisations involved in that procesould engage in an on- going dialogue with their employees and their representatives about the consequences of restructurings so as to learn from experience and to assist in the development of "best practice" policies and processes to assist with possible future restructurings.
Amendment 394 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, Title
Recommendation 16, Title
Amendment 396 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 1
Recommendation 16, paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide fortake such measures as are appropriate measures to bring the event of failure to comply with the Directive; in particular, they shall ensure that adequate admiis Code to the attention of their national social partners' organistrative or judicial procedures are available to enable the obligations deriving from the Directive to be enforcedons who, in turn, should be encouraged to publicise it widely among their members.
Amendment 401 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 2
Recommendation 16, paragraph 2
Amendment 409 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 3
Recommendation 16, paragraph 3
Amendment 416 #
2012/2061(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 4
Recommendation 16, paragraph 4
Amendment 13 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with the social partners, to develop strategies to set minimum standards in the service sector, including regular contracts, collective bargaining and statutory wage floo, where necessary, minimum wage limits negotiated by the social partners; calls for a special tax and benefits regime for the personal and household service sector in order to regularise the widespread phenomenon of undeclared work and thereby ensure decent working conditions;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of swiftly reaching an agreement on the Programme for Social Change and Innovation in order to enable workers and entrepreneurs in the service sector to benefit from its Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis; welcomes the Communication on Social Entrepreneurship presented by the Commission because women in particular are taking up employment in the social entrepreneurship sector;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes the existence of dual vocational training systems in some Member States that ensure a link between theory and practice and that allow a better entry into the world of work than purely school- based forms of training;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work consistently on the introduction, implementation and further development of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training, Europass and the European Qualifications Framework;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes the need to begin language acquisition before school and welcomes initiatives that enable pupils to learn their native language in written and spoken form as an elective subject in school, thereby acquiring additional skills;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the business community, and on individual companies, to sponsorcooperate with higher-education institutes/universities thatin order to allow students to gain knowledge and skills for their future work life;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages Member States to consider the possibility of introducing small grants with a minimum of red tape for pre- university students from poorer backgrounds to encourage them to stay in education;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to its Strategy, as good animal husbandry and care helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a report on stray animals recommending concrete solutions and including the evaethical and sustainable soluation of a system for the registration and the electronic identification of pets, to be added to the list of actionss based on birth control (capture, castration and controlled release);
Amendment 76 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the introduction of a system for the EU-wide registration and electronic tagging of pets on the basis of a uniform, jointly-agreed basic data record;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to consider an EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to examine with greater stringency the justification for the production of goose and duck foie gras according to the legal basis set down in Article 36 TFEU and, if such justification is not upheld, rigorously to ban production;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should be based on validated science and proven experience and cover all kept animals, as well as abandoned animals and animals kept in animal shelters, including stray animals of domesticated species; Recalls that the Parliament has called for the Animal Welfare Quality project to be further developed as regards its simplification and practical application;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that if Member States are to deliver on EU2020 targets, SMEs and microbusinesses must be taken into account; the EU 2020 strategy seeks to increase gainful employment among women, particularly mothers; becoming self-employed and founding a microbusiness can be a good and flexible option in this context, particularly because women who decide on this course of action tend to fail less frequently than men;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to perform the necessary actions for accessing the Structural and Cohesion Funds and to utilise the amounts obtained for programmes related to vocational training, in order to ensure further support for SMEs;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States should improve the general conditions for new entrepreneurs in order to make better use of the potential for new and sustainable employment; emphasises the need to remove the administrative obstacles faced by small and medium-size enterprises when recruiting workers from other Member States; calls on the Member States to provide information from a single source for entrepreneurs seeking to invest in a Member State and create jobs there, while still maintaining the European social model;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has committed itself to completing the establishment of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in 2012 by setting up a common area of protection and solidarity based on a common asylum procedure and uniform status for people who have been granted international protection;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas solidarity has been recognised as an essential component and a guiding principle of the CEAS from the outset, as well as constituting a core principle in EU law according to which Member States should share both advantages and burdens in an equal and fair manner; recalls the importance of Art. 80 as a legal basis;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the central role and horizontal effect of solidarity and responsibility-sharing in the establishment of a CEAS; reiterates the need to ensure the efficient and uniform application of the Union's asylum acquis and implementation of legislation in order to ensure high levels of protection;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the principle of solidarity and responsibility-sharing is enshrined in the Treaties, and that an effective solidarity framework includes, at the least, the duty on the part of the EU institutions and agencies and the Member States to cooperate in order to find ways to give effect to this principle; Asserts that solidarity is not limited to Member States‘ relations with each other, but is also aimed at asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the fact that there has been a sharpwhile lately the number of asylum seekers has been increasing again, the last decade has seen an overall 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; recalls that in 2011, ten Member States accounted for more than 90 % of asylum applications, that up to the summer of 2011 only 227 beneficiaries of international protection were relocated within the EU from Malta, to six other Member States, and that in 2011 in the whole EU, only 4 125 refugees were resettled to just 10 EU Member States, representing approximately 6.6 % of all persons resettled during that year; stresses that it is crucial to identify these inequalities by, inter alia, comparing absolute numbers and capacity indicators;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that although the number of asylum applications is not constant, it is predictable to some extent, especially as regards EU entry points; calls for measures to boost the preparedness of the asylum systems of those Member States located at the main EU entry points, as a sign of practical solidarity;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for optimisation of the use of existing measures, as well as development of new targeted measures and tools in order to respond to ever-changing challenges in a flexible yet effective manner; such optimisation is particularly timely given the acute financial crisis afflicting the EU, which is putting additional strain on Member States' efforts to cope efficiently with asylum procedures, particularly in the case of those receiving disproportionate numbers of asylum seekers;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the rise of xenophobia and racism and of negative and misinformed assumptions about asylum seekers and refugees accompanying socio-economic insecurity in the EU; taking into account the crucial role of public opinion and society in the functioning of the CEAS, recommends that Member States undertake awareness- raising campaigns on the actual situation of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, stressing the importance of international protection; recommends working together with civil society to this end in order to benefit from its experience and expertise;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the need for EASO to provide technical support and specific expertise to Member States when implementing the asylum legislation, and for the European Commission to use the information gathered by the EASO to identify potential shortcomings in Members States‘' asylum systems; underlines, in this respect the importance of presenting regular reports and drawing up action plans in order to promote targeted solutions and recommendations for improving the CEAS and remedying potential deficiencies;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that EASO's activities should focus on both long-term preventive objectives and short-term reactive measures, in order to respond adequately to different situations; considers, therefore, that while EASO should support capacity-building measures for underdeveloped or dysfunctional asylum systems, it should give priority to emergency situations and to Member States facing particular or disproportionate pressures; emphasises, in this respect, the crucial role of Asylum Expert Teams in assisting with heavy caseloads and backlogs, providing training, undertaking project management, advising and recommending concrete measures, and monitoring and implementing follow-up measures;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the recommendation of the Commission and Council regarding inter-agency cooperation between EASO and Frontex, and stresses that the full and swift implementation of Frontex's Fundamental Rights Strategy is a sine qua non for any such cooperation in the context of international protection, including appointing a Human Rights Officer, setting up the consultative forum with civil society, and inviting international organisations to participate in its activities as human rights observer; emphasises that any cooperation must be viewed in the context of increasing protection standards for asylum seekers; stresses that border measures should be applied in a protection-sensitive manner;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Recognises the need to review EASO's mandate regularly, in order to ensure adequate responsiveness to the different challenges faced by asylum systems; bearing in mind that all action undertaken by EASO depends on Member States' goodwill, suggests considering the possibility of introducing structural safeguards within EASO's mandate so as to ensure that practical cooperation and technical assistance are provided where necessary;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the creation as from 2014 of a simpler and more flexible Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF), which will replace the European Refugee Fund, the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals and the European Return Fund; and underlines the need to allocate substantial and sufficient resources to support the protection of beneficiaries of international protection and asylum seekers; stresses, in this respect, the importance of including safeguards within the AMF, in order to prevent excessive allocation of funds to only one policy area at the expense of the CEAS as a whole; recalls that there should always be sufficient resources to fund international protection and solidarity measures for Member States;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the possibilities available under the European Refugee Fund (ERF) in terms of undertaking targeted actions for the improvement of asylum systems; recommends that the Member States take action to address issues such as cumbersome bureaucratic procedures, absorption delays and liquidity problems, in order to ensure an effective and swift distribution of funds;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Proposes in this respect to reserve, where necessary, a certain percentage of the AMF until half-time revision for measures aimed at helping Member States to fully implement and apply the existing European asylum acquis and to adhere to all international obligations in this field;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the home affairs policy dialogues with individual Member States on their use of the funds preceding multiannual programming; recommends reinforcing the partnership principle by including civil society, local authorities and relevant stakeholders both in policy dialogues and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the objectives and programmes, since national partners' and civil society actors' experience on the ground is essential for setting realistic priorities and developing sustainable programmes, as well as for purposes of monitoring;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates the commitment to set up mechanisms based on solidarity that will promote more balanced responsibility- sharing between Member States in receiving persons in need of international protection and bearing the consequences thereof; Believes that the establishment of a clearer and more effective system of financial incentives for Member States participating in relocation activities and proactive strategies aimed at improving the infrastructures of national asylum systems, will havecontribute to the establishment of a level playing field between Member States in terms of reception conditions and protection recognition rates, thus having a long-term positive effect on the convergence of standards in the EU and the quality of the CEAS; recommends that Member States make use of the financial incentives available through the funds for relocation activities;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of financial responsibility-sharing in the field of asylum, and recommends creating a well- resourced mechanism to compensate Member Statesfor receiving higher numbers of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, in either absolute or proportional terms, and to help those with less developed asylum systems; considers that further research is required to identify and quantify the real costs of hosting and processing asylum claims; calls, therefore, on the Commission to undertake a study in order to assess the funds that should be allocated according to the responsibility borne by each Member State, on the basis of indicators such as: the number of first asylum applications, the number of positive decisions granting refugee status or subsidiary protection, the number of resettled and relocated refugees, the number of return decisions and operations, and the number of apprehended irregular migrants;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Urges the Member States, with the assistance of the Commission, to ensure the full exploitation of existing complementarities between other available financial instruments such as the European Social Fund and other Structural Funds, in order to achieve a holistic funding approach for asylum- related policies;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the problems currently linked to the funding of activities in terms of obstacles to access to accurate information and funding, the setting-up of realistic and tailored objectives and the implementation of effective follow-up measures; suggests introducing safeguards to avoid duplication, the clear allocation of funding, and the thorough examination of activities' added value and the results achieved;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to performing a comprehensive evaluation of the Dublin system in 2014, reviewing its legal, economic, social and human rights effects; considers that further reflection is needed on the development of an equitable responsibility-sharing mechanism for determining which Member State should be responsible for processing asylum applications;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the Dublin Regulation, which governs the allocation of responsibility for asylum applications, while placing a disproportionate burden on Member States constituting entry points into the EU, does not provide the means for them to respond adequately to the administrative and financial demands involved; notes that the Dublin system as it has been applied so far has led to the unequal treatment of asylum seekers across the EU while also having an adverse impact on family reunification and integration; stresses, moreover, its shortcomings in terms of efficiency and cost-effectiveness, since more than half of agreed transfers never take place and multiple applications are still the rule; calls on Commission and Member States to ensure that asylum-seekers who are returned to a Member State on the basis of the Dublin-II-Regulation do not receive a worse treatment simply because they are Dublin-II-returnees;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the relevant case-law is already in the process of undermining the Dublin system's rationale and that suspending transfers under the Dublin Regulation, while providing an answer to individual cases, fails to overcome the structural shortcomings of the Dublin system as a whole; welcomes, therefore, the efforts to include additional criteria in Dublin II in order to mitigate the system's unwanted adverse effects;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that joint processing could constitute a valuable tool for solidarity and responsibility-sharing in preventing or rectifyingvarious cases, in particular where Member States face significant or sudden influxes of asylum seekers or there is a substantial backlog of applications which delays and undermines the asylum procedure at the expense of asylum applicants; joint processing could prevent or rectify capacity problems, reducinge the burdens and costs related to asylum processing, and ensuringe a more equitable sharing of responsibility for the processing of asylum applications;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the feasibility study launched by the Commission to investigate the legal and practical implications of joint processing on Union territory, since clarification is needed with respect to a series of issues, such as the types of situation where joint processing could be useful for asylum seekers and for Member States; the administrative and financial implications of joint processing; the link with the mutual recognition of asylum decisions; the status of persons subject to joint processing; and the link with the relocation of beneficiaries of international protection and the Member State mainly responsible for the processing;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Emphasises that joint processing should offer added value with respect to the quality of the decision-making process, ensuring and facilitating fair, efficient and rapid procedures; underlines the fact that improving asylum procedures from the outset (frontloading) can reduce the length and cost of the procedure, therefore benefiting both asylum seekers and Member States;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Notes that if joint processing is to lead to common decisions, and if those decisions are to be fair and coherent throughout the EU's Common European Asylum System, then the concept of common European lists of save third countries and save countries of origin needs to be introduced and that subsequently those lists must be adopted jointly by Council and Parliament;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Considers that EASO's role could be valuable in putting together, training and coordinating asylum support teams which would provide assistance, advice, and recommendations for first-instance procedures;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of projects such as the European Union's Relocation Project for Malta (EUREMA), which relocates beneficiaries of international protection from Malta to other Member States, and advocates developing more initiatives of this kind; welcomes the Commission's commitment to undertake a thorough evaluation of the EUREMA project and submit a proposal for a permanent EU Relocation Scheme;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Underlines that EU resettlement and intra-EU relocation schemes are complementary measures aimed at reinforcing the protection of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection while showing both intra- and extra-EU solidarity;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a permanent intra-EU relocation scheme for beneficiaries of international protection and asylum- seekers, based on a European Distribution Key which takes into consideration objectively verifiable criteria such as a Member State's GDP, population and surface area;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Underlines that the introduction of a European Distribution Key would be without prejudice to each Member State's obligation to fully implement and apply the existing European asylum acquis in terms of qualification for protection, reception conditions and procedural guarantees and to adhere to all international obligations in this field;
Amendment 124 #
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 recommends involving the host community, civil society and local authorities from the outset in relocation initiatives; ; such safeguards should ensure that beneficiaries are provided with accurate and complete information as to their situation and potential relocation, as well as being given sufficient time and proper conditions enabling them to make an informed decision, that they consent to being relocated, that refusal to be relocated does not prejudice their situation in any way, and that the selection procedure is based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria; recommends involving the host community, civil society and local authorities from the outset in relocation initiatives as such an inclusive and comprehensive approach is beneficial both to relocated persons and to the receiving Member State;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that while relocation can both offer lasting solutions for beneficiaries of international protection and alleviate Member States‘ asylum systems, it must not result in responsibility shifting; insists that relocation should include strong commitments from Member States benefiting from relocation to effectively address protection gaps in their asylum system and to guarantee high levels of protection for those remaining in the sender Member States in terms of reception conditions, asylum procedures and integration;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Believes that special attention should be paid to assessing whether relocation efforts are undermined by the transfer of asylum seekers under the Dublin Regulation;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Believes that early warning mechanisms introduced to detect and address emerging problems before they lead to crises can constitute a valuable tool; considers, nevertheless, that complementary solutions should also be envisaged, so as to avoid infringing fundamental rights and ensure the proper functioning of asylum systems;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that while infringement proceedings can be appropriate under certain circumstances to ensure the proper functioning of a Member State's asylum system, they should be considered a measure of last resort and mustought to be more readily used to draw attention to Member States' responsibilities and their failure to adhere to the existing asylum acquis, they should be accompanied by support measures, operational plans and oversight mechanisms, in order to yield results and not overwhelm already burdened systems;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Welcomes the extension of the EU long-term resident directive (2003/109/EC) to cover refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection enabling them to acquire long-term resident status on a basis similar to that applying to other third-country nationals legally resident in the EU for more than five years; considers that while this does not constitute a solidarity measure per se, it does amount to an indirect solidarity measure by potentially contributing to the integration and more equal distribution of beneficiaries of international protection in the EU; calls on the Member States to transpose the amending directive 2011/51/EU into their national law;
Amendment 153 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes that restrictive visa regimes and enhanced border controls can have adverse effects on access to international protection in, as they preventing persons in need from reaching the EU and reiterates the need to apply measures in a protection-sensitive manner; or lead to persons in need of protection choosing dangerous migration routes and exposing themselves to smugglers and traffickers in their attempts to reach the EU; reiterates, therefore, the need to apply measures aimed at preventing unauthorised crossings of the EU's external borders and combating smuggling of and trafficking in human beings in a protection-sensitive manner, paying due regard to the specific situation of persons requesting international protection in the EU;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. WelcomesRecalls the Commission's commitment to facilitate the orderly arrival of persons in need of protection to the EU, and calls on the Commission to explore new approaches concerning access to asylum procedures; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission's commitment to adopt a ‘"Communication on new approaches concerning access to asylum procedures targeting main transit countries’" by 2013;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the report ignores the EFSA recommendation on developing strategies to reduce the volume of transport and the long-distance transport of animals for finishing or slaughter and cut journey times, in order to diminish the risk of transport- associated disease outbreaks2 ;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a.(new) Calls on the Council and the Commission to develop a strategy for moving towards a more regional model of livestock production in which, wherever practicable, animals are born, fattened and slaughtered in the same region instead of being transported over extremely long distances;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the provisions in the Regulation on transport time, resting time and space allowance are not based on a scientific opinion of SCAHAW or EFSA, but have been taken from the previous directive3 ; notes with regret that, despite clear conclusions from EFSA, parts of the Regulation are not in line with current scientific knowledge, especially as regards transport of horses, transport of poultry and rabbits, space allowance and internal height of compartments, and that the report is not accompanied by any proposal;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Article 32 of the Regulation states that the Commission report shall take into account ‘scientific evidence on the welfare needs of animals’, and may be accompanied if necessary by appropriate legislative proposals concerning long journeys; calls on the Commission and the Council, therefore, to review Regulation 1/2005 in order to establish a maximum 8- hour limit for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose of being slaughtered, as requested by a majority of the Members of the European Parliament in the Written Declaration 49/2011, adopted on the 15th March 2012;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a.(new) Stresses that a better use of Satellite Navigation Systems will help reducing the administrative burden on transport companies and would help the competent authorities of each Member State to improve the quality of controls especially on travelling times and resting periods;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b.(new) Urges the Commission to consider the introduction of a legal basis requiring on board navigation systems to be able to transmit positioning data and other animal welfare indicators in real time to a central receiver, as long as protection of information is guaranteed.
Amendment 9 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that micropayments are becoming increasingly used toimportant in paying for media and cultural content online, but that there is still scope to further optimise ease of use;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand and that availability is being hampered by rights holders;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the proposals for increasing availability and developing legal online content services, but highlights that this is inhibited by the EU’s fragmented copyright systemoften made difficult by the variations in the way copyright regulations are transposed;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 53 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that all measures that restrict access to Internet sites containing or distributing illegal content must be defined in transparent processes and must offer sufficient security provisions to ensure that restrictions are proportionate and do not exceed the bounds of necessity and that users are informed of the reason for the restriction; these security provisions also include the possibility of legal appeal;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the Commission’s proposals for cooperative measures with payment services to combat unauthorised or illegal content; acknowledges that analysing the use of payment services can help identify individuals providing such content; reiteratcognises that analysing the use of payment services can help identify individuals providing unauthorised or illegal content; emphasises that the first step must be the fast and effective implementation of ‘notice and take down’ measures; clarifies that the universal and fundamental right to a fair trial before an independent and impartial tribunal established by law must be unequivocally ensured both for infringers of IPR and for injured parties;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Consent should not provide a valid legal ground for the processing of personal data, where there is a clear imbalance between the data subject and the controller. This is especially the case where the data subject is in a situation of dependence from the controller, among others, where personal data are processed by the employer of employees' personal data in the employment context. In an employment context, data processing intended to have primarily legally or financially advantageous consequences for the employee is an exception. Where the controller is a public authority, there would be an imbalance only in the specific data processing operations where the public authority can impose an obligation by virtue of its relevant public powers and the consent cannot be deemed as freely given, taking into account the interest of the data subject.
Amendment 18 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) Where the processing is carried out in the public sector or where, in the private sector, processing is carried out by a large enterprise, or where its core activities, regardless of the size of the enterprise, involve processing operations which require regular and systematic monitoring, a person should assist the controller or processor to monitor internal compliance with this Regulation. Such data protection officers, whether or not an employee of the controller, should be in a position to perform their duties and tasks independently. Processing should be carried out by a legal person and relate to more than 250 data subjects per year.
Amendment 22 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 124
Recital 124
(124) The general principles on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data should also be applicable to the employment context. Therefore, in orderMember States should be able to regulate the processing of employees' personal data in the employment context, Member States should be able, within the limits of this Regulation, to adopt by law specific rules forwhile ensuring compliance with the standards set out in this Regulation. Where a statutory basis is provided in the Member State in question for the regulation of employment matters by agreement between employee representatives and the management of the undertaking or the controlling undertaking of a group of undertakings (collective agreement) or under Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees1, the processing of personal data in thean employment sector. context may also be regulated by such an agreement. __________________ 1 OJ L 122, 16.5.2009, p. 28.
Amendment 25 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 124 a (new)
Recital 124 a (new)
(124a) In order to safeguard business interests which are directly related to employment, the transmission and processing of employee data within groups of undertakings is permitted. This should not be affected by interests of the person concerned which are worthy of protection. Employee data includes all types of personal data of the person concerned which are directly related to employment. The rules laid down in Article 82(4) take into account the widespread practice of processing employee data in groups of undertakings.
Amendment 62 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the processing is carried out by an enterprise employing 250 persons or more legal person and relates to more than 250 data subjects per year; or
Amendment 83 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. Within the limits of this Regulation, Member States may adopt by lawMember States may, in accordance with the rules set out in this Regulation, adopt by legal provisions specific rules regulating the processing of employees' personal data in the employment context, in particular for the purposes of the recruitment and job applications within the group of undertakings, the performance of the contract of employment, including discharge of obligations laid down by law orand by collective agreements, collective agreements, management, planning and organisation of work, health and safety at work, and for the purposes of the exercise and enjoyment, on an individual or collective basis, of rights and benefits related to employment, and for the purpose of the termination of the employment relationship. The level of protection afforded by this Regulation may not be significantly undercut, especially where arrangements are made by agreement between employee representatives and the management of the undertaking or of the controlling undertaking of a group of undertakings. The right of Member States to provide employees with more favourable protection provisions in respect of the processing of personal data in the employment context shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 92 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 106 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In addition to the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 4, the data protection officer shall enjoy special protection from dismissal and may not be the subject of discrimination. Authorities and companies shall also ensure that the data protection officer can carry out all activities independently in accordance with Article 36(2).
Amendment 111 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The transmission and processing of personal employee data between legally independent undertakings within a group of undertakings and with professionals providing legal and tax advice shall be permitted, providing it serves a business interest and is used for the conduct of specific operations or administrative procedures and is not contrary to the interests of the person concerned which are worthy of protection. Where employee data are transmitted to a third country and/or to an international organization, Chapter V shall apply.
Amendment 115 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Article 7, paragraph 4, shall not apply where the data processing is intended to have legally or economically advantageous consequences for the employee.
Amendment 126 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 3
Article 82 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 solely for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for the safeguensuring the latest technical and security standards for the processing of personal data for the purposes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4. Account shall be taken of the costs of implementation, the risks represented by the processing and the corresponding need to protect the data.
Amendment 128 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. On a proposal from the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council shall review Article 82 of this Regulation no later than 2 years after the date referred to in Article 91, paragraph 2. They shall reach a decision on this proposal under the procedure laid down in Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 6 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the EESC ‘Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises’ IN/589 dated 26. October 2011,
Amendment 54 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communications ‘Social Business Initiative’ and ‘Towards a job-rich recovery’12 with recommendations to national governments on job creation – especially in the fast-growing sector for health and social care (the so-called white sector) and in the green sector – that offer new chances to social businessimproving the framework conditions for social entrepreneurship, which can lead to new opportunities and jobs for social businesses – especially in the fast-growing sector for health and social care and in the green sector;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point A
Paragraph 3 – point A
A. Social business: the whole sector of the European social market economy, which is offering social products or services or fulfils social objectives through its activities;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point B
Paragraph 3 – point B
B. Social enterprises: the acting and operating institutions and means an undertaking which is not listed on a regulated market as defined in point (14) of Article 4 (1) of Directive 2004/39/EC and which: (i) in accorgdanisations in ce with its articles of association, statutes or any other social business economy, in the form of either welfare organisations, private enterprises, associations, cooperatives, mutuals or foundations; tatutory document establishing the business, has the achievement of measurable, positive social impacts as a primary objective rather then generating profit for its owners, members and stakeholders, where: – the undertaking provides services or goods with a social return and/or – the undertaking employs an method of production of goods or services that embodies its social objective; (ii) reinvests its profits in the first place to achieve its primary objective and has in place predefined procedures and rules for any circumstances in which profits are distributed to shareholders and owners, in order to ensure that any distribution of profits does not undermine the primary objective; (iii) is managed in an entrepreneurial, accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and/or all stakeholders affected by its business activities;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that activities by volunteers constitute an important contribution to welfare organisations and solidarity, and give many people a meaning in life; askwelcomes, therefore, for financial and structural support on local, national and European level;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the right of users to make choices is an important aspect in social services and that this right can only be exercised if there is more than one provider to choose from;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 111 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. States that innovative social enterprises should be financially supported on a European level; and calls for ways to access other EU funds, in particular the ESF and ERDF when financing projects, as well as the establishment of a framework for the ‘European Social Entrepreneurship Fund (EuSEF)’;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for young entrepreneurs to engagsee their future in social business and explore new forms of social businesto actively engage in the development of new forms and perspectives; therefore welcomes closer cooperation between social business and the universities; calls, on therefore, for better access for young entrepreneurs to Community Commission to consider research in the area of social business and social entrepreneurship, in its PROGRESS research programmes and fundingin the agencies;
Amendment 153 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that publiclysocial enterprises are important provided Srs of social Sservices of Ggeneral Iinterest; calls on the Commission to recognise all options for the contracting and funding of (SSGI)s are not considered to be part of social business because they are primarily tax financed, except in cases where SSGI are provided in cooperation with social enterprisess being equal if the principles set down in primary law of equal treatment, non- discrimination and transparency are upheld; further calls for the recognition of best practices in Member States based on the principle that all providers, irrespective of their legal status, can meet the provisional legally required conditions to enable them to provide services, provided that the principles set down in primary law of equal treatment, non- discrimination and transparency are upheld;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 180 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Points to specific features of social enterprises that must be taken into consideration: - social objectives - reinvestment of profits - diversity of legal forms - inclusion of interest groups - models and principles for employee participation;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes it when social businesses observe the principle of equal pay and the diversity strategy, enabling a work-life balance and offering their employees fair and flexible working conditions , such as working hours models;
Amendment 185 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 195 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Declares that even if social enterprises do not offer social products and services, their entrepreneursocial objectives will include e.g. the inclusion and work integration of vulnerable groups, the provision of socio- pedagogic assistance or the (re)integration of persons with disabilities through training or sheltered workshops;
Amendment 202 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Clarifies that while the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be distinguished from that of social business, some commercial businesses with significant CSR activities can have a strong interaction withe voluntary/third sector and social business, it should be noted that CSR activities can play an important role within the framework of social business;
Amendment 213 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the establishment of a framework for the ‘European Social Entrepreneurships Funds’ (EuSEF), as it will help social enterprises to secure financing and give investors the security to invest in social business;
Amendment 222 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that access to European funding, as well as access to EuSEF, ESF and ERDF resources must be simplified, and that funding opportunities should be better disseminated through transparent information platforms;
Amendment 241 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the Commission’s proposal to set up a multilingual online platform for social enterprises that should, inter alia, enable the exchange of best practices, facilitate information-sharing about access to funding and training opportunities and serve as a network for cross-border cooperation in order to promote mobility and to facilitate cross-border certification of social enterprises;
Amendment 255 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to institute a European ‘social label’ to be awarded to social enterprises, to ensure better access to public procurement;
Amendment 260 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 275 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 283 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Member States to identify and eliminate interfaces and loopholes; excessive red tape and different areas of jurisdiction hamper innovation because this situation leads to structural and financial uncertainty; the one-stop- shop model should be examined in this context;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, while complying with Regulation 883/2004 and Article 153 TFEU, to undertake studies taking into consideration the idea of a 28th regime of social security systems, in order to provide adequate social protection for mobile workers, to boost a common European labour market and to encourage SMEs to make long term investments in the EU to create attractive jobs for the potential of mobile workers;
Amendment 85 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The dissemination of content which is protected by copyright and related rights and the linked services, including books, audiovisual productions and recorded music require the licensing of rights by different holders of copyright and related rights, such as authors, performers, producers and publishers. It is normally for the rightholders to choose between the individual or collective management of their rights. Management of copyright and related rights includes the granting of licences to users, the auditing of licensees and monitoring of the use of rights, the enforcement of copyright and related rights, the collection of rights revenue derived from the exploitation of rights and the distribution of the amounts due to rightholders. Collecting societies enable rightholders to be remunerated for uses which they would not be in any position to control or enforce themselves at all, or only with difficulty, including in non- domestic markets. Moreover, they have an important social and cultural role as promoters of the diversity of cultural expressions by enabling the smallest and less popular repertoires to access the market. Article 167 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires the Union to take cultural aspects into account in its action, in particular in order to respect and to promote the diversity of its cultures.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There are significant differences in the national rules governing the functioning of collecting societies, in particular as regards their transparency and accountability towards their members and rightholders. Beyond the difficulties non-domestic rightholders face when exercising their rights and the too often poor financial management of the revenues collected, problems with the functioning of collecting societies lead to inefficiencies in the exploitation of copyright and related rights across the internal market to the detriment of the members of collecting societies, rightholders and users alike. These difficulties do not arise in the functioning of iIndependent rights management service providers who, by contrast, act as agents for rightholders for the management of their rights on a purely commercial basis, and in which rightholders do not exercise membership rights within them.
Amendment 109 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Having the freedom to provide and to receive collective management services across national borders entails that rightholders are able to freely choose the collecting societyve management organisation for the management of their rights, such as public performance or broadcasting rights, or categories of rights, such as interactive communication to the public, provided theat collecting societyve management organisation already manages such rights or categories of rights. This implies that rightholders can easily withdraw their rights or categories of rights from a collecting societyve management organisation and entrust or transfer all or part of them to another collecting societyve management organisation or another entity irrespective of the Member State of residence or the nationality of either the collecting societyve management organisation or the rightholder. Collecting societieve management organisations managing different types of works and other subject matter, such as literary, musical or photographic works, should also allow this flexibility to rightholders as regards the management of different types of works and other subject matter. Collecting societieve management organisations should inform rightholders of this choice and allow them to exercise it as easily as possible. Finally, this Directive should not prejudice the possibilities of rightholders to manage their rights individually, including for non- commercial uses.
Amendment 125 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Collecting societieve management organisations collect, manage and distribute revenue from the exploitation of the rights entrusted to them by rightholders. This revenue is ultimately due to rightholders who may be members of that societycollective management organisation, or another society. It is therefore important that collecting societieve management organisations exercise the utmost diligence, with maximum efficiency, in collecting, managing and distributing that revenue. Accurate distribution is only possible where collecting societieve management organisations maintain proper records of membership, licences and use of works and other subject matter. Where appropriate, data should also be provided by rightholders and users and verified by the collecting societieData on the use of the rights managed by collective management organisations should also be provided by rightholders and users as quickly as possible, and with due care, and verified by those organisations. Amounts collected and due to rightholders should be managed separately from any own assets of the collecting societyve management organisation and, if they are invested, pending their distribution to rightholders, this should be carried out in accordance with the investment policy decided by the collecting societies've management organisation's general meeting. In order to maintain a high level of protection for the rights of rightholders and to ensure that any income which may be derived from exploitation of their rights accrues for the benefit of rightholders, the investments made and held by the collecting societyve management organisation should be managed in accordance with criteria which would oblige the collecting societyorganisation to act prudently, while allowing ithe collecting society to decide on the most secure and efficient investment policy. This should allow the collecting societyve management organisation to opt for an asset allocation that suits the precise nature and duration of any exposure to risk of any rights revenue invested and which does not unduly prejudice any rights revenue owed to rightholders. Moreover, in order to ensure that the amounts due to rightholders are appropriately and effectively distributed, it is necessary to require collecting societieve management organisations to undertake diligent and good faith reasonable measures to identify and locate the relevant rightholders. It is also appropriate to provide for the approval by members of collecting societieve management organisations of the rules governing any situation where, due to the lack of identified or located rightholders, amounts collected cannot be distributed.
Amendment 137 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) While the Internet knows no borders, the online market for music services in the EU is still fragmented, and a single market has still not been fully achieved. The complexity and difficulty associated with the collective management of rights in Europe has, in a number of instances, exacerbated the fragmentation of the European digital market for online music services. This situation comes in stark contrast to the fast growing demand of consumers for access to legally available digital content and associated innovative services, including across national borders.
Amendment 140 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Commission Recommendation 2005/737/EC promoted a new regulatory environment better suited tofor the management, at Union level, of copyright and related rights for the provision of legitimate online music services. It recognised that in an era of online exploitation of musical works, commercial users need a licensing policy that corresponds to the ubiquity of the online environment and which is multi- territorial. However, the Recommendation, due to its voluntary nature, has not been sufficient to encourage the widespread multi-territorial licensing of online rights in musical works and to address the specific demands of multi- territorial licensing.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In the online music sector, where collective management of authors' rights on a territorial basis remains the norm, it is essential to create conditions conducive to the most effective licensing practices by collecting societies, in an increasingly cross-border context. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a set of rules coordinating basic conditions for the provision by collecting societies of multi- territorial collective licensing of authors' online rights in musical works. These provisions should ensure the necessary minimum quality of the cross-border services provided by collecting societies, notably in terms of transparency of repertoire represented and accuracy of financial flows related to the use of the rights. They should also set out a framework for facilitating the voluntary aggregation of music repertoire and, thus reducing the number of licences a user needs to operate a multi-territorial service and enabling them to be issued more efficiently. These provisions should enable a collecting society to request another collecting society to represent its repertoire on a multi-territorial basis where it cannot fulfil the requirements itself. There should be an obligation on the requested society, provided that it aggregates repertoire and offers or grants multi-territorial licences, to accept the mandate of the requesting society. The development of legal online music services across the Union should also contribute to the fight against piracy.
Amendment 151 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To ensure that the data on the music repertoire they process is as accurate as possible, collecting societies granting multi-territorial licences of musical works should be required to update their databases continuously and without delay. They should establish easily accessible procedures to enable rightholders and other collecting societies whose repertoire they may represent to inform them about any inaccuracy that the collecting societies databases may contain in respect of works they own or control, including rights – in whole or in part – and Member States for which they have mandated the relevant collecting society to act. They should also have the capacity to process electronically the registration of works and authorisations to manage rights. Given the importance of information automation for the fast and effective processing of data, collecting societies should provide for the use of electronic means for the structured communication of that information – confined to the information required for this transaction – by rightholders. Collecting societies should, as far as possible, ensure that such electronic means take into account the relevant industry standards or practices developed at international level or at the level of the Union.
Amendment 181 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Title II, Articles 10(1), (2) and (3), 11(1), 12, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20, as well as Title III and Title IV, Articles 34, 35, 37 and 38 shall also apply to entities owned, in whole or in part, by a collective rights management organisation and which offer or grant multi-territorial licences for online rights in musical works.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘collecting societyve rights management organisation’ means any organisation which is authorised by law or by way of assignment, licence or any other contractual arrangement, by more than one rightholder, to manage copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole or main purpose and which is owned or controlled by its members or which is a not for profit organisation;
Amendment 298 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the collecting societyve management organisation regularly and diligently distributes and pays amounts due to all rightholders it represents. The collecting societyve management organisation shall carry out such distribution and payments no later than 12six months from the end of the financial year in which the rights revenue was collected, unless objective reasons related in particular to reporting by users, the identification of rights, rightholders or to the matching of information on works and other subject matter with rightholders prevent the collecting society from respecting this deadline. The collecting society shall carry out such distribution and payments accurately, ensuring equal treatment of all categories of rightholders.
Amendment 299 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that the users of the collective management organisation provide in good time, by electronic means, information concerning the use of the rights which is necessary for the collection of revenue and for making payments to rightholders;
Amendment 301 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the amounts due to rightholders cannot be distributed, after fivthree years from the end of the financial year in which the collection of the rights revenue occurred, or earlier where national legislation provides for a shorter period, and provided that the collecting societyve management organisation has taken all necessary measures to identify and locate the rightholders, the collecting societyve management organisation shall decide on the use of the amounts concerned in accordance with Article 7(5)(b), without prejudice to the right of the rightholder to claim such amounts from the collecting societyve management organisation.
Amendment 310 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The collecting society shall regularly, diligently, in good time and accurately distribute and pay amounts due to other collecting societies.
Amendment 312 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Licensing terms shall be based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria, in particular in relation to tariffs.
Amendment 314 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Tariffs for exclusive rights and rights to remuneration shall reflect the economic value of the use of the rights in trade and the economic value of the service provided by the collecting societyve management organisation.
Amendment 315 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 336 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that a collecting society makes the following information available at the duly justified request of any rightholder whose rights it represents, any collecting society on whose behalf it manages rights under a representation agreement or any user, by electronic means, without undue delay:
Amendment 346 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) standard licensing contracts and applicable tariffs, including discounts;
Amendment 357 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. A collecting society shallThe Member States shall ensure that the collective management organisation monitors the use of online rights in musical works which it represents, in whole or in part, by online music service providers to which it has granted a multi- territorial licence for those rights.
Amendment 359 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The collecting society shall invoice the online music service provider accurately and without delay after the actual use of the online rights in that musical work is reported fully and in good time in accordance with Article 12(1a)(new), except where a delay is attributable to the online music service provider.
Amendment 368 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The mandating collecting societyve management organisation shall inform its membthe rightholders of the duration of the agreement, the costs of the services provided by the other collecting societyve management organisation and any other significant terms of the agreement.
Amendment 370 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The management fee for the service provided by the requested collecting society to the requesting society shall not exceed the costs reasonably incurred by the requested collecting society in managing the repertoire of the requesting collecting society and a reasonablenormal market profit margin regarded as economically justifiable by all parties.
Amendment 372 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The requesting collecting societyve management organisation shall make available to the requested collecting societyve management organisation, in electronic form, the information on its own music repertoire required for the provision of multi- territorial licences for online rights in musical works. Where information is insufficient or provided in a form that does not allow the requested collecting societyve management organisation to meet the requirements of this Title, the requested collecting societyve management organisation shall be entitled to charge for the reasonable costs incurred in meeting such requirements or to exclude those works for which information is insufficient or cannot be used.
Amendment 373 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where a collecting societyve management organisation does not grant or offer to grant multi-territorial licences in online rights in musical works or does not allow another collecting societyve management organisation to represent those rights for such purpose by one year after the transposition date of this Directive, rightholders who have authorised that collecting societyve management organisation to represent their online rights in musical works can grant multi- territorial licences in their online rights in musical works themselves or through any collecting societyve management organisation complying with the provisions of this Title or any other party they authorise. The collecting societyrightholders shall notify the affected collective management organisation of their decision without delay. The collective management organisation which does not grant or offer to grant multi-territorial licences shall continue to grant or offer to grant licences for the online rights in musical works of such rightholders for their use in the territory of the Member State where the collecting society is established, unless the rightholders terminate their authorisation to manage them.
Amendment 374 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Articles 18(1)(a), 18(1)(c), 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32 and 364 to 38 shall also apply to entities owned, in whole or in part, by a collecting society and which offer or grant multi-territorial licences for online rights in musical works.
Amendment 386 #
Amendment 387 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the complaints procedures referred to in paragraph 1 are administered by the competent authorities empowered to ensure complianceiance by the collective management organisations established on their territory with the provisions of national law adopted and implemented pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Directive is monitored by the authorities empowered to do so.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In the event of non-compliance, such as the bogus posting of a worker, the legislation of the country in which the service is provided shall apply to the undertaking in question.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Rigorous, regular and flexible monitoring procedures in the Member States are essential and adequate funding must be provided to enable the competent authorities to detect and combat circumvention. Member States are entitled to perform any inspections necessary to ensure full compliance with Directive 96/71/EC and the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 143 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the correct application of, and to monitor compliance with, the substantive rules on the terms and conditions of employment to be respected with regard to posted workers, Member States should apply only certainthe necessary control measures or administrative formalities to undertakings posting workers for the provision of services. Such measures and requirements may only be imposed provided that the competent authorities cannot carry out their supervisory task effectively without the requested information and the necessary information cannot be obtained easily from the employer of posted workers or the authorities in the Member State of establishment of the service provider within a reasonable delay and/or less restrictive measures would not ensure that the objectives of the national controls measures deemed necessary are attained.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to enforce effectively the terms and conditions of employment it is also necessary to counter bogus self- employment. This is of decisive importance in preventing possible abuses. The responsible authority must have the necessary resources to establish whether ostensibly self-employed workers are not in fact to a large extent repeatedly working for the same employers or bound to them by some form of hierarchical relationship.
Amendment 170 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In view of the prevalence of subcontracting in the construction sector, and in order toorder to combat abuse of subcontracting and protect posted workers' rights, it is necessary to Member States must ensure that, in suchall sector at least the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor can be held liable to pay to posted workers the net minimum rates of pay due, any back-s, contractors can be held liable for payments of outstanding remuneration and/or contributions due to common funds or institutions of social partners regulated by law or collective agreement in so far as these are covered by Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC in addition to or in place of the employer. The contractor shall not be held liable if he/she has undertaken due diligence. The latter may imply preventive measures concerning proof provided by the subcontractor, including where relevant based upon information emanating from national authoritieamounts owing to posted workers.
Amendment 186 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In specific cases, other contractors may, in accordance with national law and practice, be also held liable for failure to comply with the obligations under this Directive, or their liability may be limited, after consultation of the social partners at national or sectoral levelMember States are free to introduce or continue to apply more rigorous provisions regarding the entitlements of posted workers.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 236 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the information available to workers and service providers in languages other thathe national language(s) of the Member State from which the posting is made, the language of the Member State of origin of the worker and service provider and in English, and not only in the national language(s) of the country in which the services are provided, if possible in summarised leaflet form indicating the main labour conditions applicable and upon requests in formats accessible to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 273 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively long and standardised forms are generally used for such documentsall relevant documents, as well as of standardised but also non- standardised forms, irrespective of the length of the document or form in question;
Amendment 321 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Such elements mayshall include:
Amendment 386 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 415 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that the information on the terms and conditions of employment referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC which are to be applied and complied with by service providers are made generally available in a clear, transparent, comprehensive and easily accessible way at a distance and by electronic means, in formats and by web standards that ensure access to persons with disabilities and to ensure that the liaison offices or the other competent national bodies referred to in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC are in a position to carry out their tasks effectively.
Amendment 431 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the information available to workers and service providers in languages other thathe national language(s) of the Member State from which the posting is made, the national language of the Member State of origin of the worker and service provider and in English, and not only in the national language(s) of the country in which the services are provided, if possible in summarised leaflet form indicating the main labour conditions applicable and upon requests in formats accessible to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 529 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may onlyust at the minimum impose the following administrative requirements and control measures:
Amendment 546 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a simple declaration to the responsible national competent authorities at the latest atprior to the commencement of the service provision, whereby the declaration may only cover the identity of the service provider, the presence of one or more clearly identifiable posted workers, their anticipate. This declaration shall state that the service provider has been informed of the minimum working conditions pursuant to Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC and has agreed to comply with them. It shall contain at least details of the identity of the service provider, the name and address of the representative and person authorised to accept service appointed by him/her, the duration of the posting, the date on which it commences, the identity and number, of the anticipated duration and location of their presence, and the services justifyposted workers, the duties they are to perform and their place or work and place of residence ing the phosting Member State;
Amendment 556 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form ofduring the period of posting, and for two years after provision of the service has ended, in an accessible and clearly identified place in the Member State to which the workers are posted, such as the workplace, or for mobile workers the vehicle with which the service is provided, copies in paper or electronic form of the following documents in particular: - proof of the identity of the posted worker, - a copy of the A1 form by way of evidence of social insurance in the Member State of establishment, - the employment contract (or an equivalent document within the meaning of Directive 91/533, including, where appropriate or relevant, the additional information referred to in Article 4 of that Directive), - pay slips, time-sheets and proof of payment of wages or copies of equivalent documents during the period of posting in an accessible and clearly identified place in its territory, such as the workplace or the building site, or for mobile, - time-sheets, - an assessment of the occupational health and safety risks pursuant to Directive 89/391/EC, - if the post workers in the transport sector the operations base or the vehicle with which the service is provided; s a third-country national, copies of his/her work permit and residence permit;
Amendment 565 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) an obligation for the service provider to inform the competent authority very soon: - if the posting does not take place, has not taken place or was terminated ahead of schedule, - if the activity is interrupted, - if the posted worker is assigned by his employer to a different undertaking in the Member State of establishment, particularly in the event of transfers or mergers of undertakings;
Amendment 567 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively long and standardised forms are generally used for such documentsall relevant documents, both standardised and non-standardised forms, irrespective of the length of the document or form in question;
Amendment 589 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an obligation to designate a contact person to negotiate, if necessary, on behalf of the employer with the relevant social partnlegal or mandated representative to assume the responsibilities of the service providers in the Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, during the period in which the services are provided and officially authorised to take delivery on behalf of the posting company.
Amendment 606 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity and appropriateffectiveness of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the establishment of common principles or standards for inspections in the field of the posting of workers as well as technological developments, with a view to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications.
Amendment 613 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For the duration of a worker’s posting, responsibility for the inspection of working conditions shall lie with the authorities or the body in charge in the Member State to which the posting takes place. They may carry out factual checks and controls on their own initiative and shall not be bound by the results of any checks or controls;
Amendment 622 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that appropriateffective checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory in order to control and monitor compliance with the provisions and rules laid down in Directive 96/71/EC and to guarantee its proper application and enforcement. Such inspections shall be based primarily on a risk assessment to be drawn up regularly by the competent authorities. The risk assessment shall identify the sectors of activity in which the employment of workers posted for the provision of services is concentrated on their territory. When making such risk assessment the realisation of big infrastructural projects, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers shall be taken into account.
Amendment 641 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that inspections and controls of compliance with Directive 96/71/EC are not discriminatory and/or disproportionate.
Amendment 651 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In Member States where, in accordance with national law and practice, the setting of the terms and conditions of employment of posted workers referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC, and in particular the minimum rates of pay, including working time, is left to management and labour they may, at the appropriate level and subject to the conditions laid down by the Member States, also the monitor the application of the relevant terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, provided that an adequate level of protection equivalent to that resulting from Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive is guaranteed.
Amendment 661 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For the enforcement of the obligations under Article 6 of Directive 96/71/EC and thisthis Directive and under Directive 96/71/EC, Member States shall ensure that there are effective mechanisms for posted workers to lodge complaints against their employers directly, as well as the right to institute judicial or administrative proceedings, also in the Member State in whose territory the workers are or were posted, where such workers consider they have sustained loss or damage as a result of a failure to apply the applicable rules, even after the relationship in which the failure is alleged to have occurred has ended.
Amendment 668 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that trade unions and other third parties, such as associations, organisations and other legal entities which have, in accordance with the criteria laid down by their national law, a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions of this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC are complied with, may engage, on behalf or in support of the posted workers or their employer, with their approval in any judicial or administrative proceedings provided for with the objective of implementing this Directive and/or enforcing the obligations under this Directive .
Amendment 711 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. With respect to the construction activities referMember States shall ensured to inhat the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC, for all posting situdirect employer shall be liable to pay any outstanding remuneration as covered by Article 1(3) of Directive 96/71/EC, the Member States shall ensure on a non–discriminatory basis with regard to the protection of the equivalent rights of employees of direct subcontractors established in its territory, that the contractor of which the employer (service provider or temporary employment undertaking or placement agency) is a direct sub1 paragraph 5 a, the refund of excessive costs according to Article 11 paragraph 5 b, any back-payments or refund of taxes or social security contributions. This shall also be ensured after the employee has returned to his/her home countracty or can, in addition to or in place of the employer, be held liable by the posted worker and/or common funds or institutions of social partners for non-payment of the following:other Member State. Member States may apply more stringent rules at national level or introduce such rules.
Amendment 716 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 726 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 733 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 741 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 753 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 762 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 779 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The requesting authority may, in accordance with the laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in its own Member State, request the competent authority in another Member State to recover a penalty or fine or retroactive social security contributions or notify a decision imposing a penalty or a fine or retroactive social security contributions, in so far as the relevant laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in the requested authority’s Member State allow such action for similar claims or decisions.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. Member States and their contracting authorities and contracting entities shall not apply restrictive measures in respect of third country economic operators, goods and services beyond those provided for in this Regulation except those provided in Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU or 2014/25/EU.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Price adjustment measures shall only apply to contracts with an estimated value equal to or above EUR 5.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax, except to works or concession contracts with an estimated value under EUR 15.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax.
Amendment 169 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) In order to protect animal and human health and improve traceability, this Regulation should require that once they have been marked, animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I should be registered on an authorised database, which is accessible across Member States from a central point of access.
Amendment 173 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Identification documents accompanying pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I which are moved for non-commercial purposes into Member States are necessary to attest compliance with the conditions of this Regulation. The Regulation should therefore establish the conditions for issuing the identification documents and the requirements for their content, validity and format, safety features and format, as well as for their registration on an authorised database.
Amendment 183 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Maximum number of pet animals 1. The number of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I which may accompany the owner or an authorised person in the course of an individual movement may not exceed five. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the number of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I may exceed five if: (a) the non-commercial movement of pet animals is for the purpose of participating in competitions, exhibitions, sporting or recreational events or in training for these events; and (b) the owner or the authorised person is able to submit a receipt of online entry to the event to be attended under point (a).
Amendment 185 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are actively marked in accordance with Article 16(1); and the alphanumeric code displayed by the transponder or tattoo is registered on an authorised database, which is accessible across Member States from a central point of access. The full, current contact details of the owner shall also be registered on this database.
Amendment 186 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are accompanied by a duly completed identification document issued in accordance with Article 20(1). and the unique identification document number is registered on an authorised database, which is accessible across Member States from a central point of access.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 191 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 may only be granted if: (a) the animals are being moved into a Member State from a third country in compliance with Article 13; (b) the owner or authorised person declares in writing that the pet animals were kept from birth up until the date of movement without any contact with wild animals of species susceptible to rabies; and (c) it is documented that the animals' mother received a rabies vaccination before pregnancy which, as a minimum, complies with the validity requirements set out in Annex IV for at least 24 hours after the animal's birth.
Amendment 204 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) contact details of the authorised database referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 210 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The veterinarian issuing the identification document shall recordensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) and keep records of that information for at least 10 years from the date of issue of the identification documentis registered on an authorised database, which is accessible across Member States from a central point of access.
Amendment 11 #
2012/0022(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 13
Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 13
Amendment 18 #
2012/0022(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 20 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 20 a (new)
Amendment 858 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subjectsolely carried out in the context referred to under Article 5a(2), (3) or (6) in accordance with Article 83;
Amendment 870 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or in the third party to which the data are transferred;
Amendment 873 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by athe controller, except where such interests are overridden by or by the third party or parties to whom the data are disclosed and of the legitimate expectations of the data subject based on his or her relationship with the controller, taking into account the interests or rights and freedoms of the controller to conduct a business as well as the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. This shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.
Amendment 886 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) processing is necessary for the purposes of ensuring the ability of a network or an information system to resist accidental events or unlawful or malicious actions that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored or transmitted data and the security of the related services offered by or accessible via these networks and systems;
Amendment 904 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Processing of pseudonymized data shall be lawful.
Amendment 916 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 923 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. The legal basis ofor the processing referred to in points (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 must be provided for in:
Amendment 936 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 938 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In case of processing based on point (f) of paragraph 1, the controller shall inform the data subject about this explicitly as well as the data subject's right to object pursuant to Article 19(2).
Amendment 944 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where the purpose of further processing is not compatible with the one for which the personal data have been collected, the processing must have a legal basis at least in one of the grounds referred to in points (a) to (efa) of paragraph 1. This shall in particular apply to any change of terms and general conditions of a contract.
Amendment 958 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 968 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. TWhere data is processed pursuant to Article 6 paragraph 1(a) the controller shall bear the burden of proof for the data subject's consent to the processing of their personal data for specified purposes.
Amendment 976 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. TWithout prejudice to the data subject's existing contractual obligations, the data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. It is lawful that the withdrawal of consent might result in the termination of the relationship with the controller.
Amendment 985 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 999 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The required form of consent shall reflect the principles laid down in Articles 5a, 5b and 5c as well as the result of the data protection risk analysis referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 1007 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, in relation to the offering of information societygoods or services directly to a child, the processing of personal data of a child below the age of 13 years shall only be lawful if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the child's parent or custodianlegal representative. The controller shall make reasonable efforts to obtain verifiable consent, taking into consideration available technology.
Amendment 1027 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for thelaying down standard forms for specific methods to obtain verifiable consent referred to in paragraph 1. In doing so, the Commission shall consider specific measures for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 1032 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2961 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European Data Protection Board shall issue guidance on when exemptions or derogations in accordance with paragraph 1 may be necessary, after consultation with representatives of the press, authors and artists, data subjects and civil society organisations.
Amendment 6 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas market progress in many ways has created the necessary growth and cultural content in line with the objectives of the single market;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there is more consumer- content available today than ever before;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas changes to the legal framework that would facilitate thea less bureaucratic acquisition of rights would encourage the free movement of works in the EU and help to strengthen the European audiovisual industry;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is essential to ensure the development of attractive and diverse legal online content and to make ifurther facilitate and ensure easy distribution of such content by keeping obstacles to licensing, including cross border licensing, at an absolute minimum, also stresses the importance of making content easier to use for consumers, particularly as regards payment;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of offering content with subtitles in as many languages as possible, especially with regards to video on demand services;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that release windows should be made more flexible for works that are made available exclusively online; and that rights holders should be able to decide freely when they want to launch the products on different platforms;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for Internet users to be afforded greater legal certainty when using streamed services, but suggests that consideration should be given to how to blockmeasures other than blocking that make access to pay platforms offering unauthorised services impossible;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws attention to the need to more strongly communicate the importance of copyright protection and the related fair remuneration to the public;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that volunteering shouldmust not be a substitute for paid work;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to make the European Skills Passport a reality as soon as possible and emphasises the acquisition of skills that are also of considerable significance for professional employment;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 2 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not so far responded appropriately to the European Parliament’s resolution of 18 November 2008 and has not started work on a legislative initiative to tackle the problem of unequal pay for male and female workers effectively;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is very concerned that in the past decade progress has only been achieved very slowly, that the wage differential between men and women has remained persistently high in recent years and that, despite the legally binding principle of equal pay for work of equal value, women’s hourly earnings in the EU27 were on average 17.5% less than men’s for the same work in 2009; notes that the flexicurity strategy is not of a nature to reduce existing disparities in employment protection and pay between women and men1;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that this inequality has a strong impact on the lives of women, particularly after retirement age, as lower pay results in smaller pensions, for which reason a higher proportion of women than men suffer poverty in old age – 22% as against 16%; therefore calls on the Member States to investigate the extent to which the raising and care of family members – generally done by women – can be recognised in pensions;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it a priority to promote a new culture of shared responsibility, both in private life and at work, to replace the traditional distribution of roles between women and men; institutional adoption of tasks such as child-minding, neighbourhood services and care should also be promoted; the Member States are called on to make the cost of these tax- deductible;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that legislative and non- legislative measures are needed at the various levels in order towhich are aimed at overcomeing the wage gap, horizontal and vertical exclusion and stereotyping of occupations by targeting gender-independent education and training and supporting women who choose traditionally male-dominated careers, thereby enabling women to take up more career opportunities in scientific and stectors as being typically the realm of womenhnical fields and increasing their earning potential;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point d
Paragraph 13 – point d
(d) inclusion of a clause on respect for gender equality and equal payment in public procurement contracts and creation of a special quality certificate,
Amendment 127 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 13 – point e a (new)
(ea) the development of a European equal pay quality certificate in cooperation with social partners and associations, which institutions, undertakings and authorities could use to advertise their compliance with specific criteria in relation to equal pay, e.g. wage transparency; (Justification: at a time of skills shortages, female employees would be able to make a more informed choice of employer if the latter were able to provide proof of compliance with equal pay criteria in the form of a quality certificate.)
Amendment 133 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Proposes that the European Parliament should offer a 'Women and Business in Europe' prize that could be awarded to employers (undertakings, institutions and authorities) which lead the way in promoting women, supporting female managers and practicing equal pay; (Justification: employers should enjoy a competitive advantage if they create a women-friendly working environment. A prize could be beneficial when competing for skilled female employees. Furthermore, such a contest would foster the exchange of best practice.)
Amendment 33 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports a differentiated and proportionate regime for small and medium sized listed companies;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater diversity including gender diversity in company boards;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cooperative enterprises promote the interests of their members and users as well as solutions to societal challenges, and do not seekseek both to maximise financial profit for shareholdersbenefits to members and ensure their livelihood by means of a long-term and sustainable business policy and to put the well-being of clients, employees and members in the entire region at the centre of business strategy;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cooperatives are an important pillar of the European economy and a key driver for social innovation, and thus in particular preserve infrastructure and local services specifically in rural areas and conurbations, and whereas Europe has 160 000 cooperatives, owned by more than a quarter of all Europeans, which provide work for around 5.4 million employees;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that, when revising the Directive, it should be taken into account that cooperatives, particularly in rural areas, can contribute to providing employment prospects in the shape of secure jobs and allow employees to plan their life flexibly at their place of origin;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, owing to its complexity, the Statute does not meet the needs of cooperatives and that it should be simplified and made intelligible to all in order to make it more user- friendly without losing quality;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the option of merging national cooperatives from different Member States should be created;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that the cooperative as a form of organisation can be seen as a successful and contemporary approach to the social economy;
Amendment 83 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points to the specific challenges created by the digital revolution which face the media sector, and particularly publishers operating as cooperatives;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas ESL is a fundamental contributing factor to social exclusion in later life; whereas currently 52% of early school leavers are unemployed,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. stresses in this context that Roma children and children with no identity papers must be enabled to attend school;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to bear in mind that more boys than girls leave school early, and that more measures therefore need to be put in place for boys in this regard, in order to improve their chances on the labour market;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. ProposAdvocates, in the context of the 2012 EU budget, a p the proposed ‘Pilot pProject aimed at integratingon Youth’ with the objective of a youth guarantee to integrate young people and in particular early school leavers successfully into the labour market;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 137 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the importance of appropriate group sizes in school classes and a stimulating learning environment for young people;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Cedefop study of May 2009 entitled ‘Skills for Europe’s future: anticipating occupational skill needs’,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the service sector, such as sales, security, cleaning, catering and caring, caring and personal services, is still expected to provide mostsubstantial job growth between now and 2020 and could be the fastest growing area,
Amendment 150 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the need for lifelong learning, and points out that the proportion of people in further education must be substantially increased in the long term, so that highly qualified people can find and perform suitable jobs into old age;
Amendment 164 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains highproportion of early school-leavers is too high in the EU at 14.4%; points out that a reduction of only 1% in the number of early school-leavers could bring some 500 000 potential workers on to the labour market; calls on the Member States to implement consistently the measures set out in the national action plans; calls on the Member States to implement policies to prevent early school leaving and to offer learning and training alternatives to students with learning difficulties;
Amendment 235 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to introduce in future a simplified procedure for issuing employees of a firm who are third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit valid throughout the EU;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that the proposed cuts in the budgets of European Schools constitute a serious threat to the quality of education and proper functioning of the European Schools and therefore opposes any budget cuts;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, which proposes directions that policy in this area might take in the future, in particular, linking it to the Europe 2020 strategy, with a common strategic framework which would translate the Europe 2020 objectives into investment priorities; draws particular attention to the fact that all Member States have groups which are at a disadvantage in the labour market and whose situations must be improved by means of cohesion funds if a 75% employment rate is to be achieved;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to improve the visibility of ESF action and to make the ESF more accessible and capable of providing more support for integration into the job market, particularly by setting up lifelong training to help workers adapt their skills to the needs of the job market; , implementing targeted measures to combat youth unemployment in the EU and establishing programmes to assist disadvantaged groups, such as migrants, persons with disabilities and early school- leavers;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that better harmonisation, greater flexibility and more scope for the transfer of funds between the various Structural Funds should be achieved and that in particular the synergies between the ESF and the ERDF should be improved;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that particular attention should be paid to developing innovation and the capacity to create SME projects, which are some of the main job creators, or an entrepreneurial activity;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to simplify procedures and reduce excessive administrative costs and, to require Member States to pass on funding to projects immediately, so as to rule out problems for smaller associations as well, and reduce the number of other obstacles to achieving the EU’s objectives for growth and job creation.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the necessity of having a better and broader definition of personal data in online and digital technologies, in particular with regard to new forms of individual identification and tracking, so as to facilitate more effective data protection;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to organise public awareness campaigns aimed at minors, and in particular children and parents, highlighting the risks to their privacy in the online environment and the steps they can take to protect themselves;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the number of regulated professions shall bmust be reviewed and if possible reduced and that the scope for automatic recognition of qualifications to new professions should bmust be reviewed and if possible expanded with special attention being given to innovative sectors and digital industries;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the use of a professional card also makes sense for professions for which there are no minimum training requirements valid throughout the EU and thus no automatic recognition arrangements; with that aim in view, considers that the Member States should lay down the requirements governing the eligibility to exercise professions and decide what, if any, compensation measures they will impose on professionals from other Member States;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a common standard of registration of regulated professions, which lays down which professions are to be regulated and how, and invite Member States to make use of ithis registration standard;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a pragmatic approach to language tests, where registracognition is possible without proof of language but are permitted upon an offer of employment; takes the view, however, the employers must be able to insist on and test the minimum levels of language knowledge required to perform a specific job;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that education and training systems still differ substantially from one Member State to another; takes the view, therefore, that periods usually spent at vocational schools as part of sandwich training should count towards the minimum periods of schooling required for certain professions;
Amendment 93 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Tried and tested Member State procedures must be recognised where they are based on the principle that all social service providers able to comply with the conditions previously laid down by law should, irrespective of their legal form, be permitted to provide services, provided that account is taken of the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency enshrined in primary law.
Amendment 292 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 293 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to national laws, regulations or administrative provisions concerning the remuneration of certain services, the criteria on which contracting authorities shall base the award of public contracts shall be one of the following: ontract shall be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender. The contracting authority may calculate the value for money that is to be measured on the basis of life-cycle costing, pursuant to the conditions laid down in Article 67.
Amendment 296 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 299 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 357 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that contracting authorities may take into account the need to ensure quality, continuity, accessibility, availability and comprehensiveness of the services, the specific needs of different categories of users, the involvement and empowerment of users and innovation. Member States may also providThey shall ensure that the choice of the service provider ishall not be made solely on the basis of the price for the provision of the service.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 34 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelveadjusted to at least ten years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2005/36/EC already provides for clear obligations for professionals to have the necessary language skills. The review of that obligation has shown a need to clarify the role of competent authorities and employers notably in the interest of patients' safety. Language controls shouldmay however be reasonable and necessary for the jobs in question and should not constitute grounds for excluding professionals from the labour market in the host Member State.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Graduates wishing to pursue a remunerated traineeship in another Member State where such traineeship is possible should be covered by Directive 2005/36/EC in order to foster their mobility. It is also necessary to provide forguarantee the recognition of their traineeship by the home Member State.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive also establishes rules concerning partial access to a regulated profession and access to and recognition of remunerated traineeships pursued in another Member State.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to all nationals of a Member State wishing to pursue a regulated profession or a remunerated traineeship in a Member State, including those belonging to the liberal professions1, other than that in which they obtained their professional qualifications, on either a self-employed or employed basis. __________________ 1 In accordance with the definition of liberal professions given in the CJEU judgment of 11 October 2001 in the Adam case, C-267/99, source: European Court reports 2001, page I-07467.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘remunerated traineeship’: the pursuit of supervised and remunerated activities, with a view to access to a regulated profession granted on the basis of an examination;
Amendment 98 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 123 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 125 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelveadapted to at least ten years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Graduates wishing to pursue a remunerated traineeship in another Member State where such traineeship is possible should be covered by Directive 2005/36/EC in order to foster their mobility. It is also necessary to provide forensure the recognition of their traineeship by the home Member State.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Directive 2005/36/EC
Artikel 55a – Titel
Artikel 55a – Titel
Recognition of remunerated traineeship
Amendment 169 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Directive 2005/36/EC
Artikel 55a
Artikel 55a
With a view to grant access to a regulated profession, the home Member State shall recognise the remunerated traineeship pursued in another Member State and certified by a competent authority of that Member State.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Directive also establishes rules concerning partial access to a regulated profession and access to and recognition of remunerated traineeships pursued in another Member State.
Amendment 191 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to all nationals of a Member State wishing to pursue a regulated profession or a remunerated traineeship in a Member State, including those belonging to the liberal professions1, other than that in which they obtained their professional qualifications, on either a self-employed or employed basis. __________________ 1 In accordance with the definition of liberal professions given in the CJEU judgment of 11 October 2001 in the Adam case, C-267/99, source: European Court Reports 2001, page I-07467
Amendment 202 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'remunerated ‘traineeship'’: the pursuit of supervised and remunerated activities, with a view to access to a regulated profession granted on the basis of an examination;
Amendment 473 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Richtlinie 2005/36/EG
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.".
Amendment 518 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Richtlinie 2005/36/EG
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) completion of at least the 120 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;
Amendment 630 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 55 a
Article 55 a
Recognition of remunerated traineeship
Amendment 638 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 55 a
Article 55 a
With a view to grant access to a regulated profession, the home Member State shall recognise the remunerated traineeship pursued in another Member State and certified by a competent authority of that Member State.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Ambiguity exists as to whetherIn the context of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 14 July 2005, Case C-386/03 Commission v Germany1, it is necessary to clarify how Member States may require the takeover of staff upon a change of provider for groundhandling services to which access is limited. Discontinuity of staff can have a detrimental effect on the quality of groundhandling services. It is therefore appropriatebsolutely essential to clarify the rules on the takeover of staff beyond the application of Directive 2001/23/EC on transfers of undertakings enabling Member States to ensure adequate employment and working conditions. __________________ 1 [2005], I-6947.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where, following the selection procedure laid down in Articles 7 to 10, a supplier of groundhandling services mentioned in paragraph 1 loses its authorisation to provide these services or a supplier ceases to provide an airport user with groundhandling services that represent a significant part of its groundhandling service, or an airport user that provides its own groundhandling services decides to cease such services, Member States mayshall require supplier(s) of groundhandling services or airport users that provide their own groundhandling services which subsequently provide these services to grant staff previously hired to provide these services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Council Directive 2001/23/EC17. A significant part as referred to in the first sentence of subparagraph 1 above always applies if more than 5 % of its groundhandling services are affected. Article 4(1), second sentence, of Directive 2001/23/EC shall not apply to the cases outlined in the first sentence of subparagraph 1 of this paragraph. Dismissal on economic, technical or organisational grounds shall not be permitted.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
An undertaking applying for an approval shall demonstrate that its employees have the qualification, professional experience and length of service necessary for the performance of the activity it applies for. Requirements in terms of qualifications, professional experience and length of service shall be worked out by the airport operators concerned for the locations in question and shall be laid down and monitored by the competent authorities in the Member States.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Every employee involved in the provision of groundhandling services shall attend at least two days of training relevant for the tasks assigned totheoretical and practical basic training and training relevant for the tasks assigned to the employee, in relation to which the competent authorities in the Member States, together with the airport operators concerned, shall determine details for the location and the minimum duration. The duration of training should not be less than five days. The passing of a practical and a theoretical test shall serve to demonstrate that the relevant skills and knowledge have been acquired from the courses. The training costs shall be borne in full by the employeers. Every employee shall attend the relevant training when taking up a new job or when a new task is assigned to the employee.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing activities it is vital to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. Therefore the EMFF should support innovative operations and business developmentEco-innovation shall aim to improve the long term ecological sustainability of fishing operations and reduce the impact of fisheries on the marine ecosystems. Therefore the EMFF should support innovative operations and business development that are environmentally sustainable and apply the precautionary principle and adhere to the ecosystem based approach.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to address health and safety needs on board, the EMFF should only support investments covering safety and hygiene on board for vessels that operate in fisheries where it is demonstrated that there is no overcapacity; these investments shall not increase the ability of the vessel to catch fish.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of aquaculture activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support lifelong learning and networking stimulating the dissemination of knowledge as well as advisory services helping to improve methodologies aiming at lower environmental impact activity, the overall performance and competitiveness of operators.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The sustainable development of fisheries areas should contribute to the EU2020 objectives of promoting social inclusion and poverty reduction and to fostering eco-innovation at local level as well as to the objective of territorial cohesion, a main priority in the Lisbon Treaty.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The EMFF should support the promotion of integrated maritime governance at all levels especially through exchanges of best practices and the further development and implementation of sea basin strategies. These strategies aim at setting up an integrated framework to address common challenges in European sea basins and strengthened co-operation between stakeholders to maximise the use of Union financial instruments and funds and contribute to environmental sustainability, the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the achievement of good environmental status as defined in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. A maximum total amount of EUR 4 535170 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the sustainable development of fisheries, aquaculture and fisheries areas under Chapters I, II and III of Title V.
Amendment 135 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. A minimum total amount of EUR 477600 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to control and enforcement measures referred to in Article 78.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. A minimum total amount of EUR 358600 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to measures on data collection referred to in Article 79.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da ) consistency of the measures under Union priorities for EMFF referred to in Article 38(1)(d) of this Regulation with the Natura 2000 prioritised action frameworks referred to in Article 8(4) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 3 a (new)
- an assessment of the balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing or introducing new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art, new or improved processes, new or improved management and organisation systems, provided such projects contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 2 and 3 of [the CFP Regulation].
Amendment 147 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensureTo efficiently implementation of priorities on regionalisation in the Common Fisheries Policy and conservation measures under Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] the EMFF may support:
Amendment 148 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) stakeholder participation in designing and implementingthe establishment and creation of multi- annual plans in accordance with Articles 9, 10 and 11 of [the CFP Regulation] and conservation measures in the meaning of Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy].
Amendment 149 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) promoting research on fishing practices, gears, stock assessment and impact of fishing activities on ecosystem that aim to minimize or avoid the harmful impacts of fishing on the marine species and habitats.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels are whichoperating in fisheries where it is demonstrated that there is an effective balance between fishing opportunities and fishing capacity and have carried a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application.
Amendment 275 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The exchange of knowledge in the area of vocational education and training at international level should be fostered, for example, by means of mobility to and from third countries for persons in vocational education and training and teaching staff.
Amendment 292 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Improved transparency, comparability and recognition of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate mobility for occupational purposes, between countries as well as across sectors. Opening up access for young students (including vocational and education training students) to methods, practices and technologies used in other countries will help to improve their employability in a global economy; it can also help making jobs with an international profile more attractive.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 26
Article 2 – point 26
26. "EU transparency tools" means instruments that help stakeholders to understand, appreciate, compare and as appropriate recognise learning outcomes and qualifications throughout the Union;
Amendment 363 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for comparability and recognition of qualifications and transparency.
Amendment 371 #
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, in particular the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving under 10% and increasing the number of 30–34 year-old students having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40%;
Amendment 374 #
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 renewed Copenhagen Process (2010- 2020);
Amendment 383 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Increase of 30-34 years old students having completed third level of educationhigher education or the equivalent.
Amendment 405 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education and vocational education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education and vocational education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
Amendment 434 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new)
Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new)
(ab) in the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), the programme shall aim to support young people's employability and reinforce the contribution of VET to the process of innovation through increased learning mobility of VET students and staff, increased cooperation with third countries institutions, improved cooperation between organisations providing learning opportunities, enterprises, social partners and other relevant entities as well as the transparency, comparability and recognition of vocational education qualifications and competences;
Amendment 507 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Mobility of vocational education and training students and apprentice in the form of either studying at a partner institution or traineeships or apprenticeships abroad between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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 in accordance with Commission Recommendation 2003/361 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. This facility shall have the following priorities:
Amendment 54 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) providing support to strengthen European operators and international cultural networks in order to facilitate access to professional opportunities, to vocational training and to mobility for the operators.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting the transnational circulation of European literatureworks and cultural and artistic products;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point d
Article 12 – point d
(d) facilitate access to professional audiovisual trade events and market, markets and training courses and the use of online business tools inside and outside Europe;
Amendment 62 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point h
Article 12 – point h
(h) support initiatives presenting and promoting a diversity of European audiovisual works, including their linguistic diversity, through the provision of support for translation, dubbing and subtitling;
Amendment 66 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– internationalisation and mobility of cultural operators and the number of transnational partnerships created;
Amendment 9 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Telecommunications networks and services are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, access to and dissemination of cultural, creative and educational content, services, and doing business. Therefore, the trans-European availability of fast Internet access and digital services in the public interest is essential for economic growth and the Single Market.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Within the framework of a system of open and competitive markets, the Union's intervention is necessary where market failures need to be overcome. By providing financial support and additional financing leverage to infrastructure projects the Union can contribute to the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the area of telecommunications, thus generating higher benefits in terms of market impact, administrative efficiency and, resource utilisation and participation by citizens in economic and social life.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The development of broadband networks and digital service infrastructures willshould contribute to the Union's objective to reduce greenhouse gas emission by enabling energy-efficient solutions in many sectors of Europe's economy. This positive effect will be limited, but only to some extent, by the growing energy and resource demand related mainly to the construction of broadband networks and the operation of digital service infrastructures.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Increasing and preserving access to Europe's rich and diverse cultural content and data held by public sector bodies, and opening them up for reuse in full respect of copyright and related rights, will nurture creativity and, spur innovation and entrepreneurship and increase transparency. Unhampered access to re- usable multilingual resources will help overcome administrative and language barriers, which undermine the internal market for online services and limit access to knowledge.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In the area of safety and security, an EU-wide platform for sharing resources, information systems and software tools promoting online safety will contribute to creating a safer environment for children onlineonline. All digital service infrastructures and communication infrastructures in this field must respect the openness of the internet and should promote technology- neutral solutions. It will enable centres handling hundreds of thousands of requests and alerts per year to operate across Europe. Critical Information Infrastructures will enhance the Union- wide capability for preparedness, information sharing, coordination and response to cyber security threats.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, shouldmust ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) contribute to economic growth and social participation and support the development of the Single Market resulting in the improvement of the competitiveness of the European economy, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Amendment 47 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) contribute to improvements in daily life for citizens, businesses, organisations, public and private institutions and governments through the promotion of the interconnection and interoperability of national telecommunication networks as well as access to such networks.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) the deployment of broadband networks to link rural areas which are not linked or only poorly linked and island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union ensuring in those regions that speeds of data transmission are sufficient to permit broadband connectivity of 30 Mbps and above;
Amendment 94 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowerequired to adopt delegated acts providinge 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 107 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The ex ante conditionalities should be defined in wide-ranging consultation with the partners referred to in this regulation. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. However, the Commission should exercise this right only as a last resort. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned and the situation of particularly disadvantaged groups. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.
Amendment 168 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When implementing CSF funds, the administrative bodies responsible shall encourage appropriate participation and access to financial measures for the partners referred to in Article 5(1)(c) of this Regulation, particularly in the fields of combating poverty, social inclusion, gender equality and equality of opportunity.
Amendment 186 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) promoting social inclusion and integration and combating poverty;
Amendment 187 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education and training, skills and lifelong learning;
Amendment 194 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) promoting the social economy.
Amendment 236 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. It shall take into account in its decision-making process the economic and social impact of such a decision. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission.
Amendment 255 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall submit a proposal for amending the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes within onthree months. If necessary, the Commission shall make observations within one month from the submission of the amendments, in which case the Member State shall re-submit its proposal within one month.
Amendment 256 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 4
Amendment 257 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Member State fails to respond to the Commission's request referred to in paragraph 1 or does not reply satisfactorily within onthree months to the observations of the Commission referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, within threesix months following its observations, adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, suspending part or all of the payments for the programmes concerned.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 7
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 7
7. When deciding to suspend part or all of the payments or commitments in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 respectively, the Commission shall ensure that it is only exercising its right of suspension as a last resort and that the suspension is proportionate and effective, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, and respects equality of treatment between Member States, in particular with regard to the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 286 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Local development strategies shall be selected by a committee set up for this purpose by the relevant managing authorities of the programmes, on which the partners referred to in Article 5(1) are represented.
Amendment 296 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 2 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The rules of procedure shall reflect the provisions of Articles 41, 42 and 43 and shall take into account the principles of Article 5 of this Regulation. At the request of one of the partners referred to in Article 5, the Commission may scrutinise the rules of procedure and amend them where appropriate.
Amendment 300 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The body from which the committee Chair comes shall assume the role of a central office to assist the partners in the exercise of their duties and to help the Chair in preparing and conducting meetings and ensuring that they achieve results.
Amendment 302 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The monitoring committee shall meet at least ontwice a year and shall review implementation of the programme and progress towards achieving its objectives. In doing so, it shall have regard to the financial data, common and programme- specific indicators, including changes in result indicators and progress towards quantified target values, and the milestones defined in the performance framework.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) the strengthening of the performance and powers of the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation.
Amendment 349 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) lump sums not exceeding EUR 1200 .000 of public contribution;
Amendment 361 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 81 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 81 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘Investment for growth and jobs, jobs and social inclusion’ in Member States and regions, to be supported by all the Funds; and
Amendment 362 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 1
1. The Structural Funds shall support the Investment for growth and jobs, jobs and social inclusion goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (hereinafter referred to as 'NUTS level 2') established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003.
Amendment 363 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs, jobs and social inclusion goal shall be allocated among the following three categories of NUTS level 2 regions:
Amendment 381 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 7
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 7
7. 0,21% of the ERDF resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated to innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission in the area of sustainable urban development.
Amendment 420 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 1
1. The Funds may jointly provide support for operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs, jobs and social inclusion goal.
Amendment 534 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I
Annex -I
Amendment 171 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) supporting tourism through targeted, sustainable, tailored tourism projects and programmes, in particular through (i) support for tourism development in structurally weak, disadvantaged or inaccessible areas; (ii) development of tourism in remote regions, border regions and areas in the outermost regions; (iii) support and promotion of measures to protect the climate end environment and for the sustainable use of resources in the area of tourism
Amendment 202 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘'Social enterprise’' means an enterprise whose primary objective is to achieve social impactgoal is to achieve social objectives by solving societal problems for example in the areas of education, family, environment, poverty and integration rather than generateing profit for ownits owners, members and stakeholders. It operates in the market through the production of goods and services in an entrepreneurial and innovative way, and uses surpluses mainly to achieve social goals. It is managed in an accountable and transparent way, inf particularossible by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies and policies to combat poverty in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, the social partners and non- governmental organisations in the strategic governance of ESF, from shaping priorities for operational programmes, including programmes whose management is entrusted to an intermediate body, to implementing and evaluating ESF results. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 151 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants and asylum-seekers, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing or at risk of social exclusion and poverty. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 205 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in education and training, cooperation from education and youth welfare services, skills and life- long learning through:
Amendment 218 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, support in finding a first job and measures to accompany practical initial vocational training, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systems;
Amendment 232 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Support for measures to attract a new generation to dual and vocational training and for measures to ensure that this system and the related vocational qualifications are more firmly anchored and enhanced at European level;
Amendment 233 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Improving skills and competences through sports activities;
Amendment 285 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital and support for bodies providing practical vocational training.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 80 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 306 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 70 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 310 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 323 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementdesign, the implementation, the monitoring and the evaluation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
Amendment 336 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...], adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF,and to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and assessment of the programmes supported by the ESF, in particular by means of effective measures and notably in the fields of social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount2 % of ESF resources is allocated to capacity-building for, in the form of training and networking measures, and to joint measures taken by non- governmental organisations.
Amendment 367 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners, which can include local and urban authorities, from at least two Member States.
Amendment 371 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States in cooperation with regional, local, urban and other authorities may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 387 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF mayshould support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No […], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […].
Amendment 392 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Complementing ERDF interventions as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [ERDF], the ESF mayshould support sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental and social challenges affecting urban areas of cities which are listed in the partnership contract. This should include the possibility to designate cities as intermediate bodies.
Amendment 396 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the methods referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No […], the Commission may reimburse expenditure paid by Member States on the basis of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums defined by the Commission. The unit costs and lump sums may be calculated per person on the basis of the actual number of participants, and may be up to 20 % higher or lower than the forecast figures. The amounts calculated on this basis shall be regarded as public support paid to beneficiaries and as eligible expenditure for the purpose of applying Regulation (EU) No […].
Amendment 67 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) improving knowledge of the impact of breaches of copyright on the economy, tax revenue and the labour market;
Amendment 68 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) improving knowledge of consumer behaviour on the Internet with regard to non-commercial use and dissemination of legally acquired copyright works by means of voluntary, anonymous surveys;
Amendment 76 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) enhancing the knowledge on technical tools to prevent and combat counterfeiting and piracy, including tracking and tracing systems;
Amendment 78 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) improving knowledge of existing, functioning, legal business models which make copyright works available commercially or otherwise;
Amendment 90 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) providing regular assessments and specific reports by economic sector, geographic area and type of intellectual property right infringed, which evaluate, inter alia, the impact of intellectual property rights infringements on society, economy, health, environment, safety and security, and the relation of such infringements with organized crime and terrorism;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 9 June 2010 on 'A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (COM(2010)296),
Amendment 7 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas YoM, a flagship initiative of the EU2020 strategy, aims to reinforce the attractiveness of Europe’s higher education and the overall quality of all levels of education and training and the quality of study and work mobility through a better use of the existing European programmes in their present form,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 18 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas mobility programmes can increase labour market opportunities for well trained young people, but are often not accessible to those with a low level of qualifications,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas mobility programmes should be accessible to all young people, regardless of the type of education they have chosen,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – israte is currently 21% in the EU, making this one of the most pressing challenges facing the Union; notes that, since some 35% of all jobs which will become available between now and 2020 will require high qualifications combined with the ability to adapt and innovate, intensive efforts must be made to achieve the target laid down as problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviatart of the EU 2020 strategy of increasing the proportion of people aged between 30 and 34 with a university degree or equivalent qualification to at least 40%; emphasises that at the same time early school leavers must be offered innovative from this principleutes back into the education system;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the very transition from education and training to work presents young people with a major challenge,
Amendment 25 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas youth unemployment of close to 21% is one of the most pressing challenges in Europe,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the success of the YoM initiative depends mostly on the implementation of its key actions by the Member States; therefore asks the European Commission to closely monitor and analyse crucial elements during implementation, on the basis of progress indicators, with a view to helping Member States in the process;
Amendment 52 #
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 in their present form;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training, further training and higher education and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites Member States to ensure greater investment in education and training systems at all levels and to financially support the implementation of the EU mobility programmes at national level, as well as secure or raise the quality of education in general;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the EURES project, since it can offer young people the chance to find a job; points out, however, that this must not lead to a brain drain away from certain parts of the EU;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that Parliament is kept regularly informed, by means of the ‘mobility indicators’, of the stage Member States have reached in their efforts to eliminate obstacles in this area, and calls for measures such as ECVET, EQR and ECTS to be implemented properly in order to guarantee recognition of qualifications and diplomas;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition ofEU- wide recognition of both formal and informal qualifications obtained must be guaranteed;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to collect data at national and regional levels on the practical barriers to mobility, and/or make existing data available and prompt exchanges thereof, and to take steps to remove them to ensure high- quality mobility that is accessible to all;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out the importance of taking measures to ensure that studentsyoung people in education or training are mobile and have an effective social and health security system and full portability of grants when they are abroad and that their interim results and qualifications are recognised in all Member States;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that disabled students, as well as students with children,young people, young adults and young parents in higher or continuing education or training should be afforded additional support to participate in mobility;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mMINT (Mathematical ands, Informatics, Natural sciences, Technology) professions and boys in teachnicing, caring and social professions;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Would welcome a contribution from the Member States to the efforts to foster multilingualism and urges them to offer children and young people from families from migrant backgrounds the opportunity to learn to write and speak the languages of their families;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that training places are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs and must provide sufficient income and social protection; stresses that and making the transition to working life and that, in the light of the current situation, young people should also be given the opportunity to gain a foothold in the labour market by means of fixed-term, paid or unpaid training places or fixed- term employment contracts, although training places must not be allowed to replace regular jobs; stresses that, as a matter of principle, training places must confer social rights and a European quality framework for traineeships must be introduced;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Suggests that, instead of the addition to a global university ranking system, the Commission introduces an information-based system on European universities’ programmes which would, among other things, regularly report to the public on the employability of students on each programme;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people must be given access to vocational training during working time and that lifelong learning must be supported from the very first job. and that the Member States must be called upon to establish independent systems for the provision of advice on further training with a view to guaranteeing that further training becomes the norm;
Amendment 177 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that Parliament is kept regularly informed, by means of the 'mobility indicators', of the stage Member States have reached in their efforts to eliminate obstacles in this area and calls for measures such as ECVET, EQR and ECTS to be properly implemented in order to guarantee recognition of qualifications and diplomas;
Amendment 202 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of guidance instruments for young people to help them in their educational and professional choices from primary schools to higher levels of education and training in order to better prepare them for a smooth transition to active life; stresses also, in this connection, the importance of support measures, such as mentoring or coaching, for familiarising young people with, and preparing them for, the process of making job applications;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the future ESF contributes to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy in the fields of employment and social policy as an efficient, flexible, simple and user friendly instrument;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that there is a need to concefforts and measures should be aimed at leading to the successful implementrate efforts on a limited number of priorities in order to maximion of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and that it is therefore appropriate to set priorities which will guide such action; emphasises the impact of the ESF in supporting the Europe 2020at account needs to be taken of the different situations in the Member Strategys;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to involve the social partners at national and local levels in order to better identify the needs of the labour market and at the same time to take adequate account, in relation to the formulating of policy goals in connection with cohesion policy, of regional and local needs;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that while supporting the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy in all Member States, cohesion policy reduces disparities and promotes a harmonious development in the EU;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that cooperation between the different Structural and Cohesion Funds is strengthened and coordinated;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Commission has a special responsibility for promoting an EU Roma Framework Strategy for national integration plans but that the decisive changes have to happen at local level;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to allow children without identity documents access to schools and offer them free preparatory courses;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively put across to EU citizens the opportunities offered by the free movement of workers and to present the benefits of the European employment market;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that, due to the negative effects registered due to the economic crisis, competitive pressure on labour markets increased and, as a result, the way to regain a comparative advantage is byIn order to ensure and improve Europe’s competitiveness, the highest priority must be given to investing in formal and informal education, vocational training, exchanges of working experience and coordinated actions to speed up the process of labour mobility;
Amendment 143 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 30 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that to meet citizen's expectations as regards the Union's internal market, ideally all pension rights should be portable within the EU; considers that currently only statutory and occupational pensions are portable in theory. Is of the opinion that contributions paid by workers into other pension funds should be portable in order to comply more quickly with existing national statutory portability deadlines.
Amendment 69 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that sound economic and social policies make an important contribution to growth and stability; points out that the social partners have a decisive role to play in that connection;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that in the context of retirement pension provision a systematic distinction should be drawn between the first (state pensions), second (occupational pension provision as a social benefit) and third (private pensions) pillars;
Amendment 120 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States and undertakings to make it possible for family members who care for or nurse elderly relatives to have their nursing care benefits counted towards their own pension entitlements and thus receive appropriate monetary compensation; considers that care provided by family members must not be exploited as a means of making savings;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to take account of the fact that disadvantaged groups, such as migrants, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and young people with patchy employment histories, are also disadvantaged when it comes to pensions, and calls for their specific circumstances to be taken into consideration in the Green Paper;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, within the diversity of pension systems, the general systems (first pillar) combined with work-related systems (seconcombination of state (first pillar), occupational (second pillar) and private (third pillar) systems affords the best guarantee of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 213 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds the Member States to take account of the balance between active and passive periods in working life when in future they come to calculate their pension models;
Amendment 241 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the general debate on a minimum retirement age applicable in all EU Member States and draws attention to the need to significantly raise the actual retirement age; observes that, to this end, older people must be motivated to remain on the labour market and to meet its requirements by means of lifelong learning; notes that the accumulated expertise is a valuable building block in industry, research and society;
Amendment 375 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in many Member States the importance of second-pillar and third- pillar pension provision has been recognised, and that it must also be ensured that such provision meets European conditions and criteria applicable to second-pillar provision, with regard to European conditions and criteria, the differing nature of the three pillars must be taken into account;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that lifelong learning will be crucial if unemployment is to be prevented and due account is to be taken of diverse employment biographies; with that aim in view, workers must be made more aware of the need for constant further training;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that setting up a new language- learning strategy to improve general knowledge in specific skill areas will facilitate the mobility of teachers and students; in addition, the guarantee of a smooth transition from vocational education to higher education will help to make vocational training courses more attractive;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends boosting creativitythat students at all levels of education, including vocational, non- formal and informal learning, should be encouraged to think creatively and entrepreneurially;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to offer a qualitatively high standard of vocational education oriented towards work-based learning and the individual needs of the people concerned;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the role of regional and local authorities in developing a friendly environment for successful cooperation between the labour market and VET students, in particular in connection with the implementation of education programmes and projects, is essential;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no or poor educational qualifications so as to enable them to enter employment; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a pilot project to combat youth unemployment and help Member States establish local networks linking schools, industry, youth services and young people;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue to support and consistently implement both quality assurance systems, such as those recommended in the European Quality Assurance in VET Network (EQAVET), and the instruments developed through the Copenhagen process, such as the Europass and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); calls on the Member States to simplify the procedures for recognising foreign professional qualifications so as to ensure that job skills can be demonstrated not just on the strength of formal qualifications, but also by means of probationary periods, theoretical and practical examinations, and expert assessments;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the aim of the Europe 2020 strategy whereby vocational education systems are to be oriented towards creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking and, self-employment is to be viewed as a career option and students are to be given the necessary preparation to set up their own businesses;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy create a need to provide adequate financial resources as well as increasing VET prestige; considers, in this respect, that giving visibility to student success stories in the labour market and encouraging exchanges of experience regarding support programmes and periods spent abroad would be of great value.
Amendment 58 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on undertakings to make increased use of joint training schemes so that specific training targets that are in demand on the labour market can be better achieved;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that readily accessible, flexible, and individually tailored vocational training is important to people at different times of life, facilitating and improving professional participation in the labour market, also with a view to demographic change and later retirement;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no educational qualifications or qualified at a low level so as to enable them to enter employment, whereby it should also be possible to continue to promote and recognise partial qualifications; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a pilot project to combat youth unemployment and help Member States establish networks on the ground linking schools, industry, youth services, and young people;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the idea of making cross- border mobility an optional component of vocational education and training and developing the potential of a cross-border labour market for those involved;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the recognition of non-formal and informal learning and allow greater leeway for individual learning paths;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is convinced that stakeholder vocational education and training partnerships, as proposed in the Europe 2020 strategy, are a prerequisite for efficiency and relevance to the labour market, and that they should take the form of long-term skills councils geared to the labour market;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to increase the ESF’s contribution in the context of the future architecture of the Structural Funds; considers that the ESF should be brought under a regulation and a basic strategic framework laying down general provisions on the cohesion funds, while maintaining its own rules, and operational and funding arrangements; previous experience has shown that the ESF and ERDF in combination, with the utilisation of up to 10% of ESF funding, have produced successful and sustainable results and that these flexible arrangements must continue to apply;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the uneven impact of the economic crisis on the EU’s territory and population; believes that the new strategy for the use of funds will be more effective if it involves regional and local levels of governance, which are capable of applying the strategic objectives to local conditions, inter alia through a structured dialogue with all stakeholder; stresses the need to leave sufficient margin for regional and local requirements in formulating political objectives;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for reform of the Structural Funds with a view to streamlining procedures and rules for their use, improving the monitoring system and enhancing the transparency of fund allocation in order to make the EU's cohesion policies more visible. To this end the reform must concentrate on user-friendliness, ensuring also that end-users receive the approved funding more rapidly and do not encounter cashflow problems as a result of Member States withholding funds;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas children's early learning lays the foundation for theirsuccessful lifelong learning, which is central to the achievement of the EU 2020 targets,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 25 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the early years of childhood are critical for brain, physical, personal and cognitive development, and language acquirement, and also lay the foundations for lifelong learning;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promptly;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to invest in parental education programmes, and, where appropriate, to provide home visiting services for parents who need additional help; considers, furthermore, that parents should be provided with free, low-threshold, on-site access to advisory services in crèches;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that children of parents without legal residence status are still not given access to early years learning in all Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 59 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that account needs to be taken of the variety of families' differing life situations and the concomitant diversity of their needs, and looks to see a diverse, flexible and innovative range of early childhood education and care provision;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that high-quality ECEC services are a complement to, not a substitute for, a strong welfare system incorporating a broad range of anti-poverty tools; calls on Member States to implenotes the UNICEF studies on combating child poverty, which show that investment financial redistribution measu infrastructure does more to addres,s child and family benefits, and other social expenditure in order to address societal poverty; poverty than individual financial benefits, which often do not reach the children;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that having qualified and well-trained staff working with young children has the most notable impact on the quality of ECEC services, and as such calls on Member States to raise professional standards by introducing recognised qualifications for those working in the ECEC field; calls, in the implementation of the EQF, for account to be taken of the quality of education and thus of learning outcomes, rather than of the level of formal educational qualifications;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2138(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support the Member States in increasing the employment prospects of female immigrantdisadvantaged women, such as female immigrants, women from ethnic minorities, women with disabilities and single mothers and thus increasing their chance of leading an independent life, by improving their access to education and vocational training;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2138(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the general debate on increasing the proportion of women in management positions in industry and suggests introducing a voluntary quota for this in businesses, which should be based on the gender ratio within the work force;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for funds to be allocated to the EGF budget line at least from the next financial framework so as to simplify their use, to reduce application processing time in order to provide more effective assistance for workers made redundant, and to standardise procedures;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States using the EGF to create synergies between the EGF, ESF and micro-finance so as to identify the measure best suited to the individual case;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the need for the Commission, in times of scarce financial resources, to assess the effectiveness and sustainability of measures funded through the EGF, in cooperation with the Member States; notes that standardised criteria are to be developed for this purpose, such as completion of skills development measures, success in terms of finding a new job and duration of the new employment contract;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the internal services market must develop fully whilst preserving the European social model, and the Services Directive makes a valuable contribution to this,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Services Directive makes it significantly easier above all for self-employed persons and small and medium-sized companies to pursue their activities, develop new areas of business and also recruit new staff in other Member States,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. HopAssumes that the Services Directive will genuinely have a positive impact by creating jobs and improving the quality and safety of services provided;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that there are still issues to be clarified regarding the scope of application of the directive; considers that a directive clearly definingtions of the concepts of ‘commercial services’, ‘services of general economic interest’ and ‘social services of general interest’ is moare necessary than ever in order to precisely delineate the Service Directive’s scope of application and the law applicable to services not subject to the directive, with particular regard to authorisation schemes;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the points of single contact should be used as information centres for issues related to the directive, in particular regarding applicable labour law and workers’ rights in force under the directiveare particularly effective if they are easy to find, take a practical, multilingual approach and also provide their services in electronic form; proposes, furthermore, that these points of single contact should, as a second step, be developed as information centres for issues related to the directive, which also provide information on applicable labour law and give small and medium-sized companies unbureaucratic advice on applicable labour law;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Member States possess the main instruments for promoting justice between the generations (in the form of indebtedness, pension systems and healthcare provision) but the EU can take important initiatives based on monitoring, exchanges of best practice and action programmes,
Amendment 112 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the demographic trend will give rise to a shortage of skilled labour, which can be offset to a large extent by qualified female workers; to this end, governments and employers must change their thinking and take measures to adapt framework and employment conditions more closely to the needs of women;
Amendment 197 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on undertakings and governments to establish high-quality advice and support facilities for family members who provide for or take care of their older relatives and to make it possible for them to have the care they provide calculated as contributions to their own pension entitlements and to receive adequate financial compensation. Care provided by family members must not be abused as a means of making savings;
Amendment 211 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores the fact that consolidating public budgets and effective debt reduction are crucial matters of justice between the generations and that the credibility of justice between the generations depends on them;
Amendment 238 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Member States to give consideration to regulated labour migration;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 14 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to plan and implement measures to facilitate satisfactory education, training and studies for girls and young women, providing particular support for girls and young women with a migration background; stresses, in addition, the need for women, after stopping work because of the birth of a child, to actively pursue a return to work;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the two sides of industry to extend the opportunities for trade union participation and codetermination rights for precarious workers, and to penalise obstacles to trade union participation; calls on the Member States, moreover, to provide low-threshold advisory services for women who cannot receive support from a works council, for example employees in private households;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 28 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to focus their attention on the illiterate, whose numbers are still too high, and to take resolute action to tackle this problem – including where adults are concerned;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the importance of high-quality early childhood education for the early acquisition of key competences, including a child’s ability to communicate both in his or her mother tongue and in the language of the host country concerned, and in particular for supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special (learning) needs;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to introduce new subject combinations and materials in schools providing general education so as to enable young people with one of the most frequent learning disorders – dyslexia – to complete their studies successfully, notwithstanding their learning disability;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that higher education institutions should become more open to and prepared for non-traditional learners and disadvantaged groups and that one of the most useful means to that end would be well-funded grant systems whereby young people from poor families could be encouraged to embark on a course of study;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Proposes a pilot project intended to integrate successfully the 15% of young people who leave school early into the labour market;
Amendment 30 #
2010/0312(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The experience gathered during previous evaluations demonstrates the need to maintain a coherent evaluation mechanism covering, all areas of the Schengen acquis, except those where a specific evaluation mechanism already exists within EU law, judicial reform, and the fight against corruption and organised crime.
Amendment 50 #
2010/0312(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By not later than 30 September each year, Frontex shall submit to the Commission a risk analysis taking into account migratory pressure and making recommendations for priorities for evaluations in the next year. The recommendations shall refer to specific sections of the external borders and to specific border crossing-points to be evaluated in the next year under the multiannual programme. The Commission shall make this risk analysis available to the Member States and to the European Parliament.
Amendment 71 #
2010/0312(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A report shall be drawn up following each evaluation. The report shall be based on the findings of the on-site visit and the questionnaire, as appropriate. . It shall include a thorough assessment of compliance with the Schengen acquis as well as with the benchmarks regarding judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime, as established in Commission decisions C(2006)6569 and C(2006)6570.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0312(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report to the Commission on implementation of the action plan within sixfour months of receipt of the report and shall thereafter continue to report every three months until the action plan is fully implemented. Depending on the severity of the weaknesses identified and the measures taken to remedy them, the Commission may schedule announced visits in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2) to verify implementation of the action plan. The Commission may also schedule unannounced on-site visits.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Award conditions should be framed so as to permit a level playing field in competition with regard to rural coverage and not hinder newcomers from entering the market. Furthermore, it should not be permissible to discriminate against new technologies, either, solely because they are subsequently available on the market. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the "Authorisation" Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the "GSM" Directive).
Amendment 46 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; this shall be based on compliance with the principles of flexibility, effective use of frequencies in line with needs, and ensuring level- playing-field and non-discriminatory competition;
Amendment 48 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applying the least onerousmost appropriate authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage;
Amendment 52 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives in the social, cultural and economic fields;
Amendment 71 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the 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 comparabletitive price to terrestrial offerings.
Amendment 89 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Directive shall not apply to construction, including related economic activities (NACE Rev. 1.1 codes 45.1 to 45.4; activities listed in the annex to Directive 96/71/EC).
Amendment 91 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘seasonal worker’ means a third- country national who retains a legal domicile in a third country but resides temporarily for the purposes of employment in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union in a sector of activity dependent on the passing of the seasons, under one or more fixed-term work contracts concluded directly between the third-country national and the employer established in a Member State;
Amendment 93 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) ‘seasonal worker permit’ means the authorisation bearing the words ‘seasonal worker’ entitling its holder to reside and work in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union under the terms of this Directive;
Amendment 94 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point e
Article 3 – point e
(e) ‘single application procedure’ means a procedure leading, on the basis of one application for the authorisation of a third- country national’s residence and work in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union, to a decision on the application;
Amendment 102 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to adopt or retain more favourable provisions for persons to whom it applies in respect of Articles 131 to 17 of this Directive.
Amendment 129 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This Directive shall apply to the agriculture, horticulture and tourism sectors, including the restaurant and hotel trades.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘seasonal worker’ means a third- country national who retains a legal domicile in a third country but resides temporarily for the purposes of employment in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union in a sector of activity dependent on the passing of the seasons, under one or more fixed-term work contracts concluded directly between the third-country national and the employer established in a Member State;
Amendment 140 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) ‘seasonal worker permit’ means the authorisation bearing the words ‘seasonal worker’ entitling its holder to reside and work in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union under the terms of this Directive;
Amendment 144 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point e
Article 3 – point e
(e) ‘single application procedure’ means a procedure leading, on the basis of one application for the authorisation of a third- country national’s residence and work in the territory of a Member Statethe European Union, to a decision on the application;
Amendment 145 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to adopt or retain more favourable provisions for persons to whom it applies in respect of Articles 131 to 17 of this Directive.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Directive shall not apply to construction, including related economic activities (NACE Rev. 1.1 codes 45.1 to 45.4; activities listed in the annex to Directive 96/71/EC).
Amendment 81 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘intra-corporate transfer’ means the temporary secondment of a third-country national from an undertaking established outside the territory of a Member State and to which the third-country national is bound by a work contract, to an entity belonging to the undertaking or to the same group of undertakings which is established inside this territory, for occupational or training purposes;
Amendment 89 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point e
Article 3 – point e
(e) ‘manager’ means any person working in a senior position, who principally directs the management of the host entitycarries out directing functions, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or equivalent; this position includes: directing the host entity or a department or sub-division of the host entity, supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, having the authority personally to hire and dismiss or recommend hiring, dismissing or other personnel actions;
Amendment 99 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘intra-corporate transfer’ means the temporary secondment of a third-country national from an undertaking established outside the territory of a Member State and to which the third-country national is bound by a work contract, to an entity belonging to the undertaking or to the same group of undertakings which is established inside this territory, for occupational or training purposes;
Amendment 101 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point f
Article 3 – point f
(f) ‘specialist’ means any person possessing uncommon knowledge essential and specific to the host entity, taking account not only of knowledge specific to the host entity, but also of whether the person has a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring specific technical knowledge;
Amendment 105 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
(g) ‘graduate trainee’ means any person with a higher education qualification who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company in preparation for a managerial position within the companywith a view subsequently to carrying out highly skilled work;
Amendment 111 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point l
Article 3 – point l
(l) ‘group of undertakings’ for the purposes of this Directive means two or more undertakings recognised as linked in the following ways under national law: an undertaking, in relation to another undertaking directly or indirectly: holds a majority of that undertaking's subscribed capital; or controls a majority of the votes attached to that undertaking's issued share capital; or can appoint more than half of the members of that undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory body; Within the meaning of this Directive, undertakings shall also be regarded as linked if one undertaking can contractually exert a dominant influence over another or if there is a contractually agreed single management structure;
Amendment 111 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point e
Article 3 – point e
(e) ‘manager’ means any person working in a senior position, who principally directs the management of the host entitycarries out directing functions, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or equivalent; this position includes: directing the host entity or a department or sub-division of the host entity, supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, having the authority personally to hire and dismiss or recommend hiring, dismissing or other personnel actions;
Amendment 115 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to adopt or retain more favourable provisions for persons to whom it applies in respect of Articles 3 (i), 11(2), 12, 14 and 15.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide evidence of employment within the same group of undertakings, for at least 12six months (managers and specialists) or three months (graduate trainees) immediately preceding the date of the intra-corporate transfer, if required by national legislation, and that he or she will be able to transfer back to an entity belonging to that group of undertakings and established in a third country at the end of the assignment;
Amendment 125 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide evidence that he or she has the professional qualifications or higher education qualifications needed in the Member State to which he or she has been admitted for the position of manager or specialist or, for graduate trainees, the professional qualifications and corresponding professional experience or the higher education qualifications required;
Amendment 126 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
(g) ‘graduate trainee’ means any person with a higher education qualification who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company in preparation for a managerial position within the companywith a view subsequently to carrying out highly skilled work;
Amendment 138 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point l
Article 3 – point l
(l) ‘group of undertakings’ for the purposes of this Directive means two or more undertakings recognised as linked in the following ways under national law: an undertaking, in relation to another undertaking directly or indirectly: holds a majority of that undertaking's subscribed capital; or controls a majority of the votes attached to that undertaking's issued share capital; or can appoint more than half of the members of that undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory body; within the meaning of this Directive, a group of undertakings also exists if one undertaking can contractually exert a dominant influence over another or if there is a contractually agreed single management structure;
Amendment 139 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to adopt or retain more favourable provisions for persons to whom it applies in respect of Articles 3 (i), 11(2), 12, 14 and 15.
Amendment 149 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide evidence of employment within the same group of undertakings, for at least 12six months (managers and specialists) or three months (graduate trainees) immediately preceding the date of the intra-corporate transfer, if required by national legislation, and that he or she will be able to transfer back to an entity belonging to that group of undertakings and established in a third country at the end of the assignment;
Amendment 164 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide evidence that he or she has the professional qualifications or higher education qualifications needed in the Member State to which he or she has been admitted for the position of manager or specialist or, for graduate trainees, the professional qualifications and corresponding professional experience or the higher education qualifications required;
Amendment 184 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By way of derogation from the second sentence of Article 14(2) of Directive 2003/86/EC, Member States shall not apply any time limit in respect of access to the labour market.
Amendment 185 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. An employee's exercise of the rights under Article 16 shall not stand in the way of the right to family reunification.
Amendment 246 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) By way of derogation from the second sentence of Article 14(2) of Directive 2003/86/EC, Member States shall not apply any time limit in respect of access to the labour market.
Amendment 247 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(5b) An employee’s exercise of the rights under Article 16 shall not stand in the way of the right to family reunification.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Trafficking in human beings is a crime where the exploitation of an individual is the central aspect and where a combination of three elements (action, means, purpose) has to apply in order for the crime to be constituted.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) National monitoring systems such as National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms should be established by Member States, in the way they consider appropriate according to their internal organisation, and taking into account the need for a minimum structure with identified tasks, in order to carry out assessments of trends in trafficking in human beings trends, measure the results of anti-trafficking actions, and regularly report to the relevant national authorities. In addition to the national monitoring systems and reporting mechanisms, the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, established within the DG Justice, Freedom and Security, should contribute to an effective cooperation between the Member States and EU institutions and agencies to fight human trafficking and ensure appropriate action at European level.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Exploitation of women, men and persons under the age of 18 shall include, as a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, including begging, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the exploitation of criminal activities, or the removal of organs.
Amendment 121 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Exploitation shall include, as a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, including begging, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the exploitation of criminal activities, or the removal of organs. , cells, tissues and body parts.
Amendment 156 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a person is provided with assistance and support as soon as the competent authorities have an indication that the person might have been subjected to an offence referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Victims of trafficking should be entitled to assistance, to protection and to access to a temporary residence permit irrespective of their willingness to co-operate in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 207 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 217 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The EU should encourage more coherence between criminal and labour law to reduce the demand for goods and services resulting from forced labour. There should be a balance between sanctions against unscrupulous employers and preventive action to bring business into compliance.
Amendment 220 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms shall include the carrying out of assessments on trafficking in human beings trends, the measuring of results of anti-trafficking actions and reporting to the relevant national authorities. The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator established within the DG Justice, Freedom and Security shall collaborate with National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms and ensure cooperation between Member States and EU institutions, Frontex, Europol, Interpol, NGOs and further relevant key players in the fight against human trafficking.
Amendment 82 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty of making, distributing or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and international organisations, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both wWith a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content online.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Any possible personal data processed when implementing this Directive should be protected in accordance with Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters1 as well as in accordance with Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector2 (e- Privacy Directive) and in accordance with the principles laid down in the Council of Europe Convention of 28 January 1981 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, which all Member States have ratified. _____________ 1 OJ L 350, 30.12.2008, p. 60. 2 OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) ‘child’ shall mean any person below the age of 18 years, in which connection due account shall be taken of membership of a recognised age group and the age of consent of a person below the age of 18 years, in accordance with the arrangements in force in the individual Member States;
Amendment 135 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Acquisition or possession of child pornography shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least one year. This shall not apply to child pornography within the meaning of Article 2(b)(iv).
Amendment 137 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Knowingly obtaining access, by means of information and communication technology, to child pornography shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least one year. This shall not apply to child pornography within the meaning of Article 2(b)(iv).
Amendment 147 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the following intentional conduct is punishableprevent or prohibit the following:
Amendment 151 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In so far asMember States shall take the legislative or other measures required to ensure that the following circumstances, if they do not already form part of the constituent elements of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, they shallcan be considered as aggravating circumstances for the purposes of this Directive:
Amendment 163 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the confidentiality rules imposed by national law on certain professionals called uponwhose primary task is to work in contact with children do not constitute an obstacle to the possibility, for those professionals, of their reporting to the services responsible for child protection any situation where they have reasonable grounds for believing that a child is the victim of offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7the life of a child is in danger or that a child is at risk of serious violence or serious harm.
Amendment 216 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the offence was committed in the context of travel abroad, where such travel was organised or undertaken for committing any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 6;
Amendment 225 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the measure referred to in paragraph 1 is entered in the criminal record of the convictingwhen recruiting for professional activities which involve contacts with children, employers shall be entitled to obtain information from competent authorities concerning the existence of convictions for an offence referred to in Articles 3 to 7 or of any additional measure related to those convictions which prevents them from exercising activities involving contacts with children. Member States authorities shall ensure, by any appropriate means and in accordance with national law, that such information may also be obtained from the criminal records held in other Member States.
Amendment 312 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Amendment 314 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Amendment 318 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Amendment 320 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary legal measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Iremoval at source of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. 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 itabuse images.
Amendment 337 #
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 iIn addition, when removal of content at source has proven impossible to achieve, Member States may, where prescribed by law and necessary, set up proportionate and transparent procedures to restrict access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. abuse images.
Amendment 341 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any measure under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and general principles of Union law. It shall provide for a prior ruling including the right to an effective and timely judicial review.
Amendment 25 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages a private-public partnership with NGOs and further social partners such as religious and ethnical organisations to contribute to the implementation of the resettlement and the promotion of voluntary work in this field;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 39 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Member States involved in the resettlement programme to evaluate their measures taken in the resettlement procedure so as to secure and improve the refugees' integration. Member States should also follow up regularly on the refugees' integration;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the UNHCR, the Resettlement Unit and local NGOs to contribute to the establishment of clear criteria for quality resettlement and follow the resettlement of the refugees, in order to contribute to the evaluation of the resettlement activities in the Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 62 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 66 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 85 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that experience demonstrates that the profit maximisation objective of commercial providers of SSGI does not conflicts with the principles and objectives of SSGI, but shows that this is an important, sustainable sector that, due to increasing life expectancy, has a high economic growth potential;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the principle of solidarity and the strengthening of the European Union require that the crisis, with its growth in unemployment and poverty, must be addressed by a greatly enhanced EU budget, by strengthened structural funds, in particular the European Social Fund, and by a new European debt agency;
Amendment 121 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that for the delivery of quality SSGI requires Member State governments to ensure a financial framework for SSGI which guarantee, stable financing and thus econtinuity of services and stable financing, as well as decent incomes and working conditions and training for those delivering the servicomic viability should be ensured by Member States;
Amendment 129 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 143 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that Member States and local authorities must be free to decide in the cases involved how SSGI are funded and delivered, whether directly or otherwise, using all available instruments so as to ensure that t. The Union’s social objectives areshould not be weakened, by single market rules, while at the same time supput the internal market must not be suspended where SSGI can be carried out accortding an environment that promotes quality, accessibility and efficiency in the delivery of the servicesto free market principles and thus constitute a growing labour market;
Amendment 168 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 200 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission formally to recognise other modalities for the selection of providers, such as ‘in-house’ and ‘service concession’ methods, and explicitly to accord equal value to all options for the contracting and financing of SSGI; calls for the expansion of the ‘in- house’ method to includ, provided that account is taken of the principles of equal treatment, non- discrimination and transparency laid down in primary law; calls for recognition of tried and tested Member State procedures based on the principle that all providers which are able to comply with the conditions previously laid down by law should be spervice providers who meet specific general interest criteriamitted to provide services, irrespective of their legal form, provided that account is taken of the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency laid down in primary law;
Amendment 203 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 248 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a 4th European Forum on SSGI, organised by Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee and Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, to continue the initiative of the 2007 Ferreira report, and to review progress on reform; and for the taskforce to submit a progress report to the 4th Forum, providing the Forum with continuity, direction and substance;
Amendment 259 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the VQF but insists that application of the principles must be monitorapplied using the proposed quality criteria and that stakeholders must be included in the process;
Amendment 283 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 5 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education on University Business Dialogue: a new partnership for the modernisation of Europe’s universities (2009/2099(INI)),
Amendment 9 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas younger generations will have to reduce the gigantic public debt caused by the present generation,
Amendment 16 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas young people often face discrimination on the grounds of their age when entering the labour market and when jobs are being cut back; whereas young women are more likely than young men to face unemployment and poverty than young men,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas as a result of demographic change after 2020 a massive shortage in skilled labour will seriously affect the European economic area and this trend can be countered only by adequate education, training and retraining,
Amendment 29 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take a rights-based approach to youth and employment. The qualitative aspect of decent work for young people must not be compromised, and the core labour standards and other standards related to the quality of work, such as working time, the minimum wage, social security, and occupational health and safety, must be central considerations in the efforts that are made;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the provision of traineeships to complement the school curriculum, giving pupils the opportunity to gain work experience, thus facilitating their future labour market insertion; stresses the educational function of traineeships and points out that they should not replace jobs;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the universities to make contact with employers at an early stage and provide students with the opportunity to acquire skills needed for the employment market;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Hopes for a successful take-up of microloans by young people; considers that the founders of start-ups must receive consistent and professional advice;
Amendment 50 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to promote the skills of early school-leavers and prepare them for employment by means of innovative projects;
Amendment 51 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to include early cooperation between school and employers in their plans to redesign training schemes; considers that communes and local authorities must be included in the planning of education and training as they have the network contacts with employers and know what employers need;
Amendment 55 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to expand financial capacity for the European Social Fund, to earmark a minimum of 10 % of this fund for projects targeting young people and to ease access to the fund; urges the Commission and the Member States not to jeopardise the running of small and innovative projects with excessive control and red tape; urges the Member States to improve their targeting of youth;
Amendment 55 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to take all measures to combat the high drop-out rate among pupils, thereby enabling them to gain additional qualifications and facilitating their future labour market insertion;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Member States to cut back excessive child-protection regulation when this prevents employers from taking on young people;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more and better traineeships; calls on the Commission and the Council to set up a European Quality Charter on Traineeships to ensure their educational value and avoid exploitation; calls on the Member States to lay down rules specifying that unpaid traineeships should last no more than six months;
Amendment 110 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to assess the long-term consequences of youth unemployment and fairness between generations;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the Member States to absorb the impact of youth unemployment on the pension rights of that generation and by taking generous account of the time spent in education give young people an incentive to continue their education for a long period;
Amendment 120 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission for a review of existing national legislation affecting youth and young employees in each Member State to verify its compatibility with the Employment Equality Directive;
Amendment 126 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States and the Commission to provide adequate and better childcare opportunities for young parents, thus facilitating the possibility for young mothers to participate in the labour market;
Amendment 132 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the various branches of industry to set up generation partnerships in businesses and organisations and in this way generate an active exchange of knowhow and productively combine the experience of different generations;
Amendment 135 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the importance of young people being able to be financially independent and calls for Member States to ensure that all young people are individually entitled to a minimum level of income that secures financial support that affords them the possibility of creating an independent adult life;
Amendment 140 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to keep young people at school or in education until the age of 18 if they have not successfully completed any vocational training;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of independent work, particularly for micro and small businesses, and highlights the importance of self-employment structures with their particular characteristics; emphasises that the term ‘self-employed’ merely means belonging to a particular skilled occupation which can also be pursued independently;
Amendment 131 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to create high-quality jobs, including green and ‘white’ (health sector) jobs, and to ensure social cohesion; considers, therefore, that people are more likely to accept the efforts required of them if those efforts are perceived to be fair and to facilitate employment and social integration;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 18 December 2000, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, and in particular Articles 23 and 28 thereof,
Amendment 3 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 13 December 2006, and in particular Articles 7 and 24 thereof,
Amendment 8 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all young people are an important resource to society and should the dignity and values of young people, like those of all members of society, must be recognised as such,
Amendment 11 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, while today's European youth is exposed to growing unemployment rates and is badly affected by the economic crisis, securing appropriate and high- quality employment is importanwhereas in particular young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployed, and whereas it is important, therefore, to ensure that young people receive the best possible training which guarantees them prompt access to and a long-term stake in the labour market,
Amendment 28 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas learning and experiencing what it means to have a stake in society fosters an understanding of and active participation in democracy and its processes,
Amendment 58 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges that improving young people's lives is a cross-cutting task which must be taken into account in every policy area; calls, therefore, on the Commission to appoint 'youth officers' in its directorates-general and give them further training; the aim should be to assess Commission documents in the light of youth policy objectives;
Amendment 103 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Would welcome a contribution from the Member States to the efforts to foster multilingualism and urges them to offer children and young people from families with a migrant background the opportunity to learn to write and speak the languages of their families;
Amendment 105 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that children and young people from illegal immigrant families have access to primary and secondary education;
Amendment 107 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Member States to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to make inclusive education - covering both formal and informal education - a reality;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is extremely concerned about the increasing numbers of unemployed young people, especially in the current economic crisismassive level of youth unemployment in Europe and the fact that many of today's young people will be denied access to steady employment;
Amendment 143 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that children and young people illegally resident on their territory have access to basic health care;
Amendment 144 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Member States, in their efforts to encourage young people to participate in sports, to take gender- specific issues into account and to provide support for less popular sports as well;
Amendment 147 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Draws attention to the continuing high level of under-age pregnancies and calls on the Commission and the Member States to make young people aware of and educate them about this problem;
Amendment 153 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to encourage the Member States to set up and provide support for local youth parliaments and to launch corresponding programmes;
Amendment 180 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls for the introduction and mutual recognition of a 'European Volunteer Pass' as an adjunct to the existing 'European Youth Pass'; this pass would provide a record of the voluntary work performed by children and young people and could be submitted to potential employers as proof of a qualification;
Amendment 191 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses the need to make children and young people aware that discrimination is unacceptable in any form and in any area and to take resolute action to combat all forms of extremism;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on businesses and universities to act together in order to balance the unequal gender distribution present in some university departments;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the necessity to further increase the attractiveness and availability of virtual learning;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on businesses to step up their support of young talented people by means of scholarships;
Amendment 161 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provide for free legal assistanceadvice on procedural aspects and the legal situation in procedures in accordance with Chapter III. This shall include, at least, the provision of information on the procedure to the applicant in the light of his/her particular circumstances and explanations of reasons in fact and in law in the case of a negative decision;, preparation of the necessary procedural documents, including on the basis of a personal interview, and explanations of reasons in fact and in law in the case of a negative decision. This advice can be delivered by a non-governmental body or by qualified professionals.
Amendment 175 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
With respect to the procedures provided for in Chapter V, Member States may choose to only make free legal assistance and/or representation available to applicants insofar as such assistance is necessary to ensure their effective access to justice. Member States shall ensure that legal assistance and/or representation granted pursuant to this paragraph is not arbitrarily restricted, but on the other hand that it is granted only if there is a sufficient prospect of success.
Amendment 180 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall allow the applicant to bring to the personal interview a legal adviser or other counsellor admitted or permitted as such under national law, or a qualified expert.
Amendment 188 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that the representative is given the opportunity to inform the unaccompanied minor about the meaning and possible consequences of the personal interview and, where appropriate, how to prepare himself/herself for the personal interview. Member States shall ensure that a representative and/or a legal advisor or other counsellor admitted as such under national law or other qualified professional are present at that interview and have an opportunity to ask questions or make comments, within the framework set by the person who conducts the interview.
Amendment 195 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to the conditions set out in Article 18, unaccompanied minors shall be graand their appointed free legal assistancepresentative shall, with respect to all procedures provided for in this Directive, be granted free legal advice regarding the phases and the legal situation in the procedure. This advice can be delivered by a non-governmental body or by qualified professionals.
Amendment 209 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall ensure that the applicant who reports again to the competent authority after a decision to discontinue as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article is taken, is entitled to request that his/her case be reopened . Only one such request for a case to be reopened may be submitted during an asylum procedure.
Amendment 210 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may provide for a time limit after which the applicant’s case can no longer be re-opened. The time allowed in each case shall be at least one year.
Amendment 244 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 245 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Amendment 246 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 247 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Amendment 248 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Amendment 250 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 252 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 268 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) it has been so designated by the Council in accordance with paragraph 3.
Amendment 269 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Council shall, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consultation of the European Parliament, adopt or amend a common list of third countries that shall be regarded as safe third countries for the purposes of paragraph 1.
Amendment 270 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States which have designated third countries as safe countries in accordance with national legislation in force on 1 December 2005 and on the basis of the criteria in paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c), may apply paragraph 1 to these third countries until the Council has adopted the common list pursuant to paragraph 3.
Amendment 285 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 46 – subparagraph 2
Article 46 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 27(3) by [32 years from the date of the transposition]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 18 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The "best interests of the child" should be a primary consideration of Member States, when implementing the provisions of this Directive, and in line with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. When assessing the best interests of the minors, Member States should in particular take account of factors such as the preservation of family life, giving the possibility of family reunification in the case of separated minors if this is in their best interest; the minor's well-being and social development, taking into consideration the minor's ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious background and further having regard to the need for stability and continuity in care and custodial arrangements and access to health and education; safety and security considerations, especially if there is a risk of the minor being a victim of any form of violence and exploitation, including human trafficking; and the views of the minor, with due weight being given to such views according to the minor's age and maturity.
Amendment 36 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point j – introductory part
Article 2 – point j – introductory part
(j) "family members" means, in so far as the family already existed in the country of origin, the following members of the family of the beneficiary of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status who are present in the same Member State in relation to the application for international protection:
Amendment 37 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point j – indent 1
Article 2 – point j – indent 1
– the spouse of the beneficiary of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status or his or her unmarried partner in a stable relationship, where the legislation or practice of the Member State concerned treats unmarried couples in a way comparable to married couples under its law relating to aliens;
Amendment 38 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point j – indent 2
Article 2 – point j – indent 2
– the minor children of the couples referred to in the first indent or of the beneficiary of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status, on condition that they are unmarried and regardless of whether they were born in or out of wedlock or adopted as defined under the national law;
Amendment 71 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The "best interests of the child" shall be a primary consideration ofor Member States when implementing the provisions of this Chapter that involve minors. Directive and in line with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. When assessing the best interests of the minors, Member States shall in particular take account of the following factors: a) preservation of family life, giving the possibility of family reunification in the case of separated minors if this is in their best interest; b) the minor's well-being and social development, taking into consideration the minor's ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious background and further having regard to the need for stability and continuity in care and custodial arrangements and access to health and education; c) safety and security considerations, especially if there is a risk of the minor being a victim of any form of violence and exploitation, including human trafficking; d) the views of the minor, with due weight being given to such views according to the minor's age and maturity.
Amendment 75 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22
Member States shall provide beneficiaries of international protection, as soon as possible after the respective protection status has been granted, with access to information, in a language that they areunderstand or may reasonably supposbe presumed to understand, on the rights and obligations relating to that status.
Amendment 77 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that family members of the beneficiary of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status, who do not individually qualify for this protection such status, are entitled to claim the benefits referred to in Articles 24 to 34, in accordance with national procedures and as far as it is compatible with the personal legal status of the family member. In so far as the family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status are concerned, Member States may define the conditions applicable to such benefits. In these cases, Member States shall ensure that any benefits which are provided guarantee an adequate standard of living.
Amendment 79 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – subparagraph 1
As soon as possible after their status has been granted, Member States shall issue to beneficiaries of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status a residence permit which must be valid for at least three years and renewable unless compelling reasons of national security or public order otherwise require, and without prejudice to Article 21(3).
Amendment 92 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries of internationalrefugee or subsidiary protection status receive, in the Member State that has granted such protection, the necessary social assistance, as provided to nationals of that Member State.
Amendment 95 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of exception to the general rule laid down in paragraph 1, Member States may limit social assistance granted to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status to core benefits which will then be provided at the same levels and under the same eligibility conditions as they are to nationals
Amendment 104 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Those integration programmes could include introduction programmes and language training tailored as far as possible to the needs of beneficiaries of international protectionLanguage training shall be provided by the Member States in order to facilitate integration. Member States shall also be encouraged to develop training programmes about the fundamental laws and core values of the Member State of residence and the principle of democracy, human rights and equality, as well as the individual rights and obligations in that Member State.
Amendment 12 #
2009/0127(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Member States shall receive a fixed amount of EUR 4 000 for each resettled person falling into one of the categories defined by the common EU annual priorities established in accordance with Article 13(6) with respect to geographic regions and nationalities as well as to specific categories of refugees to be resettled. . The following categories shall be considered as common EU annual priorities: - unaccompanied minors where resettlement is in their best interest, and, where applicable, in compliance with the UN Convention on the rights of the child, - women at risk, particularly from psychological, physical or sexual violence or exploitation and victims of forced marriage or female genital mutilation, - persons having serious medical needs that can be addressed only through resettlement, - persons in need of urgent and emergency resettlement for reasons of legal or physical protection, and - persons who are the victims of armed attack, a natural catastrophe or other unforeseen humanitarian circumstances.
Amendment 15 #
2009/0127(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) persons who have lost orse jobs are at risk of losing their jobr who have difficulties in entering or re-entering the labour market and want to start their own micro-enterprise, including self- employment;
Amendment 94 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. For the first time in 2011 and bBefore 31 DecemberMay of each year, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a quantitative and qualitative annual report on the activities under this Decision in the previous year. The annual report shall be based on the implementation reports referred to in paragraph 1 and focus mainly on the results achieved andextent to which the Facility has been used by Member States and the results achieved as well as the durability of the results achieved, which should be the subject of an assessment; it shall in particular contain information relating to applications submitaccepted or rejected, contracts concluded, actions funded including their complementarity with other Community interventions, notably the ESF.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Maternity leave under this Directive should not conflict with the Member States’ provisions on parental leave, and it in no way aims to circumvent such models. Rules on maternity leave and Member States’ existing models on parental leave are mutually compatible and can count towards each other. They complement each other and in combination can make it easier to combine work and family life.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 100 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 104 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 129 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12 a
Article 12 a