Activities of Rosario CROCETTA
Plenary speeches (15)
Mandate of the special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering (B7-0151/2012) (vote)
State of play of the Middle East peace process (debate)
Closing the gap between anti-corruption law and reality (debate)
The case of Ai Weiwei in China
Situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular, in Lampedusa - Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Immediate EU measures in support of Italy and other Member States affected by exceptional migratory flows (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Iran, in particular, the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East peace process, including the situation in eastern Jerusalem (debate)
European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) - Rules on the confidentiality of Europol information - Implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information - List of third States and organisations for Europol agreements - Implementing rules for Europol analysis work files - Accreditation of forensic laboratory activities (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on the draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters PDF (445 KB) DOC (297 KB)
REPORT on organised crime in the European Union PDF (254 KB) DOC (158 KB)
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (60)
Amendment 217 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
The purpose of this Directive is to ensure that all innocent victims of crime receive appropriate protection and support and are able to participate in criminal proceedings and are recognised and treated in a respectful, sensitive and professional manner, without discrimination of any kind, in all contacts with any public authority, victim support or restorative justice service.
Amendment 219 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 2 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) a natural person who is suffering discrimination in his/her private, social or public life for reasons relating to his/her sexual, linguistic or ethnic identity, or philosophical, ideological, political, cultural or religious beliefs;
Amendment 220 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 2 – point a – point i b (new)
(ib) a natural person who is the subject of schemes or plans – on the part of terrorist groups, criminal associations, Mafia factions or organised criminal groups, which are able to take action on a continuous basis – the purpose of which is to threaten that person's life, limit his/her freedom of expression, movement, or participation in social or public life, or cause economic or psychological damage;
Amendment 221 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – point i c (new)
Article 2 – point a – point i c (new)
(ic) a natural person who, having cooperated with the courts, is subsequently permanently under threat from terrorist groups, criminal associations, Mafia factions or organised criminal groups, which are able to take action on a continuous basis;
Amendment 222 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – point i d (new)
Article 2 – point a – point i d (new)
(id) a natural person who has been reduced to material or psychological living conditions that are unfit for a human being;
Amendment 254 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that victims (Does not affect English version) are provided with the following information, without unnecessary delay, from their first contact with the authority competent to receive a complaint concerning a criminal offence:
Amendment 263 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point h
Article 3 – point h
(h) if they are resident in another Member state, any special arrangements available to them in order to protect their interests;
Amendment 397 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Victims, witnesses, and natural persons subjected to continued threats – from terrorist groups, criminal organisations, Mafia families, or criminal groups, however organised – shall be entitled, regardless of the Member State in which they decide to live, to a system of protection commensurate with the degree of risk to which they are exposed in the country where they have chosen to live and hence enabling them to lead their own social or public lives to a normal extent.
Amendment 81 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that organised crime is one ofand mafias are among the key threats to the internal security of the EU; considers that it should be treated separately from terrorism and calls for a specific, horizontal EU strategy on the issue, including legislative and operational measures, the allocation of funds and a strict implementation timetable;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to clarify their political will to combat organised crime, first and foremost by strengthening their judicial authorities and police forces based on the best current experience and by assigning adequate human and financial resources for that purpose, setting up specific pools within the judicial authorities and police forces – modelled for example on the Palermo Anti-Mafia Pool – with the task of fighting mafias and organised crime;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to draw up clear guidelines on the traceability of money so as to make it easier to identify cases involving the laundering of money deriving from illegal activities;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to draw up clear guidelines to prevent companies linked to organised crime and mafias from taking part in public tenders and public procurement management;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to set out clear guidelines for assisting witnesses and informers and their families, according them European transnational legal status and extending any protection granted to them within the Member States, if so requested by the Member State of origin of the informer or witness;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to allocate specific budgetary funds to assist victims of organised crime, witnesses and informers, including via support for non- governmental anti-Mafia and anti-racket associations recognised by the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen Eurojust by giving it the power of initiative to open investigations;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for the reorganisation of Europol to set up a section with specific responsibility for action to combat organised crime and mafia-style crime;
Amendment 190 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to put forward specific action plans with a view to developing a culture of legality, involving among other things the creation of specific budget lines for this purpose;
Amendment 55 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the constitutional principles of the individual Member States.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) According to Article 82(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Union is to be based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgments and judicial decisions, which is, since the Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999, commonly referred to as a cornerstone of judicial cooperation in criminal matters within the Union, in keeping with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the constitutional principles of the Member States participating in the EIO.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The executing State may not refuse the EIO on the grounds of differences between its own ordinary laws and those of the issuing State, but may do so should the EIO contravene the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the constitutional principles of the executing State.
Amendment 67 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) To enable the EIO to be executed in countries that do not have substantial funds and resources for investigations, should these be insufficient then the costs of executing the EIO, borne normally by the executing State, may be assumed directly by the State issuing the EIO. Member States may also draw up general or specific agreements to compensate the costs incurred by means of clearing accounts.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 2(b), each Member State may designate a central authority or, when its legal system so provides, more than one central authority, to assist the judicial competent authorities. A Member State may, if necessary as a result of the organisation of its internal judicial system, make its central authority(ies) responsible for the administrative transmission and receipt of the EIO, as well as for other official correspondence relating thereto. The members of the central authority in question shall be appointed by bodies of judges, who shall select them from within the judiciary. Said authority, while not having any investigative powers, shall be bound to observe the principles of confidentiality and of mandatory prosecution which apply normally to examining magistrates in the performance of their own duties.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(-aa) the EIO contravenes the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or the constitutional principles of the executing State;
Amendment 120 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Should the EIO contravene the constitutional principles of the executing State, it may be challenged before the judiciary of the executing State.
Amendment 121 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The executing authority may not invoke any right to oppose the EIO when the reasons for requesting the inquiry are connected with organised crime, mafia and terrorism offences, unless the contents of the EIO breach the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or the constitutional principles of the executing State.
Amendment 147 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the person in custody does not consent; orjudicial authority of the executing State declares, ex officio or at the request of the person in custody, the transfer inadmissible on the grounds of ongoing legal proceedings or security;
Amendment 148 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the transfer of the person in custody is liable to prolong his detention.
Amendment 159 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a If a person held in custody in the State executing the EIO is transferred to the issuing State, he shall be subject to the same detention regime as that to which he was subject in the country in which the sentence would normally be served.
Amendment 160 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) consent to the transfer is required from the person concerned and this consent has not been obtainedthe person in custody has obtained an opinion from the competent court having jurisdiction over him that he should not be transferred; in any event, the transfer decision shall not be subject to appeal except on grounds relating to ongoing judicial proceedings or the safety of the person in custody;
Amendment 169 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the use of videoconference is contrary to fundamentthe constitutional principles of the law of the executing State;
Amendment 170 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 176 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – point a
Amendment 178 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) the execution of such a measure would be contrary to the lawconstitutional principles of the executing State.
Amendment 181 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 183 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) if the use of teleconference would be contrary to the constitutional principles of the executing State.
Amendment 184 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Hearings of witnesses, collaborators of justice or other people benefiting from special protection measures may take place, provided their right not to have any image or likeness of themselves shown is safeguarded.
Amendment 186 #
2010/0817(COD)
Draft directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) an offence punishable by a penalty involving deprivation of liberty or a detention order of a maximum period of at least fourtwo years in the issuing State and at least two years in, or if the execution of such a measure would contravene the European Charter of Fundamental Rights or the constitutional principles of the executing State;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers Research and Development (R&D) to be key factor in our search for a sustainable future for transport because only a radical technological switch can bring about the much-needed emission reductions and the transition to low carbon transport. Urges the Commission and the Member States to identify the drivers for and barriers to possible innovation resulting from R&D and to priorities investment in environmentally friendly infrastructure, for example smart grids for electric transport, natural gas/ biomethane from renewable energies and hydrogen distribution networks. Urges the Commission not to neglect the influence of in-vehicle technologies on driver behaviour as a potential contribution to the reduction of fuel consumption/CO2 emissions.
Amendment 7 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that under the budget line ‘Prevention of and fighting crime’ further wide-ranging studies should be financed in order to analyse the current situation in Europe as regards drug-trafficking and money-laundering. Requests that funds from this line be earmarked for anti- mafia and anti-racketeering organisations managing property confiscated from the mafia. Requests also that appropriations be provided to fund information campaigns by recognised NGOs in the countries concerned designed to combat racketeering and extortion;
Amendment 29 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Manufacturers should have flexibility to decide how to meet their targets under this Regulation and should be allowed to average emissions over their new vehicle fleet rather than having to respect CO2 targets for each individual vehicle. Manufacturers should therefore be required to ensure that the average specific emission for all the new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community for which they are responsible does not exceed the average of the emissions targets for those vehicles. This requirement should be phased in between 20145 and 20168 in order to facilitate its introduction. This is consistent with the lead times given and the duration of the phase-in period set in Regulation 443/2009.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 63 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 2020, tThis Regulation sets a target of 135 60g CO2/km for the, starting in 2020, as average emissions ofor the new light commercial vehicles registered in the Communityfleet, in accordance with Article 12(4). This Regulation sets a target of 145g CO2/km, starting in 2025, as average emissions for the new light commercial vehicles fleet, in accordance with Article 12(5).
Amendment 98 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 20145 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of complete light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10, in accordance with that derogation.
Amendment 108 #
Amendment 115 #
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 132 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– 100 % from 20168 onwards. As of 1 January 2016 completed vehicles shall also be included in determining each manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions.
Amendment 252 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 288 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. TBy 2011 the Commission shall by 2015 review the method of determining the specificset up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions of CO2and mass of completed vehicles in paragraph 7 of Part B of Annex II and, if appropriate, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend Annex IIfor monitoring purposes.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the name or business name and address of the food business operator referred to in Article 8(1)or a registered trademark and the address of the manufacturer established within the Union, of the packager and, for products coming from third countries, of the seller/the importer or, where appropriate, of the food business operator under whose name or business name the food is marketed ;
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific Union provisions applicable to particular foods as regards the requirements referred to in points (a) to (k) of Article 9(1), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters using a font size where the x- height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm. The mandatory particulars shall be presented in such a way as to ensure a significantCriteria other than font size, such as font type, contrast between the prifont and the background, line and character pitch, should also be considered.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 680 cm2, the minimum x- height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mmnot apply.
Amendment 211 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Indication of the country of origin or place of provenance shall be mandatory: (a) where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; (b) for meat falling within the Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) codes listed in Annex XI. The application of this point shall be subject to adoption of implementing rules referred to in paragraph 6. (ba) for dairy products; (bb) for fresh fruit and vegetables; (bc)for other single-ingredient products; and (bd) meat, poultry and fish when used as an ingredient in processed foods. Where there are reasons which would make it impractical to label the country of origin, the following statement may be given instead: ‘Of unspecified origin’.
Amendment 226 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for meat falling within the Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) codes listed in Annex XI. The application of this point shall be subject to adoption of implementing rules referred to in paragraph 65.
Amendment 248 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The application of this paragraph shall be subject to adoption of the implementing rules referred to in paragraph 65.
Amendment 253 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Amendment 266 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – relocation of paragraph 6 as paragraph 4a
Article 25 – relocation of paragraph 6 as paragraph 4a
Amendment 267 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
25a. The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
Amendment 294 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the front-of-pack, in a font size of 3 mm and surrounded by a boarder.
Amendment 304 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The particularsWhere the labelling of a prepacked food provides the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in Aarticle 29(3) may1), the information on energy shall be presented togepeated on the front of pack per 100 g/ml and per portion. In addition, the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars, salt expressed per 100 g/ml or per portion may be repeated thereon: