1917 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ
Amendment 46 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to at least update the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports anwelcomes an assessment of a possible adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw upstand alone for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, a shift towardscomprehensive approach including the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s start- up and scale-up initiative; views the promotion of entrepreneurship as important for economic growth in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce a two-year transitional period during which enterprises which no longer qualify for SME status would retain that status;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that economic diplomacy instruments employed at EU level, such as the Mission for Growth, could be used to address economic challenges and exploit economic opportunities at global level more effectively; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in that area, without creating duplicate structures; calls, in that connection, for an ‘Export growth in relation to enterprise size’ indicator to be developed and for additional support to be offered to small enterprises with high export volumes;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy-makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be establishedn assessment of the feasibility of establishing a definition for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 people;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch aexplore options for new MidCaps-oriented funding initiative using new fundings, which wcould cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules;
Amendment 132 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. TakWelcomes the view that SME categorisation should not be exclusively based onCommission's public consultation on the SME definition, including the criteria of employee headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet totals; calls, therefore, for the for an assessment of whether a criteria of ‘export-intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - could to be taken into account when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support;
Amendment 160 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a level playing field for farmers in all Member States, fair standard of living across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 181 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments, as in many Member States the currentthe system of entitlements is based in many Member States on historic benchmarksreferences, which are now almost 20nearly twenty years old and which constituteserve as an obstacle to generational renewal and hindeaccess for young farmers’ access to farm land, as given the fact that new entrants do not possess entitlements and are thus at a disadvantaged;
Amendment 366 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasisunderlines that the integrity of the sSingle mMarket and a truly common and adequately financed by the EU policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 416 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common general set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I without national co-financing and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 498 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to avoid renationalisation of CAP and grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules ;
Amendment 536 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniformgeneral criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions;
Amendment 554 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the nextonly if it remain a common, modern and well- funded policy which supports sustainable development of agriculture and is crucial for providing safe, high quality and diverse food, jobs and growth in rural areas; which contributes to further levelling of developmental gaps in agriculture and rural areas and which reflects social and economic cohesion in its financial and programming dimension as well as proposed instruments and thus calls for maintaining the CAP budget in the post-2020 MFF at at least athe current levels in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyondafter 2020;
Amendment 618 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and that this can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that and, at the same time and reflecting economies of scale considering different agricultural structures, support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 670 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the replacement of the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced bywith an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order so as to make the system simpler and more transparent;.
Amendment 691 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that support paid per hectare of agricultural land, this should be used as a main criterion in calculating direct payments, accompanied by the extent of areas facing natural constraints;
Amendment 709 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is certain that both the Basic Payment Scheme(BPS) and the Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should continue to apply and all Member States should be allowed to choose between them;
Amendment 739 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair and equal distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 760 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls to complete the process of full convergence of direct payments between Member States as of 2021;
Amendment 765 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines that all EU farmers have to meet the same standards and requirements and are facing the same challenges;
Amendment 778 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, and used as a tool to address needs of sensitive sectors and in a wider scope to address specific objectives related to environment, climate or quality and marketing of agricultural products, counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 797 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. In case of direct payments related to voluntary coupled support (VCS), more support should be given to small and medium-sized farms, and socio-economic considerations, that could be used in addition to statistical production figures, need to be taken into account;
Amendment 817 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by farmers in many Member States and that consequently each nNational sStrategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I1 and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in ordernd also via national measures and wider use of new financial instruments as a tool to grant access to capital in the circumstances of limited resources, to incentivisze famers to pass on their farming operations;.
Amendment 858 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that investment support (non-repayable) should primarily be used in areas of EU-level added value;
Amendment 879 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in, to improve the synergy of different policies and to enhance competitiveness, promotes effective and sustainable economies and enhances development of rural areas, to supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri-tourism, and to secure community-supported agricultureby financially strengthening Pillar II, thus increasing potential to generate income, to tackle depopulation, unemployment, poverty and theo provision of social services in rural areasmote social inclusion;
Amendment 936 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, receiving equal awards for provision of comparable services of public interest, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 1164 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity tof strengthening the position of the producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthencombating unfair trade practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain as a minimum by introducing EU non-legislative document as well as promoting transparency in the markets and crisis preventiontackling crises;
Amendment 1208 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector –Underlines the importance of new Omnibus regulation to encourage active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1251 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that the compliance of farming in partner states with good and sustainable farming practices, climate measures and other means to minimise environmental impact of farming, which are applied in the EU, shall become an obligatory threshold for allowing access of goods manufactured in the third states to enter the EU market;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 17 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that electrification is a necessary step in decarbonising the EU’s transport sector and meeting Europe’s climate goals. Stresses the importance of focusing on combining the most effective measures available in order to meet the EU targets, as several low-emission options are available, such as electricity, advanced biofuels, hydrogen and LNG.
Amendment 22 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that Europe has the potential to become a forerunner in clean transport and lead this global shift. Notes that the clean energy transition offers plenty of new growth opportunities for the industry and strengthens the energy security of Europe;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the importance of global and European climate targets; calls for policy frameworks that are technology- neutral.
Amendment 41 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the solutions for the infrastructure should be market-based. The distribution station network of different fuels and the recharging points accessible to the public required for electric vehicles must be mainly built on market terms.
Amendment 43 #
2018/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that urban areas and TEN-T network should be a priority for the infrastructure for alternative fuels.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 760% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 340% of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross-border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 760% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 340% of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross-border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
Amendment 571 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 340% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Until 31 December 20232, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 760% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 20243, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 572 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 340% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 760% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 916 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (i), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation and for actions located in outermost regions;
Amendment 940 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund as well as for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (ii), the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in the Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR]. These co- financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85% for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph;
Amendment 988 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) (d) expenditure related to military requirements shall be eligible from the action eligibility start date regardless of the date of entry into force of the delegated acts referred to in Article 6 (a) (3).
Amendment 1070 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – table – Energy – Indicators
Annex I – part I – table – Energy – Indicators
Amendment 89 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission's Communication on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post- 2020'57 outlines among the options for the future financial framework a programme for Europe's digital transformations to deliver 'strong progress towards smart growth in areas such as high quality data infrastructure, connectivity, digitalization of public administrations and cybersecurity'. It would seek to secure European leadership in supercomputing, next generation internet, artificial intelligence, robotics and big data. It would reinforce the competitive position of industry and businesses in Europe across the digitised economy and would have a significant impact on filling the skills gap across the Union. _________________ 57 COM(2018) 98 final
Amendment 104 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, by public organisations and academia. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 . A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals and then the network will be enlarged through an open, transparent and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 143 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity; cloud computing, data protection and artificial intelligence are now sufficiently mature to move beyond the research arena and be deployed, implemented and scaled- up at Union level. Just as the deployment of these technologies require a Union response so does the skills dimension. Training opportunities in advanced digital skills need to be scaled up, increased and made accessible throughout the EU. Failing this could impede the smooth deployment of advanced digital technologies and hamper the overall competitiveness of Union's economy. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe programmes.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entity designated or selected in an open, transparent and competitive procedure in order to fulfil the tasks under the Programme, in particular providing access to technological expertise and experimentation facilities, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The financial intervention by the Union under Specific Objective 4. Advanced Digital skills shall support the development of advanced digital skills in areas supported by this programme, thus contributing to increase Europe's talent pool, fostering greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data protection competencies, distributed ledger technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 230 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of long-term trainings and high quality courses for students, teachers, IT professionals and the workforce, including public servants;
Amendment 235 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and high quality courses for entrepreneurs, teachers, small business leaders and the workforce, including public servants;
Amendment 264 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) support the uptake of advanced digital and related technologies, including in particular high performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data protection, cloud computing and future emerging technologies by the Union industry, notably SMEs;
Amendment 281 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. Third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the Commission has undergone a case by case assessment that their participation contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the programme in the Union and is compliant with the security requirements in accordance with article 12, and that the agreement
Amendment 292 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Appropriate mechanisms of coordination between relevant authorities, and between authorities and the European Commission, and appropriate monitoring tools shall be established to systematically ensure synergies between the Programme and any relevant EU funding instruments. The arrangements shall contribute to avoiding duplications and maximising impact of expenditure.
Amendment 304 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purpose of the establishment of the network mentioned in paragraph 1, each Member State shall designate candidate entities through an open, transparent and competitive process, on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 263 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The completion of the Digital Single Market and the growing opportunities from the convergence of digital and physical technologies requires a stepping up of investments. Horizon Europe will contribute to these efforts with a substantialn appropriate increase of spending in main digital research and innovation activities compared to the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 20206 . This should ensure that Europe remains at the forefront of global research and innovation in the digital field. _________________ 6 The Communication from the Commission "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that deliver efficiently on its priorities post-2020" identifies EUR 13 billion spent in main digital activities under the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52018D C0098).
Amendment 278 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) reinforcing and spreading excellence throughout the Union;
Amendment 279 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) widening participation in the Programme, including underrepresented EU Member States and EU R&I institutions
Amendment 286 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) increasing collaboration across sectors and disciplines throughout the Union;
Amendment 288 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European rResearch area;Area and enhancing its involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects
Amendment 407 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 9(1)of Regulation … FP/RfP Regulation, the financial envelope for the implementation of the Specific Programme for the period 2021 to 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices.
Amendment 427 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board mayshall be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives and taking into account balanced geographical representation. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their indentification agreed with the Programme Committee. Their term of office shall be limited to four years, not renewable. The mission board shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 502 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 504 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The EIC Board may upon request, and in coordination with the EIT Governing Board, address recommendations to the Commission on:
Amendment 544 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all clusters under the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', MSCA, research infrastructures, support to research and innovation ecosystems, sharpreading excellence and widening participation, reforming and enhancing the European R&I System, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(4);
Amendment 555 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
The implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives in an integrated manner will be ensured by multiannual Strategic Planning. Such planning will provide the focus on impact for the Programme overall and coherence between its different pillars, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. is steered by an inclusive and transparent strategic planning process of the research and innovation activities funded by the Programme. The Strategic Planning process shall lead to the implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives thereby defining the funding priorities. It will provide focus on impact for the Programme and coherence between its different pillars, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. The strategic planning process and the adoption of the strategic R&I plan through a delegated act shall increase ownership and understanding for the purpose of the programme by a wider public and will allow the co-legislators, stakeholders and Member States to be fully informed on the envisaged initiatives. The Strategic Planning will help to develop and implement policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policies in the Member States. It will allow simplification of the funding landscape, avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities and promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results. In order to respond to these objectives, the Commission will launch an open consultation phase with Member States, the European Parliament, stakeholders, including civil society organisations, about the strategic priorities including missions, under the Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness pillar, and the suitable types of instruments, in particular the European partnerships. All partnerships and missions or any other strategic new initiative shall be identified in this Strategic R&I Plan before being implemented in work programmes. As regards European partnerships, the Strategic R&I Plan will outline and give the rationale for the creation, merge and phasing out of the European partnerships. All well-established partnerships, such as the Joint Technology Initiatives, will be considered for continuation beyond 2020 due to their added-value in bringing and leveraging private investment and contribution to synergies of funds (i.e. Clean Sky has signed partnerships with 17 Member States and regions around Europe). As in Horizon 2020, proposals for Joint Undertakings will be presented as Council Regulations. On-going and new KICs will be defined in the legislative proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda. Nevertheless, the creation of any new KIC should entail additional and adequate budgetary resources, not to undermine the objectives and the commitments of the existing KICs. 'FET Flagships' supported under Horizon (currently Graphene Flagship, Human Brain Project, Quantum Flagship) will continue to be supported under the Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other 'FET flagships', if any, maybe be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies. The missions should strengthen the collaborative aspects of the Programme and reinforce existing European partnerships, which could work as supporting implementation pillars of the missions. The missions will have technological and societal elements and will be defined in close cooperation with all relevant DGs. The Strategic Planning will identify existing links between Horizon Europe and other Union Programmes, including the Euratom programme, which offer possibilities for synergies between EU funds. Horizon Europe will become a point of reference for research and innovation in all related programmes across the EU budget and non-funding instruments. This will also promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results and avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities. It will provide the frame for linking the direct research actions of the Joint Research Centre and other actions supported under the Programme, including the use of results for support to policy.
Amendment 1763 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
- - Increase the collaboration of all types of innovators, in particular between start-ups, SMEs and larger companies, creating new ecosystems. The role, expertise and fruitful experience of the EIT and KICs in establishing such ecosystems shall be promoted and supported, given their structural partnership with stakeholders at different EU regional and local levels.
Amendment 1782 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 11 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – paragraph 11 – indent 2
– Support to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The EIT is Europe’s largest integrated innovation ecosystem, with over 1,000 excellent partners from business, research and education and beyond. The EIT’s innovation model, carried out by the KICs, works and remains particularly relevant in removing barriers to innovation at Member State and regional level. They shall also benefit from additional funding allowing efficient realisation of this goal.
Amendment 1792 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
The EIC will be implemented primarily through two complementary types of action, namely the EIC Pathfinder for advanced research, for the early stages of technology development, and the EIC Accelerator for innovation and market deployment actions, including the pre-mass commercialisation stages and company growth. With the idea to complement the EIT and cooperate with it in offering a single one-stop shop and a single process of support, the Accelerator will also award blended finance, combining grants with equity investments. It will in addition also channel access to loans provided under the InvestEU programme.
Amendment 1821 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 2
Consequently the Accelerator will, in full complement with the EIT's support for start-ups and scale-ups, and in cooperation with EIT and the KICs, provide financial support to not yet 'bankable' or investors-attractive innovators and companies that have the ambition to develop and deploy in EU and international markets their breakthrough innovations and to scale up rapidly. For that purpose it will build on the experience from the Phases 2 and 3 of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument and from Horizon 2020 InnovFin, in particular through the addition of non-grant components and the ability to support larger and longer investments. The EIT’s start-ups and scale-ups, assessed positively by the relevant KIC, shall have a fast-track access to the tools and instruments of the Accelerator
Amendment 1833 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
The Accelerator will mainly operate through a continuously open and bottom- up call, targeting individual entrepreneurs (mainly start-ups and SMEs), with a particular attention paid to young and to women innovators. This open and bottom- up call will be complemented by targeted support for on emerging breakthrough or disruptive technologies of potential strategic significance. Proposals may also be submitted by investors, including public innovation agencies, but the support will be awarded to the company. Cooperation with EIT and its KICs and full complementarity with their accelerating activities will be ensured.
Amendment 1846 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– EIC business acceleration services in support of Pathfinder and Accelerator activities and actions. The aim will be to connect the EIC Community of funded innovators, including funded Seal of Excellence, to investors, partners and public buyers. It will provide a range of coaching and mentoring services to EIC actions. It will provide innovators with access to international networks of potential partners, including industrial ones, to complement a value chain or develop market opportunities, and find investors and other sources of private or corporate finance. Activities will include live events (e.g. brokerage events, pitching sessions) but also, the development of matching platforms or use of existing ones, in close relation with financial intermediaries supported by the InvestEU and with the EIB Group. These activities will also encourage peer exchanges as a source of learning in innovation ecosystem, making particular good use of Members of the High Level Advisory board of the EIC and EIC Fellows;. Those additional EIC activities focused on breakthrough/high- risk innovations will complement the similar portfolio of the EIT activities targeting entrepreneurs, innovators and start-ups. EIC shall make use of the KICs’ expertise and experience, when providing support to innovators.
Amendment 1878 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
The EU must also aim to develop ecosystems that support social innovation and public sector innovation, in addition to innovation in private enterprises. Indeed, the government sector must innovate and renew itself in order to be able to support the changes in regulation and governance required to support the large-scale deployment of new technologies and a growing public demand for the more efficient and effective delivery of services. Social innovations are crucial to enhance the welfare of our societies. As Europe’s largest innovation network, the EIT will play an important role in the development of such ecosystems and in the implementation of this priority. The EIT connects national and regional innovation ecosystems via its Innovation Communities (KICs). They make the case for desired interregional cooperation by linking innovation ecosystems on a pan- European scale. KICs should therefore be used as the basis for the further development of the ecosystems, especially in the fields covered by the activity of the KICs. The latter shall benefit in such cases from an additional and adequate funding allowing the efficient implementation of this goal.
Amendment 1887 #
2018/0225(COD)
Activities will be implemented to ensure effective complementarity betweenand cooperation between EIT and EIC’s types of action and their specific focus on breakthrough innovation, with activities implemented by Member States and Associated Countries, but also by private initiatives, in order to support all types of innovation, reach out to all innovators across the EU, and provide them with enhanced and adequate support.
Amendment 1898 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
The EIT will play a reinforced role in strengthening sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe, providing solutions to the most pressing global challenges our societies are facing. In particular, the EIT will continue to operate primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), the large- scale European partnerships that address specific societal challenges. The creation of new KICs as well as its timing must be carefully considered not to undermine the efficiency and sustainability of the existing ones and should therefore be accompanied by additional funding. It will continue to strengthen innovation ecosystems around them, by fostering the integration of research, innovation and education. Furthermore, EIT will contribute to bridge existing gaps in innovation performance across Europe by expanding its Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS). The EIT will work with innovation ecosystems that exhibit high innovation potential based on strategy, thematic alignment and impact, in close synergy with Smart Specialisation Strategies and Platforms.
Amendment 1912 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Planning and implementation of EIT activities in order to maximise synergies and complementarities with the actions under the Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness Pillar and when appropriate, contribution to these actions;
Amendment 1915 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Engage with EU Member States at both national and regional level, establishing a structured dialogue and coordinating efforts to enable synergies with existing and future national initiatives, in order to identify, share and disseminate good practices and learnings;
Amendment 1922 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARPREADING EXCELLENCE33 _________________ 33 innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION A criterion based on research and
Amendment 1926 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU and by widening participation in the Programme will help both countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains and the Union to fully benefit from R&I potential of all Member States. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures in the targeted countries through mobility and collaboration of researchers and innovators and setting new R&I networks and R&I initiatives on the base of those infrastructures.
Amendment 1928 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Legal entities need to be established in those EU Members States, which are ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence implemented under Horizon 2020 in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'spreading excellence and widening participation'. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'spreading excellence and widening participation'.
Amendment 1935 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 c (new)
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 c (new)
Amendment 1941 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention areae ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation’ priority will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Sspread and connect excellence across the EU and widen participation in the Programme, including underperforming Member States; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross- sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation. and boost creation of the new R&I activities and networks, involving widening eligible countries and excellent ‘newcomers’ from EU Member States; Support ‘Science and citizens’ activities
Amendment 420 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU Fund. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or diIn order to address the need to support investment in higher-risk and non-linear activities such as research and innovation, it is essential that Horizon Europe, in particular the EIC as well as the EIT with its KICs, work in synergy with the financial products to be deployed under InvestEU. Additionally, innovative SMEs and startups face difficulties in access to finance, especially those focusing on intangible assets, hence the need for the EIC to work in close complementarity with the dedicated financial products under InvestEU to ensure a continuity of support for such SMEs. In that regard, the experience gained from the financial instruments deployed under Horizon 2020 such as InnovFin and the loan guarantee for SMEs under COSME, should serve as a strong basis to deliver this targeted support. In this regard also, the EIC shall benefit from the experience gained so far by KICs and work in collaboration with their stoart competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value. -ups and the ecosystems created by KICs to the profit of the European innovators. Actions should strengthen EU’s external competitiveness.
Amendment 424 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim, when possible and potentially efficient in collaboration with the EIT and its KICs, at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough research targeted towards new technologies and market creating innovations and, together with InvestEU, supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC should fill the current vacuum incomplete public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities. In this regard, the EIC shall work in synergies with the EIT and its KICs to use their expertise and experience and to avoid duplication.
Amendment 461 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) With the aim of strengthening of the European Research Area, significant reduction of the EU research and innovation divide and diminishing the participation gap in the EU R&I actions, all parts of the Programme should contribute to spreading scientific excellence, boosting new R&I cooperation patterns, reducing remuneration gap among researchers within the Union, modernising national R&I ecosystems and ensuring balanced representation in the evaluation panels, expert groups and scientific boards.
Amendment 530 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) The EIT shall implement the Programme in accordance with the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the EIT for the period 2021-2027 with the reserve that any new KIC created shall entail additional and adequate budgetary resources, not to undermine the objectives and the commitments of the existing KICs.
Amendment 763 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 905 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
Amendment 1046 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence and widening participation';
Amendment 1247 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Scientific excellence remains core evaluation criteria in all Horizon Europe’s calls. Among the proposals having passed the applicable thresholds and evaluated equally as excellent, priority shall be considered to those providing strong EU added value and meeting at least one of the following conditions, contributing directly to 'impact' and 'quality and efficiency of implementation' criteria: – helping to achieve the specific EU policy objectives; – attracting excellent scientists and high-quality industry partners from outside of the EU – using research infrastructure financed by the EU, particularly from ERDF – involving partners from the eligible widening countries
Amendment 1430 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 43 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. With the agreement of applicants concerned, the Commission or funding bodies implementing Horizon Europe (including EIT and its KICs) may directly submit for evaluation under the last evaluation criterion a proposal for an innovation and market deployment action which already fulfils the first two criteria, subject to the following cumulative conditions:
Amendment 1634 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharpreading Eexcellence; Reforming and enhanc and widening participation through existing Teaming, Twinning, and ERA-Chairs instruments transformed from just networking to both networking and R&I activities, as well as through additional instrument focused on creating new high-quality R&I networks based on the sophisticated research infrastructures financed from ERDF; supporting COST and citizen engagement activities; reforming the European R&I system.s;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Believes that better regulation in the digital age requires principle-based legislation coupled with complementary non-regulatory actions to effectively adapt to new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Examples of online intermediation services covered by this Regulation should consequently include online e-commerce market places, including collaborative ones on which business users are active, online software applications services and online social media services. However, this Regulation should not apply to online advertising serving tools or online advertising exchanges which are not provided with the aim of facilitating the initiation of direct transactions and which do not involve a contractual relationship with consumers. This Regulation should also not apply to online payment services, since they do not themselves meet the applicable requirements but are rather inherently auxiliary to the transaction for the supply of goods and services to the consumers concerned. or electronic communications networks or services or audiovisual media services, which are subject to sector specific regulation in relation to transparency, redress and non discrimination;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) For reasons of consistency, tThe definition of online search engine used in this Regulation should be aligned withbroader than the definition used in Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 in order to ensure technology-neutrality and recognise the variety of search services. _________________ 21 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 131 #
2018/0112(COD)
(28 a) Considers that EU legislation should be guided by the concept of “as little as possible and as much as necessary”, which means necessity of rules fitting for digital age and open and technologically neutral enough to accommodate future developments; Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy, ensuring a comprehensive and similar approach to framework across the digital market; considers that “a one size fits all” solution may have a chilling effect on innovation and put European companies at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy;
Amendment 149 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) they allowir primary purpose is to enable business users to offer goods or services to consumers, with a view to facilitating theby initiating of direct transactions between those business users and consumers, irrespective of where those transactions are ultimately concluded;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0112(COD)
(5) ‘online search engine’ means a digital service or interface or mobile applications that allows users to perform searches of, in principle, all websites or websites web content, in a particular language on the basis of a query on any subject in the form of a keyword, phrase or other input in many options, and returns linksresult in which information related to the requested contentry can be found;
Amendment 236 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of online search engines shall set out for corporate website users the main parameters determining ranking, by providing an easily and publicly available description, drafted in clear and unambiguous language on the online search engines of those providers. They shall keep that description up to date with regard to material changes that can reasonably be expected to affect corporate website users in substantive and having a negative result.
Amendment 336 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Organisations or associations shall have the right referred to in paragraph 1 only where, at the time of bringing the action and for the duration of the action, they meet all of the following requirements:
Amendment 337 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are properly constituted according to the law of a Member State and hold a qualified license issued by Member State;
Amendment 28 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Believes that the HPC initiative ensures investments into science and research sectors in order to create business incentives and tools to share and use data as widely as possible, underpinned by building a strong cloud and data infrastructure in Europe;
Amendment 29 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Stresses that EuroHPC JU, should be treated as an integral part of the European Data Infrastructure across the whole ecosystem and the benefits should be promoted widely;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Believes that Europe needs a complete demand-driven HPC ecosystem including trusted and secure high-speed network services, to acquire leadership- class supercomputers, secure its HPC system supply, and deploy HPC services to industry and SMEs for simulation, visualisation and prototyping. Considers that it is of utmost importance to put the EU among the top supercomputing powers in the world by 2022;
Amendment 31 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Calls on the Commission to encourage more Member States to join EuroHPC JU and use it as a priority area for research and development programmes corresponding with national activities. Stresses that the European Commission should promote the initiative in all Member States as part of a strong political and economic commitment in digital innovation;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Supports the Commission efforts together with European industry researchers and academia for deployment of EuroHPC JU in synergy with Big Data, the European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing Value PPP and the cPPP that enhance community building around data and set the grounds for a thriving data-driven economy in Europe.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The supercomputers acquired and supported by the Joint Undertaking should be designed and selected in order to maximise their efficiency for scientific purposes as well as for their use by industry. For that reason, the European Commission need take steps to further strengthen the assessment of efficiency and cost-effectiveness in its evaluations.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Underlines that HPC initiative providers operating in the Union must compete on an even playing field, with the same rules applicable to all.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Encourages the Commission and the Member States to communicate the economic potential of High Performance Computing to SMEs in particular.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the existing work of the European Cloud Partnership based on the existing pillars of PRACE and GEANT and to recognise their vital complementary roles in realising a EuroHPC ecosystem.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Believes that the full potential of cloud computing for Europe can only be realised when data can flow freely across the Union with clear rules and play an increasingly important role in the European economy.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0003(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to build and operate a leading-class integrated supercomputing and data infrastructure across the Union a, where this infrastructure is designed to be efficient for scientific purposes and provides an essential component for scientific excellence, and for the digitisation of industry, and the public sector, and for strengthening the innovation capabilities and global competitiveness for creating economic and employment growth in the Union;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2179(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that, according to the Court’s summary, public procurement remains an error-prone area; notes that EASO, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction (EMCDDA), the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT Systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) did not fully comply with the public procurement principles and rules laid down in the Financial Regulation; calls on the Agencies to pay particular attention to the Court’s comments on public procurement;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2179(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Observes that decentralised agencies increased the use of contract staff by 718 full-time equivalents to implement new tasks, in partial compensatation for the 5 % staff cut and the levy for the creation of the redeployment pool; notes that this mostly concerns Frontex, Europol, EASO and EASA, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA); is of the opinion that the use of contract staff is not in line with the targets set to achieve the staff reductions and should be used only as a temporary measure, in agencies with the greatest demand for new staff due to an increase in workload; calls on the Commission to deliberate again on its plans for a further 1 % annual staff reduction;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2179(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that, according to the Court’s summary, the external evaluations of the agencies are in general positive and agencies prepared action plans to follow up issues raised in the evaluation reports; notes that while most agencies’ founding regulations provide for an external evaluation to be carried out periodically (usually every four to six years), the founding regulations of fivesix decentralised agencies - BEREC Office, EASO, eu- LISA, ETF, ENISA and European Institute for Gender Equality - do not include such a provision and the founding regulation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) requires an external evaluation only every ten years; is of the opinion that this issue should be addressed;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the European Court of Auditors on the rapid case review on the implementation of the 5% reduction of staff posts published on 21 December 2017,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that carry-overs are often partly or fully justified by the multiannual nature of the agencies’ operational programmes, do not necessarily indicate weaknesses in budget planning and implementation and are not always at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality, in particular if they are planned in advance by the CentrOffice and communicated to the Court;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes with concern that the Office was negatively affected with the highest possible rate of cut according to the report of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the 5% reduction of staff posts published on 21 December 2017, namely a cut of 12.5%, irrespectively of the fact that Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 assigned additional tasks to the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications without adjusting the resources of the Office accordingly; Stresses the need for adequate human resources to ensure carrying out the mandate of the Office, while maintaining its smooth day-to-day operation;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. Welcomes the three main achievements and successes identified by the Office in 2016 reached in support to the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, namely:
Amendment 16 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
- it adoptedsupporting the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications in the adoption of the Guidelines on net neutrality, including in processing the unprecedented high number of contributions (close to 500 000) received during the public consultation held in the period from 6 June to 18 July 2016 and in the field of roaming, thus bringing further benefits for the end user of electronic communication services;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
- it commissioneding two studies on net neutrality and mergers and acquisitions;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2175(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
- it further expandeding its transparency policy, including by the adopimplementation of an up- dated communication strategy and communication plan of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the eEnergy uUnion, the dDigital sSingle mMarket, the cCapital mMarkets uUnion and the European research areaResearch Area; stresses that research and innovation policy is a key strategic component of energy, industrial and digital policies;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Believes that Union spending should concentrate on policies with European added value; underlines that research and innovation, energy and ICT are areas bringing European added value as it helps to tackle major economic and societal challenges;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Notes the importance of the Framework Programme for R&I for accelerating the transition towards a sustainable, world-leading, knowledge- based economy; believes that the next MFF should focus its resources on areas that stimulate economic growth and competitiveness, such as research and innovation according to the principles of European added value and excellence;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to adopt policies that remove excessive barriers in innovative sectors, to incentivise investments in research and technological development in the EU;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that funding should be guaranteed for the new industrial policy strategy so that the EU can become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded and extended through a dedicated and other existing investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that to increase the impact of the next MFF, further links should be established between EU funds such as the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Structural Funds, the European social fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and Creative Europe.
Amendment 72 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which will close the missing links in Europe’s energy and digital backbone by supporting the development of high-performance, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of energy and digital interoperability services;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Support the Commission initiative to reinforce the Investment Plan for Europe within financing instruments (EFSI, CEF) earmarked to finance strategic objectives for gigabit connectivity until 2025;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgrad revised EFSI that would make it possible toenable to significantly bridge the gap between research and the market and would, focusing on boosting market innovation; considers that funds for future EFSIs should not be taken from other parts of the MFF.
Amendment 133 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that appropriate recognition and full support of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) would strengthen the impact of the next MFF; recalls the dual nature of the cultural and creative sector: economic (wealth and job creation)and cultural (creating values, meaning and identity);recalls that CCIs are one of Europe’s fastest growing sector, generating 509 billion Euros in value added to GDP per year and representing more than 12 million full time jobs ;calls for additional links between the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Creative Europe programme, as this would help to address the increased industrial dependency on design and creativity; reminds that Creative Europe has consistently boasted excellent performance with full implementation at year-end since the start of this MFF; calls on the Commission to comply with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and establish the CCIs as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes and programmes, particularly in the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the EaSI and the ESIFs.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the communication on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy and calls on the Commission to further study the impacts of these new business models on employment, consumer protection, social protection and relevant public policies like spatial planning and tourism; suggests a more comprehensive and detailed European approach to embrace increasing grey areas arising from this model;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and senior, and is an innovative way to provide new services for citizens and consumers ;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that these new economic models should not create distortions of competition with traditional economic sectors, especially SME's; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a level playing field between on- line and off-line providers, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Recognises that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly in urban areas; stresses the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Emphasises that the economic model of collaborative economies is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Calls on the European Commission to reflect on the appropriate mean to ensure that digital platforms provides a comprehensive information on the regulatory framework that users should comply with when offering services; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to open non-exclusive, experimentation-orienteddevelop clusters and incubators spaces for collaborative economies and to promote guidelines on this matter inthem at the European, national and local legislationvel, while fostering digital connectivity and literacy, supporting European entrepreneurs and incentivising Industry 4.0 hubs;
Amendment 27 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Like businesses and consumers, the public authorities and bodies of Member States stand to benefit from increased freedom of choice regarding data-driven service providers, from more competitive prices and more efficient provision of services to citizens. Given the large amounts of data that public authorities and bodies handle, it is of the utmost importance that they lead by example in take-up of data-processing services and refrain from making any unjustified data localisation restrictions when they make use of private-sector data-processing services. Therefore public authorities and bodies should also be covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States may neither restrict nor prohibit the free movement of personal data within the Union for reasons connected with the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. This Regulation establishes the same principle of free movement within the Union for non-personal data except when a restriction or a prohibition would be justified for security reasons. Regulation (EU)2016/679 and this Regulation provide a coherent set of rules that cater for free movement of different types of data. In the case of mixed data sets, this Regulation should apply to the non-personal data part of the set. Where non-personal and personal data are inextricably linked, this Regulation should apply to the whole set without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Furthermore, this Regulation imposes neither an obligation to store the different types of data separately nor an obligation to unbundle mixed data sets.
Amendment 34 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure the effective application of the principle of free flow of non-personal data across borders, and to prevent the emergence of new barriers to the smooth functioning of the internal market, Member States should without delay notify to the Commission any draft act that contains a new data localisation requirement or modifies an existing data localisation requirement. Those notifications should be submitted and assessed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/153533 . _________________ 33 Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 48 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provided as a service to both private and public users residing or having an establishment in the Union, regardless of whether the provider is established or not in the Union or
Amendment 50 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In the case of mixed data sets, this Regulation shall apply to the non- personal data part of the set. Where personal and non-personal data are inextricably linked, this Regulation shall apply to the whole set without prejudice to Regulation (EU)2016/679.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. 'data localisation requirement' means any obligation, prohibition, condition, limit or other requirement provided for in the laws, regulations or administrative provisions or practices, including in the field of public procurement, of the Member States, which imposes the location of data storage or other processing in the territory of a specific Member State or hinders storage or other processing of data in any other Member State;
Amendment 58 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Location of data for storage or other processing within the Union shall not be restricted to the territory of a specific Member State, and storage or other processing in any other Member State shall not be prohibited or restricted, unless it is justified on grounds of public securityData localisation requirements shall be prohibited unless justified in exceptional cases on imperative grounds of public security in compliance with the principle of proportionality. No other justifications shall be allowed.
Amendment 60 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall without delay notify to the Commission any draft act which introduces a new data localisation requirement or makes changes to an existing data localisation requirement in accordance with the procedures set out in the national law implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1535.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall inform the Commission of the address of their single information point referred to in paragraph 4. The Commission shall publish the links to such points on its website. The information provided by the Commission shall be available in all of the official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 93 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The use of network and information systems by citizens, businesses and governments across the Union is now pervasive. Digitisation and connectivity are becoming core features in an ever growing number of products and services and with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) millions, if not billions, of connected digital devices are expected to be deployed across the EU during the next decade. While an increasing number of devices are connected to the Internet, security and resilience are not sufficiently built in by design, leading to insufficient cybersecurity. In this context, the limited use of certification leads to insufficient information for organisational and individual users about the cybersecurity features of ICT products, processes and services, undermining trust in digital solutions. This ambition is at the heart of the European Commission’s reform agenda to achieve a digital single market as ICT networks provide the backbone for digital products and services which have the potential to support all aspects of our lives and drive Europe’s economic growth. To ensure that the objectives of the digital single market are fully achieved the essential technology building blocks on which important areas such as eHealth, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum technology as well as intelligent transport system and advanced manufacturing rely must be in place.
Amendment 107 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has already taken important steps to ensure cybersecurity and increase trust in digital technologies. In 2013, an EU Cybersecurity Strategy was adopted to guide the Union's policy response to cybersecurity threats and risks. In its effort to better protect Europeans online, in 2016 the Union adopted the first legislative act in the area of cybersecurity, the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (the "NIS Directive"). The NIS Directive fulfills the digital single market strategy and together with other instruments, such as the Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, puts in place requirements concerning national capabilities in the area of cybersecurity, established the first mechanisms to enhance strategic and operational cooperation between Member States, and introduced obligations concerning security measures and incident notifications across sectors which are vital for economy and society such as energy, transport, water, banking, financial market infrastructures, healthcare, digital infrastructure as well as key digital service providers (search engines, cloud computing services and online marketplaces). A key role was attributed to ENISA in supporting implementation of this Directive. In addition, effective fight against cybercrime is an important priority in the European Agenda on Security, contributing to the overall aim of achieving a high level of cybersecurity.
Amendment 114 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The underlying task of the Agency is to promote the consistent implementation of the relevant legal framework, in particular the effective implementation of the NIS Directive, the Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, which is essential in order to increase cyber resilience. In view of the fast evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, it is clear that Member States must be supported by more comprehensive, cross-policy approach to building cyber resilience.
Amendment 122 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To understand better the challenges in the field of cybersecurity, and with a view to providing strategic long term advice to Member States and Union institutions, the Agency needs to analyse current and emerging risks, incidents, threats and vulnerabilities. For that purpose, the Agency should, in cooperation with Member States and, as appropriate, with statistical bodies and others, collect relevant information and perform analyses of emerging technologies and provide topic-specific assessments on expected societal, legal, economic and regulatory impacts of technological innovations on network and information security, in particular cybersecurity. The Agency should furthermore support Member States and Union institutions, agencies and bodies in identifying emerging trends and preventing problems related to cybersecurity, by performing analyses of threats and, incidents and vulnerabilities.
Amendment 140 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The Agency should encourage Member States and service providers to raise their general security standards so that all internet users can take the necessary steps to ensure their own personal cybersecurity. In particular, service providers and product manufacturers should withdraw or recycle products and services that do not meet cybersecurity standards. In cooperation with competent authorities, ENISA may disseminate information regarding the level of cybersecurity of the products and services offered in the internal market, and issue warnings targeting providers and manufacturers and requiring them to improve the security, including cybersecurity, of their products and services. The Agency should work together with stakeholders towards developing a EU-wide approach to responsible vulnerabilities disclosure and should promote best practices in this area.
Amendment 274 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. assisting Member States to implement consistently the Union policy and law regarding cybersecurity notably in relation to Directive (EU) 2016/1148, Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, including by means of opinions, guidelines, advice and best practices on topics such as risk management, incident reporting and information sharing, as well as facilitating the exchange of best practices between competent authorities in this regard;
Amendment 324 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) preparing candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products, processes and services in cooperation with the certification stakeholder working group is accordance with Article 44.2 of this Regulation;
Amendment 380 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board, acting on a proposal by the Executive Director, shall, in a transparent manner, set up a Permanent Stakeholders’ Group composed of recognised experts representing the relevant stakeholders, such as the ICT industry, providers of electronic communications networks or services available to the public, consumer groups, standardisation organisations, academic experts in the cybersecurity, and representatives of competent authorities notified under [Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code] as well as of law enforcement and data protection supervisory authorities.
Amendment 388 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Permanent Stakeholders' Group will provide regular updates on its planning throughout the year and set out the objectives in its work programme which shall be published every six months to ensure transparency;
Amendment 414 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. Following a request from the Commission, ENISA shall prepare a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme which meets the requirements set out in Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation. Member States or the European Cybersecurity Certification Group (the 'Group') established under Article 53 or other industry interested stakeholders may propose the preparation of a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme to the Commission.
Amendment 433 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. ENISA shall transmit without delay the candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme prepared in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article to the Commission.
Amendment 437 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, may adopt implementing acts, in accordance with Article 55(1), providing for European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products, processes and services meeting the requirements of Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation.
Amendment 446 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A European cybersecurity certification scheme shall be so designed to take into account, as applicable, the following security objectives to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of services:
Amendment 569 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. The natural or legal person which submits its ICT products, processes or services to the certification mechanism shall provide the conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51 with all information necessary to conduct the certification procedure.
Amendment 579 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products, processes and services covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall cease to produce effects from the date established in the implementing act adopted pursuant Article 44(4). Existing national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products, processes and services not covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall continue to exist. Maintenance processes with minor updates shall not invalidate the certification.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, thereby contributing to EU strategic autonomy through the development of joint capabilities and strategic partnerships, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 86 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In view of the specificities of the sector, in practice no collaborative project between undertakings will be launched if the Member States have not first agreed to support such projects. After having defined common defence capability priorities at Union-level and also taking into account where appropriate collaborative initiatives on a regional basis, Member States identify and consolidate militarysecurity and defence requirements and define the technical specifications of the project. They may also appoint a project manager in charge of leading the work related to the development of a collaborative project.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry by promoting the development of joint capabilities and strategic partnerships with third countries in Europe, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals, through control mechanisms put in place by the Member State concerned, and which are not effectively controlled to a decisive extent by a third country should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For the purposes of the actions funded under the Programme, the beneficiaries and their subcontractors should not be subject to control by non- EU States or by non-EU entities. The control should be defined as the ability to exercise a decisive influence on an undertaking. In order to determine the control of an undertaking, it is necessary to establish where and how strategic commercial decisions are taken. This requires an analysis of the governance of the undertaking, which should be carried out on the basis of an overview of how it operates, including its commercial relations and principle markets, and the control mechanisms that the concerned Member States has in place. Other aspects which are likely to influence decision- making on strategic economic issues, such as composition of the board and executive management, shareholder rights, financial ties and commercial cooperation between the undertaking and any shareholders in third countries, should also be examined.
Amendment 154 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, and which do not prevent any Member State from participating, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 171 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, the Commission should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually by the beneficiaries. Furthermore, the results of actions funded under the Programme should not be subject to any restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.
Amendment 182 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable open non-discriminatory and transparent such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportiont least 15% of the overall budget will benefit such action.
Amendment 204 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs and strategic partners in projects under the Programme as well as their participation of SMEand contributions to the global value chain.
Amendment 209 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry by supporting actionsand to enhance capabilities and the Union's strategic autonomy and its ability to act with partners, by supporting actions carried out in the Union in their development phase;
Amendment 224 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and between undertakings and strategic non-EU partners, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 265 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall provide support for actions by beneficiaries in the development phase covering both new and the upgrade of existing products and technologies, in relation to developed in the Union by Member States and, where appropriate, in cooperation with strategic partners. An eligible action may relate to one or more of the following items:
Amendment 279 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least two different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other. IPR generated in relation to the action shall be retained by the Union.
Amendment 314 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control itand their subcontractors shall be public or private undertakings established in the Union. They shall be effectively controlled by a Member State within the meaning of Article 6(3), either as owner of the undertaking, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings or by Member State assurances that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action. The use of such infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country.
Amendment 328 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An undertaking controlled by third countries or by third country entities shall be eligible as a beneficiary or subcontractor if the Member State it is located in provides sufficient assurances, in accordance with its national procedures, that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 331 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the event of a change in the effective control of the undertaking within the meaning of Article 6(3), the undertaking shall inform the Commission and the Member State in which it is located. The Commission may advice Member States in their decision of the necessary protection measures which may be applied.
Amendment 395 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Non-fulfilment of any of these criteria shall not be considered eliminatory. The work programme shall lay down further details of the application of the award criteria and shall specify weightings and thresholds.
Amendment 437 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportiont least 15% of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs.
Amendment 23 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In a number of specific cases, Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 provides for referral to the appeal committee. In practice, the appeal committee has been seized in cases where no qualified majority, either in favour or against, was attained within the committee in the context of the examination procedure and thus no opinion was delivered. In the majority of cases this happened in relation to genetically modified organisms and genetically modified food and feed and plant protection products, which are issues in relation to which the opinions and decision-making of Member States are of utmost importance.
Amendment 24 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Experience has shown that, in the vast majority of cases, the appeal committee repeats the outcome of the examination committee and results in no opinion being delivered. The appeal committee has therefore not helped in providing clarity on Member State positions, and such situations of ambiguity in turn decelerate the decision- making process in the Union on very significant matters.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While the Commission is empowered to decide in such cases, due to the particular sensitivity of the issues at stake, Member States should also fully assume their responsibility in the decision- making process. This, however, is not the case when Member States are not able to reach a qualified majority, due to, amongst others, a significant number of abstentions or non-appearances at the moment of the vote. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that Member States be incentivised to take a clear decision, in favour or against, and actively take part during voting sessions by at least being present .
Amendment 29 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 38 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 50 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Amendment 60 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Amendment 15 #
2017/0024(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The Commission should always carry out a public consultation in order to ensure that proposed changes are accepted by all interested parties, whether or not they are members of the BIC, and that they are developed in the most transparent and open way possible. Similarly, the Commission should conduct mandatory impact assessments of the measures proposed.
Amendment 83 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The methods used for providing information and obtaining end-user's consent should be as user-friendly as possible. Given the ubiquitous use of tracking cookies and other tracking techniques, end-users are increasingly requested to provide consent to store such tracking cookies in their terminal equipment. As a result, end-users are overloaded with requests to provide consent. The use of technical means to provide consent, for example, through transparent and user-friendly settings, may address this problem. Therefore, this Regulation should provide for the possibility to express consent by using the appropriate technical settings of a browser or other application. The choices made by end- users when establishing its general privacy settings of a browser or other application should be binding on, and enforceable against, any third parties. Web browsers are a type of software application that permits the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet. Other types of applications, such as the ones that permit calling and messaging or provide route guidance, have also the same capabilities. Web browsers mediate much of what occurs between the end-user and the website. From this perspective, they are in a privileged position to play an active role to help the end-user to control the flow of information to and from the terminal equipment. More particularly web browsers may be used as gatekeepers, thus helping end-users to prevent information from their terminal equipment (for example smart phone, tablet or computer) from being accessed or stored.
Amendment 87 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The principles of data protection by design and by default were codified under Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Currently, the default settings for cookies are set in most current browsers to ‘accept all cookies’. Therefore providers of software enabling the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet should have an obligation to configure the software so that it offers the optioninform the end-user about the possibility to express his or her consent using appropriate technical settings. The end-user should be offered multiple options to choose from, including to prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment; this is often presented as ‘reject third party cookies’. End-users should be offered a set of privacy setting options, ranging from, higher (for example, ‘never accept cookies’) to lower (for example, ‘always accept cookies’) and intermediate (for example, ‘reject third party cookies’ or ‘only accept first party cookies’)rejecting tracking that is not necessary for the functionality of the website or other software to, for example, accepting tracking necessary for the functionality of the website or other software as well as for other purposes or, for example, accepting tracking necessary for the functionality of the website or other software and tracking for other purposes by parties that demonstrate the compliance with the EU data protection and privacy legislation, for instance in line with Article 40 and 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such privacy settings should be presented in a an easily visible and intelligible manner.
Amendment 92 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For web browsers to be able to obtain end-users’ consent as defined under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, for example, to the storage of third party tracking cookies, they should, among others, require a clear affirmative action from the end-user of terminal equipment to signify his or her freely given, specific informed, and unambiguous agreement to the storage and access of such cookies or other tracking mechanisms in and from the terminal equipment. Such action may be considered to be affirmative, for example, if end-users are required to actively select ‘accept third party cookies’one of the offered options to confirm their agreement and are given the necessary information to make the choice. To this end, it is necessary to require providers of software enabling access to internet that, at the moment of installation, end-users are informed about the possibility to choose the privacy settings among the various options and ask them to make a choice. Information provided should not dissuade end-users from selecting higher privacy settings and should include relevant information about the risks associated to allowing third party cookies or other tracking mechanism to be stored in the computer, including the compilation of long-term records of individuals' browsing histories and the use of such records to send targeted advertising. Web browsers are encouraged to provide easy ways for end-users to change the privacy settings at any time during use and to. Web browsers shall allow the end-user to make exceptions for or to whitelist certain websites or to specify for which websites (third) party cookies are always or never allowed. customise his or her privacy settings for each individual website visited. The website shall be able to communicate to the end-user the fact that their privacy settings may influence his or her customer experience or access to all functionalities of the website and shall be allowed to offer end-user information how to change his or her settings, request consent from the end-user or offer him or her alternative options, such as i.e. subscription or paid access. The choice of end user for specific websites shall be respected by web browsers.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0003(COD)
Amendment 180 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) the processing of these data for another specified purpose is compatible with the purpose for which the data were initially collected and is subject to specific safeguards, especially pseudonymisation, as set forth in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;or
Amendment 181 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) it is necessary, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the service provider or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by 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.
Amendment 209 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the information is or is rendered pseudonymous or anonymous; or
Amendment 272 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Software placed on the market permitting electronic communications, including the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet, shall offer the option to prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment of an end-user or processing information already stored on that equipmappropriate technical settings referred to in Article 9 (2) for end-user to express consent.
Amendment 278 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Upon installation, the software shall inform the end-user about the privacy settings options and, to continue with the installation, require the end-user to consent to a setting. The technical settings shall consist of multiple options for end- user to choose from, including an option to prevent other parties from storing information on the terminal equipment of an end-user and from processing information already stored on that equipment. These settings should be easily accessible during the use of the software.
Amendment 285 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The software permitting end-user to access individual websites shall enable end-user to customise his or her privacy settings according to the website visited.
Amendment 355 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Directive 2002/58/EC is repealed with effect from 25 May 2018[1 year after entering into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 359 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
It shall apply from 25 May 2018[1 year after entering into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 2 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the market share of diesel-powered passenger cars grew in the European Union during the last decades to a level where they represent more than half of new cars sold in almost every Member State; whereas this sustained growth in market share of diesel vehicles also came about as a result of the EU climate policy, as diesel technology has a significant advantage over petrol engines when it comes to CO2 emissions; whereas at the combustion stage, diesel engines produce far more pollutants other than CO2, which are significantly and directly harmful to public health, such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, than do petrol engines; whereas mitigation technologies for these pollutants exist and are deployed in the market;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that space programmes and their services will be key assets in policy areas such as energy, climate, environment, security and defence, health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, transport, tourism, digital market, regional policy and local planning; believes that there is a huge potential in tackling challenges such as migration, border management and sustainable development;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to maintain a space-dedicated line under the next Framework Program; calls moreover for a streamlining of the European funding for space-related research and technology which is currently spread throughout several EU funding schemes in order to reduce administrative expenditure and to improve the accessibility for enterprises, in particular for SMEs;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to make use of its future initiatives in space to improve the EU's capacity to respond to the evolving challenges related to maritime surveillance, since satellites can offer a global, permanent and cost- effective coverage;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension; supports increased involvement of regional and local authorities in successful EU space policy;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls the growing importance of cybersecurity for space programmes; calls on the Commission to mitigate the risks for EU space assets by taking adequate measures for the protection of space- related infrastructure against cyberthreats.
Amendment 61 #
2016/2305(INI)
2 a. 2.new.b Believes that Europe will benefit from further transformation toward digital economy. Digital in the form of wider coverage, connectivity and faster speeds contributing 40% to total GDP growth till 2020 and increasing 13 times faster than total GDP;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a coherent spectrum strategy, including national roadmaps, is needed in order to meet the challenges of 5G, addressing human, machine-to- machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communications at various levels: connection speed, mobility, latency, ubiquity, duty cycle, reliability, etc.; and ensures a smooth transition period toward 5G within all Member States;;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 10 January 2017 on Building a European Data Economy (COM(2017)0009) and the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2017)0002),
Amendment 22 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas a data driven economy depends on a wider ICT ecosystem to succeed, including high-educated experts as well as skilled people;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the evolving development and use of internet platforms for a wide set of activities, including commercial activities and sharing goods and services, have changed the ways in which consumers, companies and other users interact with content and goods providers;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the e-Commerce Directive exempts intermediaries from liability for content only if they play a neutral, merely technical, automatic and passive role in relation to the hosted content;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas a high and consistent level of consumer protection and satisfaction across all digital services necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure online environment with high-level of data protection;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that online platforms benefit today’s digital economy and society by increasing the choices available to consumers and creating and shaping new markets; points out, however, that online platforms present possible new policy and regulatory challenges;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that EU legislation should be guided by the concept of "as little as possible and as much as necessary", which means necessity of rules fitting for digital age and open and technologically neutral enough to accommodate future developments;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Appreciates the Commission's initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy, ensuring a comprehensive and similar approach to framework across the digital market; considers that "a one size fits all" solution may have a chilling effect on innovation and put European companies at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that online platforms use the internet as a means of interaction and act as facilitators between the demand and supply sides providing therefore benefits to a wide range of economic operators, including SMEs, and consumers;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the increasingly widespread use of smart devices, including smartphones and tablets has further extended access to online platforms, thereby enhancing their role in the economy and society, particularly among young people, but more and more among all age groups;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the benefits that online platforms offer for SMEs; notes that online platforms are often the easiest and most suitable first step for small businesses who want to go online and benefit from online distribution channels; notes that online platforms allow SMEs to access global markets without excessive investments in costly digital infrastructure;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the benefits that online platforms offer for SMEs and start-ups; notes that online platforms allow SMEsboth to access global markets without excessive investments in costly digital infrastructure;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to prioritise actions that allow European start-ups and new European online platforms to emerge and to scale up; stresses that facilitating investments in start-ups is vital to the development of online platforms in Europe; emphasizes that an open environment characterized by fair competition is crucial in this regard;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that some online platforms realise the collaborative economy and contribute to the growth of collaborative economy in Europe; welcomes the Commission communication on the collaborative economy, which supports the development of new business models; stresses that these new business models offer new services and greater choice for consumers as well as provide flexibility for employees;
Amendment 309 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of investments in infrastructure; stresses that a level playing field and fair competition ensure investments in quality, high-speed broadband services; stresses that reliable high-speed networks are the precondition of offering and using online platform services; stresses the need for net neutrality and fair and non-discriminatory access to online platforms;
Amendment 344 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that the cross-border nature of online platforms represents a huge advantage in developing the Digital Single Market, but also requires better cooperation between national public authorities; asks the Commission to make better use of existing consumer protection services and mechanisms, which could provide identical and efficient consumer protection in relation to online platforms activities;
Amendment 404 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that online payments offer ahigh level of transparency that helps to protect the rights of consumers and entrepreneurs and could be applied to the collection of data for taxation purposes, for example; notes that transparency facilitates the comparison of prices and transaction costs and increases the traceability of economic transactions and enables more efficient collection of taxes;
Amendment 405 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Considers that users' trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust, i.e. through data protection and security standards, should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
Amendment 411 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that a fair and innovation- friendly environment as well as investments in research and development are vital for generating new ideas and innovations; underlines the importance of open data and free flow of data for the development of new online platforms; notes that open, advanced and shared test networks can be an asset for Europe;
Amendment 419 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that, in relation to this specific business model, the traditional reasoning inherent in EU competition law may no longer be fit for purpose and proportionate more flexible and timely solutions for digital markets should be envisaged to complement competition law; stresses the importance of effective enforcement of the existing competition law;
Amendment 437 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission to fight tax avoidance and harmful competitionabuse of market power and calls on the Member States and the Commission to propose further reforms to prevent tax avoidance practices in the EU;
Amendment 451 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Regrets that the EU’s presence in the world market is barely feltregrettably low, in particular due to the current fragmentation of the digital market, legal uncertainty and the lack of financing and capacity to market technological innovations, which make it difficult for European companies to become world leaders in this new economy;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective and advantageous for European people and businesses;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the 5 ICT priority areas identified by the European Commission as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for a straightforward and integrated standardisation framework in support of SMEs;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the market share of diesel-powered passenger cars grew in the European Union during the last decades to a level where they represent more than half of new cars sold in almost every Member State; whereas this sustained growth in market share of diesel vehicles also came about as a result of EU climate policy, as diesel technology has a significant advantage over petrol engines when it comes to CO2 emissions; whereas at the combustion stage, diesel engines produce far more pollutants other than CO2, which are significantly and directly harmful to public health, such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, than do petrol engines; whereas mitigation technologies for these pollutants exist and are deployed in the market;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2190(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes from the Court’s report that the Office underestimated its needs for the professional event organisation services; observes that the four-year framework contract, which was signed in 2013, reached its maximum amount in December 2014; notes that the Office’s underestimate stemmed from unexpected changes in the organisation of its final plenary meeting for 2014; is of the opinion that the Office should establish a modus operandi with its members and observers for those meetings in order to prevent such a situation from recurring; points out that a procurement procedure to sign a new framework contract was launched in August 2015, and that the Office in the meantime continued to procure these services using purchase orders and low-value contracts (negotiated procedures); agrees with the Court that an open procurement procedure should have been used, in which all interested economic partners are entitled to submit a tender; notes that in 2016 the Office is planning to revised its existing procurement rules and will reconsider its current decentralised procurement model with a view to streamlining the process, including by using eTendering; welcomes the fact that the Office has already taken steps to improve its procurement rules and has launched an open tender procedure which resulted in the conclusion of a multiple framework contract in cascade with three companies from January 2016;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2190(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that the Office has actively participated in the work of the Inter-Agency Legal Network working group on anti-fraud; notes with satisfaction that this cooperation will resulted in the adoption of the Office’s anti-fraud strategy in 2017; asks the Office to keep the discharge authority informed of its progress on this matterFebruary 2017;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2190(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Office expects to conclude its internal rules on whistleblowing in the first half of 2017 and has already sent its draft policy to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for prior-checking; asks the Office to report to the discharge authority on the establishment and implementation of its whistleblowing rules;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Commission to carefully assess the needs of European public researchers in order to identify possible gaps in the supply of cloud infrastructure in Europe; if gaps are identified the Commission should invite European cloud infrastructure providers to share their development roadmaps in order to asses if private investments are sufficient to address such gaps or if further public funding is needed to bridge them;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Ask the Commission to ensure that all scientific research and data produced by the Horizon 2020 Programme should benefit European businesses and the public; advocates a change in the incentive structures for academics, industry and public services to share their data, and improve data management, training, engineering skills and literacy;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Reminds the Commission that the cloud services industry has already invested billions of euros into building top of the art infrastructure in Europe. European scientists and researchers can today use a cloud infrastructure that offers them the ability to experiment and innovate quickly by accessing a wide variety of services, only paying for what they use, thus improving time-to-science fast. Notes that Europe's critical support to research and development should not be spent on duplicating existing resources, but instead on encouraging breakthrough in new scientific areas that can boost growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Calls on the Commission to promote interoperability and to prevent vendor 'lock-in' by promoting that multiple cloud infrastructure providers in Europe provide a choice of competitive, inter-operable, portable infrastructure services;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Believes that public administrations should have open government public data by default; urges that progress be made on the degree and pace of releasing information as open data, on identifying key datasets to be made available and on promoting the re- use of open data in an open form;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. The staggering growth in digital technologies is the key driver for generation of massive raw data streams in cloud environments. This huge collection of raw data streams in big data systems increases computational complexity and resource consumption in cloud-enabled data mining systems; Notes that the concept of pattern-based data sharing enables local data processing near the data sources and transforms the raw data streams into actionable knowledge patterns. These knowledge patterns have dual utility of availability of local knowledge patterns for immediate actions as well as for participatory data sharing in cloud environments;
Amendment 900 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
Amendment 114 #
2016/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to reinforce the single market through a fiscal union, and calls for the treaties to be amended accordinglyby removing the remaining barriers and obstacles;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EIB should continue to strengthen its efforts to expand its loan activities and reduce administrative burden for applicants;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EIB, as the institution responsible for the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), should maintain solid financial results and a high quality of asset portfolio, while ensuring geographic balance;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 70 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more important in heating given that the chemical energy stored in it can be converted into heat energyand oil is widely used for heating in Europe and its use could be optimised through highly efficiently energy storage;
Amendment 182 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the Commission intention to develop a toolbox of measure to facilitate the renovation in multi- apartment buildings; considers that a harmonised and comprehensive toolbox should be developed also for the energy planning of cities to enable the mapping of local heating and cooling potential, optimised and integrated building renovation and heating and cooling infrastructure development;
Amendment 412 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully awareinformed of the technological and economic benefits of newsustainable heating and cooling systems and installations, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; asks the Commission to make concrete proposals in the energy performance of buildings directive that will enable to increase the awareness about the efficiency of their installed heating systems;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU as a whole is well on track to reach the 2020 targets for renewables but further action is required in severalome Member States;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to article 194 TFEU, the European energy policy shall ensure the functioning of the energy market, ensure security of energy supply, promote energy efficiency and savings and the development of renewable energy and promote the interconnection of energy networks;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the transition towards a sustainable, forward-looking energy system must include efforts for energy efficiency, renewable energy, best use of Europe's energy resources and smart infrastructure; whereas a long-term stable regulatory framework is needed to create economic growth and jobs and ensure the EU's leading role in these areas;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EU imports more than half of all the energy it consumes, its import dependency is particularly high for crude oil, natural gas and hard coal, and the total import bill is more than EUR 400 billion in 2013; therefore making Europe a leader in renewables is an important factor towards achieving energy independence;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the development of renewable energy should coincide with the development of a well-functioning internal electricity market that ensures a level playing field for all participants in the market;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas investment in renewables requires a long-term framework consistent with the EU’s 2050 climate commitments; and holds great potential for creation of jobs and growth in Europe;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas public participation and supervision, clear policy guidelines at regional, national and European level and the engagement of social partntakeholders are key to the successful development of renewable energy;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas renewable energy offers an opportunity for greater energy democracyinvolvement of stakeholders and consumers directly in the energy system through collective management, public investment schemes and decentralised forms of energy production;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concern at the large number of countries (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) which may have to revise their policisatisfaction with the progress made towards the EU target whereby renewables andre tools to ensure they meet their 2020 objectives; notes that one Member State has already failed to achieve the 2013-2014 interim targets account for 20% of gross final energy consumption by 2020;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that Member States are generally well on track to reach both the intermediate and the 2020-targets; calls for some Member States to adjust their policies and tools to ensure they meet their 2020 objectives;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to identifyin this respect the importance of identifying and sharing best practices in terms of national renewable energy policies and to promote their adoption; calls on the Commission to strengthen its role in monitoring and supporting the progress of renewable energies;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that the determination of the energy mix of Member States remains a national competence, and therefore energy mixes remain highly diversified;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to include an evaluation of renewables' impact on cost and prices, especially households prices, in the future renewable energy progress reports;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the national regulationincreased convergence of electricity markets is a key factor in the divergingcould facilitate advancements of renewables, differentlower energy costs for families and for industry and differentlower levels of energy dependency;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the role of renewable support schemes in attracting long-term investment and consolidating the renewable sector; rejects the retroactive eliminatiostresses the need for stable and investor- friendly renewable support schemes in line with the European Commission Guidance on the design of renewable energy support schemes in order to avoid potential market distortion;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes that a number of renewable energy technologies are rapidly becoming cost-competitive for electricity generation with conventional forms of generation; stresses that such efforts must be continued with the aim of making renewables competitive on market terms and gradually phasing out subsidies for mature renewables technologies;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls Parliament’'s target of 85 % of financing for non-fossil energy under the energy chapter of Horizon 2020; calls for public national investments of this kind to be exempted from deficit ruin this respect on the European Commission to further facilitate the effective use of all existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to attract investment for key energy infrastructure projects, research and innovation in renewables, including for effective technologies for energy storage, and the development of Europe's internal capacities to enable better uptake of renewables;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that support schemes at all levels should be focused on technologies with great potential for reducing costs of renewables and(/or) increasing market uptake of renewables;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for an integrated approach toincreased cooperation and coordination within and between Member States and regions including around support schemes to EU criteria; calls as well for enhanced coordination of public investments and credit in technical improvement, national development plans, grid adaptation, storage, energy efficiency and new forms of energy production to avoid potential bottlenecks and ensure sufficient grid capacity;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the strengthening of transparency and public participation, with particular regard to social partners, in the development of national plans for renewable energy;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of local administrations and associations, like the Covenant of Mayorinvolvement of all levels of administration, both local, regional, macro-regional and national levels, in the increased implementation of a renewables-based model of in the European energy consumption;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the preliminary findings from the REFIT evaluation that Renewable Energy Targets have been a key driver for the development of renewable energy capacity; stresses in this regard that efforts for better regulation and reduction of red tape should be intensified and suggests better use of existing tools, e.g. through digitalisation of tender procedures and speedier permit procedures;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 158 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates Parliament’s call for binding targets of a 30the European Council's commitment of October 2014 to reach at least 27 % share of renewable energy consumption and 40 % in energy savings for 2030;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that Member States should justify thmake use of provisions for statistical transfers and the development of cooperation mechanisms to meet their targets on the basis of feasibility constraints with regard to developing renewables, so as to ensure, in accordance with the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive art. 6, , so as to ensure that transition to renewables is done in a cost-efficient manner and that national targets are actually bindingeffectuated;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the need to define a regulatory strategy that allows for the monitoring of Member States’' commitments while allowing for full democratic control and scrutiny of energy policiestransparency of energy policies with due respect for the national competences to determine energy mix;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of the EU energy network and the completion of the 10% interconnection target; recalls in this respect the importance of public consultation and participation in the planning of new energy infrastructure projects, in particular as regards new interconnections; underlines in this regard that increased regional cooperation can contribute to enhancing energy security, improve infrastructure planning, ensure cost optimisation of integrating renewables and drive down costs for consumers;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the gap between available skills and the changes in labour market demands adapted to the development of renewables; stresses the importance of social partners and, industry and employers as well as public authorities in developing skill schemes and training programmes to ensure that the adjustment to new technologies and patterns of energy production is a source of quality jobs;
Amendment 213 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need for a differential treatment between micro, small and large producers; stresses the importance of ensuring financial and administrative facilitieimportance of ensuring non-discriminatory conditions and suitable tools for ‘'prosumers’' (households, micro and small businesses, cooperatives, public administrations and non-commercial entities that engage in energy production) to contribute to energy transition;
Amendment 222 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to strike aallow the market to balance between the development of centralised and decentralised energy production that ensures that consumers that, who cannot afford to become ‘'prosumers’', are not discriminated against; stresses the need to provide technical and administrative facilities for the collective management of energy production;
Amendment 233 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that renewable electricity production should be better integrated with the electric distribution and transmission systems, considering the changes towards a more decentralised model for energy to take into account the market;
Amendment 253 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the Commission’'s strategy to increase demand-response mechanisms; stresses that this should not create an additional financial burden for citizens;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that stabilityconsumers should be empowered and have the right in cenergy prices is necessary to induce the adequate demand responsestives to participate in all relevant markets in order to induce the adequate demand responses from consumers and thereby the necessary flexibility from consumers;
Amendment 266 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 271 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that ‘'prosumers’' should be allowed to access the energy grid and market at a fair price and should not be penalised with additional taxes or charges; expresses itswhich shall concvern atll the initiatives taken by some Member States to create obstacles to the exercise of the rights to self-consumption and self- productioncosts affecting the network;
Amendment 277 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 284 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets the lack of progress and low targets set for renewable use in heating and cooling; Stresses the great potential for continued progress for renewable use in heating and cooling; recognises the benefits of increasing renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, in particular in buildings; stresses the increased flexibility of thermal infrastructure and storage in facilitating the integration of intermittent renewable sources by storing energy in the form of heat;
Amendment 289 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission communication on heating and cooling from February 2016; reiterates in this relation that efforts in the heating and cooling sector hold a great potential for increased energy security (given that 61 % of gas imported into the European Union is used in buildings, mainly for heating purposes) e.g. through the development of district heating/cooling networks which are an proficient means of integrating sustainable heat into cities on a large scale since they can simultaneously deliver heat derived from a range of sources and are not inherently dependent on any one source;
Amendment 292 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls for further measures to exploit the remaining significant potential of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sectors to fully achieve the 2020 goals; calls on the European Commission to bridge regulatory gaps in those sectors in the post-2020 renewables legislative package;
Amendment 300 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the need to facilitate a transition towards renewable heating devices, while ensuring adequate financial support for energy-poor citizens;
Amendment 316 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes the failure of theat the target of 10% renewables by 2020 in the transport sector is significantly lacking behind, partly due to the challenges for a biofuel-based renewable strategy for transport;
Amendment 320 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Estimates that transport represents over 30 % of final energy consumption in Europe and that 94 % of transport relies on oil products; considers, therefore, that an effort for increased use of renewables in the transport sector must be ambitious, with a clear link to the decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 324 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Stresses that combining measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy, and develop innovative energy technologies, is of crucial importance to efforts to achieve an environmentally sustainable energy mix for European transport systems; considers that the use of varied renewable energy sources should be encouraged, including liquefied natural gas for heavy load vehicles and in the maritime sector;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Awaits the European Commission's strategy in June 2016 for decarbonisation of the transport sector and stresses in this respect that increased uptake of renewables must be promoted to ensure that transport contributes actively to reach the 2020-targets;
Amendment 327 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Paragraph 28 d (new)
28d. Welcomes the progress made in developing new biofuels and engines by the projects completed under EU JU Clean Sky;
Amendment 328 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 336 #
2016/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the need for a shift from liberalisation tointermodality and modal shift in the transport sector to accommodate sustainable mobility regulation, including sustainable logistic systems and sustainable urban policies that minimise overalladdress the energy consumption in transport; to renewable sources and/or minimise overall energy consumption;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UrgNotes the Commission's intention to come forward with a proposal for a common corporate consolidated tax base (CCCTB) which wcould provide a comprehensive solution to harmful tax practices within the Union; believes that the consolidation of the CCCTB is essential and is becoming increasingly urgent; calls on the Member States to promptly reach an agreement on this and to swiftly implement it and emphasizes that this proposal in any way shall not undermine national tax legislations; strongly notes that taxation is to remain the sovereign responsibility of the Member States as the Treaty foresees it; reminds that fair tax competition fosters growth;
Amendment 180 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce. To foster the uptake of advanced biofuels and restore investor confidence in the mid to long term, the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive, for the transport sector, set out in this Directive for the period 2021 - 2030 shall be no more than 7%.
Amendment 259 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76 a (new)
Recital 76 a (new)
(76a) A 'risk-based approach' is carried out starting at country level. If requirements of a single criterion cannot be fulfilled by national and/or subnational legislation or monitoring systems, the information regarding that part should be provided at supply base level in order to reduce the risk of unsustainable forest biomass production.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) It is important that Member States ensure a fair and non-distortionary allocation of networks costs and levies to all users of the electricity system. All network tariffs should be cost reflective.
Amendment 304 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 309 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstocks mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane and cover crops before and after main crops), ley crops (such as grass, clover, alfalfa), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste;
Amendment 314 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u a (new)
(ua) ‘highly sustainable crop based biofuels’ should be defined as biofuels that: – are produced from cereals, other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops; – save at least 60% GHG emissions compared to fossil fuels according to the methodology in article 28(1); – generate high value protein, other animal feed or cellulosic by-products; – are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy; or are certified to comply with an equivalent set of sustainability standards.
Amendment 320 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.
Amendment 330 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 342 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases, biomethane, and hydrogen and synthetic gas produced from renewable electricity;
Amendment 354 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
Amendment 359 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ll a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ll a (new)
(lla) ‘supply base’ means the geographic region from which biomass feedstock originates;
Amendment 360 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Amendment 433 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 434 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 484 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The limit set out in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not apply to ‘highly sustainable crop based biofuels’ as well as to feedstocks listed in Annex IX.
Amendment 522 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as tomarket- based and market responsive, thereby fostering market integration, avoiding unnecessary distortions of electricity markets, and ensureing that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints.
Amendment 558 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 573 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 603 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 609 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles,all transport sectors shall be taken into account.
Amendment 615 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.
Amendment 701 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Biomass fuels shall have to fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 only if used in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling or fuels with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding 0.5 MW in case of gaseous biomass fuels. Member States may apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria to installations with lower fuel capacity.
Amendment 746 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit within legally gazetted boundarieslegally;
Amendment 763 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including areas of high conservation value in wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 778 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term productionvity capacity of the forest at country level;
Amendment 787 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if managementappropriate control systems are in place at forest holdingthe supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 799 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permitlegally;
Amendment 802 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Demonstration projects and installations with an electricity capacity of less than 50 kWup to a value to be defined following an impact assessment by the distribution system operator shall be allowed to connect to the grid following a notification to the distribution system operator.
Amendment 809 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Repowering shall be allowed following a notification to the single administrative contact point established in accordance with Article 16, where no singnificant negative environmental or social impact is expected, based on a pre-established list of criteria. The single administrative contact point shall decide within six months of the receipt of the notification if this is sufficient.
Amendment 810 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including areas of high conservation value in peatlands and wetlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 823 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term productionvity capacity of the forest.
Amendment 841 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if managementappropriate control systems are in place at forest holdingthe supply base level to ensure that carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest are maintained.
Amendment 847 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 877 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) at least 870 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021 and 85% for installations starting operation after 1 January 2026when compared with the EU-wide fossil fuel comparators of 183 gCO2eq/MJ for electricity, and 80 gCO2eq/MJ for heating or cooling, or 124 gCO2eq/MJ for heat produced by the direct substitution of coal.
Amendment 887 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Amendment 908 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Amendment 933 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holdingsupply base level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 946 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of Article 26 (7), the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels shall be calculated as followby applying one of the following methodologies:
Amendment 1007 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 3
In accounting for the consumption of electricity not produced within the solid biomass fuel production plant, the greenhouse gas emission intensity of the production and distribution of that electricity shall be assumed to be equal to the fossil fuel comparator ECF(el) set out in paragraph 19 of this Annexaverage emission intensity of the production and distribution of electricity in a defined region. By derogation from this rule, producers may use an average value for an individual electricity production plant for electricity produced by that plant, if that plant is not connected to the electricity grid.51 __________________ 51 The solid biomass pathways consume and produce the same commodities at different stages of the supply chain. Using different values for electricity supply to solid biomass production plants and the fossil fuel comparator would assign artificial GHG savings to these pathways.
Amendment 1085 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1163 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1193 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1204 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.
Amendment 937 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may decide not to apply this obligation to integrated undertakings serving less than 100 000 connected consumers, or serving isolated systems.
Amendment 1049 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall provide the necessary regulatory framework to allow and incentivise transmission system operators to procure services in order to improve efficiencies in the operation and development of the transmission system, including local congestion management. In particular, regulatory frameworks shall enable transmission system operators to procure services from resources such as demand response or storage and consider energy efficiency measures, which may supplant the need to upgrade or replace electricity capacity and which support the efficient and secure operation of the transmission system. Transmission system operators shall procure these services according to transparent, non- discriminatory and market based procedures. Transmission system operators shall define standardised market products for the services procured ensuring effective participation of all market participants including renewable energy sources, demand response, storage and aggregators. Transmission system operators shall exchange all necessary information and coordinate with distribution system operators in order to ensure the optimal utilisation of resources, ensure the secure and efficient operation of the system and facilitate market development. Transmission system operators shall be adequately remunerated for the procurement of such services in order to recover at least the corresponding expenses, including the necessary information and communication technologies expenses.
Amendment 1192 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) at own initiative or upon request from the Agency to enforce its binding decisions, to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on electricity undertakings, ENTSO of Electricity or regional coordination centres, not complying with their obligations under this Directive, [Recast of Regulation as proposed by COM (2016) 861/2], or any relevant legally binding decisions of the regulatory authority or of the Agency, or to propose that a competent court impose such penalties. This shall include the power to impose or propose the imposition of penalties of up to 10 % of the annual turnover of the transmission system operator on the transmission system operator or of up to 10 % of the annual turnover of the vertically integrated undertaking on the vertically integrated undertaking, as the case may be, for non- compliance with their respective obligations pursuant to this Directive; and
Amendment 199 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Tasks of the Agency as regards regional opercoordinational centres
Amendment 203 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency, in close cooperation with the national regulatory authorities and the ENTSO for Electricity, shall monitor and analyse the performance of regional opercoordinational centres, taking into account the reports provided for in [Article 43 paragraph 4 recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2].
Amendment 215 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) request information from regional opercoordinational centres where appropriate pursuant to Article 43 of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2];
Amendment 217 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) issue opinions and recommendations to regional opercoordinational centres.
Amendment 270 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Decisions of the Administrative Board shall be adopted on the basis of a simpletwo-thirds majority of the members present, unless provided otherwise in this Regulation. Each member of the Administrative Board or alternate shall have one vote.
Amendment 320 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Board of Regulators and its sub- committees pursuant to Article 7 shall act by a simpletwo-thirds majority of the members present, with one vote for each member, except for the opinion pursuant to paragraph 5(b) which shall be taken on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members present.
Amendment 755 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
7. Distribution tariffs shall reflect the cost of use of the distribution network by system users including active customers, may contain grid connection capacity elements and may be differentiated based on system users’ consumption or generation profiles. Where Member States have implemented the deployment of smart metering systems, regulatory authorities may introduce time differentiated network tariffs, reflecting the use of the network, in a transparent and foreseeable way for the consumer.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Due to the close interconnection of the Union electricity grid and the increasing need to cooperate with neighbouring countries to maintain grid stability and integrate large volumes of renewable energies, regional opercoordinational centres will play an important role for the coordination of transmission system operators. The Agency should guarantee regulatory oversight over the regional opercoordinational centres where necessary.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Agency provides an integrated framework which enables national regulatory authorities to participate and cooperate. That framework facilitates the uniform application of the legislation on the internal markets in electricity and natural gas throughout the Union. As regards situations concerning more than one Member State, the Agency has been granted the power to adopt individual decisions. That power should under clearly specified conditions cover technical and regulatory issues which require regional coordination , notably concerning the implementation of network codes and guidelines, cooperation within regional opercoordinational centres, the regulatory decisions necessary to effectively monitor wholesale market integrity and transparency, decisions concerning electricity and natural gas infrastructure that connects or that might connect at least two Member States and, as a last resort, exemptions from the internal market rules for new electricity interconnectors and new gas infrastructure located in more than one Member State.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Through the cooperation of national regulators within the Agency it is evident that majority decisions are a key pre- requisite to achieve progress on matters concerning the internal energy market which have significant economic effects in various Member States. National regulators should therefore vote with simpletwo-thirds majority within the Board of Regulators. Where appropriate the Agency should be accountable to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) issue opinions and recommendations addressed to transmission system operators, regional opercoordinational centres and nominated electricity market operators ;
Amendment 54 #
2016/0377(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) As stated in the [proposed Electricity Regulation], the regional opercoordinational centres should regularly assess relevant risks as they are entrusted with the operational management of such situations. To ensure that they can carry out their tasks effectively and act in close cooperation with relevant national authorities with a view to preventing and mitigating larger-scale incidents, the regional cooperation required under this Regulation should build on the regional cooperation structures used at technical level, namely the groups of Member States sharing the same regional opercoordinational centre.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 30 % bindingcative headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.;
Amendment 422 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The sales of energy, by volume, used in transport and biomass used for heating of households may be partially or fully excluded from these calculations.
Amendment 460 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. All the options chosen under paragraph 2 taken together must amount to no more than 25 35% of the amount of energy savings referred to in paragraph 1. Member States shall apply and calculate the effect of the options chosen for the periods referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 separately:
Amendment 213 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable, cost-efficient and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Energy Union through complementary, coherent, market-based and ambitious efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union's Better Regulation principles.
Amendment 223 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Energy Union should cover five key dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonisation; and research, innovation and competitiveness, and whereas market reforms are key to reaching the Energy Union's full potential.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, and to foster research and innovation by means of attracting investments, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union and national level.
Amendment 240 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) A fully functional and resilient Energy Union would make Europe into a leading region for innovation, investments, growth and social and economic development, in turn providing a good example of how pursuing high ambitions in terms of climate change mitigation is intertwined with measures to foster innovation, investments and growth.
Amendment 246 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's proposal was developed in parallel to and is adopted together with a series of initiatives in sectorial energy policy, notably with regard to renewable energy, energy efficiency and market design. Those initiatives form a package under the overarching theme of energy efficiency first, the Union’s global leadership in renewables, and a fair deal for energy consumers by promoting fair competition.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15%noted the proposal of the Commission to report regularly to the European Council with the objective of arriving at a 15% target for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’' contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden and with sufficient flexibility for Member States, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. It emphasized that such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. __________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).
Amendment 297 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 recognised that the governance system should provide sufficient flexibility for Member States to choose measures based on national specificities, choices, circumstances, technological developments and changing external conditions;
Amendment 319 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The transition to a low-carbon economy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum, as well as regional market reforms. Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions requires a boost to efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should also lead to improvements of air quality.
Amendment 326 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission's strong commitment to Better Regulation and consistent with a policy for research, innovation and investments, the Energy Union Governance should result in a significant reduction of administrative burden for the Member States, the Commission and other Union Institutions and it should help to ensure coherence and adequacy of policies and measures at Union and national level with regard to the transformation of the energy system towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 336 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The achievement of the Energy Union objectives should be ensured through a combination of Union initiatives and coherent national policies set out in integrated national energy and climate plans. Sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields sets out planning requirements, which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level. Their introduction at different moments in time has led to overlaps and insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas, to the detriment of cost-efficiency. Current separate planning, reporting and monitoring in the climate and energy fields should therefore as far as possible be streamlined and integrated.
Amendment 359 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The implementation of policies and measures in the areas of the energy and climate has an impact on the environment. Member States should therefore ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in and to be consulted on the preparation of the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance, where applicable, with the provisions of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ("UNECE") Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of 25 June 1998 (the "Aarhus convention"). Member States should also ensure involvement of stakeholders and social partners in the preparation of the integrated national energy and climate plans. __________________ 24 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p.30).
Amendment 379 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and, predictability and investment certainty of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten- year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 385 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Stable long-term low emission strategies are crucial to contribute towards economic transformation, jobs, growth and the achievement of broader sustainable development goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, Parties to the Paris Agreement are invited to communicate, by 2020, their mid-century, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, notably the reduction of the carbon intensity of the power sector.
Amendment 392 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Sustainable and active forestry and forest management is a prerequisite for a holistic environmental policy capable of materializing EU's ambitious climate goals, as demonstrated by the fact that the forest area in Europe has increased greatly over the past decades, thus improving its overall carbon absorption capacity.
Amendment 393 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) The LULUCF sector is highly exposed and very vulnerable to climate change. At the same time, this sector has huge potential to provide for long-term climate benefits and to contribute significantly to the achievement of European and international long-term climate goals. It can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, and providing bio- materials than can substitute fossil- or carbon-intensive ones. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the sustainable resource management and long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential. Long-term strategies are essential to allow for sustainable investments in the long run.
Amendment 398 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) As is the case for planning, sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields sets out reporting requirements, many of which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level, complementary to market reforms, but those requirements have been introduced at different moments in time which has led to overlaps and cost- inefficiency, as well as insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas such as GHG mitigation, renewable energy, energy efficiency and market integration. To strike the right balance between the need to ensure a proper follow-up of the implementation of national plans and the need to reduce administrative burden, Member States should establish biennial progress reports on the implementation of the plans and other developments in the energy system. Some reporting however, particularly with regard to reporting requirements in the climate field stemming from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ("UNFCCC") and Union Regulations, would still be necessary on a yearly basis.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In view of the collective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union Strategy, notably creating a fully functional and resilient Energy Union, it will be essential for the Commission to assess national plans and, based on progress reports, their implementation. For the first ten-year period, this concerns in particular the achievement of the Union-level 2030 targets for energy and climate and national contributions to those targets, as well as the dimension 'internal energy market'. Such assessment should be undertaken on a biennial basis, and on an annual basis only where necessary, and should be consolidated in the Commission's State of the Energy Union reports.
Amendment 417 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Given the high global warming potential and relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, the Commission may consider policy options for addressing methane emissions, with the exclusion of enteric methane emissions which are naturally produced when rearing ruminants, and in line with the circular economy policy and the use of waste.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States and, where appropriate, between the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission should issue recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambition of the draft national plans, on the subsequent implementation of policies and measures of the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account of such recommendations and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have been implemented.
Amendment 438 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. I as well as, in the area of renewable energy, such measures can also includeany voluntary financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 441 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The Union and the Member States should strive to provide the most up-to- date information on their greenhouse gas emissions and removals, removals and the carbon intensity of their national power mix. This Regulation should enable such estimates to be prepared in the shortest timeframes possible by using statistical and other information, such as, where appropriate, space-based data provided by the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme and other satellite systems.
Amendment 461 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) In preparation of a future review of this regulation and in the context of the EU cyber security strategy, the Commission should assess in close cooperation with the Member States whether it might be necessary to add additional uniform planning and reporting requirements on the Member States' efforts to improve the protection of critical infrastructure of the EU's energy system against any form of cyber threats, in particular in the view of the increasing number of potentially critical cyber- attacks during the last decade, in order to guarantee energy security in any circumstances. However, such an improved coordination within the EU should not affect Member States' national security interest by revealing sensitive information.
Amendment 464 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
– Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 469 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) implement strategies and measures designed to meet the objectives and targets of the Energy Union, and for the first ten- year period from 2021 to 2030 in particular the EU's 2030 targets for energy and climate, as well of achieving an integrated internal energy market, primarily at regional level;
Amendment 473 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) implement long-term low emission strategies to fulfil the commitments under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement with a 50 years perspective;
Amendment 504 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
(9) 'the Union’'s 2030 targets for energy and climate' means the Union-wide binding target of at least 40% domestic reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions as compared to 1990 to be achieved by 2030, the Union-level binding target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030, the Union-level target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an EU level of 30%, and thas referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], and the Union target for improving energy efficiency, as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], and the indicative 15 % electricity interconnection target for 2030 as proposed by the European Commission or any subsequent targets in this regard agreed by the European Council or Council and Parliament for the year 2030.
Amendment 544 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the national objectives, targets and contributions for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union, as well as an assessment of their contributions to European competiveness;
Amendment 562 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures to meet the objectives referred to in point (b), including impacts on the demand of CO2 allowances within the trading scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance;
Amendment 569 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) an assessment of how the planned policies and measures contribute to the development of a fully functional and integrated European energy market;
Amendment 602 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
-i. The Commission shall set up an indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030, as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC], based on this indicative benchmark Member States shall communicate their indicative trajectories,
Amendment 621 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27%n renewable energy in 2030, as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linearn indicative trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 632 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
ii. indicative trajectories for the sectorial share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;
Amendment 638 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
iii. indicative trajectories by renewable energy technology that the Member State plans to use to achieve the overall and sectorial trajectories for renewable energy from 2021 to 2030 including total expected gross final energy consumption per technology and sector in Mtoe and total planned installed capacity per technology and sector in MW;
Amendment 657 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union's binding energy efficiency target of 30% in 2030 as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.
Amendment 669 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Member States shall express their contribution in terms of absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and 2030, with a linearn indicative trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards. They shall explain their underlying methodology and the conversion factors used;
Amendment 676 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 3
(3) if applicable, the objectives for the long-term renovation of the national stock of residential and commercial buildings (both public and private);
Amendment 686 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
(1) national indicative objectives with regard to increasing the diversification of energy sources and supply from third countries, for the purpose of increasing the resilience of national and regional energy systems;
Amendment 689 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
(2) national indicative objectives with regard to reducing energy import dependency from third countries, for the purpose of increasing the resilience of national and regional energy systems;
Amendment 695 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
(4) national indicative objectives with regard to deployment of domesticincreasing the flexibility of the national energy system, by means of deploying domestic and regional energy sources (notably renewable energy);
Amendment 702 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
(1) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in consideration of the indicative electricity interconnection target for 2030 of at least 15 % as proposed by the Commission and, notably, regional market conditions and potential, cost- benefit analyses as well as measures to increase the tradable capacity in existing interconnections; Member States shall explain the underlying methodology used;
Amendment 709 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 2
(2) key national objectives for electricity and gas transmission infrastructure that are necessary for the achievement of objectives and targets under any of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy, including any planned or foreseen major infrastructure project along with a preliminary assessment of its compatibility with and contributions to the five dimensions of the Energy Union, notably with regard to security of supply and competition;
Amendment 722 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4
(4) national objectives with regard to ensuring electricity system adequacy, considering low carbon baseload generation as well as flexibility of the energy system with regard to renewable energy production, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met;
Amendment 725 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)
(4a) national objectives with regard to ensuring that obstacles to free price formation are phased out, including a timeframe for when this is to be achieved.
Amendment 728 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 b (new)
(4b) national objectives and interim objectives with regard to establishing bidding zones based on long-term, structural congestions in the transmission network, so as to maximise economic efficiency and cross-border trading opportunities while maintaining security of supply, including a timeframe for when this is to be achieved;
Amendment 729 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 c (new)
(4c) National objectives with regard to ensuring that no capacity mechanisms are implemented, or where implemented for the purpose of security of supply are limited to the extent possible and do not create unnecessary market distortions and hindrances to cross-border trade;
Amendment 730 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 d (new)
(4d) national objectives with regard to phasing out priority dispatch for generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration which have been commissioned prior to [OP: entry into force] and have, when commissioned, been subject to priority dispatch under Article 15(5) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or Article 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and the measures taken to ensure that, including a timeframe for when this is to be achieved;
Amendment 733 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 1
(1) national objectives and funding targets for public and private research and innovation relating to the Energy Union; if applicable, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met. Such targets and objectives should be coherent with those set out in the Energy Union Strategy and the SET-Plan;
Amendment 740 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 2
(2) national 2050 objectives forpolicies and measures to promote the depveloypment of low carbon technologies to 2050;
Amendment 742 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 3
Amendment 761 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the degree of market competition;
Amendment 782 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the Union’s 2020 energy consumption is no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy, the Union’s 2030 energy consumption is no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy for the first ten- year period;
Amendment 823 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) interactions between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures within a policy dimension and between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures of different dimensions for the first ten- year period at least until the year 2030, including the interactions between these policies and measures with the emission trading scheme as these policies and measures are likely to impact the supply and demand of allowances. Projections concerning security of supply, infrastructure and market integration shall be linked to robust energy efficiency scenarios.
Amendment 870 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take utmost account of any recommendations from the Commission when finalising their integrated national energy and climate plan and apply the "comply or explain" approach.
Amendment 926 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Enhanced regional cooperation 1. The Commission shall, upon request by two or more Member States, establish a framework for Member States to jointly draft and submit to the Commission parts of the Integrated national energy and climate plan. If two or more Member States pursue such enhanced regional cooperation, the Regional integrated energy and climate plan shall replace the equivalent parts of their respective national plans. 2. The Commission may, with a view to promote cost-efficient policies, identify opportunities for enhanced regional cooperation, with a long-term vision, based on existing market structures, interconnections or other market conditions which could facilitate an enhanced regional cooperation, and based on such opportunities issue non-binding recommendations to the Member States.
Amendment 932 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the targets, objectives and contributions are sufficient and coherent for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and for the first ten-years period in particular the targets of the Union's 2030 Climate and Energy Framework;
Amendment 969 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall onlymake considerable efforts to modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 999 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in line with the Union’'s objective, in the context of necessary reductions according to the IPCC by developed countries as a group, to reduce emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels in a cost-effective manner, in addition to enhancements of removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goals in the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 1012 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) emissions reductions and enhancement of removals in individual sectors including: with a view to decarbonisation of electricity, industry, transport, the buildings sector (residential and tertiary), agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
Amendment 1016 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) expected progress on transition to a low greenhouse gas emission economy including greenhouse gas intensity, CO2 intensity of gross domestic product and strategies for related long-term investments, research, development and innovation;
Amendment 1026 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) links to other national long-term planning and investments.
Amendment 1057 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) an assessment of the costs supported by the final consumer of electricity based on indicators monitoring actual spending for the five dimension of the Energy Union;
Amendment 1084 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) on the implementation of the following indicative trajectories and objectives:
Amendment 1088 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3
(3) trajectories by renewable energy technology to use to achieve the overall and sectorial trajectories for renewable energy from 2021 to 2030 including total expected gross final energy consumption per technology and sector in Mtoe and total planned installed capacity per technology and sector in MW;
Amendment 1094 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 5
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 5
(5) if applicable, other national trajectories and objectives including long- term and sectorial ones (such as share of biofuels, share of advanced biofuels, share of biofuel produced from main crops produced on agricultural land, share of electricity produced from biomass without the utilisation of heat, share of renewable energy in district heating, renewable energy use in buildings, renewable energy produced by cities, energy communities and self- consumers);
Amendment 1108 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) on the implementation of the following national indicative trajectories, objectives and targets:
Amendment 1113 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) the trajectory for primary andor final energy consumption from 2020 to 2030 as the national energy savings contribution to achieving the Union-level 2030 target including underlying methodology;
Amendment 1116 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
(2) if applicable, objectives for the long-term renovation of the national stock of both public and private residential and commercial buildings;
Amendment 1132 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) national measures and, if applicable, objectives with regard to reducingensuring that energy import dependency from third countries does not create any obstacles to the successful implementation of any of the five dimensions of the Energy Union;
Amendment 1136 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) national objectives, notably through market mechanisms, for the development of the ability to cope with constrained or interrupted supply of an energy source, including gas and electricity;
Amendment 1137 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) national objectives for the deployment of domestic energy sources, notably renewable energy and innovative low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 1145 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in relation to the 15% indicative target on electricity interconnection as proposed by the Commission and, notably, regional market conditions and market potential as well as cost-benefit analyses, as well as measures to increase the tradable capacity in existing infrastructure;
Amendment 1151 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) if applicable, main infrastructure projects envisaged and their costs other than Projects of Common Interest, including an assessment of its compatibility and contributions to the five key dimensions of the Energy Union;
Amendment 1153 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) national measures to ensure that obstacles to free price formation is progressively phased out, as well as measures to address any other policies and measures applied within the territory which can contribute to indirectly restricting price formation;
Amendment 1154 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) national measures to establish bidding zones based on long-term, structural congestions in the transmission network, so as to maximise economic efficiency and cross-border trading opportunities while maintaining security of supply;
Amendment 1155 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) national objectives and measures to phase out energy subsidies, as well as a timeline for when such objectives are to be achieved;
Amendment 1156 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) National policies and measures with regard to ensuring that no capacity mechanisms are implemented, or where implemented for the purpose of security of supply are limited to the extent possible and do not create unnecessary market distortions and hindrances limit cross- border trade.
Amendment 1157 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
(de) national measures and policies, planned or existing, to facilitate regional market integration and cross-border trade;
Amendment 1158 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d f (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d f (new)
(df) national policies and measures with regard to encouraging the phasing out of derogation from financial consequences of balance responsibility for installations benefitting from support approved by the Commission under Union State aid rules pursuant to Articles 107 to 109 TFEU, and commissioned prior to [OP: entry into force];
Amendment 1159 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
(dg) national measures and policies with regard to phasing out priority dispatch for generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration which have been commissioned prior to [OP: entry into force] and have, when commissioned, been subject to priority dispatch under Article 15(5) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or Article 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and the measures taken to ensure that, including a timeframe for when this is to be achieved.
Amendment 1166 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where relevant, national objectives with regards to energy poverty, including the number of households in energy poverty;.
Amendment 1175 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if applicable, national objectives and policies translating to a national context the SET Plan objectives and policies;
Amendment 1178 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) if applicable, national objectives for total (public and private) spending in research and innovation relating to clean energy technologies as well as for technology cost and performance development;
Amendment 1181 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1198 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish an online reporting platform to facilitate communication between the Commission and Member States and promote cooperation among Member States, as a means of ensuring cost-efficiency and to facilitate information to the public.
Amendment 1203 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, in line with this platform, facilitate online access to final national plans and national long- term low-emission strategies to the public.
Amendment 1210 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The progress made at Union level towards diversifying its energy sources and suppliers, contributing to a fully functioning and resilient Energy Union based on security of supply, solidarity and trust.
Amendment 1211 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the progress made by each Member State towards meeting its targets, objectives and contributions and implementing the policies and measures set out in its integrated national energy and climate plan, including an assessment of the collective contributions to European competitiveness;
Amendment 1221 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the accuracy of Member State estimates of the effect of national level overlapping policies and measures on the supply-demand balance of the EU ETS, or, in absence of such estimates, conduct its own assessment of the same impact;
Amendment 1223 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the overall impact of the policies and measures of integrated national plans on the operation of the EU ETS.
Amendment 1224 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall take into account, during its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans, legitimate national specific situations, proven through an assessment of competent authorities at national and European level, which could explain any delay in the contributions of Member States for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for meeting its objectives and targets.
Amendment 1238 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linear trajectory starting from 20% in 2020 and reaching at least 27% inthe target for 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i).
Amendment 1247 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In the area of energy efficiency, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess progress towards collectively achieving a maximum energy consumption at Union level of 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy consumption andor 987 Mtoe of final energy consumption in 2030 as referred to in Article 6(1)(a).
Amendment 1252 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) consider whether the Union's milestone of no more than 1483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020 is achieved;
Amendment 1269 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) addressing the impact of national policies to guarantee the effective functioning of the EU ETS.
Amendment 1287 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given the high global warming potential and relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, the Commission may consider policy options for addressing methane emissions, with the exclusion of enteric methane emissions which are naturally produced when rearing ruminants, and in line with the circular economy policy and the use of waste.
Amendment 1319 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1323 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If, on the basis of its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1)(a), the Commission concludes that any infrastructure project may potentially obstruct the development of a resilient Energy Union, the Commission shall issue a preliminary assessment of the project's compatibility with the long-term objectives of the internal energy market and include recommendations to the Member State concerned pursuant to Article 28. Prior to issuing such an assessment, the Commission may consult other Member States.
Amendment 1328 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, in the area of renewable energy, without prejudice to the measures at Union level set out in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (2) in the year 2023, that the lineardicative Union trajectory referred to in Article 25(2) is not collectively met, Member States shallould ensure by the year 2024 that any emerging gap is covered by additional measures, such as:
Amendment 1365 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) making ain addition to point (a) and (b), Member States may, in order to compensate for any identified gap, make a voluntary financial contribution to a financing platform set up at Union level, contributing to renewable energy projects and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission;
Amendment 1367 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) making a financial contribution to a financing platform set up at Union level, contributing to renewable energy projectsinnovative energy projects, notably renewable energy, with technologically paradigm-changing potential, and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission;
Amendment 1431 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the Member State shall set out, in its integrated national energy and climate progress report made in the year following the year the recommendation was issued, how it has taken utmostinto account of the recommendation and how it has implemented or intends to implement it. It shall provides justifications where it deviates from it on the "comply or explain approach";
Amendment 1447 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) a financial assessment of the costs supported by the final consumer of electricity based on indicators monitoring actual spending for the five dimensions of the Energy Union.
Amendment 1477 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an Energy Union Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and work in the respective sectorial formations relevant for this Regulation. That committee shall associate to its work the committee instituted by Article 8 of Decision 93/389/EEC as stipulated in Article 23 of the Directive 2003/087.
Amendment 1481 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Amendment 318 #
2016/0360A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) intangible assets; 14) In paragraph 1 of Article 36, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) intangible assets with the exception of software that has a market value. Institutions shall only deduct from CET1, the difference between the exposure value of the software calculated in accordance with article 111(1) and the market value, when the exposure value is higher than the market value. EBA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to define the term "software" and to determine the methodology to calculate the market value referred to in this paragraph. EBA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by XXX;" Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=EN)
Amendment 584 #
2016/0360A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 134 – paragraph 1
Article 134 – paragraph 1
(56a) In Article 134, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Tangible assets within the meaning of item 10 under the heading 'Assets' in Article 4 of Directive 86/635/EEC shall be assigned a risk weight of 100%." and the software that shall not be deducted in accordance with Article 36(1)(b) shall be assigned a risk weight of 100%." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=EN)
Amendment 165 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The requirements concerning the capabilities of electronic communications networks are constantly increasing. While in the past the focus was mainly on growing bandwidth available overall and to each individual user, other parameters like latency, availability and reliability are becoming increasingly important. The current response towards this demand is bringing optical fibre closer and closer to the user and future 'very high capacity networks' will require performance parameters which are equivalent to what a network based on optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the serving location can deliver. This corresponds in the fixed-line connection case to network performance equivalent to what is achievable by an optical fibre installation up to a multi-dwelling buildingthe premises, considered as the serving location, and in the mobile connection case to network performance similar to what is achievable based on an optical fibre installation up to the base station, considered as the serving location. Variations in end-users' experience which are due to the different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point should not be taken into account for the purposes of establishing whether or not a wireless network could be considered as providing similar network performance. In accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, other technologies and transmission media should not be excluded, where they compare with this baseline scenario in terms of their capabilities. The roll-out of suchfixed 'very high capacity networks' will further increase the capabilities of networks and pave the way forin a fibre to the home configuration and their backhaul capabilities will be a prerequisite for the success of the roll-out of future mobile network generations (5G) based on enhanced air interfaces and a more densified network architecture.
Amendment 304 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'very high capacity network' means an electronic communications network which either consists wholly of optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the serving location or any network which is capable of delivering under usual peak- time conditions similarat least equally consistent and reliable network performance in terms of available down- and uplink bandwidth, resilience, error- related parameters, and latency and its variation. Network performance can be considered similarshall be assessed on the basis of technical parameters, regardless of whether the end- user experience varies due to the inherently different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point.
Amendment 435 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services associated facilities, or associated services provide all the information, including financial information, necessary for national regulatory authorities, other competent authorities and BEREC to ensure conformity with the provisions of, or decisions made in accordance with, this Directive. In particular, national regulatory authorities shall have the power to require those undertakings to submit information concerning future network or service developments that could have an impact on the wholesale services that they make available to competitors. They may also require information on electronic communications networks and associated facilities which is disaggregated at local level and sufficiently detailed for the national regulatory authority to be able to conduct the geographical survey and to designate digital exclusion areas in accordance with Article 22. In accordance with Article 29, national regulatory authorities may sanction undertakings deliberately providing misleading, erroneous or incomplete informationSuch information shall facilitate the forecasting of future investments in network deployment and development.
Amendment 464 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 2
This forecast shall reflect the economic prospects of the electronic communications networks sector and investment intentions of operators at the time when the data is gathered, in order to allow the identification of available connectivity in different areas. This forecast shall include information on planned deployments by any undertaking or public authority, in particular to include very high capacity networks and significant upgrades or extensions of legacy broadband networks to at least the performance of next- generation access networks. For this purpose, national regulatory authorities shall requesgather relevant uandertakings to provide relevant reasonably available information regarding planned deployments of such networks.
Amendment 473 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. National regulatory authorities may designate a "digital exclusion area" corresponding to an area with clear territorial boundaries where, on the basis of the information gathered pursuant to paragraph 1, it is determinedforeseen that for the duration of the relevant forecast period, no undertaking or public authority has deployed or is planning to deploy a very high capacity network or has significantly upgraded or extended its network to a pverformance of at least 100 Mbps download speedsy high capacity network, or is planning to do so. National regulatory authorities shall publish the designated digital exclusion areas.
Amendment 477 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Within a designated digital exclusion area, national regulatory authorities may issue a call open to any undertaking to declare their intention to deploy very high capacity networks over the duration of the relevant forecast period. The national regulatory authority shall specify the information to be included in such submissions, in order to ensure at least a similar level of detail as that taken into consideration in the forecast envisaged in paragraph 1(b). It shall also inform any undertaking expressing its interest whether the designated digital exclusion area is covered or likely to be covered by an NGA network offering download speeds below 100 Mbpsa very high capacity network on the basis of the information gathered pursuant to paragraph 1(b).
Amendment 483 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. When national regulatory authorities take measures pursuant to paragraph 3, they shall do so according to an efficient, objective, transparent and non- discriminatory procedure, whereby no undertaking is a priori excluded. Failure to provide information pursuant to paragraph 1(b) or to respond to the call for interest pursuant to paragraph 3 may be considered as misleading information pursuant to Articles 20 or 21.
Amendment 532 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 725 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) in justified cases, obligations on providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services to make their services interoperable, namely whe where the reach, coverage and user uptake corresponds to that of number-based services and where strictly necessary in order to ensure access to emergency services or end-to-end connectivitymmunication between end-users is endangered due to a lack of interoperability between interpersonal communications services, obligations on providers of number- independent interpersonal communications services to make their services interoperable.
Amendment 747 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
National regulatory authorities shallmay impose obligations upon reasonable request to grant access to wiring and cables inside buildings or up to the first concentration or distribution point where that point is located outside the building, on the owners of such wiring and cable or on undertakings that have the right to use such wiring and cables, where this is justified on the grounds that replication of such network elements would be economically inefficient or physically impracticable. The access conditions imposed may include specific rules on access, transparency and non- discrimination and for apportioning the costs of access, which, where appropriate, are adjusted to take into account risk factors.
Amendment 751 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 784 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Amendment 808 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Amendment 810 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of transnational markets identified in accordance with paragraph 1, the national regulatory authorities concerned shall jointly conduct the market analysis taking the utmost account of the SMP Guidelines and, in a concerted fashion, shall decide on any imposition, maintenance, amendment or withdrawal of regulatory obligations referred to in Article 65(4). The national regulatory authorities concerned shall jointly notify to the Commission with their draft measures regarding the market analysis and any regulatory obligations pursuant to Articles 32 and 33.
Amendment 882 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. A national regulatory authority may, in accordance with Article 66, impose obligations on operators to meet reasonable requests for access to, and use of, civil engineering including, without limitation, buildings or entries to buildings, building cables including wiring, antennae, towers and other supporting constructions, poles, masts, ducts, conduits, inspection chambers, manholes, and cabinets, if they are owned by the operator with significant market power, in situations where the market analysis indicates that denial of access or access given under unreasonable terms and conditions having a similar effect would hinder the emergence of a sustainable competitive market at the retail level and would not be in the end-user's interest.
Amendment 994 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 73 – paragraph 4
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. In applying paragraph 2, the Commission shall ensure that the single voice call termination rate in mobile networks shall not exceed 1.230.94 €cent per minute and the single voice call termination rate in fixed networks shall not exceed 0.14 €cent per minute. The Commission shall take into account the weighted average of maximum termination rates in fixed and mobile networks established in accordance with the principles provided in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 applied across the Union when setting the single maximum termination rate for the first time.
Amendment 1079 #
Amendment 53 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) LIn the context of this Regulation, local wireless connectivity should only qualify as free where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, commercial advertising and the provision of personal data for commercial purposes.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the non-commercial nature of this intervention and the small scale of individual projects foreseen, the administrative burden should be limited to a minimum. Therefore, the intervention should be implemented by the most appropriate forms of financial assistance, notably grants, for example in the form of vouchers or loans, available under the Financial Regulation, now or in future. The intervention should not rely on financial instruments.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Given that the amount of financial assistance awarded to each applicant is small, but that the total number of potential applicants is large, administrative procedures should be streamlined so that decision-making is quick and effective. The CEF Regulation should therefore be amended in order to enable Member States to approve categories of proposals under this Regulation, in accordance with the criteria set out in Section 4, rather than having to give their agreement to individual applicants, and to stipulate that certification of the expenditure and the annual forwarding of information to the Commission are not mandatory for grants awarded pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The available budget should be allocated to projects in a geographically balanced manner among the Member States and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis. The mechanism designed to ensure geographical balance should be included in the relevant Work Programmes adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, and be spelt out in calls for proposals, if necessary, for example in order to facilitate greater participation by applicants from Member States in which take-up of vouchers has been comparatively low.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high- speed broadband services, and at the same time contribute to achieving the objectives of the European Gigabit Society, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution and help to address the digital divide.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0287(COD)
(1a) Where justified by the need to avoid undue administrative burden, in particular in case of low value grants within the meaning of Article 185 of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2012, Member States' agreement may be given to a certain category of proposals under the work programmes pursuant to Article 17, without indicating individual applicants. An agreement of that type obviates the need for Member States to approve the proposal made by each individual applicant.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0287(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 2
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 2
Financial assistance shall be available to entities with a public mission such as local authorpublic sector bodies, as defined in Article 3(1) of the Directive on the accessibility of the websities and providermobile applications of public servicctor bodies, undertaking to provide free local wireless connectivity through the installation of local wireless access points.
Amendment 122 #
2016/0287(COD)
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced manner across Member States to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis.’'
Amendment 171 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the BEREC Office (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 190 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The need for the regulatory framework for electronic communications to be consistently applied in all Member States is essential for the successful development of an internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union and the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, of competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and of the interests of the citizens of the Union. In view of market and technological developments, which often entails an increased cross-border dimension, and to the experience so far in ensuring a consistent implementation in the electronic communications field, it is necessary to build on the work of BEREC and the BEREC Office and further develop them into a fully-fledged agency.
Amendment 196 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) BEREC, as a technical body with expertise on electronic communications and composed of representatives from NRAs and the Commission, is best placed to be entrusted with tasks such as deciding on certain issues with a cross-border dimension, contributing to efficient internal market procedures for draft national measures (both as regards market regulation and assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum), providing the necessary guidelines to NRAs in order to ensure common criteria and a consistent regulatory approach, and keeping certain registries at Union level. This is without prejudice to the tasks established for NRAs, which are closest to the electronic communications markets and their local conditions. In order to carry out its tasks, the agency wouldBEREC Office requires adequate financial and human resources and would also continue the pooling of expertise from NRAs.
Amendment 199 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) BEREC should also serve as a body for reflection, debate and advice for the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in the electronic communications field. BEREC should, accordingly, provide advice to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, upon their request or on its own initiative.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Compared to the situation in the past where both a Board of Regulators and a Management Committee were running in parallel, having a single board giving general orientations for the activities of BEREC, deciding on regulatory and operational as well as on administrative and budgetary management matters should help improving the efficiency, coherence and performance of the agency. To this end, the Management Board should carry the relevant functions and should consist, in addition of two representatives of the Commission,The Management Board should be responsible for the relevant administrative and budgetary management matters and should consist, in addition of the Head, or otherwise a member of the collegiate body, of each NRA, who a and of one re protected by dismissal requirementsesentative of the Commission.
Amendment 222 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 227 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The BEREC Office should have sufficient financial and human resources to carry out its tasks. The increased number of tasks assigned to BEREC and complexity of the tasks requested from the BEREC Office should be duly reflected in resource programming of the BEREC Office. Furthermore, the BEREC Office's composition of human resources should reflect the need for adequate balance between the temporary agents and external personnel.
Amendment 228 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) On 24th February 2011, a Headquarters Agreement ('Seat Agreement') was concluded between the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (The BEREC Office) and the Government of the Republic of Latvia.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to guarantee the BEREC Office’s autonomy and independence, it should have its own budget, most of which comes essentially from a contribution from the Union. The Budget should reflect additional tasks assigned and enhanced role of the BEREC Office and BEREC. The financing of BEREC should be subject to an agreement by the budgetary authority as set out in point 31 of the Inter- institutional Agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management35 . _________________ 35 Inter-institutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 236 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to further extend the consistent implementation of the provisions of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope of BEREC, ithe new agency should be open to the participation of regulatory authorities of third countries competent in the field of electronic communications that have entered into agreements with the Union to that effect, in particular those of EEA EFTA States and candidate countries.
Amendment 240 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The BEREC Office, which was established as a Community body with legal personality by Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009, is succeeded by the BEREC Office as regards all ownership, agreements, legal obligations, employment contracts, financial commitments and liabilities. BEREC should take over the staff of the BEREC Office whose rights and obligations should not be affected,
Amendment 243 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (‘BEREC’) isand the BEREC Office are hereby established.
Amendment 249 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. BEREC shall carry out its tasks independently, impartially and transparently.
Amendment 256 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) issue recommendations and best practices, addressed to the NRAs in order to encourage better and consistent implementation on any technical matter within its mandate;
Amendment 257 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) assist, advise, including by means of reports, the European Parliament and the Council, following a reasoned request or on its own initiative on any matter regarding electronic communications within its competence;
Amendment 274 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) evaluate the implementation and evolution of the abolishment of roaming charges in the Union, in particular by observing tariff fluctuations in domestic markets after 15 June 2017, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/... [amending Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 as regards rules for wholesale roaming markets] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120;
Amendment 275 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. BEREC´s tasks shall be published on the website and updated accordingly to new assignments.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to compliance with relevant Union law, NRAs shall comply with any decision and take the utmosttake into account of any opinion, guideline, recommendation and best practice adopted by BEREC with the aim of ensuring a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 290 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 292 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 b (new)
Article 2 b (new)
Article 2 b Tasks of BEREC Office The BEREC Office shall, in particular, have the following tasks: (a) to provide professional and administrative support services to BEREC; (b) to collect information from NRAs and exchange and transmit information in relation to the tasks of BEREC set out in Article 2; (c) to disseminate regulatory best practices among NRAs, in accordance with point ad of Article 2(1); (d) to assist in the preparation of the work and provide other support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Board of Regulators, the Contact Network and the Working Groups; (e) to participate in the activities of the Working Groups upon decision by their Co-Chairs; (f) to assist in the preparation and provide other support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Management Board; (g) to assist BEREC in public consultations.
Amendment 307 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State and twoone representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. Each NRA shall be responsible for nominating its respective representative amongst the Head or members of the collegiate body of the NRA.
Amendment 317 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) appoint an Accounting Officer, subject to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of other servants, who shall be totally independent in the performance of his/her duties. The BEREC Office may appoint the Commission’s Asame accounting officer as another Union body. The BEREC Office may also agree with the Commission that the accounting Oofficer asof the Commission shall also act as Accounting Officer of the BEREC; Office;
Amendment 355 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) preparing an action plan following- up conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations by the OLAF and reporting on progress twionce a year to the Commission and regularly to the Management Board;
Amendment 377 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – title
Chapter 3 – title
ESTABLISHMENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE BUDGET OF THE BEREC OFFICE
Amendment 380 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The annual work programme shall comprise detailed objectives and expected results including performance indicators. It shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed and an indication of the financial and human resources allocated to each action, in accordance with the principles of activity-based budgeting and management. The annual work programme shall be coherent with the BEREC's annual work programme as referred to in Article 2e(5) and with the multi-annual work programme referred to in paragraph 4. It shall clearly indicate tasks that have been added, changed or deleted in comparison with the previous financial year. Any additional tasks shall be assessed in light of the available resources.
Amendment 381 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Each year, the Executive Director shall draw up a provisional draft estimate of the BEREC Office’s revenue and expenditure for the following financial year, including the establishment plan, and send it to the Management Board.
Amendment 382 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 408 #
2016/0286(COD)
1. The BEREC Office shall be an official body of the Union. It shall have legal personality.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Members and their alternates of the Management Board, and the ExecutivBoard of Regulators, the Director, seconded national experts and other staff not employed by the BEREC Office shall each make a declaration indicating their commitment and the absence or presence of any direct or indirect interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.
Amendment 425 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Members and their alternates of the Management Board, the Executiv and of the Board of Regulators, the Director, seconded national experts, other staff not employed by the BEREC Office and experts participating in working groups shall each accurately and completely declare, at the latest at the start of each meeting, any interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence in relation to the items on the agenda, and shall abstain from participating in the discussion of and voting upon such points.
Amendment 431 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. The necessary arrangements concerning the accommodation to be provided for the BEREC Office in the host Member State and the facilities to be made available by that Member State as well as the specific rules applicable in the host Member State to the Executive Director, members of the Management Board, the BEREC Office staff and members of their families shall be laid down in a Headquarters Agreement between the BEREC and the Member State where the seat is located, concluded after obtaining the approval of the Management Board and no later than two years after the entry into force of this regulation.Office and the host Member State;
Amendment 434 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. The BEREC Office’s host Member State, Latvia, shall provide the necessary conditions to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the BEREC Office, including multilingual, European- oriented schooling and appropriate transport connections.
Amendment 438 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 31 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreement. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU's commitment in the Paris agreement which aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by holding the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, and, among other things, to foster low greenhouse gas emissions development in a manner that does not threaten food production. The Union's commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Paris Agreement prescribes that Parties should take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with. For the Member States with a negative limit under Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC the start of the trajectory calculation should be in 20201 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for eachthat Member State. For the Member States with a positive limit under Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC the start of the trajectory calculation should be in 2021 on limit set for that Member State in Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. __________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 57 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, 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 Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 59 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280336 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, 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 Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 70 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should be reviewed as of 2024 and every 5 years thereafter in order to assess its overall functioning. The review should take into account evolving national circumstances and be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. An additional review should be conducted to account for economic consequences in the event of a Member State exiting the Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State with a negative limit under Annex II to Decision No 406/2009/EC shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 20201 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State with a positive limit under Annex II to Decision No 406/2009/EC shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 2021 on limit set for that Member State in Annex II to Decision No 406/2009/EC and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland
Amendment 130 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280336 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland
Amendment 139 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In accordance with Article 14, the European Commission will assess and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the actual progress made as regards cost-effective reductions of non-CO2 agricultural emissions, making proposals to alter the amount of net removals that can be used from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland accordingly if appropriate.
Amendment 163 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 Februaryno later than one year following the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement in 20243 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and, its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, and its ambition relative to that of the other Parties to the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 166 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In the event that a Member State withdraws from the Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union after the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than one year following the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, three years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, and every year thereafter, regarding the economic consequences of the withdrawal on each Member State affecting its fulfilment of its obligations under this Regulation, and make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Maximum percentage of 2005 emissions determined in accordance with Article 4(3) of this Regulation Belgium 24% Denmark 24% Ireland 48% Luxembourg 48% Malta 24% Netherlands 24% Austria 24% Finland 24% Sweden 24%
Amendment 168 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Maximum amount expressed in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Belgium 3,84,56 Bulgaria 4,192 Czech Republic 2,63,12 Denmark 14,67,52 Germany 22,36,76 Estonia 0,91,08 Ireland 26,832,16 Greece 6,78,04 Spain 29,134,92 France 58,269,84 Croatia 0,91,08 Italy 11,513,8 Cyprus 0,672 Latvia 3,172 Lithuania 6,57,8 Luxembourg 0,253 Hungary 2,152 Malta 0,036 Netherlands 13,416,08 Austria 2,53 Poland 21,726,04 Portugal 5,26,24 Romania 13,215,84 Slovenia 1,356 Slovakia 1,244 Finland 4,55,4 Sweden 4,95,88 United Kingdom 17,821,36 Maximum total: 280336
Amendment 53 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The internationally agreed IPCC Guidelines state that emissions from the combustion of biomass can be accounted as zero in the energy sector with the condition that these emissions are accounted for in the LULUCF sector. In the EU, emissions from biomass combustion are accounted as zero pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 and the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, hence consistency with the IPCC Guidelines would only be ensured if these emissions should be covered accurately under this Regulation. Accounting rules laid down in this Regulation should not impede the use of sustainable biomass in the energy sector through generation of emissions in the LULUCF sector.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, section A, as reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 occurring in any of the following land accounting categories on the territories of Member States and other accounting categories during the period from 2021 to 2030:
Amendment 77 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) harvested wood products
Amendment 96 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State may transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 30 years from the date of conversion.at least 40 years period in line with IPCC guidelines."
Amendment 98 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 20053-2007.
Amendment 99 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 20053-2007.
Amendment 106 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 20189 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0230(COD)
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of currentsustainable forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forestsadopted national forest programmes, or similar policies and programmes, as documented up to 2017 for the period 2021-2025 and up to 2022 for the period 2026 - 2030, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 127 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The national forestry accounting planreport shall be made public and shall be subject to public consultation.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting planreport and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
Amendment 136 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical corrections and, as described in the Annex IV C, facilitate a technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State, and technical corrections, with a view to enable an assessment the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report including recommendations in order to improve transparency and shall made the synthesis report publicly available.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 164 #
Amendment 168 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting of managed forest land, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomass use are properly accounted for;
Amendment 169 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 171 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest programmes and policies, and the EU Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 173 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – title
Annex IV – part B – title
B. Elements of the national forestry accounting planreport
Amendment 174 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The national forestry accounting planreport submitted pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation shall contain the following elements:
Amendment 175 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – point f – point 2
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – point f – point 2
(2) Emissions and removals from forests and harvested wood products as shown in greenhouse gas inventories and relevant historical data,
Amendment 186 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 195 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030. (The change of “national forestry accounting plan” to “national forestry accounting report” applies throughout the text)
Amendment 212 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made by the Member States in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member Statetechnical assessment. In the event that a Member State has not updated its forest reference levels, the value as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Criminals move illicit proceeds through numerous financial intermediaries to avoid detection, therefore it is important to allow financial and credit institutions to exchange information not only between group members, but also other financial and credit institutions, provided that data protection is ensured.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) To improve the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, obliged entities should effectively apply risk based approach to better allocate limited resources. The rules should not be too descriptive to avoid the risk of a tick- the-box approach.
Amendment 151 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 6 – point a – point i
Article 3 – point 6 – point a – point i
Amendment 202 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 215 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identifying the customer and verifying the customer's identity on the basis of documents, data or information obtained from a reliable and independent source, including, where available, electronic identification means as set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014* or any other remote identification processes recognised and approved by the competent authority;
Amendment 254 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that obliged entities to which the customer is referred take adequate steps to ensure that the third party provides immediately, upon request, relevant copies of identification and verification data, including, where available, data obtained through electronic identification means as set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, or any other remote identification processes recognised and approved by the competent authority and other relevant documentation on the identity of the customer or the beneficial owner.;
Amendment 263 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
(-aa) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. Member States shall require that the information held in the central register referred to in paragraph 3 is adequate, accurate and current. Member States shall put in place mechanisms to ensure the information in the register is verified on a regular basis.’
Amendment 329 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
(da) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: 5. Member States shall require that the information held in the central register referred to in paragraph 4 is adequate, accurate and up-to-date. Member States shall put in place mechanisms to ensure the information in the register is verified on a regular basis.
Amendment 381 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. The prohibition laid down in paragraph 1 shall not prevent disclosure between the credit institutions and financial institutions from the Member States provided that they belong to the same groupon risk sensitive basis, or between these entities and their branches and majority owned subsidiaries established in third countries, provided that these branches and majority-owned subsidiaries fully comply with the group- wide policies and procedures, including procedures for sharing information within the group, in accordance with Article 42 and that the group-wide policies and procedures comply with the requirements set out in this Directive.;
Amendment 11 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 provides for the possibility for an operator to apply a ‘fair use policy’ in accordance with the relevant implementing act. An adequate fair use policy has a crucial role to play in order to guarantee a financially sustainable model of the wholesale and retail roaming markets. A generous fair use policy for consumers needs to be accompanied by wholesale caps which reflect the real costs of providing roaming services and that will enable as many operators as possible to provide ‘roam- like-at-home’ offers without incurring huge cost increases, damaging competitive domestic markets or increasing prices for domestic customers.
Amendment 13 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The abolition of retail roaming surcharges introduced by Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120, also named "roam-like-at- home’ (RLAH), is necessary to establish and ease the functioning of a digital single market across the Union. However, that Regulation alone is not sufficient to ensure the correct and sustainable functioning of the roaming market. This Regulation should therefore ensure that pricing models in domestic markets are not affected.
Amendment 20 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In particular, the current functioning of wholesale roaming markets could affect competition and investments in home operators’ domestic markets due to excessive wholesale roaming charges compared to the domestic retail prices applied to end-users. This applies in particular for smaller or net out-bound operators, thus making RLAH structurally unsustainable. Therefore it is crucial to ensure that the Union telecom framework legislation provides clear and consistent long term incentives for private investment in telecommunication infrastructure.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Therefore, the existing maximum wholesale roaming charges for voice calls, SMS and data services should be lowered to levels much closer to the actual cost of those service.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. TWith effect from 15 June 2017, the average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network, inclusive, among others, of origination, transit and termination costs, shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0.0435 per minute as. The safeguard limit shall, ofn 15 June 2017 and shall, without prejudice to Article 19,ly 2018, decrease to EUR 0.03 per minute, on 1 July 2019, to EUR 0.02 per minute, and, without prejudice to Article 19, on 1 July 2020, to EUR 0.014 per minute. It shall remain at EUR 0.0414 per minute until 30 June 2022
Amendment 87 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 15 June 2017, the average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0.0085 per me3 per gigabyte of data transmitted. The safeguard limit shall, on 1 July 2018, decrease to EUR 2 per gigabyte of data transmitted, and, on July 2019 to EUR 1 per gigabyte of data transmitted, and shall, without prejudice to Article 19, remain at EUR 0.00851 per megigabyte of data transmitted until 30 June 2022.
Amendment 108 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
In addition, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council every two years after 15 June 2017by 15 June 2018 and every two years thereafter, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend the wholesale caps for regulated roaming services laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0185(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
In addition, after consulting BEREC, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council every two years after 15 June 2017, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to review the level of wholesale caps.
Amendment 776 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 815 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 847 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted
Amendment 872 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 924 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 934 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 43 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments from 11 Member States objecting the Commission proposal on the grounds of subsidiarity;
Amendment 65 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there. The Treaty provides that restrictions on the freedom to provide services are prohibited.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whetherenforce the rules and confirm that the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers.
Amendment 190 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay and bonuses and allowances in accordance with their law and practice. However, these national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate, non- discriminatory and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross- border provision of services. Therefore Member States should ensure that workers posted to their territory are entitled to minimum rates of pay as well as specific categories of bonuses and allowances as specified in Article 3.1.(c).
Amendment 204 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 365 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes; the minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates; allowances for work carried out on public holidays and Sundays; sector- specific allowances and bonuses with regards to specific working conditions as well as health and safety; seniority allowances; end of year bonuses; daily allowances including board and lodging allowances with regard to assignment within the Member State to which a worker is posted; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes, benefits in kind as well as bonuses and allowances which are not directly paid to posted workers;
Amendment 392 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 412 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of calculating the sums due to a posted worker double payment of applicable bonuses and allowances of equal or similar nature shall be avoided. In case of a conflict a common decision shall be taken jointly by competent authorities of the host and of the home member state. Miscalculation of sums due to a posted worker resulting from wrong or insufficient information published in the single official national website or transmitted to subcontractors in written form shall not be sanctioned. Posted workers shall be entitled to the gross amount which does not have to comply with all the mandatory elements but with the amount required
Amendment 420 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of calculating the sums due to a posted worker double payment of applicable bonuses and allowances of equal or similar nature shall be avoided. In case of a conflict a common decision shall be taken jointly by competent authorities of the host and of the home member state.
Amendment 421 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Miscalculation of sums due to a posted worker resulting from wrong or insufficient information published in the single official national website or transmitted to subcontractors in written form shall not be sanctioned.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Posted workers shall be entitled to the gross amount which does not have to comply with all the mandatory elements but with the amount required
Amendment 425 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)specify in a transparent way minimum rates of pay as well as allowances and bonuses as listed in point (c) that are applicable in their territory. They shall publish this information in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU. In case of universally applicable collective agreements a separate clear information on the applicable minimum rates of pay as well as bonuses and allowances shall be published.
Amendment 444 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In case of subcontracting the national contractors shall be obliged to inform their subcontractors in writing about applicable terms and condition of employment including minimum rates of pay, applicable bonuses and allowances.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) This Decision should not create obligations as regards agreements between undertakings. However, Member States should be freeobliged to communicate to the Commission, on a voluntary basis, such agreements that are referred to explicitly in intergovernmental agreements or non- binding instruments.
Amendment 127 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The obligation to notify to the Commission according to paragraphs 2 and 3 does not apply in respect of agreements between undertakings, unless such agreements are specifically referred to in intergovernmental agreements.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The obligation to notify to the Commission according to paragraphs 2 and 3 does not apply only in respect of agreements between undertakings.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State gives the Commission notice of negotiations pursuant to Article 3(1), the Commission services may provide it with advice on how to avoid the incompatibility of the intergovernmental agreement or of the amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement under negotiation with Union law and Energy Union objectives. That Member State may also request the assistance of the Commission in those negotiations.
Amendment 148 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission participates in the negotiations as an observer, it may provide the Member State concerned with advice on how to avoid the incompatibility of the intergovernmental agreement or amendment under negotiation with Union law and Energy Union objectives.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, within six weeks of the date of notification of the complete draft intergovernmental agreement or amendment, including annexes thereto, pursuant to Article 3(2), inform the Member State concerned of any doubts it may have as to the compatibility of the draft intergovernmental agreement or amendment with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law and Energy Union objectives such as increasing energy security and diversification. In the absence of a response from the Commission within that period, the Commission shall be deemed not to have any such doubts.
Amendment 157 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission informs the Member State concerned pursuant to paragraph 1 that it has doubts, it shall inform the Member State concerned of its opinion on the compatibility with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law,ssue an opinion with the recommendations on how to ensure the compatibility with Union law and Energy Union objectives such as increasing energy security and diversification of the draft intergovernmental agreement or amendment concerned within 12 weeks of the date of notification referred to in paragraph 1. In the absence of an opinion from the Commission within that period, the Commission shall be deemed not to have raised any objections.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
When signing, ratifying or agreeing to an intergovernmental agreement or amendment, the Member State concerned shall take utmost account ofensure that the Commission's opinion referred to in paragraph 2 is fully taken into account and if not dully justify the reasons.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The obligation to notify to the Commission according to this paragraph does not apply in respect of agreements between undertakings, unless such agreements are specifically referred to in intergovernmental agreements.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The obligation to notify to the Commission according to this paragraph does not apply only in respect of agreements between undertakings.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall assess intergovernmental agreements notified in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission has doubts as to the compatibility of those agreements with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law and Energy Union objectives such as increasing energy security and diversification, the Commission shall inform the Member States concerned accordingly within nine months of the notification of those agreements.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The obligation to notify to the Commission according to paragraphs 1 and 2 does not apply in respect of agreements between undertakings, unless such agreements are specifically referred to in intergovernmental agreements.
Amendment 196 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The obligation to notify to the Commission according to paragraphs 1 and 2 does not apply only in respect of agreements between undertakings.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission considers that the measures implementing the non- binding instrument notified to it under paragraphs 1 and 2 could conflict with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law and Energy Union objectives such as increasing energy security and diversification, the Commission may inform the Member State concerned accordingly.
Amendment 714 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Amendment 732 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a – introductory part
(a) to the competent authorities concerned and to the Commission the following details of gas supply contracts with a duration of more than 1 year:
Amendment 733 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a – point v a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) price;
Amendment 746 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) to the competent authority and to the Commission immediately after their conclusion or modification the gas supply contracts with a duration of more than 1 year concluded or modified after [OP: Please insert the date of entry in force of this Regulation] that individually or cumulatively with other contracts with the same supplier or its affiliates provide more than 40% of yearly natural gas consumption in the Member State concerned. The notification obligation shall notalso apply to the modifications related only to the gas price. The notification obligation shall also apply to all commercial agreements relevant for the execution of the gas supply contract.
Amendment 749 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission shall use the data collected to calculate average gas price paid by natural gas undertakings in each region as defined in this Regulation and in the EU as a whole. The results obtained shall be made public biannually.
Amendment 23 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the multiannual radio spectrum policy programme (RSPP) established by Decision No 243/2012/EU20 , the European Parliament and the Council set the objectives of identifying at least 1 200 MHz of spectrum suitable for wireless broadband electronic communications services in the Union by 2015, of supporting the further development of innovative audiovisualtraditional and modern media services by ensuring sufficient spectrum for the satellite and terrestrial provision of such services, if the need is clearly substantiated, and of ensuring sufficient spectrum for programme making and special events (PMSE). __________________ 20 Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme (OJ L 81, 21.3.2012, p. 7).
Amendment 29 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The rapid allocation across the Union of the 700 MHz frequency band is a precondition for the industrial shift to 5G, which would put Europe at the centre of innovation. Lagging behind in terms of allocation means lagging behind in economic growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In this formative time, the Union as a whole needs to be able to take part in that change, in order for Europe to benefit from being the world's biggest economy, and also having the potential of transforming into the world's most dynamic market. 5G will need spectrum in lower frequencies, such as the 700 MHz frequency band, which is crucial for Internet of Things, B2B, mobile services, traffic and vehicle applications and for rural areas, while at the same time allocation of higher frequencies will be needed to ensure not only connectivity but also sufficient speed.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its strategy for the digital single market (DSM)21 , the Commission highlights the importance of the 694-790 MHz (‘700 MHz’) frequency band for ensuring the provision of broadband services in rural areas and stresses the need for a coordinated release of that frequency band, while accommodating the specific needs of audiovisualtraditional and modern media services distribution. __________________ 21 See http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/digital- single-market/index_en.htm.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Spectrum in the 470-790 MHz frequency band is a valuable asset for the cost-efficient deployment of wireless networks with universal indoor and outdoor coverage. This spectrum is currently used across the Union for digital terrestrial television (DTT) and wireless audio PMSE equipment. It supports, in parallel to new forms of distribution, the development of the media, creative and cultural sectors, which extensively rely on this spectrum resource for the wireless provision of content to mass audiences.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The allocation of the 700 MHz frequency band should be structured in a way that facilitates competition, by the allocation of spectrum as such but also by requirements allowing for network sharing and virtual operators.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) As underlined in the RSPP, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing spectrum users receive undue competitive advantages. 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. The allocation of frequencies should therefore be done in a way that does not undermine existing competition but instead opens up for new competition.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) For Region 1, which includes the Union, the International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2015 have allocated the 700 MHz frequency band to the broadcasting and the mobile (except aeronautical mobile) service on a co- primary basis, and the 470-694 MHz (‘sub- 700 MHz’) frequency band exclusively to the broadcasting service, on a primary basis, and to wireless audio PMSE use, on a secondary basis.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Rapidly growing wireless broadband traffic makes enhanced wireless network capacity a necessity. Spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band provides both additional capacity and universal coverage, in particular for the economically challenging rural and remote areas, for indoor use and for wide-range machine- type communications. In this context, coherent and coordinated measures for high-quality terrestrial wireless coverage across the Union, which build on best national practice for operators’ licence obligations, should aim to meet the RSPP objective that all citizens should have access to broadband speeds of not less than 30 Mb/s by 2020, in order to encourage the necessary investments. In this way, the measures will promote innovative digital services and ensure long-term socioeconomic benefits.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The launch of 5G will be crucial for the economic development of the Union and for the competitiveness of European economies. There is therefore a need for Europe to take the lead by securing enough spectrum for a successful launch and development of 5G.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) 5G will change the logics and opportunities for modern economies far beyond what is normally seen as the telecom or digital sector, and it will have an impact on the economies as a whole by integrating digital structures and broadband.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Spectrum sharing within a common frequency band between bidirectional wireless broadband use (uplink and downlink), on the one hand, and unidirectional television broadcasting or wireless audio PMSE use, on the other hand, is technically problematic. This means that repurposing the 700 MHz frequency band for bidirectional terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services would deprive DTT and wireless audio PMSE users of part of their spectrum resources. The DTT and PMSE sectors therefore need long- term regulatory predictability on the availability of sufficient spectrum, so that they can safeguard the sustainable provision and development of their services, in particular free-to-view television, and secure the certainty of their investments by inter alia having the right to trade and share licences. Measures may be needed at national and Union level to ensure additional spectrum resource for wireless audio PMSE use outside the 470-790 MHz frequency band.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Europe is lagging behind in terms of deployment of 4G and corresponding services, while previously having led the advancement of 3G, which had a significant impact on the European telecoms industry. Such leadership in advancing 5G is even more important as it will define the innovations, competitiveness and productivity of economies.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Competition defines the scale of economies and is the driving force for new services and for absorbing investments, and whereas the more value new services can provide, the more valuable broadband connections will be.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As some Member States have already launched or completed a national process to authorise the use of the 700 MHz frequency band for bidirectional terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services, the Union should take immediate action in order to prevent fragmentation of the single market. What is needed is a coordinated approach to the future use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band, which should also provide regulatory predictability, balance Member State diversity with single market objectives and promote a coherent Union position on the international scene. In this context, Member States should be required to repurpose the 700 MHz frequency band in a timely manner in accordance with Union and national law, while taking into account Member States' specific situations such as existing licenses, unreasonably high migration or reallocation costs, which would exceed revenues gained from auction, and geographical location specifically if a Member State is situated at the periphery of the Union and shares a border with a third country.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Member States should be able to delay, on the basis of reasonable grounds, the availability of the 700 MHz frequency band for use for terrestrial systems capable of providing wireless broadband electronic communications services beyond a common Union deadline of 2020 for up to two years. Reasonable grounds for delay should be limited to: unresolved cross-border coordination issues resulting in harmful interferences, the need to ensure technical migration of a large amount of the population to advanced broadcasting standards, financial costs of the transition exceeding the expected revenue generated by award procedures of force majeure. Any Member State seeking a delay should duly inform other Member States and the Commission of such delay and include justification in its national roadmap. Member States in close cooperation should do their utmost to minimise resulting interferences if they occur.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The use of the 700 MHz frequency band for terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services should be subject to a flexible authorisation regime as soon as possible. This should include the possibility for holders of rights of use of spectrum to trade and lease their existing rights in the context of the application of Articles 9, 9a and 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC24 . The authorisation regime should aim at securing competition and investments driven by new services. __________________ 24 Directive No 2002/21/EC of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ L108, 24.4.2002, p.33).
Amendment 119 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should adopt coherent and coordinated national roadmaps to facilitate the use of the 700 MHz frequency band for terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services while ensuring continuity for the television broadcasting services that vacate the band. Once adopted, Member States should communicate the roadmaps in a transparent manner around the Union. The roadmaps should cover activities and timescales for frequency re-planning, technical developments for network and end-user equipment, co-existence between radio and non-radio equipment, existing and new authorisation regimes and information on the possibility to offer compensation for migration costs, where these would arise, in order to avoid, inter alia, costs for end- users. Roadmaps should also include a detailed plan in order to ensure the full availability of the 700 MHz frequency band for terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services by the deadline laid down in this Decision. A Member State seeking a delay should inform the Commission and other Member States accordingly and include justification in its national roadmap published pursuant to this Decision. The RSPG should adopt an opinion on any roadmap where such a delay is necessary. Where Member States intend to maintain DTT, the roadmaps should give particular attention to facilitating upgrades of broadcasting equipment to more spectrum- efficient technologies such as advanced video formats (e.g. HEVC) or signal transmission technologies (e.g. DVB-T2).
Amendment 125 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The scope and mechanism of possible compensation for completing the transition in spectrum use within the 470- 790 MHz frequency band should be analysed in accordance with the relevant national provisions as provided by Article 14 of Directive 2002/20/EC27 , and have to be consistent with the provisions of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU. Member States should take advantage of revenues from award procedures or other fees. The Commission should provide clear guidance to Member States on the best way to offset the costs incurred in the migration and modernisation process, taking into account that in some Member States the revenues from award procedures will be significantly below the incurred migration, reallocation costs and the costs for end-users. __________________ 27 Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) (OJ L 108, 24.04.2002, p. 21)
Amendment 138 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) By 30 June 2020, Member States shall allow the use of the 694-790 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing wireless broadband electronic communications services only under harmonised technical conditions set by the Commission pursuant to Article 4 of Decision 676/2002/EC. A Member State may delay, on the basis of reasonable grounds, the making available of that band for wireless broadband electronic communications services for up to two years. Where a Member State does so, it shall inform other Member States and the Commission accordingly and include due justification in its national roadmap pursuant to Article 5. Where necessary, Member States shall carry out the authorisation process or amend relevant existing rights to use the spectrum in accordance with Directive 2002/20/EC, in order to allow that use.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
When Member States authorise the use of the 694-790 MHz frequency band or amend existing rights to use the 694-790 MHz frequency band, they shall take all necessary measures to ensure a high- quality level of coverage of all their population and at least 97% of their territory, at the fastest possible broadband speeds of, and at least 30 Mb/s, both indoors and outdoors, including in pre-determined national priority areas where necessary, and along major terrestrial transport paths. Such measures ma, for the purpose of allowing wireless applications and European leadership in new digital services to contribute effectively to Union economic growth. In addition, Member States shall take due account of the opportunity to ensure that wholesale access to spectrum (for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)) is possible and to increase the geographical coverage of their territory. This may include the ability for an MVNO to exist in all networks, and measures aimed at wholesale services and explicit requirements on geographical coverage to a specific licence. Such measures may explicitly include conditions facilitating or encouraging sharing network infrastructure orf spectrum in compliance with Union law.
Amendment 165 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1) Each Member States shall ensure the availability of the 470-694 MHz frequency band or parts of the band foruntil 2030, for operators managing the terrestrial provision of audiovisual media services to mass audiences, including free television, and for use by wireless audio PMSE equipment, based on national broadcasting needs. Member Statesneeds. Operators shall have the right to fully manage their licences, including the right to trade and share. In this regard, Member States shall promote cooperation between broadcasters, broadcasting operators and mobile operators in order to facilitate convergence of audiovisual and internet platforms and shared spectrum use. Each Member State shall ensure that any other use of the 470-694 MHz frequency band on theirits territory is compatible with its national broadcasting needs and does not cause harmful interference with the terrestrial provision of audiovisual media services in a neighbouring Member State.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) If Member States authorise the use of spectrum in the 470-694 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services other than television broadcasting networks, such use shall be limited to downlink-only. Such use shall be without prejudice to obligations resulting from international agreements and Union law. This shall allow for the introduction of new technologies and for license holders to trade and share frequencies.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 199 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 20253, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall carry out, based on relevant studies and consultations with relevant stakeholders, an assessment and report to the Council and Parliament on developments in the use of the 470-694 MHz frequency band, taking into account the social, economic, cultural and technological aspects affecting the use of the band pursuant to Articles 1 and 4. The report shall assess whether it is necessary to change the use of the 470-694 MHz frequency band, or any part of it, in the Union with a view to developing a common European position towards the planned review of that frequency band at the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas indigenous sources of oil and gas contribute significantly to Europe's current energy needs and are crucial at presentpresent significant value for our energy security and energy diversity;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the offshore industry in general is of considerable importance not only for European energy security, but also for European economy, job creation, innovation and growth;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores the fact that the European Member States already have the world's best-performing offshore safety regimes and that overadministrative burdens as well as excessive regulation in this area wcould seriously harm the competitiveness of theirEuropean industries;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concludes that the Offshore Safety Directive has only recently entered into force and there is no need to give consideration to further legislation until the Commission has published its report on implementation of the OSDDirective.
Amendment 12 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil fuel-based energy system to one which is more decentralised, flexible and renewables- based;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Believes that, in this context, the Energy Union should have the interests of citizenonsumers at its core and should:
Amendment 27 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point a
Paragraph 3 – point a
a. provide citizens with stable, affordable, sustainable, fair and transparent energy, energy-efficient products and housingefficient, and sustainably produced energy;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point c
Paragraph 3 – point c
c. contribute to eradicateing the causes of energy poverty;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
d. protect consumers from abusive, uncompetitive and unfair practices by suppliers and enable them to fully exercise their rights;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to rigorously ensure full implementation of the Third Energy Package, and calls for its revia new Energy Market Desiogn to take account of the following recommendations:
Amendment 110 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
a. Recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the different taxes, levies and tariffs, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standards and requests the Commission to identify minimum information requirements to ensure simplicity and interpretability in this respect;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 164 #
2015/2323(INI)
d. Recommends that there should be a limited range of standardised tariffs,Considers that information relating to different tariffs must be transparent, clear and accessible in order to facilitate price comparison between different suppliers and tariffs and avoid a confusing array of different tariffs for the same productand maintain retail competition between suppliers;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e
Paragraph 6 – point e
e. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically place customumers be empowered to easily access information relating to their consumption patterns, along with recommendations from the suppliers on the most suitable and advantageous tariff, based on historic consumption patterns available to them; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europe, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensivnot on the most appropriate tariffs;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f
Paragraph 6 – point f
f. Recommends measures to enable retail prices to better reflect wholesale prices and thus reverse the trend of an increasing proportion of fixed elements in energy bills, in particular network charges, taxes and levies, which are often regressive elements; recommends that such elements be applied progressively or, where, possible funded from alternative sources;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the creation of new platforms to serve as independent Price Comparison Tools (PCTs) to provide greater clarity to consumers on billing; recommends that such independent platforms should provide consumers with information on the different taxes, levies and add-ons contained in energy tariffs in a comparable way to empower the consumer to easily seek more suitable offers; suggests that this role could be assumed by existing bodies such as national energy departments, regulators etc., or by specifically created entities;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that the maximum benefit for consumers will be achieved through the optimisation of the energy system as a whole; asks therefore that careful analyses be undertaken in the market design process to ensure that delivering new benefits to specific consumer groups does not bring negative impacts to energy consumers in general;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds;
Amendment 362 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that the ownership of all data lies with the citizendata subject will remain in control of their personal data and that data should only be provided to third parties by explicit consent; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase informationpersonal data;
Amendment 381 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the development of a strong EU framework to fight energy poverty, including a broad, common but non- quantitative definition of energy poverty, focusing on the idea that access to affordable energy is a basic social rightcoordination at EU level to fight energy poverty through the sharing of best practices between Member States; urges the Commission to prioritise measures to alleviate energy poverty in upcoming legislative proposals and to present a dedicated action plan by mid- 2017;
Amendment 414 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that energy efficiency measures are central to any strategy to addresscan reduce energy poverty and are much cheaper in the long run than tackling the issue exclusively through social security policies; calls for action to ensure that energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings gives priority toalso targets energy-poor citizens in the context of the review of the EPBD; suggests that an objective of reducing the number of energy- inefficient homes by 2030 should be considered, with a focus on rental properties and social housing;
Amendment 421 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 447 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that well-targeted social tariffs are vital for low-income, vulnerable citizens, and should therefore be promoted; considers that any such social tariffs should be fully transparent;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources (e.g. by providing back-up mechanisms); stresses that a new market design for electricity must promote sustainable and efficient electricity supply;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of a common analysis of system management at regional level which is facilitated by ACER and ENTSO-E and calls for the transmission system operators of neighbouring markets to devise a common methodology to that end;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that network expansion in particular is indispensable with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan. To this effect, it is also of significant importance to counteract the uncoordinated loop flows, especially in the CEE region;
Amendment 284 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical of capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of market distortions, and stresses that national capacity markets are subject to the EU rules on competition and state aid which guarantees the sufficient level of the EU Internal Energy Market protection;
Amendment 315 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where a detailed analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve;
Amendment 372 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that price volatility has a signal and guidance function in the electricity market and can beis an important factor in the efficiency of theincentivizing the uptake of flexibility solutions (such as flexible generation, demand side response, interconnectors and storage capacity, including LNG terminals) and therefore ensuring a well-functioning electricity market;
Amendment 396 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the expectation of future price surges can create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations, urges politicians not to intervene in the market even in the event of large price surges and calls, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices;
Amendment 418 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the EU’s goal of increasing the share of renewables to 3027%; notes, however, that the permanent subsidising of renewables is outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherwise market signals for all electricity producers will be heightened disproportionately; notes furthermore the danger of reduced industrial competitiveness and carbon leakage that arises from incorrectly designed subsidy systems;
Amendment 441 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Member States must meet specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a wayharmonised way through policies such as tradable green certificates that focuses on competition and cost efficiency; therefore regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed prices;
Amendment 463 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Warns against mixing energy supply objectives with climate policy objectives; calls for the ETS to be consistently reinforced and the market to be redesigned with a view to removing the indirect costs of ETS and achieving greater flexibility, so that in future CO2 and fuel prices can give moreould be the only form of support to the expansion of renewables;
Amendment 466 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to launch a study into new and cost-effective market designs with a view to ensuring that consumers receive reasonably priced electricity and to preventing carbon leakage;
Amendment 471 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for operators of renewable power plants to be held strictly responsible for balancing within their areas and stresses that, in the event of departure from the schedule announced by the operator, an appropriate compensatory energy price should bmarket participants should be charged with a cost reflecting full imbalance charged; .
Amendment 509 #
2015/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that, for a medium- term transitional period, national responsibility for the energy mix cannot be questioned and therefore that both nuclear power, which is largely CO2-neutral, and the use of national energy reserves together with high-efficiency gas-fired power stations and coal-fired electricity generation using the latest technology, can make vital contributions to the integration of renewables;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to make financial services one of the EU’s priorities in the TiSA negotiations, as the EU’s own market for those services is already comparatively open; to ensure that, in the area of financial services, no new commitments will be taken on that would jeopardise EU financial regulation, and that EU regulators retain the ability to authorise or deny any new financial product, while ensuring that the financial services industry in the EU is put on equal footing with industries in other signatory countries;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees with the Commission that many Member States need to be more ambitious in implementing structural reforms and removing the remaining barriers in order to make product and services markets more competitive; welcomes, in this context, the Commission's communication on the roadmap for completing the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the fact that functioning of digital economy with maximum benefits and high added value for the consumers and the businesses across the EU can be achieved only if current legal fragmentation is overcome; emphasizes that current differences in rules, such as VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services, in the EU hamper cross- border sales, therefore, reducing the potential economic growth and competitiveness, which could be reached if the EU would not have barriers that exist today;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in order to achieve economic convergence through European regions, the digital divide must to be reduced substantially and access to the internet guaranteed to all European citizens and companies; stresses that internet access for all can be assured only with the right infrastructure in place; therefore, encourages further public and private investment in infrastructure; welcomes the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)’s intended efforts in this area;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for the digital economy to flourish, access to capital for both new and existing enterprises must be improved; welcomes the work of the Commission on the Capital Markets Union; encourages further legislative harmonisationa key pillar of the Investment Plan, aiming to tackle investment shortages head-on by in acreas such as crowd-funding and digital currenciesing and diversifying the alternative funding sources for Europe's businesses and long-term projects including capital markets, venture capital and crowd- funding;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a cross-borddigitalisation of cer taxation system is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to support extending the public country-by-country reporting regime on taxes for multinational companies to all sectorsin aspects in the field of taxation across the EU could help to counter tax avoidance practices by capturing tax-related data in more efficient manner while also abiding the principle of subsidiarity and data privacy; stresses the fact that on 26th of June, 2017 an EU wide register for beneficial ownership has to be operational, aiding in tracking down possible tax avoidance and profit shifting; emphasises the significance of digitalisation in the process of setting up the register of beneficial ownership;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance due to the fact that cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce; believes that the interoperability of systems, and the use of common standards are needed to ensure in order to build a truly inclusive Digital Single Market;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’'s decision to review internet platformslaunch a public debate with two consultations on geo-blocking and on platforms, online intermediaries, data, cloud computing and the collaborative economy; encourages the Commission to create a legislativn appropriate framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules and creating the right conditions and a level playing field for digital networks and innovative services to flourish; and maximise the growth potential of the digital economy;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the development of a European digital economy requires a sufficient level of competition and plurality of service providers, and underlines that the presence of network effects allows for the creation of semi-potentially monopolistic positions; supports the Commission’'s efforts in preventing and punishing abuses; encourages the Commission to remove barriers to entry in the field of digital economy in sectors where few players,market abuses and upholding consumers' interests; according to the Commission’'s competition standards, are dominant; supports actions for stronger interoperability and portability across all digital sectors as a further way of opening the market to competition.;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that a thorough analysis of different types of 'Sharing Economy' platforms should be carried out, with a view to ensuring that relevant legislation allows the development of these services to enable new forms of consumption and production, while at the same time, guaranteeing high levels of consumer protection;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the Commission must continue to enforce antitrust rules, particularly the Regulation on Vertical Restraints and the accompanying guidelines, to ensure that the special rules on selective distribution are not used to restrict the availability of products via online commerce channels and to prevent competition to the detriment of consumers;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high and consistent level of consumer protection and satisfaction across all digital services necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure online environment with high-level of data protection;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the timely roll-out of future communication networks in Europe, such as 5G will depend on the creation of an investment-conducive environment;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; believes that the horizontal approach taken needs to be strengthened in its implementation as the digital sectordrivers affects every dimension of society and the economy;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that in order for Europe to fully seize the potential for growth, jobs and global competitiveness in all sectors of the economy of new developments or technologies such as Cloud Computing, 5G development, Big Data or the Internet of Things, the completion of the Digital Single Market must be a priority;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better regulation should help to examine policy through a digital lens and facilitate the adaptation of legislation and enforcement frameworks in the light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market; stresses however that it is essential to establish whether the new challenges cannot be effectively tackled with the use of existing legislation;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust, i.e. through data protection and security standards, should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory frameworkand non-regulatory framework for the digital economy that is fit for investments in enhanced digital infrastructures fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy into boost digital infrastructure, skills, research and innovation;
Amendment 288 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to further develop initiatives to boost entrepreneurship that range from changing the mind-set on how success is defined to promoting an entrepreneurial and innovation culture; believes, in addition, that the diversity and specific attributes of the different national innovation hubs could be turned into a real competitive advantage for the EU on the global market if they are effectively interconnected;
Amendment 352 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to put emphasis on the implementation of the European Commission's Better Regulation program so that all the legislative initiatives undertaken in the framework of the strategy for a digital single market meet the requirements of the program. This is particularly important in the digital environment, where excessive regulations cannot go hand in hand with innovation and where dynamic changes of the environment require efficient and technologically neutral solutions, able to survive the test of time;
Amendment 378 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve the legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline and whether they purchase tangible or intangible goods, products or content;
Amendment 383 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve the legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated and at times very unclear; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline;
Amendment 404 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation ofEmphasises that developing the rules and the legal framework govconcerning online sales irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approachshould be done in a technology neutral manner, which allows consumers and businesses to choose the appropriate technology for each purpose; welcomes the efforts to boost e-commerce irrespective whether cross-border or domestic sales;
Amendment 439 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a risk that the Commission’s proposals entail a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchases; believes that online and offline sales should be treated equally and that the consumer protection framework should be updated for the digital age to ensure a level playing field for consumers and for businesses;
Amendment 459 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature ofBelieves that the model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulationcould be one of the tools to spread best practices;
Amendment 644 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market,existence of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks should be carefully assessed by policymakers;
Amendment 656 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks, especially in rural and remote areas, is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 662 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers and businesses; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 709 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition; Underlines that in order to guarantee equal treatment, similar services should be treated in a similar way, making consumers confident that a service is bound by the same consumer, security and privacy guarantees regardless of the nature of the provider;
Amendment 710 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that sincwhile the development of over-the-top and other digital services hasve increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework shouldconsumer protection standards are fragmented. Therefore modernisation of the telecommunication framework should aim at consistent level of consumer rights across digital industry, not lead to more regulatory burdens, but shouland drive innovation and fair competition across digital markets;
Amendment 728 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission to elaborate a comprehensive framework for all digital services regardless of the provider or the way by which they are provided to ensure equal consumer protection and enable fair competition for all digital actors;
Amendment 773 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requirstresses the establishmentneed of a single and neutral European telecommunications regulator and, in this regard, emphasizes the work done by The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) in the field of telecommunications;
Amendment 842 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises that in order to foster innovation and competitiveness consumers must be able to access their data, transport it, and use it in any device, application, or operating system in a seamless way; Calls upon the European Commission to put forward proposals that guarantee the interoperability of services and applications and the portability of the consumers digital life;
Amendment 853 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’'s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy as part of the upcoming Internal Market Strategy, ensuring a comprehensive and similar approach to framework across the digital market; considers that "a one size fits all" solution may have a chilling effect on innovation and put European companies at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy; underlines the need of appropriate application of tools existing in the current legislation in this field;
Amendment 862 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy as part of the upcoming InternalDigital Single Market Strategy;
Amendment 936 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Notes that given the borderless nature of the digital environment there is a need to ensure coherence and coordination between regulators, law enforcement agencies and the judicial system within the EU;
Amendment 975 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that a thriving European Digital Economy is a cornerstone for boosting job creation and growth in the EU and that it is fundamental also to the modernisation of traditional industry; notes the important role of SMEs as enablers of job creation and welcomes the development of new business models and services;
Amendment 976 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses that the digitalisation of other industries including manufacturing, the energy and transport sectors, the retail sector and SMEs, public services and education needs to be actively strengthened;
Amendment 242 #
2015/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that healthy tax competition is one of the constitutive elements of the internal market of the Union but unfair tax competition must be prevented through minimum rates of taxation and harmonised tax basesand taxation policy therefore should remain a competence of each Member State;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the urgent needCalls for an increase in EIB lending activity and reduced risk aversion to facilitate lending;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for EIB to cut red tape, improve the efficiency of project evaluation and simplify the application procedures;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas bank lending volumes are slowly increasing;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that strong political commitment towards implementation of growth enhancing structural reforms is key to enhancing stability and, eventually, economic growth;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
– having regard to Decision No 994/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy,
Amendment 35 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively competent for defining their energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws thashall assure that EU legislation does not discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of others;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Energy Union reflects multiple calls of the European Parliament to establish a true pan-European Energy Community, based on a strong common energy market, coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of research and innovation in the area of new sustainable energy technologies;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Energy Community is an instrument to expand internal energy market to EU's neighbourhood countries, thus contributing to the creation of a pan- European energy space based on common principles and the rule of law;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas EU is heavily dependent on energy imports from Russia, which has proven to be an unreliable partner and uses its energy supplies as a political weapon;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas significant commercial gas supply contracts have an impact on EU energy security and, therefore should be subject to ex-ante compliance checks with EU law;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas 30 million European jobs are at risk owing to the US shale gas boom, as energy-intensive industries move operations to the US, where energy costs are far lower and where regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is less restrictive;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas EU companies have a share of 40 % of all patents for renewable technologies, which makes it a global leader as regards investmentnovation in renewable energy;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas competition leads to lower energy prices;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, with a special focus on Member States with high dependency; calls on the Commission to prioritize the existing internal capacities including indigenous energy resources;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that well-developed and fully integrated infrastructure allowing for enhanced diversification of supplies and cross-border flows is vital for ensuring security of supply both in normal and emergency conditions and for delivering energy from competitive sources to consumers across the European Union and Energy Community;
Amendment 348 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those Member States that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiatpurchasing mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 360 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and, destination clauses, take-or-pay clauses and oil indexation of gas pricing;
Amendment 368 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the Commission to include strong ex-ante assessment provisions on commercial gas supply contracts in the revision of the Security of Gas Supply Regulation;
Amendment 388 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauses in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities; furthermore calls on the Commission to publish quarterly assessments of the average import prices;
Amendment 395 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to ensure a level playing field and strengthen the bargaining position of EU companies vis-à-vis external suppliers, key features of the contracts should be aggregated and regularly published so as to establish a transparent benchmark which can be referred tocreate transparency that can be utilized by competent authorities and companies in their future negotiations, whilst protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information and ensuring compliance with EU competition law;
Amendment 493 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to comaintainue to press for a dedicated the goal of dedicating a separate energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures;
Amendment 497 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that a strengthened Energy Community should be the pivotal arm of the EU's external energy policy and invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals based on the report of the High-Level Reflection Group for the reform of the Energy Community;
Amendment 513 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 530 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out the importance of a flexible and dynamic internal energy market that ensures competitive and affordable energy prices for consumers that could be achieved through enhanced competition on the market, alleviation of excessive regulatory obligations and by addressing insufficient demand and supply flexibility;
Amendment 577 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes at the same time that market- based mechanisms must be complemented by tangible and ambitious solidarity mechanisms, such as more efficient EU regional and EU level crisis management, better use of LNG and gas storage and virtual capacity reserve mechanisms to be enshrinto be reflected in EU legislation, including the Security of Gas Supply Regulation, which, to this end, must be reviewed as soon as possible;
Amendment 887 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Endorses the Commission's ambition to make the EU a world leader in renewable energy technologies and actively promoting an increased use of RES at Member State level even beyond the EU objectives, as RES are among the most effective ways to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, to address our import dependence and contribute to a low carbon economy while taking into account that RES can contribute to the creation of jobs and new business opportunities. Calls on the Commission to work towards European RES support schemes criteria, and calls on Member States to adjust their subsidy schemes according to these European criteria to maximize the intra-EU trade in renewable electricity, to allow the use of these resources across the EU where they are most effective, and with a view to achieving a harmonised EU support system in the long run. Reminds that subsidies for mature RES technologies should be gradually phased out.
Amendment 937 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls on the European Commission to safeguard the competitiveness of the energy intensive industries by taking into account both direct and indirect carbon costs and changing production levels thus ensuring long term planning security for industrial investments.
Amendment 1025 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake common efforts in order to bring down wholesale and retail gas and energy prices by 20 % by 2020energy prices;
Amendment 1040 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Points out that transport represents over 30% of final energy consumption in Europe and 94% percent of transport relies on oil products; recognizes transports vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 1041 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Draws attention to the fact that globally agreed rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation are required in order for aviation and maritime CO2 emission targets to be met, which is important for the competitiveness of European industries.
Amendment 1042 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Notes that 70 % of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States towards smooth, cost-effective and energy-efficient urban transport; stresses that energy-efficiency can be improved by supporting digitalisation and use of intelligent transport systems and developing innovative transport services.
Amendment 1162 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Commission and the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community.
Amendment 14 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of an effective, binding global agreement to be reached at the Paris Conference and points out that continued absence of such an agreement will not only further endanger the competitiveness of EU's economy and expose it to the risk of carbon leakage but will also put in question the EU's far-reaching and ambitious unilateral commitments in the area of GHG emissions reduction; calls on the Commission and Member States to review the EU's emission targets should COP21 fail to produce a binding global agreement;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that renewable energy and increased energy efficiency leading to energy savings are criticalimportant means for a stable, secure, and independent and democratic energy system for the EU, which generates high- quality jobs and wealth within a future- oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity interconnectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a system;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 20 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that electricity interconnection is a precondition for completing an integrated EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed, will help to achieve our climate objectives and improve the competitiveness of European businesses, as well as EU's geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, as well as reduce energy isolation; stresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and executed through strong coordinated regional cooperation with respect for the national competences to determine energy mix;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), investments in the necessary interconnection projects of pan-European significance could be as high as EUR 150 billion by 2030, and notes with interest that for each euro invested in the network, electricity prices could be mitigated by EUR 2; notes that independent studies show that with similar investment in the network infrastructure, Europe could cover a large share of its electric load with renewable energy sources1 ; __________________ 1 ‘powE[R] 2030 – A European grid for ¾ renewable electricity by 2030’, Greenpeace, 2014.
Amendment 58 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of open access and availability of the interconnectors to overcome the remaining barriers for the functioning of the European electricity market; urges the European Commission and national regulators to ensure transparency and close monitoring of the availability of the interconnectors to prevent any unjustified bottlenecks, in addition to the quantitative target of 10 %;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the frequently congested transmission networks might be linked to cross-border lines but might also be due to weak internal gridavailability of national networks; insists that a holistic approach should be taken when assessing the need for, and the priority of, reinforcement / extension, taking into account both cross-border and national connections, in particular the real use of the existing interconnection lines and the availabilcapacity of existing national infrastructure;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the role of the European Commission as guardian of a decentralisn unbundled and accessible electricity system, as well as free competition and equal access to the market; in which Member States shall grantenable access to smaller suppliers to the grid in accordance with fair market rules;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lackEmphasizes the importance of a transparent decision-making process leading to the establishment of the projects of common interest (PCI) list; regrets further the predominant role of ENTSO-E, transmission system operators (TSOs) and project promoters in the development of a harmonisn aligned cost-benefit analysis methodology, in preparing the ten- year network development plans and the network codes, and in evaluating the costs and benefits of each project; recalls the need to provide complete assessments including social and environmental impacts; calls on the Commission, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and national regulators to play a more proactive role in order to develop a moreensure a neutral, transparent and democraticinclusive consultative process, including the effective participation of Parliament and giving voting status to civil society representatives accordance also with the Infrastructure Regulation, including the effective involvement of the European Parliament; calls on the Commission to assess the situations in which the use of best available technology (BAT) could be established as a preconditiondominant parameter for granting EU funds to projects;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 98 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that projects on the PCI list benefit from preferential regulatory treatment, fast-track planning, a binding time limit of 3.5 years for the granting of a permit and faster environmental assessment procedures, and may also be eligible for extra funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);
Amendment 99 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the lengthy permit granting procedure is a major challenge for new high-voltage lines in Europe; and calls on Member States to facilitate speedier processes;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that public awareness and support is essential to ensure fast implementation of interconnector projects; acknowledges that democraticinclusive processes and environmental standards must not be undermined when building new power lines; calls on the project promoters to use BAT for new interconnectors in order to reduce conflictsensure coherence between project investments in the grids and environmental impactsustainability;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the implementation of a ‘one-stop shop' approach contributes to shortening the permit granting procedures; recalls that the TEN-E Regulation requires each Member State to designate a National Competent Authority responsible for facilitating, shortening and coordinating the permit process at national level; bwelieves that an interconnected electricity market needs a singlcomes in this respect the evaluation of the ‘"one-stop -shop' at EU level and asks the Commission to make a proposal, legislative if necessary, in this regard"-approach by the European Commission to take place in 2017 and encourages the Commission in this framework to assess the benefits of a single 'one-stop shop' at EU level;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the European Commission to provide ACER with the adequate competences and powers to gather the necessary information on each individual cross-border transmission capacity as to allow ACER to fulfil its monitoring responsibilities effectively;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the underRecalls the importance of sufficient staffing and lack of resources of ACER; asks the EU budgetary authority to provide the agency with the necessary resources, in particular sufficient own staff, in order to allow the agency to fulfil the tasks assigned to it by legislation; calls for ACER's role to be strengthened, in particular in relation to ENTSO-E;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. NotStresses the underimportance of sufficient staffing and/or lack of independence of a number of national energy regulators; calls on the Commission to carry out an independent audit by the end of 2016 at the latest on the resources available to, and the degree of independence achieved so far by, all national energy regulators, including the identification of recommendations on how to improve the situation;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that there is still a lack ofneed for increased transparency with regard to the calculation of cross-border capacities made available to the market and the frequency, magnitude and reasons of curtailment on interconnectors; doubts, in this context, that most of the significant curtailments are fully addressed; asks the Commission to provide ACER with the adequate competences and powers to gather the necessary information on each individual cross-border transmission capacity so as to allow ACER to fulfil its monitoring responsibilities effectivelywelcomes in this respect the swift conclusion of the Network Codes in order to tackle these issues;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the Commission's recommendation that the CEF be concentrated on a few key projects; considers that adequate EU financing should alsocontinue be made available also beyond 2020 to support the implementaconstruction of non-commercially viable electricity connection projects necessary to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of the EIB in supporting investors in commercially viable electricity infrastructure projects; notes the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments and encourages the Commission to ensure that the fund effectively attracts investments in electricity interconnection projects;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission, furthermore, to: 1) encourage investments in the best available technology, which, while costlier, offers considerable financial advantages as well as time savings in the long run; 2) conduct a review of the financing rules with the aim of streamlining the existing mechanisms and highlighting the principle that wealthier Member States are responsible for projects involving their countries, while EU financial support should be used in countries facing greater challenges; and 3) strengthen incentives for further investments in the grid by, inter alia, introducing a requirement for profits made from transmission congestion rent to be reinvested in additional interconnectors3) strengthen incentives for further investments in the grid;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that planned interconnectors are expected to allow the Baltic States to reach the 10 % goal by 2015; is concerned that the Baltic States' networks are still synchronised with and dependent on the Russian electricity system, which is an impediment for a truly integrated and properly functioning European electricity market; calls for a rapid synchronisation of the Baltic States' electricity networks' synchronisation with the Continental European Network before 2025 in order to ensure full integration in the EU internal electricity market and, a higher security of electricity supply and secure system operation; asks the Member States concerned to take the necessary steps to initiate and ENTSO-E to launch a formal procedure for synchronous system extension towards Baltic countries; invites the European Commission to support and monitor the implementation of this project; highlights the common Nordic power market as a best practice for cooperation between Member States in creating and developing electricity market; acknowledges the importance of higher interconnectivity between Poland and the Nordic electricity market in order for Poland to reach its 10 % target; welcomes the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on reinforced BEMIP, underlines that regional cooperation through BEMIP shall continue and solidarity between Member States in implementing PCIs further enhanced;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that South-Eastern Europe (SEE) is endowed with a vast – and largely untapped – potential in terms of renewablrgy sources; notes that cooperation and coordination on long-term planning and building of a SEE regional grid infrastructure must go beyond the EU in order to include non-EU Western Balkan countries and Turkey; calls for the establishment of a new platform where all key stakeholders in the region could discuss and provide political backing to joint projects designed to fully exploit the region's renewables-based electricity potential; e.g. in terms of renewables; recognises that the EU's Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity High Level Group, established in February 2015, could become such a platform, provided its mandate is expanded to include the electricity domain and involvement of SEE's non-EU countries; acknowledges that the platform would enable the Commission to provide leadership and political support;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of more interconnection between Spain and France to support the renewables inan integrated European market and reinforce the rnegionotiating capacity of the EU, whilst minimising problems and delays by using the BAT in order to preserve the environment and still increase interconnectivity; notes the Madrid Declaration, signed on 4 March 2015, and the establishment of a High Level Group on Interconnections for South-West Europe as an important steps towards increasing the region's interconnectivity; recognizes that the projects included in the current PCI list are not sufficient to achieve the 10% target in 2020 and, therefore, calls for the inclusion of new projects in the PCI list as soon as possible;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that Europe's energy system has evolved since 2002, when the 10 % electricity interconnection target was originally set – in particular, renewable energy sources have been developed across the continent; question; recommends in this context athat an EU-wide 15 % target based on installed capacity for 2030 does not stand alone; asks the Commission, therefore, to assess the setting of regional, complementary targets and to find better qualitative and quantitative benchmarks, such as trade flows, peak flows and bottlenecks, that highlight how much interconnection is needed;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to derive a futurepromote further electricity interconnection target from thein order to support EU's long-term climate goals as well as from a sustainable energy system that the EU is looking forin EU; notes in this context that the degree of interconnection required will depend ion particular on whether: a) the EU is serious in applying theseveral parameters, including: a) the development of national energy mix, b) the application in national and EU policy of ‘energy efficiency first' principle and more demand-side response measures, b)c) the development of smart grids and decentralised renewables-based electricity and its correlated smart grids are further, d) developed, c)ment of energy storage technologies – including at household orand municipality levels – are developed, d) grids are optimised and use th, e) the use best available technologies, ef) peoplthe are given a higher rocognition of the European people as prosumers in the energy system, and fg) athe creation of clear incentives for investments in the grids is created;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned by the complexity of the regulation which is often multi-layered with diverging and contradicting outcomes; calls on the Commission to carry out an in-depth assessment of the compliance costs of the financial regulation, in particular for SMEs and start-ups, with a view at reducing these costs where appropriate;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the aim of EU Financial Regulation should be to serve the real economy; believes, for this reason, that regulation should be coherent and proportionate;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that the real economy remains heavily reliant on banks which makes economy vulnerable to a tightening of bank lending; believes that alternative sources of financing should be found, in particular by strengthening the recourse to venture capital;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the capital market in the Union remains fragmented;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that access to finance, in particular for SMEs, is key for economic growth and job creation; points out that profitable banks as well as efficient capital markets are a precondition for access to finance;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that private equity and venture capital offer interesting alternatives for financing, in particular for start-ups; calls on the Commission to develop additional instruments building on the experience done with the European Venture Capital Funds and the European Social Entrepreneurship Funds;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on Member States to commit to respect the deadlines set for the transposition of directives since, in addition to being a legal requirement, this is key in order to avoid undue delays in the full implementation of legislation, as well as its partial or uneven application across the Union, which might result in the absence of a level playing field for the different actors involved and in other types of distortions;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creatingopening up new market access for EU businesses in order to create sustainable growth and high- quality, decent jobs, and; Considers that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity, and ensuring a level playing field for EU industries;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s "Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy" initiative; considers trade and investment to be of critical importance in driving the EU’s economic recovery through opening up new export markets for EU industry, creating jobs and growth, and boosting EU competitiveness;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the EU’s leadership in climate action and considers it crucial that ambition is maintained in this regard; stresses, therefore, the importance of including safeguards in trade agreements that prevent carbon leakage given that the displacement of efficient EU processes to less sustainable systems could lead to increases in overall global emissions, which would be counterproductive to meeting the objectives outlined at COP21;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the Commission, when negotiating free trade agreements, should ensure that distortive practices such as dual pricing mechanisms and export restrictions on raw materials are prohibited;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for more effective enforcement of the existing Trade Defence Instruments (TDI) to tackle unfair competition and asks the Council to conclude work on the legislative proposal on the modernisation of TDIs that is currently at a standstill; additionally calls on the Commission to come up with further measures to improve transparency in this regard;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that trade and investment policies can play a significant role in the development of the telecoms market and digital economy in Europe and bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; stresses, however, that trade strategieshighlights that a Digital Single Market is vital in boosting EU competitiveness and economic growth; stresses that a level playing field must be ensure that non-EU companies do not tad in terms of reciprocity on market access and that non-EU market advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market; ctors must comply with European industry and consumer standards;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, to promote the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promoting energy efficiency;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on an EU strategy for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas storage; considers the recent global natural gas market developments to represent an enormous opportunity for Europe to increase security of energy supply and create a more competitive market; Calls for the swift completion of the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) to ensure the correct infrastructure is in place to benefit from these increased gas trade opportunities;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union holds a leading position in industrial robotics, with a share of more than 25 %2 of supply and use, growth in this market is estimated at 8-9% per annum2a; __________________ 2 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon20 20/en/h2020-section/robotics. 2aAccording to Robotics 2020. Strategic Research Agenda for Robotics in Europe 2014-2020.
Amendment 29 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that innovation in robotics and artificial intelligence require digital infrastructure capable to integrate robotics technology within the current systems and society as well as that provides ubiquitous connectivity; calls on the Commission to set a framework that will meet the connectivity requirements for the Union’s digital future;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that a high level of safety, security and privacy of data used for the communication between people and robots and artificial intelligence, together with high quality of voice recognition systems, has to be ensured; calls on the Commission and Member States to support and incentivise the development of the necessary technology, including security by design and channels of communication;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses that education, research, development and training activities on learning and teaching coding and robotics are an essential part of the innovation economy;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that data access is key to innovation in machine learning algorithms; calls on the Commission to implement an ambitious framework and strategy on Open and free flow of data;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Believes that medicine robots continue to make inroads into the provision of high accuracy surgery and in performing repetitive procedures. They have the potential to improve outcomes in rehabilitation, and provide highly effective logistics support within hospitals;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. SMEs and specially Start Ups are particularly important and form a vital part of the robotics landscape in terms of establishing component supply chains, driving innovation, opening up new markets and filling niches with valuable products and services. Stresses that the PPP will drive entrepreneurship, Start Ups and SMEs;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that Europe must face the challenge of growing an innovation based community where SME and global companies can work together to innovate producing robotic technology on global scale. Achieving open innovation and creating a strong component market place are important strategic objectives;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. A legislative initiative on robotics and artificial intelligence should provide legal certainty without stifling innovation; in this fast evolving technology field;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that robotics and AI are of an integrated-industry portfolio. Points out that Big Data analytics, sensors and innovative business models are re- designing framework for 4th Industrial Revolution;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 44 a (new)
Citation 44 a (new)
- having regard to the work, reports and resolutions of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 85 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decismay be expressed in many different ways besides CEAS provisions such as financial assistance, human resources, equipment, training and other operational support measures and should be addressed at a global and universal level given the challenges with which Europe is not capable to cope alone; whereas voluntary relocations, operational support measures, financial support measures, a pro-active interpretation and implementation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while, voluntary resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote externaloperations at sea are all tools that can be used by the Member States to demonstrate their solidarity;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management ofand protection of the Union's external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
R a. whereas legal migration for labour market needs, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is and should remain a national competence of the EU Member States;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member Statesof existing rules is essential, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;
Amendment 219 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areas; acknowledges that solidarity as a principle must be voluntary, taking into account each Member States capacity and available resources to participate in joint efforts;
Amendment 349 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member States;
Amendment 412 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation DecisionsCouncil Decisions on relocations from Italy and Greece, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member Statemust be reviewed, taking into account specific national circumstances, such as reception, absorption and integration capacity, labour market absorption capacity, historical factors and number of past migrants which goes beyond the 2010- 2014 timeframe laid down in the European Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 470 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanentn Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatovoluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
Amendment 473 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanentn Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union; while taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions, integration opportunities in society and labour market;
Amendment 480 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Acknowledges that such resettlement programme should be on voluntary basis to encourage greater solidarity among the Member States;
Amendment 495 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains unavailablelimited for third- country nationals, all Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes; taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions and integration opportunities in society and labour market;
Amendment 590 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 610 #
Amendment 614 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 641 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; notes that refugees have not only rights but also obligations towards the hosting Member State; emphasises that integration is a two- way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU isand its Member States are built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
Amendment 652 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Emphasises that those granted asylum in an EU Member State should fully respect the principles, values, rules and laws of the Union and the Member State that has granted international protection;
Amendment 875 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Acknowledges that without strong and well protected Union's external borders there is no possibility to ensure safety within and fully implement CEAS;
Amendment 1206 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112
Paragraph 112
112. Calls for a comprehensive vision of the labour market in the Union as a necessary pre-condition for the development of labour market policies; pPoints out that it is necessary to develop tools for identifying and forecasting present and future labour market needs in the UnionMember States in a better way; suggests, in that regard, that existing tools – such as those developed by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) or the OECD – could be improved upon, and even merged, with international statistics on potential labour supply from third countries in order to provide a more accurate picture of the situation;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for research should be focused on areas in which the greatest added value can be achieved and that improving energy efficiency should therefore be one of the priorities for European research;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) be provided with sufficient resources to be able to execute the tasks and fulfil its mandate conferred on it by the EU legislative authorities.;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a stable and predictable investment environment, not least with a view to attracting private investment; underlines the role of sound economic governance in the creation of this kind of favourable investment environment; emphasises the need for an overall investment framework in the EU; highlights that underlying structural challenges in Member States still impede growth;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the recent initiatives of the Commission and encourages Member States to tackle further tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, promoting clear and fair tax rulings, combatting aggressive tax planning and; stresses that re-launching of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base scheme, shall be carefully evaluated while retaining the principle of subsidiarity in the area of taxation in Member States; stressing the importance to avoid any increase in administrative burdens and cost of compliance; for Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that fiscal policies and corporate taxation should be used as a tool to boost growth, jobs and developinvestment; believes that the Union must, by a more efficient, more transparent and fairer tax treatment for all companies, promote an attractive, competitive and balanced business environment that would allow businesses, including small and medium- sized enterprises, family businesses and self-employed people to operate simpler across the borders within the Union;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas aggressive tax planning consists in taking advantage of the technicalities of a tax system, or of mismatchloopholes between two or more tax systems, for the purpose of reducing tax liability; whereas aggressive tax planning schemes often result in the use of a combination of international tax mismatches, very favourable specific national tax rules and the use of tax havens; whereas, unlike aggressive tax planning, tax fraud and tax evasion constitute an illegal activity of evading tax liabilities;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that taxes must be paid where profits are madeconomic activity takes place or value is created and where public services and infrastructures are used;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests the simplification of utilisation of the credit coming from taxes paid in a foreign country, along with consequent automatic exchange of information between tax authorities, where information is being exchanged between Member States and competent authorities in a form of EU central register, which can be accessed by competent authorities;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of strong tax sovereignty and calls to retain the taxation as a national competence in each Member State, as the Treaty foresees it; nevertheless encourages stronger information exchange between competent authorities on taxation matters;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point i
Recital T – point i
(i) whereas increased transparency regarding the activities of large multinational companies, and in particular regarding profits made, taxes on profit paid, subsidies received and tax returns, is essential for ensuring that tax administrations tackle BEPS efficiently; whereas one vital form for this transparency to take is country-by-country reporting; whereas any Union proposals for country-by-country reporting should in the first instance be based on the OECD guidelines; whereas it is possible for the Union to go further than the OECD guidelines, and the European Parliament voted in favour of full publicthe European Commission conducted an impact assessment into country-by- country reporting in its amendments adopted on 8 July 20154 on the proposal for a revised Shareholder Rights Directive; whereas the European Commission conducted a consultation on this subject between 17 June and 9 September 2015 in order to explore different options for the implementation of country-by-country reporting5 ; __________________ 4Texts adopted of 8.7.2015, P8_TA(2015)0257. 5 5 http://ec.europa.eu/finance/consultations/2 015/further-corporate-tax- transparency/index_en.htm.
Amendment 99 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point iii
Recital T – point iii
(iii) whereas increased transparency would be achieved if Member States inform each other and the Commission of any new allowance, relief, exception, incentive or similar measure that could have a material impact on their effective tax rate; whereas such notification would help Member States in identifying harmful tax practices, while also retaining taxation as a national competence in Member States as the Treaty foresees it;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point iv
Recital T – point iv
(iv) whereas there is evidence that Member States do not communicate sufficiently between themselves about the possible impact that their tax arrangements with certain companies might have on tax collection in other Member States; whereas national tax authorities should automatically exchange all tax rulings without delay after they have been issued, possibly, in a form of Union wide central register, which may only be accessed by the Commission and competent authorities; whereas tax rulings signed up to by tax authorities should be subject to greater transparency, providing that confidential information and business sensitive information is preserved;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U – introductory part
Recital U – introductory part
U. whereas the power to legislate on corporate taxation is vested in the Member States, yet the vast majority of problems linked to aggressive tax planning are of a multinational nature; whereas more effective coordination and information exchange of national tax policies between Member States therefore represents the onlya feasible way to address the problems of BEPS and aggressive tax planning;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i
Recital U – point i
(i) whereas a mandatory Union-wide Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) would be a major step towards solving those problems associated with aggressive tax planning within the Union; whereas the ultimate goal should remain a full, mandatory CCCTB with possible exemptions for small- and medium-sized enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity; stresses the importance of a full CCCTB, which does not undermine national tax legislations and respect tax sovereignty of Member States; whereas until a full CCCTB is in place, the Commission is considering temporary measures to counteract profit shifting opportunities; whereas it is necessary to ensure that those measures, including the offsetting of cross- border losses, do not increase the risk of BEPS;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point iv
Recital U – point iv
(iv) whereas some Member States have unilaterally introduced Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) rules, in order to adequately ensure that profits parked in low or no tax countries are effectively taxed; whereas those rules need to be coordinated in order to prevent the diversity of national CFC rules within the Union from distorting the functioning of the internal market, while respecting Member States' unanimity rule in the area of taxation as the Treaty foresees it;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas by 26 June 2017 a Union- wide register for beneficial ownership has to be operational, aiding in tracking down possible tax avoidance and profit shifting; emphasises the significance of central register for automatic exchange of advanced tax rulings or price arrangements between Member States, which would be accessible to tax authorities and responsible administrations in the Member States and the Commission;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V – point iv
Recital V – point iv
(iv) whereas a new binding definition of 'permanent establishment' is needed to ensure that taxation takes place where economic activity takes place and value is created; whereas this should be accompanied by minimum binding criteria to determine whether economic activity has sufficient substance to be taxed in a Member State in order to avoid the problem of 'letterbox companies';
Amendment 32 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Consumers increasingly enter into contractual arrangements with service providers for the provision of online content services. However, consumers that are temporarily present in another Member State of the Union often cannot access and use the online content services that they have acquired the right to use in their home country, which is against the idea of Single Market and smooth, efficient development of EU Digital economy.
Amendment 41 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In the context of infrastructure development, it is noteworthy that the Member States have committed to achieve the targets for minimum download speeds of 30 Mbps by 2020 in order to meet the conditions relating to high connectivity for all.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the objective of Digital Single Market Strategy and of this Regulation is to adapt the legal framework in order to ensure that the licensing of rights no longer presents barriers to cross- border portability of online content services in the Union and that the cross- border portability can be ensured.
Amendment 49 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the objective of this Regulation is to adapt the legal framework in order to ensure that the licensing of rights no longer presents barriers to cross- border portability of online content services in the Union and that the cross- border portability can be ensured without additional licensing costs.
Amendment 69 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure the cross-border portability of online content services it is necessary to require that online service providers enable their subscribers to use the service in the Member State of their temporary presence by providing them access to the same content on the same range and number of devices, for the same number of users and with the same range of functionalities as those offered in their Member State of residence. This obligation is mandatory and therefore the parties may not exclude it, derogate from it or vary its effect. Any action by a service provider or a right holder which would prevent the subscriber from accessing or using the service while temporarily present in a Member State, for example restrictions to the functionalities of the service or to the quality of its delivery, would amount to a circumvention of the obligation to enable cross-border portability of online content services and therefore would be contrary to this Regulation.
Amendment 74 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Requiring that the delivery of online content services to subscribers temporarily present in Member States other than their Member State of residence be of the same quality as in the Member State of residence could result in high costs for service providers and thus ultimately for subscribers. Therefore, it is not appropriate for this Regulation to require that the provider of an online content service take measures to ensure quality of delivery of such services beyond the quality available via the local online access chosen by a subscriber while temporarily present in another Member State. In such cases the provider shall not be liable if the quality of delivery of the service is lower. The service provider should however inform the consumer at the subscription stage of the possible limitation in quality. Nevertheless, if the provider expressly agrees to guarantee certain quality of delivery to subscribers while temporarily present in other Member States, the provider shall be bound by such agreement.
Amendment 75 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Requiring that the delivery of online content services to subscribers temporarily present in Member States other than their Member State of residence be of the same quality as in the Member State of residence could result in high costs for service providers and thus ultimately for subscribers. Therefore, it is not appropriate for this Regulation to require that the provider of an online content service take measures to ensure quality of delivery of such services beyond the quality available via the local online access chosen by a subscriber while temporarily present in another Member State. In such cases the provider shall not be liable if the quality of delivery of the service is lower than that of a quality of the Member State of residence as technological development vary across the Union. Nevertheless, if the provider expressly agrees to guarantee certain quality of delivery to subscribers while temporarily present in other Member States, the provider shall be bound by such agreement.
Amendment 83 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Service providers should ensure that their subscribers are properly informed about the conditions and the extent of enjoyment of online content services in Member States other than the Member State of residence of the subscribers. The Regulation enables right holders to require that the service provider make use of effective means in order to verify that the online content service is provided in conformity with this Regulation. It is necessary, however, to ensure that the required means are reasonable and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this purpose. Examples of the necessary technical and organisational measures may include sampling of IP address instead of constant monitoring of location, transparent information to the individuals about the methods used for the verification and its purposes, and appropriate security measures. Considering that for purposes of the verification what matters is not the location, but rather, in which Member State the subscriber is accessing the service, precise location data should not be collected and processed for this purpose. Similarly, where authentication of a subscriber is sufficient in order to deliver the service provided, identification of the subscriber should not be required.
Amendment 93 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the adaptation of the legal framework so that cross-border portability of online content services is provided in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States and can therefore, 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 its objective. Therefore, this Regulation does not substantially affect the way the rights are licensed and does not oblige right holders and service providers to renegotiate contracts. Moreover, this Regulation does not require that the provider takes measures to ensure the quality of delivery of online content services outside the Member State of residence of the subscriber. Finally, this Regulation does not apply to service providers who offer services without payment of money and who do not verify the subscriber's Member State of residence. Therefore, it does not impose any disproportionate costs, to online content service providers, right holders or end- users
Amendment 94 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation introduces a common approach to ensuring that subscribers to online content services in the Union, when temporarily present in a Member State, can access and use these services other than the Member State of the residence, can access and use these services in the same manner as they can do so when present in their Member State of the residence.
Amendment 97 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation introduces a common approach to ensuring that subscribers to online content services in the Union, when temporarily present in a Member State other than Member State of residence, can access and use these services.
Amendment 101 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "Member State of residence" means the Member State where the subscriber is habitually residing where he/she returns to after a temporary presence in another country;
Amendment 102 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "Member State of residence" means the Member State where the subscriber is habitually residing determined and verified during the process of subscription;
Amendment 104 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "Temporarily present" means a presence of a subscriber in a Member State other than the Member State of residence, whatever the effective duration of such presence, provided that the Member State of residence was verified in accordance with article 2 - paragraph 1 - point e - subparagraph 2 - point 2;
Amendment 113 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – subparagraph 2 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – subparagraph 2 – point 2
(2) without payment of money provided that the subscriber's Member State of residence is verified by the provider based on online declaration by the subscriber on their Member State of residence or the fiscal residence of the subscriber or on the possession of an identity card or billing and postal address or bank details or any other valid document that confirms the subscriber's residence;
Amendment 122 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The provider of an online content service subject to the payment of money or without payment of money but subject to prior verification of the subscriber's Member State of residence, shall enable a subscriber who is temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service.
Amendment 124 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The provider of an online content service shall enable a subscriber who is temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service for which user has a legal subscription.
Amendment 128 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) The provider of an online content service shall informprovide the subscriber with information concerning limitations tof the quality of delivery of the online content service provided in accordance with paragraph 1 prior to providing that service.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) Any contractual provisions including those between holders of copyright and related rights, those holding any other rights relevant for the use of content in online content services and service providers, as well as those between service providers and subscribers which are contrary to Articles 3(1) and 4may have the effect of preventing the application of this Regulation, shall be unenforceable.
Amendment 150 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a The Commission shall, not later than on 3 years review the application of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission should pay particular attention to whether the solutions created and implemented have a positive or a negative impact on development of Digital Single Market.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
It shall apply from [date: 612 months following the day of its publication].
Amendment 80 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that the data collection and compilation system is representativen place provides a comprehensible and comparable high quality data that represent prices of natural gas and electricity.
Amendment 85 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Member States shall provide statistics to the Commission (Eurostat) within three months from the end of the reference period.
Amendment 87 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
(4) The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the transmitted data and the information provided in the quality reports and shall prepare and disseminate a summary, if necessary, in coordination with Member States, a quality assessment report.
Amendment 90 #
2015/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission (Eurostat) shall disseminate natural gas and electricity price statistics no later than fivthree months after the end of each reference period.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 established a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost- effective and economically efficient manner in order to safeguard the international competitiveness of EU industry that does not lead to carbon and investment leakage. __________________ 15 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 50 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council of October 2014 made a commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions and the target will be delivered in the most cost-effective manner through the Union emission trading system (EU ETS) delivering a reduction of 43% below 2005 levels by 2030. This was confirmed in the intended nationally determined reduction commitment of the Union and its Member States submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on 6 March 201516 . The burden of the emission reductions should be fairly shared between sectors falling under the ETS, and comparable efforts should be made concerning aviation emissions from intra Union flights. __________________ 16 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/indc/S ubmission%20Pages/submissions.aspx
Amendment 63 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In accordance with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement, all sectors of the economy must contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Targets and measures agreed at an international level (such as in ICAO or IMO) shall be welcomed and shall achieve adequate reductions in emissions;
Amendment 65 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in global greenhouse gas emissions inand diversion of investments to third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies. Additional achievements in sectors not falling under the scope of the ETS and not subject to a risk of carbon leakage, such as is the case in the building sector, would lessen the efforts needed from Union industry.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council of October 2014 made a commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions and the target will be delivered in the most cost-effective manner through the Union emission trading system (EU ETS) delivering a reduction of 43% below 2005 levels by 2030. This was confirmed in the intended nationally determined reduction commitment of the Union and its Member States submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on 6 March 201516 . The burden of the emission reductions should be fairly shared between sectors covered by the EU ETS, and comparable efforts should be made concerning aviation emissions from intra-Union flights. __________________ 16 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/indc/S ubmission%20Pages/submissions.aspx
Amendment 86 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with the Agreement adopted in Paris at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 12 December 2015 (the 'Paris Agreement') and in line with the commitment of the co-legislators expressed in Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1b , all sectors of the economy are required to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. To this end, efforts to limit international maritime emissions through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) are under way and should be encouraged, with the aim of establishing a clear IMO action plan for climate policy measures to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping at a global level. The adoption of clear targets to reduce international maritime emissions through the IMO has become a matter of great urgency and a prerequisite for the Union not to act further on the inclusion of the maritime sector within the EU ETS. __________________ 1aDirective 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63). 1bDecision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 93 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continue to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Identification of sectors at a high risk of carbon leakage should take into account that trade intensity of certain sectors in a Member State situated at the periphery of the EU tend to be significantly higher compared to the EU average, therefore attention should be paid also to the geographical location. Where, based on these criteria, a threshold determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub- sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at risk of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakage. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
Amendment 96 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figureclarity on the amount of auctioned allowances in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with the EU ETS as the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy, and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union17. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 frameworkf the EU ETS is to remain the main Union instrument, its interaction with other Union and national policies that have an impact on the demand for EU ETS allowances needs to be taken into account. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework and adequately addressing the progress on other aspects of the Energy Union contributes to delivering a meaningful carbon price and continuing to stimulate cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions. __________________ 17 COM(2015)80, establishing a Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
Amendment 109 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provisbenchmarks for free allocations to installations, should be made updated before the valuesstart of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvementfourth trading period in order to base free allocations on actual technological progress. That update should be carried out on the basis of robust, objective and verified data from installations. For reasons of predictability, thifurther updates should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into accountalso be based on robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a substantial difference from that factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 113 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone fullsuch a transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in global greenhouse gas emissions inand diversion of investments to third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies. Additional achievements in sectors not falling under the scope of the EU ETS and not subject to a risk of carbon leakage, in particular in the building sector and sustainable transport, will decrease the amount of effort needed from the Union’s industry.
Amendment 124 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States shouldmay partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for thecarbon capture and storage of CO2(CCS) and carbon capture and use (CCSU), new renewable energy technologies and breakthrough innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS and CCU facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS and CCU facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 135 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provisbenchmarks for free allocations to installations, should be made updated before the valuesstart of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvementfourth trading period in order to base free allocations on actual technological progress. That update should be carried out on the basis of robust, objective and verified data from installations. For reasons of predictability, thifurther updates should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into accountalso be based on robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a substantial difference from that factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 138 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banksFund should be governed primarily by beneficiary Member States. The beneficiary Member States shall be advised by the EIB as an advisory body. The EIB should provide appropriate assistance, including monetizing orf through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisatione allowances and serve as a trustee of the Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the beneficiary Member States. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 139 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub-sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also address the social aspects of decarbonising their economies and use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 152 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for thecarbon capture and storage of CO2(CCS) and carbon capture and use (CCSU), new renewable energy technologies and breakthrough innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS and CCU facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS and CCU facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The existing provisions which are in place for small installations to be excluded from the EU ETS allow the installations which are excluded to remain so, and it should be made possible for Member States to update their list of excluded installations and for Member States currently not making use of this option to do so at the beginning of each trading period. Member States should ensure that alternative measures for installations that have opted out do not result in higher compliance costs. For small emitters covered by the EU ETS, monitoring, reporting and verification requirements should be simplified for such installations.
Amendment 183 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point u b (new)
Article 3 – point u b (new)
(-1d) In Article 3, the following point is added: '(ub) “small emitter” means an installation with low emissions which meets at least one of the following criteria: – the average annual emissions of that installation reported in the verified emission reports during the trading period immediately preceding the current trading period, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, were less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year; – the average annual emissions referred to in the first indent are not available to that installation or are no longer applicable to that installation because of changes in the installation's boundaries or changes to the operating conditions of the installation, but the annual emissions of that installation for the next five years, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, is expected to be, based on a conservative estimation method, less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year;'
Amendment 213 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy security, energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member States as set out in Article 10d of this Directive (“the Modernisation Fund”).
Amendment 223 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States whose GDP per capita did not exceed 90% of the Union average in 2013 for the purpose of solidarity and growth within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auction under point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and
Amendment 241 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10, Paragraph 3, point (l)
Article 10, Paragraph 3, point (l)
(l) to establish just transition funding, to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy, on the basis of action plans developed in close coordination with the social partners.
Amendment 253 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 282 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point l
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point l
'(l) to create a just transition fund in order to cushion the social impact of the decarbonisation of their economies and promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy in close coordination with the social partners.'
Amendment 296 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. In its monitoring report, the Commission shall give particular attention to the risk of carbon and investment leakage. The report shall also address the interaction between the EU ETS, non-ETS and other climate and energy measures at Union and national level, and shall analyse the effects of various policy instruments on the level of demand for Union allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market. The Commission shall calculate the equivalent number of allowances for closures that are reported by Member States. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
Amendment 297 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – introductory sentence
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – introductory sentence
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:
Amendment 313 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – point (i)
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – point (i)
(i) On the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that bBefore the start of the trading period benchmarks in individual sectors and subsectors, shall be updated based on the average of the verified emissions of the 10% most efficient installations in a sector or subsector in the Union in the years 2017 and 2018. Benchmark values shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 set on the basis of information submitted pursuandt the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;o Article 11. The Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned.
Amendment 322 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10a – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007- to 2008 and each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:
Amendment 328 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – point (ii)
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third subparagraph – point (ii)
(ii) During the trading period, the benchmark values set under point (i) shall be reduced by 1% in respect of each year between the latest reference period and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless the values for each benchmark calculated using the principle laid down in this Article differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0,5% of the updated value, be it above or below that figure, annually. Where there is such a difference, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0,5% or 1,5% in respect of each year between the update and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made. Sectors with a share of more than 50% of verified emissions considered as unavoidable process emissions, shall not be faced with a reduction of the benchmark value, at least for the part of those emissions. For every subsequent period, the latest benchmark value shall be used as a reference point for calculating the new reduction value. By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas, these benchmark values shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to preserve a level playing field for producers of these products.
Amendment 335 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 335 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – point (iia) (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – point (iia) (new)
(iia) For installations not included in product benchmarks, technological progress shall be assessed based on energy efficiency improvements in relation to the relevant heat or fuel benchmark.
Amendment 372 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mantargeted in accordance with the risk of carbon leakage and shall in any case guarantee that 100% free allocation up to the level of the benchmarks is maintainerd.
Amendment 374 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6
Article 10a – paragraph 6
Member States shouldmay adopt financial measures in favour of sectors or sub- sectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, taking into account any effects on the internal market. Such financial measures to compensate part of these costs shall be in accordance with state aid rules.
Amendment 392 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – first subparagraph
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – first subparagraph
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and significant production increases, together with of more than 10% expressed as the rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11. In addition, 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) shall be set aside for this purpose.
Amendment 395 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to in Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and for significant production increases, together with of more than 10% expressed as the rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11. In addition, 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). 1814 shall be set aside for this purpose.
Amendment 408 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – first subparagraph
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – first subparagraph
400 million allowances shall be available to support, taken from the share of allowances to be auctioned, shall be available to support and leverage investments, using different instruments managed by the European Investment Bank, in innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2CCS and CCU as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, energy conversion and storage, as well as electric battery development in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 417 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support, taken from the share of allowances to be auctioned, shall be available to support and leverage investments, using different instruments managed by the European Investment Bank, in innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2CCS and CCU as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, energy conversion and storage, as well as electric battery development in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 424 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in the whole range of low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 434 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 6075% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 450% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 435 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – second subparagraph
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – second subparagraph
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 6075% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 450% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 438 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
In addition, 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 shall supplement any existing resources remaining under this paragraph as a consequence of funds resulting from NER300 allowance auctions for the period between 2013 and 2020 not having been used, for projects referred to abovein subparagraphs 1 and 2, with projects in all Member States including small-scale projects, before 2021 and from 2018 onwards. Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, taking into account their relevance in relation to the decarbonisation of the sectors concerned. Projects supported under this subparagraph may also receive further support under subparagraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 442 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The timetable for monetisation of allowances shall be published no later than 18 months before the start of Phase IV and shall ensure the gradual monetisation of the allowances spread out throughout that Phase.
Amendment 444 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – third subparagraph
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – third subparagraph
In addition, 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/… shall supplement any existing resources remaining under this paragraph as a consequence of funds resulting from NER300 allowance auctions between 2013 and 2020 not having been used, for projects referred to abovein subparagraphs 1 and 2, with projects in all Member States including small-scale projects, before 2021 and from 2018 onwards. Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, taking into account their relevance in relation to the decarbonisation of the related sectors. Projects supported under this subparagraph may also receive further support under sub-paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 446 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – fourth subparagraph (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – fourth subparagraph (new)
In Article 10a, the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 8: 'The timetable for monetisation of allowances shall be published no later than 18 months before the start of Phase IV and shall ensure the gradual monetisation of the allowances spread out throughout the Phase.'
Amendment 448 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point i b (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point i b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 20
Article 10a – paragraph 20
(ib) paragraph 20 is replaced by the following: 'The Commission shall, as part of the measures adopted under paragraph 1, include measures for defining installations that partially cease to operate or significantly reduce or increase their capacity or their production by more than 10% (expressed as the rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11), and measures for adapting, as appropriate, the level of free allocations given to them accordingly.'
Amendment 453 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a
Article 10a
(ia) the following paragraph is added: 'The Commission shall, as part of the measures adopted under paragraph 1, include measures for defining installations that partially cease to operate or significantly reduce or increase their capacity or their production by more than 10%, and measures for adapting, as appropriate, the level of free allocations.'.
Amendment 462 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Defining sectors at a high risk of carbon leakage should take into account that trade intensity of certain sectors in a Member State situated at the periphery of the EU tend to be significantly higher compared to the EU average, therefore attention should be paid also to the geographical location. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 465 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at high risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub- sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. To ensure a level playing field for the production of hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, hydrogen and syngas shall continue to be deemed to be at the same risk of carbon leakage as the refinery sector.
Amendment 468 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 480 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) profit margins or the inability to pass on carbon costs as a potential indicator of long-run investment or relocation decisions.
Amendment 483 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 495 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices without losing market share, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 499 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) profit margins or the inability to pass on carbon costs as a potential indicator of long-run investment or relocation decisions.
Amendment 544 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production (electricity and heat), transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 563 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2
Article 10 c – paragraph 2
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to improvement of their energy security, the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 566 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production (electricity and heat), transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 623 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems and improving energy security and energy efficiency in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
Amendment 627 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive and the European Fund for Strategic Investments.
Amendment 637 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board, and projects in non- ETS sector, with an aim to reduce GHG emissions. To this end, the beneficiary Member States shall develop guidelinrules and investment selection criteria specific to such projects, in line with the objectives of the fund and the guidance elaborated by the EIB referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 649 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 3
Article 10 d – paragraph 3
3. The funds shall be distributedEIB is responsible for the monetization of the 2% allowances referred to in Article 10 in equal volumes each year of the period 2021-30. Defining monetisation calendar should be carried out in consultation with the beneficiary Member States. The funds shall be distributed among the beneficiary Member states based on a combination of a 50% share of verified emissions and a 50% share of GDP criteria, leading to the distribution set out in Annex IIb.
Amendment 657 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine an Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be resprimarily by the beneficiary Member States and the EIB should act as an advisory body providing appropriate assistance. Adequate monitoring and reporting provisions shall be established to guarantee transparent and efficient use of the proceeds of the Fund by beneficiary Member States. The investment and projects financed from the Fund shall be put forward by the beneficiary Member State. This will reduce excessive and costly administrative burden and will ensure the most effective implementation ponssible for the day-to-day management of the fund.
Amendment 669 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Amendment 676 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – point 11 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 683 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Amendment 692 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
If the EIB recommends not financing an investment and provides reasons for this recommendation, a decision shall only be adopted if a majority of two-thirds of all memberhe beneficiary Member States vote in favour. The Member State in which the investment will take place and the EIB shall not be entitled to cast a vote in this case. For small projects funded through loans provided by a national promotional bank or through grants contributing to the implementation of a national programme serving specific objectives in line with the objectives of the Modernisation Fund, provided that not more than 10% of the Member States' share set out in Annex IIb is used under the programme, the two preceding sentences shall not apply.
Amendment 699 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the management committeeEuropean Commission and EIB on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:
Amendment 708 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 6
Article 10 d – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the management commitbeneficiary Member Statees shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the management commitMember Statees.
Amendment 712 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Every 5 years, in line with the regular reviews foreseen in the Paris Agreement, the Union shall assess its INDC in the context of global mitigation efforts following a global stocktake of nationally- determined contribution. The Commission shall submit a report assessing, in particular, the following elements: the implication of the options required at Union level; the efforts undertaken by other major economies; the Union industries' competitiveness in the context of carbon and investment leakage risks as well as the impact on the Union's industrialisation target of 20%. If, on that basis, the Commission deems it necessary to submit a legislative proposal to amend this Directive it shall in parallel present a full impact assessment and take into account the differentiated abilities and costs of decarbonisation in the power and industrial sectors covered by the EU ETS.'
Amendment 734 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a
Amendment 740 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph (new)
Amendment 743 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(12b) in Article 14, paragraph 1, a new subparagraph is added: ' That regulation shall also determine simplified monitoring, reporting and verification procedures for small emitters.'
Amendment 768 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Amendment 31 #
2015/0068(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The challenge posed by cross-border tax avoidance, aggressive tax planning and harmful tax competition has increased considerably and has become a major focus of concern within the Union and at global level. Tax base erosion is considerably reducing national tax revenues, which hinders Member States in applying growth- friendly tax policies. In particular, rulings concerning tax-driven structures lead to a low level of taxation of artificially high amounts of income in the country giving the advance ruling and may leave artificially low amounts of income to be taxed in any other countries involved, therefore reducing tax base in these Member States. An increase in transparency and in information exchange is therefore urgently required. The tools and mechanisms established by Council Directive 2011/16/EU13 need to be enhanced in order to achieve this. __________________ 13 Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (OJ L 64 of 11.3.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 36 #
2015/0068(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council, in its conclusions of 18 December 2014, underlined the urgent need to advance efforts in the fight against tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning, both at the global and Union levels. Stressing the importance of transparency and according information exchange, the European Council welcomed the Commission’s intention to submit a proposal on the automatic exchange of information on tax rulings in the Union.
Amendment 72 #
2015/0068(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Stresses the fact that by 26 June 2017 an EU wide register for beneficial ownership has to be operational, aiding in tracking down possible tax avoidance and profit shifting; emphasises the significance of central register for automatic exchange of advanced tax rulings or price arrangements between Member States, which would be accessible to tax authorities and responsible administrations in the Member States and the Commission.
Amendment 70 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by removing barriers to investment by establishing a truly functional Capital Markets Union to make financing available and accessible irrespective of the geographic location within the Union, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhancing regulatory predictability. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying work.
Amendment 83 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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 and digital development.
Amendment 94 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives especially to facilitate the completion of the single market in telecommunications, energy and goods and services.
Amendment 109 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages and market failures by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 138 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionalitly over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, avoiding geographical concentration and facilitating investment in regions where capital markets are less developed, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 156 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by removing barriers to investment by establishing a truly functional Capital Markets Union to make financing available and accessible irrespective of the geographic location within the Union, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhancing regulatory predictability. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying work.
Amendment 156 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies. The decisions made by the Investment Committee should be free from any undue interference so as to ensure its full independence, which is the key to maintain the investor trust.
Amendment 160 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure that the goals laid down in this Regulation are met and a wide geographical scope of the projects within the Union is achieved, technical assistance to Member States, where capital markets are less developed in comparison to other Member States, should be provided.
Amendment 179 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union that provide an immediate boost to Europe's economy 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, small mid- cap companies, which areand mid-cap companies having up to 3000 employees, but should not be limited to these types of companies. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union'closing the innovation divide in Europe, strengthening the Union's innovation potential, competitiveness, economic growth and employment, as well as economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 182 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives especially to facilitate the completion of the single market in telecommunications, energy and goods and services.
Amendment 208 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Taking into account that small mid- cap companies with up to 499 employees and mid-cap companies with up to 3000 employees represent the most innovative segment of companies in the private sector, generating on average a higher number of patents, process innovations and product innovations as well as higher returns on investment, while still facing similar problems as SMEs regarding access to finance, the EFSI should tailor some of its financial products towards small mid-caps and mid-cap companies in particular.
Amendment 213 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages and market failures by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 218 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
Amendment 231 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages and market failures by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 283 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, avoiding geographical concentration and facilitating investment in regions where capital markets are less developed, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 286 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of EU legislation by taking into account differences of Member States, especially for those with less developed capital markets.
Amendment 320 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. The experts shall be appointed in an open and transparent selection procedure. The decisions made by the Investment Committee shall be free from any undue interference.
Amendment 324 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies. The decisions made by the Investment Committee should be free from any undue interference to ensure its full independence, which is the key to maintain investor trust.
Amendment 346 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 355 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections and other projects in line with Energy Union priorities; and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 365 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) development and modernisation of the energy sector, increasing its competitiveness and enhancing the security of energy supply, including full exploitation of indigenous energy sources; development, in line with Union climate goals, of low-emission technologies including clean-coal technologies;
Amendment 379 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) improvement and promotion of the smart use of ICT and the integration of SMEs in digital value chains;
Amendment 391 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency in line with the Union goals;
Amendment 611 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Amendment 694 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of EU legislation by taking into account differences of Member States, especially for those with less developed capital markets.
Amendment 717 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The EIAH shall provide services in addition to those already available under other Union programmes. Services provided by EIAH shall include: i)providing a single point of entry for technical assistance for authorities and project promoters; ii)assisting project promoters, where appropriate, in developing their projects to fulfil the project eligibility criteria under this Regulation; iii)leveraging local knowledge to facilitate EFSI support in the whole Union; iv)providing a platform for peer-to-peer exchange and sharing of know-how regarding project development. To meet that objective, the EIAH shall use the expertise of the EIB, the Commission, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 724 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The EIAH shall be partially financed by the Union up to a maximum amount of EUR 240 000 000 per year during the period ending on 31 December 2020 for the additional services provided for by the EIAH over existing EIB technical assistance. For the years after 2020 the financial contribution from the Union shall be directly linked to the provisions included in the future multi-annual financial frameworks.
Amendment 725 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The EIAH shall be partially financed by the Union up to a maximum amount of EUR 20 000 000 per year during the period ending on 31 December 2020 for the additional services provided for by the EIAH over existing EIB technical assistance. For the years after 2020 the financial contribution from the Union shall be directly linked to the provisions included in the future multi-annual financial frameworks. EIAH shall also provide targeted support taking into account the specifities and needs of Member States with less advanced financial markets. The EIB shall report by 1 September 2016 and every year thereafter to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the services provided by EIAH, and its budget execution.
Amendment 779 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For as long as the only contributors to the EFSI are the Union and the EIB, the number of members and votes within the Steering Board shall be allocated based on the respective size of contributions in the form of cash or guarantees. Members of the Steering Board shall be appointed in a transparent procedure by the Commission and the EIB without any outside interference.
Amendment 849 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. The experts shall be appointed in an open and transparent selection procedure. The decisions made by the Investment Committee shall be free from any undue interference.
Amendment 938 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections and other projects in line with Energy Union priorities; and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 975 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency in line with the Union goals;
Amendment 1040 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The EU guarantee can be combined with, or can be used to complement, accelerate or strengthen existing EU financial instruments.
Amendment 1053 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EFSI shall target projects with a higher risk profile than existing EIB and Union instruments so as to ensure additionality over existing operations.
Amendment 1058 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Steering Board shall endeavour to avoid an excessive exposure within a given sector or geographic area so as to ensure that EFSI benefits the whole EU.
Amendment 24 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the modernisation of the existing copyright rules is an integral part of the Digital Economy;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to take into account the rapidly growing user-created content on the internet when reviewing copyright rules; any new proposal should aim to find a fair balance between protecting IPR and the end-users while also fostering a dynamic and creative internet with wide variety of content.
Amendment 2 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damachallenged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in in the EU, showing that huge differences still exist between Member States; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1 ; __________________ 1 Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.
Amendment 7 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the economic crisis and the austerity measures have greatlyhas increased economic and social disparities, worsidening the differences between (and within) Member States;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that substantial efforts are needed to bring the EU back on track to meet the 20% reindustrialisation target by 2020; calls to strengthen and renew the industrial structure in the European Union in order to increase competitiveness, growth and jobs; emphasises that in order to gain this investments need to be made in digital, energy and transport infrastructure as ell in a longer-term perspective – but not less urgent - in education, research and increasing the skills of workers.
Amendment 13 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Treaty of European Union includes the objective of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States (Article 3 TEU);
Amendment 13 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Treaty of European Union includes the objective of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States (Article 3 TEU).
Amendment 14 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the goals set in the Europe 2020 strategy should be taken well into account in cohesion policy; underlines that cohesion policy investments should be aimed to growth, increasing innovations, to SMEs, digital economy and low carbon bioeconomy; highlights that in particular investments in these sectors have the potential not only to secure existing jobs but to trigger the creation of growth and further jobs;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that cohesion policy must be modernized; recommends that renewing industry and structures, and supporting new innovations should be in the centre of it in order to enhance employment in the whole European union.
Amendment 21 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the importance of the simplification of management and procedures of cohesion policy programmes; stresses that the administrative burden caused by different managing and monitoring procedures must be reasonable when compared to the amount of the funding gained from cohesion policy programmes.
Amendment 23 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 37 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 44 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ‘investment clause’ outlined in the Commission communication on flexibility within the SGP; strongly believes that the investment clause should be symmetrically extended to the corrective arm;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a more social and publictable and better regulatory environment both at national and EU level in order to make the EU more attractive in particular for private investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’'s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection.
Amendment 67 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the closer alignment of cohesion policy with the overall economic strategy and the EU’s Economic Governance Framework; opposes creating a close link between financial and fiscal objectives and cohesion policy 2020 goals; calls on the Commission to ensure that the effectiveness of the ESIF is not compromised by macroeconomic policies; calls for the full and formal involvement of Parliament in the future governance structure of the fund;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy, that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity and decent work for everyonee ultimate goal of which should be tackling unemployment and securing competitiveness, growth and more jobs.
Amendment 78 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of better inclusion of the social partners at regional, local level and of civil society organisations.
Amendment 35 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas taking advantage of innovation opportunities in the blue economy requires a skilled, educated and adequately trained workforce; whereas there is currently a skills gap that must be tackled;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the fact of exploiting the potential of the blue economy must not serve as a pretext for subjecting the seas and oceans to forms of unsustainable exploitation of resources and growth models which have already shown themselves to be unsustainable, and whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation, without altering marine ecosystem balances;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas tourism contributes to 5% of the EU's GDP, 12 million jobs and 2.2 million enterprises; whereas cultural tourism equals to almost 40% of pan- European tourism; whereas sea and coastal tourism accounts for one third of all tourist activities in Europe, employing 3.2 million workers;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledgeresearch and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment and its economic potential, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the fact that many Member States do not comprehend and fully utilize the opportunities of the blue economy effectively losing growth and profit potential;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of strategically planning the funding of the blue growth sectors; is of the opinion that prioritizing and focusing on a few targeted priorities will increase the impact of financing;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these twois trends to be reversed without delay;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delaytherefore urges Member States, regional authorities, educational institutions and the Industry to coordinate, create synergies and identify crosscutting research issues in the blue economy area, in order to promote training and access for young people to blue growth related professions;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that, for reasons to do with energy consumption, merchant shipping, compared with other ways of carrying goods, is increasingly assuming decisive importance; calls for resources to be channelled in order to support research and innovation in this sector with a view to improving energy efficiency, diversifying and optimally allocating primary energy sources, and reducing noxious emissions;
Amendment 190 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that European sea and coastal tourism is facing competition from third countries; points out that the EU should capitalise on its cultural richness to offer sustainable and high quality maritime and coastal tourism services; considers that cultural heritage and maritime and coastal tourism can play a distinctive role in attracting more consumers and businesses by diversifying the tourism offer; emphasizes the positive contribution of cultural heritage, sea and coastal tourism to Europe's goals of sustainable economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 211 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; suggests to develop a seabed mapping; points to the great potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challengopportunities entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea wate, including critical raw materials, dissolved in sea water; stresses the expertise and technology developed by the EU to face the challenge of the sustainable exploitation of the sea and subsea floor;
Amendment 213 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Deep-sea mining and access to Marine Mineral Resources (MMR) contribute to affordable access to essential raw materials which remains a priority for the competitiveness of EU industry;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph a
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph a
a. take immediate action to ensure that a comprehensive and ambitious agreement is reached on the TTIP enhancing fair competition on both sides of the Atlantic and adding to the economic growth, new jobs and prosperity;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission ensure a policy of free trade with respect to fuels, including LNG and crude oil to diversify and establish reliable energy supply sources;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph h a (new)
ha. build a robust, non-discriminatory and up-to-date investor protection regime to incentivise investment;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal and transparent access for EU service companies to the US market and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.
Amendment 14 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the EU has a pivotal role to play in supporting national policies aimed at achieving multifunctional and sustainable forest management, in strengthening cooperation in the face of increased cross-border threats such as forest fires, illegal logging and pests, and in ensuring coherence on forest-related issues across EU policies such as those relating to agriculture, industry and competitiveness, climate, biodiversity, renewable energy, water and soil;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the objective included in the EU Forest Strategy of enhancing the contribution of forests and the forest sector to rural development, growth and job creation must take full account of the economic, social, cultural and environmental goods and services sourced fromprovided by forests, in particular the important role that forestssustainable forest management, utilising wood-based products and energy play in reducing CO2 emissions, which is an important element of EU climate policy and recalls that forest biomass is a very important source of renewable energy;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the carrying out of a cost assessment of allthe most relevant EU legislation and policies affecting the value chains of forest-based industries, with a view to cutting out all unnecessary and burdensome bureaucracy and increasting thenabling framework to increase industry’'s long-term competitiveness in a sustainable manner.;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the support EU framework programmes for research and development can give to the forest sector in developing new and higher added-value products, while not forgetting those traditional high-value usages that still have huge growth potential, such as using wood in construction;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the setting up of a Forest Information System for Europe by collecting data and information on the multifunctional role of forests and forest resources from the national databases;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas many important economic sectors are related to the base metal production as galvanic industry, electrical and electronic industry, electricity transmission, etc.;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the ITRE opinion on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (2014/2228(INI)) underlined the importance of a chapter on energy, addressing all existing measures that limit or condition energy exports and at the same time stressed the disadvantage of EU energy-intensive industries and the need to safeguard their competitiveness;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the aim of the Energy Union Package is to create a secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy market in order to enhance the global competitiveness of the European economy, reducing and harmonising energy prices in Europe and among Member States;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the state aid based compensation regime for indirect costs has created a new factor in competitive inequality in Europe among producers in electricity-intensive sectors, who can receive financial support from the authorities in their countries; addurges that this compensation, which was devised as a transitional measure, should swiftly be reduced and, especially, be granted at European level in order not to distort should be granted at European level in order to ensure a level playing field with global competitionors and among European producers;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Refers to the agreement on the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve (2014/0011/COD) which states: "In pursuing the goal of a level playing field, that review should also consider harmonised arrangements to compensate for indirect costs at the Union level";
Amendment 196 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that despite the fact that the differentiated carbon impact on electricity prices arising fromis partly due to the energy mix of each supplier is a legitimate factor in competitiveness and depends on the choices made by each sovereign sta, the ETS is a EU harmonized measure to reduce industry emissions and therefore its impacts should be addressed through a harmonized system;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis ofand compensation for indirect costs better target those sectors subject to a global pricing regime or that cannot pass on the direct or indirect costs of the ETS in their product prices; adds that free allowances should also be allocated to reward programmes for investment in new equipment, R&D and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021-2028;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is impossible, due to the lack of a definition, to gather comparable data in the EU Member States in order to draw attention to the special situation and needs of family businesses;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the purely quantitative criteria set by the Commission for defining SMEs are not sufficiently attuned to the realities and size of small and medium-sized businesses, which means that many small and medium-sized family or owner- managed businesses in particular are excluded from funding and a reduction in red tape, which creates an unfair competition and obstacles for these businesses in the EU;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that family businesses demonstrate a high degree of social responsibility towards their staff and that they generally take a more sustainable and longer- term approach to the economic future of the business (by acting as ‘honourable businessmen’) than non- family businesses and thus make an important contribution to Europe’s competitiveness and create and maintain jobs;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, because of their history, family businesses are very rooted in a particular location and thus also create jobs in rural and in less attractive areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide the necessary infrastructure in order to ensure the competitiveness and enhance the potential growth of such businesses;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that by providing necessary information about internationalisation and investment in foreign markets for smaller family businesses in EU, reducing the trade barriers between MS, simplifying the rules for trade between MS and making these rules more transparent will help in creating fully functioning Single Market in EU for goods and services;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to create a legally binding Europe-wide definition of ‘family business’ taking into account different circumstances in the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission in the meantime, as part of its regulatory impact assessment, to establish a ‘family business test’ modelled on the SME test, in order to be able determine the effect of certain legal acts on family businesses in advance and thereby avoid unnecessary red tape and burdensome hurdles for family businesses;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strive to strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the EU keeping in mind the importance of the family businesses in the EU economy and to create an environment for business excellence;
Amendment 208 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to draw up a communication analysing the role of family businesses with a view to boosting the competitiveness and growth of the EU’s economy by 2020, and to produce a road map listing the measures likely to strengthen the economic environment and development of family businesses in the EU;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas SMEs account for more than 98 % of Europe’s businesses and provide more than 67 % of jobs in the Uniontotal employment in the Union and 58% of gross value added; whereas they constitute the backbone of the European Union’s economy and are importantthe key drivers of European long-term economic growth and sustainable job creation opportunities within the 28 Member States; whereas they thus play an important role in the industrial ecosystem together with mid-cap and multinational companies;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union committed itself to reindustrialising Europe by investing in and supporting the principles of sustainability, competitiveness and innovation, in order to achieve a share of at least 20% in industrial production as part of the European Member States´ GDP until 2020;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the pressure for SMEs to comply with growing environmental standards will increase both from the market and from legislation;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account that no environmental legislation should be adopted or implemented in a way that might burden Small and Medium Sized Enterprises technically and economically unnecessarily; raises the example of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU);
Amendment 150 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 101 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank to ensure that the Investment Plan for Europe is underpinned byncludes resource and energy efficiency objectives, provides support for eco-innovative SMEs in particular, and strengthens advisory services on resource efficiency; calls for funding for the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and Horizon 2020 to be more focused on developing eco-innovative solutions and improving product design and process performance.
Amendment 21 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe' (COM(2013)0180)
Amendment 69 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas industry is leaving the EU due to the high energy costs, leading to the reduction of its GDP share and effectively, loss of jobs; whereas the Commission has set its goal that industry's share of GDP should be around 20% by 2020;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas Member States negotiate intergovernmental agreements separately and the Commission has limited oversight of them;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the Russian Federation uses energy supplies as a political weapon; whereas such actions go against market rationale and seriously increase risks for the EU;
Amendment 238 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and that it is therefore necessary to speed up renovation of buildings in order to reduce energy demand while encouraging greater involvement of the European Investment Bank and the EFSI and promoting energy services for which EU funds can complement national financing schemes to improve the competitiveness of industry and create more growth and jobs;
Amendment 435 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the development of renewable energy sources with the objective of 20 % by 2020 and at least 27 % by 2030 is essential, taking into consideration energy costs; stresses the importance of boosting investments into flexible generation technologies and of developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions for the integration of renewables;
Amendment 574 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the development of well- integrated and competitive regional electricity and gas markets – including, where necessary, capacity markets –that ensure the adequacy and flexibility of the energy system covering all parts of the Union; demands that the Commission act decisively against all instances of anti-competitive behaviour and barriers to market entry and exit;
Amendment 616 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines importance of interconnection for the functioning of the Internal Energy Market and for the security of energy supply; stresses the need for a sound political framework to attract investment in energy infrastructure; calls on the Commission to facilitate investment and remove barriers for cross-border electricity interconnectors
Amendment 676 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Emphasises that energy must be made affordable to all citizens of the EU; calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs for the European electricity market with a view to ensuring that consumers receive reasonably priced electricity and to preventing carbon leakage; considers that avoiding unnecessary consumption, efficiency improvements and sustainable energy investment, particularly in buildings, would enable many households to escape energy poverty;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the Commission’s autumn forecast, after two consecutive years of unanticipated negative growth, gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area is expected to rise by 0.8 % in 2014 and by 1.1 % in 2015, meaning that the pre-crisis growth rate will not be regained this yeargrowth is positive again;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas huge differences will continue to prevail between the Member States, also followingre still present, and the situation has not deteriorated further due to the Troika’s intervention, with forecasted GDP growth rates in 2014 ranging between -2.8 % in Cyprus and +4.6 % in Ireland reflecting increasingly undermining growing internal divergences ;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the return to sound government budget policies and structural reforms were prerequisite for Member States to regain access to financial markets and kick-start economic growth;
Amendment 225 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that major policy initiatives which included policy recommendations were basere implemented oin economic forecasts that had not anticipated the low growth and inflation experienced and have not fully taken into account the underestimation of the size of the fiscal multiplier, the importance of spillover effects across counthe time of severe financial crisis and the financial distries in a period of synchronised consolidation and the deflationary impact of cumulatives called for structural reforms;
Amendment 263 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends further strengthening of the cooperation in the field of economic governance;
Amendment 332 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that in its interpretative communication on flexibility, the Commission acknowledges that the way in which the current fiscal rules are interpreted is crucial in bridging the investment gap in the EU and implementing growth-enhancing structural reforms in a sustainable way;
Amendment 381 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the communication rightly broadens the scope of the investment clause, allowing for flexibilitya temporary flexibility under strict preconditions in the preventive arm of the SGP to accommodate investment programmes by the Member States, in particular as regards expenditure on projects under structural and cohesion policy, including the Youth Employment Initiative, trans-European networks and the Connecting Europe Facility, and co-financing under the EFSI; believes that this approach must be urgently reassessed to be symmetrically applied to the corrective arm of the SGP;
Amendment 410 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 425 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 537 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the MIP must be used in a more balanced manner between deficit and surplus countries, also to address countries with significant room for actionis a key tool to avoid future crisis;
Amendment 685 #
2014/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Requests that a reassessment of the Eurogroup’s decision-making process be conducted so as to provide for appropriate democratic accountability; believes that in the long term the Commissioner for Economic Affairs should assume the role of President of the Eurogroup;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas single market, especially as regards services, is not fully operational;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that fiscal sustainability is a prerequisite for a long term growth;
Amendment 44 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) As more and more public services become 'digital by default' it is important to maximise the efficiency of public spending on ICT solutions. This should be facilitated by ensuring that the provision of such services is planned at an early stage and, where possible, by sharing and reusing solutions in order to maximise the value of public spending. The ISA2 Programme should make a contribution to this goal.
Amendment 69 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The ISA2 Programme shall map and analyse the overall interoperability landscape in Europe to avoid and eliminate its fragmentation, ensuring a holistic approach to the interoperability solutions. The Programme shall ensure a common understanding of interoperability and evaluate regularly its developments. In addition, the ISA2 Programme shall remain open and flexible enough to evolve and be capable of incorporating new challenges and new areas (e.g. m- Health).
Amendment 70 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Through the ISA2 programme, the Union shall work with the Member States to identify and promote best practices, to develop guidelines, to coordinate interoperability initiatives and to animate and support communities working on issues relevant to the area of electronic cross-border or cross-sector interaction between European public administrations and among them citizens and businesses. In doing so, the Union shall work with industry and civil society and on all issues relevant to support interoperability and its relation to the better provision of public services.
Amendment 149 #
2014/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2014/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Other than proprietary trading, large credit institutions engage in numerous other trading activities, such as market making, issuance, investment and sponsorship activity linked to risky securitisation, or the structuring, arranging, or execution of complex derivative transactions. These trading activities are often related to client activity but may nevertheless give rise to concerns. Considering, however, the potentially useful nature of these activities they should not be subject to a direct prohibition. Instead, such activities should remain subject to an ex post thorough risk assessment by the competent authority and, potentially, to a requirement to be separated from the rest of the groups’ activities.
Amendment 237 #
2014/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the separation ofhow to curtail risk posed by certain trading activities.
Amendment 363 #
2014/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – title
Chapter 3 – title
Amendment 415 #
2014/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall assess the risks associated with trading activities including in particular: market making, investments in and acting as a sponsor for securitisation, and trading in derivatives other than those derivatives permitted under Articles 11 and 12 of the following entities:
Amendment 153 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a (new)
Where a financial counterparty concludes an SFT with a non-financial counterparty which on its balance sheet dates does not exceed the limits of at least two of the three criteria defined in Article 3(3) of Directive 2013/34/EU, the reporting obligations of both counterparties apply only to the financial counterparty.
Amendment 185 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
The detailed information on SFTs is provided to ESMA and the national competent authorities. The aggregate data are also communicated to retail investors who invested in the related fund or sub- fund.
Amendment 215 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 19 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 2021, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4500 million. __________________ 7 8COM(2012)652 final. COM(2012)652. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.
Amendment 32 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020, stating that "the most efficient installations in the sectors at risk of losing international competitiveness should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage" and that "future allocations will ensure better alignment with changing production levels in different sectors" and "at the same time, incentives for industry to innovate will be fully preserved and administrative complexity will not be increased." The conclusions further underline that both direct and indirect costs for the respective industry sectors will be taken into account as well as the need for affordable energy prices. It is of paramount importance that the Commission reviews the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC in that respect.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million.
Amendment 115 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC By ...*, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the continuation of free allocations, better reflecting changing production levels and incentivising the most efficient performance taking into account direct and indirect carbon costs, and if appropriate shall, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. ________________ * OJ: Please, insert the date: six months from the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 6 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas Lithuania is experiencing stable economic growth, which, as estimated by the Commission, will be the second highest in the European Union in 2014 and 2015;
Amendment 7 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas Lithuania is the third and the last of the Baltic States to adopt the euro, thus completing the final stage of the integration of the Baltic States in the European Union;
Amendment 88 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the total amount of financial assistance in the four programmes is unprecedented, as are the duration and shape of the programmes, leading to an unusual situation where the assistance has almost exclusively replaced the usual financing provided bywhich the markets are not prepared to provide;
Amendment 103 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the economic situation and recent developments in some Member States have compromised the quality of employment, social protection and health and safety standards, and whereas the loans received have helped to prevent the situation from deteriorating yet further;
Amendment 574 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that States must implement the necessary reforms as quickly as possible in order for growth to resume soon;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. Welcomes the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and the SME instrument provided for under Horizon 2020; laments the fact, however, that the budget for COSME under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is limited; stresses that research financing supplies SMEs with resources which those undertakings lack for the purpose of creating new products and hence new jobs;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reminds that it is important for the investors to have a choice between many attractive investment products to diversify their investment;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the ESRB is the backbone of the macro-prudential supervision;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas coordination is the key for the success of the ESFS;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the ECB and the ESAs have different reporting standards and intervals and the creation of the SSM poses a serious risk of duplication of reporting requirements and creating unnecessary administrative burden;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas investors and industries need a clear and long-term framework for EU climate and energy policy with greater levels of certainty and, therefore, clear price signals, in order to encourage long- term private investment and reduce the risk associated with this;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the aim of energy policy is to provide energy resources for the economy at a globally competitive price;
Amendment 291 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, although many objectives in energy policy can be attained by raising energy prices and thus reducing economic activity, the challenge is to attain those objectives at the same time as increasing economic activity;
Amendment 343 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes based on market mechanisms, if better used, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the EIB should reduce bureaucracy in order to allocate funding more effectively and swiftly;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe,
Amendment 5 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to its many previous resolutions on democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, including that of 13 January 1983 on the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of 27 January 2005 resolution on remembrance of the Holocaust, anti- semitism and racism, of 12 May 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, of 28 September 2005 on the 25th Anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe, of 26 October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical meaning for Europe, of 23 October 2008 on the commemoration of the Holodomor, and that of 15 January 2009 on Srebrenica,
Amendment 60 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for many European countries the end of the Second World War did not lead to full freedom; whereas Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and part of Romania were forcefully incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940; whereas many eastern and central European countries were held captive by Soviet imposed communist dictatorships; whereas democracy was stifled in parts of Southern Europe until the late 1970s; whereas for many years after the war Europe was divided, and its central and eastern parts not fully liberated until after 1989, when the opportunity presented itself for genuine integration across the entire continent;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research work; whereas the full opening up of historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of athe Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas activities related to the awareness and education and research of the crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes are only in place in the Member States which experienced such crimes, while in other Member States there is insufficient awareness of these crimes;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas legislation on the denial of the Holocaust exists in 10 Member States, only four Member States have national legislation on the denial of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes which explicitly includes crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas all Member States have commemoration days of the Holocaust, while 9 Member States commemorate European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, as called upon by the declaration of the European Parliament adopted on 23 September 2008;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the dominant historical experience of Western Europe was Nazism, and whereas Central and Eastern European countries have experienced both Communism and Nazism; whereas understanding has to be promoted in relation to the double legacy of dictatorship borne by these countries;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas Europe will not be united unless it is able to form a common consciousness, recognises Nazism, Stalinism and fascist and Communist regimes as a common legacy and brings about an honest and thorough debate on their crimes in the past century;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas there can be no reconciliation without truth and remembrance;
Amendment 230 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that it is unacceptable to apply double standards when assessing and critically analysing Communism and National Socialismcritical assessment and analysis of the National Socialist and other totalitarian regimes should be pursued with equal perseverance;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth and therefore recommends that greater efforts should be made to teach the history of Eastern Europe in Western Europe and vice versa;
Amendment 276 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for aof the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim of which is to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorships;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that while Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabuses, they have to be based on common European values;
Amendment 306 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that modern media can play a vital role in promoting historical truth, both by accurately portraying historical events and by granting appropriate funding to historical productions and educational history programmes, such as the EUROCLIO project of Historiana, and, in this context, commends the level of awareness of the Holocaust and crimes of the Nazi regime and calls upon similar efforts to raise awareness of the crimes of other totalitarian regimes;
Amendment 335 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union should support cooperation between institutes and organisations which foster historical memory, and in this context calls on the Commission to ensure financial support for professional historical research to form the basis for future educational and cultural projects; calls for historical archives, particularly archives of repressive forces of the totalitarian dictatorships, to be fully opened up to research historians;
Amendment 351 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for efforts to make education on totalitarianism in Europe more comprehensive, including education, research and remembrance on crimes committed by the totalitarian Communist regimes, which could not have been adequately addressed during the post-war decades;
Amendment 352 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Condemns the trivialization of totalitarianism through the public use of its symbols by the media, advertising and others;
Amendment 353 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that archives are essential for research and in turn research for the promotion of education and knowledge, therefore calls for a Statute of European Heritage for historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, which would provide a safeguard for the common history of the European Union;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Points out that precisely targeted tax incentives could increase the employee financial ownership in various Member States and even add to economic growth;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a relevant, stable and consistent framework is essential to promote investment and competition; and hence services of a better quality; (It is necessary to make it clear what the ultimate aim of the legislation is. Investment and competition are only a means to the end of constantly improving the quality of services.)
Amendment 81 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the overall aim of the framework should continue to be the promotion of a sectoral ecosystemnvironment of competition and investment which benefits consumers and userimproves the quality of services, while consolidating the internal market in communications;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas the large-scale introduction of carbon capture will yet further increase the price of energy and will make European industry more uncompetitive unless this technology is introduced worldwide;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that failing to include CCS within a long-term energy strategy will on the one hand severely hamper national, Union and global efforts to address climate change but on the other hand maintain energy prices at a competitive level;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the EU’s mandatory renewable target has undermined investment in CCS, and calls, therefore, for a technology-neutral approach to the Union’s 2030 energy goals, in line with Article 194(2) of the TFEU, in order to create a level playing field and ensure effective competition amongst varying low-carbon energy technologies; observes that these technologies must be competitive and must confer benefit on consumers in the form of a lower energy price;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Observes that a single market for energy will not only result in lower prices for consumers but also increase the competitiveness of EU undertakings;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the implementation of the Commission's anti-monopoly measures in the energy sector;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the vendor benefits of cloud services consist of e.g. service fees, monetisation of excess computing resources and the possibility of a captive customer base and of secondary uses of user information, such as for advertising, with due regard for the requirements of personal data privacy and protection;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the BEREC Office’s work to date has been successful;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 25 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that there is still room for improvement in the functioning of BEREC and the BEREC Office, but that the work of the Office has, on the whole, been successful and has fully justified its establishment;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 51 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 58 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 20 #
2013/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas effective recovery plans are crucial to improve the stability of the non- bank financial sector;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that a system which requires non-bank financial institutions to draw up recovery plans for the evaluation by the supervisory authority is necessary;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that it is in the interest of enterprises and citizens to have a clear, predictable, stable and transparent tax environment within the Single Market, as a lack of transparency on tax rules is an obstacle to cross-border activities and investments in the EU; suggests that there should be more information for individuals and enterprises with respect to the taxation rules, requirements and regulations in every Member State;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas enhanced competition in the European banking industry is highly desirable; whereas the aggregated amount of legislative and regulatory requirements on banks, although indeed warranted for many reasons, risk to create barriers to entry and, therefore, facilitate the cementation of the current banking groups' dominant positions;
Amendment 103 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the EU needs growth and jobs as businesses need capital and credit; EU banking sector plays an important role to initiate growth, therefore any reforms for the EU banking sector that would impede growth should be avoided;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the HLEG's analysis and recommendations on banking reform and considers them a sound basis for initiating reforms. However, considers that legislative initiatives currently processed or recently adopted, such as the Single supervisory mechanism, the capital and prudential requirements regulation and directive, the Bank recovery and resolution directive, the Deposit guarantee scheme, MiFID and MiFIR, the Market abuse regulation and directive, the European markets infrastructure regulation, the Alternative investment fund managers' directive, the Financial transaction tax, the Insurance mediation directive, the Insurance guarantee schemes, the Investor compensation schemes, Omnibus II, Solvecny II, UCITS II, the Credit rating agencies legislation and Short-selling legislation, should be implemented and allowed to come into operation and that the outcome thereof should be taken as a basis for the assessment of what might be needed in the future;
Amendment 182 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Remembers that one of the main reasons why the situation in Cyprus has been so difficult to deal with is the fact that the banking system was more or less solely dependent on retail deposits for its funding. Highlights that had there been a larger share of unsecured debt-holders in the funding mix of Cypriot banks, the extraordinarily unfortunate debacle of bailing in insured depositors most probably would not have taken place;
Amendment 216 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 237 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that such proposal might hinder the functioning of the whole banking sector of the EU, distort competition and pose far-reaching negative effects on the economic growth;
Amendment 293 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 465 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Commission and the Member States to work together to promote greater diversification and competition of the EU's banking sector by encouraging and facilitating more consumer-oriented banking, for example through cooperative, building society, peer-to-peer lending and saving bank models; stresses that fully functioning Single Market is the key;
Amendment 52 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 59 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 72 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. If, in a given year, a Member State finds that it cannot comply with the emission reduction commitments laid down in Annex II, it may fulfil those commitments by averaging its national annual emissions for the year in question and the one or two years preceding that year, provided that this average does not exceed its commitment.
Amendment 79 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The national air pollution control programme shall be updated every twofour years.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section B – point 1
Annex III – part 1 – section B – point 1
1. Member States shall ban open field burning of agricultural harvest residue and waste and forest residue if appropriate, and shall monitor and enforce its implementation. Any exemptions to such a ban shall be limited to preventive programs to avoid uncontrolled wildfires, to control pest or, to protect biodiversity or to improve soil properties based on national circumstances.
Amendment 42 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) recovery boilers in installation for the production of pulp
Amendment 61 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19a) 'net total fuel utilisation' means the ratio between produced energy (electricity, hot water, steam, mechanical energy) and fuel energy input (as the fuel lower heating value) at combustion plant boundaries.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 200 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Until 1 January 2030, existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW may be exempted from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II provided that at least 50 % of the useful heat production of the plant, as a rolling average over a period of five years, is delivered in the form of steam or hot water to a public network for district heating, or provided that the net total fuel utilization of the plant is at least 80 %, as a rolling average over a period of five years.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exempt new medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 100 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Amendment 152 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Pollutant Solid biomass Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel oil Natural gas Gaseous fuels and fuels other than other than derivatives heavy fuel oil natural gas (bio oils) SO2 200 400 170 350 - 35 NOX 650 650 200 650 200 250 Particulate 30(1) 30 30 30 - - matter __________________ (1) 45 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW.
Amendment 154 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Pollutant Solid biomass Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel oil Natural gas Gaseous fuels fuels other than other than heavy fuel oil natural gas SO2 200 400 170 350 - 35 NOX 650 650 200 650 200 250 Particulate 350(1) 30 30 30 - - matter __________________ (1) 45 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Pollutant Solid biomass Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel oil Natural gas Gaseous fuels fuels other than other than heavy fuel oil natural gas SO2 200 400 170 350 - 35 NOX 650 650 200 650 200 250 Particulate 30(1) 30 30 30 - - matter __________________ (1) 45200 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 510 MW.
Amendment 159 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Pollutant Solid biomass Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel oil Natural gas Gaseous fuels fuels other than other than heavy fuel oil natural gas SO2 200 400 (-1a) 170 350 - 35 NOX 650 650 200 650 200 250 Particulate 30(1) 30 30 30 - - matter __________________ (1) 45 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW. (-1a) 500mg/ Nm3 when using peat.
Amendment 171 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Amendment 173 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Amendment 52 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Businesses and non- commercial research institutions invest in acquiring, developing and applying know-how and information, which is the currency of the knowledge economy and gives a competitive advantage. This investment in generating and applying intellectual capital determines their competitiveness in the market and therefore their returns to investment, which is the underlying motivation for business research and development and determines their innovative performance. Businesses have recourse to different means to appropriate the results of their innovative activities when openness does not allow for the full exploitation of their research and innovation investments. Use of formal intellectual property rights such as patents, design rights or copyright is one of them. Another is to protect access to commercially valuable information and exploit the knowledge that is valuable to the entity and not widely known to the society as a whole. Such know-how and business information, that is undisclosed and intended to remain confidential is referred to as a trade secret. Businesses, irrespective of their size, value trade secrets as much as patents and other forms of intellectual property right and use confidentiality as a business and research innovation management tool, covering a diversified range of information, which extends beyond technological knowledge to commercial data such as information on customers and suppliers, business plans or market research and strategies, either long-term or more short-lived. Especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) value and rely on trade secrets more, because the use of other formal intellectual property rights tend to be more expensive and SMEs often do not have sufficient specialized human or financial resources to record, manage and protect the intellectual property rights. By protecting such a wide range of know-how and confidential commercial information, whether as a complement or as an alternative to intellectual property rights, trade secrets allow the creator to derive profit from his/her creation and innovations and therefore are particularly important for research and development and innovative performance.
Amendment 54 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Open innovation is an important lever for the creation of new knowledge and underpins the emergence of new and innovative business models based on the use of co-created knowledge. Trade secrets have an important role in protecting the exchange of knowledge between businesses within and across the borders of the internal market in the context of research and development and innovation. Collaborative research, including cross- border cooperation, is particularly important to increase the levels of business research and development within the internal market. Open innovation is a catalyst for new ideas to find their way to the market meeting the needs of consumers and tackling societal challenges. In an internal market where barriers to such cross-border collaboration are minimised and where cooperation is not distorted, intellectual creation and innovation should encourage investment in innovative processes, services and products. Such an environment conducive to intellectual creation and innovation is also important for employment growth and improving competitiveness of the Union economy. Trade secrets are amongst the most used form of protection of intellectual creation and innovative know-how by businesses, yet they are at the same time the least protected by the existing Union legal framework against their unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure by third parties. Existing Union legal framework against unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets by third parties is fragmented in 28 different laws, which creates barriers to effective functioning of internal market, while also reducing the trust of representatives of businesses and consumers.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) International efforts taken in the framework of the World Trade Organisation to address this problem led to the conclusion of the Agreement on trade- related aspects of intellectual property (the TRIPS Agreement). It contains, inter alia, provisions on the protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure by third parties, which are common international standards. All Member States, as well as the Union itself, are bound by this Agreement which was approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC5. In order to protect trade secrets against misappropriation, some Member States have legislation in place, however some Member states have not defined trade secrets and does not have binding legislation against misappropriation of trade secrets, which creates gaps and barriers to effectively functioning internal market. __________________ 5 Council Decision of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p.1).
Amendment 79 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The increased use of web online services to conduct business and research, storing more confidential data in virtual storage places, increased use of e- commerce and the digitalization as a whole calls for a harmonized legislation across the Union, which will protect misappropriated use of trade secrets, which in turn will ensure trust and protection among businesses and consumers and will promote the formation of the Digital Single Market, which is one of the fundaments of effectively functioning internal market.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) has commercial value because it is secret and has an economic benefit to it, which turns the secret into a competitive advantage;
Amendment 141 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) any other conduct which, under the circumstances, is considered contrary to honest commercial practices, for example, espionage, surveillance, infiltration.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure a swift and effective decision making process in resolution, the Board should be a specific Union agency with a specific structure, corresponding to its specific tasks, and which departs from the model of all other agencies of the Union. Its composition should ensure that due account is taken of all relevant interests at stake in resolution procedures. The Board should operate in executive and plenary sessions. In its executive session, it should be composed of an Executive Director, a Deputy Executive Director, and representatives of the Commission and the ECB. Considering the missions of the Board, the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director should be appointed by the Council on a proposal from the Commission and after hearing the European Parliament. When deliberating on the resolution of a bank or group established within a single participating Member State, the executive session of the Board should also convene and involve in the decision-making process the member appointed by the Member State concerned representing its national resolution authority. When deliberating on a cross- border group, the members appointed by the home and all host Member States concerned representing the relevant national resolution authorities should also be convened and involved in the decision- making process of the executive session of the Board. However, home authorities and host authorities should have a balanced influence on the decision, so hostTo ensure a balanced influence on the decision that has a negative fiscal effect for Member States where the cross- border group operates, each member representing the relevant national resolution authoritiesy should have jointly one singlone vote. Observers, including a representative of the ESM and of the Euro Group, may also be invited to attend the meetings of the Board.
Amendment 417 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to avoid significant adverse effects on financial stability, including first at the national level to prevent contagion, and maintain market discipline;
Amendment 849 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. When deliberating on a cross-border group, the Board shall take its decisions in its executive sessions by a simple majority of its participating members. The members of the Board referred to in Article 40(2) and the members appointed by the Member States in which the group level and host resolution authority isies are situated shall each have one vote. The other participating members shall each have a voting right equal to a fraction of one vote and the number of national resolution authorities of the Member States in which a subsidiary or entity covered by consolidated supervision is established. In case of a tie the Executive Director shall have a casting vote.
Amendment 21 #
2013/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In July 2011, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted technical and operational measures, in particular the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), which will bring improvement in terms of reducing the expected increase in greenhouse gas emissions, but alone cannot lead to the necessary absolute emission reductions of greenhouse gases from international shipping to keep efforts in line with the global objective of limiting increases in global temperatures to 2°C.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Monitoring and reporting shall be complete and cover allCO2 emissions from the combustion of fuels. Companies shall apply appropriate measures to prevent any data gaps within the reporting period.
Amendment 224 #
2013/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The end of life of the ELTIF shall be clearly indicated as a specific date in the ELTIF rules or instruments of incorporation and disclosed to investors. The modification of that date shall be subject to the consent of the investors.
Amendment 1 #
2013/0190(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the people of Latvia have taken extraordinary efforts to overcome the financial crisis and have returned to the path of competitiveness and growth;
Amendment 21 #
2013/0190(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the energy sector in Latvia is dependant on energy imports mostly from a single source; calls on Latvian authorities to act to diversify energy imports;
Amendment 13 #
2013/0188(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In recent years, the challenge posed by tax fraud and tax evasion has increased considerably and has become a major focus of concern within the Union and at global level. Unreported and untaxed income is considerably reducing national tax revenues and creating conditions conducive to unfair competition. An increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of tax collection is therefore urgently needed. The automatic exchange of information constitutes an important tool in this regard and the Commission in its Communication of 6 December 2012 containing an Action plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion8 highlighted the need to promote vigorously the automatic exchange of information as the future European and international standard for transparency and exchange of information in tax matters. The European Council on 22 May 2013 requested the extension of automatic information exchange at Union and global levels with a view to combatting tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning. __________________ 8 COM(2012)722 final.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0185(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 217 #
2013/0185(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, in assessing whether the burden of proof resulting from the application of Article 13 is satisfied, national courts seized of an action for damages may take dueinto account of
Amendment 23 #
2013/0165(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is still necessary to improve the operation of the 112 service throughout the European Union, so that it provides assistance swiftly and effectively in emergencies.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to enhance consistency and comparability of non-financial information disclosed throughout the Union, companies should be required to include in their annual report a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental matters, social and employee-relatedmatters which are matters, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and bribery matters. Such statement should include a description of the policies, results, and the risks related to thoseial for an understanding of the company's development, performance or position, at least environmental and employee-related matters.
Amendment 99 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) For listed 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 240 million or a net turnover of EUR 480 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containingor refer to this or any other report containing non- financial information relating to mat least environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and briberyters which are material for an understanding of the company's development, performance or position, at least environmental and employee matters, including:
Amendment 110 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – subpoint iii
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – subpoint iii
Amendment 118 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Where a company does not pursue policies in relation toreport on one or more of these matters, it shall provide an explanation for not doing so.
Amendment 129 #
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 (4)
Article 46 (4)
4. Member States may exempt small and medium-sized undertakings from the obligation set out in point (c) in paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to non- financial information.
Amendment 163 #
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 listed 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 240 million or a net turnover of EUR 480 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containingor refer to this or any other report containing non-financial information relating to mat least environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and briberyters which are material for an understanding of the company's development, performance or position, at least environmental and employee matters, including the following:
Amendment 168 #
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 – subpoint i
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subpoint i
Amendment 176 #
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 4
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Where the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a wholea company does not pursue policies in relation toreport on one or more of these matters, ithe company shall provide an explanation for not doing so.
Amendment 21 #
Amendment 68 #
2013/0045(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The imposition of a tax on financial transactions would significantly reduce the liquidity of financial instruments subject to the tax and thereby increase the cost of funding for companies, pension funds, sovereigns and other economic agents. For a number of Member States currently experiencing difficulties in their financing of public activities and servicing their sovereign debt, the tax on financial transactions would be even more cumbersome.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The magnitude and frequency of deliberate or accidental security incidents is increasing and represents a major threat to the functioning of networks and information systems. Such incidents canThese systems may also become an easy target for deliberate harmful actions intended to damage or interrupt the operation of the systems. Such incidents can threaten the health and safety of the population, impede the pursuit of economic activities, generate substantial financial losses, undermine user confidence and cause major damage to the economy of the Union.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) "international organisation" is an entity established by formal political agreement between at least two states, has the status of an international treaty, its existence is recognised by law in those states, and this entity is not treated as a resident institutional unit of the countries in which it is located;
Amendment 175 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) To allow competent authorities and obliged entities to better evaluate the risks arising from certain transactions, the Commission should draw up a list of the jurisdictions outside the European Union that have implemented rules and regulations similar to those laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 196 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States may, after conducting risk analyses in accordance with Article 7, partially or in full exempt certain products provided by entities under (3) f). Before any exemption Member State shall seek the approval of the Commission.
Amendment 212 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i – paragraph 1
A percentage of 25% plus one share shall be evidence of ownership or control through shareholding and applies to every level of direct anshareholding of 25% plus one share in the customer held by a natural person shall be an indication of direct ownership. A shareholding of 25% plus one share in the customer, held by a corporate entity, which is under the control of a natural person(s), or by multiple corporate entities, which are under the control of the same natural person, shall be an indication of indirect ownership. The notion of control shall be determined, inter alia, in accordance with the criteria in Article 22(1) to (5) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated findirect ownership; ancial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings [...][1]. [1] OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p.19.
Amendment 217 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point ii
(ii) if there is any doubt that the person(s) identified in point (i) are the beneficial owner(s), the natural person(s) who exercises control over the management of a legal entity through other means; or if after having taken all the necessary measures no person can be found under point (i), the natural person(s) who exercises control over the legal entity or its management through other means, which may include senior managing officials;
Amendment 222 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) For trusts, the identity of the settlor, trustee(s), the protector (if any), the beneficiary or class of beneficiaries, and any other natural person exercising ultimate effective control over the trust (including through a chain of control or ownership);
Amendment 237 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, in accordance with the risk assessment, ensure that the provisions of this Directive are extended in whole or in part to professions and to categories of undertakings, other than the obliged entities referred to in Article 2(1), which engage in activities which are particularly likely to be used for money laundering or terrorist financing purposes.
Amendment 308 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a 1 Member States shall not require obliged entities to apply customer due diligence measures in respect of electronic money, as defined in Article 2(2) of Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the payment instrument is not reloadable; (b) the maximum amount stored electronically does not exceed EUR 250, Member States may increase this limit up to EUR 500 for payment instruments that can only be used in that one particular Member State; (c) the payment instrument is used exclusively to purchase goods or services; (d) the payment instrument cannot be funded with electronic money. 2. Member States shall ensure that customer due diligence measures are always applied before redemption of the monetary value of the electronic money exceeding EUR 250.
Amendment 341 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In respect of cross-frontier correspondent banking relationships with respondent institutions from third countries not subject to equivalent international standards, Member States shall, in addition to the customer due diligence measures as set out in Article 11, require their credit institutions to:
Amendment 356 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall provide a list of jurisdictions having anti-money laundering measures equivalent to provisions of this Directive and other related rules and regulations of the Union.
Amendment 357 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The list mentioned under paragraph 2 a shall be regularly assessed and updated according to the information received from Member States as mentioned under paragraph 2.
Amendment 444 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in the case of business relationships and transactions, the supporting evidence and records, consisting of the original documents or copies admissible in court proceedings under the applicable national legislation for a period of five years following either the carrying-out of the transactions or the end of the business relationship, whichever period is the shortest. Upon expiration of this period, personal data shall be deleted, unless otherwise provided for by national law, which shall determine under which circumstances obliged entities may or shall further retain data. Member States may allow or require further retention only if necessary for the prevention, detection or investigation of money laundering and terrorist financing. The maximum retention period following either the carrying-out of the transactions or the end of the business relationship, whichever period ends first, shall not exceed ten years. The information may be retained for a longer period where it is necessary to do so in order to give effect to the commercial purposes of transactions or former relationship between the customer and the obliged entity.
Amendment 463 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, wherever practicable, timely feedback on the effectiveness of and follow-up to reports of suspected money laundering or terrorist financing is provided to obliged entities.
Amendment 495 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that obliged entities can be held liable for breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 525 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Obliged entities where they are subject to requirements to combat money laundering and terrorist financing under this Directive and have effectively implemented those requirements;
Amendment 527 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Long term purpose-orientated savings agreements, serving for instance as a safeguard for retirement provisions or for the acquisition of self-used real estate and where the incoming payments originate from a payment account which is identified according to article 11 and 12 of the directive.
Amendment 528 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) financial products low in value where repayment is conducted through a bank account in the name of the customer;
Amendment 531 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) non-face-to-face business relationships or transactions where the identity can be verified electronically;
Amendment 532 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e c (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e c (new)
(ec) such products, services and transactions identified as low risk by the competent authorities of the home Member State of the obliged entities.
Amendment 534 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(da) jurisdictions identified by the Commission having anti-money laundering measures equivalent to those laid down by this Directive and other related rules and regulations of the Union;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes also that the Member States should adopt policies encouraging employees to take part in the capital and results of their enterprises, through concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms of industrial and service enterprises as well, and with the necessary legal protection and corresponding ratio of participation in the governance, oversight, decision-making and responsibility of the enterprise; reminds that such activities might increase the competitiveness of the respective sector as a whole;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Commission and the EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level financial mechanisms – including the SME financing action plan suggested in the Single Market Act – and that they should make a special effort together with the cooperative banking sector to ensure that this happens; stresses that such actions could improve the functioning of the Single Market;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament is not proportional and is thus in contradiction with the Treaty on European Union, and whereas the representation of each Member State in the European Parliament cannot be discussed separately from representation in the Council of the European Union,
Amendment 4 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 7 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, given that the problem of truly degressive proportional representation in the European Parliament and the Council can be definitively solved only by changes to the Treaty on European Union, a temporary solution must be found pending the resolution of that question by changes to the Treaty,
Amendment 15 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the only possible temporary solution, in order not to distort the balance of representation of the Member States within the Union, is to temporarily increase the number of seats in the European Parliament from the 2014- 2019 parliamentary term, pending changes to the Treaty;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) This Decision mustshould have respected the criteria laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, namely representatives of the Union's citizens not exceeding seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President, that representation being degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State and no Member State being allocated more than ninety-six seats,
Amendment 32 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – introductory part
In the application of the principle of degressive proportionality provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the following principles shallould have been respected as far as possible:
Amendment 44 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 212 Bulgaria 178 Czech Republic 212 Denmark 13 Germany 969 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 212 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 89 Lithuania 112 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 212 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 212 Romania 323 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73
Amendment 60 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4
Article 4
This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, toremain in effect until such time as new principles are laid down for the reallocate theion of seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, as well as voting rights in the Council.
Amendment 69 #
2012/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the EU is the only union of states to have a legally binding framework, unique in the world, through which arms export control is being improved, including in crisis regions and countries with a questionable human rights record, and welcomes the fact, in this connection, that European and non- European third countries have joined the arms exports control system on the basis of the Common Position; notes with concern, however, that the eight criteria are applied and interpreted with varying degrees of rigour in the EU Member States; calls therefore for a standard, uniformly strict interpretation and full implementation of the Common Position with all its obligations, while providing a mechanism where a Member State's security concerns regarding arms exports could be addressed;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the Common Position should regard the risk that a purchasing nation will re-export arms;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a standardised verification and reporting system should be established to provide information as to whether, and to what extent, individual EU Member States' exports violate the eight criteria and when they lead to security concerns among individual Member States;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B a. whereas Europe still depends on imported energy for more than half of its final energy consumption;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas existing legal instruments on forest management set up a sufficient framework to provide the proof of sustainability of forest biomass produced within the European Union;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Acknowledges that there is a sufficient legal framework in the form of Regulation (EU) No 955/2010 of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market to provide a proof that biomass within the European Union is produced sustainably and that no forest or environmental legislation related to sustainable forest management is breached; notes that any new legislation on sustainability of biomass used to generate renewable energy and produced within the European Union should take into account the existing legal framework and instruments that it provides;
Amendment 158 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. For the internal energy marked to function properly Member States should phase out fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies, implement the liberalisation packages and address structural market deficits such as market concentration and regulated energy prices, implement liquid intra-day balancing and grid support services markets;
Amendment 162 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis on the impact fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies have on the well- functioning of the internal energy market and the integration of RES into the energy system;
Amendment 166 #
2012/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the recognition of the role of the single market and the necessity to tackle the many barriers still in place in the services sector; reminds that there is still a lot to do to achieve a truly single European market;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Observes that more than 17% of people in the European Union are currently aged 65 or older, and that according to Eurostat’s forecasts this figure will rise to 30% by 2060;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the European commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup 'Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union' is to be welcomed as a vision for the Monetary Union; points out that any further integration needs a solid and reliable fundament consisting of a sound and efficient framework for resolution and recovery of financial institutions, a sound and efficient deposit guarantee framework and sound capital requirements without which no overarching structure such as a "genuine EMU" will be able to exist; calls that any such structure shall be built in accordance with these three proposals.
Amendment 522 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CG a (new)
Recital CG a (new)
CGa. whereas the full functioning of the internal market is hindered by the barriers still present in certain Member States;
Amendment 632 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
The legal basis, form and content of the proposal should provide for the possibility of full participation of all Member States in the European supervisor, by ensuring the full involvement in the decision making process of the Member States whose currency is not the euro, in case they decide to participate in the European supervisory mechanism.
Amendment 110 #
2012/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission’s new funding programmes, which take into account the specific characteristics of SMEs; calls on the Commission to further develop EU funding tailor-made for SMEs; underlines that fragmentation of funding should be avoided and that funding can be effective only when it is able to cover a substantial part of what is needed by the SMEs in question; considers that the Commission ought to provide more information to the public and SMEs about possibilities of receiving funding to develop business activity;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that the Commission should explore ways to improve the European quasi- equity market, in particular mezzanine finance; recommends that the Commission investigates how to strengthen the EIF Mezzanine facility for Growth and how to looks into new mezzanine products such as a guarantee for mezzanine loans; further recommends that data and analysis regarding the financial instruments are provided in order to reduce barriers for financial intermediaries who may wish to explore the lending market for mezzanine capital in the EU;
Amendment 124 #
2012/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and optimise the risk-sharing instruments of the European Investment Bank, reducing red tape and increasing the speed and efficiency with which the use of these instruments is approved;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Accepts the main finding of the Energy Roadmap 2050 that economic decarbonisation costs are manageable, and not higher than continuation of current policies, if action starts early so that energy system restructuring coincides with investment cycles thereby avoiding stranded investment as well as costly lock- ins of carbon intensive technology that will be uneconomical in the medium and long term;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments in an economically efficient way; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 148 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a higher share of mature renewable energy sources beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainable energy system; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix of around 30% in gross final energy consumption in 2030;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible infrastructure – including, specially smart grids and(including smart meters –) and fully integrated network planning in order, inter alia, to integrate local and more remoteall sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessary; recalls that cost-optimal policies differ according to demand pattern, supply potential, geographic characteristics and economic context at local level; stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of a stable and predictable regulatory frameworks as well as mechanisms to allow for EU financing of infrastructure projects of common interest;
Amendment 213 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that a more European approach to renewable policy is key in the medium to long term; encourages Member States to work together in order to optimise the cost efficiency of renewables expansion and to ensure that investments are made where they will be most productive and efficient, taking into account the specific characteristics of Member States; highlights, in this context, the Commission's important role as a facilitator; points out that renewables will, in the long term, move to the centre of the energy mix in Europe, as they progress from technology development to mass production and deployment, from small- scale to larger-scale – integrating local and more remote sources – and from subsidised to competitive; emphasises that the changing nature of renewables requires changes in policy to be made with a view to achieving greater market integration; highlights the need for support schemes to be phased out as technologies and supply chains mature and market failures are resolved; Stresses however that retroactive changes in support schemes has a detrimental effect on both investor confidence and thereby increases the risks related to RES investments and their costs;
Amendment 233 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to secure a sufficiently strong policy framework post 2020 for renewable energy technologies including a 2030 EU renewable energy target that secures a cost effective deployment and market integration of renewable energy in the EU;
Amendment 278 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the new challenges, such as the need for flexible resources in the power system (e.g. flexible generation, storage, demand management), that will arise as the contribution of variable renewable generation increases; stresses the need to have adequate instruments to guarantee that sufficient back-up capacity is available to ensure security of electricity supply; stresses, in this regard, that policy developments in Member States should not create new barriers to electricity- or gas- market integration allowing for sufficient incentives for generation to maintain system adequacy;
Amendment 283 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the new challenges, such as the need for flexible resources in the power system (e.g. flexible generation, storage, demand management and interconnections), that will arise as the contribution of variable renewable generation increases; stresses the need to have sufficient capacity available to ensure security of electricity supply; stresses, in this regard, that policy developments in Member States should not create new barriers to electricity- or gas-market integration;
Amendment 297 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; stresses the need to achieve energy security through energy diversification and emphasises the potential of a complementary LNG corridor in the East Mediterranean to serve as a flexible source of energy and an incentive for increased competition within the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 323 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the Commission to urgently address the regulatory uncertainty for institutional investors in the interpretation of third package when acting as a passive investor in both transmission and generation capacity;
Amendment 324 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for the Commission to urgently address the issue of lacking incentives to smart grid investments for DSO's and TSO's in ICT and other innovative technologies that facilitate a better and more utilisation of the existing grid;
Amendment 335 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Agrees with the Commission that natural gas will be critical for the transformation of the energy system, since it represents a quick and cost-efficient way of reducing reliance on other more polluting fossil fuels, thereby lowering greenhouse gas emissions; by acknowledging the significance of gas stresses the need to diversify gas supply routes to the European Union;
Amendment 349 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises the key role of gas, both in the transition to a low-carbon energy system and as a flexible back-up, and in balancing capacity where renewable energy supplies are variable;
Amendment 357 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that unconventional gas has a role to play in the future EU energy mix, that an evaluation and adjustment of the policy framework can prove adequate to ensure a sustainable production, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the developments surrounding unconventional gas into account when formulating future energy outlook scenarios;
Amendment 367 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 398 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. While recognising that the EU operates in a global context, recalls the November 2011 TTE Council Conclusions on strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy, the need for a broader and more coordinated EU approach to international energy relations in order to meet global energy challenges and climate change, address competitiveness and carbon leakage related issues and maintain and promote the highest nuclear safety standards, while at the same time ensuring the safe, secure and diversified supply of energy; recalls that Climate change is a global challenge, and consequently further international commitments from other countries, mainly coming from the major carbon emitters should be consistent with long term EU climate policies to avoid carbon leakage and adverse effects on European competitiveness;
Amendment 426 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines the importance of strengthening cooperation and dialogue with other strategic energy partners; stresses the importance of the EU speaking with one voice vis-à-vis third parties on energy matters; emphasises the role of the Commission in coordinating and supporting Member States' actions; notes that in the long term the European Union has to increase coordination with regards to purchases of energy from third countries;
Amendment 439 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises that the ETS is the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; notes that further improvement of the ETS is necessary to cut emissions and incentivise investments in low-carbon technologies; notes that any changes to the ETS would require a careful assessment of the impact on electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 445 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Finds it necessary for a long-term stabilisation of the carbon price, which is considerably higher than it is today;
Amendment 470 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that prices play a crucial role in energy-related investment and energy production; notes that the different Member States' policies to promote renewable energy show both successes and problems; takes the opinion that the recent relatively high prices of fossil fuels promote the development of renewable energy; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to high energy prices; stresses the need to explore the option for a pan European system of renewable energy subsidies which would promote competitive and sustainable technologies;
Amendment 479 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that, while energy bills in Europe have risen in recent years, this development has given rise to the rise in recent years of energy bills in Europe has developed a ‘smart’, common sense-based approach to energy efficiency and energy savings; believes, regardless,stresses that the role of ICT technologies is increasingly important for energy; highlights, in this context, the roleand its implementation throughout SmartGrid networks is increasingly important for the development of efficient energy consumption and, in particular, the development of smart meters inwhich providinges consumers with data on energy consumption, in households and businesses;
Amendment 488 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Believes that the roll out of Smart Grids is a matter of urgency. Without them, the integration of distributed renewable generation and the improvement of energy consumption efficiency, which are basic for the achievement of the European objectives 20/20/20, will not be possible;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to distinguish between the cohesion policy goals which contribute to the EU 2020 strategy and wider energy policy goals of the EU which affect also the countries which are eligible for cohesion funding; underlines that cohesion funds can be used as an additional source of funding for energy projects only if a project contributes to goals of the cohesion policy;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that utilisation of Structural Funds and Cohesion funds for programmes which finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects so far has been successful and has contributed to the achievement of the EU policy goals;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of regular reviewing of allocation of cohesion funding for energy projects in order to increase the absorption rate and channel the funds into programmes which have a proven record of absorption, added value and effectiveness;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reminds that a lot has to be done to make the single market fully operational;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas banks can deny a person the opportunity to open a bank account if the person concerned is not a resident of the Member State where the bank is registered; whereas difficulties encountered by non-residents in opening bank accounts obstruct the functioning of the free market;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to create ‘evaluate the creation of 'one-stop shops’ by means of which SMEs can apply for European, national and local funds, bearing in mind that 'one-stop shops' have greater added value when they are created at the expense of existing administration, and thus do not increase expenses for the taxpayer.
Amendment 141 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points out that it is necessary to be aware of and remove the obstacles that stand in the way of micro-enterprises growing into SMEs, and SMEs growing further;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that one of the purposes of the Directive was to ensure the availability of information, thus facilitating the operation of the single market in the field of credit too and that it is therefore necessary to evaluate whether the number of cross-border transactions is increasing and whether further improvements are required;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of ‘one-stop- shops’ for VAT in order to facilitate cross- border e-commerce for SMEs and promote e-invoicing; points out, however, that such ‘one-stop shops’ can be created only within the framework of existing institutions, without increasing the burden on the tax-payer;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to assess the need to lay down uniform, open European Union standards for e-identification and e-signatures;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy, by increasing diversification in supply sources and routes, and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU is becoming thealready a major importer of fossil fuels, which on the one hand shows the EU increasing import dependency and vulnerability to external suppliers, but on the other hand, gives the EU a considerable power as a major purchaser on global energy markets;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas some of the EU's energy suppliers have demonstrated that their national interests have priority over ensuring stable energy supplies to the EU;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Member States continue to act in the field of energy supply without taking into account common interests of the EU;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and for joint action in the field of energy security,xternal energy policy and energy security, recognising the importance of transparency and full implementation of the internal energy market;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the proper functioning of the internal market requires that the energy imported into the Union from third countries, once on the EU territory, is fully governed by the internal energy market rules, therefore, with the aim of setting up a single regulatory system, the EU must strive to persuade energy-exportthe EU should aim for regulatory convergence with neighbouring countries willing to embrace the EU's internal energy market rules; stresses the importance and role of the Energy Community in this regard;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' in the field of external energy strategy at both political and expert levels;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States not to engage in contracts on energy or energy related technology supply with third countries which violate the interests of another Member State of the Union;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to coordinate positions for meetings of international energy organisations and initiatives in order to increase EU influence in these frameworks;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and, completing the Euro- Mediterranean electricity and gas infrastructure rings and the Baltic energy market interconnection plan, while also modernising and upgrading the existing fleet of electricity and gas power plants as well as infrastructure (grids and pipelines);
Amendment 111 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that with the spread of new, unconventional energy technologies (oil sands and shale gas from Canada, United States, Australia, Qatar, Brazil, Argentina, the energy exploration of the Arctic region, further exploitations in Iraq, Venezuela and African countries) new actors, partners, regions appear as possible future suppliers, the EU also has to concentrate its efforts to fully take advantage of this new situation and develop new energy partnerships to diversify its suppliers, not least the Euro- Atlantic supply routes;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours and the Caspian countries) as well as by creating a wider regulatory area while avoiding cheap, but CO2 intensive power plants and unsafe nuclear power plants to be built next to EU borders;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the countries of the European Economic Area are already part of the EU internal market and their cooperation is key to achieving the 2020 energy targets; welcomes the current initiatives to intensify cooperation with Switzerland, which should also aim for its full integration into the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 143 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the importance of continuing to include key principles for trade and investment, including those promoting a level playing field for investment in sustainable energy, both in bilateral agreements as well as in multilateral legal frameworks such as the Energy Charter Treaty and WTO and making them enforceable through effective dispute settlement mechanisms;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that cooperation on the development and deployment of future- oriented energy technologies should be at the centre of EU´s cooperation with industrialised partners and emerging economies;
Amendment 167 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that the growing influence of emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil in the global energy markets as well as unprecedented growth in their energy demand make it essential for the EU to engage with these partners in a comprehensive manner, across all energy areas;
Amendment 180 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Considers that the EU external energy policy priorities should be appropriately reflected in the post-2013 external financial instruments;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas bank bailouts cause serious threats to the financial stability of certain MS;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the prospect of common bonds can foster stability in the euro area and be an additional element to incentivise compliance with the stability and growth pact; reiterates its position that sequencing is a key issue involving a binding roadmap, included in the annex, similar to the Maastricht criteria for introducing the single currency, however any discussions with respect to common debt issuance should take place only when mechanisms of fiscal discipline are in place in the MS to ensure sound and sustainable public finances;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the introduction of uniform conditions for eligible costs, audit and control and believes that by determining a clear level of liability for the Member States in respect to the introduction and management of these financial mechanisms their more effective use will be achieved;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the pivotal role of EU flagship programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility; calls for more substantial resources to be mobilised in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness and resilience; stresses that appropriate allocation of funds is crucial to increase energy security of the EU by introducing new infrastructure and new technologies.
Amendment 11 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Member States have committed to a clear deadline for the completion of the internal energy market by 2014 and whereas in some countries this will not be possible because of a lack of interconnections;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a system has been established to exchange information between Member States concerning energy-supply agreements with third countries;
Amendment 146 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains the main obstacle for the completion of this market, together with the fact that interconnections have not been established which would make it possible to obtain energy from other sources;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises that competition for energy supplies has promoted reductions in energy prices in countries where there are multiple suppliers;
Amendment 192 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that investment in infrastructure needs to be encouraged through stable and innovation-friendly regulatory frameworks, recognising that it cannot be achieved unless market-driven; recognises, however, that, in certain cases, key infrastructure may not be commercially viable, thus requiring public funding; stresses that any public funding must be used in such a way as to attain the best possible result with the least possible investment;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2004(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it necessary to create conditions under which social enterprises can gain financial independence and engage in commercial business activity; notes that, in many Member States, financial mechanisms force social enterprises to focus on obtaining grants and funds from governmental institutions, rather than on increasing the quality of their services or products, which would help boost their competitiveness; emphasises the need to broaden access to debt and equity instruments at the respective stage of enterprise development, taking into account the specific way in which social enterprises operate;
Amendment 377 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco for oral use, without prejudice to Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. This ban shall, however, not affect traditional tobacco products for oral use, which may be allowed by individual Member States.
Amendment 234 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
Amendment 92 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB. Under that Regulation, the ECB is to coordinate and express the position of those Member States on the decisions to be taken by the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) falling within the scope of the ECB tasks.
Amendment 119 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation], EBA should be able to carry out its tasks also in relation to the ECB. In order to ensure that existing mechanisms for settlement of disagreements and actions in emergency situations remain effective, a specific procedure should be provided for. In particular, if the ECB does not comply with an action by EBA to settle a disagreement or to address an emergency situation, it should be required to explain its reasons. Additionally, to ensure the level playing field between the ECB and Member States out of the single supervisory mechanism, the same right should be granted to the national competent authorities. In that case, whenever based on requirements set out in directly applicable Union law EBA can adopt an individual decision addressed to the financial institution concerned, it should do so.
Amendment 125 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted, in particular with regard to decisions taken by the EBA at simple majority.
Amendment 133 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted unless rejecadopted by a simple majority, which should include an adequate number of votes from membersimple majority of votes from Member States participating in the SSM and from Member States that do not participate in the SSM.
Amendment 212 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
"3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority may shall provide any information that is necessary to enable the competent authority to carry out its duties, in accordance with the professional secrecy obligations laid down in sectoral legislation and in Article 70."
Amendment 238 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
"With regard to the acts specified in Articles 10 to 16 and measures and decisions adopted under the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) and Chapter VI and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Board of Supervisors shall take decisions on the basis of a qualified majority of its members, as defined in Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 3 of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority of weighted votes in the group consisting of participating Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No .../...[127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] and those which have entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation, as well as in the group consisting of non-participating Members States."
Amendment 243 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
"With regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17 and 19, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted unless it is rejected by a simple majority which shall include at least three votes from members of participating Member States and three votes from members of Member States which are neitheradopted by a simple majority however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority in the group consisting of participating Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/….../...[127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] norand those which haves entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation, as well as in the group consisting of non-participating Members States."
Amendment 89 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Competence for supervision of individual banks in the Union remains mostly at national level. This limits the effectiveness of supervision and the ability of supervisors to reach a common understanding of the soundness of the banking sector throughout the UnionCoordination between supervisors is vital but the crisis has shown that mere coordination is not enough, in particular in the context of a single currency. In order to preserve and increase the positive effects of market integration on growth and welfare, integration of supervisory responsibilities should therefore be enhanced.
Amendment 213 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 264 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 291 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) As regards the supervision of cross- border banks active both inside and outside the Euro area the ECB should cooperate closely with the competent authorities of non participating Member States. As a competent authority the ECB should be subject to the related obligations to cooperate and exchange information under Union law and should participate fully in the colleges of supervisors. In addition, since the exercise of supervisory tasks by a European institution brings about clear benefits in terms of financial stability and sustainable market integration, Member States not participating in the common currency should therefore also have the possibility to participate in the new mechanism. However, it is a necessary pre- condition for an effective exercise of supervisory tasks, that supervisory decisions are implemented fully and without delay. Member States wishing to participate in the new mechanism should therefore undertake to ensure that their national competent authorities will abide by and adopt any measure in relation to credit institutions requested by the ECB. The ECB should be able to establish a close cooperation with the competent authorities of a Member State not participating in the common currency. It should be obliged to establish the cooperation where the conditions set out in this regulation are met. The conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close co-operation take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board should allow the greatest possible involvement of those represenensure equal treatment of all participating Member Statives taking into account the limits following from the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, in particular as regards the integrity of its decision making process.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers respectively the Eurogroup as democratically legitimised institutions representing the European people and the Member States. That should include regular reporting and responding to questions. Where national supervisors take action under this Regulation, accountability arrangements provided under national law should continue to apply.
Amendment 406 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
Amendment 473 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 495 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements, including recovery plans and intra group financial support arrangements, in coordination with the relevant resolution authorities;.
Amendment 503 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 524 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including the EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
Amendment 587 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
Amendment 637 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 651 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with the ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation.
Amendment 841 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. There shall be a clear division of competences between the supervisory board and the governing council of the ECB.
Amendment 858 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority and a member of the European Commission may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory board. The same right shall be ensured for non- participating Member States, when the supervisory board takes decisions relating to credit institutions operating within jurisdictions of the Member States concerned, or when the supervisory board takes decisions on broader matters of policy, such as structure or decision- making process of the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
Amendment 863 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board includingand shall make them public. They shall ensure equal treatment of all participating Member States, including voting rights. They shall also include rules on the term of office of the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The term of off, whiceh shall not exceed five years and shall not be renewable.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office should verify regularly that the conditions and requirements related to the registration and funding of European political parties or European political foundations continue to be met. This verification should be carried out annually, or following a motivated request by any natural or legal person. Decisions related to respect for the values on which the Union is founded should only be taken in accordance with a procedure specifically designed to this effect, and in consultation with a committee of independent eminent persons.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A political alliance, as defined in Article 2 point (2), shall be entitled to apply to register its statutes as a European political party with the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 108 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. A political foundation shall be entitled to apply to register its statutes as a European political foundation with the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 149 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Before reaching its decision the European Anti-Fraud Office shall consult the committee of independent eminent persons, which shall give its reasoned opinion within one month from the receipt of request for opinion. The opinion of independent eminent persons committee shall be public. The independent eminent persons committee shall consist of three members of high moral and professional quality having expertise in the area of constitutional, international or human rights law. One member of eminent persons committee shall be appointed by the European Parliament, one by the Council and one by the Commission. Members shall be appointed within six months after the end of the first session of the European Parliament following elections to the European Parliament. The secretarial and funding of the committee shall be provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office
Amendment 150 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall establish a registry (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Registry’) for the purposes of the registration of a European political party and a European political foundation.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In order to register its statutes, the political alliance, as defined in Article 2 point (2), or the political foundation affiliated with a European political party shall file an application with the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office.
Amendment 163 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months following the reception of the application for registration, the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall adopt a decision, which it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union, together with the party or foundation statutes or, where an application has not been approved, the grounds for rejection.
Amendment 172 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The updated list of members of a European political party, annexed to the party statutes in accordance with Article 4(2), shall be sent to the European ParliamentAnti- Fraud Office on a yearly basis, but within four weeks of any changes following which the European political party may no longer satisfy the requirement in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 177 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office every three years shall verify annually that the conditions and requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5 continue to be met by the European political parties and the European political foundations.
Amendment 186 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 205 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 209 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Before reaching its decision the European Anti-Fraud Office shall consult the committee of independent eminent persons, which shall give its reasoned opinion within one month from the receipt of request for opinion. The reasoned opinion of independent eminent persons committee shall be public
Amendment 212 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. If the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office finds that any of the conditions or requirements referred to in paragraph 1 are no longer satisfied, the provisions provided for in Article 11 or in Article 22 or in both shall apply, having due regard to the provisions of Article 23.
Amendment 240 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall adopt a decision on the termination of the European legal status and the removal from the Registry.
Amendment 309 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Cooperation with national authorities European Anti-Fraud Office and European Parliament shall conclude agreements with national authorities of Member States on practical arrangements for implementing this Regulation. The agreements have to be applicable on the day of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 328 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. If the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office finds, in accordance with Article 7(2), that a European political party or a European political foundation has failed to respect the values on which the Union is founded or has been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article [93(1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation, or that a European political party has failed to respect the minimum rules on internal democracy required by Article 4(2), the European political party or the European political foundation in question may be removed from the Registry, forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 335 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall impose on a European political party or a European political foundation a fine according to a scale determined by it:
Amendment 337 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in the event of failure to provide the notification laid down in Article 6(6) and (7) or if the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office finds that the European political party or the European political foundation has at any moment intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information,
Amendment 341 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. When setting the amount of a fine imposed on a European political party or a European political foundation pursuant to paragraph 2, the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall take into account the gravity, duration and, where relevant, recurrence of the infringement, the time that has elapsed, the intention or degree of negligence, and any measures taken to comply with the conditions and requirements of this Regulation. Any fine must be effective and dissuasive, and may not exceed 10% of the annual budget of the European political party or the European political foundation in question corresponding to the year in which the sanction is imposed.
Amendment 349 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Before reaching its decision the European Anti-Fraud Office shall consult the committee of independent eminent persons, which shall give its reasoned opinion within one month from the receipt of request for opinion. The reasoned opinion of independent eminent persons committee shall be public
Amendment 350 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Before taking a final decision related to any of the penalties in Article 22, the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall give the European political party or the European political foundation concerned the opportunity to present its observations and, where relevant and appropriate, to introduce the measures required to remedy the situation within a reasonable time period.
Amendment 355 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. If the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office considers it necessary, it may hear other natural or legal persons, including any complainants referred to in Article 7(3).
Amendment 357 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the names and statutes of all registered European political parties and European political foundations, together with the documents submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 6(3), at the latest four weeks after the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office has adopted its decision and, beyond this date, any amendments notified to the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office pursuant to Article 6(6) and (7),
Amendment 359 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a list of those applications that have not been approved, together with the documents submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 6(3) and the grounds for rejection, at the latest four weeks after the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office has adopted its decision,
Amendment 367 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the details of and reasons for any final decisions taken by the European ParliamentAnti- Fraud Office pursuant to Article 22, including, where relevant, the opinions adopted by the committee of independent eminent persons in accordance with Article 7(2), having due regard to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001,
Amendment 379 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. European political parties and European political foundations shall, in a publicly available privacy statement, provide potential members and donors with the information required by Article 10 of Directive 95/46/EC and inform them that their personal data may be made public and may be processed for auditing and control purposes by the European Parliament, OLAF, the Court of Auditors, competent national authorities, and external bodies or experts authorised by these. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office, in application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 45/2001, shall include the same information in the calls for [contributions] or proposals referred to in Article 13(1).
Amendment 382 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. In processing personal data pursuant to this Regulation, the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall comply with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. For the purposes of the processing of personal data, they shall be considered as data controllers in accordance with Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Amendment 385 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall ensure that personal data collected by them pursuant to this Regulation are not used for any purpose other than to ensure the legality, regularity and transparency of the funding of European political parties and European political foundations and the membership of European political parties. They shall destroy those personal data at the latest 24 months after publication of the relevant parts in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 389 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The competent national authorities and independent bodies or experts authorised to audit accounts shall use the personal data they receive only in order to exercise control over the financing of European political parties and European political foundations. They shall destroy those personal data in accordance with applicable national law after transmitting it to the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office pursuant to Article 20(3).
Amendment 391 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) respect and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in the processing of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. Without prejudice to any judicial remedy, every data subject may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor if he or she considers that his or her right to the protection of their personal data has been infringed as a result of the processing of this data by the European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office or the committee.
Amendment 394 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall provide for administrative appeal procedures in relation to any decisions linked to the registration of statutes, funding or penalties.
Amendment 396 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Administrative appeal procedures shall not have suspensory effect. The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office may, however, if it considers that circumstances so require, suspend the application of any decision it has taken.
Amendment 398 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The European ParliamentAnti-Fraud Office shall publish by 1 July of the third year following elections to the European Parliament a report on the application of this Regulation and the activities funded. The report shall indicate, where appropriate, possible amendments to be made to the statute and funding systems.
Amendment 15 #
2012/0205(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The designation of the recipient as person liable for the payment of the VAT (reverse charge) is an effective measure to stop at once the most well-known types of tax evasion in certain sectors and therefore require fast and decisive counter- measures. However, as the situation may evolve over time, it may also be necessary to allow for other measures. To that end, the Council should, where appropriate, upon proposal of the Commission, determine any other measure as falling within the scope of the Quick Reaction Mechanism. The type of measures that could be authorised should be established in order to minimise the time necessary for the authorisation of the derogations by the Commission.
Amendment 28 #
2012/0205(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 (new)
2006/112/EC
Article 395a
Article 395a
The procedure laid down in this paragraph shall be completed within three months.
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 9 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) It is appropriate to assess the need to move away from CO2 emission targets and replace them with fuel efficiency targets, as CO2 emission targets fail to take into account harmful emissions from modern internal combustion engines. The Commission is therefore called upon to submit a report on this issue.
Amendment 15 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) If targets are altered too often, it creates uncertainty for the automotive industry and affects its global competitiveness.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is appropriate to assess the need to move away from CO2 emission targets and replace them with fuel efficiency targets, as CO2 emission targets fail to take into account harmful emissions from modern internal combustion engines. The Commission is therefore called upon to submit a report on this issue.
Amendment 19 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of the outcome of the initial inspection, the inspector may, if the initial inspection shows that a more detailed inspection is needed in order to fully asses technical state of the vehicle, shall decide that the vehicle or its trailer should be subject to a more detailed roadside inspection.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The inspector shall not authorise a vehicle classified with dangerous deficiencies, to be used until such deficiencies have been rectified on the spot of the inspection. The or at one of the closest workshops. If there are deficiencies detected in the areas of a vehicle that are mentioned in Article 10(2), inspector mayshall authorise such a vehicle to be used in order to reach the closest workshop where those deficiencies can be rectified, on the condition that the dangerous deficiencies have been fixed in such a way as to allow it to reach this workshop and that there is no immediate risk to the safety of its occupants or other road users.
Amendment 19 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) A roadworthiness certificate should be issued after each test, including inter alia information related to the identity of the vehicle and information on the results of the test. With a view to ensure a proper follow-up of roadworthiness tests, Member States should collect and keep such information in a database. If possible also an electronic version of a roadworthiness certificate should be made available to the interested parties, but respecting the protection of personal data.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Odometer fraud is considered to affect between 5% and 12% of used cars sales, resulting in a very important cost to society of several billions Euros yearly and in an incorrect evaluation of a roadworthiness condition of a vehicle. With a view to combat odometer fraud, the recording of mileage in the roadworthiness certificate combined with the obligation to present the certificate of the previous test would facilitate the detection of tampering or manipulation of the odometer. Odometer fraud should also be more systematically considered as an offence liable to a penalty.and availability of these recordings to interested parties throughout the Union would facilitate the detection of tampering or manipulation of the odometer. The Member States should make readings of odometer available via exchange of information electronically, but respecting the protection of personal data;
Amendment 22 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Roadworthiness testing is part of a wider regulatory scheme, governing vehicles throughout their lifetime from approval via registrations, inspections until scrapping. The development and interconnection of national and manufacturers' electronic vehicle databases should in principle contribute to improve the efficiency of the whole vehicle administrative chain and reduce costs and administrative burdens. The Commission should therefore carry out a study on the feasibility, costs and benefits of setting-up a European electronic vehicle information platform for this purpose. as well as the possibilities of broadening the functionality of existing information exchange systems, with purpose to include in the platform sharing of odometer readings and to explore the possibilities to broaden information sharing even further.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of checking the odometer reading, and where this information was not communicated electronically following the previous roadworthinesnormally fitted, the information of the previous roadworthiness test shall be made available to the inspector electronically. Until electronic transfer of information is testablished, the inspector shall require the person presenting the vehicle to the test to show the certificate issued following the previous roadworthiness test. The odometer reading taken during the last roadworthiness test shall be made electronically available to the interested parties. This information may not contain personal data.
Amendment 34 #
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, which makes for fragmentation of the internal market in this sector. 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, for whom it is too complicated to assert their rights in other Member States. These difficulties do not arise in the functioning of independent rights management service providers who act as agents for rightholders for the management of their rights on a commercial basis and in which rightholders do not exercise membership rights.
Amendment 645 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) in case of a natural person, administrative pecuniary sanctions of up to 5 000 000 EUR, or in the Member States where the Euro is not the official currency, the corresponding value in the national currency on the date of entry into force of this Directive; Member States can reduce the amount in accordance with other laws and sanctions already in force in the respective Member State; and
Amendment 656 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 109 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To meet the needs of retail investors, it is necessary to ensure that information on investment products is accurate, fair, clear and not misleading for those investors. This Regulation should therefore lay down common standards for the drafting of the key information document, in order to ensure that it is comprehensible for retail investors. Given the difficulties many retail investors have in understanding specialist financial terminology, particular attention should be paid to the vocabulary and style of writing used in the document. Rules should also be laid down on the language in which it should be drawn up. The calculations of the costs that may arise should also be explained in an understandable manner. Furthermore, retail investors should be able to understand the key information document on its own without referring to other information.
Amendment 268 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) the calculations of the costs are explained in detail.
Amendment 652 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Member Statescompetent authority shall once a year provide EBA, EIOPA and ESMA with aggregate information regarding all administrative measures and sanctions imposed in accordance with Articles 18 and 19(2).
Amendment 164 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Effective resolution of institutions or groups operating across the Union requires cooperation among competent authorities and resolution authorities within supervisory and resolution colleges in all the stages covered by this Directive, from the preparation of recovery and resolution plans to the actual resolution of an institution. In the event of disagreement between national authorities on decisions to be taken in accordance with this Directive with regard to institutions, the European Banking Authority (EBA) should, as a last resort, play a role of binding mediation. For that purpose, EBA should be empowered to take decisions requiring national authorities to take or to refrain from specific actions in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/ECNational authorities are more qualified to evaluate the necessary steps that have to be taken in order to prevent the negative effect that failing financial institutions may cause. Therefore, the final decision with respect to the resolution of an institution should be taken by the national authorities.
Amendment 183 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Recovery and resolution plans should not assume access to extraordinary public financial support or expose taxpayers to the risk of loss. Creditor protection should be an integral part of these plans. Access to liquidity facilities provided by central banks, including emergency liquidity facilities, should not be considered as extraordinary public financial support provided that the institution is solvent at the moment of the liquidity provision, and such liquidity provision is not part of a larger aid package; that the facility is fully secured by collateral to which haircuts are applied, in function of its quality and market value, that the central bank charges a penal interest rate to the beneficiary; and that the measure is taken at the central bank’s own initiative and, in particular, is not backed by any counter-guarantee of the State.
Amendment 501 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within four months, the consolidating supervisor shall make its own decision on the review and assessment of the group recovery plan or on the measures required in accordance with Article 6(4). The decision shall be seon the review and assessment of the group recovery plan or on the measures required in accordance with Article 6(4) between the competent authorities within four months, the consolidating supervisor may consult EBA at the request of any of the other competent authorities or on its own initiative. In this case EBA may carry out non-binding mediation in accordance with Article 31(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. In such case, all competent oaut in a document containing the fully reasoned decision and should take into account the viewhorities involved shall defer their decisions pending the conclusions of the non-binding mediation. If as and reservations of the oult of the mediation process no agreement has been reached by ther competent authorities expressed during the four-month period. The consolidating supervisor shall notify the decision to the parent undertaking of the institution subject to consolidated supervision and to the other competent authoritiwithin 1 month, each competent authority responsible for supervision on an individual basis may take its own decisions with respect to institutions in their jurisdiction. Where an authority makes such a decision, it must consider the impact of that action on financial stability in other Member States.
Amendment 599 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of such a joint decision between the resolution authorities within four months, the group level resolution authority shall make its own decision. The decision shall be set out in a documenmay consult the EBA at the request of any resolution authority concerned or on its own initiative. In this case EBA may carry out cnonta-binding the fully reasoned decisions and shall take into account the views and reservations of the other competent authorities expressed during the four- month period. The group level resolution authority shall provide the decision to the parent undertakings or institution which is subject to consolidated supervision and to other resolution authoritimediation in accordance with Article 31(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. In such case, all authorities involved shall defer their decisions pending the conclusions of the non-binding mediation. If as a result of the mediation process no agreement has been reached by the resolution authorities within 1 month, each resolution authority may make its own decisions with respect to institutions in their jurisdiction. Where a resolution authority makes such a decision, it must consider the impact of that action on financial stability in other Member States.
Amendment 603 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 609 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 613 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 617 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Amendment 697 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The group level resolution authority, intogether with coomperation with the consolidating supervisor andtent authorities and the EBA in accordance with Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, shall prepare and submit a report to the parent undertakings or institution subject to consolidated supervision and to the resolution authorities of the subsidiaries. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the competent authorities, and shall analyse the substantive impediments to the effective application of the resolution tools and the exercising of the resolution powers in relation to the group. The report shall also recommend any measures that, in the authorities' view, are necessary or appropriate to remove those impediments.
Amendment 706 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 710 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
In the absence of a joint decision within four months from the date of submission of the report referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, the group level resolution authority shall make its own decision on the appropriate measures to be taken in accordance with Article 14(3) in relation to the group as a whole. may consult EBA at the request of any authority concerned or on its own initiative. In this case EBA shall carry out non-binding mediation in accordance with Article 31(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. In such case, all the authorities involved shall defer their decisions pending the conclusions of the non-binding mediation. If as a result of the mediation process no agreement has been reached by the competent authorities within 1 month, each authority may take its own decisions with respect to institutions in their jurisdiction. Where an authority makes such a decision, it must consider the impact of that action on financial stability in other Member States.
Amendment 714 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 719 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 725 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 858 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 872 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. EBA may on its own initiative assist the competent authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. The advice given by EBA is not binding.
Amendment 15 #
2012/0102(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vouchers may involve the supply of goods or services across borders. Should the chargeability differ between Member States, this could result in double taxation or non taxation. To prevent such situation and make it clear in which Member State tax must be paid, no derogation from the rule by which VAT is chargeable when the goods or the services are supplied should be allowed.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
8. To that effect, the professional independence of statistical authorities should be strengthened and minimum standards should be enforced, in particular as regards the heads of national statistical institutes (NSIs), to whom specific guarantees should be provided in terms of the performance of statistical tasks, organisational management and resource allocation and whose professional abilities should be assessed.
Amendment 52 #
2011/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that a major overhaul of regulation and supervision of the financial sector is underway, stresses that this should not hinder the competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that restoring investor confidence will require a strengthening of the banks' capital positions and measures to support their access to funding; a major overhaul of regulation and supervision of the financial sector will be necessary, which includes a strengthening of the capital positions of systemic banks; stresses that banks should not unduly restrict lending to the real economy; and therefore the regulatory actions should lay the basis for the increase of their lending capacity;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Remarks that gas prices in the US are still falling, which poses additional competitiveness challenges for the EU;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that consumption of natural gas is on the rise; recognises, therefore, the crucial role of worldwide shale gas production in ensuring energy security and diversity of energy sources and suppliers in the long term, including in Europe; is aware that domestic production of shale gas will contribute to security of supply, bearing in mind Member States' dependence on natural gas imports from third countries; stresses, however, that it is crucial to adopt other security-of-supply measures and policies, such as improving energy efficiency, ensuring sufficient gas storage facilities, diversifying gas supplies and transit routes and building reliable partnerships with supplier, transit and consumer countries;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Remarks also that certain forms of renewable energy – for example, wind power – are not constant and need to be backed up by a reliable and flexible energy source; expresses the view that natural gas – including shale gas – could serve that purpose; recognises, however, that without carbon capture and storage (CCS), gas may, in the long term, be limited to such a back-up and balancing role;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for further research and development into tools and technologies, including CCS, to support and enhance the sustainable and safe development of unconventional gas;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to focus on the specific objectives and activities of the Horizon 2020 programme on better management of water resources in the EU and its neighbouring countries; believes that EU research policy should respond to growing challenges concerning water management for agriculture, buildings, industry and water- efficiency ambitions;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the great potential in applying water re-use technologies treating wastewater in agriculture and both domestic and commercial buildings;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to provide for the establishment of long-term management plans based on the multi- species approach for all EU fisheries; highlights the possibility of grouping fisheries according to geographical fishing regions whereby the specificities of the different European seas should be taken into account and a separate regime should apply to small-scale coastal fisheries; believes that there should be a possibility for investments in new landing sites and start-up packages in order to secure a new generation of fishermen entering into small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission in the future to use the ecosystem approach as a basis for all long-term management plans (LTMPs), with clearly defined objectives and harvest control rules playing a pivotal role in each plan, whereby the latter is to lay down rules for determining annual fishing effort taking into account the difference between the current stock size and structure of the fishery and the target stock objective, as well as the technical specifics of the stock usage in the region; urges the Council in this regard to follow the objectives of the LTMPs without exception;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for a balance between the ecological and the, economic and socialo- economic situation in each fishery and emphasises that it is very important that European fishermen accept harvest control rules, and therefore calls for wide participation by representatives of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) and other relevant stakeholders when establishing management plans; considers that in the future RACs should play a much greater role in this process;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the direct link between discards, unwanted by-catch and overfishing, and the need to develop an efficient no-discards policy at EU level whereby the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) should have greater powers to ensure a fair system of rules and sanctions, i.e. the principle of equal treatment; argues that a discard ban should be fishery-basedbased on fisheries in a particular region and the economic justification for imposition of the ban and not relate to different fish stocks; stresses that selected fishing gear and other devices which reduce or eliminate by-catches of non- targeted species, as well as other sustainable fishing methods, should be promoted; underlines the importance of addressing the management of mixed fisheries to this end;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to address immediately the issue of the lack of reliable and available data necessary for sound scientific advice; calls on the Commission to establish a system whereby the conditions and motivation would be created for Member States which do noto fulfil their data collection and transmission obligations are sanctioned; stresses that adequate financial means have to be allocated to relevant scientific research in the Member States; urges the Commission at the same time to set up a framework for decision-making in data-poor situations based on the evaluation of each case, both regarding management plans and TACs and quota decisions;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to take measures to reduce the negative effects on fish stocks and fisheries caused by seals and certain seabirds, particularly when these are invasive species in a particular region;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognising that a sharp reduction in available resources is taking place, calls on the Commission to develop tools to ensure the maximum transfer of fish for human consumption, as well as to support the creation of added value;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Member States to carry out mandatory cuts to achieve set targets for a sustainable level of capacity for every fishery so as to tackle the remaining significant overcapacity of the fishing fleets, on the one hand, by offering additional EU support measures for the fleets of the Member States that have achieved the objectives, but with sanctions for failure to meet the targets, i.e. the freezing of funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 86 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Indicates that an important aspect in the context of capacity is improving energy efficiency and making the fleet more environmentally friendly, particularly with respect to fleets with an average age exceeding 25 years;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 97 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 34 #
2011/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the quality management of the government financial statistics and other national statistical data as well as precision and timely reporting of the data is a prerequisite for the European Semester to function properly.
Amendment 17 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the EU's future attractiveness relies on maintaining its reputation for quality, specialisation and a skilled workforce, while reducing business costs via securing a flexible business environment, and by decreasing the administrative burden for companies;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas in the European Union there still remain significant obstacles to providing cross-border services, which impede the functioning of the free market;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
da) fully implement the third energy package in order to allow access to the EU energy market for companies and households that wish to participate in the energy market;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the many remaining obstacles that impede the provision and receipt of cross-border services in individual Member States;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas developing highly secure and resilient ICT networks, services and technologies makes the EU economy more competitive, creating new opportunities for enterprises to become more productive;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose, by the end of 2012, a comprehensive internet security strategy for the Union, based on clear terminology; takes the view that the internet security strategy should aim at creating a cyberspace – supported by a secure and resilient infrastructure and open standards – which is conducive to innovation, the free flow of information and prosperity and which protects privacy and other civil liberties; maintains that the strategy should detail the principles, goals, methods, instruments and policies (both internal and external) necessary in order to streamline national and EU efforts to ensure a safe, continuous, robust and resilient service, whether in connection with critical infrastructure or general internet use;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas significant steps have been taken in EU countries to consolidate public finances, but many challenges still remain with a view to improving the situation;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the high level of youth unemployment will damage economic growth in future too, and that Member States should therefore now already adopt concrete measures to reduce it;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that differences still exist between products of the same brand in different Member States, as a result of which the consumers of some Member States are less protected;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the current legal framework does not permit elimination of differences in the quality of products of the same brand in different Member States, and calls on the Commission to supplement the consumer protection legislation accordingly;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that MS with high deficits willmight have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions and increase public savings;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasizes that double taxation reduces the competitiveness of the businesses affected as well as hinders the single market as a whole;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the above mentioned measures should be introduced in the way that does not hinder effective management of SMEs;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that existing codes should be strengthened and that more effective monitoring of codes and better quality of explanations are required; stresses that shareholders must remain central to the governance of companies and their role must be enhanced, not diminished, if their risks and investments are substantial; believes that shareholders should inform regulators when a company provides an unacceptable explanation for departing from a code of practice;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that uncertainties and potential offences should be averted before they have manifested themselves; notes that transactions with ‘related parties’ tend to be unclear and untransparent, thus giving rise to suspicions that they may be damaging to minority shareholders, and that there are therefore grounds for supporting an increase in their transparency, starting from a limit value applicable to transactions, expressed as a percentage of the turnover of the company in a financial year;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the ongoing fiscal consolidation across the EU may lead to substantial programme cuts, shrinkages or delays for almost all Member States, which could adversely affect the European defence industry; notes that this is an opportunity to consolidate military research programmes in order to increase their effectiveness;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that closer cooperation between the member states in the defence sector is possible only if and when it is based on the principle of solidarity; unilateral decisions of one member state that harm security of another are still occurring, thus blocking ways for joint action in defence spending.
Amendment 12 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the European defence industry is characterised by varying national policies, which could further aggravate the adverse effects on the industry; stresses therefore that the competitiveness and resilience of the defence industry need to be increased through cooperation to minimise the adverse effects;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes as indispensable to guaranteeing unitary patent protection within the European Union, the participating Member States' efforts to establish a Unified Patent Litigation Court by means of an international agreement; recalls that the unitary patent system can only be effective through a functioning patent litigation system, which guarantees timely consideration of a claim;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although EU funding for R&D&I has been increasing, scientifically and technologically more developed EU Member States (MS) still are able to absorb the greatest slice of the available resources under the various funding schemes and programmes (including large- scale projects), perpetuating the under- representativeness of some MS and European regions in terms both of access to funding and of participation,
Amendment 28 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas lack of infrastructure still hampers the possibilities of some member states and regions to apply for funding,
Amendment 78 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that strong infrastructure increases the competitiveness of the member states and regions and thereof possibilities to participate in the EU research funds and programmes;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the many initiatives the European Union has taken to promote the competitiveness and efficiency of the European transport sector, such as the Eurovignette, the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems, fuel efficiency for vehicles and labelling of tyres;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that energy saving and emission reduction policies for the transport sector must not result in curbing mobility and that any emission reduction requirements have to be evaluated for their effect on competitiveness and any new targets can be set only if there is broad agreement between all involved parties and the targets can be reached by implementing technological progress made; believes that a resource- efficient transport sector can only be achieved by a balanced policy approach which provides the right incentives for economic actors;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the high potential of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources for the transport sector; stresses that the energy and climate targets for the transport sector can be reached by applying a mix of different energy sources and by exploiting the existing energy saving options;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for intra-modal transport solutions; that no single form of transport can deliver on all accounts as there is a clear need for a smarter combination of road transport, railway, aviation and shipping;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that European research can provide new solutions to increase transport efficiency and welcomes the Commission's strategic approach in this regard; points out the need for a subprogramme dedicated to mobility with the objective to increase transport efficiency e.g. by promoting smart and interoperable routing systems for all transport modes integrating systems such as Galileo, SESAR, ERTMS etc; furthermore believes that more efficient ways of commercialising research results are needed;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. taking into account that the EU’s goal has long been to encourage a modal shift to more freight on the seas and less on the roads,
Amendment 37 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates an increased role for sustainable biofuels in particular second generation biofuels, in the EU energy mix; notes, nevertheless, that any introduction of a higher proportion of biofuels has to be well prepared, communicated and executed, that all relevant stakeholders have to be ready to supply the requested fuel mix at the time of introduction, and public authorities need to explain the consequences of any change in the fuel mix;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that diversification of energy sources is necessary for the security of supply and in this regards is of the opinion that any new tax incentives have to be considered form the point of view of sustainable and competitive fuel mix in the transport sector;
Amendment 411 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that if a modal shift from road to sea is the EU’s top priority, the European Union must renounce decisions that will dramatically increase shipping costs;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that unilateral action is not sufficient for the purposes of reducing emissions and that the extensive involvement of non-EU countries is also necessary; notes that in light of this emission reductions have to be achieved in a way which doesn’t harms competitiveness of the EU
Amendment 37 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Hopes that binding objectives, which entail reductions in emissions per unit of GDP, will be established for each sector together with a realistic timetable, in order to inspire confidence among, and to encourage, private investors;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the European Commission, in its energy 2050 roadmap to concentrate on the period up to 2030 including by setting milestones for 2030; calls for the European Commission to assess the option of extending renewable energy targets beyond 2020, as this would provide the industry in which the EU has developed a competitive advantage, continued clarity for investment, and foster EU technological leadership and industrial innovation.
Amendment 51 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the achievement of these objectives by 2050 could lead to a securen increased security of energy supply and higher rate of employment growth for the EU;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy efficiency (EE) target of cutting current energy useimproving energy efficiency by 20% will be difficult to achieve by 2020; calls for more resources, particularly for increasing energy efficiency in buildings, in line with the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the Member States to invest more in energy infrastructure, in particular in energy networks and smart meters which are both prerequisites for creating an energy efficient market, and, with regard to inter-regional connections, to launch an investment plan based on the European Energy Infrastructure Package;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Invites the Commission to present a legislative proposal on project bonds to finance European infrastructure (energy and transport) projects of strategic interest;
Amendment 279 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 21 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commission's idea of shifting taxation away from labour towards resource consumption; welcomes the intention to encourage Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS);
Amendment 58 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that northern European forestry resources have a great potential to contribute to the EU's energy efficiency targets and offer a sustainable way of increasing energy efficiency of the EU's building sector;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. notes that to achieve the goals of EU 2020 the response of the member states to the demands of industry in terms of the needed workforce has to be more flexible;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the new Commission Communication and its move beyond the RMI to include commodity markets; calls on the Commission to give adequate focus to commodityCalls on the Commission to give adequate focus to commodity markets and the RMI separately; the problems related to the two are different in nature and call for different measures, one concerns the effect of financial markets andon the RMI separately; rising food prices, while the other concerns a lack of important raw materials;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the vast supply of natural resources in Europe and the need for better coordination with regards to the method for extraction, distribution, processing, reusing and recycling;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s work on identifying critical raw materials (CRM); calls on the Commission to follow this up by analysing the supply chains depending on CRM, the refining capacity and the interaction between CRM and their associated base metals; underlines the need to distinguish between raw materials in the first part of the supply chain and those which are in the last part as the size of export credits differ significantly according to the degree of processing, and that this should be taken into consideration in the analysis;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that effective governance of RM policy is key to an effective strategy; emphasises the need for close co- ordination within the Commission and between Member States; recommends the establishment of an inter-departmental RM task force, as is the case in France and the United States, to elaborate, monitor and review policies including partnership agreements, to ensure strategic coherence and promote the establishment of an early- warning system; calls on the Commission to foster co-ordination between the Member States on the external dimension; believes the upcoming communication on the external dimension of energy could serve as a template;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the European Parliament be regularly informed on the development of the RMI via an annual progress reportCalls on the Commission to present an annual progress report on the development of the RMI;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the access to raw materials is fundamental to industry including SMEs, and that unpredictable price fluctuation is a big risk factor;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the RM challenges are also an opportunity to invigorate the EU’s industrial base and increase competitiveness via an ambitious industrial innovation strategy; notes that in the medium to longwhile trade policy is the key action in the short term, increasing efficiencies, recycling and lowering resource use will be key to competitiveness, sustainability and supply security in the medium to long term; remarks that social innovation, lifestyle changes and new concepts such as eco- leasing, chemical leasing and sharing should be supported by the Commission;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to identify priorities and allocaUnderlines the need to simplify administration in the limited budgets for research into lifecycle recycling, substitution of EU funding and research, and stresource efficiency using FP7 and FP8 funding, particularly for CRM such as REE; insistses that the increasing numbers of political priorities oin the importance of a European Innovation Partnership on RM; calls on the Commission to launch such a partnership in 2011se are counterproductive to the EU headline targets;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reaffirms that the NATURA 2000 guidelines provide a sound basis under which non-energy extraction activities must take place; notes that codes of practice to achieve technical, social and environmental excellence are important instruments; underlines that RM held in one Member State pose a strategic and economic potential for the EU as a whole and therefore, calls on the Commission to protect environmentally sensitive areas that might hold RM, such as the Arctic, Barents Sea and Greenland, and if possible extend existing partnership agreements with such countries to include financial aid for mining with the possibility to give undertakings in the EU priority access to the extracted RM;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need for the EU to enter into negotiations with the Home Rule Government of Greenland on the access of EU to rare earths in Greenland;
Amendment 245 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Regrets that the Communication fails to name other regions or countries; calls on the Commission to establish other mutually beneficial partnerships with resource-rich countries such as a revised partnership agreement with the Home Rule Government of Greenland; believes that the EU should offer ‘infrastructure- resource’ partnerships; calls on the EU to support resource-rich developing countries in developing their geological knowledge; proposes in this context the establishment of co-operatively financed chairs at geological faculties;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Appeals to the European Commission to present a methoroughgoing legislative initiativedical revision onf public procurement which will bring more simplicity, flexibility, transparency and legal certainty to the sector and thus avoid frequent reforms in the future, which is the main reason for high costs and administrative burdens for participants, which significantly and disproportionately narrow SME access to public contracts; asks for the Commission to include non- legislative initiatives to accompany the revision, such as a platform for exchange of best practises between Member States;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for public procurement to be anchored in the "think small first" principle, making the contract awarding procedures more accessible to SMEs; calls on the European Code of Best Practises Facilitating Access by SMEs to Public Procurement Contracts should be taken into account in the revision;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that public procurement can be used as a driver of innovation and, energy efficiency and other key policy areas as identified in the EU2020 strategy and supports the steps taken towards ensuring that these areas are taken into account by public authorities in their contract- awarding criteria, and; stresses the importance of dialogue and mutual understanding between the public and R&D sectors, however, that it is important to keep an eye on the extra administrative costs this may carry for businesses and the public authorities, and should be preceded by proper impact assessments, as well as individual SME tests, to avoid excessive red tape;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that introducing mandatory prescriptions for innovation or excessively detailed technical specifications regarding, for instance, the energy performance of the subject of a public contract risk restricting competition and the choices of contracting authorities;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the initiative taken by some Member States to adapt the US Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) model to the EU context by supporting innovation using pre-commercial procurement where contracts are offered that develop solutions to specific challenges identified by public services; Notes that excessive demands and technical prescriptions in the public procurement process may produce excessive administration, thus hampering innovation; believes public procurement instead should focus on function and the end results;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that future EU public procurement legislation should reinforce existing provisions which require that energy-efficiency criteria be applied when deciding on the award of a public contract without hampering the free competition rules; such an approach can stimulate innovation and diversification of the offer on the market; stresses that use of public procurement policy to support other key EU policies such as climate change, energy efficiency or innovation should be preceded by proper impact assessments to avoid overregulation of the sector;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU and its Member States must give themselves the means to respond jointly to the major societal challenges facing the peoples of Europe and whereas the resulting solutions must motivate individuals to shoulder greater responsibility for their actions,
Amendment 270 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that it is particularly important to reduce bureaucratic procedures for preparing, submitting and assessing project applications and for auditing, and insofar as possible to reduce the amount of time which passes before a contract is concluded with the Commission;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomsecurity while reducing fossil fuel importdiversifying energy suppliers and sources, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95at least by 80%,
Amendment 55 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated and dependent on single supplier,
Amendment 67 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the third energy package has created a legal framework which should improve competitiveness in the energy market,
Amendment 77 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need forfosters smart investment in energyold and new infrastructure,
Amendment 86 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas smart grids and meters could provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 94 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas regulators play an important role in the creation of a consumer orientated, integrated and competitive internal energy market,
Amendment 95 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viablecriteria must provide the basis for the introduction of instruments to finance energy infrastructure, and whereas, on the basis of detailed assessments f individual cases, a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund the planning or implementation of certain projects, in keeping with predetermined, transparent criteria, provided that those projects are in the interests of the EU and serve the objectives of completing the internal market and/or increasing security of supply, whilst preventing distortions of competition,
Amendment 137 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as, the potential impact of technological advances and, the deployment of ‘smart cities’ initiatives and the principle of security of supply;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage importing network increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to bring forward, wherever necessary, measures to address this issue as a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ or require conformity wistability; calls, therefore, on the network operators, the regulatory authorities, including ACER, and the Commission to create, in cooperation with the network operators and authorities in third countries, conditions conducive to the establishment of the degree of network stability needed to secure the involvement of neighbouring countries in the EU internal energy market, a precondition for achieving the EU Directive 2009/28/EC; ’s objectives in the area of the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for new infrastructure which will put an end to energy islands and single supplier dependency and enhance security of supply;
Amendment 173 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks the Commission and member states to establish measures that ensure that TSOs are properly incentivized to examine possible interconnectors from a regional or European perspective and that their investment plans are based on socio- economic effects of energy interconnectors rather than pure project economy thereby avoiding under- investment in transmission capacity;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 197 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the powerenergy sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 209 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 226 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 241 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and, in contributing to better internal energy market functioning, and thus in reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows and interconnections, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals, as well as storages;
Amendment 263 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas sources has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards, throughout assessment as regards available reserves, legal issues, life cycle assessment and, environmental impacts; asks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation on this issue and economic viability should be conducted; asks the Commission to speed up work on this issue and include the results of the assessment in any future long-term Union strategy;
Amendment 312 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that the TSOs should be required to place all transmission lines at the full disposal for the market, thereby preventing the reservation of transmission capacity for cross-border balancing, etc. This needs to be established in binding legislation based on the current guidelines of good practice by ERGEG;
Amendment 315 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission and ACER to pursue the task of creating a common European intraday market by 2014, as this would allow for the free exchange of power on all transmission interconnectors between countries and/or different price areas;
Amendment 317 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; to this end, emphasises the need for real-time, two-directional power and information flows; points to the benefits of a new electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 323 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that the roll out of Smart Grids is a matter of urgency, without them, the integration of distributed renewable generation, electric cars and the improvement of energy consumption efficiency, which are basic for the achievement of the European objectives 20-20-20, will not be possible;
Amendment 331 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost theinnovation, the creation of jobs as well as competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customclosely monitor the third energy package obligations that imposed household costumers to poses smart meters by 2014;
Amendment 339 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the need to create a stable regulatory framework in order to promote the very large investment needed in Europe to establish Smart Grids;
Amendment 345 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012and interoperability for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and smart grids and meters; emphasises that technologies should be based on open international standards which will enhance the interoperability of the systems as well as to provide consumer with choices in terms of solutions;
Amendment 355 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, as stated in the electricity directive 2009/72/EC, where positively assessed, Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; underlines that the objective of smart meters is to enable consumers to effectively monitor and control their energy consumption; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 362 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls upon the Commission to assess whether any further legislative initiatives for smart grid implementation are necessary under the rules of third internal energy market package; considers that the assessment must take into account the following objectives: i) ensuring the adequate open access and sharing of operational information between actors and their physical interfaces; ii) creating a well functioning energy services market; and iii) providing proper incentives for grid operators to invest in smart technologies for smart grids;
Amendment 365 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for stronger focus to be put on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption, involving a common European smart grid strategy. As highlighted in the European Council conclusions of 4 February 2011, technical standards for smart grids should be adopted by the end of 2012 at the latest;
Amendment 373 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security of supply, sustainability, competition and development of the internal market;
Amendment 383 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Amendment 390 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new)
- the project must increase market integration and competition, and reduce market concentration,
Amendment 393 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 b (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 b (new)
- the project must contribute to the security of supply,
Amendment 418 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 4
Paragraph 24 – indent 4
– they must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional application and avoiding lock-in effects),
Amendment 423 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 5
Paragraph 24 – indent 5
– they must make use of proven technologies such as ICT and smart grids;
Amendment 435 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
– contribution to putting an end to energy islands, and resolution of single-supplier dependency,
Amendment 443 #
Amendment 447 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
- presents a good cost-benefit ratio,
Amendment 457 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
– reducing potential to increase the use of renewable energy source (RES) curtailments,
Amendment 459 #
Amendment 461 #
Amendment 464 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes that Smart Grids are a result of the convergence between the electricity and Information and Communications technologies, consequently special attention must be given to the cooperation of the two sectors, such as with regards the efficient use of the radio spectrum across Europe and the understanding of the smart energy functions within the planning of the Future Internet of things; asks the Commission to establish a cooperation plan among the different units involved (DG Research, DG Energy, DG INFSO, etc.) so as to ensure the most coherent and overall efficient way to contribute to the Smart Grids deployment and operation, as a fundamental base for the energy policy activities;
Amendment 466 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses thate need for the assessment of possible obstacles to market-driven development of energy infrastructure must be guaranteed;
Amendment 481 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’ and an increased role for the Commission in such coordination should be ensured; before creation of new administrative entities ('one-stop-shop') the Commission and the national authorities must make full use of existing institutions;
Amendment 489 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to determine whether joint or coordinated procedures establishing concrete ad hoc key measures (regular exchanges of information, timely communication of decisions, joint problem-solving mechanisms, etc.) could be set up; encourages the Commission to assess the possibility of modifying certain aspects of national administrative lawclosely monitor the fact that no national administrative procedure unreasonably delays the correct and rapid implementation of the European energy internal market;
Amendment 500 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 514 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsoletage in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of keeping existing infrastructure in operation and deploying new infrastructure to be optimised;
Amendment 523 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to assess to what extent the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix, subject to a clear ceiling, of financial instruments;
Amendment 542 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework that also provides incentives for the construction of new infrastructure is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 555 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Believes that private funding can facilitate timely construction of the needed energy infrastructures, since the sheer magnitude of the infrastructure challenge is so big that private means need to be unlocked properly; considers that as private investors embrace the infrastructure challenge, the Commission should establish clear guidelines for the market actors' and private investors' involvement in so-called "merchant lines"; believes that concerns for impacts on market functioning can be overcome if merchant lines are obliged to hand over the full capacity to the market;
Amendment 558 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses the importance of developing a common methodology by the regulators with regards to cost allocation in cross-border infrastructure projects as such network infrastructure incentives are characterised by multiple market failures, mainly due to natural monopoly and lack of competition;
Amendment 561 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the importance of transparent, realistic and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; urges Member Sates to abstain from applying excessively low regulated tariffs as these falsify judgement on the market attractiveness; nonetheless recognises the need to apply fair prices for consumers without penalising companies by forcing to sell under market price;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that as highlighted in the European Council conclusions of 4 February 2011, technical standards for smart grids should be adopted by the end of 2012 at the latest;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that speeding up authorisation procedures and finding new ways of financing for new infrastructure projects is a prerequisite if European energy and climate targets are to be achieved on schedule;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the increasing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector; states that, according to the IEA CCS roadmap, in 2030 half of all CCS projects will be in the industrial manufacturing sector; points out that implementation of these technologies should not decrease the competitiveness of the European industry;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the first decade of functioning of the EMU has shown that responsible budgetary policy is one of the preconditions for minimising the impact of global financial and economic shocks,
Amendment 68 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. States that currenciexchange rates should reflect underlying market fundamentals in order to enhance openness and flexibility and to facilitate economic adjustment;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union must play a leading role in global economic reform to make international institutions more legitimate, transparent and accountable; to an ever greater extent, the European Union should appear as one party in international economic affairs;
Amendment 168 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the role of the new European Stability Mechanism as a regional monetary fund; states that close cooperation with the IMF will benefit both partiespositive effects of a stronger economic governance framework reinforcing the Stability and Growth Pact in the EU and the euro area for global cooperation and coordination;
Amendment 170 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the creation of the four new European financial regulatory bodies, the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, and the European Systemic Risk Board and wishes that they will grow strong and effective;
Amendment 188 #
2011/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that full participation in the global economy is crucial for Europe in order to take advantage of all its opportunities, and the best opportunity to do so as one unit;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the necessity, function and structure of insurance guarantee schemes are not analogous with either deposit guarantee schemes or investor compensation schemes on account of the different business model of insurers and the different risk exposure of consumers in the event of the failure of an insurer,
Amendment 19 #
2011/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, in coherence with the definition of relevant details of Solvency II, to come forward with proposals for a minimum harmonisation directive establishing a coherent and consistent cross-border framework for national insurance guarantee schemes (IGS) across Member States providing last-resort protection to consumers exclusively in case insurance untertakings, due to their insolvency, are unable to fulfil their contractual commitments;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the model of function, design and funding for national IGS be a matter of subsidiarity, reflecting the ‘home’ country principle of supervision and the divergence of models used by existing IGS; urges the Commission against advocating an ex-ante approach to funding given the absence of compelling arguments in favour of such an approach and the disruption it could cause;
Amendment 16 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 – indent 2
Recital 5 – indent 2
– Secondly, the nature of statistics has changed — evidence-based decision making requires statistics that meet high quality and reliability criteria linked to the specific purposes they are serving, and there is an increasing need for complex multidimensional statistics supporting composite policy areas.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is for the European Statistical System to be the leading provider of high-quality reliable statistics on Europe.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Objective 2: implement new methods of production of European statistics aiming at efficiency gains and quality improvements and ensuring comparability;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to foster the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the public procurement market, contracting authorities should be encouraged to divide contracts into lots, and be obliged to state the reasons for not doing so. Where contracts are divided into lots, contracting authorities may, for instance in order to preserve competition or to ensure security of supply, limit the number of lots for which an economic operator may tender; they may also limit the number of lots that may be awarded to any one tenderer. However, such division into lots may not be performed with the aim of evading procurement procedures laid down by law.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum co-financing rate for the projects referred to in Article 18 shall be 70% of eligible costs. By way of exception, the maximum co-financing rate for projects referred to in Article 18 points (d) and (f) shall be 80% of eligible costs, and the co- financing rate for projects in the field referred to in Article 9(1), second indent, shall be 75% of eligible costs.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) those other investors commit to invest a minimum of EUR 100.50 000;
Amendment 107 #
2011/0418(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The competent authority shall monitor compliance with the requirements of paragraph 1 of this article.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0417(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) those other investors commit to invest a minimum of EUR 10050 000;
Amendment 133 #
2011/0417(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The competent authority shall monitor compliance with the requirements of paragraph 1 of this article.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Fighting climate change is oneand securing safe energy supplies are two of the great challenges which the Union faces and urgent international action is needed. In accordance with the intent stated in the Commission June 2011 MFF Communication of increasing the climate related proportion of the Union budget to at least 20%, this Regulation should contribute to that goal.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Union action beyond its borders is needed to secure safe and diversified energy supplies to the Member States,
Amendment 367 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
To exploit synergies between policies, stairways to excellence instruments should be introduced in both Horizon 2020 and Cohesion Policy. Measures to identify potential of most promising centres ('centres of excellence"), providing the seal of excellence for them, should be introduced.
Amendment 441 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Research infrastructures which are not on the ESFRI list but play an important role in trans regional scale should also be supported. Horizon 2020 should also support transnational cooperation as far as research infrastructure is concerned. The European Commission shall assist Member States in their efforts to optimise their research facilities by setting up an EU-wide database on all openly accessible regional research infrastructures.
Amendment 502 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 – paragraph 1
Developing new products and applications and consumer behaviour that reduce energy demand and facilitate low-carbemission production, as well as process intensification, recycling, depollution and high added-value materials from waste and remanufacture. Or. en(This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 346 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) To exploit synergies between policies, stairways to excellence instruments should be introduced in both Horizon 2020 and the Cohesion Policy.
Amendment 404 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 490 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to widening participation across the Union in research and innovation, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 535 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Attractiveness of researchers' careers Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the promotion and attractiveness of researchers' careers across Europe. As a result it shall be implemented in a manner to promote the creation of a single market for researchers, in particular by providing for appropriate mechanisms aiming to decrease the disparities in researcher's remuneration under this programme.
Amendment 592 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in a way which is complementary to other Union funding programmes, including the Structural Funds. and COSME (Programme for the Competitiveness for enterprises and SMEs).
Amendment 598 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Seal of Excellence Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the identification of centers of excellence, the evaluation of their potential and the improvement of their visibility by providing a seal of excellence.
Amendment 734 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure, SME participation and widening participation.
Amendment 768 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 5 – introductory part
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) shall contribute to the general objective and priorities of Horizon 2020 with the specific objective of integrating the knowledge triangle of research, innovation and higher education. The indicators for assessing the performance of the EIT are:
Amendment 969 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
The aims shall be to ensure the implementation and operation of the ESFRI and other world-class research infrastructures, including the development of regional partner facilities; integration of and access to national research infrastructures of pan-European and regional interest; and the development, deployment and operation of e- infrastructures.
Amendment 972 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b
The aims shall be to encourage research infrastructures to act as early adopters of technology, to promote R&D partnerships with industry, to facilitate industrial use of research infrastructures and to stimulate the creation of innovation clusters. This activity shall also support training and/or exchanges of staff managing and operating research infrastructures. Synergy and coherence with the Marie Sklodowska Curie actions and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the EIT shall be encouraged.
Amendment 980 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION Broad lines of the activities: Supporting the participation of additional partners located in countries not present yet in existing consortia.
Amendment 1000 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 10
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 10
The approach shall include both agenda- driven activities and more open areas to promote innovative projects and breakthrough solutions. Emphasis shall be on R&D, large-scale pilots and demonstration activities, small and medium scale innovative projects to pave the way to large-scale projects, test beds and living labs, prototyping and product validation in pilot lines. Activities shall be designed to boost industrial competitiveness by stimulating industry, and in particular SMEs, to make more research and innovation investment.
Amendment 1260 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Activities assisting the implementation and complementing the SME specific measures across Horizon 2020 shall be supported, notably to enhance the innovation capacity of SMEs. Close cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network financed by COSME is envisaged.
Amendment 1692 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities or digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020. The activities of the EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities should contribute to spread excellence and widen participation as well.
Amendment 1700 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) reduce the disparities between regions in Europe , and with other world regions
Amendment 1705 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) build memory and identity and promote cultural exchange;
Amendment 1788 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point a – paragraph 1
The EIT shall aim to unleash the innovative potential of people and capitalise on their ideas, irrespective of their place in the innovation chain. Thereby, the EIT will also help to address the ‘European paradox’ that excellent existing research is far from being harnessed to the full. In doing so, the EIT shall help to bring ideas to the market. The EIT must ensure open access to all high quality European research communities. Chiefly via its KICs and its focus on fostering entrepreneurial mindsets, it will create new business opportunities in the form of both start-ups and spin-offs but also within existing industry.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0400(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) By signing the Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project, the Community has undertaken to participate in ITER construction and its future exploitation. The Community contribution is managed through the ‘European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy’ (hereinafter ‘Fusion for Energy’), established by Council Decision of 27 March 2007. The activities of Fusion for Energy, including ITER, are to be regulated by a separate legislative act. Funding for the ITER Project should be secured through separate financial mechanism.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) such funding is provided for under a bilateral scientific and technological agreement or any other arrangement between the Union and the international organisation or, for entities established in third countries, the country in which the legal entity is established. This agreement should ensure equal treatment of all Member States regardless their membership in the international organisation.
Amendment 302 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Impact shall be weighted against the full estimated financial costs of the project, which shall determine the cost- impact ratio as the award criteria.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for proposals shall in principle contain a two-stage submission procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [the Financial Regulation] and its Implementing Rules.
Amendment 342 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) re-evaluation of the proposal by evaluators not involved in the previous evaluation;
Amendment 483 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If the value added tax ("VAT") is not recoverable under the applicable national legislation, VAT shall be considered as eligible cost.
Amendment 484 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Direct costs Direct costs shall be determined according to the participant's usual cost accounting practices.
Amendment 592 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them as well as gender and geographical balance. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
Amendment 678 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to confidentiality obligations arising from laws or regulations in the case of mergers and acquisitions, where other participants still enjoy access rights to the results to be transferred, unless otherwise agreed in the consortium agreement, the participant who intends to transfer the results shall give prior notice to those other participants, together with sufficient information concerning the intended new owner of the results to permit the other participants to analyse the effect of the intended transfer on the possible exercise of their access rights.
Amendment 183 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union’'s enterprises including in the tourism sector;
Amendment 223 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) To improve framework conditions for the competitiveness and sustainability of EU enterprises including in the tourism sector such sectors as, for example, tourism, mechanical engineering, timber processing, food processing, etc.;
Amendment 94 #
2011/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the increasing usage of satellite navigation across a great number of fields of activity, an interruption in the supply of services could lead to significant harm to modern society. In addition, due to their strategic aspect, satellite navigation systems are sensitive infrastructures, that could be susceptible to malicious use. The abovementioned aspects could affect the security of the Union and its Member States. SThe most stringent security requirements must therefore be taken into account in the design, implementation and operation of the infrastructures emerging from the Galileo and EGNOS programmes.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is important to ensure high quality statutory audits within the Union. All statutory audits should therefore be carried out on the basis of the international auditing standards which are part of the Clarity Project issued by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in 2009 insofar as they are relevant to statutory audits. Member States should be allowed toavoid imposeing additional national audit procedures or requirements, with the proviso that this should be permissible only if they stem from specific national legal requirements relating to the scope of the statutory audit of annual or consolidated financial statements, meaning that those requirements have not been covered by the adopted international auditing standards, and only if they add to the credibility and quality of annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements and are conducive to the Union public good. The Commission should continue to be involved in the monitoring of the content and adoption process of the international auditing standards by the IFAC.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Some Member States have replaced the statutory audit of small undertakings with a limited review of their financial statements. It is appropriate to allow those Member States to maintain this practice instead of providing for a proportionate application of auditing standards to small undertakings. Member States within whose territory a statutory audit requirement still exists for small undertakings should assess possibilities of replacing it with a limited review of their financial statements.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The burdens weighing on small and medium-sized undertakings within the Union in connection to the audit of their financial statements should be reviewed to the necessary minimum without compromising investor protection. Member States should ensure that the application of auditing standards according to which the statutory audit of the financial statements of those undertakings is performed is proportionate to the scale of small and medium-sized undertakings. It should also be taken into account that both small and medium-sized enterprises exist in different sizes and that, moreover, their operations vary in complexity.
Amendment 188 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Factsheet 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1
Annex – Factsheet 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1
A KIC on added-value manufacturing will help meeting Horizon 2020 priorities in terms of advanced manufacturing and processing, and its specific objective of ‘transforming today's industrial forms of production towards more knowledge intensive, sustainable, low-carbemission, trans- sectoral manufacturing and processing technologies, to realise innovative products, processes and services’. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate correspondingOr. en changes throughout.)
Amendment 137 #
2011/0386(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public annually their medium-term fiscal plans in accordance with their medium-term budgetary framework based on independent macroeconomic forecast together with their Stability Programmes, no later than 1530 April.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0386(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. TIn accordance with paragraph 3, the Commission shall specify the form and content of the draft budgetary plan referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 234 #
2011/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The post-programme surveillance specified in this article shall not apply to the Member States that are already under such surveillance by the time when this Regulation enters into force.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to assure broader participation of organizations from different Members States in the KICs, the partner organizations should be established in at least three different Member States. The EIT must ensure open access to all high quality European research communities.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point e
Article 1 – point e
Amendment 17 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall submit to the Commission their low-carbon development strategy onetwo years after the entry into force of this Regulation or in accordance with any timetable agreed internationally in the context of the UNFCCC process.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay by 31 July each year (‘year X’) submit to the Commission approximated greenhouse gas inventories for the year X-1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the Member States' approximated greenhouse gas inventories or, where necessary on the basis of its own estimates, annually compile a Union approximated greenhouse gas inventory. The Commission shall make this information available to the public each year by 30 September.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 25 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay provide the Commission by 15 March each year (‘year X’) with:
Amendment 29 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall report once every two years to the Commission by 15 March eachof the relevant year (‘year X’) national projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks, organised by gas and by sector. Those projections shall include quantitative estimates for a sequence of 4 future years ending with 0 or 5 immediately following year X. National projections shall take into consideration any policies and measures adopted at Union level and include:
Amendment 30 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Member States shall report once every two years to the Commission by 15 March eachof the relevant year, information on their implemented or planned actions to adapt to climate change, in particular, on national or regional adaptation strategies and on adaptation measures. This information shall include the budget allocation by policy sector and, for each adaptation measure, the main objective, the type of instrument, the status of implementation and the climate-change impact category (such as flooding, sea level rise, extreme temperatures, droughts, and extreme weather events).
Amendment 31 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – introductory part
Article 17 – introductory part
Member States shall, based on the best data available, once every two years report to the Commission by 15 March eachof the relevant year (‘year X’):
Amendment 44 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Improved transparency 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 the European economy and will also promorte attractivelabour mobility.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. ‘cultural and creative sectors’ means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services, including digitalisation of services, which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation and training. The cultural and creative sectors include in particularsuch sectors as architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, radio, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts and recording;
Amendment 48 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and, medium-sized and microenterprises, and organisations;
Amendment 54 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
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 and micro-enterprises. This facility shall have the following priorities:
Amendment 58 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to finance for small- and, medium-sized and micro-enterprises and organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 343 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – point 19 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. ESMA shall also verify that any intended changes to rating methodologies notified by a credit rating agency in accordance with Article 8(5a) comply with the criteria laid down in Article 8(3) as specified in the regulatory technical standard referred to in point (d) of Article 21(4). The credit rating agency may only apply the new rating methodology after ESMA has confirmed the methodology's compliance with Article 8(3).
Amendment 13 #
2011/0360(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by XX XXXX [12 months from the date of entry into force of the directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The results of the statutory audit should be presented to the stakeholders in the audit report. In order to increase the confidence of stakeholders in the financial statements of the audited entity, it is particularly important that the audit report is well-founded and solidly substantiated and its content expanded to include additional information about the auditee specific to the audit carried out. The audit report should in particular include sufficient information on the methodology used in the audit, especially how much of the balance sheet has been directly verified and how much has been based on system and compliance testing, on the levels of materiality applied to perform the audit, on the key areas of risk of material misstatements of the annual and consolidated financial statements, on whether the statutory audit was designed to detect fraud and, in the event of a qualified or adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, on the reasons for such decision.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The value of statutory audit for the audited entity would be particularly enhanced if the communication between the statutory auditor or the audit firm, on the one hand, and the audit committee, on the other hand, was reinforced. Further to the regular dialogue during the carrying out of the statutory audit, it is important that the statutory auditor or the audit firm submits to the audit committee an additional and more detailed report on the results of the statutory audit. It should be possible to make such additional detailed reports available to the supervisors of public-interest entities, but not and if possible, to the extent that they do not concern the business secrets of the undertaking, to the public.
Amendment 144 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 416 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The public-interest entity shall appoint a statutory auditor or audit firm for an initial engagement that shall not be shorter than two years.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0341B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2011/0341B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to increase the control capacity of the Union's external borders.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Where the use of the mutual administrative assistance document is impractical, the exchange of messages may be carried out in whole or in part by other means. In such exceptional cases – if the requested authority considers this necessary – the message shall be accompanied by an explanation of why the use of the mutual administrative assistance document was impractical.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
To that end, they mayit is desirable to use the computerised system where the system is capable of processing such information.
Amendment 209 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Offshore oil and gas activities covered by this Regulation shall be performed on the basis of a systematic assessment of the likelihood of hazardous events and their consequences, and the implementation of control measures so that the risks of major accidents to people, the environment, and offshore assets are accepts low as reasonably practicable.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Member States may lay down limits lower than those set in paragraphs 1 to 5 of this article. The reduction of these values shall maintain the existing proportion.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Member States may lay down limits lower than those set in paragraphs 1 to 5 of this article. The reduction of these values shall maintain the existing proportion.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. A Member State may lay down lower limit values than provided for by paragraphs 1 to 5. The reduction in these values shall maintain the existing proportion.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0307(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/109/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The home Member State may make an issuer subject to requirements more stringent than those laid down in this Directive, except requiring issuers to publish periodic information other than annual financial reports referred to in Article 4 and half-yearly financial reports referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0307(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2004/109/CE
Article 6
Article 6
Member States shall require issuers active in the extractive or logging of primary forest industries, as defined in […] to prepare, in accordance with Chapter 9 of Directive 2011/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (*), a report on payments made to governments on an annual basis. The report shall be made public at the latest six months after the end of each financial year and shall remain publicly available for at least five years. Payments to governments shall be reported at consolidated level. Member States may lay down exemptions for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0307(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by […] atat the latest [12 months after the ldatest of entry into force of this Directive]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facilityrespecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fundfor projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;
Amendment 143 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. TAdditional financing should be provided from the Cohesion Fund over and above the Member States’ allocation from that Fund, and the Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 339 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for fundingwithout prejudice to the Member States’ allocation from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 489 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0301(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Nonetheless, it should be borne in mind that project securities can only supplement existing financing models and cannot entirely replace them.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0301(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The application for support, selection and implementation of all projects shallould be made on equal conditions for all projects and be subject to Union law, in particular with regard to state aid and shall seek to avoid creating or adding to market distortions.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0301(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 39 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating or coordinating all permit granting procedures ("one-stop shop") should reduce complexity, increase efficiency and transparency and help enhance cooperation among Member States. However, the establishment of such an authority should not increase the expense to the taxpayer, and it should be established by reallocating existing resources.
Amendment 186 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) SinceThe Member States failure to meet the electricity interconnection target from the European Council in March 2002 is evidence that the objective of this Regulation, namely the development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks and connection to such networks, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore 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 the 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 that objective.
Amendment 194 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘'energy infrastructure’' means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil or carbon dioxide, or storage of electricity or gas, which is located within the Union or linking the Union and one or more third countries;
Amendment 333 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 2
Amendment 344 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, the cost-benefit analysis will constitute the main driver for prioritisation. However, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 355 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Projects which have received funding pursuant to Regulation 663/2009/EC should be directly eligible for consideration as project of common interest pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 412 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 512 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Within three months of the day of receipt of the methodology, the Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, shall provide an opinion to the Commission on the methodology.
Amendment 521 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The methodology shall be applied to the cost-benefit analysis under all subsequent ten-year network development plans for electricity or gas developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009 and Regulation (EC) 715/2009, and the main results of the cost-benefit analysis in relevant scenarios must be included in the consultation process and final reporting of the ten-year network development plans.
Amendment 733 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 a (new)
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Proposed electricity transmission projects failing under the categories set out in point 1(a) to (b) of Annex II must be allowed for deeper scrutiny and consideration by the respective Groups if proposed by relevant stakeholders, and if the as a minimum fulfil the criteria listed in Article 4 point 1, Article 4 point 2(a), and Annex II point 1.
Amendment 737 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 3
Annex III – part 2 – point 3
(3) Proposed electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 1(a) to, (b) and (d) of Annex II shall be part of the latest availablcome an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans pursuant Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and of the ten-year network development plan for electricity, developed by the ENTSO for Electricity pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009.
Amendment 748 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 5
Annex III – part 2 – point 5
Amendment 802 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2
Annex V – point 2
(2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be made public and elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by [24 months after entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive and a table indicating the correlation between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 350 #
2011/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The operations referred to in points (e) and (f) may be performed by law enforcement authorities in cooperation with supervisory authorities in accordance with countries’ law.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 133 a (new)
Article 133 a (new)
(4a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 133a Transitional national support The new Member States other than Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus may grant transitional national support in 2013 in a form of decoupled payments to farmers subject to the authorisation by the Commission. The amount of transitional national support may be limited by a specific financial envelope per sector. The sector specific financial envelope shall not exceed the difference between the total level of direct support that the farmers would have been entitled to receive in the sector in the calendar year 2003 under a CAP scheme and the direct support provided to the sector under Regulation No 73/2009."
Amendment 16 #
2011/0283(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 36 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 3a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 3a (new)
The Commission shall set the deadlines for the implementation of the respective risk sharing instruments.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0283(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 36 – paragraph 2a –subparagraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 2a –subparagraph 5
The Member State concerned shall address a request to the Commission by 31 December 2013 who shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, describing the system established to guarantee that the amount available is used for the exclusive benefit of the Member State which provided it within its cohesion policy financial allocation pursuant to Article 18(2), as well as the terms and conditions applicable to such risk sharing instrument. These terms and conditions shall at least address the following:
Amendment 20 #
2011/0283(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 36 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 7
Article 36 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 7
Any amount left-over after the completion of an operation covered by the risk sharing instrument may be reused, at the request of the Member Sate concerned, within the risk-sharing instrument, if the Member State still meets one of the conditions set out as specified in Article 77(2). If the Member State no longer meets those conditions, the amount left-over shall be considered as assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 18 of the Financial Regulation. At the request of the Member State concerned, additional commitment appropriations generated by this assigned revenue shall be added the following year to the cohesion policy financial allocation of the Member State concerned. The amount left over on 31 December 2013 shall be transferred to the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 9a current level of direct payments per hectare below 80 % of the EU average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnionMember States with a level of direct payments above 80% but below the EU average should close this gap by 10 %. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. However, the maximum level of direct payments per hectare in the Member States should not exceed 120% of the EU average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 646 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 and 2a shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 1000 of direct payments for the previous year.
Amendment 657 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall establish appropriate objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payments are granted to a natural or legal person whose agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of its overall economic activities, and whose income from agricultural activities form less than a certain percentage of total incomes of the beneficiary.
Amendment 908 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set, for each Member State, the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be usetd in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 1418 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chaptershall be entitled ipso facto to payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - farmers which have at least 20 % of forest areas; - farmers with more than 50 % of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland; - farmers which are 100 % certified as using sustainable farming methods, including of integrated farming.
Amendment 1550 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production or other herbaceous forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or; - where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 50% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent crops.
Amendment 1625 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of the land under permanent grassland in relation to the total agricultural area. That obligation shall apply at national or regional level. The reference ratio shall be established as relation between the land under permanent grassland and total agricultural area declared by the farmers in 2014.
Amendment 1643 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not appMember States shall ensure that the ratio under this Article shall not decrease to the detriment of land under permanent grassland by more than 10 % relatively into the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstancesratio for the relevant reference year.
Amendment 1667 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land. For the purposes of paragraph 2, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules on maintenance of permanent grassland, in particular to ensure that measures are taken to maintain the ratio, including individual obligations to be respected such as obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland where it is established that the ratio of land under permanent grassland is decreasing.
Amendment 1728 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the arable land and area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and permanent crops, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strip like hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, land cultivated according to environmentally friendly methods and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1763 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage indicated in paragraph 1 is reduced to: - 5% in cases of joint undertakings of groups of farmers putting in place continuous, adjacent ecological focus areas; - 1,5% in the Member States with at least 45% of their total terrestrial area covered by forests or; - 1,5% in the Member States where utilised agricultural area constitute is less than 35% of the total terrestrial area.
Amendment 2046 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, pigmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2112 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that:
Amendment 2118 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 20% provided that they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, or financed measures under Article 111 of that Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of that Regulation; and/or
Amendment 2123 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to 10% provided that they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010- 2013, more than 5 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and, the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that support from the CSF Funds is consistent with the policies and priorities of the Union and complementary to other instruments of the Union while taking into account the specific context of each Member State.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Support from the CSF Funds shall be implemented in close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 2 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an analysis of disparities and development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and the targets set in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 15 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the Partnership Contract with this Regulation, with the Common Strategic Framework, and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes, and shall make observations within three months of the date of submission of the Partnership Contract. The Member State shall provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, shall revise the Partnership Contract.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 18 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 107 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 20 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the review undertaken in 2019, the Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, to determine for each CSF Fund and Member State the programmes and priorities which have attained their milestones. The Member State shall propose the attribution of the performance reserve for the programmes and priorities set out in that Commission decision. The Commission shall approve the amendment of the programmes concerned in accordance with Article 26. Where a Member State fails to submit the information in accordance with Article 46(2) and (3), the performance reserve for the programmes or the priorities concerned shall not be allocated.
Amendment 127 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 25 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of programmes with this Regulation, the Fund-specific rules, their effective contribution to the thematic objectives and the Union priorities specific to each CSF Fund, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluation. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the programme strategy, the corresponding objectives, indicators, targets and the allocation of budgetary resources.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
Part 2 – Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes with the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 162 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – Article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 183 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In order to reduce the disparities in average per capita aid intensities that may arise for some Member States in comparison to period 2007-2013 such rates shall be introduced to allocate funding for the period 2014-2020 at least at the level of the period 2007-2013 referring to the calculation methodology set out in the Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The level of capping shall be reduced according to the exclusion of fisheries and rural development funds.
Amendment 189 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 4
Amendment 201 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 6
6. 5% of the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall constitute the performance reserve tomay be allocated in accordance with Article 20on the national level.
Amendment 207 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) an identification of needs addressing the challenges identified in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, and taking into account the Integrated Guidelines and national and regional specificities;
Amendment 240 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 785%.
Amendment 1235 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
All regions whose GDP per capita is below 75% of the GDP average of the EU- 27, and whose average real GDP growth 2008-2010 was lower than the average of the EU-27, shall receive an allocation with the maximum level set at 3.X% of their GDP or their 2007-2013 allocation, whichever is lower.
Amendment 1288 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4
Amendment 14 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Ensuring that minimum standards are in place and that working conditions improve constantlyStrong health and safety policies for workers in the Union is a central feature of Union social policy. The Union has an important role to play both in ensuring that the legislative framework is adapted, in line with ‘Smart Regulation’ principles, to evolving work patterns and new health and safety risks and in financing measures to improve compliance with Union rules on the protection of workers' rights.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Improving compliance with Union rules on the protection of workers' rights will help solve the problem of unfair competition evident in some markets for services and help fight the phenomenon of mail box companies within the Union.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) EURES' scope should be widened to develop and support targeted mobility schemes at Union level with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified. In the light of high youth unemployment and in accordance with Article 47 of the Treaty, the scheme should especially facilitate mobility among young workers in the Union.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 650 % to the Progress axis, of which at least 17 % shall be allocated to promoting social experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view to scaling them up;
Amendment 26 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 230 % to the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis.
Amendment 15 #
Amendment 30 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The new information exchange mechanism should only cover intergovernmental agreements which are likley to have an impact on the internal market for energy or on the security of energy supply as these two issues are intrinsically linked. It should comprise in particular all intergovernmental agreements which have an impact on the supply of gas, oil or electricity through fixed infrastructure or which have an impact on the amount of energy imported into the Union from third countries.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A permanent exchange of information on intergovernmental agreements at Union level should allow to develop best practices. On the basis of those best practices the Commission should recommend non-binding standard clauses for the use in intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries. In particular, standard clauses should address compliance of the intergovernmental agreement with Union competition law and internal energy market rules. The use of these non-binding standard clauses should exclude conflicts of intergovernmental agreements with Union law.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Decision establishes a mechanism for the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission with regard to intergovernmental agreements, in order to strive for consistent external actions in the field of energy, ensure coherence with Union law, and achieve the level of security of supply envisaged by the Union's long-term energy and climate objectives, including those described in the 2050 roadmaps.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘intergovernmental agreements’ means any legally binding agreements between Member States and third countries which are likely to have an impact on the operation or the functioning of the internal market for energy or on the security of energy supply in the Union;
Amendment 537 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 1 April 20134 the Commission shall review and report on the provisions on remuneration in this Directive and Regulation [inserted by OP], with particular regard to their efficiency, implementation and enforcement, taking into account international developments. That review shall identify any lacunae arising from the application of the principle of proportionality to those provisions. The Commission shall submit its report to the European Parliament and the Council, and, if appropriate, a legislative proposal.
Amendment 542 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 150 – paragraph 3
Article 150 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 December 20134, the Commission shall review and report on the application of Articles 103 and 104 and shall submit this report to the European Parliament and the Council, and if appropriate, a legislative proposal.
Amendment 549 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 151 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 151 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. By 31 December 20123 Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 550 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 151 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 151 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member states shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20134.
Amendment 552 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 152 – paragraph 1
Article 152 – paragraph 1
Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC together with their successive amendments, are repealed with effect from 1 January 20134.
Amendment 282 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 489 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) the provisions governing the instruments require the principal amount of the instruments except for the provisions contained under Article 51, paragraph c) let (i) below to be written down temporarily, or the instruments to be converted to Common Equity Tier 1 instruments, upon the occurrence of a trigger event;
Amendment 493 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the nature of the permanent or temporarily write down of the principal amount;
Amendment 672 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 120 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 762 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 174 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 174 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the obligor is past due more than 90 days on any material credit obligation to the institution, the parent undertaking or any of its subsidiaries. The competent authorities of each Member State may set the number of days past due up to a figure of 180 for exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property to counterparties situated in their territory, if local conditions make it appropriate.
Amendment 1027 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are not issued by the institution itself or its parent or subsidiary institutions or another subsidiary of its parent institutions or parent financial holding company; This does not apply to assets referred to in (i) and (ii) in paragraph 2, point (a), which are traded on an ongoing basis in the secondary market;
Amendment 1192 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 413 – paragraph 1
Article 413 – paragraph 1
1. Institutions shall report their capped liquidity inflows. Capped liquidity inflows shall be the liquidity inflows limited to 75% of liquidity outflows. Institutions may exempt liquidity inflows from deposits placed with other institutions and qualifying for the treatments set out in Article 108(6) or Article 108(7) from this limit. Institutions may exempt liquidity inflows from monies due from borrowers and bond investors related to mortgage lending funded by bonds eligible for the treatment set out in Article 124(3), (4) or (5) or as defined in Article 52(4) of Directive 2009/65/EC from this limit.
Amendment 1204 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 413 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 413 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) monies due from customers that are not financial customers for the purposes of principal repayment shall be reduced by 50% of their value or by the contractual commitments to those customers to extend funding, whichever is higher. This does not apply to monies due from secured lending and capital market driven transactions as defined in Article 188 that are collateralised by liquid assets according to Article 404 and monies due from mortgage lending funded by bonds eligible for the treatment set out in Article 124(3), (4) or (5) or as defined in Article 52(4) of Directive 2009/65/EC;
Amendment 1486 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 476 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 476 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1622 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 487 – paragraph 1
Article 487 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 2, this Regulation shall apply from 1 January 20134.
Amendment 1627 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 487 – paragraph 2
Article 487 – paragraph 2
2. Article 436(1) shall apply from 1 January 20156.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The high level of voice, SMS and data roaming prices payable by users of public mobile telephone networks, such as students, business travellers and tourists, when using their mobile telephones when travelling abroad within the Union is a matter of concern for consumers, national regulatory authorities, and the Union institutions. The excessive retail charges are resulting from high wholesale charges levied by the foreign host network operator and also, in many cases, from high retail mark-ups charged by the customer's own network operator. ROwing to a lack of competition, reductions in wholesale charges are often not passed on to the retail customer. Although some operators have recently introduced tariff schemes that offer customers more favourable conditions and somewhat lower prices, there is still evidence that the relationship between costs and prices is far from what would prevail in competitive markets.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Until the structural solutions have brought sufficient competition in the roaming market which would lead to wholesale rate reductions which in turn would be passed on to consumers, the most effective and proportionate approach to regulating the level of prices for making and receiving intra-Union roaming calls is the setting at Union level of a maximum average per- minute charge at wholesale level and the limiting of charges at retail level through the Eurotariff introduced in Regulation (EC) No 717/2007. The average wholesale charge should apply between any pair of operators within the Union over a specified period.
Amendment 105 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) In a market with few dominating operators it may be difficult for smaller operators to enter the market as they may find it difficult to compete, due to their inability to internalise wholesale roaming costs. Therefore, Member States should consider regulatory intervention to ensure that smaller operators have access to the market. On the other hand Member States should not introduce regulation limiting the possibility for smaller operators to form alliances.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to improve the transparency of retail prices for making and receiving regulated roaming calls within the Union and, to help roaming customers make decisions on the use of their mobile telephones while abroad and to guarantee their awareness of roaming charges, providers of mobile telephony services should enable their roaming customers easily to obtain information free of charge on the roaming charges applicable to them when making or receiving voice calls in a visited Member State. Moreover, providers should give their customers, on request and free of charge, additional information on the per- minute or per-unit data charges (including VAT) for the making or receiving of voice calls and also for the sending and receiving of SMS, MMS and other data communication services in the visited Member State. Since certain customer groups might be well informed about roaming charges operators should provide a possibility to easily opt-out from this automatic message service.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that interoperability and synergies between the specific programmes (such as Horizon 2020, COSME, CEF) and the cohesion policy must be promoted; is convinced that cumulative or combined funding should be encouraged in order to maximise the uptake of available EU funds in all Member States, and thereby their participation in all specific programmes, and to achieve more even economic development within the EU’s territory as a whole; stresses, however, that the cohesion policy should not be seen as a replacement for the proper funding of specific programmes; believes cohesion policy can support actions, such as energy efficiency, as an additional source, but only when these programmes promote the cohesion policy convergence goals;
Amendment 125 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is facing unprecedented challenges resulting from increased dependence on energy imports and scarce energy resources, and the need to limit climate change and to overcome the economic crisis. Energy efficiency is a valuable means to address these challenges without hampering economic activity. It improves the Union's security of supply by reducing primary energy consumption and decreasing energy imports. It helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost- effective way and thereby to mitigate climate change. Shifting to a more energy- efficient economy should also accelerate the spread of innovative technological solutions and improve the competitiveness of industry in the Union, boosting economic growth and creating high quality jobs in several sectors related to energy efficiency.
Amendment 127 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union's primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to a reduction of the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 or to an improvement of the Union's energy intensity to 104 tonnes of oil equivalent per million euro gross domestic product expressed in 2005 prices. This Directive represents, in combination with a number of existing legislative measures (such as the emissions trading scheme, the Renewable Energy Directive, the Ecodesign Directive, etc), an important instrument to achieve the objective.
Amendment 162 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) “The Commission’s Communication on “Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network” underlines the need to adapt EU power capacity to the multitude of applications and technologies relying on electricity as an energy source as well as to maintain the system's security. Demand side resources, applications and technologies have the potential to lead to massive carbon reductions and address the integration of renewable energy into energy networks. Member States shall therefore encourage participation of demand side resources, applications and technologies, such as demand response, into energy markets.”
Amendment 168 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It would be preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures, on the basis of clear and enforceable national targets, promoting energy efficiency in different fields. If that approach does not succeed, it would however be necessary to reinforce the policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, Member States should be required to setagree on national energy efficiency targets, schemes and programmes. It should be for them to decide whether these targets should be binding or indicative in their territory. In a second stage, these targets and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual based on a clear effort-sharing agreement. The Commission should closely monitor and, if necessary, efnforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely monitor thece a proper implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propose mandatorylegally binding national targets for 2020, taking into account the individual starting points of Member States, their economic performance and early action taken.
Amendment 193 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovaterecommendation to annually renovate a rate of public buildings stock complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To tap the energy savings potential in certain market segments where energy audits are generally not offered commercially (such as households or small and medium-sized enterprises), Member States should ensure that energy audits are availablecreate conditions for the availability of energy audits and ensure certification of energy auditors. Energy audits should be mandatory and regular for large enterprises, as energy savings can be significant.
Amendment 255 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) High-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and district heating and cooling has significant potential for saving primary energy which is largely untapped in the Union. Member States should draw up national plans to develop high-efficiency CHP and district heating and cooling. These plans should cover a sufficiently long period to provide investors with information concerning national development plans and contribute to a stable and supportive investment environment. New electricity generation installations and existing installations which are substantially refurbished or whose permit or licence is updated should be equipped with high-efficient CHP units to recover waste heat stemming from the production of electricity where it is technically, economically and commercially feasible. This waste heat could then be transported where it is needed through district heating networks. To this end, Member States should adopt authorisation criteria to ensure the location of installations in sites close to heat demand points. Member States should however be able to lay down conditions for exemption from these obligations where certain conditions are met.
Amendment 260 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 282 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Energy performance contracting (EPC) comprises a wide variety of mechanisms which open up opportunities to deploy more energy-efficient technologies and solutions. It is necessary to continue developing the market for energy services to ensure the availability of both the demand for and the supply of energy services in an open and transparent manner. Transparency, for example by means of lists of energy services providers, can contribute to this. Model contracts and guidelines, in particular for energy performance contracting, can also help stimulate demand. As in other forms of third-party financing arrangements, in an energy performance contract the beneficiary of the energy service avoids investment costs by using part of the financial value of energy savings to repay the investment fully or partially, carried out by a third party. The market of energy performance contracting shall not be discriminatory to any energy services providers.
Amendment 328 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The requirements laid down in this Directive are minimum requirements and shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or introducing more stringent measures which are cost-effective and entail further savings. Such measures shall be compatible with the Union's legislation. National legislation foreseeing more stringent measures shall be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. ‘energy efficiency’ means the use of less energy inputs while maintaining an equivalent level of economic activity or service;
Amendment 353 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
2 b. ‘energy saving’ means a reduction of energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficiency, behaviour change or decreased economic activity;
Amendment 389 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11 a. ‘demand response’ programs make possible for energy consumers to temporarily reduce their demand for electricity in response to supply conditions. Demand response allows collaboration between energy provider and energy user to incentivate reduction of energy demand at times of peak load, or in response to curtailment requests increasing efficiency of the energy value chain;
Amendment 414 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. ‘efficient district heating and cooling’ means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof cogenerated heat and having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at least 0.8;
Amendment 428 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 30. June 2013 at the latest, Member States shall set aagree to national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings,s, based on a Commission proposal, taking into account the methodology as laid down in Annex Ia so as to ensure the achievement of the Union’s target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring either a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 or a reduction of EU energy intensity to no more than 104 tonnes of oil equivalent per million euro gross domestic product expressed in 2005 prices in 2020. The national energy efficiency targets shall be expressed either as an absolute level of primary energy savings or as absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020 relative to the projected GDP in that year. It shall take into account the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level.
Amendment 455 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may deviate from the provisions laid down in Articles 4 and 6. They shall notify to the Commission alternative or complementary measures that they plan to adopt in accordance with Article 19 (2). Member States opting for alternative or complementary measures shall ensure that the amount of primary energy savings or the decrease in energy intensity achieved by these alternative or complementary measures is sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
Amendment 479 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 624 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. As a supplement or an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to apply the provisions within paragraph 1 to private buildings instead.
Amendment 758 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Once a year Member States shall publish the results of achieved energy savings achieved by each obligated party, their costs and data on the annual trend of energy savings under the scheme. For the purposes of publishing and verifying the energy savings achieved, Member States shall require obligated parties to submit to them at least the following data:
Amendment 836 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in an independent manner by qualified or accreditcertified experts.
Amendment 976 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The specific implementation of individual household consumption meters may be subject to a broader long term cost benefit analysis both taking the cost and benefits for the market and the consumers into consideration. This assessment should decide, which form of metering that is most cost effective taken into account the specifications of Annex VI 1.2 and the timeframe which is feasible for the implementation. This cost benefit assessment should, furthermore, take place no later than one year after the deadline for the transposition of the directive into national law.
Amendment 1045 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 JanuaryDecember 20145, Member States shall establishcarry out and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plcomprehensive assessment of cogeneration demand for developing the potential for the application of high- efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into accountIf they have already carried out an equivalent assessment, they shall notify it to the Commission. The assessment should consider different types of cogeneration on the basis of the specificities of different national demand and consumption patterns. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure that efficient use of energy resources and the development of resource efficient heating and cooling systems are considered in local and regional development plansning, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VIIin local and regional energy strategies and planning.
Amendment 1076 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis covering their territory, including based on climate conditions, economic feasibility or technical suitability, in order to identify and facilitate implementation of the most cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling requirements.
Amendment 1083 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7those cogeneration infrastructures identified by their comprehensive assessment as being cost- efficient. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation.
Amendment 1101 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that where technically, economically and commercially feasible all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 1277 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks. They may requireshould support these installations to bear the connection charges and the cost ofin developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers.
Amendment 1340 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure that national energy regulatory authorities encourage demand side resources, such as demand response, to participate alongside supply in local or regional wholesale markets.
Amendment 1501 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 30 April1 October 20143, and every three years thereafter,the Member States shall submit supplementary reports with information on national energy efficiency policies, action plans, programmes andprovide the Commission with national energy efficiency plans which describe how the Member States intend to achieve the national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). These plans shall include measures implemented or planned at national, regional and local level to improve energy efficiency in view of achieving t. The national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). The reports shall be complemented with updated estimates of expected overall primary energy consumption in 2020, as well as estimated levels of primary energy consumption in the sectors indicated in Annex XIV(1)plans shall be assessed by the Commission. The Commission may refuse a plan or suggest amendments to it the measures laid down in the plan are not sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
Amendment 1562 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 51 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the publication of draft standards in such a way that parties established in other Member States have the opportunity to submit comments. If translation is needed, it should be carried out at the expense of the interested party;
Amendment 54 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensurcourage an appropriate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SME’), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particular through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 77 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the translation, where required by a Member State, of European standards or European standardisation deliverables used in support of Union policies and legislation into the official Union languages other than the working languages of the European standardisation bodies or, in duly justified cases into languages other than the official Union languages,
Amendment 82 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to allow SMEs to benefit fully from the understanding and application of the European harmonised standards, the financing granted to the European Standardisation Bodies for the purposes of translation shall cover a significant portion of the total cost incurred and the translation funding procedures shall be simplified. Grants awarded for the translation activities referred to in point (e) of Article 11(1) shall take the form of lump sums per translated page to be paid in advance and upon evidence being provided that European standards are effectively translated.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
(h) falling within CN codes 2909 19 10, 3824 90 91 and 3824 90 91;7;’
Amendment 48 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (j)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (j)
(j) falling within CN codes 2909 19 90, 3823 19 90 and 3824 903 19 970, if these are intended for use as heating fuel or motor fuel.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
- electricity, when it accounts for more than 50 % of the cost of a product. ‘Cost of a product’ shall mean the addition of total purchases of goods and services plus personnel costs plus the consumption of fixed capital, at the level of the business. This cost is calculated per unit on average. ‘Cost of electricity’ shall mean the actual purchase value of electricity or the cost of production of electricity if it is generated in the business.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 90 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Commission should review the application of the Directive after a period of fivthree years and that Member States should support the Commission by providing appropriate input to this exercise,
Amendment 157 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1a. In forming provisions, undertakings shall base their actions on national and international accounting standards.
Amendment 189 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a (new)
When a taxpayer leaves the system provided for by this Directive, it is allowed to re-entry the respective system after a period of at least three years.
Amendment 340 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 105 – paragraph 1
Article 105 – paragraph 1
1. When the notice to opt has been accepted, a single taxpayer or a group, as the case may be, shall apply the system provided for by this Directive for fivthree tax years. Following the expiry of that initial term, the single taxpayer or the group shall continue to apply the system for successive terms of three tax years unless it gives notice of termination. A notice of termination may be given by a taxpayer to its competent authority or, in the case of a group, by the principal taxpayer to the principal tax authority in the three months preceding the end of the initial term or of a subsequent term.
Amendment 373 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 110 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The uniform tax return format shall be designed by the Commission in cooperation with the tax administrations of the Member States.
Amendment 412 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 133 – paragraph 1
Article 133 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, fivthree years after the entry into force of this Directive, review its application and report to the Council and the European Parliament on the operation of this Directive. The report shall in particular include an analysis of the impact of the mechanism set up in Chapter XVI of this Directive on the distribution of the tax bases between the Member States. The report shall include an analysis of the effects of this Directive on Member States tax bases at national, regional and local level. The Commission shall also analyse the economic effects that the CCCTB has on the relocation of economic activity and jobs within the Union. This impact study shall also include an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of making the system possibly mandatory, furthermore with statistical data shall dispel the concerns (e.g. the introduction of the CCCTB would reduce the economic growth, thereby impair the individual Member States' tax systems competitiveness) previously declared by several Member States.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0038(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament emphasised in its resolution of 7 September 2010 on the interconnection of business registers28 that the usefulness of the project for the further integration of the European Economic Area can only be exploited if all Member States take part in the network, and that better and easier access to information is necessary in order to assist small and medium-sized enterprises, which are a key element in the backbone of the European economy and the main motor for creating jobs, economic growth and social cohesion in Europe, as it helps to lighten the administrative burdens of such enterprises.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0038(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure that there are no significant differences in the quality of the documents and particulars registered in the Union, Member States should ensure that any information registered under Article 2 of Directive 2009/101/EC is updated, and the update is disclosed, not later than on the fifteenth calendar day after the event occurred that resulted in a change in the registered data. Furthermore, to improve the protection of third parties in other Member States, all documents and particulars transmitted through the network should be accompanied by clear information on the legal status and value thereof.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0038(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 89/666/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. BCompanies and their branches shall have a unique identifier that allows their unequivocal identification in the European Economic Area.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0038(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 89/666/EEC
Article 5 a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 a – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the method of forming the identification number for the purpose of identifying the link between a company and its branch;
Amendment 17 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a well-designed EU regime for venture capital could be a driver for growth, access to capital and jobs; emphasises, therefore, the need to address the factors responsible on the one hand for the shortage of supply and demand for venture capital and on the other hand for thin markets;
Amendment 22 #
2011/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the elimination of restrictions on mobility in higher education could increase the number of EU residents with higher education qualifications, thereby meeting the growing demand for skilled labour in the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that the development of the technologies used for the security purposes at the disposal by the public as well as private sector may actually hinder security when used excessively or for the wrong purposes;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European broadband policy must lay the ground for a development where the EU can take the lead regarding broadband speeds, mobility, coverage and capacity. Global leadership in the ICT sector is crucial for the prosperity and competitiveness of the EU,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market, creating a globally unique critical mass of users exposing all regions to new opportunities and giving each user increased value and the Union the capacity to be a world-leading knowledgebased economy. A rapid deployment of broadband is crucial for the development of European productivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and the services industry,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that both fixed and mobile data traffic is growing exponentially and that a number of actions, such as further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, increased spectrum efficiency and a rapid roll out of next generation access networks, will be crucial to manage this increase;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the future allocation of radio spectrum must pave the way for European leadership in wireless applications and new services; access to low radio frequency bands, with their propagation characteristics supporting wide-area coverage, is crucial to facilitating wireless rural broadband coverage allowing access to all foreseeable Internet services;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. URecalls the importance of realising the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband speeds, not less than 30 Mbps by 2020, making it possible for the Union to have the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity; underlines that, to achieve the EU 2020 broadband targets, the Digital Agenda must establish benchmarks for the intermediate years 2015 and 2018 on a EU-wide rather than national level;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the urgency to establish a competitive digital single market working as a spearhead to open up the Internal market for all Union citizens; calls for the establishment of a 'one-stop-shop' for VAT in each Member State in order to facilitate cross-border e-commerce for SMEs and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. NoteHighlights that the broadbreal driver in improving connectivity for all is experimentation and adaption based on market demand; state aid framework and targeted use of Community funds may be the most progressive complementary means of acceleratingresses that the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market; broadband state aid and targeted use of Community funds shall only be used when there is no market interest and shall support the acceleration of high speed broadband roll- out and new technological and innovative leadership in the EU;
Amendment 135 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 173 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. recalling the need to connect the digital agenda with the provisions of new growth generating services such as e- trade, e-health, e-learning, and e- banking;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Stresses that the main goal of the Innovation Union policy should be to facilitate coordination and coherence by adopting a truly holistic approach focused oninnovation in the economy and the society with regards to the grand societal challenges;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for the development of a single integrated indicator, taking into account the diversity of the existing economic systems in the Members States in order to allowing better monitoring of progress in innovation; urges further development of the ‘scoreboard’ by means of international cooperation;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to put serious effort into bringing about a change of mindset towards innovative and curiosity-driven thinking, by encouraging changes towards sustainable consumer patterns and actively promoting citizens' engagement in innovation;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of social innovation and the need to adopt a bottom- up approach and an open environment for creative ideas, so as to spur productivity growth, empower employees and develop solutions for unmet social needs (such as inclusion and immigration) and economic challenges;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU, national and regional authorities to stimulate socentrepreneurial innovation and to provide public funds in support of it; stresses that socentrepreneurial innovation should be included in funding and support programmes such as the European Social Fund, the Framework Programmes (FPs) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP);
Amendment 161 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to set upcombine existing aid schemes and supporting structures in order to move towards a simple and accessible system to accelerate innovation, to focus on the grand societal challenges and actively to prevent fragmentation and bureaucracy;
Amendment 163 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to examine existing consulting services as well as the option to set up a ‘one-stop shop’ in cooperation with the Member States, that is, a service counter where all stakeholders (especially innovative small firms) – including local and regional government – can apply for financial support or be linked up with potential partners;
Amendment 220 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-evaluate the whole ecosystem of innovationinnovation infrastructure with a view to removing unnecessary barriers, for example to access to loans for universities;
Amendment 251 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the maximisation of the freedom of movement for researchers in order to achieve the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent;
Amendment 286 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
· integrate, not duplicate existing initiatives,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1
Paragraph -1
-1. Stresses that an EU competition policy based on the principles of open markets and a level playing field in all sectors is a cornerstone of a successful internal market and a condition for the creation of sustainable and knowledge based jobs;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of the third energy liberalisation package by Member States according to the timetable and assess its effectiveness in creating a functioning internal market; encourages the Commission to initiate a further inquiry into the energy sector if the assessment comes to a negative conclusion;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas competition policy is an essential tool in enabling the EU to be competitive on the global stage and in overcoming the financial crisis,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Refers to the fact that a well- functioning market incentivises energy efficiency;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the view that a sounder financial system necessitates regulation to improve the competition on the financial market, and acknowledges the need for more regulation aimed at bringing more safety and more transparency to the over- the-counter (OTC) derivatives market for financial institutions; underlines that such a regulation will increase costs of doing business and non-financial institutions, such as power companies, trading in products, commodities and services that do not cause any systemic risk should be exempted from this regulation;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas competition is still imperfect in the energy sector, agricultural production and other sectors,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the successful development of SMEs under conditions of free competition is one of the most essential preconditions for overcoming the financial crisis effectively,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds that digital convergence and the growing importance of interoperability and standards are key issues for the ICT in the increasingly inter-connected global environment; underlines furthermore the importance of continuously ensuring free competition in the field of ICT as new digital products and services appear on the market; calls therefore on the Commission to address these issues in the upcoming guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that it has supported the Commission’s request for more resources to be allocated to Commission staff in the area of competition in the 2011 budget; asks to be informed about how the additional resources have been used; recalls its request to the Commission to ensure that its Directorate-General for Competition has appropriate staff numbers to deal with its rising workload;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the implementation of a successful competition policy and the complete functioning of the internal market are essential preconditions for sustainable economic growth in the European Union;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RPoints out that SMEs are particularly important for the whole European economy; stresses furthermore the major innovation potential of SMEs and reiterates its previous request to the Commission to include a dedicated chapter on SMEs and competition. with a focus on fair and non- discriminatory competition conditions for SMEs.
Amendment 68 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the use of ever higher fines as the sole antitrust instrument may be too blunt, not least considering potential job losses as a result of the inability to pay; notes that substantial revenues deriving from fines are currently collected by the Commission and enter the EU budget; emphasises that a policy of high fines should not be used as an alternative budget financing mechanism;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Observes that in the energy sector such obstacles to competition still persist as a lack of interconnections, untransparent procedures used by transmission system operators to allocate power to producers and disparities between countries in definitions of categories of recipients of services, which hamper competition between energy producers;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. UConsiders that competition in agricultural production is a precondition for lower prices for consumers in European countries, and urges the Commission to look in greater detail at competition in the agro- industrial sector in terms of support, transparency and consumer price evolution;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe continues to become more dependent on imports of foreign sources of energy, notably as regards fossil fuels, whereas the dependence on oil is particularly high and will increase in the future,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe continues to become more dependent on imports of foreign sources of energy, notably as regards fossil fuels, EU's energy policy must therefore have an international dimension,
Amendment 20 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there are substantial biomass resources in EU27 to manufacture significant quantities of second generation biofuels which will drive the promotion of 100.000’s of green agricultural jobs that cannot be outsourced, bring down road transport emissions and generate considerable internal revenues for the EU and reduce dependence on fossil fuels and other foreign sources of energy,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas energy infrastructure need to be financed first and foremost by energy tariffs; but whereas EU funding might also be needed where markets alone can not finance such investments, especially in the least developed regionin order to establish well functioning networks opening up European energy markets,
Amendment 63 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly stresses and underlines the need to fully implement the current EU energy legislation and to fulfil the EU energy targets; underscores the need for the rapid and correct implementation of 3rd Energy package rules in all 27 Member States;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need to continue to unbundle and deregulate European energy markets to secure competition and supply of electricity at the lowest possible price;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a Recalls that to prevent dominant incumbent suppliers from foreclosing the opening of the market, it is important to enable the development of new business models, for instance the ability to contract simultaneously with several suppliers;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that only a pan-European energy network, not based on Member State borders, will enable the final completion of the internal energy market; ensuring that all European energy production will be used in an optimal way, decreasing the need for imports;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point d
Paragraph 15 – point d
(d) extend financial support to the implementation phase of projects if they provide benefits for security of supply and competition;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights that expanding energy networks in strategic areas such as the Baltic Sea is of pivotal importance to increase efficiency in energy consumption and to secure energy supply to EU countries that today depend on non EU countries;
Amendment 294 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for the further extension of the membership of the Energy Community to more EU neighbouring countries, notably countries in the Eastern Partnership; underlines that the Commission should ensure and enforce a timely and strict implementation of EU energy rules by its members, notably by making the availability of EU funds conditional to the application of the Treaty obligations;
Amendment 317 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Notes the importance second generation biofuels can play in the EU energy mix, requests the Commission to investigate whether the double-counting mechanism set out in the renewable energy Directive is enough to support production of second generation biofuels;
Amendment 326 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Recalls that nuclear energy is one of the most economic and climate friendly energy sources and less vulnerable to fuel price changes. Therefore, within the EU energy mix nuclear energy is indispensable to achieve a non-fossil fuel society;
Amendment 334 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Believes thatCalls for the creation of EU minimum standards for licensing and design certification for new nuclear power plants would be useful; security levels equivalent to Generation III reactor concepts should be the template for future new construction;
Amendment 337 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Recognizes that second generation biofuels technology is available now and that the EU has a substantial potential for biomass production. Believes that large scale deployment of second generation biofuels will increase energy security, create substantial economic growth and green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Calls on the Commission to propose a conducive policy framework and supports further promotion of the deployment of second generation biofuels in Europe;
Amendment 383 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Recalls that developing new and existing nuclear power plants will be crucial for guaranteeing Europe's demand for non fossil fuels; therefore Europe should intensify its research into next generation nuclear power;
Amendment 421 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Notes that the EU imports 80 percent of its oil requirements and with oil reserves running out, dependence on energy imports will only increase in the future, notes that the price of oil has been increasingly volatile in the recent years and that it puts European consumers and companies at risk, therefore calls on the Commission to investigate the potential and the barriers for a large scale roll out of low carbon fuels such as second generation biofuels, in order to mitigate the consumer risk by reducing dependence on imported oil;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas future energy price developments will encourage individuals to reduce their energy consumption; therefore the real energy efficiency gains can primarily be reached by incentivising more efficient common infrastructures in buildings, heating systems and transport sector where otherwise decisions improving the use of energy are beyond the control and influence of individuals or companies,
Amendment 23 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas efforts mainly focusing on the regional and the local level need to be stepped up to reachif the 20% energy efficiency target by 2020 is to be met and whereas monitoring of progress towards achieving the target is not sufficient,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the payback period for investments in energy efficiency is shortrelatively short compared to other investments and investments create new jobs in rural as well as in urban areas which can to a large extent not be outsourced, in particular in the construction sector and within SMEs,
Amendment 50 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas an estimated 69% of the housing stock in Europe is owner- occupied and 17% is private rented predominantly by individual landlords and whereas the private housing sector face financial constraints to carry out energy refurbishments,
Amendment 72 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach its 2020 target, the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to propose further EU measures such as binding energy efficiency targets for the; calls on Member States whichto agre fair, measurable and take into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances; stresses that the method should be basee on a common methodology for measuring national energy efficiency targets and mon absolute reductions in energy consumption to ensure transparencyitoring progress on achieving these targets;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to include a critical assessment of National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and their implementation, including a binding template for reporting,common standards for reporting which include minimum requirement elements such as all relevant energy efficiency policy including soft and supporting tools like financing; merge reporting with ESD, energy labelling and eco-design to remove burdens from Member States, and evaluate each Member State'’s actions and rank them to make sound use of the flexible targets approach;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHPonsiders that a stronger focus is needed to increase the overall energy system efficiency, in particular to reduce heat losses; therefore calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote highly efficient CHP, Micro-CHP, use of waste heat from industry and district heating/cooling by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by considering priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and by promoting use of highly efficient CHP, Micro-CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Structural Funds;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that district heating and cooling networks have the potential to bridge the gap to a low carbon future; stresses that these networks must be open to competition;
Amendment 162 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. UHighlights the decisive role that energy efficiency can play in the development of urban and rural areas; underlines the need to support initiatives which focus on the local and regional level to lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions such as the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities initiative;
Amendment 166 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that the move towards a better energy efficiency should include a focus on the whole energy supply and demand chain including transformation, transmission, distribution and supply, along side industrial, building and household consumption; Considers that energy services companies are in many respects the best placed to help households and SME’s to improve their energy efficiency and that energy efficiency and smart grid provide the customers a real and visible competitive advantage;
Amendment 185 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Acknowledges the potential for energy savings in buildings, both in cities and rural areas;
Amendment 196 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that energy efficiency in buildings should be dealt with in a consistent and sustainable way, making sure that only potentially energy efficient buildings are addressed through objective criteria;
Amendment 199 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commission should set an example by refurbishing theirose buildings to nearly zero level by 2020hat have been identified as having an energy efficiency potential;
Amendment 215 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates authorised by an independent body, one- stop shops providing access to technical advice and support as well as financial incentives available at regional, national and European level;
Amendment 218 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote refurbishment techniques, which are more economical while ensuring a high level of energy savings;
Amendment 226 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the Commission should finance pilot studies of energy efficiency audits of buildings to verify potential savings and motivate market players to invest in energy-efficient solutionspromote the transformation of existing buildings into nearly zero energy buildings including financing of refurbishment;
Amendment 267 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Acknowledges the need to support partnerships between the ICT sector and major emitting sectors to improve the energy efficiency and emissions of these sectors;
Amendment 295 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Asks the Commission to publish an ambitious white paper on transport in order to develop a sustainable European transport policy that promotes the introduction of energy-efficient new technologies and reduces dependency on fossil fuels, especially oil; and in this regard promotes higher energy consciousness in infrastructure and spatial planning;
Amendment 308 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of cost-efficient innovative devices to improve energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks) and to consider making them mandatory, if proved to be cost-effectivherefore foster their use;
Amendment 326 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Believes that price signals are crucial in order to increase energy efficiency. Energy and carbon taxation, should be part of the revised energy efficiency action plan, as the use of economic instruments is the most cost-effective way of promoting energy savings. In order to reach the full potential of smart metering there is a need for increased price flexibility, such as on hourly basis, for the end-use customers;
Amendment 330 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to submit a report on the need for further financial assistance in order to increase energy efficiency in the existing building stock and which evaluates current financial instruments. If needed, the Commission could put forward proposals on how to establish an EU framework of revolving financial instruments to support complementary energy efficiency measures which support existing successful national schemes and distribution channels (e.g. by means of risk sharing) and which encourages the setting- up and improvement of energy efficiency schemes in Member States;
Amendment 336 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks the Commission and Member States to further promote the adoption of financial instruments and programmes, which are more accessible and tailored for the private individual real estate sector, and in particular homeowners and landlords with small and medium portfolios;
Amendment 359 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to improve the use of existing EU funds such as the ERDF for energy efficiency measures; asks the Commission to identify the obstacles to the use of a larger share of the resources of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for this purpose and to come forward with adequate actions to address these obstacles (e.g. additional EU measures to support technical assistance); asks the Commission to explore the possibility for EU funds to play an important role in the development of national, regional and local energy efficiency funds, instruments, or mechanisms which deliver such financing possibilities to private property owners, to small and medium-sized enterprises and to energy efficiency service companies;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Believes that in setting the priorities for FP8, consideration should be given to the wider non grant-based funding alternatives for innovation including public-private venture and loan capital investments;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that greater transparency in the internal market could lead to increased cross-border investment;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that creation of interconnections of company registers should not increase the administrative burden on companies but in contrary decrease it;
Amendment 23 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The goal of increased integrity and transparency of energy market should be to foster open and fair competition in wholesale energy markets to the benefit of end consumer of energy.
Amendment 31 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Behaviour which undermines the integrity of the energy market and can lead to higher prices to end consumer of energy is currently not clearly prohibited on some of the most important energy markets.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Where information is not commercially sensitive, the Agency should be able to make that information available to market participants and the wider public. Such transparency can help build confidence in the market and help the development of knowledge about the functioning of wholesale energy markets. In order to ensure greater transparency and public access to information on wholesale energy prices the Agency should prepare monthly country by country report on price developments in energy wholesale markets.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) It is important that the penalties for breaches of this Regulation are proportionate and dissuasive, and reflect the gravity of the infringements and the potential gains from trading on the basis of inside information and market manipulation. To avoid regulatory arbitrage, whereby transactions take place in place where regulation is more flexible or tolerant with regard to penalties the Commission should regularly review the necessity to introduce system of penalties at the European Union level. Recognising the interactions between trading in electricity and gas derivative products and trading in actual electricity and gas, the penalties for breaches of this Regulation should be in line with the penalties adopted by the Member States in implementing Directive 2003/6/EC.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency shall on monthly basis publish country by country report on price developments in electricity and gas wholesale markets of the European Union.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is important to ensure that consumers can have confidence in the integrity of electricity and gas markets and that prices set on wholesale energylectricity and gas markets reflect a fair interplay between supply and demand, which means that consumers can have confidence in these markets.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The advice of the Committee of European Securities Regulators and the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas confirmed that the scope of existing legislation may not properly address market integrity issues on the electricity and gas markets and recommended the consideration of an appropriate legislative framework intailored to the energy sector, which preventings market abuse and takes sector specific conditions into account which are not covered by other Directives and Regulations.
Amendment 64 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
After all Member States have notified to the Commission the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation, the Commission shall once every three years review the effectiveness of national systems of penalties and evaluate the necessity of introduction of a system of penalties on the European Union level. The Commission shall inform the European parliament and the Council about the results of this evaluation.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Agency shouldmust ensure the operational security of the data which it receives, prevent unauthorised access to the information kept by the Agency, and establish procedures to ensure that the data it collects are not misused by persons with an authorised access to them. The Agency should also be assured that those authorities who have access to the data held by Agency will be able to maintain an equally high level of security and are bound by appropriate confidentiality arrangements. These rules must also apply to other authorities who gain access to the data for the purpose of this Regulation.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) It is important that the penalties for breaches of this Regulation are proportionate and dissuasive, and reflect the gravity of the infringements and the potential gains from trading on the basis of inside information and market manipulation. Recognising the interactions between trading in electricity and gas derivative products and trading in actual electricity and gas, the penalties for breaches of this Regulation should be in line with the penalties adopted by the Member States in implementing Directive 2003/6/EC. Over time it is necessary to move towards a regime with harmonised penalties.
Amendment 213 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 226 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of future developments on wholesale energy markets, the Commissionlectricity and gas markets and ensure coherence with other relevant EU legislation in the fields of financial services and energy, the Commission following advice provided by the Agency shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 and subject to conditions of Articles 16 and 17, specifying the definitions set out at Article 2(1) to (5).
Amendment 229 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In preparing its advice, the Agency will carry out detailed public consultations.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Some Member States consider that the sharing of facilities for spent fuel and radioactive waste management, including disposal facilities, is a potentially beneficial option when based on an agreement between Member Statcountries concerned.
Amendment 187 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(3) Radioactive waste shall be disposed of in the Member State in which it was generated, unless agreements are concluded between Member Statesthe Member State has concluded an agreement with another Member State or third country to use their disposal facilities in one of them. If an agreement on the disposal of radioactive waste is reached with a country that is not an EU Member State, the Member State that is party to the agreement must ensure that the radioactive waste is disposed of in compliance with the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 117 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Based on the multilateral surveillance procedure and the alert mechanism, the Commission should identify in a transparent procedure the Member States to be subject to an in-depth review. The in- depth review should encompass a thorough analysis of sources of imbalances in the Member State under review. It should be discussed withininclude a surveillance mission by the Commission to the Member State concerned, in liaison with the ECB when those missions concern Member States whose currency is the euro or Member States participating in ERM II. It should be discussed within the European Parliament, the Council and the Euro Group for the Member States whose currency is the euro.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A procedure to monitor and correct adverse macroeconomic imbalances, with preventive and corrective elements, will require enhanced surveillance tools based on those used in the multilateral surveillance procedure. This mayshould include enhanced surveillance missions and control of statistics by the Commission to Member States in liaison with the ECB when those missions concern participating Member States or Member States participating in the ERM II and additional reporting by the Member State in case of severe imbalances, including imbalances that jeopardise the proper functioning of the economic and monetary union.
Amendment 272 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Taking account of the discussions in the Council, the European Parliament and the Euro Group, as provided for in Article 4(4), the Commission shall prepare an in- depth review for each Member State it considers affected by, or at risk of, imbalances. This assessment shall include an evaluation of whether the Member State in question is affected by macroeconomic imbalances, and of whether these macroeconomic imbalances constitute excessive imbalances. The in-depth review shall involve a surveillance mission by the Commission to the Member State concerned, in liaison with the ECB when the Member State concerned is a Member State participating in ERM II.
Amendment 354 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall carry out surveillance missions to the Member State concerned to monitor implementation of the corrective action plan, in liaison with the ECB when those missions concern Member States whose currency is the euro or Member States participating in ERM II.
Amendment 357 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may carry out surveillance missions to the Member State concerned to monitor implementation of the corrective action plan. If the recommendations are not implemented, the conclusions of the mission shall be made public.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The Stability and Growth pact is aimed at long term sustainability of public finances and its implementation is crucial for long term economic stability.
Amendment 163 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A temporary departure from prudent fiscal policy-making should be allowed in case of severe economic downturn of a general nature in order to facilitate economic recovery. Such a departure should also include consideration of structural reforms in order to return to sustainable growth.
Amendment 265 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The information about the paths for the general government balance and debt ratio, the growth of government expenditure, the planned growth path of government revenue at changed and unchanged policy, the planned discretionary revenue measures and the main economic assumptions referred to in paragraph 2(a) and (b) shall be on an annual basis and shall cover, the preceding year, the current year and at least the following three years.
Amendment 319 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
(c) for Member States that have not yet reached their medium-term budgetary objective, discretionary reductions of government revenue items are matched either by expenditure reductions or by discretionary increases in other government revenue items or both. The expenditure aggregate should exclude interest expenditure, expenditure on EU programmes fully matched by EU funds, revenue and non-discretionary changes in unemployment benefit expenditure. The excess of expenditure growth over the medium-term reference should not be counted as a breach of the benchmark to the extent that it is fully offset by revenue increase mandated by law.
Amendment 402 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the event that the significant deviation from prudent fiscal-policy making persists or is particularly serious, the Council within one month, on a recommendation from the Commission, shall address a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take the necessary adjustment measures. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall make the recommendation public.
Amendment 410 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State with a derogation shall submit to the Council and the Commission information necessary for the purpose of multilateral surveillance of regular intervals under Article 121 of the Treaty in the form of a convergence programme, which provides an essential basis for price stability, sustainable balance of payments and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.
Amendment 415 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the general government debt ratio, the planned growth path of government expenditure, the planned growth path of government revenue at unchanged and changed policy and a quantification of the planned discretionary revenue measures, the medium-term monetary policy objectives, the relationship of those objectives to price and exchange rate stability and to the achievement of sustained convergence;
Amendment 431 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint c
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint c
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The information about the paths for the general government balance and debt ratio, the growth of government expenditure, the planned growth path of government revenue at unchanged and changed policy, the planned discretionary revenue measures and the main economic assumptions referred to in paragraph 2(a) and (b) shall be on an annual basis and shall cover the preceding year, the current year and at least the following three years.
Amendment 443 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Council, when assessing the adjustment path toward the medium-term budgetary objective, shall take into account whether a higher adjustment effort is made in economic good times, whereas the effort may be more limited in economic bad timeswhen the GDP growth rate of the Member State is positive, whereas the effort may be more limited when the GDP growth rate in the Member State is negative. For Member States with a high level of debt or excessive macroeconomic imbalances or both, the Council shall examine whether the annual improvement of the cyclically- adjusted budget balance, net of one-off and other temporary measures is higher than 0.5% of GDP. For ERM2 Member States, the Council shall examine if the Member State concerned pursues an appropriate annual improvement of its cyclically adjusted balance, net of one-off and other temporary measures, required to meet its medium- term budgetary objective, with 0.5% of GDP as a benchmark.
Amendment 481 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
(c) for Member States that have not yet reached their medium-term budgetary objective, discretionary reductions of government revenue items are matched either by expenditure cutreductions or by discretionary increases in other government revenue items or both. The expenditure aggregate should exclude interest expenditure, expenditure on EU programmes fully matched by EU funds revenue and non-discretionary changes in unemployment benefit expenditure. The excess of expenditure growth over the medium-term references should not be counted as a breach of the benchmark to the extent that it is fully offset by revenue increase mandated by law.
Amendment 514 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
In periods of severe economic downturn of a general nature within the eurozone Member States may be allowed to temporarily depart from the adjustment path implied by prudent fiscal- policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph.
Amendment 545 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. In the event that the significant deviation from prudent fiscal policy making persists or is particularly serious, the Council, on a recommendation from the Commission, shall address a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take the necessary adjustment measures. The Council, on a proposal from the Commissrecommendation, shall make the recommendationbe made public.
Amendment 169 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A yearly fine shall be imposed by the Council, acting on a proposal by the Commission, if:
Amendment 186 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 242 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 221 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. If the Council addresses to a Member State a recommendation in accordance with Article 121(4) of the Treaty to take the necessary adjustment measures in the event of persisting or particularly serious and significant deviations from prudent fiscal policy-making as laid down in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/97, the lodging of an interest bearing deposit shall be imposed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission. The decision shall be deemed to be adopted by the Council unless it decides by qualified majority to reject the proposal within ten days of the Commission adopting it. The Council may amend the proposal in accordance with Article 293(1) of the Treatymmission.
Amendment 229 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The interest-bearing deposit to be proimposed by the Commission shall amount to 0.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Member State concerned in the preceding year.
Amendment 236 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By derogation from paragraph 2, the Commission, following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within ten days of adoption of the Council recommendation referred to on paragraph 1, may propose to reduce the amount of the interest-bearing deposit or to cancel it.
Amendment 239 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. If the situation giving rise to the recommendation referred to in paragraph 1 no longer subsists, the Council, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, shall decide that the deposit and the interest accrued thereon are returned to the Member State concerned. The Council may amend the Commission proposal in accordance with Article 293(1) of the Treaty.
Amendment 247 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. If the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(6) of the Treaty that an excessive deficit exists in a Member State, the lodging of a non-interest-bearing deposit shall be imposed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission. The decision shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless it decides by qualified majority to reject the proposal within ten days of the Commission adopting it. The Council may amend the proposal in accordance with Article 293(1) of the Treatymmission.
Amendment 253 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The non-interest-bearing deposit to be proimposed by the Commission shall amount to 0.2% of the GDP of the Member State concerned in the preceding year.
Amendment 265 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. If the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) of the Treaty that the Member State has not taken effective action in response to a Council recommendation within the period laid down, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall decide that the Member State shall pay a fine. The decision shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless it decides by qualified majority to reject the proposal within ten days of the Commission adopting it. The Council may amend the proposal in accordance with Article 293(1) of the Treaty.
Amendment 276 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The fine to be proimposed by the Commission shall amount to 0.2% of the GDP of the Member State concerned in the preceding year.
Amendment 298 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 46 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 1 a (new)
1a. The budgetary frameworks regulation is a part of the economic governance legislation which is aimed at long term economic stability in Europe.
Amendment 73 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 7
7. Biased and unrealistic macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts may considerably hamper the effectiveness of fiscal planning and consequently impair commitment to budgetary discipline, while transparency and validation of forecasting methodologies mayshould significantly increase the quality of macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts for fiscal planning.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 8
8. A crucial element in ensuring the use of realistic forecasts for the conduct of budgetary policy is transparency, which must entail public availabilityation and therefore public availability not only of the official macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts but also of the methodologies, assumptions and parameters on which the official macroeconomic and budgetarysuch forecasts are based.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 10 a (new)
10a. Agreement between the Commission and each Member State on forecasting methodology and type and range of assumptions which are used to draft budgetary forecasts could ensure transparency and clarity of forecasts made by the Member State. This should lead to avoidance of conflicting macro- fiscal scenarios and enhance the validity of the forecasts used for budgetary planning.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 12
12. Considering the documented effectiveness of rules-based budgetary frameworks of the Member States in promoting budgetary discipline, strong national fiscal rules that are consistent with the budgetary objectives at the level of the Union must be a cornerstone of the strengthened budgetary surveillance framework of the Union. Strong fiscal rules should be equipped with well-specified target definitions together with mechanisms for effective and timely monitoring. In addition, policy experience has shown that for numerical fiscal rules to work effectively, consequences must be attached to non-compliance, where the costs involved may be simply reputationalich should include reputational, political as well as financial costs.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 12 a (new)
12a. Independent institutions with expertise in fiscal policy can have an important role in securing transparency of budgetary forecasts and credibility. Such independent public bodies can perform the necessary research and audit to assess the performance of national fiscal policy.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 12 b (new)
12b. The number of specific circumstances in which temporary non- compliance with numerical fiscal rules is permitted should be limited.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 13
13. Member States should avoid pro- cyclical fiscal policies and fiscal consolidation efforts should be greater in good times. Well-specified numerical fiscal rules are conducive to these objectives. These numerical fiscal rules should incorporate the aim of strengthening government expenditure control.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 18
18. To be effective in promoting budgetary discipline and the sustainability of public finance, budgetary frameworks should comprehensively cover public finances. For this reason, operations of extra- budgetary funds and bodies that have an immediate or medium-term impact on Member States’ budgetary positions should be given particular considerationreported in a transparent manner. Their expected or potential impact on general government budget balances and debt should be explicitly addressed in the medium-term budgetary frameworks.
Amendment 112 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 18 a (new)
18a. The purpose and the features of the Directive call for a national transposition which is as close as possible to the text of the Direcitve. While this is true for all Member States, it is particulary true for the participating Member States.
Amendment 113 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 18 b (new)
18b. There is a need for euro area Member States to implement into their national budgetary frameworks several features in addition to the features contained in this Direcitve for all the Member states. A chapter with specific provisions for the euro area Member States establishes these two features: top- down budgetary processes and independent institutions with expertise in fiscal policy tasked with providing independent monitoring, analysis, assessments and forecasts. Non euro area Member States can voluntary incorporate several or all of these additional features into their national budgetary frameworks.
Amendment 117 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive sets out detailed rules concerning the characteristics of the budgetary frameworks of the Member States that are necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the excessive deficit procedurecompliance with the obligation of the Member States to avoid excessive government deficits as referred to in Article 126(1) of the Treaty.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) arrangements for analysisindependent monitoring, analysis, assessments and validation to enhance the transparency of elements of the budget process, including inter alia the mandate of independent national budget officesinstitutions with expertise in fiscal policy or institutions acting in the field of budgetary policy;
Amendment 121 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. As concerns national systems of public accountingTo ensure the timely and accurate reporting of annual and quarterly ESA- based government data as required by the ESA transmission programme, Member States shall have in place public accounting systems, applying the accural basis of accounting and comprehensively and consistently covering all sub-sectors of general government as defined by Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 (ESA 95), and containing the information needed to compile ESA 95-based data. Those public accounting. Those systems shall be subject to internaldependent control and audit.
Amendment 124 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 130 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that fiscal planning is based on realistic macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts using the most up-to-date information. Budgetary planning shall be based on the most likely macro-fiscal scenario or on a more prudent scenario that highlights in detail deviations from the most likely macro-fiscal scenario. The macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts shall be precompared taking into accountwith the Commission forecasts as appropriate. Differences between the chosen macro- fiscal scenario and the Commission forecast shall be explained.
Amendment 136 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Before the making of macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts each Member State and the Commission shall reach agreement on the forecasting methodology and type and range of assumptions taken into account when macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts are drafted. Member States shall make public the official macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts prepared for fiscal planning, including the methodologies, assumptions, and parameters used.
Amendment 138 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall have the macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts for fiscal planning regularly audited by independent bodies, including ex post evaluation. The auditing shall be conducted once a year. The result of this independent auditing shall be made public.
Amendment 152 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) effective and timely monitoring of compliance with the rules, such as by independent national budget officbodies or institutions acting in the field of budgetary policy;
Amendment 153 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) consequences in the event of non- compliance that involve a clear political and financial cost for the authorities responsible for non-compliance;
Amendment 157 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) escape clauses, if any, setting out a limited number of specific circumstances in which temporary non-compliance with the rule is permitted.
Amendment 165 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) comprehensive and transparent multi- annual budgetary objectives in terms of the general government deficit, debt, expenditure and any other summary fiscal indicator, ensuring that these are consistent with any fiscal rules as provided for in Chapter IV in force,
Amendment 168 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) detailed projections of each major expenditure and revenue item, by general government sub-sector, for the budget year and beyond, based on unchanged and changed policies,
Amendment 171 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a statement of the government's medium-term priorities broken down by major revenue and expenditure item and by general government sub-sector, showing how the adjustment towards the medium- term budgetary objective is achieved compared to projections under unchanged and changed policies.
Amendment 175 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. All sub-sectors of general government shall be covered by numerical fiscal rules. Numerical fiscal rules shall be designed in order to ensure that fiscal targets cover all sub-sectors of general government and are in line with Member States' obligations under the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 178 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For all sub-sectors of general government, Member States shall publish information on contingent liabilities with potentially large impacts on public budgets, including government guarantees, non-performing loans, and liabilities stemming from the operation of public corporations, including their extent and likelihood and potential due date of expenditure.
Amendment 180 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Chapter 6 a (new)
Chapter 6a Specific provisions for the participating Member States 1. In addition to their obligations under this directive and without prejudice to them, participating Member States shall incorporate into their budgetary frameworks: (a) a top-down approach, meaning a budgeting approach starts off from an agreement on the total spending level that is then allocated in spending allotments for different ministries or government agencies and thereby supports adherence to spending limits; (b) an independent institution with expertise in fiscal policy whose task is to provide independent monitoring, analysis, assessments and forecasts in all areas of domestic fiscal policy which may have an impact in the compliance by the euro area Member State with its obligations deriving from Article 121 and 126 of the Treaty and from any legislation and measures adopted under an of these Articles or under Article 136 of the Treaty. 2. Also in addition to their obligations under this Direcitve and without prejudice to them, Member States with a derogation may incorporate any or all of the above features into their budgetary frameworks, on a voluntary basis, in accordance with the procedure in Article 2 (1a).
Amendment 194 #
2010/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Undertake the establishment and supervise the functioning of a full-scale European Union Computer Emergency Response Team (EU CERT), in order to counter cyber attacks against the EU institutions, bodies and agencies;
Amendment 237 #
2010/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Agency may liaise and cooperate with other third countries, as well as international organisations and intergovernmental bodies related to Network and Information Security, and allow them to participate in relevant areas of the Agency’s work as appropriate. Their participation should be submitted, by the Executive Director, for approval to the Management Board.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 117 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Commission Decision 2010/267/EU designated the 800 MHz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services leaving the Member States to decide individually whether and at what point in time to designate or make available the 800 MHz band for such systems. Nevertheless, with a view to achieving the targets for broadband coverage set up by the Europe 2020 Strategy, the introduction of a deadline for making available the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services may be needed.
Amendment 124 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) It has to be acknowledged that fixing of any obligatory deadline for making available the 800 Mhz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services could have direct implications on the organisation of the use of the band for general interest objectives or public security and defence purposes in some Member States. Furthermore, the optimal use of 800 MHz band may be impeded in cases where third countries have decided on different uses that cause harmful interference in some Member States and prevent them from efficient use of the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services on their whole territory or on a part of it. In such cases the deadline to be set up in the present Decision for implementation of Commission Decision 2010/267/EU may need to be postponed in some Member States.
Amendment 309 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission mayshould authorise specific derogations until 2015the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications.
Amendment 767 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. A CCP shall require each clearing member to distinguish and segregate in accounts with the CCP the assets and positions of that clearing member from those of its clients. A CCPThe clearing member shall then allow clients to have a more detailed segregation of their assets and positions from that of the member. The CCP shall publicly disclose the risks and costs associated with the different levels of segregation.
Amendment 49 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that closer cooperation between public authorities and public service providers in introducing smart metering could reduce costs and provide better services for consumers;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for online services (banking, eCommerce, eGovernment, eHealth) and teleworking to be developed and rolled out with a view to improving the quality of service provided to the public and, at the same time, reducing carbon emissions; calls on the Member States to develop such services, which, in addition to saving people time, lead to a reduction in urban travel;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that an important obstacle to the widespread usage of ICTs in industry and public services is due to the insufficient level of necessary training in this field;
Amendment 68 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RecommendWelcomes that the scopeagreement on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive be extends the scoped to include smaller buildings and encourages the incorporateion of ICTs into the energy efficiency implementing measures; considers thatencourages Member States to make energy performance certificates for public buildings should be made publicly available and easy to compare;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that ICTs can provide urban planning and city infrastructure governance with innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions;
Amendment 93 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that smart grids on the Member State and European level are necessary in order to fully exploit the benefits of smart metering, therefore calls on the Commission to consider European scale investment programs;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to establish a European web portal containing the best practices on usage of ICTs to improve energy efficiency, which could provide useful information to consumers and public authorities;
Amendment 115 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to lay down a birecommending timetable to which all ICT sectors and the Member States mustshall adhere, with a view to meeting the carbon emissions reduction targets;
Amendment 134 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Security of gas supply and the proper functioning of the internal market is a task of the natural gas undertakings, Competent Authorities of the Member States, the industrial gas customers, and the Commission within their respective areas of responsibility. It requires a high degree of cooperation between them.
Amendment 150 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The measures to ensure the security of supply shall be clearly defined, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory, verifiable, and shall not unduly distort, but on the contrary promote competition and the effective functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 178 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Before adopting those Plans the Competent Authorities shall exchange information and consult each other and the Commission to ensure that their Plans and measures are mutually consistent at the appropriate regional level. These consultations shall cover, as a minimum, existing and necessary future interconnections, cross-border supplies, storage across borders and the physical capacity to transport gas in both directions.
Amendment 322 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances, such as energy mix, consumption patterns, connectivity to the internal market and safety concerns;