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2016/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to make better use of the EU Ecolabel to improve product lifetimes and consumers’ understanding of product durability and encourage consumers to take that aspect into account in selecting a product/brand to buy;

2017/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a binding food waste reduction target of 540 % by 2030 and reiterates its call for a binding food waste reduction target of at least 320 % by 2025;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Commission to ~~swiftly adopt a common~~devise a methodology to measure food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation of a hierarchy for the management of ~~unsold food~~food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on ~~the Commission~~Member States to propose a change ~~in the VAT Directive~~ that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that innovative and environmentally friendly solutions in areas including the management of co- and by- products of food production, food trade, food storage, digital technologies, and packaging can offer significant potential for food waste reduction;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/0275(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point C – point 1 – paragraph 2

~~Argentina,~~ Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, ~~Panama,~~ Paraguay, Peru, ~~Uruguay,~~ Venezuela

2017/03/02
Committee: ENVI

2016/0275(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point C – point 2 – paragraph 2

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, ~~Taiwan,~~ Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen

2017/03/02
Committee: ENVI

2016/0275(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a decision
Annex III – point C – point 1 – paragraph 2

~~Argentina,~~ Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, ~~Panama,~~ Paraguay, Peru, ~~Uruguay,~~ Venezuela

2017/03/02
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss; the same objective should also be achieved by GMO-free crop production and cloning-free livestock production;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

~~4. Urges the Commission, therefore, to adopt sector-specific guidelines on inspections in the extractive waste industries as soon as possible;~~(Does not affect the English version.)

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Takes note~~(-8) Expresses its regret that the Commission has published only one implementation report covering both the first and second reporting periods (2008- 2011 and 2011- 2014), thus leaving the public without information on an economic activity with significant environmental, health and social implications;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9.(-9) Acknowledges that the majority of Member States have adopted the measures required to implement the provisions set out in the Directive; ~~notes~~calls attention to the fact, however, that differences between Member States’ interpretations show that further effort is needed to ensure that all Member States understand and apply the basic concepts of the directive in a similar way, thus ensuring a level playing field across the EU;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Takes note of~~Regrets the trend in mining to turn to lower-grade and deeper resources in Europe, which results in the extraction of more material in order to produce the target metal; is very concerned about the process efficiency of chemical processing, as a lower ore/host-rock ratio means that more tailings, and thus mining waste, will be produced per tonne of target metal;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2112(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policy which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 9580 % below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 5040 % reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 430 %, in line with research on cost- effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 4527 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;

2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI

2015/2040(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Considers that public hearings of Commissioners-designate present an important opportunity for the European Parliament and EU citizens to assess the priorities of each candidate and their professional suitability for the role;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Proposes that the European Parliament, adopting a more democratic and open stance, should, on the basis of a decision by the committee concerned, be able to give nongovernmental organisations, i.e. civil society organisations and professional organisations, which are of particular significance in their fields, the opportunity to participate in the Commissioner hearings and ask questions at them;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/0009(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. ~~It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees.~~ Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for ~~companies having up to 3000 employee~~SMEs, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States by reason of the disparities in their fiscal capacity to act but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for ~~companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises,~~SMEs through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union including persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2238(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises the fact that instruments such as the Ecolabel, EMAS and green public procurement (GPP) can contribute to the creation of green jobs;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission to submit a tax harmonisation proposal which would shift the tax burden from labour to consumption and take account of the environmental impact of goods and services;~~deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on Member States to ~~implemen~~adopt building modernisation plans focusing on improving energy efficiency;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the agricultural and bio- technology companies of the United States put great pressure on experts carrying on the negotiations to make EU food safety provisions less strict,

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the guaranteed maintenance of strict EU food security regulations should be the prime condition for establishing the TTIP,

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Expresses concern about the TTIP’s likely impacts on the EU labour market, considering the fact that lessons drawn from former free trade agreements do not definitely prove any increase in the number of jobs; what is more, jobs are actually expected to be lost in certain sectors

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2153(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the challenges posed by climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets, a sustainable energy mix, energy prices which are competitive for enterprises and affordable for citizens, energy security and the development of innovative energy technologies can only be met with a unified strategy on energy security issues;

2015/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2014/2153(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~abolish all indirect subsidies for fossil fuels and to~~ make full use of funds for financing renewables, based on binding renewable targets;

2015/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2014/2153(INI)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the need to take immediate action in transport in terms of both efficiency improvements and alternative fuels; considers that in the area of housing, deep renovation for energy efficiency should be a priority and that the conditions for funding this should be created.

2015/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

(3) When administering medicated feed, the holder of food-producing animals ~~shall~~must ensure compliance with the withdrawal period provided for in the veterinary prescription.

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2013/0433(COD)

Zoltán BALCZÓ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Union's agricultural policy, the results of the recent ~~scientific~~ assessments of EFSA and the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the Treaty, it is prudent to ~~provisionally~~ prohibit the use of cloning in animal production for farm purposes of certain species.