BETA

Activities of Maurice PONGA

Plenary speeches (64)

The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2083(INI)
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2083(INI)
Hurricane Irma (debate) FR
2016/11/22
European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0281(COD)
Promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2250(INI)
Revision of the European Consensus on Development (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2094(INI)
Rwanda: the case of Victoire Ingabire FR
2016/11/22
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Follow-up and state of play of the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (B8-0583/2016, B8-0587/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2696(RSP)
Situation in Eritrea (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Situation in Eritrea (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2137(INI)
Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2051(INI)
EU-Dominica agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0322/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0050(NLE)
EU-Vanuatu agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0329/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0052(NLE)
EU-Trinidad and Tobago agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0323/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0054(NLE)
EU-Samoa agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0320/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0056(NLE)
EU-Grenada agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0326/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0057(NLE)
EU-Saint Lucia agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0321/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0060(NLE)
EU-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0325/2015 - Mariya Gabriel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0061(NLE)
Ebola crisis: long-term lessons (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2204(INI)
Tanzania, notably the issue of land grabbing FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2604(RSP)
Global High-Level Conference on Ebola of 3 March 2015 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Global High-Level Conference on Ebola of 3 March 2015 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Burundi: the case of Bob Rugurika FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2561(RSP)
The work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2154(INI)
Dock dues in the French outermost regions (A8-0054/2014 - Iskra Mihaylova) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0308(CNS)
Delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 (B8-0278/2014, B8-0278/2014, B8-0279/2014, B8-0280/2014, B8-0281/2014, B8-0282/2014, B8-0283/2014, B8-0284/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2946(RSP)
Child malnutrition in developing countries (B8-0253/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2853(RSP)
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2143(INI)
Humanitarian situation in South Sudan (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Burundi, in particular the case of Pierre Claver Mbonimpa FR
2016/11/22
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (A7-0373/2013 - Mariya Gabriel)
2016/11/22
Optimising the potential of outermost regions (A7-0121/2014 - Younous Omarjee)
2016/11/22
Amendment to Decision[nbsp ]2004/162/EC with regard to its implementation in Mayotte from 1[nbsp ]January[nbsp ]2014 (A7-0144/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
2016/11/22
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) (A7-0427/2012 - Teresa Riera Madurell)
2016/11/22
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
2016/11/22
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
2016/11/22
EC-Kiribati fisheries partnership agreement (A7-0345/2013 - Isabella Lövin)
2016/11/22
Erasmus for all programme (A7-0405/2012 - Doris Pack)
2016/11/22
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
2016/11/22
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
2016/11/22
Second amendment to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000 (A7-0110/2013 - Michael Cashman)
2016/11/22
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (A7-0052/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
2016/11/22
Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2222(INI)
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0195(CNS)
Specific measures in favour of agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands - Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0370(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0434(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Financing instrument for development cooperation - banana accompanying measures - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0059(COD)
Combating illegal fishing at the global level (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2210(INI)
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2120(INI)
EU-Canada trade relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006) - A financing instrument for development cooperation (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006) - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0059(COD)
Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006) - A financing instrument for development cooperation (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006) - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0059(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
Instrument for Stability - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries - Financing instrument for development cooperation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0058(COD)
Effects of the Xynthia storm in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0105(COD)

Reports (3)

REPORT on the proposal for a Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union, including relations between the European Union, on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark, on the other (‘Overseas Association Decision’) PDF (287 KB) DOC (122 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2018/0244(CNS)
Documents: PDF(287 KB) DOC(122 KB)
REPORT on the EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development PDF (454 KB) DOC (96 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2017/2083(INI)
Documents: PDF(454 KB) DOC(96 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community PDF (131 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/0024(CNS)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(70 KB)

Shadow reports (15)

REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision No 940/2014/EU as regards products eligible for exemption from or a reduction in dock dues PDF (168 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2018/0417(CNS)
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(54 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision No 189/2014/EU authorising France to apply a reduced rate of certain indirect taxes on ‘traditional’ rum produced in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion and repealing Decision No 2007/659/EC PDF (428 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2017/0127(CNS)
Documents: PDF(428 KB) DOC(53 KB)
REPORT on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU PDF (442 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2016/2250(INI)
Documents: PDF(442 KB) DOC(77 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund PDF (1006 KB) DOC (137 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFETBUDGDEVE
Dossiers: 2016/0281(COD)
Documents: PDF(1006 KB) DOC(137 KB)
REPORT on the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 PDF (355 KB) DOC (81 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2016/2053(INI)
Documents: PDF(355 KB) DOC(81 KB)
REPORT on the Ebola crisis: the long-term lessons and how to strengthen health systems in developing countries to prevent future crises PDF (204 KB) DOC (168 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2014/2204(INI)
Documents: PDF(204 KB) DOC(168 KB)
REPORT on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly PDF (175 KB) DOC (100 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2014/2154(INI)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(100 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions PDF (144 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2014/0308(CNS)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(61 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) PDF (490 KB) DOC (640 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/0195(CNS)
Documents: PDF(490 KB) DOC(640 KB)
REPORT on the preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014–2020 period (11th European Development Fund) PDF (273 KB) DOC (163 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/2222(INI)
Documents: PDF(273 KB) DOC(163 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2007/659/EC as regards its period of application and the annual quota benefiting from a reduced rate of excise duty PDF (134 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0248(CNS)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(70 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2004/162/EC as regards the products that may benefit from exemption from or a reduction in dock dues PDF (125 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2010/0359(CNS)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(69 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation PDF (221 KB) DOC (145 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0059(COD)
Documents: PDF(221 KB) DOC(145 KB)
REPORT Report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009 PDF (175 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/2236(INI)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation PDF (295 KB) DOC (367 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0059(COD)
Documents: PDF(295 KB) DOC(367 KB)

Opinions (8)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and the Implementation Protocol thereto
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(247 KB) DOC(49 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(52 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(211 KB) DOC(724 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two Parties currently in force
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(60 KB)
OPINION For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(83 KB)
OPINION on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(440 KB)
OPINION on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(82 KB)
OPINION on combating illegal fishing at the global level – the role of the EU
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Documents: PDF(96 KB) DOC(80 KB)

Shadow opinions (31)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2018/0210(COD)
Documents: PDF(301 KB) DOC(157 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the accession of Samoa to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2018/0291(NLE)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(50 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision denouncing the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2017/2266(INI)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(66 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision denouncing the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2017/0241(NLE)
Documents: PDF(260 KB) DOC(49 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2016/0207(COD)
Documents: PDF(597 KB) DOC(108 KB)
OPINION on the management of the fishing fleets in the outermost regions
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)
Documents: PDF(176 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2015/0289(COD)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(97 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia and the Implementation Protocol thereto
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2015/0224(NLE)
Documents: PDF(118 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2015/0152(NLE)
Documents: PDF(118 KB) DOC(64 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal and the Implementation Protocol thereto
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2014/0238(NLE)
Documents: PDF(105 KB) DOC(51 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on conclusion of the Protocol between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two Parties currently in force
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2013/0216(NLE)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(55 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain Regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte with regard to the Union
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2013/0191(COD)
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(334 KB)
OPINION on the future of EU-ASEAN relations
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2013/2148(INI)
Documents: PDF(114 KB) DOC(79 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/0229(NLE)
Documents: PDF(109 KB) DOC(60 KB)
OPINION on fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea – ways for conflict resolution
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/2086(INI)
Documents: PDF(94 KB) DOC(70 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision concluding the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2008/0139(NLE)
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(84 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/0130(NLE)
Documents: PDF(107 KB) DOC(55 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(454 KB)
OPINION on the small scale and artisanal fisheries and the CFP reform
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2292(INI)
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(87 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mozambique
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/0378(NLE)
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(66 KB)
OPINION on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2010
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/2186(INI)
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(83 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/0257(NLE)
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(65 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/0139(NLE)
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(51 KB)
OPINION on EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/2109(INI)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(62 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a new protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2011/0097(NLE)
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0355(NLE)
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(71 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Federated States of Micronesia
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0290(NLE)
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0287(NLE)
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(54 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of a Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas between the European Union and Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela and of an Agreement on Trade in Bananas between the European Union and the United States of America
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0057(NLE)
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(55 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the European Union
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0101(COD)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(485 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2010/0094(NLE)
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(63 KB)

Institutional motions (85)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Madagascar PDF (291 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2963(RSP)
Documents: PDF(291 KB) DOC(59 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine al-Abidine PDF (155 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2961(RSP)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on terrorist attacks in Somalia PDF (162 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2962(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Madagascar PDF (154 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2963(RSP)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine El Abidine PDF (151 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2961(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Terrorist attacks in Somalia PDF (155 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2962(RSP)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of persons with albinism in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (287 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2868(RSP)
Documents: PDF(287 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Situation of people with albinism in Malawi and other African countries PDF (152 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2868(RSP)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gabon: repression of the opposition PDF (162 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2830(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gabon, repression of the opposition PDF (271 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2830(RSP)
Documents: PDF(271 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (156 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2756(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak PDF (169 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2755(RSP)
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi PDF (151 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2756(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak PDF (151 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2755(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (276 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2703(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (275 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2703(RSP)
Documents: PDF(275 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zambia, particularly the case of Hakainde Hichilema PDF (153 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2681(RSP)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on South Sudan PDF (164 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2683(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Dadaab refugee camp PDF (159 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2687(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zambia, particularly the case of Hakainde Hichilema PDF (151 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2681(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on South Sudan PDF (147 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2683(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Dadaab refugee camp PDF (149 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2687(RSP)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Philippines – the case of Senator Leila M. De Lima PDF (156 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2597(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe, the case of Pastor Evan Mawarire and other cases of restriction of freedom of expression PDF (150 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2608(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Ukrainian prisoners in Russia and the situation in Crimea PDF (157 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2596(RSP)
Documents: PDF(157 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Philippines, the case of senator Leila M. De Lima PDF (138 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2597(RSP)
Documents: PDF(138 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe, the case of Pastor Evan Mawarire PDF (148 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2608(RSP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and situation in Crimea PDF (151 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2596(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Gabon PDF (288 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2510(RSP)
Documents: PDF(288 KB) DOC(58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Gabon PDF (273 KB) DOC (47 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2510(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (152 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2508(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Central African Republic PDF (162 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2507(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Central African Republic PDF (292 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2507(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (275 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2508(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (276 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3001(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (202 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3001(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (167 KB) DOC (89 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2911(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (272 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2911(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (289 KB) DOC (80 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2882(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (295 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2881(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (287 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2882(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (418 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2881(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of people with albinism in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (162 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2807(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of albinos in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (271 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2807(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the massacres in eastern Congo PDF (279 KB) DOC (82 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2770(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Djibouti PDF (176 KB) DOC (93 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2694(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The Gambia PDF (163 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2693(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Djibouti PDF (283 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2694(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gambia PDF (341 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2693(RSP)
Documents: PDF(341 KB) DOC(71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda PDF (285 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2696(RSP)
Documents: PDF(285 KB) DOC(83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (167 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2649(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (372 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2649(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2609(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Eritrea PDF (163 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2568(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Eritrea PDF (178 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2568(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (303 KB) DOC (93 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2973(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (178 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2973(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (158 KB) DOC (85 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2876(RSP)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Central African Republic PDF (170 KB) DOC (97 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2874(RSP)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(97 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the displacement of children in Northern Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (156 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2876(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Central African Republic PDF (156 KB) DOC (78 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2874(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(78 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan PDF (146 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2766(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular the case of the two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma PDF (159 KB) DOC (89 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2757(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(89 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (162 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2723(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(86 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan PDF (144 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2766(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma PDF (141 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2757(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (172 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2723(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nigeria PDF (154 KB) DOC (80 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2520(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nigeria PDF (236 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2520(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on persecution of Christians around the world in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (324 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2661(RSP)
Documents: PDF(324 KB) DOC(67 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Tanzania, notably the issue of land grabbing PDF (145 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2604(RSP)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(71 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on South Sudan, including recent child abductions PDF (151 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2603(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Tanzania, notably the issue of land grabbing PDF (127 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2604(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on South Sudan, including recent child abductions PDF (134 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2603(RSP)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(61 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi: the case of Bob Rugurika PDF (138 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2561(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi: the case of Bob Rugurika PDF (130 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2561(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan: the case of Dr Amin Mekki Medani PDF (144 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3000(RSP)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan, the case of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani PDF (130 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3000(RSP)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 19 August 2014 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences PDF (238 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2805(DEA)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 PDF (132 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2946(RSP)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the delays in the start-up of cohesion policy 2014-2020 PDF (126 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2946(RSP)
Documents: PDF(126 KB) DOC(56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan PDF (148 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2922(RSP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan PDF (132 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2922(RSP)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(65 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi, in particular the case of Pierre Claver Mbonimpa PDF (137 KB) DOC (64 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2833(RSP)
Documents: PDF(137 KB) DOC(64 KB)
PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION on Burundi, in particular the case of Pierre Claver Mbonimpa FR PDF (126 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2833(RSP)
Documents: PDF(126 KB) DOC(55 KB)

Oral questions (3)

Taxation of ports PDF (105 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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The EU Space Industrial Policy PDF (100 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
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Access to energy in Africa PDF (193 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
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Written explanations (1)

Building blocks for a post-2020 EU cohesion policy (A8-0202/2017 - Kerstin Westphal) FR

Cette résolution porte sur la politique de cohésion post-2020, c’est à dire l’avenir des fonds structurels dont bénéficient nos territoires.Alors que la Commission doit publier ses propositions législatives dans les prochains mois, ce rapport délivre plusieurs messages.Il s'agit notamment de défendre une politique de cohésion pour tous les régions européennes, de maintenir un traitement spécifique pour les Régions ultrapériphériques ainsi que de simplifier de manière profonde des procédures.Ceci étant, je regrette que les groupes de gauche aient souhaité revenir sur le compromis équilibré trouvé en commission parlementaire concernant le lien entre la politique de cohésion et la gouvernance économique. Prendre une position définitive sur la question complexe de la « conditionnalité macroéconomique » est prématuré alors que la Commission doit publier dans les prochaines semaines le 7e rapport sur la cohésion qui comprendra un bilan de l’application de cette disposition. L’amendement porté par l’extrême-gauche et une partie des socialistes ayant été adopté, j’ai décidé de m’abstenir sur le vote final.
2016/11/22

Written questions (17)

EU support following the fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris PDF (45 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Situation of EU banana producers PDF (43 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Additional funding for BEST 2.0 PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Trade policy and agriculture PDF (103 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Stabilisation mechanism for bananas from Nicaragua PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Future of ACP countries' banana production PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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The BEST Preparatory Action follow up PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Health crisis in French and European poultry production and market measures PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Closing down of the special Outermost Regions Unit in the Commission PDF (6 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Discriminatory measures against foreign retailers in Hungary PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Banana production in ACP countries PDF (98 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Addressing albinism from the human rights perspective PDF (6 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Combatting vine wood diseases PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Taking account of the specific circumstances of the outermost island regions in the Erasmus+ Programme PDF (6 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Difficulties with CAP implementation PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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VP/HR - Diplomatic initiatives to save Asia Bibi PDF (100 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
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Written declarations (1)

Written declaration on regional strategies for renewable energies in the EU islands

Amendments (1567)

Amendment 61 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls thatNotes that in September 2018, Nicaragua and Guatemala achieved 349% and 102% respectively of the thresholds established under the Stabilisation Mechanism for Bananas, annexed to the Agreement and applicable until 2020, should not be exceeded, and that once it expires parties should; recalls that the thresholds established under this mechanism should not be exceeded, and is therefore seriously concerned that the thresholds have been repeatedly exceeded and that this has consequences for European banana producers; recalls the Commission’s commitment to assess the situation of EU bananas producers by 1 January 2019 at the latest and that, in the event of a serious deterioration of the market or the situation of EU banana producers, an extension of the validity of the mechanism may be envisaged; calls on the parties to continue to provide statistics, including on Fair Trade and organic produce;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for further joint actions in digital infrastructure cooperation, as this should become one of the key activities in the EU’s partnership with regional organisations, particularly the African Union; points to the importance of technical assistance and transfer of expertise towards institutions that are developing digital policies at national, regional and continental levels;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTs; welcomes the initiatives such as the Africa Code Week, which contribute to the empowerment of the young African generation by fostering digital literacy;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the introduction of digital literacy in school curricula at all levels of education in developing countries, with a view to the acquisition of the skills needed to improve access to information; highlights the importance of the fight against online disinformation (fake news) and emphasises the need for specific programmes focusing on media literacy as a tool to tackle these challenges;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial need for deployment of and access to infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas, that is adequate in coverage, quality, affordability, reliability and security; notes that the main causes hampering connectivity include underdeveloped terrestrial networks, lack of enabling public policies and regulatory frameworks, high taxation of digital products and services, low market competition and absence of an energy grid;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 101 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to further mainstream digital technologies and services into the EU’s development policy, as outlined inter alia in the Digital4Development agenda; underlines the need to promote the use of digital technologies in specific policy areas: e- governance, agriculture, education, water management, health and energy;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that ase transformative potential for agriculture, the largest sector of the African economy, agriculturewhich can benefit hugely from digital technologies; highlights that digital platforms and mobile applications can be used in developing countries to informprovide farmers about market priceswith affordable and safe access to information about price and price volatility and link them with potential buyers, as well as to provide practical information about growing methods and market trends, weather information, and warnings and advice about plant pests and animal diseases, hereby enabling to improve their livelihoods and resilience while improving food and nutrition security; encourages the development and implementation of national e-agriculture strategies for sustainable growth;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 122 #

2018/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps can provide affordable new tools for circulating important information, particularly for poor and isolated people; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which has advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. having regard to the difficulties experienced by some businesses in developing countries in finding staff with the skills that they require;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas, in order to meet the expectations both of job-seekers and of businesses, the training available must be truly professionalising and whereas, in order to achieve that, partnerships with the private sector in the field of education should not be ruled out;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Draws attention to the existence of projects by means of which the private sector supports training centres with the aim of helping them to meet the needs of the real economy more effectively;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 72 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Is convinced that, with a higher level of public funding, these initiatives which induce the public education sector and businesses to work together could benefit more developing countries; calls on the Commission to consider how European development funds could be used to develop such initiatives, given their potential to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Considers it vital to improve coordination of donors in local groups for education; calls on Member States to make more systematic use of joint programming and delegation; recalls that development aid must not be subordinated to a strategy designed to wield influenceimplementation;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the obligation of governments to ensure that their people enjoy the right to education; stresses therefore the need for a national education plan based on significant consultation of key stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, with specific objectives and monitoring mechanisms, continuous assessments and inspections, a clear and transparent demarcation of responsibilities, and allocation of resources subject to independent monitoring; encourages the adoption of national regulatory frameworks for the establishment and operation of education services;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 119 #

2018/2081(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote the role of local authorities, civil society and the private sector in the preparation and implementation of education support programmes, including in the framework of budget support;
2018/09/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)
– having regard to the Commission report of 15 December 2016 on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the POSEI is an effective tool intended for the development and strengthening of sector structuring, which addresses the specific agricultural issues in the outermost regions; whereas the Commission, in its report to Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the POSEI, concluded that ‘taking into account the assessment of the [POSEI] scheme, a modification of basic Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 is not deemed necessary’;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 545 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to keep the current POSEI as a separate agricultural policy instrument for the outermost regions;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 372 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear harmonised rules on both bio-based content and biodegradability, particularly marine biodegradability, in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 390 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, particularly in the marine environment, together with clear criteria;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2018/0291(NLE)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Declines to giveGives its consent to the proposal for a Council decision;
2018/10/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Access for EU vessels should be limited to the fisheries resources that Côte d’Ivoire lacks the capacity to harvest (surplus resources) and should never entail catches that exceed the maximum sustainable yield; the local population’s nutritional needs should have priority, in order to improve food security, and be reflected in local landing obligations;
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. The Commission should urge the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to use the financial contribution provided by the protocol for sectoral support to strengthen its national fisheries industry, particularly artisanal fishing, encouraging demand for local investment and industrial projects in the blue economy, and creating local jobs;
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
- reinforce fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in Ivorian waters by establishing a coherent EEZ protection strategy, and thus further prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and its adverse economic, social and environmental effects;
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
- guarantee transparency of the use of sectoral funding under the protocol, in order to monitor and improve absorption rates and ensure that the agreement delivers tangible results in support of local fisheries and the local population in general;deleted
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. The Commission should provide support to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in managing its absorption capacity of the funds received in order to ensure their optimal use and to ensure that the agreement delivers tangible results for local fishing and the local population in general;
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Employment possibilities for localseamen from the ACP, giving priority to Ivorian seamen, on EU vessels provided for by the protocol should be fully exploited;
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2018/0267M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. The Commission should endeavour to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation of activities set out in the protocol and in the ensuing multiannual sectoral programme are upheld in order to safeguard sustainable practices, labour laws and decent working conditions, and the human rights protections established in the agreement. An annual report should be submitted to Parliament and the Council to encourage transparency and ensure that the budget intended to support fisheries policy in Côte d'Ivoire is indeed used for that purpose. Regional aspects should also be taken into account when the report is prepared so that the impact of fisheries agreements concluded by the EU in the region and their effect on the fisheries agreement with Côte d'Ivoire can be highlighted.
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 89 #

2018/0244(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
(6) This new Decision should highlight the specificities concerning the cooperation with Greenland, such as the objective to preserve the close and lasting links between the Union, Greenland and Denmark, the acknowledgement of. Indeed, the Joint Declaration by the European Union, on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other, on relations between the European Union and Greenland, signed in Brussels on 19 March 2015, recalled the historical, political, economic and cultural links binding the EU to Greenland and stressed the need to step up relations and cooperation on the basis of mutual interests. The partnership established pursuant to this new decision should thus aim to preserve the close and lasting links between the Union, Greenland and Denmark and should enable global challenges to be overcome by developing a dynamic agenda and seeking mutual interests. The decision should stress the specific characteristics of cooperation with Greenland by acknowledging the geostrategic position of Greenland, the importance of policytical dialogue between Greenland and the Union, the existence of a Ffisheries P-sector partnership Aagreement between the Union and Greenland and the potential cooperation on Arctic issues. It should respond to the global challenges allowing for the development of a proactive agenda and the pursuit of mutual interests, in particular, take account of the increasing impact of climate change on human activity and the environment, maritime transport, natural resources, including raw materials and fish stocks, as well as research and innovation.
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 111 #

2018/0244(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The dialogue with the Pacific OCTs serves, in particular, to define and implement an ambitious European strategy in the Pacific region by strengthening the European presence, and to cooperate on issues such as sustainable land-based and offshore resource management, climate change, energy, the environment, the blue economy and ocean governance.
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2018/0244(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The dialogue with the Pacific OCTs serves, in particular, to define and implement an ambitious European strategy in the Pacific region through a strengthening of the European presence, and to cooperate on issues such as sustainable land-based and offshore resource management, climate change, energy, the environment, the blue economy and ocean governance.
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 129 #

2018/0244(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. Natural persons from an OCT, as defined in Article 50, and, where applicable, the relevant public and/or private bodies and institutions in an OCT, shall be eligible for participation in all EU programmes, including the European Union Solidarity Fund and funding from Union programmes, subject to the rules and objectives of the programmes and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the OCT is linked.
2018/11/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 462 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Whenever possible and appropriate, tThe results of the Union's external action should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, transparent, country-specific and measurable indicators, adapted to the specificities and objectives of the Instrument and preferably based on the results framework of the partner country. The evaluation will be regularly communicated to the European Parliament and made publicly available.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 477 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The European Neighbourhood Policy, as reviewed in 201562, aims at62 aims at deepening democracy, promoting human rights, respect for the rule of law, the stabilisation of neighbouring countries and strengthening resilience, particularly by boosting economic development, as the Union's main political priorities. In order to attain its objective, the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy has been focusing on four priority areas: good governance, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, with a particular focus in engaging further with civil society; socio-economic development; the fight against youth unemployment, particularly among women and young graduates; security; migration and mobility, including tackling the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement. Differentiation and enhanced mutual ownership are the hallmark of the European Neighbourhood Policy, recognising different levels of engagement, and reflecting the interests of each country concerning the nature and focus of its partnership with the Union. Neighbourhood funding is a key lever in addressing common challenges, such as irregular migration and the fight against global warming, as well as in spreading prosperity, security and stability through economic development and better governance. The visibility of Union assistance in the neighbourhood area should be enhanced. Under the Neighbourhood Policy, the EU has engaged with several neighbourhood partner countries in the negotiation and conclusion of ambitious deep and comprehensive free trade agreements. These agreements have the purpose not only of improving access to the market and creating a favourable climate for investment but also of helping to achieve the general aims of the neighbourhood policy, such as sustainable and inclusive economic and social development which will benefit everybody. Civil society in each of the partner countries and in the Union, national parliaments and the European Parliament must be involved in the negotiation processes and in monitoring the implementation of those agreements. This Regulation should therefore support the negotiation of those agreements and the correct implementation of the agreements reached. _________________ 62 Joint communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, "'Review of the European Neighbourhood policy"', 18 November 2015.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 496 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In line with the Consensus, the Union and its Member States should enhance joint programming to increase their collective impact by bringing together their resources and capacities. Joint programming should build on the partner countries’ engagement, appropriation and ownership. The Union and its Member States should seek to support partner countries through joint implementaction, whenever appropriate.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 517 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 50% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate and environment objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 250% of its overall financial envelope to climate and environment related objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the implementation of this Regulation, and the overall contribution from this Regulation should be part of relevant evaluations and review processes.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 572 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'civil society' shall mean any kind of individual or group which is independent of the state, including NGOs, universities, the private sector, the unions and human rights defenders as defined by the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 575 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) "additionality" shall mean a principle ensuring that the EFSD+ Guarantee support may not be aimed at replacing the support of a Member State, private funding or another Union financial intervention, as well as that it is aimed at addressing market failures and avoiding crowding out other public or private investments;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 584 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of this Regulation is to uphold and promote the Union’s values and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5), Articles 8 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 207, 208 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 589 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty, particularly in least developed countries (LDCs); to achieve the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and the Paris Agreement;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 596 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, rule of law and human rights, support civil society organisations, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility, and to support sustainable economic and social development which is inclusive and beneficial to everyone;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 628 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Asia and the Pacific;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 629 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Pacific
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 630 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) Americas and the Caribbean.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 631 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Caribbean
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 632 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Geographic programmes may cover all third countries, except for candidates and potential candidates as defined in Regulation (EU) No …/….80 (IPA) and overseas countries and territories as defined in Council Decision …/… (EU). Geographic programmes of a continental or trans-regional scope should be established. _________________ 80 Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L ).
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 642 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Thematic programmes may cover all third countries as well as o. Overseas countries and territories as defined in Council Decision …/… (EU)shall have full access to thematic programmes, as laid down in Council Decision …/… (EU). Their effective participation must be ensured, with account taken of their specific characteristics and the particular challenges they must address.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 650 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rapid response actions may cover all third countries as well as o. Overseas countries and territories as definedshall have full access to rapid response actions, as laid down in Council Decision …/… (EU).
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 667 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3
– Asia and the Pacific EUR 10 000 million, of which at least EUR 1 000 million for the Pacific,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 669 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 4
– Americas and the Caribbean EUR 4 000 million, of which EUR 450 million for the Caribbean,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 706 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. A rights-based approach encompassing all human rights, whether civil and political or economic, social and cultural shall be applied in order to integrate human rights principles, to support the right holders in claiming their rights with a focus on poorer and more vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and to assist partner countries in implementing their international human rights obligations. This Regulation shall promote gender equality and, women’s empowerment.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 709 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The Union shall foster cooperation with international or regional organisations and initiatives, as well as other donors.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 711 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
In relations with partner countries, their track record in implementing commitments, in particular the Paris Agreement, international agreements, and contractual relations with the Union, including association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements and trade agreements, shall be taken into account.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 720 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall horizontally mainstream climate change, environmental protection, human development, and gender equality and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. Programmes and actions must therefore comply with the objectives of 50 % co-benefits for climate and environment under the Rio markers defined by the OECD, of 20 % for human development and 85 % for the gender dimension under markers 1 and 2 defined by the OECD in terms of gender equality. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 731 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall inform and have regular exchanges of viewspolicy dialogue with the European Parliament.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 733 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall have regular policy dialogue with civil society and local authorities.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 739 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 41(2) of the Treaty on European Union, Union funding under this Regulation shall not be used to finance the procurement of arms or ammunition, or operations having military or defence implications.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 808 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The countries most in need, in particular the Least Developed Countries, low income countries, countries in crisis, post-crisis, fragile and vulnerable situations, including small islands developing states, shallmust be given priority in the resource allocation process. This Regulation shall contribute to reaching the collective target of 0,20% of the Union’s Gross National Income to Least Developed Countries within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 822 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. This Regulation shall contribute to actions established under Regulation (EU) No. …/… (Erasmus). An indicative minimum amount of EUR 2 000 000 000 000 from the geographical programmes should be allocated to actions dedicated to mobility, cooperation and political dialogue with the authorities, institutions and organisations of the partner countries A single programming document shall be drawn up from this Regulation for seven years, including funds from Regulation (EU) No …/… (IPA III). Regulation (EU) No. …/… (Erasmus) shall apply to the use of these funds.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 831 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) any multilateral or bilateral trade agreement concluded, including DCFTAs (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements) between the EU and its neighbourhood, as well as any trade preferences granted by the EU to a partner;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 846 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The amount referred to in Article 6(3) shall be used as a matter of priority in respect of the countries in the greatest need of it, inter alia:
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 855 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Cross-border cooperation 1. Cross-border cooperation, as defined in Article 2(3), shall cover the five components provided for in the Regulation on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments. 2. Contributions to cross-border cooperation programmes shall be determined and used pursuant to Article 10(3) of the Interreg Regulation. 3. The Union co-financing rate shall not be higher than 95 % of the eligible expenditure of a cross-border cooperation programme. For technical assistance the co-financing rate shall be 100 %. 4. Pre-financing for cross-border cooperation programmes shall be determined in the work programme in accordance with needs of the participating third countries and territories and may exceed the percentage referred to in Article 49 of the Interreg Regulation. 5. A multiannual indicative strategy document for cross border cooperation, setting out the elements referred to in Article 12(2) of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with Article 10(1) of the Interreg Regulation. 6. Where a cross-border cooperation programme is cancelled in accordance with Article 12 of the Interreg Regulation, support for the cancelled programme may be used to finance any other activity under this Regulation.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 861 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) as a priority, the needs, using indicators such as population and level of development;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 871 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Specific objectives for the European neighbourhood 1. In accordance with Articles 3 and 4, Union support under this Regulation in the Neighbourhood area shall have as objectives: (a) enhancing political cooperation and ownership of the European Neighbourhood Policy by the Union and its partner countries; (b) supporting the implementation of association agreements, or other existing and future agreements, including deep and comprehensive free trade agreements, and jointly agreed association agendas and partnership priorities or equivalent documents; (c) strengthening and consolidating democracy, state-building, good governance, rule of law and human rights as well as promoting a more effective way of implementing reforms agreed in mutual formats; (d) stabilising the neighbourhood in political, economic and security terms; (e) enhancing regional cooperation, in particular in the framework of the Eastern Partnership, the Union for the Mediterranean, and European Neighbourhood-wide collaboration as well as cross-border cooperation; (f) promoting confidence-building, good neighbourly relations and other measures contributing to security in all its forms and the prevention and settlement of conflicts, including protracted conflicts, and support to affected populations and reconstruction; (g) promoting a strengthened partnership with societies between the Union and the partner countries, including through people-to-people contacts and enhanced mobility; (h) intensifying cooperation on both regular and irregular migration; (i) achieving progressive integration into the Union internal market and enhanced sectoral and cross-sectoral cooperation, including through legislative approximation and regulatory convergence towards Union and other relevant international standards, and improved market access including through deep and comprehensive free trade areas, related institution building and investment; (j) supporting sustainable, inclusive and socially beneficial economic and social development for all by promoting job creation and employability, in particular for young people; (k) contributing to the implementation of the Paris Agreement by strengthening cooperation on energy security and promoting renewable energy, sustainable energy and energy efficiency objectives; (l) encouraging the establishment of thematic frameworks with the neighbouring countries of neighbourhood partner countries to address common challenges such as migration, energy, security and health.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 873 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
17 Indicatively 10 % of the financial envelope set out in Article 4(2)(a) to supplement the country financial allocations referred to in Article 12 shall be allocated to partner countries listed in Annex I in order to implement the performance-based approach. The performance-based allocations shall be decided on the basis of their progress towards democracy, human rights, rule of law, cooperation on migration, economic governance and reforms. The progress of partner countries shall be assessed annuallycentive-based approach ('more for more').
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 879 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Indicatively 10 % of the financial envelope set out in Article 4(2)(a) to supplement the country financial allocations referred to in Article 12 shall be allocated to partner countries listed in Annex I in order to implement the performance-based approach. The performance-based allocationincentive-based ('more for more') approach. Financial incentives shall be decided on the basis of their progress towards democracy, human rights, rule of law, cooperation on migration, economic governance and reforms. The progress of partner countries shall be assessed annually.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 887 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The performancincentive-based approach shall not apply to support to civil society, people-to-people contacts, including cooperation between local authorities, support for the improvement of human rights, or crisis-related support measures. In the event of serious or persistent degradation of democracy, human rights or rule of law, support to these actions may be increased.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 925 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Financing under this Instrument shall be implemented by the Commission, as provided for by the Financial Regulation, either directly by the Commission itself, by Union delegations and by executive agencies, or indirectly through any of the entities listed in Article 62 (1) c) of the Financial Regulation(i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the Financial Regulation where duly justified by specific expertise and comparative advantages through entities referred to in Article 62(1)(c)(ii).
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 937 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Budget support as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1, including through sector reform performance contracts, shall be based on country ownership, mutual accountability and shared commitments to universal values, democracy, human rights, gender equality, social inclusion, human development and the rule of law, and aims at strengthening partnerships between the Union and partner countries. It shall include reinforced policy dialogue, capacity development, and improved governance, complementing partners' efforts to collect more and spend better in order to support sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth and jobdevelopment which benefits all, job creation, with particular attention to young people, reduction of inequalities and poverty eradication.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 950 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Blending operations shall be implemented wherever possible under the direction of a multilateral European financial institution or a bilateral European financial institution.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 963 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. This Regulation shall not support actions which, according to the environmental assessment provided for by Article 21(5), damage the environment or the climate. All actions must be fully compatible with the Paris Agreement, and EU funding of external action should contribute to the attainment of the long- term goals of the Paris Agreement.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1116 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point q a (new)
(q a) Supporting actions, and promoting cooperation, in the area of sport to contribute to the empowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives of the 2030 Agenda.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 212 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In its Communication "A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions"26 , the Commission highlighted the outermost regions' specific transport, energy and digital needs and the necessity to provide Union funding to match these needs, including through the Programme. by applying co-financing rates to a maximum of 85% for financial assistance and open specific calls for outermost regions; __________________ 26 COM (2017)623
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 252 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Communication on "Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - Towards a European Gigabit Society"30 (the Gigabit Society Strategy) sets out strategic objectives for 2025, in view of optimising investment in digital connectivity infrastructure. Directive (EU) 2018/XXX [European Electronic Communications Code] aims inter alia at creating a regulatory environment which incentivises private investments in digital connectivity networks. It is nevertheless clear that network deployments will remain commercially non-viable in many areas throughout the Union, due to various factors such as remoteness and territorial or geographical specificities, low population density, various socio-economic factors, particularly in outermost regions as stated in article 349.º of the TFEU. The Programme should therefore be adjusted to contribute to the achievement of these strategic objectives set out in the Gigabit Society Strategy, complementing the support provided for the deployment of very high capacity networks by other programmes, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund and the InvestEU fund. __________________ 30 COM(2016) 587 COM(2016) 587
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 268 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Unconnected territories in all areas of the Union, including in central ones, represent bottlenecks and unexploited potential to the digital single market. In most rural and remote areas, particularly in outermost regions as stated in article 349.º of the TFEU, high quality Internet connectivity can play an essential role in preventing digital divide, isolation and depopulation by reducing the costs of delivery of both goods and services and partially compensating for remoteness. High quality Internet connectivity is necessary for new economic opportunities such as precision farming or the development of a bio-economy in rural areas. The Programme should contribute to providing all European households, rural or urban, with very high capacity fixed or wireless connectivity, focusing on those deployments for which a degree of market failure is observed and which can be addressed using low intensity grants. In doing so, the Programme should aim at achieving a comprehensive coverage of households and territories, as gaps in an already covered area are uneconomic to address at a later stage.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 271 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The deployment of backbone electronic communications networks, including with submarine cables connecting European territories, including outermost regions, to third countries on other continents or connecting outermost regions, European islands or overseas territories to the mainland, is needed in order to provide necessary redundancy for such vital infrastructure, and to increase the capacity and resilience of the Union's digital networks. However, such projects are often commercially non-viable without public support.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 371 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) “cross-border project in the field of renewable energy” means a project selected or eligible to be selected under a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangements between Member States or arrangements between Member States, OCTs and third countries as defined in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/82/EC in the planning or deployment of renewable energy, in accordance with the criteria set out in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 398 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) “overseas countries and territories” means overseas countries and territories linked to a European Union Member State to which the provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply and which are listed in Annex II to that Treaty.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 465 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) strength social, economic and territorial cohesion;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 617 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy shall involve at least two Member States and shall be included in a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangement between Member States or arrangements between Member States, OCTs and third countries as set out in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 11 of Directive 2009/28/EC. These projects shall be identified in accordance with the criteria and procedure laid down in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 645 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) projects aiming at the deployment of cross-border backbone networks linking the Union to third countries and reinforcing links within the Union territory, particularly projects in outermost regions, including with submarine cables, shall be prioritised according to the extent to which they significantly contribute to increasing the resilience and capacity of electronic communications networks in Union territory;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 647 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) with regard to coverage with very high capacity networks, priority shall be given to actions contributing to coverage of territories and population, particularly in outermost regions, in inverse proportion to the intensity of the grant support that would be required to allow the project to be implemented, relative to the applicable maximum co-financing rates laid down in Article 14. The extent to which the action contributes to ensuring comprehensive coverage of the territory and population within a certain project deployment area, while maximising potential positive spill- overs for territories and population in the vicinity of the project deployment area shall also be taken into account.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 793 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) actions supporting cross-border projects and projects in outermost regions in the field of renewable energy, including their conception, as defined in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions laid down in Article 7 of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 802 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) actions supporting deployment of backbone networks including with submarine cables, across Member States and between the Union and OCTs or third countries;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 827 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) legal entities established in a Member State or in an overseas country or territory attached to it;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 888 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) social, economic and territorial cohesion impact;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 890 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) the special situation of the outermost regions and OCTs, in particular their geostrategic locations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 913 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For studies, the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 50 % of the total eligible cost. For studies financed with the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as specified in paragraph 2 (b). For studies in outermost regions the co-financing rates shall be to a maximum of 85%.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 920 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), 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 the motorways of the sea and maritime links, including actions supporting ports of the comprehensive network, 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;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 959 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) As regards actions implementing sections of the comprehensive network located in outermost regions as provided in article 9 (2)(a) (iii), the co-financing rates shall be to a maximum of 85%.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 964 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) For works in outermost regions the co-financing rates shall be to a maximum of 85%.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 965 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. For works in the digital sector, the following maximum co-financing rates shall apply: for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (c), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30% of the total eligible cost. For works in outermost regions the co-financing rates shall be to a maximum of 85%. The co-financing rates may be increased up to 50% for actions with a strong cross-border dimension, such as uninterrupted coverage with 5G systems along major transport paths or deployment of backbone networks between Member States and between the Union and third countries, and up to 75% for actions implementing the Gigabit connectivity of socio-economic drivers. Actions in the field of providing local wireless connectivity in local communities shall be funded by Union financial assistance covering up to 100 % of the eligible costs, without prejudice to the principle of co- financing.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 970 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Opening specific calls for projects in outermost regions, covering the three thematics of the programme to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (iii).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 80 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new decision on OCTs: Article 88 of Council Decision / /EU53], persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories (OCTs) should be eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The constraints relating to the participation of overseas countries or territories must be taken into account when implementing the Programme, and their effective participation in the Programme must be monitored and regularly evaluated. _________________ 53 Council Decision / /EU.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 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 and support the digital transformation in the overseas countries and territories. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open and competitive process, in such a way to ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities may be nominated to cover their needs. The same shall apply in the overseas countries and territories of a Member State.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 341 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where applicable, a balanced geographical distribution across the Union, including the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new decision on OCTs: Article 94 of Council Decision 2013/755/EU23 ], persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The programme should take due account of the specific features of these territories in order to ensure their effective participation and support cooperation and synergies, particularly with the outermost regions as well as with third countries in their neighbourhood. __________________ 23 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (Overseas Association Decision) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1176 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Entities shall be part of a consortium that shall include at least three independent legal entities each established in a different Member State, overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State or associated country and with at least one of them established in a Member State or an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State, unless:
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1179 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the work programme provides otherwise, if justified, particularly in the case of problems specific to the outermost regions or the overseas countries and territories;;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1182 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. European Research Council (ERC) frontier research actions, European Innovation Council (EIC) actions, training and mobility actions or programme co-fund actions may be implemented by one or more legal entities, one of which must be established in a Member State or, an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State or an associated country.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1184 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Coordination and support actions may be implemented by one or more legal entities, which may be established in a Member State, in an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State, in an associated country or in another third country.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1187 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. For actions related to Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security, the work programme may provide that the participation can be limited to those legal entities established in Member States only or in an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State, or to those legal entities established in specified associated or other third countries in addition to Member States.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1197 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Entities are eligible for funding if they are established in a Member State or, in an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State or in an associated country.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1202 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Affiliated entities are eligible for funding in an action if they are established in a Member State, in an overseas country or territory belonging to a Member State, in an Associated country, or in a third country identified in the work programme adopted by the Commission.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1251 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall lay down further details of the application of the award criteria laid down in paragraph 1, and may specify weightings and thresholds, as well as the arrangements to ensure effective participation of the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories in this programme, in view of their remoteness and specific constraints.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 283 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 220 804 135 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20% of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-that percentage may be increased up to 25% for the Member States with outermost regions listed in Article 349 TFEU and in other duly justified cases; Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 764 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
— in the French overseas departments: EUR 26312 877 1580 000
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
— Azores and Madeira: EUR 102 080 00019 358 798
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
— Canary Islands: EUR 257 970 000301 650 396
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— in the French overseas departments: EUR 25 900 0030 230 220
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 774 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
— Azores and Madeira: EUR 20 400 003 824 560
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 776 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
— Canary Islands: EUR 69 981 700 00260
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4260 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States with outermost regions may submit regional plans covering the interventions in Chapter IV of Title III of this Regulation, to be implemented at the most appropriate geographic level for these regions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4302 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a list of the regional plans referred in the second sub-paragraph of article 93, where applicable;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) 'small-scale coastal fishing in the outermost regions' means fishing using small fishing boats in the waters of the outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 TFEU and as defined in national programmes.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and fostering prosperous coastal communities, particularly in the outermost regions;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140867 000 000 in constant 2018 prices (EUR 7 739 000 000 in current prices).
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2018/0210(COD)

2. For operations located in the outermost regions, each Member State concerned shall allocate, within its Union financial support set out in Annex V, at least: (a) EUR 102 000 000 for the Azores and Madeira; (b) EUR 82 000 000 for the Canary Islands; (c) EUR 131 000 000 for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint-Martin.deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The compensation referred to in Article 21 shall not exceed 50% of each of the allocations referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2.deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) where applicable, the action plans for the outermost regions referred to in paragraph 4provided for in Chapter 5a.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme an action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out: (a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors; (b) a description of the main actions envisaged and the corresponding financial means, including: i) the structural support to the fishery and aquaculture sector under Title II; ii) the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 21; iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development.deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 97 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. National provisions setting up public financing going beyond the provisions of this Regulation concerning payments referred to in paragraph 2 shall be treated as a whole on the basis of paragraph 1, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the construction of new ports, new landing sites or new auction halls, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Compensation for additional costs in the outermost regions for fishery and aquaculture products 1. The EMFF may support the compensation of additional costs incurred by beneficiaries in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2). 2. Each Member State concerned shall determine, in line with the criteria laid down in accordance with paragraph 7, for the regions referred to in paragraph 1, the list of fishery and aquaculture products and the quantity of those products eligible for compensation. 3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatible with the rules of the CFP. 4. The compensation shall not be granted for fishery and aquaculture products: (a) caught by third country vessels, with the exception of fishing vessels which fly the flag of Venezuela and operate in Union waters, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/156531; (b) caught by Union fishing vessels that are not registered in a port of one of the regions referred to in paragraph 1; (c) imported from third countries. 5. Point (b) of paragraph 4 shall not apply if the existing capacity of the processing industry in the outermost region concerned exceeds the quantity of raw material supplied. 6. The compensation paid to the beneficiaries carrying out activities referred to in paragraph 1 in the outermost regions or owning a vessel registered in a port of these regions shall, in order to avoid overcompensation, take into account: (a) for each fishery or aquaculture product or category of products, the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned; and (b) any other type of public intervention affecting the level of additional costs. 7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 52, laying down the criteria for the calculation of the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned. _________________ 31 Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565 of 14 September 2015 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (OJ L 244, 14.09.2015, p. 55).Article 21 deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 149 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection at sea of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea and also for the collection of Sargassum seaweed in the outermost regions concerned;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the construction, installation or modernisation of static or movable facilities intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora, including their scientific preparation and assessment and, in the case of small coastal fisheries in the outermost regions, of collective anchored fish aggregating devices.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 169 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 5 a (new)
Chapter 5a: ‘Outermost regions’ Article 29a - Budgetary resources under shared management 1.For operations located in the outermost regions, each Member State concerned shall allocate, within its Union financial support set out in Annex V, at least: (a) EUR 114 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (EUR 128 566 000 000 (sic - translator's note) in current prices) for the Azores and Madeira; (b) EUR 91 700 000 in constant 2018 prices (EUR 103 357 000 in current prices) for the Canary Islands; (c) EUR 146 500 000 in constant 2018 prices (EUR 165 119 000 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin. 2.The compensation referred to in Article 29d shall be a minimum of 65% of the financial envelopes defined in paragraph 1. 3.By way of derogation from Article 9(8) of this Regulation and Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No .../... [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], and in order to take account of changing conditions, Member States may adjust annually the list and quantities of eligible fishery products and the level of the compensation referred to in Article 29d, provided that the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are respected.Adjustments shall be possible only to the extent that they complement the compensation plans of another region of the same Member State.The Member State shall inform the Commission about the adjustments in advance. Article 29b - Action Plan Member States concerned, in consultation with all stakeholders, shall prepare as part of their programme an action plan for each of their outermost regions, which shall set out: (a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors (b) a description of the main actions envisaged and the corresponding financial means, including: i. the structural support to the fishery and aquaculture sector under Title II; ii. the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 29d, including the amounts of additional costs calculated by the Member State concerned and the amounts of aid estimated as compensation; iii. any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve sustainable coastal development (c) an update on the collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes in the outermost regions Article 29c - Renewal of small-scale coastal fishing fleets and associated measures 1.Without prejudice to Article 16, the EMFF may, in the outermost regions, in particular provide support for the following operations: (a) the renewal of small-scale coastal fishing fleets in the outermost regions which land all their catches in ports in those regions, so as to increase human safety, comply with Union hygiene standards, fight IUU fishing and achieve greater environmental efficiency.That fishing fleet renewal shall remain within the limits of authorised capacity ceilings, be restricted to the replacement of an old vessel by a new one, and allow sustainable fishing and the reaching of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objective; (b) the partial renovation of the structural wooden deck of a fishing vessel over 40 years old, when this is necessary for reasons of improving maritime safety, according to objective technical criteria applied in naval architecture; (c) the construction of new ports, new landing sites or new auction halls in the outermost regions and the renovation or construction of port infrastructure for small-scale coastal fishing, if this contributes to the establishment of sustainable fisheries in the outermost regions; (d) the establishment and modernisation of shipyards and shipbuilding and repair workshops located in the fishing ports of the outermost regions and whose main activity is directed at the small-scale coastal fishing fleet; (e) the study of the stability of a small- scale coastal fishing vessel over 40 years of age, according to the recent technical criteria of naval architecture that are applicable to the construction of new fishing vessels; (f) the study of technical guidelines for the design of helmets or propulsion equipment, with respect to the different typologies of small-scale coastal fishing vessels based in ports in the outermost regions, which help designers to optimise the design and promotion of new constructions and of the propelling equipment, to improve the safety of the crew, reduce polluting or greenhouse emissions and increase the energy efficiency of small-scale coastal fishing vessels. Article 29d - Compensation for additional costs 1.The EMFF may support the compensation of additional costs incurred by beneficiaries in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions. 2.Each Member State concerned shall determine, in line with the criteria laid down in paragraph 7, for the regions referred to in paragraph 1, the list of fishery and aquaculture products and the quantities of those products eligible for compensation. 3.When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatible with the rules of the CFP. 4.The compensation shall not be granted for fishery and aquaculture products: (a) caught by third country vessels, with the exception of fishing vessels which fly the flag of Venezuela and operate in Union waters, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565; (b) caught by Union fishing vessels that are not registered in a port of one of the regions referred to in paragraph 1; (c) imported from third countries. 5.Point (b) of paragraph 4 shall not apply if the existing capacity of the processing industry in the outermost region concerned exceeds the quantity of raw material supplied. 6.The compensation paid to the beneficiaries carrying out activities referred to in paragraph 1 in the outermost regions or owning a vessel registered in a port of these regions shall, in order to avoid overcompensation, take into account: (a) for each fishery or aquaculture product or category of products, the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned;and (b) any other type of public intervention affecting the level of additional costs. 7.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 52, laying down the criteria for the calculation of the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned. Article 29e - State aid 1.For the fishery and aquaculture products, listed in Annex I to the TFEU, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 TFEU, operating aid in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU within the sectors producing, processing and marketing fishery and aquaculture products, with a view to alleviating the specific constraints in those regions arising from their isolation, insularity and extreme remoteness. 2.Member States may grant additional financing for the implementation of the compensation plans referred to in Article 29d.In such cases, Member States shall notify the Commission of the State aid which the Commission may approve in accordance with this Regulation as part of those plans.State aid thus notified shall be regarded as notified within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU. Article 29f - Review — POSEI The Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter before the end of 2023 accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals. The Commission shall evaluate the possibility of creating a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for maritime and fisheries issues.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 169 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Much has been achieved over the last few years by the CFP in bringing fish stocks back to healthy levels, in increasing the profitability of the Union's fishing industry and in conserving marine ecosystems. However, substantial challenges remain to achieve the socio- economic and environmental objectives of CFP. This requires continued support beyond 2020, notably in sea basins where progress has been slower, particularly in the most isolated ones like outermost regions.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 175 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Fisheries are vital to the livelihood and cultural heritage of many coastal communities in the Union, in particular where small-scale coastal fishing plays an important role such as outermost regions. With the average age in many fishing communities being over 50, generational renewal and diversification of activities remain a challenge.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 177 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) legal entities established in a Member State, in an overseas country or territory or in a third country listed in the work programme under the conditions specified in paragraphs 3 and 4;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 244 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10, face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their locationremoteness and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocatione lessons drawn from the 2014-2020 programming period call for a simplified implementation of the compensation of the additional costs scheme in the interest of beneficiaries, in line with the Commission’s goal of simplification. Member States should have more flexibility to modify their allocation during the budgetary period. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10COM(2017) 623.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 245 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate and EMFF financing rate than the one that applies to other operatutermost regions should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 247 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) In order to ensure the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions and in compliance with the principles of differential treatment for small islands and territories mentioned in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, it should be possible for the EMFF to support, on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, the renewal of the outermost regions’ small-scale coastal fishing vessels which land all their catches in ports in the outermost regions and contribute to local sustainable development, so as to increase human safety, to comply with European hygiene standards, to fight IUU fishing and to achieve greater environmental efficiency. This fishing fleet renewal should remain within the limits of authorised capacity ceilings, should be restricted to the replacement of an old vessel by a new one, and should allow sustainable fishing and the reaching of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objective. It should be possible for the EMFF to support associated measures, such as the construction or the modernisation of small shipyards dedicated to traditional and artisanal fishing vessels in the outermost regions, the renovation of the deck, or studies.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 251 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) With a view to alleviating the above-mentioned specific constraints in outermost regions and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, it should be possible to grant State operating aid under a simplified procedure.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 362 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) 'small-scale fleet from outermost regions' means the small-scale fleets that operates at the outermost regions as defined in each national operational programs
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 403 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140867 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 7 739 000 000 in current prices).
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 421 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 00014 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 128 566 000 in current prices) for the Azores and Madeira;
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 431 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00046 500 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 165 119 000 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 665 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the outermost regions, the power of the new engine or the modernized engine may exceed the current engine's kW in the case of a duly justified need for increased power for reasons of safety at sea and that does not involve an increase in fishing effort
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 803 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea, including the collection of sargassum seaweed in the outermost regions affected;
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 818 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) The construction, installation or modernization of fixed or mobile devices intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora, including their scientific preparation and assessment and, in the case of the outermost regions, anchored fish aggregation devices that contribute to sustainable and selective fishing.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 914 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 5 a (new)
Title III Chapter 5a (new) “Outermost regions” Article 29a Budgetary resources under shared management 1. For operations located in the outermost regions, each Member State concerned shall allocate, within its Union financial support set out in Annex V, at least: (a) EUR 114 000 000 for the Azores and Madeira; (b) EUR 91 700 000 for the Canary Islands; (c) EUR 146 500 000 for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint-Martin. 2. Each Member State shall determine the part of the financial envelopes established in paragraph 1, earmarked for the compensation referred to in Article 29d. 3. By way of derogation from Article 9(8) of this Regulation and Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No .../... [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], and in order to take account of changing conditions, Member States may adjust annually the list and quantities of eligible fishery products and the level of the compensation referred to in Article 29d, provided that the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are respected. Adjustments shall be possible only to the extent that they complement the compensation plans of another region of the same Member State. The Member State shall inform the Commission about the adjustments in advance. Article 29b Action plan Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme an action plan for each of their outermost regions, which shall set out: (a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors; (b) a description of the main actions envisaged and the corresponding financial means, including: (i) the structural support to the fishery and aquaculture sector under Title II; (ii) the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 29d, including the amounts of additional costs calculated by the Member State concerned and the amounts of aid estimated as compensation; (iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development. Article 29c Renewal of small-scale coastal fishing fleets and associated measures 1. Without prejudice to Article 16, the EMFF may support in the outermost regions: (a) the renewal of small-scale coastal fishing fleets which land all their catches in ports in the outermost regions, so as to increase human safety, comply with Union hygiene standards, fight IUU fishing and achieve greater environmental efficiency. That fishing fleet renewal shall remain within the limits of authorised capacity ceilings, must be restricted to the replacement of an old vessel by a new one, and shall allow sustainable fishing and the reaching of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objective; (b) the partial renovation of the structural wooden deck of a fishing vessel over 40 years old, when this is necessary for reasons of improving maritime safety, according to objective technical criteria of the naval architecture; (c) the establishment and modernisation of shipyards and shipbuilding and repair workshops located in the fishing ports of the outermost regions and whose main activity is directed at the small-scale coastal fishing fleet; (d) the study of the stability of a small coastal fishing vessel over 40 years of age, according to the recent technical criteria of naval architecture that are applicable to the new construction of fishing vessels; (e) the study of technical guidelines for the design of helmets or propulsion equipment, with respect to the different typologies of small coastal fishing vessels based in ports of the outermost regions, which help the designers to optimise the design and promotion of new constructions and of the propelling equipment, to improve the safety of the crew, reduce polluting or greenhouse emissions and increase the energy efficiency of small-scale coastal fishing fleets. Article 29d Compensation for additional costs 1. The EMFF may support the compensation of additional costs incurred by beneficiaries in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions. 2. Each Member State concerned shall determine, in line with the criteria laid down in accordance with paragraph 7, for the regions referred to in paragraph 1, the list of fishery and aquaculture products and the quantity of those products eligible for compensation. 3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatible with the rules of the CFP. 4. The compensation shall not be granted for fishery and aquaculture products: (a) caught by third country vessels, with the exception of fishing vessels which fly the flag of Venezuela and operate in Union waters, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565; (b) caught by Union fishing vessels that are not registered in a port of one of the regions referred to in paragraph 1; (c) imported from third countries. 5. Point (b) of paragraph 4 shall not apply if the existing capacity of the processing industry in the outermost region concerned exceeds the quantity of raw material supplied. 6. The compensation paid to the beneficiaries carrying out activities referred to in paragraph 1 in the outermost regions or owning a vessel registered in a port of these regions shall, in order to avoid overcompensation, take into account: (a) for each fishery or aquaculture product or category of products, the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned; and (b) any other type of public intervention affecting the level of additional costs. 7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 52, laying down the criteria for the calculation of the additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of the regions concerned. Article 29e State aid 1. For the fishery and aquaculture products, listed in Annex I to the TFEU, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 TFEU, operating aid in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU within the sectors producing, processing and marketing fishery and aquaculture products, with a view to alleviating the specific constraints in those regions as a result of their isolation, insularity and extreme remoteness. 2. Member States may grant additional financing for the implementation of the compensation plans referred to in Article 29d. In such cases, Member States shall notify the Commission of the State aid which the Commission may approve in accordance with this Regulation as part of those plans. State aid thus notified shall be regarded as notified within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU. Article 29f (new) Review – POSEI The Commission shall present a report on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter before the end of 2023 and, if necessary, come forward with appropriate proposals. The Commission shall evaluate the possibility to create a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for maritime and fisheries issues.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1009 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Outermost Regions Area of Support MAXIMUM CO-FINANANCING RATE (% of the eligible public expenditure) Article 29 c) 85% Renewal of artisanal and small scale coastal fishing fleets and associated measures Article 29 d) 100% Compensation for additional costs for fisheries and aquaculture products
2018/10/29
Committee: PECH
Amendment 64 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Union environmental, climate and relevant clean energy policy and legislation have delivered substantial improvements to the state of the environment. The gradual mainstreaming of environmental and climate actions within other European public policies, such as agriculture and energy, has also contributed to this improvement. However, major environmental and climate challenges remain, which if left unaddressed, will have significant negative consequences for the Union and the well- being of its citizens.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Pursuing the achievement of the Union's objectives and targets set by environmental, climate and related clean energy legislation, policy, plans and international commitments, the Programme should contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low- carbon and climate-resilient economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss while ensuring that fauna and flora are appropriately managed in the Union, either through direct interventions or by supporting the integration of those objectives in other policies.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) For achieving the overarching objectives, the implementation of the Circular economy package11, the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework12,13,14, Union nature legislation15, as well as of related policies16,17,18,19,20,20a, is of particular importance. _________________ 11 COM(2015) 614 final, 02.12.2015. 12 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, COM(2014)15, 22.01.2014. 13 EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, COM(2013)216, 16.04.2013. 14 Clean Energy for all Europeans package, COM(2016) 860, 30.11.2016. 15 Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, COM(2017)198, 27.04.2017. 16 Clean Air Programme for Europe, COM(2013)918. 17 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 18 Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection, COM(2006)231. 19 Low Emission Mobility Strategy, COM(2016) 501; 20 Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure under Article 10(6) of Directive 2014/94/EU, 8.11.2017. 20a Regulation (EU) on minimum requirements for water reuse.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including in marine ecosystem and the degradation of ecosystems, including in marine ecosystems, alongside appropriate management of fauna and flora, particularly for certain species suffering from overpopulation, such as the large carnivores, requires support for the development, implementation, enforcement and assessment of relevant Union legislation and policy, including the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 202022 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC23 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , in particular by developing the knowledge base for policy development and implementation and by developing, testing, demonstrating and applying best practices and solutions on small scale or tailored to specific local, regional or national contexts, including integrated approaches for the implementation of the prioritised action frameworks prepared on the basis of Directive 92/43/EEC. The Union should track its biodiversity-related expenditure to fulfil its reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Requirements for tracking in other relevant Union legislation should also be met. _________________ 22 COM(2011) 244 final. 23 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 24 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 25 Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Recent evaluations and assessments, including the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the Fitness Check of Nature legislation, indicate that one of the main underlying causes for insufficient implementation of Union nature legislation and of the biodiversity strategy is the lack of adequate financing. The main Union funding instruments, including the [European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund], can make a significant contribution towards meeting those needs, while complying with the sectoral policy objectives and eligibility criteria defined by the Union for each of the funds, and ensuring that funding is complementary. The Programme can further improve the efficiency of such mainstreaming through strategic nature projects dedicated to catalysing the implementation of Union nature and biodiversity legislation and policy, including the actions set out in the Priority Action Frameworks developed in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC. The strategic nature projects should support programmes of actions in Member States for the mainstreaming of relevant nature and biodiversity objectives into other policies and financing programmes, thus ensuring that appropriate funds are mobilised for implementing these policies. Member States could decide within their CAP Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy to use a certain share of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development allocation to leverage support for actions that complement the Strategic Nature Projects as defined under this Regulation, provided that the eligibility criteria defined in Regulation (EU).../... [Regulation on CAP Strategic Plans] and supplemented by the CAP national strategic plans are complied with.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas (BEST) promotes the conservation of biodiversity, including marine biodiversity, and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, in the Union's Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. Through the BEST preparatory action adopted in 2011 and the subsequent BEST 2.0 and BEST RUP programmes, BEST has helped to raise awareness for the ecological importance of the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories forand their key role in conserving global biodiversity. Through its support, 90 projects have been established, enabling the European Union to give direct support to local stakeholders. 80% of European biodiversity is in European overseas countries and territories and the Commission’s impact study estimates that the need for financial support for projects on the ground in these territories is EUR 8 million per year. In their Ministerial Declarations in 2017 and 2018, Overseas Countries and Territories have expressed their appreciation for this small grant scheme for biodiversity. It is therefore appropriate to allowinclude the BEST initiative within theis Programme to continue financing small grants for biodiversity, including capacity building and the capitalisation of actions funded in both the Outermost Regions and the Overseas Countries and Territories.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The improvement of governance on environmental, climate change and related clean energy transition matters requires involvement of civil society by raising public awareness, consumer engagement, and broadening of stakeholder involvement, including non-governmental organisations, in consultation on and implementation of related policiesand participation of civil society and socio-professional stakeholders, local partners and elected representatives to raise public awareness, consumer engagement, and broadening of stakeholder involvement.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Programme should help actors and territories to strengthen their capacity for resilience, by supporting the development and implementation of local and regional strategies for adapting coastal areas to climate change.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In the implementation of the Programme due consideration should be given to the strategy for outermost regions30 in view of Article 349 TFEU and the specific needs and vulnerabilities of these regions. The outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories of EU Member States should also be covered by the Programme’s action in favour of biodiversity following the incorporation of BEST into the LIFE programme. Union policies other than environmental, climate and relevant clean energy transition policies should also be taken into account. _________________ 30 COM(2017) 623 final COM(2017) 623 final
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) ‘potential candidate’ means a country or entity with a clear perspective of joining the Union in the future, but which has not yet been granted candidate status.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
(6b) ‘overseas countries and territories’ means the overseas countries or territories linked to a European Union Member State covered by Part 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and listed in Annex II to the TFEU.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, toand renewable energy and to promote the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and tos well as halting and reversing biodiversity loss while ensuring that fauna and flora are appropriately managed, including the management of large carnivores, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean energy, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and biodiversity, the preservation and management of biodiversity and supporting the transition to more sustainable farming practices;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the sub-programme Sustainable Farming Practices;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 3 5005 322 000 000 for the field Environment, of which
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 2 150672 000 000 for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity and
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 a (new)
(2a) EUR 1 300 000 000 for the sub- programme Sustainable Farming Practices;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. On the basis of the Commission’s impact study and its estimates, adequate amounts shall be allocated to the BEST programme in order to continue supporting actors in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, capacity-building and the capitalisation of the operations financed.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions, or similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) other third countries, including candidate countries and potential candidates, 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 agreement
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented in a way which ensures its consistency with the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility and InvestEU, in order to create synergies, particularly as regards strategic nature projects and strategic integrated projects, and to support the uptake and replication of solutions developed under the Programme. The Commission and Member States shall ensure consistency between the funding of Union programmes referred to in the first sub-paragraph, while preventing possible double funding.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Grants may finance activities outside the Uniona Member State of the Union or an overseas country or territory linked to that Member State, provided that the project pursues Union environmental and climate objectives and the activities outside the Union are necessary to ensure the effectiveness of interventions carried out in Member State territories.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 274 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme should in principlemust bear the cost of their participation.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In order to ensure effective use of the Programme’s funds and efficient participation by the legal entities referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 to supplement this Article by laying down the extent to which participation by those legal entities in the environmental and climate policy conducted by the Union is sufficient for them to be considered eligible for the Programme.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12a Project submission and selection procedures 1. The Programme introduces two procedures for the submission and selection of projects, as follows: (a) a simplified two-stage approach based on the submission and evaluation of a summary, followed by a full proposal for those candidates whose proposals have been pre-selected; (b) a standard one-stage approach based solely on the submission and evaluation of a full proposal. If the standard approach is chosen in preference to the simplified approach, reasons must be given for that choice in the work programme, in view of the organisational and operational constraints linked to each sub-programme and, if applicable, each call for proposals. 2. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, a ‘summary’ means a note of no more than 10 pages including a description of the project’s content, the anticipated partner(s), constraints that are likely to arise and the emergency plan to address them, as well as the strategy selected to ensure the sustainability of the project results after it has ended, administrative forms relating to the beneficiaries participating in the project and a detailed project budget.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid undermining environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, where possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
a a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid undermining the objectives or policy priorities of other EU legislation, such as structural policies, including, for example, regional or agricultural policies;
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where appropriate, special regard shall be given to projects in geographical areas with specific needs or vulnerabilities, such as areas with specific environmental challenges or natural constraints, trans- border areas or outermost regions and overseas countries and territories linked to European Union Member States. Special attention should be paid to the issues of coastal erosion, coastal flooding and the protection of marine ecosystems.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+ or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation] and Article [8] or Regulation (EU) XX [Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy], provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives and eligibility criteria of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt multiannual work programmes for the LIFE programme. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21a.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the committee does not deliver an opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens’ engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens ofresident in the EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories /OCTs) due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.
2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new decision on OCTs: Article 94 of Council Decision 2013/755/EU25], persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The constraints arising from the remoteness of OCTs must be taken into account when implementing the Programme, and their effective participation therein must be monitored and regularly evaluated. __________________ 25 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (Overseas Association Decision) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 149 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage and diversity among citizens, including those resident in the outermost regions and OCTs;
2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 179 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) analytical and monitoring activities31 to improve the understanding of the situation in the Member States and OCTs and at EU level in the areas covered by the Programme as well as to improve the implementation of EU law and policies; __________________ 31 These activities include for instance the collection of data and statistics; the development of common methodologies and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks; studies, researches, analyses and surveys; evaluations; impact assessment; the elaboration and publication of guides, reports and educational material.
2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthening citizens’ awareness of European culture, history and remembrance as well as theira sense of belonging to the Union among citizens, including those resident in the outermost regions and OCTs;
2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) Pursuant to Article [94 of Council Decision 2013/755/EU19], persons and entities established in Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) are to be eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant OCTs are linked. The programme will need to allow for the particular constraints affecting persons and entities established in those territories in order to provide for proper access to those strands. __________________ 19 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ( ‘Overseas Association Decision’) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 267 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
(18a) ‘overseas countries and territories’ means overseas countries and territories to which the provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply and which are listed in Annex II to that Treaty;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 304 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, mobility, social inclusion and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 363 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii a (new)
(viiia) promoting equal opportunities for all European citizens, including the most remote, by supporting mobility.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 386 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be EUR 100 000 000 000 in current prices or EUR 88 646 194 590 in 2018 prices of which EUR 200 000 000 in current prices or EUR 175 000 000 in 2018 prices shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions as referred to in Article 23(i) and EUR 400 000 000 in current prices or EUR 376 928 934 in 2018 prices as additional funding to the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession. The specific allocation for the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU provides for compensation of the additional costs connected with one or more permanent constraints hampering their development. In particular, it supports mobility actions.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including where that cessation applies in its suppliers or downstream producers;
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of six months, particularly in SMEs, where all operate in the same economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level provided that there are more than 2500 workers or self-employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, particularly in SMEs, operating in the same or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in the same region defined at NUTS 2 level.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In small labour markets, in the outermost regions, or in exceptional circumstances, in particular with regard to applications involving SMEs or VSEs, where duly substantiated by the applicant Member State, an application for a financial contribution under this Article may be considered admissible even if the criteria laid down in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met, when the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local or regional economy. The applicant Member State shall specify which of the intervention criteria set out in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met. The aggregated amount of contributions in exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15 % of the annual ceiling of the EGF.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 259 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall implement information and communication activities on EGF cases and outcomes based on its experience, with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the EGF and ensuring that Union citizens and workerscitizens, workers, the Union’s social partners, and the stakeholders or authorities whose responsibility it is to activate the EGF know about the EGFfund.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross-border component should be limited toinclude cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017both land and maritime borders, without prejudice to the new component for outermost regions cooperation.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover. Transnational cooperation should cover larger transnational territories and, where appropriate, territories around sea- basins and integrate cross- border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014- 2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub-programmes and specific steering committethat extend geographically beyond those covered by cross-border programmes.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Based on the experience with cross- border and transnational cooperation during the programming period 2014-2020 in outermost regions, where the combination of both components within a single programme per cooperation area has not brought about sufficient simplification for programme authorities and beneficiaries, a specific additional outermost regions’ component should be established in order to enable outermost regions to cooperate with their neighbouringd countries, overseas countries and territories in the most effective and simple way(OCTs), or regional cooperation organisations in the most effective and simple way that takes into account their individual characteristics.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Based on the positive experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg, on the one hand, and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, on the other, interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative” through the exchange of experience, the development of capacities among cities and regions in the whole EU, the implementation of innovative approaches and the analysis of development trends for programmes under both goals (European Territorial Cooperation and Investments for Growth and Jobs). The 4 existing programmes and, in particular, promotion of project- based cooperation in the whole Union, as well as European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24, should therefore be continued. Interregional cooperation should allow the support to cooperation on innovation and ecological transition and contribute to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Based on the experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth25, in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of OCTs, third countries and regional cooperation organisations, including the outermost neighbouring regions. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27 , NDICI28 and OCTP29 , should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Particular attention should be paid to regions becoming new external borders of the European Union to ensure the adequate continuity of on-going cooperation programmes.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 137 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 174 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) with a view to fostering cooperation between Member States inside the Union and between Member States and adjacent third countries, partner countries, other territories or overseas countries and territories ('OCTs'), or regional cooperation organisations respectively.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 177 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) Overseas countries and territories (OCTs): overseas countries and territories associated with an EU Member State that is subject to the provisions stipulated in the fourth part of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and listed in Annex II to the Treaty.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 180 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Regional cooperation organisations: a group of States or regions in the same geographical area that aim to cooperate closely on issues of common interest.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 187 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land and maritime border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 194 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) external cross-border cooperation, between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and of one or more of the following:
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 203 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea- basins, involving national, regional and local programme partners in Member States, third countries and partner countries and in Greenland, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration ('component 2'; where referring only to transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B');
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 204 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea-basins, involving national, regional and local programme partners in Member States, third countries and, partner countries and in GreenlandOCTs, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration; where referring only to transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B');
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 206 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) outermost regions' cooperation among themselves and with their neighbouring third or partner countries or, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations or several thereof, to facilitate their regional integration in their neighbourhood in particular ('component 3');
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 209 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) the implementation of Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes, in particular with regard to interregional and transnational actions with beneficiaries located in at least one other Member State;deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) exchange of experiences and building up capacities between partners throughout the Union with a view to: (i) the implementation of Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes, in particular with regard to interregional and transnational actions with beneficiaries located in at least one other Member State; (ii) the identification and dissemination of good practices with a view to their transfer principally to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal; (iii) the exchange of experiences concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of best practice on sustainable urban development, including linkages between urban and rural areas.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 217 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(b b) interregional innovation investments through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 218 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) interregional innovation investments through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains ('component 5').deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 228 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land and maritime borders with third countries or partner countries.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 235 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Regions on maritime borders which are connected over or under the sea by a fixed link shall also be supported under cross-border cooperation.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 243 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
5 Geographical coverage for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 246 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. For transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of the Union covering contiguous functional areas, taking into account, where applicable, macro-regional strategies or sea basin strategies.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 254 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation Interreg programmes may cover:
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 257 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Greenland;OCTs benefit from the support provided by the OCT programme.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 258 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The regions, third countries or, partner countries, or OCTs listed in paragraph 2 shall be NUTS level 2 regions or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 260 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The outermost regions' Interreg programmes may cover neighbouring partner countries supported by the NDICI or, OCTs supported by the OCTP, or bothregional cooperation organisations, or a combination of two or all three of these.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 264 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For any component 4 Interreg programme or for interregional innovation investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF, including the outermost regions.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 267 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For any component 4 Interreg programme or for, including interregional innovation investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 282 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 430 0011 165 910 000 of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021- 2027 programming period and set out in Article [102(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 290 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.769,2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 440 000 007 726 809 720) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 300 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.418.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 00065 693 350) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 314 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 000)5 % for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 316 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 5% (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 0558 295 500) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 326 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.27.3 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100 000 00815 111 430) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 329 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 11.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 970 000 000) for interregional innovation investments (component 5).deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 358 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
With regard to a component 2 Interreg programme already approved by the Commission, the participation of a partner country or of Greenlandan OCT shall be discontinued, if one of the situations set out in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is fulfilled.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 359 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Interreg programme be discontinued in total, in particular where the main joint development challenges thereof cannot be achieved without the participation of that partner country or of GreenlandOCT;
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 360 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) that the Interreg programme continue without the participation of that partner country or of Greenlandan OCT.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 365 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %; the outermost regions shall receive the maximum rate permitted.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 366 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 7085 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 381 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) under component 1 and 2B Interreg programmes:
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 397 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shallmay also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 406 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Where a component 1 or 2A Interreg programme supports a macro-regional strategy, the total or a sea-basin strategy, part of the ERDF and, where applicable, the totalpart of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance shall be programmed oncontribute to the objectives of that strategy.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 412 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Where a component 2B Interreg programme supports a macro-regional strategy or sea-basin strategy, at least 70% of the total ERDF and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance shall be allocated on the objectives of that strategy.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 419 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall be implemented through Interreg programmes under shared management with the exception of component 3, which may be implemented as a whole or partially under indirect management after consulting stakeholders, and of component 5 which shall be implemented under direct or indirect management.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 420 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations shall prepare an Interreg programme in accordance with the template set out in the Annex for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 424 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Member State hosting the prospective managing authority, shall submit an Interreg programme to the Commission by [date of entry into force plus nine months;] on behalf of all participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 438 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) a summary of the main joint challenges, particularly taking into account:
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 454 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
(iii) for component 2 Interreg programmes supported by OCTP concerning split per financing instrument ('ERDF' and 'OCTP Greenland');
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 459 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The participating Member States and, where applicable, third or partner countries or OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations shall review the Interreg programme taking into account the observations made by the Commission.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 468 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations shall review the amended programme and take into account the observations made by the Commission.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 501 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Operations selected under components 1, 2 and 3 shall involve actors from at least two participating countries or OCTs, at least one of which shall be a beneficiary from a Member State.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 503 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. An Interreg operation may be implemented in a single country or OCT, provided that the impact on and the benefits for the programme area are identified in the operation application.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 507 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For Interreg operations under component 3 Interreg programmes, the partners from outermost regions and third countries, partner countries or OCTs shall be required to cooperate only in threewo of the four dimensions listed in the first subparagraph.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 511 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
A cross-border legal body or an EGTC may be the sole partner of an Interreg operation under component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg programmes, provided that the members thereof involve partners from at least two participating countries or OCTs.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 512 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The cross-border legal body or EGTC shall have members from at least three participating countries or OCTs under component 4 Interreg programmes.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 531 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Where the public contribution to a small project does not exceed EUR 100 000, the contribution from the ERDF or, where applicable, an external financing instrument of the Union shall take the form of unit costs or lump sums or include flat rates, except for projects for which the support constitutes State aid.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 547 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for component 2, 3 and 4 Interreg programmes, both for the ERDF and, where applicable, for the external financing instruments of the Union: 710 %.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 551 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States and, where applicable, the third countries, partner countries and OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations participating in that programme shall set up, in agreement with the managing authority, a committee to monitor implementation of the respective Interreg programme ('monitoring committee') within three months of the date of notification to the Member States of the Commission decision adopting an Interreg programme,
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 618 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) dDividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs by the monthly working time fixed in the employment document expressed in hoursof the person concerned in accordance with applicable legislation referred to in the employment contract and paragraph 2 (b) of Article 50 of Regulation[New CPR]; or
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 619 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 6
6. As regards staff costs related to individuals who, according to the employment document, work on an hourly basis, such costs shall be eligible applying the number of hours actually worked on the operation to the hourly rate agreed in the employment document based on a working time registration system. If not yet included in the agreed hourly rate, salary costs as referred to under38.2.b may be added to that hourly rate, in line with applicable national legislation.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 636 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCT, OCTs, and regional cooperation organisations participating in an Interreg programme shall identify, for the purposes of Article [65] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], a single managing authority and a single audit authority.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 652 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from article 87 of Regulation [new CPR], the Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 100% of the amounts included in the payment application, which results from applying the cofinancing rate of the programme to the total eligible expenditure or to the public contribution, as appropriate.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 654 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. By way of derogation from article 92 of Regulation [new CPR], Interreg programmes are not subject to the annual clearance of accounts. Accounts are cleared at the end of the period, on the basis of the final performance report.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 725 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 8 – title
Participation of third countries or partner countries or OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations in Interreg programmes under shared management
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 726 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Chapters I to VII and Chapter X shall apply to the participation of third countries, partner countries and OCT, OCTs, or regional cooperation organisations in Interreg programmes subject to the specific provisions set out in this Chapter.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 734 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. Component 2 and 4 Interreg programmes combining contributions from the ERDF and from one or more external financing instrument of the Union shall be implemented under shared management both in the Member States and in any participating third country or, partner country, participating OCT or, with regard to component 3, in any OCT, whether or not that OCT receives support under one or more external financing instruments of the Union.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 740 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Joint calls for proposals mobilising funding from bilateral or multi-country NDICI programmes and ETC programmes may be launched if the respective managing authorities agree to do so. The content of the call shall specify its geographical scope, and its expected contribution to the objectives of the respective programmes. Managing authorities shall decide which set of rules are applicable (NDICI or ETC rules) to the call. They may decide to appoint a« lead managing authority » responsible for the tasks of management and control related to the call.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 766 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. Where, after consulting stakeholders, part or all of a component 3 Interreg programme is implemented under indirect management pursuant to point (b) or (c) respectively of Article 53(3), implementation tasks shall be entrusted to one of the bodies listed in point [(c) of the first subparagraph of Article 62(1)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR-Omnibus], in particular to such a body located in the participating Member State, including the managing authority of the Interreg programme concerned.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 772 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
At the initiative of the Commission, tThe ERDF may support interregional innovation investments, as set out in point 54(c) of Article 3, bringing together researchers, businesses, civil society and public administrations involved in smart specialisation strategies established at national or regional levels.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 773 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62a State aid Aid which is granted by a State, or which uses State resources, and is allocated to Interreg programmes shall be deemed compatible with the internal market.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world and in view of the demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requires a common approach that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrantsrefugees and migrants under international protection.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world and in view of the internal and external demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requires a common approach that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrants.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 148 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. It should also foster resilience and prevent vulnerable territories from falling behind. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management'. That thematic concentration should be attained at natregional level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member Statecategories of regions formed according to respective gross national income. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detailgional Gross Domestic Product and taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 192 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) As demographic challenges affect European regions in a variety of specific ways, ERDF and Cohesion Fund should provide tailor made support for the different challenges faced in the regions, including ageing, rural desertification and demographic decline but also demographic pressure especially in certain outermost regions.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 195 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In order to identify or provide solutions which address issues relating to sustainable urban development at Union level, the Urban Innovative Actions in the area of sustainable urban development should be replaced by a European Urban Initiative, to be implemented under direct or indirect management. That initiative should cover all urban areas and support the Urban Agenda for the European Union21. _________________ 21 Council Conclusions on an Urban Agenda for the EU of 24 June 2016.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 197 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) For the purpose of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, as envisaged in Article 174 TFEU, the European Urban Initiative and support for rural, mountainous and isolated areas, particularly those most affected by demographic decline, should be the two sides of the same coin, that is to say, they should focus not only on the more central urban hubs and their surrounding fabric, but also on the more remote rural areas located further away from them. Indeed, priority could even be given to more remote, rural or mountainous areas with low urban or demographic density, through the formulation and development of specific measures encompassing outlying urban centres, accompanied by services or infrastructures that will inevitably be necessary to ensure a functional and successful outcome.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologinvestments, the uptake, transfer and dissemination of research and advanced technologies, pilot lines, demonstrations, applied and technological research, and the synergies between business, research, academia and public authorities;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 292 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) taking measures enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban environment, and reducing pollution;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 304 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii a (new)
(vii a) developing and enhancing green infrastructure;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 311 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
(vii b) reducing pollution of water, soil and air;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 363 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrantsrefugees and migrants under international protection and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 386 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) 'a Europe closer to citizens by fostering the sustainable and integrated development of urban, rural, mountainous, isolated and coastal areas and local initiatives' ('PO 5') by:
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 395 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage, provision of sports infrastructures and security in urban areas;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 401 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural and natural heritage, and security in urban areas;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 411 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, cultural and natural heritage, and security, including for rural, mountainous, isolated and coastal areas also through community-led local development.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 442 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. With regard to programmes implemented under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, the total ERDF resources in each Member State shall be concentrated at natregional level in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 2 article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 451 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member StateNUTS level 2 Regions shall be classified, in terms of their gross national income ratiodomestic product (GDP) per capita, as follows:
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 457 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita equal to or above 100 % of the EU average ('group 1');
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 462 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita equal to or above 75 % and below 100 % of the EU average ('group 2');
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 466 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) those with a gross national income ratioGDP per capita below 75 % of the EU average ('group 3').
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 468 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Article, the gross national income ratio means the ratio between the gross national income per capita of a Member State, measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period from 2014 to 2016, and the average gross national income per capita in purchasing power standards of the 27 Member States for that same reference periodclassification of a region under one of the three categories of regions shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 2 article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 473 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
With regard to programmes under the Investment for Jobs and growth goal for the outermost regions, they shall be classified as falling within group 3.deleted
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 481 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocatein group 1 regions (more developed regions), at least 85 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 494 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocatein group 2 regions (transition regions), at least 475 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 3045 % to PO 21;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 505 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocatein group 3 regions (less developed regions), at least 35 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 506 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate at least 325 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 320 % to PO 2.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 514 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) the outermost regions, due to their specific constraints and in particular their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a small number of products, allocate at least 25 % of their total ERDF resources to priorities other than technical assistance to PO 1 and at least 20 % to PO 2.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 520 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Resources allocated to PO5, when they contribute by their nature to PO1 or PO2, shall count as contributing to thematic concentration requirements.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 621 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) investment in disposal of waste in landfill, except in the outermost regions in certain duly substantiated cases;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 628 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) investment in facilities for the treatment of residual waste, with the exception of outermost regions or in case of innovative solutions compatible with the principles of the circular economy;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 691 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall implement integrated territorial development, supported by the ERDF, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR]. This may take the form of a multi- fund approach with ESF+ and be articulated, where appropriate, with the EAFRD and the EMFF.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 707 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 6% of the ERDF resources at national level under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to sustainable urban development in the form of community-led local development, integrated territorial investments or another territorial tool under PO5. Investments made under PO5 (i) should count as contributing to this earmarking of 6%.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 719 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10.º – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The ERDF shallmust also support the European Urban Initiative, implemented by the Commission in direct and indirect management.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 759 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The thematic concentration provided for in Article 3 (4) (c) new of this Regulation shall not apply to the allocation referred to in paragraph 1. The allocation shall support:
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 765 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from Article 4 (1) (c), the ERDF may support productive investment in enterprises in the outermost regions, irrespective of their size.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 331 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) With a view to tackling the challenges faced by middle income regions, as described in the 7th cohesion report1 (low growth compared to more developed regions but also compared to less developed regions, this issue being faced especially by regions with a GDP per capita between 90% and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27), "transition regions" should receive adequate support and be defined as regions whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27. __________________________________ 1 The Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, entitled ‘My region, My Europe, Our future: The 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion’ (COM(2017)0583, 9 October 2017).
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 332 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66 a (new)
(66a) It should be pointed out that the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union will have an asymmetrical impact on local and regional authorities, depending both on the economic sectors involved, such as fisheries, agriculture and, above all, port activities, and on the particular regions and Member States concerned. The fact is that some regions and Member States are more exposed to economic risks because of the nature and extent of their trading links with the United Kingdom. Making use of the specific budget heading created in 2001 to help border regions in their dealings with prospective Member States should be looked into as a way of providing a stabilisation fund to mitigate the economic consequences of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal. Furthermore, in the light of the challenges posed by Brexit at local and regional level, there will need to be an ongoing cooperation involving exchanges of good practices at local and regional authority level.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 373 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) ’repayable advances’ means a loan for a project which is paid in one or more instalments and the conditions for the reimbursement of which depend on the outcome of the project;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 433 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a Europe closer to citizens by fostering the sustainable and integrated development of urban, rural, mountainous and coastal areas and local initiatives.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 465 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. However, the Commission shall implement the amount of support from the Cohesion Fund transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'), the European Urban Initiative, Interregional Innovative Investments, the amount of support transferred from the ESF+ to transnational cooperation, the amounts contributed to InvestEU37 and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under direct or indirect management in accordance with [points (a) and (c) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation. _________________ 37 [Regulation (EU) No […] on […] (OJ L […], […], p. […])].
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 472 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may implement outermost regions' cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) under indirect management, following consultation with the stakeholders.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 563 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This Article shall not apply in respect of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) or the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI).
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 635 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This Article shall not apply in respect of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) or the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI).
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 675 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allocate, with agreement of the managing authorities concerned, in the Partnership Agreement or in the request for an amendment of a programme, the amount of ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF to be contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees. The amount to be contributed to InvestEU shall not exceed 5 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases. Such contributions shall not constitute transfers of resources under Article 21.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 699 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees shall be made available to the Member State and the local or regional authority concerned by the contribution, and shall be used for support under the same objective or objectives in the form of financial instruments.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 711 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threewo months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 3, perform an assessment and inform the Member State where it agrees with the fulfilment.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 718 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission disagrees with the assessment of the Member State, it shall inform the Member State accordingly and give it the opportunity to present its observations within onetwo months.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 723 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall ensure that enabling conditions are fulfilled and applied throughout the programming period. It shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of enabling conditions. As the Member State shall ensure the fulfilment and application of the enabling conditions, the role of the regional managing authorities of this Member State (where applicable) shall be limited to verifying compliance with ESI Funds rules.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 732 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission considers that an enabling condition is no longer fulfilled, it shall inform the Member State and give it the opportunity to present its observations within onetwo months. Where the Commission concludes that the non- fulfilment of the enabling condition persists, expenditure related to the specific objective concerned cannot be included in payment applications as from the date the Commission informs the Member State accordingly.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 832 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditionsstructural conditions, as is the case in the outermost regions in particular, shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 876 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A programme shall consist of priorities. Each priority shall correspond to a singleone or several policy objectives or to technical assistance. A priority corresponding to a policy objective shall, which then may consist of one or more specific objectives. More than one priority may correspond to the same policy objective.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 916 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) the related types of actions, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea- basin strategies, where appropriate;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 920 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) where appropriate, the contribution of actions to macro-regional strategies and sea-basin strategies;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 930 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) specific territories targeted, including the planned use of integrated territorial investment, community-led local development or other territorial tools, with the exception of programmes supported by the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 967 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. For ERDF, ESF+ and Cohesion Fund programmes submitted in accordance with Article 16, in the table referred to in paragraph (3)(f)(ii) shall include, the amounts for the years 20216 to 2025 only7 shall be programmed but may be subject to a readjustment on the basis of the results of the mid-term review.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 988 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may make observations within threewo months of the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 996 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall review the programme in the month following the response from the Commission, taking into account the observations made by the Commission.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1003 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the programme no later than sixthree months after the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1025 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixthree months after its submission by the Member State.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1034 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 5 % of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 3 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme. For the programmes supported by the ERDF and ESF+, the transfer shall only concern allocations for the same category of region. For the AMIF, ISF and BMVI programmes, the Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the initial allocation of a priority to another priority of the same Fund.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1042 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 310 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme. For the programmes supported by the ERDF and ESF+, the transfer shall only concern allocations for the same category of region.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1057 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. For the outermost regions, the Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the allocation of a priority and no more than 5 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1078 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. If agreed by the monitoring committee of the programme, Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management or to any instrument under direct or indirect management.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1144 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Where a strategy implemented in accordance with Article 23 involves investments that receive support from one or more Funds, from more than one programme or from more than one priority of the same programme, actions may be carried out as an integrated territorial investment ('ITI'). Where appropriate, each ITI can be articulated with the EARDF and the EMFF.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1206 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Within each programme, technical assistance shallmay take the form of a priority relating to one single Fundmono- fund or multi-fund priority axis within an operational programme, or of a specific operational programme, or both.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1217 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,4 %; for the outermost regions it shall be 5 %;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1233 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,54 %;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1236 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for the ESF+ support: 4% % or 5 % for the outermost regions and for programmes under Article 4(1)(c)(vii) of the ESF+ Regulation: 5 %;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1243 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for the EMFF support: 6 % or 7 % for the outermost regions;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1250 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
In addition to Article 31, the Member State may propose to undertake additional technical assistance actions, including measures to enhance administrative resources for dealing with horizontal processes or tasks (legal expertise, information systems training, communication networks, etc.) in a bid to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities, beneficiaries and relevant partners necessary for the effective administration and use of the Funds.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1256 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Other forms of technical assistance for Member States In addition to the cases provided for in Articles 31 and 32, support for technical assistance may also take any of the forms set out in Article 46.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1295 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An annual review meeting shall be organised between the Commission and each Member State to examine the performance of each programme. Managing authorities shall be duly involved in this process.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1304 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for each programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 SeptemberMay and 30 November of each year in accordance with the template set out in Annex VII.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1315 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The first transmission shall be due by 31 JanuarMay 2022 and the last one by 31 JanuarMay 2030.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1394 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Managing authorities may entrust implementation tasks, through the direct award of a contract, to: (i) the EIB; (ii) an international financial institution in which a Member State is a shareholder; (iii) a publicly owned bank or institution, established as a legal entity carrying out financial activities on a professional basis, which fulfils all of the following conditions: – there is no direct private capital participation, with the exception of non- controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformity with the Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the relevant bank or institution, and with the exception of forms of private capital participation which confer no influence on decisions regarding the day-to-day management of the financial instrument supported by the ESI Funds; – operates under a public policy mandate given by the relevant authority of a Member State at national or regional level, which includes carrying out, as all or part of its activities, economic development activities contributing to the objectives of the ESI Funds; – carries out, as all or part of its activities, economic development activities contributing to the objectives of the ESI Funds in regions, policy areas or sectors for which access to funding from market sources is not generally available or sufficient; – operates without primarily focussing on maximising profits, but ensures the long-term financial sustainability of its activities; – ensures that the direct award of a contract does not provide any direct or indirect benefit for commercial activities by way of appropriate measures in accordance with applicable law; – is subject to the supervision of an independent authority in accordance with applicable law.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1395 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. Financial instruments shall provide support to final recipients only for new investments expected to be financially viable, such as generating revenues or savings, and which do not find sufficient funding from market sources. Where financial instruments support financing to enterprises, including SMEs, such support may include investment in both tangible and intangible assets as well as working capital, within the limits set by the applicable Union state aid rules and with a view to stimulating the private sector as a supplier of funding to enterprises. It may also include the costs of transfer of proprietary rights in enterprises.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1413 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Evidence of the financial instrument's use for the intended purposes is limited to the ex-ante verification of the eligibility of the recipient and its project by the financial intermediary in light of conditions of the financial instrument. No other invoice or expenditure justification is required of the final beneficiary once the funding is approved, except in cases of suspected fraud.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1435 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 6
6. Operations shall not be selected for support by the Funds where they have been physically completed or fully implemented before the application for funding under the programme is submitted to the managing authority, irrespective of whether all related payments have been made. This paragraph shall not apply to EMFF compensation for additional costs in outermost regions or expenditure financed by specific supplementary ERDF and ESF+ allocations for outermost regions.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1454 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 a (new)
Article 61a State aid Aid granted by a State or using resources allocated under programmes covered by this Regulation shall be deemed compatible with the internal market.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1553 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
For operations awarded a Seal of Excellence certification, or selected under the programme co-fund under Horizon Europe, the managing authority may decide to grant support from the ERDF or the ESF+ directly, provided that such operations are consistent with the objectives of the programme. To this end, with the prior agreement of the SMEs concerned and without prejudice to data protection rules, managing authorities should have access to the list of SMEs awarded a Seal of Excellence.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1558 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 6
6. When the managing authority selects an operation of strategic importance, it shall inform the Commission immediately and shall provide all relevant information to the Commission about that operation.deleted
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1586 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The audit shall be carried out with reference to the applicable standard at the time of the convention of the audited operation, except when new standards are more favourable to the beneficiary.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1588 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The finding of an irregularity, as part of the audit of an operation leading to a financial penalty, cannot lead to extending the scope of the control or to financial corrections beyond the expenditure covered by the accounting year of the audited expenditure.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1604 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out on-the-spot management verifications in accordance with Article 68(1) only at the level of bodies implementing the financial instrument and, in the context of guarantee funds, at the level of bodies delivering the underlying new loans.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1608 #

2018/0196(COD)

3. The audit authority shall carry out system audits and audits of operations in accordance with Articles 71, 73 or 77 at the level of bodies implementing the financial instrument and, in the context of guarantee funds, at the level of bodies delivering the underlying new loans.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1611 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the context of guarantee funds, the bodies responsible for the audit of programmes may conduct verifications or audits of the bodies providing new underlying loans only when one or more of the following situations occur: (a) supporting documents, providing evidence of the support from the financial instrument to final recipients, are not available at the level of the managing authority or at the level of the bodies that implement financial instruments; (b) there is evidence that the documents available at the level of the managing authority or at the level of the bodies that implement financial instruments do not represent a true and accurate record of the support provided.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1615 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rules governing State aid, the managing authority shall ensure that all supporting documents related to an operation supported by the Funds are kept at the appropriate level for a fivthree-year period from 31 December of the year in which the last payment by the managing authority to the beneficiary is made.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1618 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may apply the enhanced proportionate arrangements set out in Article 77 at any time during the programming period, where the Commission has confirmed in its published annual activity reports for the last two years preceding the Member State’s decision to apply the provisions of this Article, that the programme’s management and control system is functioning effectively and that the total error rate for each year is below 25 %. When assessing the effective functioning of the programme’s management and control system, the Commission shall take into account the participation of the Member State concerned in the enhanced cooperation on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1619 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, after having given to the Member State the opportunity to present its observations, inform the Member State that the enhanced proportionate arrangements set out in Article 77 shall no longer be applied as from the subsequent accounting period.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1625 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 2021: 01.5 %;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1644 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 01.5 %;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1663 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 01.5 %;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1694 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.53 %;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1716 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.53 %;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1734 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.5 %3%;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1739 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) 2027-2030: 3%
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1775 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4
4. The accounts shall not be admissible if Member States have not undertaken the necessary corrections to reduce the residual risk on the legality and regularity of the expenditure included in the accounts to less than 25 %.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1776 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) other amounts as necessary to reduce to 25 % the residual error rate of the expenditure declared in the accounts.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1789 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99.º – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in a programme which has not been used for pre-financing in accordance with Article 84 or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 by 26 December of the seconthird calendar year following the year of the budget commitments for the years 2021 to 2026.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1832 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 61.6 % (i.e a total of EUR 198 621 593 15222 563 063 807) for less developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1833 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 14.3 % (i.e a total of EUR 45 934 516 595)51 471 376 225) at least for transition regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1836 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 10.8 % (i.e., a total of EUR 34 842 689 009 042 560 740) for more developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1839 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 12.8 % (i.e., a total of EUR 416 348 556 87732 633 609) for Member States supported by the Cohesion Fund;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1844 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 0.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 1 447 034 001621 456 739) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1845 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 0.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 1 447 034 001621 456 739) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1855 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The amount of additional funding for the outermost regions referred to in point (e) in paragraph 1 allocated toprovided under the ESF+ shall be EUR 376 928 934424 296 056.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1882 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 7
7. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to 2.53 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2021-2027 (i.e. a total of EUR 8 430 000 00011 165 910 000 in 2018 prices).
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1907 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % for the less developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1933 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5570 % for the transition regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1955 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 450 % for the more developed regions.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1964 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rates set out under point (a), shall also apply to outermost regions.deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1999 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The co-financing rate for Interreg programmes shall be no higher than 7085 %.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2002 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The co-financing rate for the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU shall not exceed 85% for all Funds covered by this Regulation.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2026 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – introductory part
8. The allocation of resources by Member State, covering cross-border, transnational and outermost regions’ cooperation is determined as the weighted sum of the shares determined on the basis of the following criteria, weighted as indicated: follows: - concerning the cross-border and the transnational cooperation components, the share of Member States is determined as the weighted sum of the share of the population of border regions and the share of the total population of each Member State. The population of NUTS level 3 regions is to be taken into account for cross-border cooperation programmes, and the population of NUTS level 2 regions is to be taken into account for transnational cooperation programmes. The weight is determined by the respective shares of the cross-border and the transnational components. -concerning the outermost regions component, the share of Member States is determined as the weighted sum of the shares of the total population of outermost regions.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2034 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
a) total population of all NUTS level 3 land border regions and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the land border (weighting 36%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2041 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
b) population living within 25 kilometres of the land borders (weighting 24%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2047 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
c) total population of the Member States (weighting 20%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2054 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
d) total population of all NUTS level 3 regions along border coastlines and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines. (weighting 9.8%);eleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2059 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
e) population living in the maritime border areas within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines (weighting 6.5%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2065 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
f) total population of outermost regions (weighting 3.7%).deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2072 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
The share of the cross-border component corresponds to the sum of the weights of criteria (a) and (b). The share of the transnational component corresponds to the sum of weights of criteria (c), (d) and (e). The share of the outermost regions’ cooperation corresponds to the weight of criterion (f).deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2074 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 9
9. An additional special allocation corresponding to an aid intensity of EUR 340 per inhabitant per year will be allocated to the outermost NUTS level 2 regions andregions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and an aid intensity of EUR 30 per inhabitant per year will be allocated to the northern sparsely populated NUTS level 2 regions. That allocation will be distributed per region and Member State in a manner proportional to the total population of those regions.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2085 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 16 a (new)
16a. A total of EUR 120 000 000 will be allocated to create a specific support fund for EU regions affected by the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. The aim of this fund is to mitigate the economic consequences and asymmetrical impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal and to provide targeted support to the EU local and regional authorities and to the sectors negatively affected, including fisheries, agriculture, tourism and port activities. This fund shall pay particular attention to EU regions that will, as a result of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal, find themselves situated on an external (sea or land) EU border.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2152 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Table Horizontal enabling conditions – row 6 a (new)
Implementation of the principles and Arrangements at national level to ensure rights of the European Pillar of Social the proper implementation of the Rights that contribute to real convergence principles of the European Pillar of and cohesion in the European Union. Social Rights that contribute to upward social convergence and cohesion in the EU, especially the principles preventing unfair competition within the internal market.
2018/10/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2157 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Policy objective 1 – row 2 – column 4
Smart specialisation strategy(ies) shall be supported by: 1. Up-to-date analysis of bottlenecks for innovation diffusion, including digitalisation 2. Existence of competent regional / national institution or body, responsible for the management of the smart specialisation strategy 3. Monitoring and evaluation tools to measure performance towards the objectives of the strategy 4. Effective functioning of entrepreneurial discovery process 5. Actions necessary to improve national or regional research and innovation systems 6.Actions to manage industrial transition 75. Measures for international collaboration Actions to manage industrial
2018/10/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2171 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Policy objective 4 – row 4 – column 2 – point 4.3
ERDF: 4.3 increasing the socio-economic integration of marginalised communities, migrantsrefugees and migrants under international protection and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services
2018/10/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 290 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall may carry on board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port. For fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall registered in an outermost region, a 5-year delay from the entry into force of this Regulation to comply with the new vessel monitoring system is permitted.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 329 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(g) the estimated quantities of each species in kilograms live weight or, where appropriate and especially when the weight of the fish is too high to allow a sufficiently accurate estimate, the number of individuals, including the quantities or individuals below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, as a separate entry; for Union fishing vessels of 12 metres' length overall or more, this information shall be provided per haul or per fishing operation;
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 348 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. For fishing vessels of less than 12 metres overall length, Member States shall ensure that an easy-to-use electronic logbook application is made available to fishermen, taking into account the specificities of the different sea basins. The design of this application will be subject to consultations with fishermen.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 601 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 47
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. Consumers acquiring up to an amount of 5kg of fishery product per day, and up to an amount of 30 kg per day in the outermost regions, which are not thereafter placed on the market but used only for private consumption shall be exempted from this Article.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 819 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 86 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 118a (new)
(86a) The following Article 118 a (new) is inserted: Article 118a (new) In the case of French Guiana, whose vast territory suffers from a structurally inadequate internet coverage, and whose extensive coastline offers a large number of landing spots with little or no electronic infrastructure, a period of up to 72 hours in total is granted for the various electronic operations provided for in Articles 15, 17 22, 24, 58, 62 and 66.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 282 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) In line with Article 349 TFEU and the Commission's communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the Union's outermost regions'36, the Programme should take into account the specific situation of these regions. Measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' effective participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, in particular their neighbours, should be fostered. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly. _________________ 36 COM(2017) 623 final.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 283 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new Decision on OCTs Article 94 of the Council Decision 2013/755/EC37], individuals and entities established in overseas countries or territories are eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The constraints imposed by the remoteness of these countries or territories should beall be duly taken into account when implementing the Programme, and theirin particular by establishing financial allocations which take account of travel costs or by promoting exchange and cooperation with neighbouring third countries as part of this mobility programme, and their effective participation in the Programme should be monitored and regularly evaluated. _________________ 37 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision') (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 359 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) 'transnational' relates to any action involving at least two countries which are either Member States or overseas countries or territories coming under the authority of a Member State, or third countries associated to the Programme;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 382 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘national authority' means the authority in charge, at national level, of monitoring and supervising the management of the Programme in a Member State, in overseas countries and territories coming under the authority of a Member State, or in a third country associated to the Programme;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 385 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
(27) 'national agency' means one or more bodies in a given Member State or, in an overseas country or territory coming under the authority of a Member State, or in a third country associated to the Programme in charge of managing the implementation of the Programme at national level. There may be more than one national agency in a given Member State or, including in an overseas country or territory coming under the authority of that Member State, or in a third country associated to the Programme.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 495 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
In the field of sport, the Programme shall support, under key action 1, the mobility of sport coaches and staff. It shall also support the mobility of amateur athletes, in connection with competitions, in particular in remote, island or outermost regions and overseas countries and territories coming under the authority of a Member State.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 248 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Pursuant to Article 94 of Council Decision 2013/755/EU28 , persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories are eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The constraints imposed by the remoteness of these countries or territories should be taken into account when implementing the Programme, and their effective participation monitored and regularly evaluated. __________________ 28 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (Overseas Association Decision) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 249 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In accordance with Article 349, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges for their artists and their works, and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, their neighbours, should be fostered. It will thus be possible for them to benefit equally from the competitive advantages that the cultural and creative industries can offer, in particular economic growth and employment. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 301 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a European added value Recognising the intrinsic and economic value of culture, the Programme shall support actions and activities with a European added value in the cultural and creative sectors through one or more of the following: (a) the transnational character of actions and activities which complement regional, national, international and other Union programmes and policies, and the impact of such actions and activities on citizens’ access to culture and active engagement, education, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue; (b) the development and promotion of transnational and international cooperation between cultural and creative players, including artists, audiovisual professionals, cultural and creative organisations and SMEs and audiovisual operators, focused on stimulating more comprehensive, rapid, effective and long- term responses to global challenges, in particular to the digital shift; (c) the economies of scale and critical mass which Union support fosters, creating a leverage effect for additional funds; (d) ensuring a more level playing field in the Union cultural and creative sectors by taking account of low production capacity countries or countries or regions with linguistic or geographical specificities such as the outermost regions as recognized in Article 349 TFEU; (e) promoting a narrative on European common roots and diversity.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 302 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to strengthen the cross-border dimension and circulation of European cultural and creative operators and works;, including through residency programmes, touring, events, exhibitions and festivals, taking into special consideration the regions with specific geographic difficulties such as the outermost regions of the Union.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 345 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to contribute to the Union 's global strategy for international relations through cultural diplomacy, including the outermost regions as key players.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 479 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) European networks of cultural and creative organisations from different countriesMember States, including overseas countries and territories of a Member State;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 510 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The priorities of the MEDIA strand of the Programme referred to in Article 5 shall take into account the differences across countriesMember States and overseas countries and territories of a Member State regarding audiovisual content production, distribution, and access, as well as the size and specificities of the respective markets and shall be pursued through, inter alia:
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 528 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Promote European works in industry events and fairs in Europe, in the overseas countries and territories of a Member State and beyond;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the European Union's international commitments to increase its official development assistance to 0,7 % of GNI, including 0.20 % for the least developed countries (LDCs), by 2030 and to provide new and additional funding for climate action in developing countries; asserts that these commitments must be properly reflected in MFF 2021-2027;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 4
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP) including the Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) ; is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the establishment of an instrument devoted to cooperation with the overseas countries and territories with the aim of bringing about their sustainable development and promoting the values and standards of the Union around the world; stresses, however, the need to endow this instrument with adequate financial resources with a breakdown which is better adapted to needs and more balanced among the various OCTs.
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 14 – point xii a (new)
xii a. Increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI);
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 14 – point xiii a (new)
xiii a. Maintain the amount of 2014- 2020 funding for the partnership with OCTs;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 119 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Asks for the increase of the budgetary allocations, in the 2021 - 2027 MFF, for POSEI programmes of the outermost regions, which are still strongly hit by the crisis and exposed to the structural disadvantages referred to in article 349 of the TFEU (remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and economic dependence on a few products).
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The Agreements may also include other mechanisms, such as the stabilisation mechanism for bananas, for temporary withdrawal of tariff or of other preferential treatment. It is also necessary to lay down the procedures for the application of such mechanisms, where included in the Agreements.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Close monitoring of sensitive products, if any, – including products from the outermost regions, which are key to these small, remote and often insular economies – should facilitate a timely decision concerning the possible initiation of an investigation and subsequent application of measures. Therefore the Commission should regularly monitor imports of sensitive products, if any, from the date of provisional application or entry into force of the Agreements, if there is no provisional application. Monitoring should be extended to other sectors upon a duly justified request made by the relevant industry.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) According to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), special attention should be paid to the outermost regions (ORs) of the Union, as certain sectors of these regions are particularly vulnerable. Therefore several Agreements concluded by the Union with third countries or regions already contain special mechanisms for these ORs. Those mechanisms allow for the adoption of specific safeguard measures if a product is imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of any of those ORs. Additionally, in the event of an increase of imports that could eventually cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of any of these regions, the Commission should also be able to introduce prior surveillance measures. When an Agreement concluded by the Union with a third country or region foresees special treatment for the ORs, these specific measures should apply in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, in order to ensure them a proper and swift protection.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Certain agricultural products, including those from the outermost regions, are sensitive products, and particular attention should be paid to them in the context of EU trade.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Specific safeguard provisions should be available in case the product in question is imported in such large quantities or under such conditions as to cause or potentially cause serious damage to the economic situation of any of the outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Provisions implementing mechanisms for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in certain agreements between the European Union and certain third countries will be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The stabilisation mechanism for bananas is one of the mechanisms for temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in certain agreements between the European Union and certain third countries.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘sensitive product’ means a product identified in a specific agreement as being relatively more vulnerable to a surge of imports than other products, or any product from an outermost region;
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Outermost regions Where a product originating from a country that is party to the agreement with the EU is imported in such large quantities or under such conditions as to cause or potentially cause serious damage to the economic situation in one or more of the EU outermost regions as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a safeguard measure may be imposed under this Regulation, and any other necessary measure may be adopted.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where an Agreement provides for other mechanisms, such as the stabilisation mechanism for bananas, and criteria permitting temporary withdrawal of preferences in respect of certain products, the Commission shall, where the conditions laid down in the relevant Agreement are met, adopt duly justified implementing acts:
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 91 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) suspending or confirming the non- suspension of the preferences for the product concerned;
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If an agreement provides for a stabilisation mechanism for bananas, the arrangements provided for in Regulation 2017/540 and the declaration in the annex shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission shall extend and strengthen the banana stabilisation mechanism in the agreements in which it will expire in 2020.
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 80 #

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the implementation of cohesion policy in a region can generate spill-over benefits elsewhere in the EU due to the increased trade generated; points out, however, that these benefits vary considerably from one Member State to the other, depending in particular on geographic proximity and the structure of the Member States’ economies;
2018/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the particular structural social and economic situation of the outermost regions justifies specific measures, in accordance with Article 349 TFEU, and stresses the need to improve the specific measures for these regions by adjusting them whenever necessary; calls on the Commission to take the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU of 15 December 2015 as the basis for ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is properly applied as regards the conditions governing access to the Structural Funds; suggests in particular extending the specific allocation for the outermost regions to the social component, maintaining the current level of Union co-financing in those regions, and better tailoring the thematic concentration;
2018/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 194 #

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for ESI funds to be used to address demographic challenges (ageing, population loss and demographic pressure) which affect European regions in a variety of specific ways; stresses in particular the need to provide adequate support to the territories, such as some outermost regions, facing growing population pressure caused by a high birth rate and large-scale irregular migration;
2018/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 202 #

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the potential of investments in culture, heritage, youth and sport to create jobs and growth and to improve social cohesion;
2018/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2266(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing affecting coastal areas in the Comoros has detrimental effects on local fisheries and biodiversity, threatening the income and livelihoods of small-scale fishers and, the food security of coastal regions,and the sustainable development of the Comoros and ultimately exacerbating poverty;
2018/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2017/2266(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that according to the sectoral support provided for under the Protocol to the FPA for the sust, the Comorian authorities have fainled operation ofto take appropriate measures to establish a national register of fishing vessels and theo drawing up and implementation of a a robust national action plan and legal framework against IUU fishing in Comorian waters and by Comorian- flagged vessels has not been adequately used by the Comorian authorities, which has led to the Comoros being identified as a non- cooperating country under the IUU Regulation;
2018/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2266(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that in addition to the Comorian administration’s lack of capacity to tackle IUU fishing, the Commission reported a lack of governance/insufficient political will from the Comorian national authorities to cooperate;
2018/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 174, 175, 176 and 176349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas lagging regions suffer more than others from the shortage of public and private investment, which is also due to public debt reduction requirements imposed by the Stability Pact;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission's report on competitiveness in low-income and low- growth regions: the lagging regions (SWD (2017) 0132) and the solutions proposed to support growth and the economy in these regions; deplores, however, the fact that the report ignores the situation in the Union's outermost regions;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that cohesion policy plays a key role in ensuring investment in all EU regions, especially in lagging regions;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the paths taken by and challenges facing low-income regions and low-growth regions differ greatly and therefore call for separate development strategies; stresses that future cohesion policy will be effective only if it is tailored to each region's specific characteristics;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the Commission's report spells out that if cohesion policy is to provide responses tailored to territories' needs, it must not rely solely on static data but must also take account of trends and sub-regional disparities; calls for cohesion policy reform to be based on the insights gained in this way;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 69 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the Commission's report highlights, as the Seventh Cohesion Report did, the situation for territories made vulnerable by globalisation and which are at risk of falling behind; stresses that future cohesion policy must not only continue to reduce disparities but also stop territories from falling behind by providing them with tailored support;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that unemployment, particularly among young people, remains dramatically high and represents one of the most serious and pressing problems in lagging regions; stresses that it is important for future cohesion policy to take account of such indicators along with per capita GDP; stresses the fundamental role of education and training in combating the particularly alarming unemployment and departure levels among young people in these regions;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 106 #

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the adverse effects of austerity policies, especially in low-growth regions, encouraging public investment cuts and giving priority to debt repayment over any other national budget itemspublic investment cuts, but stresses the importance of making savings with a view to eliminating the deficit and of making sure that our children do not end up shouldering the debt burden;
2017/12/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the study on the cumulative effects of future trade agreements on EU agriculture published by the Commission on 15 November 2016;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European agricultural sector and certain agricultural products, such as beef, veal, sheepmeat, dairy products, cereals and sugar – including special sugars – are particularly sensitive issues in these negotiations;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas New Zealand is the world’s leading exporter of butter, the second largest exporter of powdered milk and is also a major player in the global export market for beef, veal and sheepmeat and other dairy products;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to anticipate and take account of the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union on these negotiations, particularly when preparing the exchange of offers and calculating quotas;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 144 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g
g) A balanced outcome in the agriculture and fisheries chapters which gives due consideration to the interests of all European producers and consumers, for instance by introducing appropriate quotas in the most sensitive sectors; considers that only then can it boost competitiveness and be beneficial to both consumers and producers;(Does not affect the English version.)
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 151 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
(ga) Monitoring measures and safeguard clauses that can be activated in an effective and timely manner in the event of market disturbance and difficulties affecting producers;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 154 #

2017/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g b (new)
(gb) Specific, unambiguous provisions on the treatment accorded to overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and the outermost regions (ORs) so as to ensure that due account is paid to their particular interests in the negotiations;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the study on the cumulative effects of future trade agreements on EU agriculture published by the Commission on 15 November 2016;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European agricultural sector and certain agricultural products, such as beef, lamb, dairy products, cereals or sugar – including special sugars – are particularly sensitive issues in these negotiations;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Australia is the world’s third largest exporter of both beef and sugar, and is a major player in the global export market for dairy products and cereals;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to anticipate and take account of the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union on these negotiations, in particular in preparing the exchange of offers and calculating quotas;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 134 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point f
(f) Enforceable measures covering the recognition and protection of intellectual property rights, including geographical indications (GIs) for agricultural and foodstuff products, and for wines and spirits, taking as a benchmark the EU- Australia agreement's provisions protecting the wine sector, while striving to improve the existing legal framework and to ensure a high level of protection for all geographical indications;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 147 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g
(g) A balanced outcome in the agriculture and fisheries chapters which gives due consideration to the interests of all European producers and consumers, for instance by introducing appropriate quotas in the most sensitive sectorexcluding the most sensitive products from the negotiations; considers that only then can it boost competitiveness and be beneficial to both consumers and producers;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 153 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
(ga) Monitoring measures and safeguard clauses that can be activated in an effective and timely manner in the event of a market disturbance and difficulties affecting producers;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 156 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g b (new)
(gb) Specific, unambiguous provisions on the treatment accorded to overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and the outermost regions (ORs) so as to ensure that due account is paid to their particular interests are represented in the negotiations;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU,
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s new strategy for 'A renewed and reinforced strategic partnership with the outermost regions of the European Union’ published on 24 October 2017,
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 5 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 27 April 2017 on the management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions,
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas fisheries in the Outermost Regions face constraints of their own, recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which also affect their structuring;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 55 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take the necessary action to facilitate the creation of POs, removing the bureaucratic hurdles in the procedure established; points out that it is also necessary to boost the activities of POs, further empowering them and facilitating access to the necessary financial support so that they can carry out a wider variety of tasks in addition to day-to-day fisheries management, while respecting a framework defined by the objectives of the CFP, particularly for the outermost regions, which must be able to locally adapt the functioning of producer organisations and inter-branch organisations in their territories, which are characterised by remoteness, isolation, small size, the prevalence of small-scale fishing and a high degree of vulnerability to imports;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 60 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help and encourage producer organisations to include the value chain in production and marketing plans, with the aim of adapting supply to demand, thussecuring a fair income for fishermen and ensuring that European consumers find products that meet their needs, taking account of differences; points out that, in this context, marketing strategies tailored to specific local features are an essential tool, which would embrace sectoral and/or product-based campaigns and which would help to improve consumer information and awareness, including marking and labelling that provides comprehensible information;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the report on the draft recommendations on the institutional reform of the African Union prepared by H.E. Paul Kagame, with the title: ‘The Imperative to Strengthen our Union’,
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the 3rd Civil Society Intercontinental Forum which took place in Tunis from 11 to 13 July 2017, calling for greater engagement of civil society organisations and for individuals from civil society to be placed at the centre of EU-Africa strategy,
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) has a budget of EUR 30.5 billion, of which 900 million is reserved for the African Peace Facility, and whereas 1.4 billion of the EDF will be used for the EU Trust Fund for Africa; whereas more than 5 billion has been spent on the needs of African countries in the context of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), and whereas 845 million has been allocated to the Pan-African Programme under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) to implement the Joint Africa-EU Strategy;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU is engaged with the African countries in a political institutional dialogue advanced through the EU-Africa summits, the intergovernmental organisation the ‘Union for the Mediterranean’ (UfM) and the ACP-EU cooperation bodies, including at parliamentary level via the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the EU Delegation to the UfM Parliamentary Assembly and with the Pan-African Parliament;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas 343 of the 487 least developed countries are in Africa, which makes the EU-Africa partnership a vital tool for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the attainment of the sustainable development goals, particularly the eradication of poverty;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) review provides opportunities for coordination of neighbourhood policy and policy on other African states to be improved through the creation of extended cooperation frameworks; urges, therefore, that these thematic frameworks be set up to offer greater cooperation between the European Union, the southern neighbourhood partner countries and third countries in Africa on regional issues such as security, energy, and even migration;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it vital to intensify relations between the EU and Africa and to establish ‘win-win’ cooperation to meet shared challenges and secure common benefits, particularly in priority fields such as economic development and job creation, good governance, security, migration, the environment, education and youth and human development through education, health, science, technology and innovation;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the fact that the main topic of the 5th EU-Africa Summit, which will take place in Ivory Coast in November 2017, is youth given its importance for the future of both continents;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the recognised effectiveness of ACP-EU cooperation and the results achieved in the field of development; stresses that this common framework must be maintained, while developingand a legally binding framework with the ACP Group after 2020 must be maintained, and stresses the need to step up the regional dimension, including by means of increased cooperation with the African Union and the regional economic communities;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms the need to adopt, within the Africa-EU partnership, an approach coordinated among the EU Member States themselves and between the EU and its Member States, as provided for by Article 210 TFEU; recalls likewise the necessary respect for the EU principle of the consistency of policies with dPolicy Coherence for Development goals;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of the proposals put forward in the report drawn up by H.E. Paul Kagame, ‘The Imperative to Strengthen our Union’, on AU institutional reform in relation to the following four areas: - focusing the AU on key priorities with continental scope - realigning the structure of AU institutions to deliver on key priorities - managing the AU efficiently and effectively at both political and operational levels - financing the AU themselves and to do so sustainably;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the role played by civil society, the private sector and local authorities in consolidating the political dialogue between the EU and Africa; calls, therefore, for greater intercontinental dialogue to be established between all stakeholders to ensure a people-focused partnership;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the participation of civil society in the Africa- EU partnership, promoting the reinforcement of its capacities; supports the various platforms established to make civil society a key actor in the partnership, particularly the Joint Annual Forum (JAF), whose aim is to implement the EU-Africa roadmap; nonetheless condemns the fact that the JAF has never been held and calls on the EU and the AU to immediately put in place the financial and political means needed to ensure the meaningful participation of all stakeholders in the partnership;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the role of the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the delegations with the UfM and the Pan- African Parliament in engaging in discussions at parliamentary level in both continents; calls for the links between the different assemblies to be strengthened with a view to fostering synergies and consistency of joint measures;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 121 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the urgent need to increase the capacities of developing countries and cooperation between the EU and Africa in the field of security and in combating organised crime and trafficking in human beings; calls for security and judicial cooperation to be stepped up to make it possible to take a holistic approach to tackling problems;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 160 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the specific role of SMEs and small family-run establishments in achieving sustainable development;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area in Africa; recalls also the development prospects presented by Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and trade agreements between the EU and African countries; calls for increased cooperation between the European and African private sectors and for concentration of investment in key sectors such as sustainable energy, including electricity access for all, basic infrastructure, sustainable use of natural resources and agriculture and the ‘blue economy’ – including the maritime industry, particularly by means of public- private partnerships;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 173 #

2017/2083(INI)

18a. Calls for increased investment to support research and innovation and to increase cooperation and the exchange of researchers between the two continents on both matters of common interest and those which particularly concern one of the two continents such as diseases linked to poverty and neglected diseases; stresses that infectious diseases pose a significant threat to social resilience in Africa and Europe;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 175 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Congratulates the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP2) and the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) which are positive examples of EU-Africa cooperation for research and development; calls on the Commission to step up scientific and medical cooperation efforts between the two continents and to foster synergies between the existing different policies and instruments;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 176 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Encourages investment in the energy and circular economy sectors to ensure sustainable development and to play a part in creating job opportunities for young people;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 177 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Strongly supports the initiatives to digitally connect the African continent with the world given that digitalisation is a key factor in ensuring the development of the African economy, but also in connecting people;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 180 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Calls for a maritime policy which is mutually beneficial for both continents, and which uses maritime transport as a tool for trade for development;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 198 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses also the importance of ensuring access to, and completion of high-quality education at all levels, and the need for young people to be connected to global realities and to have skills which meet the needs of the market, by promoting and supporting vocational training;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 204 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses also the importance of high-quality education at all levels, and the need for young people to be connected to global realities and to have skills which meet the needs of the market, by promoting and supporting vocational training and entrepreneurship;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 206 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the need to strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities, in order to enhance their capabilities to anticipate, resist and recover from crises, especially the threats to agriculture, nutrition and food security; calls on the EU to focus on creating resilient livelihoods in the long- term perspective;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 210 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the EU to promote student exchanges between the two continents under the Erasmus + programme and is in favour of young entrepreneurs and researchers also being included in it;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 211 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it important to support African countries in establishing effective health systems; that guarantee access to care for all by being affordable and high quality whilst taking into account the specific situations of vulnerable individuals, including those with disabilities; thus calls for the introduction of universal health coverage by setting up horizontal national health systems;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 252 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the various initiatives adopted at European level to tackle the underlying causes of irregular migration: migration partnerships, trust funds for Africa and the European Fund for Sustainable Development; calls for their implementation to be ensured and continued efficiently and coherently; calls on the Commission to ensure greater flexibility and synergy between the current different tools, programmes and activities with regard to both its internal and its external action;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 256 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recognises the special position of the diaspora in both the receiving countries and the countries of origin by sending considerable funds; wishes that the diaspora could act as a source of information on the dangers linked to irregular migration and contribute to social inclusion in the receiving country.
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to Resolution 69/292 adopted by the UN General Assembly in June 2015 on the development of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 13 September 2012 on Blue Growth: opportunities for marine and maritime sustainable growth,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 January 2014 on Blue Energy: realising the potential of ocean energy in the seas and oceans up to 2020 and beyond,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. having regard to the potential in terms of clean energy possessed by marine wind power and ocean energy (wave power, tidal power and the thermal energy of the seas), on condition that the environment and existing ecosystems are respected; whereas this clean energy gives the EU the opportunity not only to generate economic growth and to create skilled jobs but also to improve the security of its energy supply and become more competitive thanks to technological innovation;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to follow up the Joint Communication on Ocean Governance by publishing a progress report on the measures reviewed and a precise timetable for future measures, establishing links between these measures and existing European initiatives, as well as existing international instruments;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to swiftly implementation the Framework Directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management, to permit the full and harmonious development of the various maritime activities;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes theCalls on the Commission to propose measures to reduce marine waste as part of its forthcoming strategy on plastic by the Commission as well as, welcomes the adoption of the other measures aimed at combating marine litter and expresses its deep concern about the scale of the issue; calls on the Commission and Member States to join and support the international coalition for the reduction of pollution with plastic bags;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 188 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to support the CBD and CITES and stresses the need for a coordinated approach in implementing the decisions taken in the framework of these conventions for the protection of marine species and biodiversity, and calls on the Commission to ensure that European work is well coordinated with international work, particularly with reference to definitions and harmonisation of the protection measures taken;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Ccalls on the Member States to step up their efforts to implement a holistic approach to the design, management and evaluation of Marine Protected Areas, in order to reach their full potential for protecting marine and coastal biodiversity; calls on the Member States to increase the number of designated Marine Protected Areas, in accordance with SDG 14, with the aim of preserving at least 10% of marine and coastal areas; encourages Member States to develop coherent and connected networks of Marine Protected Areas; calls on the Commission and Council to use the results of scientific research into biodiversity with reference to the criteria for establishing MPAs in the negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction; lastly, encourages European Union Member States to ensure that tools are complementary and to develop marine spatial planning in order to combine marine protected areas more effectively with other effective conservation measures;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages Member States to increase protection and resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems, particularly coral barrier reefs and mangroves; encourages Member States, in this context, to commit themselves to the International Coral Reef Initiative;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission and Member States, by means of the various Community funds, to undertake the investment necessary to create an environment favourable to the development of marine renewable energy in order to fully unlock the potential of Europe’s seas;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, all sectors of the economy are required to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions; urges the adoption of clear targets to reduce international maritime CO2 emissions at global level through the IMO; notes, furthermore, that the EU should contribute in parallel to the reduction of CO2 emissions from shipping by introducing a robust pricing mechanism as soon as possiblecalls for the establishment at international level of a pricing system in cooperation with the IMO;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up research, to encourage multidisciplinary approaches and partnerships between economic and public operators in order to develop scientific knowledge of the oceans;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Welcomes the EU’s support via the programmes for marine and maritime research and innovation funded through the framework programme; calls on the Commission to maintain that support;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate Agreement must guide the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and that the EU’s support for such implementation in developing countries must increase;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must guide the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and that the EU’s support for such implementation in developing countries must increase; underlines, in this context, the need to focus on the health, food, education, water and sanitation, energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure and governance SDGs;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, in this context, the need to focus on the health, food, education, water and sanitation, energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure and governance SDGs;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, in this context, the need to focus on the health, food, education, environment and climate, water and sanitation, energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure and governance SDGs;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the role of European Consensus on Development as the framework for a common approach to development policy applied by EU institutions and the Member States and implementation of SDGs; notes that the MFF should reflect the key priorities in development spending in line with this statement, mainstreaming aid effectiveness and policy coherence for development (PCD) principles;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of official development assistance (ODA) in least developed countries and fragile states; notes its potential to facilitate the mobilisation of financing for development from other sources, private and public, domestic and international; supports the EU’s new efforts at stimulating private investment through blending grants and loans and providing guarantees, also in countries where the needs are great, but the risks are high; notes that important funding needs will arise as a result; stresses in this regard that development programming on a geographical or thematic basis should follow a multi-annual approach, as well as use different and complementary modalities and modes of aid delivery, based on the country’s capacities, needs and performance;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of official development assistance (ODA) in least developed countries and fragile states - notably in Africa; notes its potential to facilitate the mobilisation of financing for development from other sources, private and public, domestic and international; supports the EU’s new efforts at stimulating private investment through blending grants and loans and providing guarantees, also in countries where the needs are great, but the risks are high; notes that important funding needs will arise as a result; stresses the need to have predicable and flexible financing for development cooperation.
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the European Commission's proposals on strengthening disaster response at EU level, notably through the forthcoming implementation of the 'rescEU' autonomous reserve capacity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise that existing national infrastructure has a European dimension, and thereby manifest their support for preparatory action on the establishment of a European network of civil protection and risk management hubs;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that losses of funds for EU development cooperation caused by Brexit must be compensated for; supports the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) into the EU budget in the context of an overall increase the total of EU-managed ODA under two conditions i) a guaranteed ring-fencing of developing funds to maintain the level of financing for developing countries, and ii) a permanent solution for EU financing of security expenses that are linked to and in coherence with development cooperation;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 104 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a specific structure to be set up for the OCTs in the next multiannual financial framework so they may benefit from financial assistance tailored to the ambitions of the OCT-EU Partnership and based on the interests and challenges they share with the European Union, as provided for in Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as members of the EU family and members of regions that are strategically important to the EU, while furthering their regional integration.
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 463 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Stresses the socioeconomic and ecological importance of the fisheries sector, the ‘blue economy’ and their contribution to the food autonomy of the EU; points out that the common fisheries policy is an exclusive EU competence; emphasises, in this respect, the need to keep a specific, substantial, independent and accessible fisheries fund to implement this policy; calls for the reestablishment of the Program of Options Specifically relating to Remoteness and Insularity in Fisheries (POSEI Fisheries), as this is a very important program for the European Outermost Regions; calls, at least, for the level of financial appropriations dedicated to the fisheries sector under the current MFF to be maintained and, if new needs arise, to increase the financial appropriations for maritime affairs; warns about the possible negative impacts of a hard Brexit on this sector; notes that other financial instruments, in addition to non- repayable aid, could provide complementary financing possibilities;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the development assistance from the EU budget needs to be kept at least at the level foreseen in the MFF and maintain its focus on long-term efforts to eradicate poverty; welcomes the phasing out of ODA for middle income countries but stresses that cooperation should be maintained with MIC on regional issues and global challenges;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for-more principle, taking as an example the European Neighbourhood Policy;believes that the more and the faster a country progresses in its internal reforms in relation to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should receive from the EU;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recognises that no country has ever developed without engaging in further trade relations with their neighbours and the rest of the world;further encourages the financing of aid for trade activities, in order to allow developing countries to participate to a much greater degree in global value chains in the future;stresses in this context the increasing importance of digital connectivity in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of the globalisation benefits in favour of developing countries;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasises the need for the EU budget to adequately contribute to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);recalls that its implementation has to cut across the EU’s internal and external policies, as well as integrate in a balanced and coherent manner the three dimensions of sustainable development, addressing the interlinkages between the different SDGs;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the high importance of supporting micro-, small- and medium- sized enterprises and calls in particular for a further strengthening of micro- finance loan and guarantee systems;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU budget is not the adequate tool for financing migration policies, as most Member States remainBelieves that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is of paramount importance for the EU in order to address the root causes of migration; recognises that expenditure relating to security is particularly reluctevant to launch a common policy in this fieldin the current efforts to comprehensively address the security-development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Agenda;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its rejection of the use of development funds for non-development objectives and underlines that funding that does not fulfil ODA criteria must be sourced from other instruments than the DCI and the EDFpoints out that programming is to be designed so as to fulfil to the greatest extent possible the criteria for official development assistance (‘ODA’) established by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), taking into account the Union's aim to ensure over the period 2014-2020 that at least 90 % of its overall external assistance be counted as ODA;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of increasing the attribution of funds aiming at supporting good governance, democracy and the rule of law in developing counties in order to promote accountable and transparent institutions, support capacity building and foster participatory decision-making and public access to information;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that since the European Union is the largest donor of aid to the LAC region, withdrawing it, including aid to middle-income countries, would be a backward step that would impede the region’s future development; calls on the Commission and Council to make an unambiguous commitment with LAC (particularly MSME), taking due account of the future EU / ACP partnership, to leave no one behind and alleviate the impact on countries that have recently achieved middle-income status or are in a process of transition towards it;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Urges for better coordination between policies and programmes supporting the LAC region, as well as the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories; calls for the political commitments made at the EU- LAC regional summits to be honoured, and, to that end, formet and accompanied by the allocation of the necessary financial resources to be provided.;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas current EU trade policy lacks a gender equality perspective, as well as obligations to enforce women´s rights conventions; whereas including a gender perspective in trade and investment policies is an essential element of an integrated sustainable development policy framework that combines social and economic measures to ensure fairer and beneficial outcomes for all;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need for gender analysis and perspectives to be integrated systematically into trade and investment policies, and into the trade-related capacity building programmes of international finance institutions, donors and intergovernmental organisations, through ex-ante analysis and monitoring, with a view to overcoming the potentially negative gender impacts of different trade measures and instruments;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its concerns about the possible privatisation of basic services resulting from trade and investment agreements, and highlights that the issue of public provision of social services is especially salient for gender equality, given that changes in access to such services, and their quality, creates a gender-uneven distribution of unpaid care work;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, in accordance with SDG target 17.15, partner countries’ democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments, including those on gender equality; underlines the need to ensure that neither trade and investment mechanisms nor intellectual property rights endanger the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality or stronger labour and consumer rights;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to enhance the participation of women and gender experts in trade policy-making and negotiation processes at all levels, and the fact that multi-stakeholder mechanisms should be established to reorient the trade agenda in support of a pro-poor and gender-aware development frameworkwhereas free trade has brought new possibilities and empowerment to women in developing countries;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that all EU trade agreements should include bindingenforceable clauses on women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming, with an appropriate body appointed, or an explicit mechanism established, to monitor compliance;
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the progress made in recent years with the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact¸ the EU Timber Regulation and the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, and calls on the Commission to expand binding frameworks onconsider expending due diligence obligations to other sectors in order to ensure that the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social standards, including the ones related to gender equality.
2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the reality of climate change is already being felt in the EU in the form of extreme weather phenomena: hurricanes, storms, desertification, heatwaves, floods and water shortages, and areas such as the outermost regions experience the effects of climate change even more keenly;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the role played by the EU in the Paris/COP 21 agreement and its role as world leader in the fight against climate change; points out that Europe has the most ambitious climate change goals in the world; Urges that climate change mitigation be considered an urgent priority in EU cohesion policies, in order to meet and indeed exceed the Paris Agreement/COP21 commitments by promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, without prejudice to the necessary adaptation measures;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and Member States to implement ambitious targets in their legislation, that should be mandatory for the Member States and regional and local authorities, in line with the request made by the Committee of the Regions in its opinion of 9 February 2017;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the grave irresponsibility of sections of industry, the media and politics that continue to deny the evidence of climate changenon-cooperative strategies that put the environment - a shared resource - at risk;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that climate change interacts with factors such as social and gender segregation, migration, the demographic challenge, urbanisation, technological change and energy transition , which meands that this requires an overarching vision, which is more feasible and effective on a local scalea comprehensive approach which takes account of local circumstances will be necessary;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Warns of the economic impact that is currently affecting – and will affect significantly more seriously in the future – public health and social care systems that are already overburdened andsocietal costs incurred for public health and social care, which are facing a precarious economic situation, and thatwhich will be required to meet growing and more complex needs;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2017/2006(INI)

13. Believes that cohesion policy should encompass the mitigation and adaptation approaches, differentiating between them and setting clear and measurable targets in each area; takes the view that these targets should be reached through investment plans with the participation of cities and regions (both authorities and civil society), and that this participation should also cover the implementation and evaluation stages;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 111 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. UrgesWelcomes the role a number of cities and regions to includehave played in the fight against climate change on the institutional agenda as a matter of urand in environmental protection; Urges cities and regions to incorporate the fight against climate change even further into the institutional agencyda, by planning for specific goals and adopting mitigation and adaptation measures, accompanied by monitoring and evaluation based on objective parameters and tried-and-tested methodologies;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that mitigation measures must be planned on the basis of a fair distribution of efforts and benefits among the various actors, and that adaptation measures must focus on protecting the most vulnerable sections of thwhole population; considers it necessary to carry out an advance assessment of the socio- economic consequences of suchthese measures on citizens’ lives;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the diversity and specific nature of regional vulnerabilities and potential, and points out that challenges, resources and the most effective measures may vary in each territory; stressreiterates, therefore, its commitment to the principle of subsidiarity and stresses that cities and regions must have the necessary competence and sufficient political, administrative and financial autonomy to plan and implement actions;
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 129 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need for cities and regions to implement measures to welcome and integrate climate refugees and migrants;deleted
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 135 #

2017/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on cities and regions to apply gender-equality policies during the planning, implementation and evaluation of measures, and to carry out a detailed analysis covering all sectors and all proposed actions;deleted
2017/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to all the communications issued on the outermost regions by the Commission,
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to all its resolutions on the outermost regions, in particular the resolution on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the EU in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy and that on optimising the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other EU programmes,
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the Court of Justice judgment of 15 December 2015 on the interpretation of Article 349 of the TFEU,
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy remains the main EU-wide investment policy for growth, competitiveness and sustainable job creation after 2020, especially against the backdrop of a sharp decline in public and private investments in many Member States and the implications of globalisation;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, in order for a post-2020 cohesion policy to be able to realise its full potential, the rules need to be radically simplified and thought needs to be given to increasing proportionality and introducing arrangements for differentiated implementation of programmes coming under the ESI Funds;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that although cohesion policy has mitigated the impact of the crisis, regional disparities and social inequalities remain high; calls for continuous action to reduce disparities, particularly in less developed regions, while maintaining and consolidating support for transition and for more developed regions so as to facilitate ownership of the policy in all regions;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that territorial cooperation in all its forms, including macro-regional strategies, transposes the concept of political cooperation and coordination of regions and citizens across borders in the EU; underlines the merit of cohesion policy in addressing the specific challenges of outermost and northernmost sparsely populated regionsregions, on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU, and of northernmost sparsely populated regions, on the basis of Article 174 of the TFEU;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the current categorisation of regions, the special arrangements for outermost regions, the thematic objectives and the performance framework have demonstrated the value of cohesion policy and should be consolidated; asks the Commission to present ideas for greater flexibility, such as an unallocated reserve or a simplification of re-programming, in order to adapt ESIF investments to unforeseen events and to the specific needs of each region;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 153 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. AStresses that the use of one-size- fits-all approach to cohesion policy intervention, irrespective of the scale of programmes, administrative capacity and the results achieved in individual regions, is one of the main causes of the current complexity; asks the Commission to reflect on solutions based on proportionality and differentiation for the implementation of programmes coming under the ESI Funds, especially with regard to the multiple layers of audit and the number of controls, to a greater harmcontrols; calls also on the Commission to ensure consisationtency between cohesion policy and competition policy, in particular state aid rules, as well as with regard nd to look into the possibility of a single set of rules for all ESI Funds;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 178 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that grants should remain the basis of the financing of cohesion policy; notes, however, the gradual shift from grants to financial instruments; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity or guarantees must be carried out with caution where such financial instruments demonstrate an added value, taking into account regional disparities and the diversity of practices and experiences; stresses the importance of assistance to local and regional authorities on the innovative financial instruments through platforms such as fi-compass; Stresses that the success of financial instruments depends on a number of factors and that it is not possible to draw general, universal conclusions about their efficiency on the basis of one criterion, such as level of development; takes the view that all regions should be able to decide on the implementation of financial instruments and intervention sectors on a voluntary basis and according to local needs; opposes binding quantified targets for the use of financial instruments;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 208 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to reflect on the development of alternative indicators to the GDP indicator, which remains the legitimate method for allocating ESI Funds fairly; such alternativecomplementary indicators may includebe based on a demographic or geographical indicator or dynamicsocial indicators based on social and such as unemployment aspectrates; stresses, furthermore, the relevance of outcome indicators to strengthen the result and performance orientation of the policy;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 222 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of the ESF, the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative, especially in the fight against long-term and youth unemployment in the Union, which are at a historically high level, particularly in less developed regions, but also in the outermost regions and regions which have been hit hardest by the crisis; emphasises the key role played by SMEs in job creation – accounting for 80 % of jobs in the Union – in promoting innovative sectors such as the digital and low-carbon economies;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 241 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Pact of Amsterdam and the better recognition accorded to the role of cities and urban areas in European policy-making and demands an effective implementation of the partnerships and cooperative working methods that the Pact entails; calls on the Commission to improve coordination between the various tools aimed at cities, while reducing the administrative burden;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 265 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for growth, the fostering of economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity across the EU to be put at the top of the EU agenda, and to maintain the fight against poverty and social exclusion, as well as against discrimination;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 280 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that it is high time to prepare the post-2020 EU cohesion policy in order to launch it effectively at the very start of the new programming period; draws attention to the importance of issuing in good time, in all the official languages and in advance of the eligibility period, all documents relating to the future legal framework, and banning the retrospective application and interpretation of rules;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 283 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the core of the current cohesion policy legislative framework should be maintained after 2020 with a simplified, differentiated, refined, easily accessible and result- orientated policy that benefits all the European regions and with an added value of the policy which is better communicated to citizens; insists on the need to maintain, and even reinforce, the specific tools for the outermost regions as part of future cohesion policy;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 293 #

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses in view of the Commission’s proposal 2016/0282(COD) that the reception of legal migrants and refugees as well as their social and economic integration requires a coherent transnational approach, which should also be addressed through the current and future EU cohesion policy;
2017/04/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2016/2324(INI)

3a. Recalls the importance to the Union of establishing an inclusive human rights dialogue with all partner States, with the participation of civil society organisations; calls on both the Union and Member States to step up their good governance programmes with third countries and to promote exchanges of good practices with regard to the inclusion and participation of civil society organisations in decision-making processes;
2017/06/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 355, first paragraph, (1) TFEU, as amended by Article 2 of Decision the decisions of the European Council of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy (2010/718/EU) and of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (2012/419/EU), which stipulates that the provisions of the Treaties shall apply to the outermost regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU,
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, which definesstates that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions asmay be compatible with the internal market,
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in that judgment, the Court confirms, above all, that legal acts with the aim of introducing specific measures for the outermost regions may be adopted on the legal basis of Article 349, that this legal basis makes it possible to derogate both from primary and from secondary law, and that the list of areas covered in the wording of Article 349 is not exhaustive, as ‘the authors of the FEU Treaty did not intend to lay down an exhaustive list of the types of measures that may be adopted on the basis of that article’,
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the purpose of Article 349 TFEU is to permitensure the development of the outermost regions, and their treatment both as part of European territory and as part of their own geographical regions, while conferrallowing on them theo benefit of European policies and fundswhere appropriate of specific measures adapted to their realities and needs;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, while the outermost regions are in principle fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, with their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union lawpecific situation acknowledged by the Treaties, establishing a principle and allowing for a right of adaptation, addressed at the level of different Union policies;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that while facing a significant disadvantage due to the geographical distance to the Union, the outermost regions benefit also of several important assets such as the potential of growing tourism related activities, blue growth, of exploiting significant renewable energy resources, of developing a circular economy, as well as valorising their rich natural heritage and huge biodiversity;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU has not been sufficiently utilised in ancould be interpreted also in a more innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific new European policiapproaches, making use of the strong points of the outermost regions, empowering them to boost their strengths;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the TreatiesArticle 7 TEU confers on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties, which is applicable to all, starting with itself;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Main conclusionsState of play concerning the application of Article 349 TFEU
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that, for nearly 20 years,Expresses concern that the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have not so far been implemented and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive mannerto the biggest extent possible, limiting their capacity of taking full advantage of their belonging to the Union and increasing their competitiveness in their particular geographic areas;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potentially damaging impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, peaches, sugar, and bananas and rum) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging tof the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints but also of their assets;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered bya programme which takes full account of the special characteristics of the outermost regions, through a regulation of its own based both on Article 349 TFEU and on Articles 42, first paragraph, and 43(2), and recognises the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU enables the outermost regions to be given operating aid that is not limited in time and not progressively reduced, on the basis of flexible procedures, intended to offset the additional costs that they have to handle; recalls that those exemptions relate both to the EU’s financial instruments and to State aid;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to of establishing an overall strategy accompanied by specific policimeasures aund instruments appropriate to the outermost regioner different policies;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions andNotes that several communications on the outermost regions have been adopted by the European InstitutCommissions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy fornow on the Commission to put forward an action plan accompanied by legislative initiatives making it possible to implement a consistent and effective strategy with regard to the outermost regions, a plan which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs; emphasises the need to work in close cooperation with the regional authorities of the outermost regions and the stakeholders;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall commonWelcomes the work of the Commission on a renewed strategy on outermost regions which will be adopted latest end of 2017; calls on the Commission to include in this renewed strategy a detailing on the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectivesf them, on the basis of the specific social and economic situation, with targeted strategic frameworks addressing the investment needs and by appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, with a view to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, comparable to the Union average;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to step up coordination between its Directorates- General in the areas concerning the outermost regions with a view to having an appropriate approach to outermost area issues in European policies and strategies; on that point, emphasises the crucial role of the Secretariat-General in ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is applied soundly, given the fact that adjusting EU policies to the special characteristics of the outermost regions entails decisions being taken at the highest political level;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 97 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to include, in its tools for managing and detecting market crises in agricultural sectors such as banana, sugar, rum, fisheries or milk, with the European Milk Market Observatory, a clear definition of a market crisis in the outermost regions, and to adapt its indicators to the actual situations in those regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the recent report by the Commission4, which concluded that the overall performance of the POSEI programmes (2006-2014) was positive, considers that that programme seems essential for the purpose of maintaining diverse and traditional productproduction by the outermost regions and that it accords with the new objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and recommends that the current basic regulation should remain in force, while bearing in mind the fact that budget adjustments might be required following the entry into force of any free trade agreements that might change or threaten to change the production of the outermost regions; _________________ 4 Report from the Commission on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union (POSEI) of 15 December 2016 (COM(2016)0797).
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 101 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that the successive reforms ofCalls for the reforms relating to the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently takento take into account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 106 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the crucial importance of milk production in the Azores, to maintain support to producers and to lay down additional measures in the event of a market crisis;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Observes that the disappearance of quotas and guaranteed prices which began with the reform of the COM in sugar in 2005 is damaging cane sugar producers in the outermost regions; emphasises the need to place on a permanent footing all the specific instruments put in place within the framework of Article 349 TFEU in the interests of the sustainable competitiveness of this industry; calls for the establishment of a support scheme for sugar-cane growers in the event of a fall in world sugar prices;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions; calls, therefore, for support for producers to be maintained and, where necessary, increased;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers it necessary to provide better support for diversification of production in the outermost regions, and to introduce actions designed to resolve the market crises which certain sectors are facing, particularly the tomato and livestock sectors, and to facilitate the development of small-scale holdings, such as dairy product holdings;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 115 #

2016/2250(INI)

18c. Urges the Commission to plan a specific financial allocation for the outermost regions when exceptional and emergency aid is granted to the agricultural sector because of serious market crises;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. DeplorStresses, in the name of consistency of policies, the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are increasingly being jeopardised byshould not be undermined by the negative effects that certain free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries may have on the economies of the outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to encourage the farmers of the outermost regions to promote their high-quality products by supporting the use of the outermost regions logo, as well as other forms of quality certification;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 123 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the fact thatCalls for the trade negotiations conducted by the Union fail toto duly take into account either the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions, and in particular bananas, sugar, rum, tomatoes and fishery products;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 131 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the Union’s trade policy ought not to endangers the small number of products which are exported and the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions dependindustries of the outermost regions, since they play a major role in economic, social and environmental terms;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 146 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vitalnecessary for the protection of the sensitive products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activated in the event of the products of the outermost regions being seriously affected, or the threat of such an occurrence;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the systemUnderlines the limits ofn tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised therehe principle of equivalence, particularly for organic agriculture products, which makes it possible for products from third countries which are not in compliance with all the European requirements to enter the European Union; Calls for the principle of compliance to be applied immediately;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 159 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers essential to set up a support system for the fisheries of the ORs based on Article 349 in the light of what is done in agriculture with POSEI;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 160 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investIn the interests of the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions, and in accordance with the principles of differentiated treatment for the small islands and territories referred to in SDG 14, calls on the Commission to create support measures based on Article 349 TFEU to enable the funding (whether European or national) of the artisanal and traditional fishing boats of the outermost regions which land all their catches in outermost region ports and contribute to local sustainable development, which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regionsith a view to increasing human safety, compliance with European hygiene standards, combating IUU fishing and becoming more environmentally friendly; notes that the renewal of the fishing fleet must remain within the permitted capacity ceilings, must be restricted to replacing an old ship with a new one and must be conducive to sustainable fishing and the attainment of the MSY objective;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 168 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case ofalls on the Union to support the outermost regions, so that it has not ensuredthey can progress with the sustainable and efficient economic development of their exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 176 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the fact that, by means of this under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also aCalls on the European Union to rely upon the outermost regions in an effort to reinforce its position as an international maritime power;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 184 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls for the creation of a specific instrument for fisheries in the outermost regions, based on former Regulation No 1791/2007 and drawing inspiration from the agricultural POSEI regulation, with a view, in particular, to ensuring legal certainty in relation to the plans for compensation of additional costs through ex ante approval by the Commission and permanent funding;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 194 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines the importance of the EU financial support for all the outermost regions which amounts to EUR 13 billion for the programming period 2014-2020;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 201 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that, for the next programming period, more flexibility could be envisaged within the thematic concentration in the case of the outermost regions should be able toas regards defineing some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages, as appropriate;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 208 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls the shared objective of twofold integration of the outermost regions; calls for all schemes concerned with cross-border cooperation between the outermost regions and third countries or the overseas countries and territories in their geographical regions to be intensified and made operational;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 212 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Deplores the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions;deleted
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 214 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. DeploRegrets the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regionsso far not been used much in the outermost regions; is of the opinion that measures should be taken to reinforce the take-up of EFSI in outermost regions by amongst others enlarging the scope of general objectives eligible for EFSI support and by enhancing the geographical diversification of EFSI;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 220 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Recalls that the most important fund for training and employment is the European Social Fund (ESF); calls on the Commission – in view of the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, which grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds – to create an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 222 #
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 223 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls, furthermore, that Article 107(3) TFEU states that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions may be considered to be compatible with the internal market, in view of their structural, economic and social situation;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 226 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Deplores the fact thatCalls on the Commission to rely on Articles 107(3)(a) and TFEU in the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they create a situation which may lastingly damagein order to contribute to the economic and social development of the outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 230 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores the fact that the proposals for simplifying the GBERs and RSAGs did not make any provision for altering the rules so as to ensure the economic and social development of the outermost regions;deleted
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 234 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guaranteeextend after 2020 thate exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020based on thorough assessment of their situation;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 241 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. CondemnsWarns of trade practices such as those of clearance markets, which end upcan destabilisinge the island micro-markets of local economies;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 242 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Research, environmentbusiness competitiveness, environment, education, transport, energy and telecommunications
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 248 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Does not consider that any of the Union’Calls on the Commission to lay down in its horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 258 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. CPoints to the significant potential of developing research and innovation activities for a solid and sustainable development; calls for the establishment of a research programmenetwork specific to the outermost regions, which would make it possible to networkconnect their respective universities, research centres and innovative businesses better;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 260 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Points out the central role played by SMEs in the outermost regions with regard to economic and social development; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take better account of the situation of the outermost regions within the framework of the COSME programmes, or the EU employment and social innovation programme (EaSI);
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 264 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Would like to see an improvement in the way the common characteristics of the outermost regions are taken into account within the framework of the Erasmus programme, including through the promotion of exchanges between outermost regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 267 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. QuestionsConsiders that more can be done in order to ensure the determination ofritorial continuity of the outermost regions; calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate the outermost regions into the trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 270 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 considered that "Further efforts are needed to implement the Natura 2000 network in order to fully exploit its potential";
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 273 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. DeplorStresses the fact that the Natura 2000 programme is not applicable to the French outermoutermost regions enjoy extraordinary biodiversity and that they are particularly seriously affected by the effects of climate change, therefore instruments specific to thoste regions; considers this situation to be particul need to be introduced to combat those effects; calls on the Commission once again to put the BEST preliminarly damaging to theaction on a permanent footing by creating a sustainable mechanism for funding protjections ofn biodiversity and the environment in those region, the promotion of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change in European overseas countries and territories;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 274 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Recalls that, in its Special Report 01/2017, the European Court of Auditors considered that ‘significant progress is needed from the Member States, and more efforts from the Commission, in order to better contribute to the ambitious goals of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy’;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 275 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 considered that "Significant progress is needed from the Member States and further efforts by the Commission to better contribute to the ambitious objectives of the EU's biodiversity strategy for 2020";
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 276 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Suggests that an impact study be carried out regarding the possibilities of applying the Natura 2000 programme to the French outermost regions, with a view to establishing the most appropriate tools for the protection of the biodiversity and environment of these regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 277 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Recalls that the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy published by the Commission in October 2015 and mentioned by the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 concluded that, although significant progress has been made since 2011 in implementing the measures under Objective 1, the most significant challenges remain the completion of the marine element of the Natura 2000 network and the guarantee of effective management of the sites and funding needed to support the Natura 2000 network, both of which are important factors for ORs";
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 281 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to establish a programme relating tosupport programmes designed to provide the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union or between different outermost regions; calls on the Union to exclude the outermost regions from the ETS;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 282 #

2016/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls for the creation of a specific POSEI-type programme for transport to promote the territorial, social and economic cohesion of the regions and to reduce the isolation, or double isolation, of some outermost regions; stresses that this programme should provide for support for the transport of people and goods between the outermost regions and the continent, within the outermost regions themselves and between outermost regions that are close to each other, such as the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Isles; stresses that this programme should also promote trade between these regions;
2017/04/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas demographic change is one of the main challenges for local development in the EU today, together with employment-related issues, globalisation, the technological shift, climate change and inclusiveness;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas demographic change does not affect all regionterritories in a uniform manner, with the majority of urban areas experiencing a population gain and most rural and remote areas experiencing a decline, the picture being very mixed in the outermost regions; whereas such imbalances represent major challenges both for regionterritories suffering from depopulation and for those experiencing a population influx;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas European regions are not unbroken expanses of territory; whereas they can contain pockets of unemployment or poverty and face particular challenges, especially as regards demographic change, making it vital to set up targeted instruments to reduce subregional disparities and help bring about a better territorial balance in terms of urban, peri-urban, and rural areas;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas demographic change is exacerbating the process of societal fragmentation and the polarisation of our societies, with growing disparities in terms of economic capacity and service accessibility, which translate into connectivity divides or medical deserts;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main problems relating to the demographic change currently experienced by many EU regionsparts of the EU are decreasing population densities, an ageing population due to structural changes in the age period, falling birth rates and gradual depopulation;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out, however, that the situation varies greatly from one region or territory to the next, especially in the outermost regions, some of which are having to cope with growing population pressure caused by a high birth rate and large-scale irregular migration;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that effective EU support for immigration policies in the Member States, without encroaching on their sovereignty or infringing the subsidiarity principle, can mitigate population loss in declining areas; considers that local and regional authorities should be empowered in devising and implementing policies to promote social inclusion and multiculturalismand cultural inclusion;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 205 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points to the importance of taking greater account, under the future cohesion policy, of specific territorial characteristics which manifest themselves at subregional levels;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 212 #

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission to consider the establishment of new criteria that couldsocial indicators in addition to per capita GDP, not least with a view to pinpointing the territories facing demographic challenges; considers that GDP and population density are not sufficient indicators in this regardor employment- related challenges;
2017/07/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that cooperating closely with the regions and sub-regions, including overseas countries and territories, in the European Arctic is essential when building the EU-Arctic policy and EU funding for the area, as the regions and local communities, including the indigenous populations, have strong expertise in the key topics;
2016/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase-out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulStresses that even if voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), have some flaws, they nonetheless help to promote respect for human rights and workers' rights in the palm oil sector; recalls, in this context, the commitment made by several Member States under the Amsterdam Declarations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chainsf 7 December 2015 to support the private sector's pledge to obtain 100% of its palm oil for Europe from sustainable sources by 2020;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the revision of the Non- Financial Reporting Directive to include land grabbing and deforestation risks in the non-financial key performance indicators; calls for inclusion of agribusiness in the scope of companies required by the Accounting Directive to report on payments to governments;deleted
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the negative impacts of irresponsible palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that manysome land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the main objective of Council Decision 2013/755/EU29 is to contribute to the progressive development of the ACP countries and the OCTs, byfurther the sustainable development of the OCTs; whereas the partnership is based around three new priorities: enhancing the OCTs' competitiveness and strengthening their resilience of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) reducing their economic and environmental vulnerability and promoting cooperation among them and other partnersand regional integration, _________________ 29 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’)OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1.
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the history of its Member States confers obligations on the Union regarding the development of the ACP countries and cooperation with the OCTs,
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the future of the Union and that of the ACP countries and the OCTs are linked due to geographypolitics, globalisation and demographic changeglobal challenges such as the effects of climate change or even demographic change, global security and migration,
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas a number of OCTs are located in the same regions as the ACP countries; whereas the OCTs face similar global challenges but, unlike ACP countries, are part of the European family and should therefore receive increased preferential treattmention in the delivery of funds; whereas the very small size of the OCTs and the constitutional link between the OCTs and the Union are specificities that should be taken into account,
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Once again calls on the Commission to establish by 2020 a specific funding instrument for OCTs, bearing in mind their special status and their membership of the European family;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15
Aid delivery toCooperation with the OCTs
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 80 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
77. Considers that OCTs should benefit from an increased attention in terms of political objectives, so that they become privileged partners of the European Union in their respective regions, as well as greater flexibility regarding access to funding; calls on the Commission to implement increased synergies with the Union internal and horizontal policies, and ensure the concrete participation of the OCTs to those latterOCTs do indeed participate in those European Union horizontal programmes for which they are eligible;
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 82 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Believes that attention should be brought on the aid performance and impact of the development policy but also other European and international policies on countries located in the same geographical area than OCTs; calls for particular attention to be paid to the specific situation of Mayotte which converted from being an OCT to becomingowing to its change in status from OCT to that of an Outermost Region in 2014;
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 84 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Invites the Commission to ensure that funding benefits fairly and equally to all OCT, taking particular the mosaccount of the fact that isolatedme territories are widely scattered; calls on the Commission to further support OCT administrations for implementation of EDF and projectsthe EDF, in particular through training and technical assistance in order to ensure aidEU performance and action on behalf of the OCTs;
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 85 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79a. Calls on the Commission to establish from 2020 a specific instrument for OCTs that bears in mind their special status and their membership of the European family;
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 87 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Recalls that given their geographic characteristics OCTs are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity; calls on the Commission to better integrate resilience, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, energy self-sufficiency and sustainable development in performance indicators for funding in OCTs; calls also on the Commission to propose, as part of the extension of the BEST preparatory action, a permanent mechanism to protect biodiversity, develop ecosystem services and combat the effects of climate change in the EU's overseas countries and territories;
2017/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 24 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social justicedevelopment and respect for the environment; whereas the complexity and fragmentation of global value chains (GVCs) underline the need for complementary policies and flanking measures to avoid, address and mitigate their potential adverse impacts and to ensure victims of human rights violations have an effective access to remedy;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a number of initiatives have been led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights in the garment supply chain;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress; whereas few existing initiatives reach the scale needed to make a significant impact;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to promoting binding and non- negotiable human rights andprovide for legally binding human rights and good governance clauses and chapters on social and environmental clausissues in the negotiation of international agreements; regrets that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are usually not respected;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 104 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chainmultinationals in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality,; supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’ lives;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 118 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extendsupport initiatives to promote corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to resppromote and protect both human rights and the highestr social and environmental standards;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 135 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 159 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including sub-contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, thatpermit access to relevant information on the conduct of enterprises; believes the EU is bestwell placed to developpromote a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnationalof provisions establishing mandatory due diligence and supply chain transparency and traceabilityfor multinationals in the textile sector;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 900 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the 2030 Agenda sets out to achieve sustainable development within the planetary boundaries, building partnerships putting people at the centre, providing them with vital resources such as food, water and sanitation, health care, energy, education and employment opportunities and promoting peace, justice and prosperity for all; whereas a rights-based approach is a prerequisite for sustainable development;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas climate change is a phenomenon that has to be treated urgently, as it hits the poor and most vulnerable countries to a greater extent;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the Treaty-based Policy Coherence for Development requires the EU to take development cooperation objectives into account when acting in other policy areas likely to affect developing countries; whereas closely linked policy areas such as trade, security, migration, humanitarian assistance and development need therefore to be formulated and implemented so as to be mutually reinforcing;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas SMEs and microenterprises are the backbone of economies worldwide, are a fundamental part of the economy of developing countries and, along with well- functioning public sectors, are a key factor in furthering economic, social and cultural growth; whereas often SMEs face restricted access to capital, particularly in developing countries;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)
Al. whereas oceans play a vital role for biodiversity, food security, energy, jobs and growth but whereas marine resources are under threat from climate change as well as from overexploitation and unsustainable management;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A m (new)
Am. whereas deforestation and forest degradation are depleting ecosystems and are important contributors to climate change;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation, including its implementation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting poverty must be safeguarded in its revision; recalls that Member State and EU-level development policies should reinforce and complement each other;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 72 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social – in particular cultural – and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; calls for the fight against poverty and hunger to remain the overarching and primary goal for EU development policy;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination – in particular gender-based discrimination, injustice and strife and promoting peace, democracy, good governance and human rights as well as inclusive societies and, sustainable growth and climate change related issues must be objectives cutting across every area and every action of EU development policy;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 100 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) and small island developing States (SIDS) while also finding new ways of cooperation with the middle- income countries (MICs) in which the majority of the world’s poor live;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 120 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for gender equality and women’s rights to be a cross-cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan, coupled witha point made by the Council in its Conclusions on Gender in Development of 26 May 2015; calls for specific policy-driven action to target challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation of rights and services, for example as in the case of access to education;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 128 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support women and vulnerable and marginalised groups such as women and children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, linguistic and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, in order to offer them the same opportunities and rights as everyone else, in line with the principle of Leaving No- one Behind;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 144 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Draws attention to the need to promote, protect and safeguard all human rights and to fully and effectively implement the Beijing Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the conclusions of their review conferences; reaffirms, in that context, the EU’s commitment to promoting, protecting and safeguarding the right of every individual to have control over and freely take responsible decisions concerning their own sexuality and sexual and reproductive health without facing discrimination, constraints or violence; stresses the need to guarantee universal access to affordable, comprehensive and high-quality information and education on sexual and reproductive health, including comprehensive sexual education and healthcare services;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 151 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Emphasises the role culture plays in sustainable human, social and economic development and insists that account be taken of the cultural dimension as a fundamental aspect of solidarity, cooperation and EU development aid policies; calls for the promotion of cultural diversity and support for cultural policies and for local circumstances to be taken into account where this can help to achieve the objective of promoting sustainable development;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 163 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective, it must promote a better distribution of prosperity through national budgets, i.e. within as well as between countries; highlights that European development aid should first and foremost differentiate between individual countries’ situations and development needs, and not on the basis of a signed political agreement;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 179 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards step up, and broaden the scope of, joint programming of external anid as well as joint implementation efforts in order to pool resources, improve the in- country division of labour, reduce transaction costs, avoid overlaps and aid fragmentation, raise the EU’s profile at local level and promote country ownership of development strategies; stresses how important it is for the joint programming process to be carried out by European stakeholders and opened up to other donors only were the local situation so warrants, but without diluting European ownership of the process; calls on the EU and its Member States to further coordinate their actions with other donors and organisations;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 236 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) is fundamental in order to achieve the SDGs; underlines that PCD should be seen as an important component of PCSD and should by no means be replaced by it as a concept and an objective;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 262 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Reiterates the direct link between security and development; stresses that the objective of peaceful and inclusive societies with access to justice for all should translate into EU external action buildingwhich, by supporting all local stakeholders who can help bring this about, builds resilience, promotinges human security, strengthenings the rule of law, restoringes confidence and tacklinges the complex challenges of insecurity, fragility and democratic transition;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 267 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments need to be fostered in order to find the right balance between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation and development; stresses that external policy programmes and measures to this end have to be comprehensive, tailor-made to the country situation and, when financed through means foreseen for development policy, correspond tohelp to achieve core development objectives as defined under ODA; underlines that the core tasks of development cooperation remain to support countries in their endeavour to create stable and peaceful states that respect good governance, the rule of law and human rights, and to seek to establish sustainable functioning market economies with the purpose of bringing prosperity to the people;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 285 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Points out that, given the recent European policy measures to fight the root causes of migration, European development policy must fall within the OECD-DAC definition and must be based on development needs; stresses further that development aid must not be made conditional onbe consistent with cooperation in migration matters such as border management or readmission agreements;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 286 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Climate and development
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 287 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Draws attention to the undertakings entered into by the EU at COP 21, in particular the commitment to allocate 20% of its 2014-2020 budget (some EUR 180 billion) to efforts to combat climate change, including through its external and development cooperation policies;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 288 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
38b. Calls for the EU, as the largest ODA donor, to support developing countries in implementing the Paris agreement and to promote a balance between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation funding;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 301 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges (GPGC); calls for a GPGC chapter to be included in the revised Consensus, clearly outlining the priority areas to be tackled, among them insecurity and state fragility, migration, health and education, demographic challenges and urbanisation, the environment – with a special focus on water (sustainable access and sanitation for all and integrated water resource management) –, energy and climate change, food security, and new technological challenges, barriers and opportunities;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 315 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 e (new)
40e. Calls on the EU to promote global initiatives aimed to address challenges linked to fast increasing urbanisation and to create safer, more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities; welcomes in this context the recent adoption of the New Urban Agenda by the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) which aims to explore better ways of planning, designing, financing, developing, governing and managing cities to help fight poverty and hunger, improve health and protect the environment;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 317 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 g (new)
40g. Calls for further EU efforts to protect to protect the oceans and marine resources; welcomes in this context recent European Commission initiatives to improve international governance of the oceans in order to promote better management and to mitigate the impact of climate change on the seas and ecosystems;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 321 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 k (new)
40k. Calls on the EU to support developing countries in creating conditions conducive to economic development and to drawing up appropriate strategies and policies in order to stimulate the development of the private sector in general and SMEs and family businesses in particular;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the remote and isolated position of the outermost regions leaves them no alternative to air transport, and it is therefore vital to take measures to ensure regular flights to and from these regions at affordable prices, thus promoting territorial cohesion and economic growth there;
2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2016/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the CO2 emissions generated by the aviation sector; stresses the wide range of actions already taken to achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020, both by developing alternative fuels and lighter aircraft, and by abiding to international agreements; welcomes the Commission’s intention to review EU measures to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation in light of the outcome of the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO); stresses the importance of maintaining beyond 31 December 2016 the derogation granted under the ETS to emissions from flights to or from an airfield in an outermost region as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU; is of the opinion that, in view also of the Commission’s Circular Economy Package, further initiatives reducing emissions of operational activities from, to and within airports should be encouraged;
2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls thate 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goal 3, with nine quantitative and four qualitative targets, clearly states that by 2030 everyone should have access to good mental and physical health throughout their lives; underlines that, each year, 100 million people fall into poverty because of health costs, adopted by the United Nations on 25 September 2015, and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No 3 thereof, to ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’, under which tare disproportionate to their incomget 3b is to ‘provide access to affordable essential medicines, and vaccines’; emphasises that, according to the WHO, over one third of the world’s population, with over 50 % in Africa, does not have access to medicines;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges not to use free trade agreements with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to introduce TRIPS- plus intellectual property (IP) rules that extend monopoly protection, and not to introduce new IP enforcement rules or investment protection to the detriment of access to medicinesDraws attention to the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, adopted on 14 November 2001, which states that the TRIPS Agreement should be implemented and interpreted in a way that is good for public health – encouraging both access to existing medicines and the development of new ones; welcomes in this regard the decision by the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS Council to extend until January 2033 the derogations for Least Developed Countries (LDCs);
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Supports competition in generic medicines, which allows broad access to medicRecognises the importance of generic and biosimilar medicines, which make for more competition and for savinegs in LMICs; calls, in particular,the health sector; calls for the EU to support activelynot only the governments that use the available legal measures, including TRIPS safeguards and flexibilities,of developing countries with a view to protecting and promoteing public health; calls also for the EU to immediately stop targeting countries such as India that have implemented progressive TRIPS-compliant IP policies which promote access to medicines, through its watch-list of ‘priority but also the private sector in its initiatives to promote access to medicines in developing countries;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges to takehat advantage be taken of the ongoing review process of the EU Tiered Pricing Regulation to repeal it unless itsee if the Regulation can be amendrevised, in close collaboration with the Commission’s Directorates- General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTÉ), in orderso as to support all measures that countries have at their disposal to ensure affordable access to medicines.
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
- having regard to the joint communication of 21 march 2012 entitled 'Towards a renewed EU-Pacific development partnership' (JOIN(2012) 6 final),
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the joint communication of 26 June 2012 entitled 'Joint EU-Caribbean partnership strategy' (JOIN(2012) 18 final),
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the post-Cotonou process should offer a framework within which to discuss trade issues with all the ACP countries; calls for a strengthening of trade cooperat and parties concerned; calls for trade cooperation to be strengthened and to take account of the specificities of the different ACP regions, with a values-driven approach and improved Policy Coherence for Development; believes that good governance, inclusive growth, job creation, the development of the private sector and regional integration must be central in a future economic partnership;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that civil societylocal authority, civil society and private sector involvement is a must throughout the implementation of the EPAs and the post- Cotonou process; notes the importance of a renewed ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and defends strong parliamentary oversight of the future framework; asks for results- oriented monitoring of ACP-EU cooperation, especially with regard to trade and sustainable development;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the ACP region includes a number of overseas countries and territories (OCTs) associated with the European Union whose special links with the EU argue in favour of a move away from the traditional development assistance approach, so as to take better account of their membership of the European family; whereas although OCTs enjoy a special status, they continue to receive funding under the 11th European Development Funding, in the same way as the ACP countries;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided the ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group, as stated at the ACP summit held in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) from 31 May to 1 June 2016 - that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structure has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practice in a common framework, while the main work has to be done according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that both the common framework and the regional agreements should be legally binding; underlines that, in order to strengthen effectiveness and reduce duplication, the regional agreements with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific should be designed in a way that takes into account existing regional and sub-regional organisations, e.g. the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, and regional agreements such as the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), and should allow the inclusion of additional countries, such as northern African countries, or the creation of groupings in accordance with specific interests or needs (e.g. development status, as in the case of LDCs, or geographical peculiarities, as in the case of small island developing states);
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an ACP-EU peer review mechanism to scrutinise SDG implementation in member states on a regular basis, with ACP and EU representatives not only from governmental institutions but also from parliaments and civil society, as well as from scientific communities, drawing up yearly conclusions and recommendations for follow-up;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses, furthermore, that full account should be taken of knowledge- based policies during the programming, adoption and implementation of the sector-specific public policies provided for under the new agreement;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 105 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the fight against, and ultimate eradication of, poverty to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EU cooperation; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political project and clearly leave behind the donor- recipient mentality; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard to peace and security, human rights, good governance and democracy, the environment, climate change and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 114 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law to continue to form the value-based foundation of a new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element, in line with new SDG 16, covering peace and justice and effective institutions;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 125 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that Article 97 of the Cotonou Agreement provides for a consultation procedure and appropriate measures to deal with serious cases of corruption, and considers it regrettable that this article has been invoked only once to date; calls for that procedure to be strengthened in the new partnership agreement between the EU and the ACP countries, so as to make it fully operational;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 179 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for further efforts to be made to improve JPA scrutiny of development programming and follow-up to such scrutiny; calls on the Commission and ACP governments to promote the involvement of ACP national parliaments, local authorities, and civil society, private-sector and local scientific community actors in the pre- and post-scrutiny of development programming, and to supply all available information in a timely manner to ACP national parliaments in order to assist them in their exercise of democratic scrutiny;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 188 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its call for budgetisation of the EDF in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, democratic scrutiny, and the visibility and coherence of EU development financing; stresses, however, that this budgetisation should be conditioned by i) a guaranteed ring-fencing of developing funds to maintain the level of financing for developing countries; and ii) a permanent solution for EU financing of security expenses linked to development cooperation; underlines that all Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in need should also in the future be eligible for EU development aid;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 193 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for the introduction of a dedicated instrument for all OCTs which is in keeping with their special status and their membership of the European family; calls for closer cooperation between ACP countries and OCTs, with a view to fostering inclusive and sustainable development in their respective regions and integrating OCTs more fully into their regional environments;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 202 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EPAs constitute a basis for regional cooperation and that they must be instruments forhelp to drive development and regional integration; highlights, therefore, the need for legally binding sustainabilityrelevance of the current legal provisions (on human rights and social and environmental standards) in all EPAs, and underlines the importance of creating effective monitoring systems that include a wide range of civil -society in order to avoid the negative effects of trade liberalisationand other actors in order to prevent trade liberalisation from having any negative effects;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide a clear and stable legal environment, and to guarantee coordination, consistency and synergies between instruments and programmes which support SMEs, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI funds), Horizon 2020 and COSME and also with the various instruments proposed by the EIB for SMEs; welcomes the Juncker investment plan, and draws SMEs' attention to the opportunities offered by the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI);
2016/04/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, setting aside the issue of their size, each SME is different and there are many factors which determine their needs and the ease with which they can obtain funding, such as where they are based, in particular if they are located in an outermost region, the business sector in which they operate and the stage they have reached in their development; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to take these factors into account in coming up with tailor-made financing arrangements which in particular exploit the scope for combining subsidies and funding instruments.
2016/04/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions cover 2 507 537 km2, an area equivalent to that covered by of all the EU’s continental EEZs; considers, in this regard, that it is vital for reliable data on the state of resources and practices in these overseas EEZs to be available and accessible;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14 on the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU, which stresses that Article 349 allows derogations not only from the treaties but also from secondary law,
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that fisheries are crucial for thesupporting fisheries in the ORs is crucial for ensuring sustainable economic, social and environmental development ofin the ORs and are an importantse regions as the sector which creates large numbers of jobs; calls for everything possible to be done to strengthen the fisheries sector as a pillar for local development in these regions, in particular by supporting the creation and consolidation of fisheries in the ORs and replacing and modernising the fleets;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the link between food security and establishing sustainable fisheries in the ORs; insists, in this context, on the need to involve local fisheries in achieving food security for local communities, as food security in the ORs is currently too dependent on imports;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that theEuropean rules governing this sector are complex, and that the obstacles they create areimpose, including in terms of competition law, can holding back the creation and development of fisheries in the ORs; calls for the simplmodification of those rules in orderEuropean rules to make it easier for individuals working in ORs to structure and organise themselves into collectives, as well asnd to maxoptimise the performance of EU funding and make the best possible use of fisheries assets in these regionfisheries assets in these regions by replacing and modernising the fleets;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to assume responsibilities in the maritime realm of the ORs, and whereas their exclusive economic zones (EEZ) make up a large percentageroportion of the EU’s total EEZ;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the fisheries sectors in the ORs have to be seen against the background of a particular structural, social and economic situation (Article 349 TFEU), which requires specific and adapted consideration of common European policies;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs andand the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which were designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, allows for a differentiated approach in these regionfor the ORs but can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the common fisheries policy (CFP) and the European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF) were designed to tackle the problems and challenges enof countered in the East Atlantic and the northern hemisphere, and so cannot, in their current form, be uinental Europe and so can only provide a limited responsed to solve the specific challenges and problems encountered by fisheries in the southern hemisphere and the Caribbeanracteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the European Union, while still complying with the principles of sustainability and sustainable development established under the CFP, to exploit the exceptional fishing potential of the outermost regions and to remove all the regulatory and administrative obstacles hampering their economic development;deleted
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorpotegrated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason the ORs consider themselvesare unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘doubley penalty’ised (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the EMFF should be used to replace and modernise small fishing boats that land all their catches in ports modified as soon as possible in order to respond better to the specific characteristics of the ORs, in particular the safety concerns for fishermen in ageing vessels, by authorising the ORs and contribute to the sustainable local development of fisheries in the outermost regionsreplacement and modernisation of the fleet in compliance with the EU’s international obligations, and in particular the requirement not to grant state aid which could lead to overfishing;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas one of the objectives of the CFP is to promote coastal fishing activities, taking into account socio- economic issues;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a sizeable level of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place in some of the ORs’ EEZ7 EEZs of some ORs7 and in the sea basins around others; _________________ 7 European Parliament Draft study on the management of the fishing fleet in the outermost regions (IP/B/PECH/IC/2016_100) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) operational programme of France.
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 31 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the ORs are affected by some of the highest levels of unemployment in the EU (up to 60% youth unemployment in some ORs);
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) among other things provides for support of producer organisations, engines, and community- led local development (CLLD) under certain conditions;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the creation of an instrument dedicated to fisheries in the ORs, as is the case in agriculture with the POSEI scheme, which would make it possible to properly exploit the exceptional fisheries potential of the ORs by providing specific support measures;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 38 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the EMFF supports innovation projects such as management and organisation systems;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 39 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to single out and promote the use of relevant EU cohesion funds, in particular the ERDF and, the EAFRD, the EMFF or the ESF, in order to boost investment in the infrastructures required for the development of local fisheries in the outermost regions; encourages, in particular, investment in projects that make fisheries jobs more attractive, projects that attract more young people and innovative projects that make fisheries more sustainable, promote selective fishing methods and help to develop environmentally responsible fisheries;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that sustainable and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for prosperous coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORs; insists, in this context, on the need to involve local fisheries in achieving food security for local communities, as food security in the ORs is currently too dependent on imports;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the common fisheries policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs, that they cannot be uniformly applied to the challenges and specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs and that they must be allowed a degree of flexibility and pragmatism or be subject to derogations; calls also for the development of a strategy for each regional sea basin tailored to the specific situation of each of the outermost regions;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the presence in the ORs of a wide variety of small communities which are highly dependent on traditional, coastal and small-scale fishing and for which fishing is often the only livelihood;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 46 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the lack of consistency between European fisheries policies and points out that EU action in third countries could seriously hinder the development of the sector in the outermost regions; calls, therefore, for more consideration to be given to the interests of ORs when fisheries agreements are concluded with third countries, including by laying down obligations to land catches in the ORs or to employ personnel from the ORs on vessels;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hencethat particular attention should be paid to fishing; stresses, therefore, that only fishing vessels registered in OR ports arshould be allowed to fish;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 51 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Union to do more to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to lay down specific measures for tackling IUU in the EEZs of the ORs;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evidentStresses the need to maintain the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities in accordance with the precautionary principle and taking into account socio-economic realities;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 54 #

2016/2016(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerable, and takes the view, therefore, that sensitive OR zones need to be properly and effectively protected, in particular by granting exclusive access to local fleets which use environment-friendly fishing equipment, thereby reducing the adverse impact on the zone of illegal fishing;
2016/12/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that in some ORs the fishing fleets are below their capacity limits set by the CFP, owing in particular to the lack of access to financing;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that in its 2016 report, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)8 could not assess the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities for all fleets operating in the ORs as a result of insufficient biological data; considers, in this regard, that it is vital for reliable data on the state of resources and practices in these overseas EEZs to be available and accessible; _________________ 8 Reports of the (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-16-18).
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 64 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 70 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough for some ORs – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 72 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels, causing safety problems and economic constraints for these fishermen;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 74 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that in the ORs small boats make up a large majority of registered vessels; stresses that in some ORs, small vessels are more than 40 years old, which poses real safety problems,
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 77 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the economic multiplying effect of EU funds and support on the private sector contribution, particularly in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 78 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Making better use of possibilities provided under the currentArticle 349 of the Treaty and the CFP
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 80 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the full application of Article 349 TFEU in the European Union's policies, regulations, funds and programmes relating to fisheries, particularly in the EMFF, in order to respond to the specific difficulties encountered by the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 81 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that CLLD is a promising approach and the respective Member State should make best use of the possibilities provided for in the EMFF to support this kind of local development in the ORs;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 84 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions, to facilitate a holistic and appropriately tailored approach;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 87 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions and depredation;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 92 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZEEZ of certain ORs attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels, and in surrounding sea areas in the case of others; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 97 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for genuine consideration to be given to the interests of ORs when fisheries agreements are concluded with third countries, including by laying down obligations to land catches in the ORs or to employ personnel from the ORs on vessels;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 102 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a rebetter structuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 105 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that modernisation, and the development of the traditional or small- scale fishing fleet - including that which fishes for shrimps - in the ORs with the aid of public funding (European or national) is necessary, particularly because of the accelerated ageing of their vessels, which gives rise to problems with safety, compliance with European hygiene standards and efficiency, and the unsuitability of the fleet to reach the available resources or to combat IUU fishing; stresses furthermore that such restructuring will help to diversify fishing in the ORs, to improve its quality, to introduce innovation into its fishing activities and to increase efficiency; calls on the Commission therefore to eliminate all obstacles without delay in order to authorise public financing of the gradual renewal of small-scale or traditional fishing fleets - including those fishing for shrimps - of vessels which land their catches in ports in the ORs and which contribute to local, sustainable development of the fishing industry without damaging the sustainability of resources;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 110 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider indevote particular fishing vesselsattention to traditional or small-scale fishing, which contributes to the local economy and haves a low impact on the environment;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 119 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilities;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 129 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Ways and means under a potential future CFPdeleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 131 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentRecommends that the future CFP take full account of the specific features of the ORs and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the sustainable and rational development of the fisheries sectors in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 141 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleets;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 145 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availableProposes that a specific instrument for fisheries in the ORs be established as soon as possible, modelled on POSEI for agriculture and taking as a basis Regulation No 791/2007, giving consideration to the possibility of bringing together in this specific instrument, in particular, the provisions of Articles 8 (State aid), 13(5) (budget) and 70-73 (compensation plans for additional costs) of the existing EMFF in order to ensure legal certainty of compensation plans for additional costs thanks to prior approval by the Commission and long-term financing;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 152 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Proposes that the capacities of certain segments of the fleets in the ORs be increased provided that it has been scientifically demonstrated that the rate of exploitation of certain fisheries resources can be increased without compromising sustainable fishing objectives;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 154 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocks;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 161 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sectorwork in the maritime economy;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2016/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Money laundering, corruption, illicit financial flows and tax evasion and avoidance remain an obstacle to sustainable development and disproportionately affect developing countries.The Union, the Member States and third countries have a shared responsibility to improve the coordination of the measures taken to counter these negative and harmful conducts and align them with their development strategies and policies.
2017/09/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Member States shall step up the cooperation with third countries by developing an effective communication and ensuring better coordination with measures taken at the Union level, especially as regards developing countries, in order to promote good practices aiming at strengthening their financial systems and implementing efficient anti-laundering mechanisms.
2017/09/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 137 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
(51) The specific situation of the outermost regions is recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The energy sector in the outermost regions is often characterised by isolation, limited and more costly supply and dependence on fossil fuels while these regions benefit from important local renewable sources of energy, particularly biomass. The outermost regions could thus serve as examples of the application of innovative energy technologies for the Union. It is therefore necessary to promote the uptake ofadapt the renewable energy strategy in order to achieve a higher degree of energy autonomy for those regions, to strengthen the security of supply, and recognise their specific situation in terms of renewable energy potential and public support needs. Moreover, the outermost regions should be able to fully exploit their resources, in compliance with the strict sustainability criteria and in keeping with specific local needs, in order to step up their renewable energy output and strengthen their energy independence.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
(51) The specific situation of the outermost regions is recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The energy sector in the outermost regions is often characterised by isolation, limited and more expensive supply and dependence on fossil fuels while these regions benefit from important local renewable sources of energy, in particular biomass. The outermost regions could thus serve as examples of the application of innovative energy technologies for the Union. It is therefore necessary to promote the uptake ofadjust the renewable energy strategy in order to achieve a higher degree of energy autonomy for those regions, strengthen security of supply and recognise their specific situation in terms of renewable energy potential and public support needs. On the other hand, the outermost regions should be able to use the full potential of their resources, in accordance with the criteria of strict sustainability and in line with local conditions, in order to increase the production of renewable energies and strengthen their energy independence.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75
(75) It is appropriate to introduce Union- wide sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass fuels used in the electricity and heating and cooling generation, in order to continue to ensure high greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuel alternatives, to avoid unintended sustainability impacts, and to promote the internal market. Without causing any damage to primary resources of high environmental value, the outermost regions should be able to exploit their resources with a view to boosting how much renewable energy they generate and increasing their energy independence.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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. In particular, support for renewable energy production from biomass to be set up in outermost regions which are highly reliant on energy imports should be bolstered, provided that the strict sustainability criteria for the production of the renewable energy – adapted to the regions’ specific conditions – are met.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 75
(75) It is appropriate to introduce Union- wide sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass fuels used in the electricity and heating and cooling generation, in order to continue to ensure high greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuel alternatives, to avoid unintended sustainability impacts, and to promote the internal market. Without prejudice to the strict respect of primary resources with high environmental value, the outermost regions should be able to use the potential of their resources in order to increase the production of renewable energies and their energy independence.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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. In particular, support for installations producing renewable energy from biomass in outermost regions heavily dependent on energy imports should be strengthened, provided that strict sustainability criteria are met for the production of such renewable energy, adapted to the specific features of these regions.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 429 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
By way of derogation from the preceding paragraphs, taking account of the special characteristics of these territories as established in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Article 26 shall not apply to the outermost regions. Within six months of the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall present to Parliament and the Council a legislative proposal which sets out the greenhouse gas sustainability and reduction criteria applicable to the outermost regions. Those criteria shall take into account specific local characteristics. In particular, these regions should be able to fully exploit their resources, in compliance with the strict sustainability criteria, to increase their generation of renewable energy and to boost their energy independence.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 713 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
By way of derogation from the previous subparagraphs, taking into account the specific features of these territories as provided for in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Article 26 shall not apply to the outermost regions. The Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to Parliament and the Council within 6 months of the entry into force of this Directive to define the criteria for sustainability and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the outermost regions. These criteria shall take into account local specificities. In particular, these regions should be able to use the full potential of their resources, in accordance with the strict sustainability criteria in order to increase the production of renewable energies and strengthen their energy independence.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 203 a (new)
(203 a) In order to ensure adequate visibility of the European Union, its policies and values and to make the best use of European expertise while implementing EU external action via indirect implementation, such indirect implementation with Member States organisations should be the preferred option where the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness can be clearly demonstrated. Indirect cooperation with other donors should also be considered.
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1
The Commission may rely in full or in part on assessments made by itself or other entities, including donors, insofar as these assessments were made with regard to conditions equivalent to those set out in this Regulation for the applicable method of budget implementation. To this end, the Commission shall promote the recognition of internationally accepted standards or international best practices. In case of indirect implementation by Member State organisations as referred to in Article 151a, the Commission shall rely in full on assessments made by the relevant Member State organisation(s).
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The obligations set out in this paragraph shall be without prejudice to agreements concluded with the EIB group, Member State organisations, international organisations and third countries. With regard to the management declaration, such agreements shall include at least the obligation of those entities to provide the Commission annually with a statement that, during the financial year concerned, the Union contribution was used and accounted for in compliance with the requirements set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 149 and with the obligations laid down in such agreements. Such statement may be incorporated in the final report if the action implemented is limited to 18 months.
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 151 a (new)
Article 151 a Indirect implementation with Member State organisations 1. Member State organisations shall mean entities listed in point (c)(v) to (vii) of Article 61(1) provided that: (1) they are entrusted by Member States with a public service mission in the field of international development and cooperation and are established under private or public law in Member States; (2) their systems and procedures which are adapted to the specific legal and operational contexts of international development and cooperation have been positively assessed in accordance with Article 149(4). 2. Under indirect implementation with Member State organisations, the Commission shall rely on those systems and procedures of the Member State organisations that have been positively assessed in accordance with Article 149(4) or any additional systems and procedures beyond the scope of assessment referred to in Article 149(4) that have been duly established and are applied under the scrutiny of the relevant Member States. In particular but not exclusively such cross- reliance shall apply to systems and procedures referred to in Articles 122 and 123. 3. Financial Framework Partnership Agreements concluded with Member State organisations in accordance with Article 126 shall further specify the extent and modalities of cross-reliance on systems and procedures of Member State organisations.
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 189 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 6
The first subparagraph shall not apply to public bodies and the international, international organisations and Member State organisations referred to in Articles 151 and 151a respectively.
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 191 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(c a) Member State organisations;
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 191 – paragraph 6
6. The authorising officer responsible may, depending on a risk assessment, waive the obligation to verify the operational capacity of public bodies, Member State organisations or international organisations.
2017/04/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 172
(172) With a view to responding to the challenges posed by increasing flows of migrants and refugees, the objectives to which the ERDF may contribute in its support of migrant, on the request of the administering authorities, in its support of migrants with regular status, asylum-seekers and refugees should be spelled out.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 264 – paragraph 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
“investment in the development of endogenous potential through fixed investment in equipment and infrastructure, including cultural and sustainable tourism infrastructure with no major restrictions, services to enterprises, support to research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;”
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 112 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 264 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point e
(e) “(e) supporting the reception and social and economic integration of migrants with regular status, asylum seekers and refugees”
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 264 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013
Annex I – table on Social infrastructure
3. In the table of Annex I, the text starting with “Social infrastructure” until the end of the table is replaced by the following: “Social infrastructure Childcare & education persons Capacity of supported childcare or educational infrastructure Health persons Population covered by improved health services Housing housing units Rehabilitated housing housing units Rehabilitated housing, of which for migrants with regular status, asylum seekers and refugees (not including reception centres) Mmigrants with regular status, asylum seekers and refugees persons Capacity of infrastructure supporting migrants with regular status, asylum seekers and refugees (other than housing)
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 115 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013
Article 2 – point 11 a (new)
(aa) The following point 11a is inserted: (11a) ‘repayable advance’ means a loan for a project which is paid in one or more instalments and the conditions for the reimbursement of which depend on the outcome of the project;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 130 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point f
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) selecting operations and fixing the amount of support and, where relevant, presenting the proposals to the body responsible for final verification of eligibility before approval;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 137 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
‘(c) financial instruments allowing for the combination of such contribution with EIB financial products and those of other financial institutions such as those referred to in Article 38(4)(b) under the European Fund for Strategic Investment.’
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii – indent 1
– there is no direct private capital participation, with the exception of non- controlling and non-blocking forms of private capital participation required by national legislative provisions, in conformity with the Treaties, which do not exert a decisive influence on the relevant bank or institution;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 2
– operates under a public policy mandate given by the relevant authority of a Member State at national or regional level, to carry out as part of its operations, economic development activities contributing to the objectives of the ESI Funds, for which implementing tasks have been assigned;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 146 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 3
– carries out its, among its operations, development activities in regions, policy areas and sectors for which access to funding from market sources is not generally available or sufficient;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 149 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 4
operates on a non-profit maximisation basiis not primarily seeking to maximise profits in order to ensure a long- term financial sustainability for its operations;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 151 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 5
idoes not a direct recipientoffer retail services to members of the public in general ofr deposits from the publicoes so within the framework of a Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI); and
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 6
– is subject to the supervision of an independent authority or national audit court in accordance with national law.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 190 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
aa) the following paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a. Given the financial instruments are repayable, their management procedures must be flexible and proportionate. Proof that the financial instruments are used for the purposes envisaged shall be limited to advance verification by the financial intermediary of the eligibility of the beneficiary and his project in line with the conditions relating to the financial instrument in question. No other invoice or receipt shall be requested from the beneficiary once the financing has been approved, except in the case of suspected of fraud. The control procedures as laid down in the Regulation shall ensure an appropriate level of ex post control.’
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 207 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 17
1. Support from the ESI Funds to financial instruments invested in final recipients and gains and other earnings or yields, such as interest, guarantee fees, dividends, capital gains or any other income generated by those investments, which are attributable to the support from the ESI Funds, may be used for differentiated treatment of private investors, banks or public financial institutions as well as the EIB when using the EU guarantee pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/1017. Such differentiated treatment shall be justified by the need to attract private counterpart resources and leverage public funding.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 211 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 43a – paragraph 2
2. The need and the level of differentiated treatment as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established in the ex- ante assessment.deleted
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 216 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 43a – paragraph 3
3. The differentiated treatment shall not exceed what is necessary to create the incentives for attracting private and public counterpart resources. It shall not over- compensate private and public investors and the EIB when using the EU guarantee according to Regulation (EU) 2015/1017. The alignment of interest shall be ensured through an appropriate sharing of risk and profit.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 219 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 43a – paragraph 4
4. Differentiated treatment of private and public investors shall be without prejudice to the Union State aid rules.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 238 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 26 – point a – point ii a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
iia) at the end of paragraph 1 the following subparagraph is added: ‘In line with the recommendations set out in recital 10 of Regulation No 1296/2013 and Article 176 of the Commission proposal, Member States shall make more frequent use of simplified cost options and of ‘single lump sum’ financing in order to make the associated administration less burdensome and to simplify the rules governing the allocation of funds.’
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 240 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 26 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 67 – paragaraph 2a
2a. “2a. For an operation or projects not falling under the first sentence of paragraph 4 and which receive support from the ERDF and the ESF, grants and repayable assistance for which the public support does not exceed EUR 1050 000 shall take the form of standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, except for operations receiving support within the framework of a State aid scheme that does not constitute de minimis aid.”
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 242 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 26 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
(iv) draft budgets established on a case by case basis and agreed ex ante by the managing authority, where the public support does not exceed EUR 1050 000;
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 243 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 26 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 67 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘6a. Member States and their local authorities may apply tot the European Parliament and the European Council for a derogation in relation to the ceilings for public support and to de minimis aid. Such an application must be justified by exceptionally serious economic circumstances. The derogation procedure shall be similar to that used for providing a financial contribution from the EGF. The Council shall act by a qualified majority and the European Parliament shall act by a majority of its component members and three fifths of the votes cast.
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 260 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 47 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 120 – paragraph 5
47a. In Article 120, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “5. The maximum co-financing rate under paragraph 3 at the level of a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, where the whole of a priority axis is delivered through financial instruments, or through community-led local development. may be 100% where it is earmarked for technical assistance.” Or. fr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1303&from=EN)
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 262 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 1
59a. In Article 148, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. Operations for which the total eligible expenditure does not exceed EUR 2400 000 for the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, EUR 15300 000 for the ESF or EUR 1200 000 for the EMFF shall not be subject to more than one audit by either the audit authority or the Commission prior to the submission of the accounts for the accounting year in which the operation is completed. Other operations shall not be subject to more than one audit per accounting year by either the audit authority or the Commission prior to the submission of the accounts for the accounting year in which the operation is completed. Operations shall not be subject to an audit by the Commission or the audit authority in any year if there has already been an audit in that year by the European Court of Auditors, provided that the results of the audit work performed by the European Court of Auditors for such operations can be used by the audit authority or the Commission for the purpose of fulfilling their respective tasks. Or. fr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1303&from=EN)
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Actions under the EFSD Regulation should be designed, so as to fulfil the criteria for development finance established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD taking into account the specificities of private sector development.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 117 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Technical assistance to partner countries should constitute the second pillar of the EIP. In this context, the Commission should step up assistance in order to help partner countries to attract investment by better preparing and promoting projects, developing a higher number of bankable projects and making them known to the international investor community. A project web-portal should be established, which shall constitute a publicly accessible and user-friendly project database, providing relevant information for each project.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 118 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Improving the investment climate and overall policy environment in partner countries should constitute the third pillar of the EIP. In the context of the Union's existing political relations with partner countries, the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative) should maintain policy dialogues aimed at developing legal frameworks, policies and institutions that promote economic stability, sustainable investment and inclusive growth. These policy dialogues should cover, among other issues, the fight against corruption and organised crime and illicit financial flows, good governance, the inclusion of local markets, the boosting of entrepreneurship as well as local business settings, the respect for human rights and the rule of law as well as gender- responsive policies.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 129 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Commission and EIB should conclude an agreement specifying the conditions of their cooperation in the management of the EFSD guarantee and should present the agreement to the strategic board.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 137 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The EFSD should address bottlenecks to private investment and deploy innovative instruments to facilitate access to finance from domestic and foreign investors, in particular for local and European companies as well as for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 138 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The EFSD Guarantee should be granted to eligible counterparts for financing and investment operations or guarantee instruments for an initial investment period up to 31 December 2020. Implementation of the EFSD Guarantee shall be, whenever possible, under the lead of a European eligible counterpart.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 140 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Commission should encourage the European eligible counterparts to support EIB in the management of the EFSD guarantee through respective participation in a technical working group.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 149 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to increase the impact of the EFSD Guarantee in view of the needs in the regions concerned, Member States and EFTA countries should have the possibility of providing contributions in the form of a guarantee or cash. Those contributions could be earmarked by countries, region, sector or investment window.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 153 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) As the funds of the European Neighbourhood Instrument, established by Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, are to be used, a minimum of EUR 200 000 000 of EFSD Guarantee coverage should be allocated for investments in Neighbourhood partner countries throughout the implementation period of the EFSD Guarantee. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument (OJ L 77, 15.3.2014, p. 27).
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 164 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should ensure the accountability of the EFSD. The EIB and other eligible counterparts could be invited to participate in hearings organised by the European Parliament on the implementation of the EFSD.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 203 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The management of the EFSD shall be ensured by the Commission. The Commission shall work in close cooperation with EIB supported by European eligible counterparts as regards the operational management of the EFSD Guarantee.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 210 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The strategic board shall lay down its rules of procedure during the first meeting, which will include details on the number of meetings to be held by year, voting rights of board members and progress reports to be issued by the Commission.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 213 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The strategic board shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative), of the contributing Member States and of the EIB. The Commission may invite other contributors to become members of the strategic board having regard where appropriate to the view of the board. Partner CThe European Parliament shall have observer status. Observers designated by Parliament shall have the right to contribute to the deliberations without the right to vote. Partner countries and relevant regional organisations, and the eligible counterparts and the European Parliament may be given observer status, where appropriate. The strategic board shall be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 222 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Regional operational boards 1. Each regional investment platform shall have an operational board. 2. Those operational boards shall support the Commission in defining regional and sectoral investment goals and regional, sectoral and thematic investment windows and shall formulate opinions on blending operations and on the use of the EFSD Guarantee. They shall, in particular, provide guidance on future financing proposals, monitor and review the pipeline of projects, examine project-related results and monitor the portfolio of approved projects. 3. The operational boards shall be chaired by the Commission and be composed of representatives of the Commission, of the High Representative and of the Member States as voting members, and, when appropriate, of the eligible counterparts as observers. The European Parliament shall be granted observer status. 4. The Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security (High Representative) shall ensure the intensive involvement of the European Union Delegations and of the eligible counterparts in preparing the work of the operational boards.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 261 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide finance in favour of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises with a particular focus on private sector developmentsupport private sector development, with a particular focus on local and European companies as well as micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 270 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) maximise private sector leverage, with a particular focus on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises by addressing bottlenecks to investment.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 281 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) respect the principle of development effectiveness as endorsed in the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and reaffirmed in Nairobi in December 2016.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 285 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) fulfil the criteria for development finance as established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD and adequately support the private sector development in targeted countries
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 287 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) promote the use of untied aid and contribute to development effectiveness, in particular as regards LDCs;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 288 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(ec) contribute to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 300 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. TAfter consultation with the strategic board, the Commission mayshall define investment windows for specific regions or partner countries or for both, for specific sectors, for specific projects or for specific categories of final beneficiaries or for both to be funded by instruments referred to in Article 9 to be covered by the EFSD Guarantee up to a fixed amount. All requests for financial support within investment windows shall be made to the Commission.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 311 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Guarantee shall be implemented with full respect of the principles of development effectiveness to which the Union has committed, including ownership, focus on results, partnerships for development, transparency and shared responsibility.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 313 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall select the eligible counterparts pursuant to Article 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.The EFSD Guarantee shall be implemented, whenever possible, under the lead of a European eligible counterpart.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 317 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States and EFTA countries may contribute to the EFSD Guarantee Fund in the form of guarantees or cash. Subject to Commission approval, other contributors may contribute, in the form of cash.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 323 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At least EUR 200 000 000 of EFSD Guarantee coverage shall be allocated for investments in the partner countries from the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 232/2014.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 338 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) possible contributions from Member States, EFTA-countries and other contributors;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 352 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an assessment of the additionality and added value, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs and the outcomes and impact of the financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee on an aggregated basis, including the impact on employment creationdecent job creation, climate change, the eradication of poverty and on the way in which the root causes of migration are addressed;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 354 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) an assessment of the additionality and added value of financing and investment operations of the eligible counterparts, and of the aggregate risk associated with those operations;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 356 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) an assessment of the actions developed under the second and third pillar of the EIP and the synergies between them and the operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee, with particular regard to progress made in the fight against corruption and organised crime and illicit financial flows, good governance, the inclusion of local markets, the boosting of entrepreneurship as well as local business settings, respect for human rights and the rule of law as well as gender-responsive policies.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 362 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 202019, the Commission shall evaluate the functioning of the EFSD and its effective contribution to the purpose and objectives of this Regulation. The Commission shall submit its evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council, containing an independentexternal evaluation of the application of this Regulation. This report shall be submitted without delay by the Commission in the event that , accompanied by a reasoned proposal with a view to reviewing or amending this Regulation, as appropriate, in particular withe approved financing and view to extending the initial investment operations absorb in full the amount of the EFSD Guarantee available before 30 June 2020iod referred to in Article 7(2).
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 371 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In accordance with its transparency policies and general Union principUnion rules on access to documents and information and data protection, the eligible counterparts shall proactively and systematically make publicly available on their websites information relating to all financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee under this Regulation, relating in particular to the manner in which those operations contribute to the objectives and requirements of this Regulation.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 13 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The 2005 European Consensus on Development recognised the link between security and development16. , and the 2011 Agenda for Change16 a stressed the correlation between development and security. __________________ 16 Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’, OJ C 46, 24.2.2006. 16 a Communication from the Commission: ‘Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’, 13 October 2011 (COM(2011) 637 final).
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The primary objective of the EU’s development policy is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. The policy is also concerned with sustainable development and with tackling inequality and social injustice as well as human rights violations. These issues are key if the root causes of insecurity and violent conflict are to be addressed. The link between security and development is therefore a core principle underpinning the Union’s overall approach to external crises and conflicts, as was pointed out by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in a joint communication entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development’1a. __________________ 1aJoint communication of 28 April 2015 (JOIN(2015) 17 final).
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Règlement (EU) No 230/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a
Where Union assistance is provided to the security sector actors, this may also include military actors under exceptional circumstances as provided for in Article 3a, in particular in the context of a wider security sector reform process and/or capacity building in support of security and development in third countries, in line with the overarching objective of achieving sustainable developmentsustainable development objectives and the principles of aid effectiveness and policy coherence.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where a consensus exists between the country concerned and the international community and/or the European Union that the security sector, and in particular the military, are key for stability, peace and development, particularly in crises and fragile contexts and situations.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Notes that a balanced outcome in agriculture chapters that takes the interests of European producers, particularly those in the outermost regions, and sensitivities duly into account can boost competitiveness and will be beneficial to both consumers and producers; calls on the Commission to exclude the most sensitive sectors from the negotiations or to foresee transitional periods and appropriate quotas; calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to producers;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the interests of the overseas countries and territories in the region during the negotiations on these free trade agreements;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 405 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concerns regardingTakes note of the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increwill make it possible to asses in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, ass whether the EU’s return policy is being implemented properly, but recognises that an increase or reduction in the number of returns clearlywill also depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2341(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
The role of civil society, NGOs and international NGOorganisations
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2341(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and of governance, and that civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOorganisations should play a pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2015/2341(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society and NGOs, as well as the international organisations working in the countries concerned are natural partners for an effective development policy; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity also in this field of action; stresses that NGOs and, civil society and the international organisations working in the countries concerned should be strongly involved in the implementation phase of the EUTF;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2015/2341(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the nutrition, food safety and health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the concept of results orientation requires that ETC programmes ensure high-quality project-level cooperation and adopt a new type of evaluation which contributes to reducing the administrative burden for recipients and managing authorities; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to undertake assessments and issue guidelines as to how results orientation can be better implemented and targeted, considering ETC specificities;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2015/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Considers that better coordination, synergy and complementarity should be sought between cross-border and transnational strands with a view to improving cooperation and integration over wider strategic territories; calls on the Commission to ensure coordination between regional and interregional programmes and cooperation from the outset to avoid overlaps and ensure greater coherence; calls for better coordination between managing authorities and macro-regional strategies’ actors;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (NAFSN) aims to engage private partners to invest in Africimprove food security and nutrition by helping 50 million people in Sub-Saharan agAfriculturea out of poverty by 2020; whereas the participating countries have negotiated Country Cooperation Frameworks (CCFs) setting out commitments to facilitate private investment in the agriculture sector in Africa;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas large public-private partnerships (PPPs) risk creating dominant positions for large agricultural companies in African agriculture which crowd out local businesses, and NAFSN in particular, have enabled over 200 international and African companies to sign letters of intent for investment in African agriculture worth USD 10 billion;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas private investment under NAFSN has reached over 8.2 million smallholders and created more than 21 000 jobs, more than half of which are for women;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas family farmers and smallholders have been largely excluded frommust be at the heart of NASFN;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas so-called ‘growth poles’ aim to attract international investors by making land available to large private companies, and whereas this must not be done at the expense of family farmers;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas different forms of land tenure exist (customary, public and private), but NAFSN almost exclusively refers to land titling to address tenure rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas land titling doeis not the only guarantee protection fromagainst land expropriation and resettlement, while the evidence suggests that titling schemes often increase inequalities;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. ObservEmphasises that agricultural investment policies tend toshould not only encourage large- scale land acquisitions and, nor focus solely on export-oriented agriculture that is usually unrelated to local economies; accordingly, questions the ability of mega-PPPs to contribute to poverty reduction and food security, but should be linked and support the development of the local economy; stresses the need to support smallholders and their families under NAFSN;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that NAFSN promotes intenPoints out that NAFSN has made a commitment to promoting inclusive, agriculture that heavily relies on chemi-based growth that supports small-scale fertilisers and hybrid seeds, with consequences affecting local communities such as soil erosion, ecological and health risks and biodiversity lossarming and helps reduce poverty, hunger and under-nutrition;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls onDraws attention to the commitment made by the parties to NAFSN to incorporate the FAO’s ‘Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security’, and calls on the parties to NAFSN to commit to implementing international standards that define responsible investment in agriculture, and to abide by the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD’s Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for all letters of intent within the CCFs to be published in full, in accordance with the applicable law; stresses the need for strong institutional and legal frameworks to ensure a fair sharing of risks and benefits; calls for the revisemphasises that active participation ofn the CCFs to involve civil society organisations, farmers and end-users in order to sufficiently monitorpart of civil society within NAFSN is crucial in order to step up transparency and ensure its objectives are met; points out that dialogue and regconsultate PPPsion with all civil society groups must be encouraged;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that private companies involved in multilateral development initiatives should be accountable for their actions; calls on the parties to NAFSN, to this end, to set up a strict accountability mechanism, includingubmit annual reports on the action taken under NAFSN and to make those reports public and appeal mechanism forccessible to local people and communities;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls foron the CCFs to be revised so as to effectively tackle the risks of contract farming and out-grower schemes for small-scale producers by ensuringparties to NAFSN to promote, in cooperation forums, the adoption of fair contract provisions, including pricing arrangements, and appropriate dispute settlement mechanisms;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that a pure focus on land titling often leads to insecurity for small- scale food producers and indigenous people, especially women, who lack legal recognition of their land rights and are vulnerable to unfair land deals, expropriation without consent or lack of fair compensation;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on African countries to recognise all legitimate rights to land, including customary tmake every effort to adopt the laws required in order to ensure legal certainty over land rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for NAFSN to be subject to an ex ante impact study regarding land rights and to be conditional on the free, prior and informed consent of the local people affectedSuggests, in this connection, that NAFSN should conduct an ex ante impact study in order to ascertain what effect the investment projected to take place under the Alliance will have on land rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. UrgesCalls on African governments to invest in local food systems in order to boost rural economies and guto improve arrantee local people’s rights of access to and control overgements for democratic scrutiny of access to resources;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 87 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that farmers’ rights to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods in Africa, and that seed diversity is vital in building resilience of farming to climate change; deplorstresses theat corporate requests to strengthen plant breeders’ rights in line with the 1991 Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention, which prohibits the majority of must not result in such informal arrangements being prohibited;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the G8 member states not to support GMO crops in Africa;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 102 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to ensure the transparency of all funding granted to private sector companies and that such funding must be made public in accordance with the applicable law;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 108 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that the funding provided by G8 member states to NAFSN must not contravenes the objective of supporting domestic local companies which cannot compete with multinationals that already benefit from a dominant market position and are often granted business, tariff and tax privileges;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls that the purpose of development aid should serve the goal of poverty reduction, not the interests of EU trade policy; believes that ODA should focus on direct support to small-scale farming, rather than on co- investments with large companies based in donor countriesis to reduce, and ultimately to eradicate, poverty; believes that ODA should focus on direct support to small-scale farming;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to revitalise public investment in African agriculture, while providing support for private investment, and to prioritise investment in agro- ecology, so as to sustainably increase food security and food sovereignty and reduce poverty and hunger while conserving biodiversity and respecting indigenous knowledge and innovation;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the EU to withdraw its support to NAFSN as long as the deficiencies outlined above are not duly addressedenhance the transparency and improve the governance of NAFSN and to seek to ensure that action taken under the Alliance is consistent with development policy goals;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the idea of redefining the EU relationship with Africathe ACP countries by upgrading the principle of good governance as an essential element of the post-Cotonou agreement and by building stronger links between EU development, trade, security and migration policies for mutual reinforcement; reiterates its call for budgetisation of the European Development Fund; calls for a post-2020 EU-ACP partnership to enhance democratic control of the use of funds; calls for a fair and ambitious post-2020 EU-ACP partnership, but also with the other developing countries, that better focuses on common challenges and interests and that is better adapted to make a real change to the security and prosperity of bothe various parties.
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with EU development policies and have an impact on developing countries; calls for the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all trade negotiations; stresses the need to focus on the effective implementation and monitoring of the sreflect the recently adopted Sustainable dDevelopment chapters in trade agreements, in line with the Sustainable Development GoalsGoals into EU's trade policy;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that trade liberalization can increase growth in developing countries, help boost development and reduce poverty by increasing commercial opportunities and investment, creating new jobs opportunities, as well as broadening the productive base through private sector development;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasizes that increased trade in services enhances competitiveness in developing countries as well as encourages innovation by facilitating exchange of know-how, technology and investment in research and development, including through foreign investment;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. UrgesWelcomes significant efforts made by the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation process, and on all trade policies, by duly taking into account concerns express; recognises that the level of openness in TiSA negotiations is indeed unprecedented byin trade unegotiations and civil society organisations, including the CSOs of developing countrommends the EU institutions for continuous engagement with a wide range of stakeholders throughout the process; encourages the Commission to continue and possibly enhance this proactive approach to transparency in EU's trade policies;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade agreements on the basis that they are a tool to bypass multilateral and democratic fora in which developing countries are properly represented in order to set global standards; recalls that TiSA, contrary to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), does not currently have special and differential treatment provisions; urges the Commission to immediately propose such a clause based on GATS Article IVWelcomes TiSA, the biggest free trade agreement currently under negotiation, as it will unlock substantial economic potential, depending on the level of liberalization achieved; reminds that TiSA is designed to boost liberalization of the global services sector, beyond the current GATS provisions which are outdated in the new digital era; recalls that TiSA is meant to advance the stalled multilateral negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) with those countries that are willing to continue negotiations on trade in services; remains strongly committed to a multilateral solution and in this regards considers TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO level;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that full TiSA benefits will remain limited to TiSA parties but believes that developing countries should be able to eventually join the agreement; encourages the EU negotiators to promote the grant of access to TiSA talks to interested parties, conditional on their acceptance of agreed rules and ambitions; believes that this will facilitate more parties joining the agreement and forming a critical mass needed for the multilarisation of TiSA under the WTO;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls TiSA’s risks of increasing asymmetric international trade relations betweenAcknowledges that TiSA benefits both developed and developing countries as it will produce global gains; reminds that services make 40-70 percent of productivity output and employment in developing countries;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognizes that some developing countries face internal constraints such as lack of productive capacity, poor infrastructure, poor trade diversification, excessive red tape and difficulties to meet technical standards in high value export markets; in this regards, encourages the EU and its Member States to remain world's leading providers of Aid for Trade, a tool that can assist developing countries willing to join TiSA to take advantage of opportunities created by liberalization of trade in services through facilitating trade reforms, improving the business environment, supporting regional integration and providing opportunities to integrate into global value chains;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade deals, minds that public services are important elements for sustaking the view that they are a tool for the privatisation of public services and liberalisation of public procurement, such public services and public procuable development and for ensuring respect for people’s dignity; in this context, expresses the position that TiSA should exclude public services and cultural services from the scope of negotiations, while seeking further opening of markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services; reminds that TiSA, as any other international agreement being key elements for sustainable development and for ensuring respect for people’s dignity; asks th, must be compliant to internationally agreed standards on labour, the environment and human rights and that it must be ensured that its provisions allow all parties to the agreement to ensure Ccommission to respect the policy space of developing countries’ governments and parliaments to take decisions in order to ensure internationally agreed standards on labour, the environment and human rightpliance through national legislation; emphasizes that all parties to TiSA must retain the right to maintain and apply their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary stay; in this regards insists on opposing any provisions regarding visas and other entry procedures except those aimed at increasing transparency and streamlining administrative procedures;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls the Commission to mainstream gender equality and women's empowermentrights in its trade policy and to consider the negapositive impact that TiSA and other trade agreements may have in this respect in developing countries as an excellent opportunity for further development of women's entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for women;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the primacy ofat the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union over TiSA and any other international treaty negotiated by the EU, and lays down the fundamental rights that are binding upon the EU institutions and bodies and that apply to national governments when they are implementing EU law; recalls onthat the Court of Justice of the European Union to effectively guarantee this juridical supremacyEuropean Union is based on a strong commitment to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law worldwide; in this regards insists that human rights are at the very heart of EU relations with other countries and regions;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls Uruguay’s decision to withdraw from the negotiations on the basis of concerns that TiSA could threaten the country’s policy space on strategic sectors and services; urges the Commission to take this withdrawal into serious considerInsists that the rights of national and local authorities to regulate is preserved throughout the TiSA negotiations.
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the growth of unrealistic expectations on the EU's development policy that it should help solve the refugee crisis and by efforts to divert substantial EDF and DCI funds to migration related activities, as well as to military activities and to climate action, which are of unclear orand doubtful development value, as well as to military activities and to climate action; fully recogni; recalls the need to respect international commitments and existing internal legal provisions, but stresses the complex nature of many challenges and the need for multifaceted and complementary response actions, but insists on and therefore the need forto clarity in funding arrangements and respect for international commitments, as well as for existing internal legal provisionfy or, if necessary, even to revise existing funding arrangements in order to meet these new global challenges;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises thate importance of expenditure relating to security can be importad the close link between security and development, but emphasises that such funding which does not constitute ODA must comeshould come, first and foremost, from the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and other appropriate new or existing sources, not from the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that, at the global level, the European Union makes a significant contribution in the fight against biodiversity loss and that, with its Member States, it is the main donor of funds for biodiversity conservation and the largest contributor of ODA for biodiversity, with a doubling of funding between 2006 and 2013; emphasises, nevertheless, the need to boost the EU's contribution to preserving biodiversity at the global level in order to attain the Aichi Biodiversity Targets on time;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the critical role of biodiversity in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for indigenous peoples, the poor, and vulnerable groups, who are more directly dependent on biodiversity and resilient ecosystems for their livelihood; callsin particular Goals 14 ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’ and 15 ‘Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss’; recalls that the European Union has incredible biodiversity, in particular thanks to its outermost regions, but also in overseas countries and territories that are associated with it; calls therefore for the EU to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the Convention on Biological Diversity and to ensure that it is implemented effectively;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, and that makEmphasises the need to support a rational and sustainable use of resources both withing the EU’s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason and at the global level, including in the developing countries;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to developCalls on the Commission to continue its initiatives to promote good forest governance, in particular through its FLEGT agreements, and to consider the development of an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level, including in the developing countries;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the current absence of social and environmental sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); deems it crucial to develop international, legally binding sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass use, together with binding sustainable forest management criteria;deleted
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels hbas relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful fored on large-scale industrial monoculture harms the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to review the EU’s policy on biofuels so as to ensure the coherence withof the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to protect agricultural biodiversitybiodiversity on both land and sea in developing countries in order to achieve food security; recalls that farmers’ right to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods on the African continent, and that seed diversity is vital in building the resilience of African farming to climate change, but also to contribute to wealth creation thanks to ecosystemic services;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. UrgesCalls upon the Commission to ensure that the EU’s commitments to farmers’ rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are reflected in all technical assistance and financial support for seed policy development; calls for the EU, in line with the EU food security policy framework, also to support intellectual property rights regimes that enhance the development of locally adapted seed varieties and farmer- saved seeds;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on biodiversity worldwide, as they result in land fragmentation and loss of habitats;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to reduce itscombat biodiversity footprintloss worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems bysupport developing countries in this fight and makinge its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of systematically identifying and evaluating potential impacts on biodiversity resulCalls on the Commission to include in the international agreements it concludes matters relating fromto the liberaenvironment and clismation of trade and investment, through ex-ante trade sustainability impact assessments and ex- post evaluationse change and carry out environmental analyses focused on the possibilities of protecting and improving biodiversity.
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 308 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission, following on from the BEST preparatory action, to introduce a sustainable funding mechanism for protection and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Guadeloupe roadmap, adopted in October 2014, is acted on and to put in place the necessary tools for biodiversity protection in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2015/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. The Commission should endeavour to include in the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol objectives leading to the actual development of local fisheries, in particular of artisanal fisheries and of the fish- processing industry, including by means of more landings in Guinea-Bissau, and other economic activities and partnerships in the fisheries sector; an annual report should be drawn up on the implementation of the sectoral programme and forwarded to Parliament and the Council, in order to promote transparency and to ensure that the budget allocated for supporting the sectoral fisheries policy is in fact used for this purpose;
2015/06/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Joint Committee provided for in the Partnership Agreement should ensure that the probity of all the mechanisms provided for by this Protocol is unquestionable, given the problem of corruption.
2015/06/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 196 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of both ex-ante and ex- post assessments and emphasises in particular that such impact assessments should take account of sensitive sectors and of the potential effects of any trade agreements on the outermost regions and their local production, so that specific measures can be put in place for the operators and produce concerned and potentially affected; stresses the need to always submit a deep sustainability impact assessment, including on human, social and environmental rights, for any trade policy initiative; expresses its concern at the lack of interim and ex-post assessments and that the quality of the existing ones is very low, as demonstrated in the European Court of Auditors Special Report 02/2014; insists that high-quality interim and ex-post evaluations be carried out in respect of all trade agreements in order to allow policymakers, stakeholders and European taxpayers to assess whether trade agreements have achieved the intended results; asks the Commission to provide data on the impact of the trade agreements which have been concluded with special regard to SMEs and the creation of jobs;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas taxation can be a reliable and sustainable source of development financerevenue in developing countries if there is a pgrogressivewth- oriented and well-balanced taxation regime, an effective and efficient tax administration to promote tax compliance, and transparent, and a transparent, responsible and accountable use of public revenue;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas fairgrowth-oriented and well- balanced tax regimes provide vital finance to governments to cover citizens’ rights toneeds for basic services, such as healthcare and education for all, and whereas effective redistributive fiscal policies are essential in decreasing the effect of growing inequalities;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas tax regimes in developing countries should encourage the creation of jobs by attracting necessary foreign investments as well as by supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas effective fiscal policies are essential in strengthening the social contract between government and citizens, in order to increase low taxpayer morale and to create a reciprocal link between tax, public and social services;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the potential benefits of taxation go beyond the increase in available resources to foster development, but have a direct positive side-effect on good governance and state-building by strengthening the rule of law and democratic institutions, promoting long- term independence from foreign assistance and allowing developing countries to assume ownership of their policy choices;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas developing countries face major political and administrative constraints in raising tax revenues as a result of insufficient human and financial resources to collect taxes, weak administrative capacity to deal with the complexity of imposcollecting taxes on certain activities of transnational companies, lack of tax collection infrastructurecapacities, a drain of skilled personnel away from tax administrations, corruption, lack of legitimacy of the political system, an uneveninadequate distribution of revenues and poor tax governance;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the gradual removal of trade barriers over the past decades has increased the amount of cross-border- traded goods and services, and hence has led to a widening of the tax base in developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas, comparatively speaking, developing countries raise substantially less revenue than advanced economies and are characterised by extremely narrow tax bases, and there is considerable potential for increasing the tax-to-GDP ratioamount of tax revenues in order to provide the necessary means for essential governmental responsibilities, especially in the least industrialised countries (LICs);
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas developing countries have been offering various tax incentives and exemptions, leading to harmful tax competition and a ‘race to the bottom’ that brings greater benefit to multinational corporations (MNCs) than to developing countrieunsatisfactory outcomes in terms of effective and efficient tax systems;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas many developing countries cannot attain even the minimum tax level necessary to finance their basic functioning, their public services and their efforts to reduce povertyoften do not collect sufficient means to finance necessary governmental responsibilities;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas developing countries are heavily underrepresenshould be better supported in the existing structures and procedures of international tax cooperation, and do notin order to participate on an equal footing in the current global processes seeking to redefinfurther improve international tax rules, such as the OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) process;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas revenue raising can have an important role to play in rebalancing gender inequalitiecollecting sufficient levels of public finances can have an important role to play in having more equitable societies without discrimination between men and women and special support in particular for children and vulnerable groups;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to put forward an action plan, in the form of a communication, on supporting developing countries in fighting tax dodgingillicit capital flows and setting up fairerbetter-balanced tax systems, taking into account the work undertaken by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD in advance of the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to be held from 13 to 16 July 2015, and the impact of international tax treaties on developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the necessity of having a well-balanced tax mixture with a significant share of the tax revenue in developing countries originating from value added tax (VAT); recalls that in contrary to income taxes, VAT equally puts the burden on imported goods and hence supports domestic economic activities in developing countries; however, takes into account the need for reduced rates for basic and necessary goods of daily consumption as well as the possibility of additional sin taxes in particular on tobacco or alcohol products;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the importance of efficient and growth-oriented tax regimes in developing countries in order to attract necessary foreign investments as well as to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to support developing countries and regional tax administration frameworks in the fight against tax dodgingillegal capital flows, in developing fairerbetter-balanced tax policies, in promoting administrative reforms and in order to increase the share, in terms of aid and development, of financial and technical assistance to the national tax administrations of developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 98 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that only an estimated 0.1 percent (USD 118.4 million) of ODA was dedicated to capacity building in tax matters in 2012; calls for a significant increase of respective technical assistance programmes to 0.5 percent of provided ODA in order to strengthen tax administration and statistical capacities in developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the development of Twinning initiatives, beyond countries in enlargement negotiations or in the framework of the EU Neighbourhood Policy; calls for bringing together public sector expertise from EU Member States and beneficiary countries, aiming to enhance cooperative activities while yielding at preliminarily agreed and concrete operational results for beneficiary countries; supports workshops, training sessions, expert missions, study visits and counselling in order to bring about changes both in the structure of beneficiary institutions, as well as in the respective regulatory tax frameworks in developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 100 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to give good governance in tax matters and faireffective tax collection a high place on the agenda in its policy dialogue (political, development and trade) and in all development cooperation agreements with partner countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 107 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges that information on beneficial ownership of companies, trusts and other institutions be made publicly available in open-data formats, in order to prevent anonymous shell companies and similar legal structurcomparable legal entities from being used to finance illegal activities;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU and the Member States to enforce the principle that multinational companies must adopt country-by-country reporting (CBCR) as standard, requiring them to publish as part of their annual reportadopt country-by-country reporting (CBCR) as a common practice, requiring large multinational companies onf all country-by-country basis for each territory in which they operate the names of all subsidiaries, their financial performance, relevant taxies and sectors to publish required information, assets and number of employees, and to ensure that this information is publicly available part of their annual report on a country-by-country basis;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 123 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the adoption of an Automatic Exchange of Information mechanism, a fundamental tool for enhancing global transparency and cooperation in the fight against tax avoidance and tax evasion; acknowledges, however, that support in terms of expertise and time is needed for developing countries to build the required capacity to send and process information;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and all the Member States, following the example of some Member States and in conformity with Art. 5 (3) TEU, to conduct impact assessments of European tax policies on developing countries, in order to strengthen policy coherence for development and remove practices that have negative spilloverimprove current practices to take better into account the special needs onf developing countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses than when negotiating tax treaties with developing countries, source- country taxation rights should be preserved, and the UN Model Tax Conventionincome or profits resulting from cross-border activities should be preferrtaxed toin the OECD Model Tax Conventionsource country, in order to avoid a bias towards developed countries’ interests and to ensure a fair distribun effective collection of taxing right revenues;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 141 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the EU and the Member States to ensure that the UN taxation committee is transformed into a genuine intergovernmental body equipped with additional resourcesbetter equipped with additional resources inside the framework of the UN Economic and Social Council, ensuring that developing countries can participate equally in the global reformmore effectively in the further global development of existing international tax rules;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 146 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that gender analysis should be made central to tax justicesufficient levels of public finance can contribute to an environment with less discrimination between men and women and with better support in particular for children and vulnerable groups in society;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 152 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EIB to ensure that companies or other legal entities that receive EIB support do not participate in tax evasion via offshore centres and tax haveninteract with financial intermediaries established in offshore centres and tax havens in terms of illicit capital flows;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 12 December 2014 on a stronger role of the private sector in development cooperation,
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report No. 16/2014 on "The effectiveness of blending regional investment facility grants with financial institution loans to support EU external policies",
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the magnitude of the SDGs financing challenge demands a strong and global partnership and the use of all forms - including innovative sources - of financing (domestic, international, public and private);
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas domestic resource mobilisation and Official Development Assistance (ODA) are non-substitutable anchors of development finance which must be strengthened in order that developing countries can reach their full potential;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas three-quarters of the world's poorest people - an estimated 960 million - currently live in middle-income countries; whereas developing countries’ potentials for domestic resource mobilisation are significant, but there are limits to what countries can accomplish on their own;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the EU and its Member States, as the largest donors of development aid, must lead the FfD process and help bring about a credible response to the development finance challenges; whereas other developed and emerging countries should follow its example;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report and its transformative, holistic and integrated approach to an ambitious global partnershipas a negotiation basis for achieving an ambitious global partnership on new development goals and the associated financial framework;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU to leadaffirm its political leadership all throughout the preparatory process towards the definition of a sustainable development framework and its means of implementation along the commitments and values stated in its founding Treaties;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 95 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the recent Commission communication entitled ‘A Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015’, for its comprehensiveness, for its policy coherence focus and for confirming that the EU is committed to playing its full part in this global partnership; however, regrets a certain lack ofencourages further commitments as regarding the timeline fors future financial targets;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the EU and its Member States to re-commit without delay or negotiationgradually increase their level of ODA and re-commit to the 0.7 % of GNI target, with at least 0.2 % of GNI reserved for LDCs, and to present multiannual budget timetables for the scale-up to thes; these efforts should be done in a joint effort and in close cooperation with all other donor countries around the world in order to ensure the best possible outcome in view of the implementation of the Sustainable lDevels by 2020opment Goals;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 104 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU and other developed countries must honour their commitment to provide scaled-up, new and additional climate finance to developing countries reaching USD 100 billion per year by 2020reach the goal of mobilizing jointly USD 100 billion annually, from a wide variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral, including alternative sources by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries; calls on countries with emerging economies to increasingly follow this example by financially contributing to these goals;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 123 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that ODA should remain the standard measure of financial efforts made; supports the inclusion of concessional loans based on calculation of their grant equivalents, despite due consideration of total official support for development; stresses the role of ODA as a catalyst to attract private investment;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 133 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda building on the commitments in the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, in particular by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid delivery mechanisms and donostakeholders;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 137 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of a clear priority-setting in the spending of aid with a special focus on sectorial areas such as health, education, energy and water supply, agriculture as well as infrastructure;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 142 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recalls that development efforts need to be undertaken in a joint effort following the principles of shared responsibility and mutual accountability between local, regional and national authorities on the one side and donors on the other side;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 144 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. SFully encourages developing countries' efforts to increasingly finance their own development; to this end, stresses that domestic resource mobilisation must be a key source of financing for all developed and developing countries; emphasises the need for robust, far and progressiveeffective and well-balanced tax systems;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 151 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Commission to further help strengthening the areas oftax collection capacity of developing countries by improving tax administration, financial governance and public financial management through enhanced cooperation and capacity building in developing countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 162 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to actively crack down on tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flows; supports the setting-up ofidea of having an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN, in particular with the Economic and Social Council of the UN and UNCTAD being in charge; recalls that illicit capital flows coming out of developing countries amount to USD 1 trillion and correspond ten times the total ODA;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 170 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the decisive importance of good governance, the rule of law and democracy, institutional framework and regulatory instruments in particular of public registers such as land and commercial registers; especially supports investment in capacity-building, education, health, public services, social protection, the protection of human rights and the fight against poverty and inequality, including in terms ofwith regard to gender; recognises the need for infrastructures and selective public investments, as well as the sustainable use and management of natural resources, including by the extractive industries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 186 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries in order to improve their position in global value chains and to support the domestic production of sophisticated goods and services; emphasises in this context the important role of micro, small and medium enterprises;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 199 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of favourable conditions for private enterprise and entrepreneurship in developing countries; calls for alignmentthe active participation of the private sector with the aim of contributing to the sustainable development goals through appropriate partnerships, financial instruments, incentives and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); such efforts should be accompanied by a commitment to strengthening domestic legal frameworks;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 216 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the EU’s support and cooperation with the private sector can and must contribute to reducing poverty and inequality and promote human rights, environmental standards and social dialogue; recalls that the private sector generates 90 percent of jobs in developing countries and therefore insists on its fundamental role as engine of job creation and inclusive growth;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 217 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the EU to setupport developing countries in setting up a regulatory business framework that stimulates responsible, transparent and accountable investment which contributes to the development of the private sector in developing countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 220 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the Cotonou Agreement Investment Facility as a tool for increasing developing countries’ ownership while promoting the private sector, in particular in fragile states or least developed countries, where the development impact is potentially greater;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 223 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to support increased access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries as this constitutes an effective path out of poverty for the local communities; underlines the importance of micro-finance loan systems and guarantees in particular for the creation phase of such companies;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 227 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Insists on the necessity of further developing local and regional banks and credit unions in order to significantly decrease excessive interest rates for market loans in order to better support community development at a local level 1 a ; stresses in this context the specific needs of micro, small and medium enterprises as well as NGOs and calls for the development of targeted programmes and instruments in order to address their respective situations; __________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/attachments/dalberg_s me-briefing-paper.pdf
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 229 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. CRecalls for the adoption of an ‘SDG partner’ framework forthat public aid alone is far from sufficient to cover all investment needs in developing countries; therefore, insists on the leverage role of blending projects and public-private partnerships (PPPs) that will ensure that such projects respect the best international practices and the internationally agreedas means to enhance the impact of development assistance, to attract private finance and to support local businesses; however, stresses that blended finance must not replace state responsibility for delivering on social needs and should be guided by development effectiveness principles;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 236 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Supports increased market access for developing countries, especially LDCs, as it can strengthen the private sector and create incentives for reform; urges the Commission to ensure that trade and investment agreements, especially with developing countries, LDCs and fragile states, are aligned with the SDGs; emphasises that such agreements should be subjected to SDG impact assessmentson measures that strengthen competition authorities in the respective countries, bring more transparency into public procurement procedures and focus on trade facilitation; supports the Commission’s suggestion of updating its Aid for Trade Strategy in light of the outcomes of the post-2015 negotiations;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 243 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the role of local authorities and civil society, including NGOs, as an essential development partner; calls for an increasedphilanthropic foundations and the private sector, as an essential development partner; supports an effective participation of the representatives of civil society voice in the discussions of development priorities and the set-up of operations on the ground; underlines the role of EU delegations in the respective countries as a facilitator of such dialogues;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 253 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the UN’s central role, in complementarity with other existing institutions and forums such as the OECD, in global economic governance and development; supports efforts to further enhance the voice and representation of developing countries in multilateral institutions and other norm- and standard- setting bodies;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 261 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a review of international organisations’ programmes and instruments of financial assistance for development in order to align them with the new SDGs; urges, and to allow notably, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to increase low- income countries’ levels of access to their concessional facilities and to gear their resources more closely to the needs of developing countries, including through mutually effective pro-poor lending facilities;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The outcomes of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ‘Rio +20’19 as well as, the international developments regarding the fight against illegal wildlife trade and the New Sustainable Development Goals (17 goals to transform our world, including Goal 14: Life below water) adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations should be reflected into the Union's external fisheries policy. __________________ 19 United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/Res/66/288 of 27 July 2012 on the outcome of the Rio +20 Conference, entitled "The Future We Want".
2016/07/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Basic Regulation’)20, is to ensure that fishing activities are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and are managed consistently with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and that they are contributing to the availability of food supplies. It is also necessary, in implementing this policy, to take account of development cooperation objectives in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) no 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
2016/07/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/0112(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R0019&from=EN)1a. Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Commission annexed to this resolution; For information, the statement reads as follows: JOINT DECLARATION The European Parliament and the Commission agree on the importance of close cooperation in monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and Regulation (EU) No 19/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, of the other part [1]. To that end they agree on the following: – Upon request by the responsible committee of the European Parliament, the Commission shall report to it on any specific concerns relating to the implementation by Colombia, Ecuador or Peru of their commitments on trade and sustainable development. – If the European Parliament adopts a recommendation to initiate a safeguard investigation, the Commission will carefully examine whether the conditions under Regulation (EU) No 19/2013 for ex-officio initiation are fulfilled. If the Commission considers that the conditions are not fulfilled, it will present a report to the responsible committee of the European Parliament including an explanation of all the factors relevant to the initiation of such an investigation. – The Commission shall assess the situation of European banana producers before 1 January 2020, the date on which the stabilisation mechanism expires. If it determines that there is a risk of European producers being placed at a serious disadvantage, it may consider extending the period of validity of the mechanism, with the agreement of the parties to the Agreement. If they do not give their agreement, the Commission should consider taking corrective measures if that serious disadvantage then materialises. Or. xm
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Ecuador, one of the main producers and suppliers of banana to the Union, along with Colombia, is acceding the Agreement. The current stabilisation mechanism for bananas should therefore be extended to Ecuador. However, the application of the current stabilisation mechanism for banana has proved to be inefficient. Indeed, experience shows that the mechanism lacks flexibility, hampering its effectiveness. For three consecutive years the defined import trigger volume for Peru was exceeded, but no measure was taken. For those reasons, changes need to be made to ensure that the applicable procedure is faster and simplified in order to improve the information flow among the Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament, in particular by including an early warning when 80% of the trigger volumes are exceeded and by establishing a price observatory.
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The stabilisation mechanism for bananas will cease, together with the possibility to suspend swiftly for a short period the preferential customs duties in the case of increased imports, a necessary safety-net, without which the particularly vulnerable EU banana sector will not be able to face harsh competition by low-cost third-country banana producers. Therefore, compensation should be provided to EU banana producers.
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) The outermost regions´ socio- economic situation remains very fragile, and some of them are particularly dependent on the banana sector, which suffers from a lack of competitiveness and from the difficulties in reacting to the evolution of the market conditions. The tariff concessions granted to third countries can have a significant impact on the banana market, in which production is concentrated in the European Union's outermost regions, where production alternatives are rare. In the last revision of the POSEI, the Union agreed financial aid to Union producers aiming to offset the impact of the tariff concessions granted to Peru and Colombia. It is, therefore, necessary to grant compensation to Union producers in order to alleviate the negative consequences that the accession of Ecuador to the Agreement will have on them when the POSEI is revised.
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
4a. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: 1a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the trend in banana imports from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and their impact on the Union market and Union producers. When import volumes reach 80% of the triggering threshold for the stabilisation mechanism outlined in the annex to this Regulation, for one or more of the States Parties to the Agreement, the Commission shall formally alert the European Parliament and the Council by a written procedure.
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 2
4b. In Article 15, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports of products referred to in paragraph 1, as indicated in the second and third, third and fourth columns of the table in the Annex. Once the trigger volume for either Colombia, Ecuador or Peru is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission shall, in accordance with the urgency procedure referred to in Article 14(4), adopt an implementing act by which it may either temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty applied to products of the corresponding origin during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year or determine that such suspension is not appropriate. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R0019&from=EN)” Or. fr
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
4b. In Article 15, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. In addition to the monitoring process established in Article 3 and to the surveillance measures established in Article 6, a price observatory for green bananas shall be created in order to provide information on a monthly basis. The price observatory shall be tasked with transmitting to the Commission within two months of the end of the reviewed month information related to prices of green bananas, notably, on the Spanish, French and Portuguese markets. The price observatory shall notify the Commission in the case of a serious disturbance of prices on at least one of those markets and the Commission shall alert the European Parliament and the Council by way of a written procedure.". Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R0019)
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3
4c. In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. When deciding whether measures should be applied pursuant to paragraph 2, the Commission shall take into consideration the impact of the imports concerned on the situation of the Union market for bananas. That examination shall include factors such as: effect of the imports concerned on the Union price level, development of imports from other sources, overall stability of the Union market. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R0019&from=EN)The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a written report setting out a detailed analysis of the results which prompted it to apply or not to apply measures. This report must be forwarded at the latest 14 days after the Commission has taken the decision to end the emergency procedure.” Or. fr
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3a (new)
4d. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "3a. The Commission shall develop accurate statistical tools which take account of trends in the volume and price of imports, including over short periods, and of the situation of producers in each of the outermost regions, so that a more detailed assessment of imports and the situation on the Union market can be drawn up."
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: 1a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the trend in banana imports from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and their impact on the Union market and Union producers. When import volumes reach 80% of the triggering threshold for the stabilisation mechanism outlined in the annex to this Regulation, for one or more of the States Parties to the Agreement, the Commission shall formally alert the European Parliament and the Council by a written procedure.
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R0020)(1b) In Article 15, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. In addition to the monitoring process established in Article 3 and to the surveillance measures established in Article 6 of the present regulation, a price observatory for green bananas is created in order to provide information on a monthly period. This price observatory is tasked with transmitting to the European Commission within two months after the end of the reviewed month information related to prices of green bananas, notably, on the Spanish, French and Portuguese markets. In case of serious disturbance of prices on at least one of the aforementioned markets, the observatory shall inform the relevant authorities within the European Commission in order for the Commission alert the European Parliament and the Council via a written procedure." Or. en
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3
1b. In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: " 3. When deciding whether measures should be applied pursuant to paragraph 2, the Commission shall take into consideration the impact of the imports concerned on the situation of the Union market for bananas. That examination shall include factors such as: effect of the imports concerned on the Union price level, development of imports from other sources, overall stability of the Union market." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R0019&from=EN) The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a written report setting out a detailed analysis of the results which prompted it to apply or not to apply measures. This report must be forwarded at the latest 14 days after the Commission has taken the decision to end the emergency procedure.' Or. fr
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2015/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point1 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
1c. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "3a. The Commission shall develop accurate statistical tools which take account of trends in the volume and price of imports, including over short periods, and of the situation of producers in each of the outermost regions, so that a more detailed assessment of imports and the situation on the Union market can be drawn up." "
2016/09/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 435 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting– particularly European Parliament votes – affecting the future of the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 448 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency, currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 449 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for the establishment of an ‘observer’ status applicable to all United Kingdom representatives, whether elected or unelected, at the EU institutions; the status would enable the representatives to participate in debates until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without taking part in decisions, including votes in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; proposes that the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is given a mandate to set out the arrangements for this ‘observer’ status on behalf of all the institutions;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 821 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Points out that the excessive number and redundancy of emergency resolutions, but also of some subjects which address only the subsidiarity of Members States in the European Parliament’s reports, weaken their political and diplomatic impact;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 897 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a singlPoints out that the seat ofor the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the s is in Strasbourg and that its places of work can only be changed by meatns of all the other EU institutions,n agmencies and bodies be determined by Parliadment andto the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedureTreaty on European Union;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 906 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls, in the interests of transparency, for a study to be carried out on the cost of all the European Union’s agencies and bodies being spread across the Member States; calls for a study to be carried out to calculate the savings that would be made by moving all the European Union’s decentralised bodies to its capital: Strasbourg;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need for the EU and its delegations to implement the human rights- based approach in development policy and aid, especially the new toolbox; also encourages the Member States to adopt a human rights-based approach in their development policies and aid, for example by emphasising the importance of human rights, good governance and democracy in budget and sector support dialogues; at the same time, calls on the EU itself to respectto promote and defend democratic ownership, participation of civil society and transparency of development aid (the last-named under the EU Transparency Guarantee);
2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of supporting the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the need for corporate accountability; stresses the need to adopt a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights;
2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a concentrated EU effort against land-grabbing, by means of calling forpromoting adequate safeguards to prevent it and highlighting the direct responsibility of the EU and European companies in the matter; calls for an assessmcountries concerned and among EU and European companies present ofin the impact of EU trade policy on land- grabbing,ose countries; calls for the implementation of the global Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, and the adoption of binding guidelines for preventing land- grabbing; calls on the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a means of guaranteeing the right to food;
2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the WHO statement of 9 May 2015 declaring the Ebola virus in Liberia to be over,
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas there are structural shortcomings in the health and education systems, in particular cluding the area oftraining of medical personnel, and in health education, in the three countries affected by the epidemic (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea), which are also among those at the bottom of the UNDP's human development index, with around 80% of the countries' citizens living in extreme poverty;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas people are still being infected with the virus in many parts of Guinea and Sierra Leone, while in Liberia the fact that there have beenWHO declared the Ebola virus over after detecting no new cases overf the last month allows one to be cautiously optimistic that the worst may be overdisease for 42 days;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas by 14 April6 May 2015 more than 10 6991 000 had died in the epidemic in the three countries concerned and whereas economic growth in those countries has been severely affected by the health crisis;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Ebola epidemic which affected West Africa is the largest and most complex outbreak in the history of the disease; whereas the WHO was first alerted to the outbreak of Ebola on 23 March 2014, but whereas it was only on 8 August that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee declared it a public health emergency of international concern; whereas prior to this outbreak, Ebola had not been considered a major public health challenge;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Ebola crisis has resulted in another problem which Médecins Sans Frontières has referred to as 'a crisis within a crisis', namely that people with conditions other than Ebola are not going to hospital for fear that they will be infected with the virus;deleted
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas in the first few months of the Ebola crisis, the humanitarian NGOs – Médecins Sans Frontières and the Red Cross in particular – were the most effective, best-informed and most experienced players and those most capable oferefore playinged a front-line role in initial efforts to combat the virus;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas with their know-how and their ability to work together, the humanitarian organisations showed that, when it is necessary at the start of a crisis, they can be morevery relevant and more effective than the 'institutional players';
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Ebola crisis has resulted in another problem which Médecins Sans Frontières has referred to as 'a crisis within a crisis', namely that people with conditions other than Ebola are not going to hospital for fear that they will be infected with the virus;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has proved that it has an effective logistics capability that could be used in future for early warning and response purposes as well;deleted
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the European Union and its Member States have allocated more than EUR 1.3 billion to tackle the Ebola virus, supplemented by aid provided directly in kind to the affected countries;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the European Council has appointed an Ebola coordinator on 23 October 2014 in the person of the Commissioner responsible for humanitarian aid and crisis management, Mr Stylianides; whereas since 12 November 2014 he has visited the countries most affected, accompanied by the Commissioner for Health, Mr Andriukaitis;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas access to medicines and to research and development findings in this area must be geared exclusively, as a priority, to the needs of sufferers, whether in Europe or in developing countries;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the Ebola crisis has dragged the countries in the area affected into recession and whereas in 2015 alone, according to the World Bank, the GDP of the three countries worst affected will be reduced by USD 2 bn as a result;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas some NGOs have called on the World Bank to raise some USD 1.7 billion in order to help those countries to make lasting improvements to their healthcare infrastructure;deleted
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. CriticiStresses the international community's failure to react properly, or at all,response and commitment of the European Union and its Member States since March 2014 to help contain the propagation of the Ebola virus, but nonetheless deplores the slow international response to the crisis during the first few months of the crisis;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the heads of international organisations to learn from this situationcrisis and to develop effective means of dealing with international health crises;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In this context, notes the reform announced by the Director of the WHO on 18 May 2015, particularly the establishment of a new emergency programme and a world reserve of staff who can be deployed quickly on the ground, and the establishment of a new reserve fund of USD 100 m specifically for emergencies; welcomes the commitment to increase the WHO’s budget by 10% within two years, bringing it to USD 4.5 bn;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that, once emergency assistance is no longer required, the EU’s long-term response should focus first on development assistance, which will need to include investment in the health and other sectors, particularly the organisation and management of health systems, health monitoring and information or systems to supply medicines, and then on the assistance that is essential in order to get the three countries' economies back on their feet;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 101 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls also on the European Union to support the establishment of a network of monitoring points in developing countries to make it possible to detect as quickly as possible new cases of infectious disease which have the potential to develop into pandemics, in order to create a sentinel network in those countries;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 102 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recognises the need to support the establishment of cooperation between the EU and its Member States and developing countries, in particular those of West Africa, as far as training medical staff is concerned;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses, in general, the need for developing countries to give budgetary priority to setting up robust and resilient social security and health systems, building sustainable healthcare infrastructure (in particular laboratories) and offering high- quality basic services and healthcare;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that investment in the health sector is an important driver of economic development and contributes to poverty reduction in developing countries; welcomes the inclusion of Goal 3 ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ in the proposal for future Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), due to be adopted in September by the United Nations;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 119 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of augmenting global epidemiological research capacity, developing 'quick tests' and providing access to vaccines; welcomes, in this regard, the fact that many EU research funds have been mobilised to fight against the Ebola virus, including through the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), the Horizon 2020 programme and the EDCTP programme;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 125 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for research infrastructure to be bolstered by the establishment of a regional infection disease research centre in West Africa and for inter-university cooperation to be established with the EU and its Member States;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 136 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that European Development Fund programming for the three countries will need to be reviewed to take account of the numerous challenges to which the Ebola crisis has given risthe programming of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) should be reviewed to ensure that investments in health and good governance become priority areas for development funding, not only for the countries affected by the Ebola virus but also for all other countries with fragile public infrastructure;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 143 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Commendngratulates the humanitarian aid workers and medical staff on the ground who have risked their lives in the efforts to contain this major health crisis;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas from 2003 to 2013, almost all the European sessions of the JPA took place in the country holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union; whereas every effort must now be made by the rotating presidencies to respect the commitments made under the Cotonou Partnership Agreement in this regard;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas under the new rules governing travel adopted by the European Parliament’s Bureau accredited parliamentary assistants are no longer able to assist Members during plenary sessions of the JPA, which has a considerable impact on parliamentary work;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to strengthen political dialogue and in this respect stresses the JPA’s role in promoting and defending the principles set out in Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement, particularly those relating to the rule of law and good governance;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the added value of holding the JPA sessions in the EU Member States holding the EU Council Presidency by rotation, and believes that this rotation should be maintained in the future, as has been the case from 2003 to 2013; expresses concern at the unfortunate circumstances that led the Irish and Greek presidenciesy to decide not to host the JPA25th sessions; regrets in particular the decision by the Irish Presidency not to host the 25th Session, thereby setting a dangerous precedent of the JPA; commends, however, the government of Denmark for agreeing to host the highly successful 23rd Session in Horsens; deplores the lack of interest shown by some EU Member States having held, or expected to hold in the future, the EU Council Presidency by rotation, in hosting the JPA sessions; calls on any EU Member State holding the EU Council Presidency by rotation to involve itself more deeply in the preparation, organisation and hosting of the JPA session;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that, in accordance with Article 14 of the revised Cotonou Agreement, the joint institutions shall endeavour to ensure coordination, coherence and complementarity as well as an effective and reciprocal flow of information; is of the opinion that, as the President of the European Parliament is invited to the meetings of the European Council, the two Co-Presidents of the JPA should be given the opportunity to participate in the sessions of the Joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers; invites the Vice-President/High Representative to further improve the existing cooperation and ensure that the JPA is invited to participate in the next Joint Council;Does not affect the English version.
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the states that have not yet done so to ratify the revised Cotonou Agreement;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2014/2017(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. To recognise that, although significant and substantial progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), - including halving the number of people without sustainable access to improved sources of drinking water, reducing significantly the proportion of urban slum dwellers, obtaining remarkable gains in the fight against malaria and tuberculosis and visible improvements in all health areas as well as in the access to primary education; to deplore however the fact that most African countries are off- track in meeting the MDGs;
2014/02/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2014/2017(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. To stress that food is not merely a commodity and that access to food is a universal human right, and to underline the UNGA’s responsibility to contribute to global food security by allowing and supporting developing countries to increase and diversify their own production, with an emphasis on small- scale, environmentally sustainable and organic farming and on the free use of local seed varieties, in order to become more food-secure and meet demand on their local markets; to call, in this connection, for increased efforts to combat land-grabbing practices by international corporations and to secure respect for the right to land of local populations and indigenous peoples;
2014/02/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2014/2017(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. To agree, before the UNGA session, on a 540 % reduction target for EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, which is fully consistent with the objective of limiting global warming to 2°C and with the EU’s target to reduce its emissions by 80 - 9 5% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, thus enabling the EU to exercise leadership in combating climate change at international level; to use the opportunity provided by the UNGA session ahead of the Paris COP 21 to call on other important emitters of greenhouse gases to radically cut their emissions and on all countries to help minimise global emissions, respecting the 2°C objective as well as humanitarian and development rights and needs;
2014/02/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 201 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Accompanying measures The Commission shall submit within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation all accompanying measures adopted under the various EU foreign policy instruments aimed at promoting responsible trade in minerals from conflict or high-risk zones and proposes a legislative initiative laying down additional accompanying measures if necessary to improve the effectiveness of this Regulation in accordance with the communication to the European Parliament and the Council entitled 'Towards an integrated EU approach to responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high- risk areas'(JOIN/2014/08).
2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 205 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including on the promotion and cost of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas and widen its scope where appropriate. The Commission shall submit a review report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2013/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the ASEAN Member States on their spectacular economic progress in recent years; is nevertheless aware that economic and social inequalities continue to exist amongst and within the ASEAN countries and considers that there is still a need for a new EU strategy to promote development and combat inequality in these countries; believes that such a strategy should be based on the 2005 European Consensus on Development as well as on the principles laid down by the European Commission in its Agenda for Change1;
2013/07/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2013/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Also notes that poverty continues to be a problem in these countries and that it mainly affects women, the poorly-skilled, rural areas and minority ethnic or religious groups; therefore sees a need to improve the distribution of wealthincome and promote social justice at all levels, since inequality impedes economic growth and the attainment of the millennium goals and may give rise to social conflicts;
2013/07/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2013/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the ASEAN countries should advance towards a new phase of inclusive economic and social development, with particular emphasis on promoting their peoples’ human, social, labour and economic rights, in order to ensure fairer and more equal societies; to achieve this, considers that they should use their increased economic wealthincome to strengthen their social security and protection networks;
2013/07/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2013/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the ASEAN countries to cooperate more fully on global problems such as sustainable management of resources and in particular of water, protecting biodiversity or the challenges connected to climate change, such as the response to the natural disasters which frequently affect ASEAN countries;
2013/07/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member States to phase out all subsidies and state aid for fossil fuels and nuclear energy and to finalise the internal electricity market in a manner that benefits renewable energy;
2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 117 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Climate and geographical realities
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the need to also take account of the specific geographical characteristics of the outermost regions (OR) with regard to EE in order to make better use of the natural assets deriving from their island status (geothermal, solar, wind and marine energy);
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 10 November 2010 on ‘EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development: Communication of 13 October 2011 entitled ‘Increasing the impact of EU dDevelopment pPolicy: An agenda for change' (COM(20101)062937 final),
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 27 February 2013 entitled ‘A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future’ (COM(2013)92 final),
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration on ‘Urbanisation Challenges and Poverty Reduction in ACP States’ adopted in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009,
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Declaration ‘Making Slums History: a worldwide challenge for 2020’ adopted at the international conference held in Rabat, Morocco, from 26 to 28 November 2012,
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration on ‘Sustainable Urbanisation as Response to Urban Poverty Eradication’ adopted at the 2nd Tripartite ACP/European Commission/UN-Habitat Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3 to 6 September 2013,
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas property rights can be defined as the rules that regulate the terms by which individual stakeholders, communities, public and private actors acquire and maintain access to tangible and intangible assetsuse and dispose of property collectively or individually through formalcommon law or customary provisions;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas efforts to achieve MDG7 (Target 11), which is aimed aTarget 7D of the Millennium Development Goals, namely ‘to achieve by 2020 a significant improvement ing the lives of 100 million slum inhabitants by 2020, is drastically behat least one hundred million slum dwellers’ – and indeed more than twice this target – has already been attained schedule;and whereas the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) estimates that as many as one billion peopleproportion of people in the developing world liveing in slums, and it is thought that an estimated three billion people will reside in slums by 2050 fell from 39% in 2000 to 33% in 2010; whereas nonetheless, despite the progress made, the number of slum-dwellers continues to grow in most developing countries;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas land governance issues are correlated with the key challenges of the 21st century -, namely food security, energy scarcity, water shortages, urban and population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, natural disasters and state fragility – can all be correlated with land governance issuesconflict resolution, reinforcing the need to prioritise comprehensive land reform;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Property rights and wealth creationto eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers recognised and registered property rights to be a catalyst for economic growth, enhancing productivity and investment through access to capital and low-cost credit by using land as collateral, and boosting commercial values through adequate registration of land holdings and SMEsbut can also promote social cohesion and peace;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly condemns the practice of land grabbing, which, in particular, illegally dispossesses the rural poor of land without adequate compensation; highlights the fact that 203 million hectares worldwide have been part of large-scale land deals of this kind between 2000 and 20103; __________________ 3 http://www.landmatrix.org/get-the- idea/global-map-investments.
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Steps to formalsecured property rights and sustainable land governance in the developing world
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that land tenure reform should begin with accurate land data collection and with systematic titling by means of cadastral mapping using low-cost technologies; congratulates Rwanda on the progress it has made with regard to land data, which has made it possible to register all land in the country within a remarkably short period;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU to promotehelp developing countries to implement their land reforms in developing countries, withorder, in particular, to promote the participation of all stakeholders, and in concert with awareness programs, so that the rights of all parties involved, especially the poor and vulnerable, are fully respected;
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 90 #

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that an overarching legal accountability mechanism be developed under the auspices of the UN with the express purpose of supporting land reform, monitoring land governance in a transparent and accountable fashion and encouraging states to respect and pursue land claims made by individuals and communities;deleted
2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Without prejudice to the application of the global market-based measure starting in 2020, flights to and from the outermost regions should be exempt for the period 2014-2020.
2013/12/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) all emissions from flights to and from the outermost regions until 2020;
2013/12/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Without prejudice to the global market-based measure applying from 2020, emissions from flights to and from the outermost regions of the European Union should be exempted for the period 2014 to 2020.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) all emissions from flights to and from the outermost regions of the European Union up to 2020;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2013/0315(NLE)

The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Parliament give its consent. The Committee on Development considers that the Commission should take due account of the following points when implementing the Protocol: (a) the need to safeguard democratic principles and fundamental rights, and to suspend the application of the Protocol as provided for in Article 8 thereof in the event that these principles and rights are violated; (b) the importance of forwarding to Parliament and the Council the annual reports on the use of the sectoral budget in order to promote transparency and to guarantee that this additional budget, which is designed to support the sectoral fisheries policy, is used effectively and that this Protocol has a beneficial economic and social impact on local communities.
2013/10/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) In 2009, independent experts adopted the report of the interim evaluation of EDCTP18. The opinion of the expert panel was that EDCTP1 provided a unique platform for a genuine dialogue with African scientists and it has started to bridge the gap between North and South in building research capacities and in providing learning and working opportunities for young African researchers. Following this report, there are fundamental issues to be taken into consideration for a second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme (hereinafter ''EDCTP2 Programme''): the current scope of EDCTP1 needs to be changed and extended; training should be promoted and the capacities of developing countries reinforced; the integration of European national programmes should be further improved; collaboration with other major public and private fundpartners, including the pharmaceutical industry, and public-private partnerships such as the PDPs (Product Development Partnerships), non-governmental organisations and foundations, needs to be strengthened and extended; synergies with European external policy actions should be developed, in particularspecifically with EU development assistance; co-funding rules should be clarified and simplified; monitoring tools need to be strengthened. __________________ 8 Van Velzen et al., Independent External Evaluation Report, December 2009.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The European Union is a major funder of research into poverty-related diseases and neglected infectious diseases. The Commission and Member States contribute almost one quarter (22%) of government investment in this sector worldwide. The European Union is also a major player in the field of international health. For example, the Commission and Member States supply around a half of all the credits for international funds.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
(15) A ceiling should be established for the Union's participation in EDCTP2 for the duration of Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. WIn that period, and within that ceiling, the Union contribution should be equal to the initial contributions committed by the participating statesof the states referred to in Article 1 of this Decision in order to achieve a high leverage effect and ensure a stronger integration of participating states' programmes. That ceiling should also provide for matching the contributions from any other Member State or country associated to Horizon 2020 Framework Programme joining the EDCTP2 Programme during the Horizon 2020 Framework Programmethose states' programmes.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 28
(28) Since the objectives of this Decision, namely to contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty- related diseases and neglected infectious diseases in developing countries and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe, straightforward and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseas(diagnoses, drugs, treatments and vaccines) which are tailored to developing countries’ specific circumstances, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the lack of necessary critical mass to be achieved, both in human and financial terms, and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, 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 Decision does not go beyond what is necessary for that purposein order to achieve those objectives.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The maximum Union financial contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to the EDCTP2 Programme shall be EUR 683 million, as follows:matching the contributions of the participating states listed in Article 1.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 3 – point 1 – paragraph 3
The GA shall decide by consensus. Failing consensus, the GA shall take its decisions by a majority of at least 75 % of the votes. In such a case, the number of votes that each member of the GA shall have shall be proportionate to its financial/in kind contribution to the EDCTP2 programme during the previous financial year.
2013/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1
2) The GA shall appoint a management board that. In so doing, the GA shall take due consideration of the contributions made by the participating states and ensure that the geographical distribution of the members of that board is balanced. The presence of at least one representative of sub-Saharan African countries shall be guaranteed. The management board shall supervise the secretariat of the EDCTP2-IS (hereinafter ''SEC'') established by the GA as the executive body of the EDCTP2 Programme.
2013/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EUR 594 million to equal the contributions of participating states listed in article 1.1;deleted
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) EUR 89 million to equal the contributions of any other Member State or any other country associated to Horizon 2020 Framework Programme participating in the EDCTP2 Programme in accordance with Article 1.2.deleted
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
EDCTP2 shall contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty-related diseases in developing countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, byand neglected infectious diseases, focussing on diseases that particularly affect women and children as the most vulnerable population groups. To that end, it shall target an acceleratingon of the clinical development of effective, safe, straightforward and affordable medical interventions for poverty-(diagnoses, drugs, trelated diseases, in partnership with sub-Saharan Africa. ments and vaccines) which are tailored to developing countries’ specific circumstances, in partnership with developing countries and particularly those of sub-Saharan Africa. That clinical development may cover all the stages in the process from Phase I to Phase IV.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) an increased number of new or improved medical interventions for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other poverty-related diseases, and by the end of the programme to have delivered at least one new medical intervention; to have issued at least 30against poverty-related diseases and neglected infectious diseases, and by the end of the programme to have issued guidelines for improved or extended use of existing medical interventions; and to have progressed the clinical development of at least 20 candidate medical intervention.s;
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 92 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) extended international cooperation with other public and private fundpartners;
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
ea) a higher profile for actions carried out under the EDCTP2 Programme at European and international level.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) Support clinical trials on new or improved medical interventions for poverty-related diseases and neglected infectious diseases through partnerships between European and developing countries, in particular sub- Saharan Africa:
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Establish cooperation and launch joint actions with other public and private funderspartners and hence markedly increase the funding they contribute to the EDCTP-II Programme.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e – paragraph 1
Target: increase the contributions received from developing countries to at least EUR 30 million compared to EUR 14 million under EDCTP1.deleted
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e – paragraph 2
Target: obtain additional contributions, either public or private, of at least EUR 500 million compared to EUR 71 million under EDCTP1.deleted
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) Raise the profile of actions carried out under the EDCTP2 Programme at European and global level, in particular in developing countries, by making use of political dialogue fora such as the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and EU-Africa Summits.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting networking, coordination, alignment, cooperation and integration of national research programmes and activities on poverty-related diseases and neglected infectious diseases at scientific, management and financial level;
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fostering capacity development for clinical trials and related research in developing countries, in particular in sub- Saharan Africa, through grants for: career development of junior/senior fellows, promoting mobility, staff exchange grants, research training networks, strengthening ethics and regulatory bodies, mentoring and partnerships at individual or institutional level;
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2
The GA shall decide by consensus. Failing consensus, the GA shall take its decisions by a majority of at least 75 % of the votes. In such cases, each member of the GA shall have a number of votes proportional to his/her financial contribution or contribution in kind to the EDCTP2 Programme in the preceding financial year.
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2013/0243(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) The GA shall appoint a management board that. In doing so, the GA shall take due account of the contributions of the participating states and shall also ensure geographical balance in the membership of that board. At least one member of the board must come from a country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The management board shall supervise the secretariat of the EDCTP2-IS (hereinafter ''SEC'') established by the GA as the executive body of the EDCTP2 Programme. SEC shall have the following tasks:
2013/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
(16) Efficient coordination between all partners contributing at Union, national, regional and local levels is a fundamental prerequisite for an effective European Year. Local and regional partners hav, first and foremost – given their geographical closeness to developing countries – those from the outermost regions and the Overseas Countries and Territories, have in this case a particular role to play in promoting EU development policy.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
to inform EU citizens about EU development cooperation, highlighting what the European Union can already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world and how it could do even more with the combined strength of its Member States, including their overseas countries and territories, and its institutions.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The measures taken to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 mayshall include the following initiatives, which may be organised at Union, national, regional or local level both within the European Union and in overseas countries and territories and developing countries, as detailed in the Annex to this Decision:
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national coordinators shall, in close coordination with the Commission, consult and cooperate with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society, national parliaments, local and regional authorities, the social partners and, where appropriate, the national agencies or contact points for the relevant Union programmes.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Member States, including their overseas countries and territories;
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall convene meetings of the national coordinators to coordinate implementation of the European Year and to exchange information on implementation at EU and national level. The Commission shall invite representatives of civil society and regional and local authorities and Members of the European Parliament to attend those meetings as observers.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2013/0238(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Implementation of the European Year will centre on a broad Union-wide information and communication campaign complemented by action taken by the Member States. Both Union and national action can also involve civil society, social partners, regional and local authorities, and other stakeholders with a view to creating a sense of ownership among key actors.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), Article 114, Article 153(2), Article168 and, Article 192(1) and Article 349 thereof,
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), Article 114(2), Article 153(2), Article168 and, Article 192(1) and Article 349 thereof,
2013/09/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU, the European Council decided to amend the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas territory and become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) of the Treaty. on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU). Following this change in legal status of Mayotte, Union law will apply to Mayotte as from that date1 January 2014. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures justified by the particular structural social, environmental and economic situation of Mayotte in a number of areas.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU3, the European Council decided to amend the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas territorycountry or territory within the meaning of Article 198 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) of theat Treaty. Union law will apply to Mayotte as from that date. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures, justified by the particular situation of Mayotte and its new status as an outermost region, in a number of areas. __________________ 3 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131. OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
2013/09/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In respect of Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, the current state of surface waters in Mayotte calls for considerable improvement in order to comply with the requirements of that Directive. The quality of bathing waters depends directly upon urban waste water treatment, and the provisions of Directive 2006/7/EC may only be complied with progressively once agglomerations that affect the quality of urban waste waters comply with the requirements of Directive 91/271/EEC. Therefore, specific time limits need to be adopted in order to allow France to reach the Union standards as regards bathing water quality in Mayotte as a new outermost region and due to its special social, environmental and economic situation.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In the area of social policy, account should be taken of the difficulties to comply with Directive 2006/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) in Mayotte as from 1 January 2014. There are no technical facilities available in Mayotte due to its prevailing special social and economic situation for the implementation of measures necessary to comply with that Directive in the field of artificial optical radiation. Therefore, it is possiblappropriate to grant a derogation to France from certain provisions of that Directive until 31 December 2017, provided that those structures are not available in Mayotte and without prejudice to the general principles of protection and prevention in the area of health and safety of workers.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
'(1a) By way of derogation from the first and second sentences of paragraph 1, in respect of Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: "Mayotte") France shall ensure that all agglomerations are provided with collecting systems for urban waste water: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 105 000 p.e., which will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e..'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a
(1a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in respect of Mayotte France shall ensure that urban waste water entering collecting systems are, before discharge, subject to secondary treatment or an equivalent treatment: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 15 000 p.e. which, along with those agglomerations referred to in Article 5 (2a), will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e.. '
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2a
(2a) By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in respect of Mayotte France shall ensure that urban waste water entering collecting systems shall before discharge into sensitive areas be subject to more stringent treatment than that described in Article 4: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 105 000 p.e. which, along with those agglomerations referred to in Article 4(1a), will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Directive 1999/74/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
"By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Mayotte, laying hens in lay on 1 January 2014 and reared at that date as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), laying hens may continue to be reared in cages as referred to in this Chapter may continue to be reared in such cages until 31 December 20147."
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
'As regards Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), the time limit referred to in points (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b)(ii) and (c) shall be 22 December 2021.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2006/7/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(1) Article 5 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added: 'As regards Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 31 December 2019.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Directive 2006/25/EC
Article 14a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to with the general principles of protection and prevention in the area of health and safety of workers, France may until 31 December 2017 derogate from the application of the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive in Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”) provided that such application requires specific technical facilities and that such facilities are not available in Mayotte.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Directive 2011/24/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3
'3. By way of derogation from the first sentence of paragraph 1, France shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this directive in respect of Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU by 30 June 2016.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2013/0192(COD)

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) and, Article 168(4)(b) and Article 349 thereof,
2013/09/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU3, the European Council amended the status of Mayotte with regard to the Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas territory tocountry or territory within the meaning of Article 198 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEUof that Treaty. Union law will apply to Mayotte from 1 January 2014. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures, justified by the particular situation of Mayotte and its new status as an outermost region, in a number of areas. __________________ 34 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131. OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
2013/09/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43(2) and Article, 349 and 168(4)(b) thereof,
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU3, the European Council amended the status of Mayotte with regard to the Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas country and territory to become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU. In view of the change in legal status of Mayotte, Union law will apply to Mayotte from 1 January 2014. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures justified by the particular situation of Mayotte in a number of areas. __________________ 3, in particular its island status and remoteness, in a number of areas. __________________ OL L 204, 31.7.2012, p.131. 3 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organism4, given Mayotte’s status as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, the waters around Mayotteit should be included within the scope of that Regulation and the use of purse-seines on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the area within 24100 miles from the baselines of the island should be prohibited in order to preserve the shoals of large migratory fish in the vicinity of the island of Mayotte. __________________ 4 OJ L 125, 27.04.1998, p. 1.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 22 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) First, an important part of the fleet flying the flag of France and operating from the French Department of Mayotte is composed by vessels of less than 910 meters which are dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified, measured and equipped with minimum safety implements in order to be included in the register of Union fishing vessels; as a consequence, France will not be able to complete this register until 31 December 201620. France should, however, install a provisional fleet register guaranteeing minimum identification of the vessels of this segment in order to avoid proliferation of informal fishing vessels.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/20069 , it appears that France will not be in a position to comply with all Union control obligations for the segment "Mayotte. Pelagic and demersal species. Length < 910m" of the fleet of Mayotte by the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region. The vessels of that segment, dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified. In addition, it is necessary to train fishermen and controllers and to set up the appropriate administrative and physical infrastructure. It is therefore necessary to provide for a temporary derogation from certain rules concerning the control of fishing vessels and their characteristics, their activities at sea, their gear and their catches at all stages from the vessel to the market in respect of that segment of the fleet. However, in order to attain at least some of the most important objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, France should establish a national control system allowing it to control and monitor the activities of that segment of the fleet and to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union. __________________ 9 OJ L 343, 22.12.09, p.1. OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34a
Restrictions on fishing activities in the 24- 100-mile zone around the island of Mayotte
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 31 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 34a
Vessels shall be prohibited from using any purse-seine on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the areas within 24100 miles of the coasts of the island of Mayotte, measured from the baselines from which territorial waters are measured.”
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 33 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Until 316 December 201620, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to products offered for retail sale to the final consumer in Mayotte.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 5 (new)
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 201620 from the obligation to include in its register of Union fishing vessels those vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 6 (new)
6. Until 31 December 201620, France shall keep a provisional register of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That register shall contain, for each vessel, at least its name, its overall length and an identification code.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Article 56
However, Article 4 shall apply to Mayotte from 1 January 20219. Animal by-products and derived products generated in Mayotte as an outermost region before 1 January 20219 shall be disposed of in accordance with Article 19(1)(b).
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 47 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 20168, Article 5(3) and Articles 6, 8, 41, 56, 58 to 62, 66, 68 and 109 shall not apply to France in respect of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte, their activities and their catch.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 50 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. By 1 January 20145, France shall establish a national scheme of control applicable to fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That scheme shall comply with the following requirements:
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 53 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 3
(3) By 30 September 20145 France shall present to the Commission an action plan setting out the measures to be taken in order to ensure the full implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 from 1 January 20178 concerning fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from the French departmentoutermost region of Mayotte. The action plan shall be the subject of a dialogue between France and the Commission. France shall take all necessary measures to implement that action plan.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2013/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union1 January 2014.
2013/11/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 107(3) (a) and (c) TFEU, which provide for the eligibility for regional State aid to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas in the European Unareas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment, and of the regions referred to in Article 349, in view of their structural, economic and social situation,
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the decision of the Commission , C(2012) 7542 final, in the case SA 33243 Jornal de Madeira,
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the geographical zoning of the new Guidelines on Regional State Aid 2014-2020 (RSAG) should not be reduced, and that decreasing the aid intensity should be reconsidered, taking into account the political, economic and social situation in the Member States; in this regard, calls on the Commission to clearly restate in its Guidelines the principles of non degressivity and non limitation in time for operating aids in the outermost regions due to their specific handicaps; points out that, in the global context, the EU economy could be placed at a disadvantage relative to third countries benefitting from looser employment schemes or lower costs in particular in the outermost regions, which are neighbours to less developed countries;;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 88 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the application of State aid rules within Cohesion Policy programmes could be better achieved by focussing on large-scale aid, simplifying rules, increasing the de minimis ceiling, and extending the horizontal categories in the Enabling Regulation and the scope of the block exemption rules in the General Block Exemption Regulation with, specifically, the inclusion of a new category in the GBER for aid schemes in favour of the outermost regions;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 96 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call on the Commission to provide for detailed criteria for distinguishing between important and less important State aid cases and to clarify its definition of State aids granted to outermost regions, since most of the aids or aid schemes do not distort competition and do not affect trade between Member States as specified in several decisions of the Commission, concerning among others, outermost regions (decision C(2012)7442 final);
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph A
A. whereas certain petitions have been deposited requesting that the establishment of the European Parliament in more than one place be discontinuedEuropean Parliament should no longer have three places of work;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 36 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C
C. whereas since 2006 attempts by the Petitions Committee to consider this issue on a parliamentary level have repeatedly been obstructed despite the widespread interest in the issue amongst MEPs;deleted
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 47 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. whereas two judgments given by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1997 and 2012 recalled that the TFEU locates the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and whereas the conditions for the application of Protocol No 6 have been clarified;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 52 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)
Cb. whereas all the countries which have joined the European Union have ratified Protocol No 6;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C c (new)
Cc. whereas Strasbourg has been the meeting place of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1949 and then, from 1952, played host to the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 57 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C d (new)
Cd. whereas the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg was confirmed by the Edinburgh European Council in 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997 and then incorporated in the Lisbon Treaty in 2009;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 58 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C e (new)
Ce. whereas the distribution of the seats of the European Institutions is based on the principle of polycentrism;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 59 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C f (new)
Cf. whereas, if a debate is initiated concerning the seat of the European Parliament, it will inevitably lead to discussion of the distribution of the seats of the European Institutions, which is laid down in the Treaty;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 67 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the decision by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to draw up a report on the location of the seats of the European Union’s institutions;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 87 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place; and notes that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has become a symbolic negative issue amongst most EU citizens which is detrimental to Parliament’s reputationNotes that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg remains a positive symbol of European polycentrism;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 121 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the historic reasons for the location of its plenary sessions in Strasbourg and the Treaty requirements that necessitate the two-seat system; nevertheless insists that such an arrangement cannot continue in perpetuity and that Parliament itself must be able to state a preference for its futuresystem of a single seat and three places of work;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 129 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the emblematic nature of the city of Strasbourg, symbolising as it does reconciliation between Germany and the other nations of Europe;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 135 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that European integration necessarily entails mobility and that this applies to all national and European political representatives and officials, and that mobility is an intrinsic aspect of the work of MEPs, as representatives of the European Union;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 139 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Considers that decentralisation of the legislative authority away from Brussels strengthens its independence;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 141 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Considers that choice of the EU institutions’ seats has always been guided by a desire to bring the Union as close to ordinary people as possible and not to concentrate it in one place;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 153 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for Parliament to express its view as to whether the current arrangement should continue; and if an appropriate majority vote is Emphasises that the Committee’s report was prepared under the ordinary own- initiative procedure and there is thus no obligation to implement the proposals, and further that the matter of the EU institutions’ seats is governed directly by the Treaties and is therecforded, recommends that Parliament propose Treaty changes under Article 48.e subject to the political will of the Member States acting unanimously;
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 157 #

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the own-initiative report cannot be used as means of circumventing the EU Treaties, which provide that the seat of the European Parliament shall be in Strasbourg and that 12 part-sessions per year shall be held there.
2013/06/24
Committee: PETI
Amendment 4 #

2012/2235(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the need for EU policies to be consistent with development objectives along the lines called for in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that measures relating to Pacific fisheries are in keeping with the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative 'Towards a renewed EU-Pacific development Partnership'1, that they make for sustainable exploitation of fishery resources – allowing as required for the effects of climate change – and that they help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the Pacific region; strongly supports the proposal put forward by the Commission and High Representative aimed at making the Pacific OCTs catalysts for inclusive and sustainable growth for human development in the region, including in the fisheries sector; __________________ 1 JOIN (2012) 6 final, 21 March 2012
2012/12/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2012/2235(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Also calls for greater coordination and complementarity with other actors in the region in relation to development assistance, in keeping with the Cairns Compact of August 2009; welcomes the holding on 12 June 2012 of the second EU-PIF ministerial meeting, which has strengthened the EU-Pacific political dialogue, in particular in the fields of fisheries and development, thereby ensuring that actions taken in these areas by the EU and countries in the region will be more effective;
2012/12/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2012/2235(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to use its influence with the RFMOs concerned, in particular the WCPFC and SPRFMO, together with the SPC and the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), in order to promote sustainable fisheries by intensifying action to eliminate IUU fishing, and to support the scientific committees with a view to providing them with relevant information about available fish stock levels;
2012/12/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Commission is not planning to include the EDF in the budget in 2014, but only from 2021 onwards, and that preparations should already be made so that it does not lead to a reduction in funds allocated to ACP-EU partnership and development assistance in generalwhich is highly regrettable;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the financial proposals for the 2014-2020 period, currently under discussion at the Council, have worrying implications for the future of European development policy, but also for the association linking the OCTs and the EU;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the OAD proposal takes account of the specific challenges facing OCTs, which differ from those confronting ACP States, and the latter should therefore no longer be covered by the EDF, but by an ad hoc financial instrument entered in the EU budget;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the main objectives of European development policy (Article 208 TFEU), the Cotonou Agreement and the European Consensus on Development are to reduce and, ultimately, to eradicate poverty; stresses, therefore, that at least 90 % of the appropriations under the 11th EDF for ACP States should meet the public development aid (PDA) criteria, as laid down by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in order to meet that objective, more needs to be done to ensure that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on which the least progress is being made are met, in particular those concerning the most vulnerable groups in society and gender issues, as stipulated by Articles 22, 25 and 31 of the Cotonou Agreement; reiterates its support, therefore, for the MDG initiative and contracts, and calls on the Commission, Member States andin agreement with the ACP States, to earmark 20 % of the 11th EDF budget for the provision of basic social services, particularly health care and basic education, to ensure that MDGs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and other international commitments concerning development are met;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the OAD proposal recognises the need to redefine the objectives of develop a new long-term partnership withe OCT-EU association arrangements in order to establish a partnership for the sustainable development of OCTs, but criticises its failure to incorporate an OCT-specific financial instrument into the EU budget; s, centred around four new objectives: - boosting the competitiveness of OCTs; - strengthening their adaptability; - reducing their vulnerability, - promoting their cooperation with other partners;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the absence of a financial instrument devoted to OCTs that could be integrated in the Union budget so as to allow democratic, transparent controls of funding allocated in this way;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for better coordinperation of the cooperation programmes with the outermost regions (ORs) to facilitate the implementation of projects involving ACP countries, OCTs and ORs, on the basis of consistent programming, and for it to be made easier for ORs and OCTs to participbetween the outermost regions, the ACP countries and third countries neighbouring OCTs and the combined use of the various financial instruments and programmes applicable to these regions, states as observers in EU-ACP dialogue forumnd countries;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its sSupport fors the inclusion of the EDF in the EU budget as from the next programming period, and failing that, as from 2021, including the complete transfer of the fund to heading 4 of the MFF ('Global Europe'), andwhich will make for improved aid predictability, the raising of the expenditure ceilings, and the involvement of national parliaments in the monitoring of and better democratic control by the European Parliament over how budget appropriations are spent;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that the contribution keys for the Member States for the 11th EDF are more similar to those used for the Union budget, but notes that democratic scrutiny can be exercised properly only once the EDF has been included in the budget; agrees with the Commission that budgetisation of the EDF is inadvisable for the time being, but looks to the Commission to ensure that the preparations proceed as smoothly as possible in time for 2021 and to inform the Parliament, OCTs and ACP States regularly of the progress made; welcomes the fact and that the programming period for the 11th EDF has been brought into line with the implementing period for the MFF;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. 11. Emphasises the importance of thehaving a Union budget that is capable of meeting the challenges facing it, particularly in times of crisis, as it provides funding that could not be made available at national level, in particular development funding; stresses the need, therefore, to create new sources of EU budget revenueupports therefore the idea of creating own resources, such as the a financial transaction tax due to be introduced in 11 Member States in 2013, so that the Union's budget is no longer entirely dependent on national contributions;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the Agenda for Change contains new proposals, including combined grant/loan funding and support for the private sector; considers that the principal aim of these proposals should be to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and free them from their dependence on aid, given that failure to do so would result in unbalanced development and growth;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises in this context the importance of supporting the private sector, in particular micro-enterprises and SMEs, to promote wealth creation and the creation of business-friendly environments in developing countries so as to permit more inclusive and sustainable growth;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes the sectoral concentration proposed by the Commission in its Agenda for Change, but is concerned that this will be interpreted as a narrowly European priority, given that it was set unilaterally by the Union; stresses that sectoral concentration should not be pursued at the expense of meeting the specific needs of certain countries; points out that democratic ownership is key to ensuring that aid is effective and stresses that decisions concerning the sectors to be targeted under national indicative programmes should therefore be made on a flexible basis and through dialogue with all development stakeholders, including civil society and local authority representatives;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the factNotes that the Commission has voluntarily agreed to grantinform Parliament the same right of scrutiny overabout the documents which put the implementing regulation for the 11th EDF into effect as over the general budget of the Union (for example, the documents implementing the DCI); points out, however, that the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should have the same level of involvement as the European Parliament, but regrets the fact that Parliament has no concrete powers over the measures thus taken by the Commission;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the importance of observing the principle of democratic ownership, as defined in the programme for aid effectiveness; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take further stepscontinue its support to strengthen the capacity of national parliaments and to inform civil society, and on the ACP States to work more actively with their national parliaments, to ensure that the disbursement of the funds provided for in each country's strategy documents is made subject to post hoc parliamentary scrutiny; applauds the invaluable work of the Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy; recommends that all national ministries participate in the discussions between the national authorising officer and the Union delegation concerned in order to ensure that the strategy documents offer a comprehensive assessment of the country's development needs;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the invaluable contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local and regional authorities (LRAs) as regards the provision of basic services, democratic scrutiny, support for marginalised groups and the promotion of human rights and gender equality, and calls on the Commission, OCTs and ACP countries to work closely with CSOs and LRAs in programming, implementing and evaluating the 11th EDF; calls on the Commission to include in the progress reports on the 11th EDF a section outlining the stage reached in the talks held by Union delegations at national level with CSOs and LRAs;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2012/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to set social and environmental standards for undertakings seeking public procurement contracts financed from the 11th EDF in ACP countries, in order to promote the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility;deleted
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the importance of promoting and defending good governance; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to support the training programmes for legal professionals and legislation modernisation programmes, in particular for legislation on land use;
2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2012/0229(NLE)

Draft opinion
Single paragraph
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament withholdgive its consent.
2013/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. With an aim to strengthen the relations between themselves, the Union and the OCTs endeavour to make the association known among their citizens, in particular by promoting the development of the links and cooperation between the authorities, academic community, civil society and businesses of OCTs on the one hand and their interlocutors within the Union on the other. In this connection, the Union shall make sure that OCTs are able to take a full and proper part in information and communication programmes, with particular reference to the 'Europe Direct' information centres, in order to bring Europe closer to its citizens in the OCTs.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The association aims at supporting cooperation between the OCTs and other partners in the areas of cooperation set out in Parts Two and Three of this Decision. In that respect, the objective of the association is to promote the cooperation between the OCTs and the outermost regions, referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, their neighbouring African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) and non-ACP States. In order to achieve that objective, the Union shall improve coordination and synergies between cooperation programmes supported by different EU financial instruments, including the territorial cooperation programmes implemented under the Union’s cohesion policy. The Union shall also involve the OCTs in its political dialogue with OCT neighbours, and shall inform them of the decisions made at political forums of which it is a member, such as the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory phrase
2. The OCTs shall organise, where appropriate, a dialogue and consultations with authorities, members of parliament and bodies such as:
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) OCT organisations, such as the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA);
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an OCT-EU forum for dialogue (the OCT-EU Forum), shall meet annually to bring together OCT authorities, members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level, representatives of the Member States and the Commission. Members of the European Parliament, representatives of the EIB, and representatives of the outermost regions and third countries shall be associated with the OCT-EU Forum, where appropriate;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) on a regular basis, the Commission, the OCTs and the Member States to which they are linked shall hold trilateral consultations. These consultations shall be organised as a rulet least four times a year and whenever necessary on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of thone or more OCTs and of the Member States to which they are linked.;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the promotion of sustainable farming;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) conciliation of economic and social activities such as fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, mining, agriculture, land development and maritime transports with the potential of marine and coastal zones in terms of renewable energy, raw materials, whilst taking into account impacts of climate change and human activities.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) without prejudice to existing or future bilateral fisheries partnership agreements between the Union and the OCTsconcluded by the Union, the Union and the OCTs shall aim to regularly consult each other on the conservation and management of the living marine resources and to exchange information on the ongoing state of resources within the context of the relevant instances of the association provided for in Article 13.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In the field of water supply and sanitation sector, particular attention shall be given to access in under-served or natural disaster-prone areas to drinking water supply and sanitation services, which contribute directly to human resources development by improving the state of health and increasing productivity.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase
In the context of the association, cooperation in the field of research and innovation may cover science, technology, including information and communication technologies, with the aim to contribute to the OCTs' sustainable development and to promote excellence and industrialthe competitiveness of businesses, in particular SMEs, within OCTs. In particular, cooperation may concern:
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) participation of individual OCT researchers, research bodies and legal entities from OCTs in the framework for cooperation related to research and innovation programmes within the Union, innovation and business and SME competitiveness programmes;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall ensure that natural persons from OCTs, as defined in Article 49, can participate in initiatives of the Union concerning youth on the same basis as nationals of Member States.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the support to the OCTs in defining and implementing education and professional training policies.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Union shall ensure that natural persons from the OCTs, as defined in Article 49, can participate in education initiatives of the Union on the same basis as nationals of Member Statesand professional training initiatives of the Union, in particular the Erasmus for All programme.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Union shall ensure that educational bodies and institutes from OCTs can take part in education and professional training related cooperation initiatives of the Union on the same basis as the educational bodies and institutes of the Member States.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33a Free movement of workers 1. Without prejudice to provisions governing public health, public safety and public order, the Member States of the Union shall not discriminate in any way against workers from OCTs as regards employment, pay and working conditions. 2. OCT authorities shall afford workers from Member States treatment that is no less favourable than that which they extend to nationals of third countries and shall not discriminate between nationals of Member States. Notwithstanding this, the authorities of an OCT may, with a view to promoting local employment, adopt regulations to aid local workers. In this event, the OCT authorities shall notify the Commission of the regulations they adopt, so that it may inform the Member States. 3. These provisions shall not apply to jobs in the civil service.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 38 – title
Protection of cCultural heritage sites and historic monuments
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Cooperation may also seek to enhance knowledge, conservation and the status of OCTs’ tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 44 a (new)
Article 44a Negotiation of trade agreements with third countries When negotiating a trade agreement with a third country, the Union shall strive to provide for the extension of the tariff preferences granted to Union products to products originating in OCTs.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 59 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) facilitating the establishment of local regulations governing access to and distribution of the benefits resulting from the use of biodiversity, and the trade in protected species;
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The Union shall support the efforts of the OCTs in developing reliable statistical data regarding those areas. It shall also support the OCTs in their efforts to make their macro-economic indicators more readily comparable, including through the calculation of purchasing power parities.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 80 – paragraph 2
2. On the initiative of the OCTs, studies or technical assistance measures may be financed in relation to the implementation of the activities scheduled in the programming documentsunder this Decision. The Commission may decide to finance such action either from the programmable aid or from the envelope earmarked for technical cooperation measures.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 82 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall make sure that the programming rules take account of the OCTs' limited human and administrative resources and their institutional ties with the Member State to which they are linked.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 82 – paragraph 5
5. The OCT authorities and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for approving the programming document. In this connection, the programming document shall be the subject of an exchange of views between the OCT, the Member State concerned and the Commission. As part of this exchange of views, technical meetings shall be held between the regional authorising officers and all representatives of the Commission and of the offices and delegations involved in the programming, if possible as an extension of the OCT-EU Forum dialogue.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall implement OCT 11th EDF resources in any of the ways set out in the 11th EDF financial regulation and in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision and in the measures implementing that Decision. To this end, it shall conclude financing agreements with the relevant authorities of the OCTs and hold technical meetings with the regional authorising officers and all representatives of the Commission and of the offices and delegations involved in implementing programming arrangements, if possible as an extension of the OCT-EU Forum dialogue.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 84 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall inform the Committee of the follow-up, evaluation and audit of Programming documents. It shall also inform the European Parliament.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. OCTs shall also be eligible forreceive support under programmes of the Union for cooperation with other countries, notably developing countries, subject to the rules, objectives and arrangements of these programmes.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 88 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to ensure proper and effective involvement of the OCTs in the various Union programmes, the Commission shall designate an ‘OCT officer’ in each directorate-general to serve as a contact person for members of the public and public or private institutions from the OCTs.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts complementing the rules in this Decision within 12six months of its entry into force, and amending the Appendices of Annex VI for the purpose of taking into account technological development and changes in customs legislation, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 90.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 90 – paragraph 4
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it to the Council and inform the European Parliament.
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2012/0195(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase
The Council, acting according to the Treaty, shall decide, after consulting the European Parliament, on any necessary adjustments to this Decision when:
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 72 #

2012/0195(CNS)

LIST OF THE ISOLATED OCTs - Falkland Islands - Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha - St Pierre and Miquelon - Wallis and Futuna
2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Goods or services originating in least- developed countries listed in Annex IV to Regulation (ECU) No 732/2008978/2012 or developing countries considered to be vulnerable due to a lack of diversification and insufficient integration in the world economy, as defined in Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, shall be treated as covered goods and services.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2017 and aAt least every three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation and on progress made in international negotiations regarding access for EU economic operators to public contract award procedures in third countries undertaken under this Regulation. To this effect, Member States shall upon request provide the Commission with appropriate information. When presenting its second report, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a legislative proposal for an amended regulation or set out the reasons why in its view no changes are needed.
2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SFAs concluded by the EU with developing countries are based on a true spirit of partnership under which the cost of access to fishery resources is a fair reflection of their value and developing countries’ fishery resources, ecosystems and marine biodiversity are sustainably conserved;
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes the view that European fleets’ catches in developing countries’ waters which are provided for in the SFAs should be based on the existence of a surplus which cannot be caught by local fishing fleets and that ‘local catches’ should be understood within the meaning of Article 70 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which stipulates that they also include the catches of coastal States whose geographical situation makes them dependent upon the exploitation of the living resources of the exclusive economic zones of other States in the subregion or region;
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights the importance of the joint scientific groups responsible for providing scientific opinions on the state of fishing resources on the basis of the best information available and insists that those groups should have appropriate financial, technical and human resources to carry out their tasks and to work together with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO);
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to include a governance clause in future SFAs which acknowledges not only the rights of developing countries to develop their local fisheries sectors sustainably, but also the principles of good governance, transparency and the fight against corruption;
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points to the importance of the joint committees for proper implementation of SFAs and calls for those committees to be open to the fishery sector actors and parliamentarians developing countries and the EU in order to improve transparency and contribute to good governance at SFA level;
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2011/2318(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage third-country partners to gather and publish any relevant information, if not already available, on fishing activities carried out in their waters;
2012/02/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Biodiversity 2020 and notes that climate change, biodiversity loss, threats from invasive species and overconsumption of natural resources are transnational and transregional challenges which affect every EU citizen, whether living in an urban or a rural area, and that urgent action is needed at every level of government to mitigate these effects; welcomes the Commission’s mention, in its communication, of the fact that it needs to cooperate with the Member States and the Outermost Regions to ensure the effective protection of biodiversity in Europe's overseas countries and territories, which host more endemic species than the entire European continent;
2012/02/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for better policy coherence and climate and environmental proofing in the EU's funding instruments, particularly the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund, in order to deliver the Biodiversity 2020 and EU 2020 objectives; calls too for the BEST (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas) pilot scheme – providing proper financing for the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe's Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories – to be put on a permanent footing;
2012/02/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that artisanal coastal fishing, shellfishing and extensive aquaculture are thsustainable forms of fishing that are most sustainable from a social, economic and environmental perspective, and are a determining factor for the socioeconomic development of coastal communities. These forms of fishing have a considerable cultural impact and are territorially very diverse, being carried out on the mainland, on islands and in more remote fishing areas. They are affectedthe outermost regions. They are threatened in particular by negative factors such as lack of water treatment, spills, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and the effect of large projects on coasts and the effects of climate change;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Firmly rejects the Commission’s proposal to establish transferable fishing concessions because this scheme would lead to fishing rights being concentrated on a small number of operators and thus to the disappearance of many small-scale fishing industries;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to encourage young people to take up careers in fishing and to support fishermen through vocational training;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the scarcity ofNotes the scarcity of accurate statistics on the assessment of fish stock and fish caught both by working fishermen and by recreational fishing, and calls for increased resources to ensure the collection of this data; also highlights the poor statistics onregarding social, economic and territorial cohesion, and points to the need for indicators at European level that would provide socioeconomic, scientific and environmental data;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of promoting sustainable small-scale fisheries, especially the need to increase the traceability of fish products, aquaculture products and shellfish;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Given the precarious situation and decline of some coastal communities that depend on fishing, as well as the lack of alternatives for economic diversification, use must be made of the existing instruments, funds and mechanisms should be reinforced in order to ensure cohesion in terms of employment and ecological sustainability, specifically acknowledging this in the new CFP framework, withommon Fisheries Policy (CFP) framework; also emphasises the need to focus on greater co- management and involvement of the artisanal fishing sector in decision-making, and by promoting local strategies in the coastal areas that depend on fishing and introducing regional strategies; in this respect, calls for the creation of Regional Advisory Councils for the basins of the Caribbean and the South-West Indian Ocean;
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2011/2292(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. CallRequests therefore on the Commission to ensure that the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund earmarks a specific percentage forsupport artisanal fishing, shellfish farming and extensive aquaculture, and thatincludes a specific programscheme to support small-scale fishing, geared to coastal communities that depend on fishing, is established, givencouraging ing priority access toarticular these resources to those who fish and shellfish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable mannernewal and modernisation of fishing vessels.
2012/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that a root-and-branch reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is now desperately needed, due to the failurct that it has not always been able to meet its objectives, internally and externally, in the 30 years it has been operational;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points to the requirement in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which stipulates that the European Union must take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, which includes, in particular, the Common Fisheries Policy;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sustainable fishing restoring and maintaining stocks well above the levels that can produceat the level of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) will be of huge environmental, social and economic advantage, as the environment will be less degraded, and fishing communities will have a secure future, and the fisheries sector will be profitable without having to depend on public support to survive;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned at the heavy dependence of EU markets on imports of fisheries and aquaculture products, as more than 60 % of all fisheries products used in the EU are imported essentially from developing countries, 10% of which from ACP countries; stresses that the best option for reducing dependence on imports is to recover and maintain European fish stocks to aMSY level well above those capable of producing MSY;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that imported fisheries and aquaculture products should be subject to the same environmental, health and social standards as European domestic production, and is of the view that developing countries will need financial and technical assistance in order to reach the same standards, but also to more effectively combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Opposes the adoption of Transferable Fishing Concessions (TFCs) schemes, especially in RFMOs and in international waters, as this may severely limit today’s developing countries’ future ambitions in terms of developing their own fisheries sectors;
2012/04/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2195(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Europe 2020 Strategy has been conceived as the main instrument for driving the European economies out of the economic crisis and that regional and cohesion policies are recognised as central instruments for the achievement of its targets, due to their budgetary dimension and multi-level governance approach; considers therefore that the outermost regions, along with all other European regions, deserve a placemust benefit from a differential treatment in the new economic and budgetary strategy of the European Union for the period to 2020 for their own benefit and the benefit of the EU as a wholeas stipulated in Article 349 of the TFEU which provides for the adoption of specific measures for these regions taking account of their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and their economic dependence on a few products;
2012/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2011/2195(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. NoIs disappointesd that in the Commission’s proposal for a multiannual financial framework for the period 2014- 2020 cuts have been proposed to the entire spectrum of Cohesion Policy measures and objectives and strongly deplores that specific funding for the outermost regions is also not spared, being cut back by 7.5 % or EUR 70 m in constant 2011 prices (from EUR 996 m in MFF 2007 - 2013 to EUR 926 m in MFF 2014 – 2020);
2012/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2011/2195(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses, however, that cuts in other cohesion areas have been even more severe than those pertaining to the outermost regions - more precisely,Regrets that the Commission proposes an overall cut to economic, social and territorial cohesion financing of 5.9 % in constant 2011 prices for the next programming period, including a cut of 7 % in the financing for convergence regions (including transition regions), an 8.2 % drop in the financing for competitiveness regions and a 3.3 % decrease in the Cohesion Fund allocations;
2012/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. Wwhereas the Treaty stipulates that its provisions are to be applied to the outermost regions (ORs) in a differentiated manner and provides, under Article 349 of the TFEU, for special treatment and a specific framework for these regions, conferring onprovides, in Article 349, for a specific legal basis based on primary law, under which a specific legal status is reinforced for them ‘ outermost region status’s;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst themonsiders unacceptable and unjustified, the planned reduction of at least 40 % of the specific additional allocation for ORs proposed for the financial period from 2014 to 2020; is also concerned about the Commission’s proposal providing for at least 50 % of the specific additional allocation to be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regions, to the extent that this affects the flexibility of the ORs required to address their disadvantages referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU; considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Draws attention to the fact that in the proposal for a Regulation of the next ESF, the situation of ORs will not be referred to, considering not only the structural characteristics listed in Article 349 of the TFEU but also their specific economic situation which puts them among the regions with the highest unemployment rates in the EU;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European taxation and customs policies should be adjusted in order to enhance the competitiveness of the outermost regions and that the existence of free zoneappropriate tax and customs frameworks is of paramount importance to the diversification of economic activity and the creation of skilustainabled jobs in the ORs;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is in favour of maintaining the special treatment of the ORs as regards state aid and calls for the removal of discrimination between ORs, given that an unequal increase, based on their GDP, results in an imbalance for all of them;Recalls that under Article 107, paragraph 3, subparagraph a) of the TFEU, all ORs are granted state aid derogation given their structural, economic and social situation; is in favour of maintaing the current level of aid for investments in large enterprises and small and medium sized enterprises in ORs and for the possibilty of granting operating aid within a flexible regulatory framework.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to improve access to funding for businesses in ORs in particular by setting up a dialogue with the EIB Group and by supporting the creation of local investment funds in each OR as well as the development of regional capital investment markets.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal and modernisation aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 118 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. DCriticises the fact that the proposal for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy does not take sufficient account of the situation of the ORs; draws attention to the marine dimension of the ORs and the importance of the fishing sector in view of their Exclusive Economic Zone, the potential of which should be reflected in concrete and coherent measures for a genuine marine economy and duly taken into account in the integrated European maritime policy; considers it essential to facilitate the connection between the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ aspects of the CFP for the ORs and to provide compensation measures aimed at repairing the damage caused by the conclusion of fisheries agreements.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 120 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the marine dimension of the ORs and the importance of the fishing sector in regional development policy and jobs for local populations in view of their Exclusive Economic Zone, the potential of which should be reflected in concrete measures for a genuine marine economy and duly taken into account in the integrated European maritime policy;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls that the Atlantic ORs have a duty to take part in the Atlantic Strategy currently being developed, basing their participation on issues of accessibility and the marine economy.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 124 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the importance of the tourism sector and calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the European Action Plan and ensure more effective coordination of the existing funding lines, giving specialfic attention to the ORs;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 126 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the growth of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks and smart specialisation such as the S3 platform;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 136 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the ORs'rs’ dependence on imported fossil fuels results in substantial additional costs; proposes strengthening the renewable energy sector and setting up a specific programme in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services; in order to promote the ambitious policies the ORs have committed to on the development of renewable energy.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for the creation of a high level Committee within the Commission to increase the visibility of ORs within the EU Institutions, to establish political perspectives, to develop and promote a forward-looking analysis for ORs in Horizon 2020.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 154 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borders with the rest of the world and advocates an approach, particularly through pursuing the reflections of the Commission in partnership with the ORs, that recognises their closeness to EU third countries and, including to the countries with which they have special cultural and historical links; draws attention to their integration problems in their respective geographical areas, and the need to find specific innovative schemes which encourage real regional integration through shared programmes and projects between the ORs and neighbouring third countries and to help establish good connections between respective geographical areas; highligts the need to carry out studies to measure the impact of international trade agreements and their impact in relation tof the external aspects of some EU policies;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 167 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the key role the ORs could play in development cooperation in key cooperation platforms with their third country neighbours as well as regions which could carry out important work in fostering development in their geographical environment.
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 169 #

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that other EU regions Danish, French and Dutch overseas territories referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 355 of the TFEU can choose to become ORs, opting for whichever status is most appropriate to their situation, and draws the attention of the current ORs to the decisive role they can play in promoting and consolidating their status;
2012/03/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2011/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the relevant EU budget instruments and the European Development Fund need to be more poverty- focused and more flexible with regard to their approach and operation, and that more accountability and transparency and better value for money in terms of achieving clear results should also be encouraged;
2012/02/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas EIB's activity outside the EU has developed primarily in middle income countries, with limited staff resources particularly for upstream work and for project monitoring, as well as limited local presence compared to the level and complexity of financing activities outside the EU;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that in 2010, the EIB lent EUR 5 bn of the total 72 bn EIB lending to developing countries (1.2 bn to Asia and Latin America (ALA), EUR1 bn to ACP (973m) and South Africa (50m), EUR 2.55 bn to the Mediterranean countries and EUR 328 mn to Central Asian countries) of which only EUR 467 mn for projects directly aiming at achieving the MDGs;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the EIB’s focus on climate change, particularly on renewable energy and on the two projects in France’s Pacific OCTs funded to the tune of EUR 15 million in particular; calls on the EIB to make universal energy access a focus of its engagement in the energy sector, by supporting decentralised small- scale and off-grid projects, particularly in rural areas; calls on the EIB to phase out projects which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment, such as large dams, CCS and fossil fuel technologies, to avoid locking developing countries into these energies;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. CRecalls that a narrow focus on GDP-led growth does not automatically deliver inclusive and sustainable development and reduce inequality; in this context, calls on the EIB to link its financing projects more directly to poverty reduction and the achievement of the MDGs, human rights, corporate social responsibility, decent work and environmental principles and good governance, through the implementation of Decision No° 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; accordingly, takes the view that adequate concessional finance and staff resource is necessary for enabling EIB to support more effectively EU development cooperation objectives;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EIB to actively support projects aimed at financial inclusion, i.e. facilitating equal access to financial services such as loans and savings and insurance schemes, for instance through supporting microfinance institutions;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes EIB's commitments and policy developed regarding non- cooperative jurisdictions; however, expresses its concern about the lack of transparency regarding the way "global loans" are allocated and monitored in terms of tax governance; recalls that the EIB should ensure that recipients of its loans do not avail themselves of tax havens or use other harmful tax practises such as abusive transfer pricing which may lead to tax evasion or avoidance; in this context, calls on the EIB to request that financial intermediaries make public any use of the global loans they receive, including a report of their activities in any individual country in which they operate;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the EIB is not prioritising investment in local companies in ACP countries; Deems that monitoring of global loans or loans for SMEs should be improved, to ensure that financial intermediaries properly implement properly the EIB's requirements, and to ensure accountability, transparency and environmental sustainability in the use of funds granted to local SMEs; takes the view that the definition of SMEs used in each external region should be clarified, taking into account of the structure of the local economies;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2011/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the initiative of concluding a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the European Parliament and the EIB; in this context, stresses upon the need to involve closely the EP in the process of discussion on the setting-up of an "EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development" and to guarantee transparency in the process;
2012/01/20
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East were a cause for great concern as regards the impact on the security of both EU and ACP states, and welcoming the resolution adopted on the matter in Kinshasa,deleted
2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in 2010 the JPA continued to provide a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the ACP countries on the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, including the EPAs, and also the Regional Strategy Papers for the six ACP regions;
2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers the abovementioned JPA resolution on the situation in North Africa and the Middle Eastexchanges of views with local authorities on the situation in the country, which took place for the first time in Kinshasa, to be a significant example of this enhanced dialogue;
2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the JPA to continue to monitor the situation in Haiti and, Madagascar and South Sudan;
2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the JPA to continue to organise its own election observation missions on the same basis as the successful mission to Burundi, inasmuch as they reflect the JPA’s dual legitimacy, while ensuring the independence of the JPAits electoral missions and close coordination with other regional observation bodies;
2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Visa 5 bis (nouveau)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Council of the European Union of 19 May 2009 on access to sustainable energy resources at local level in developing countries, which recalled that, ‘access to sustainable energy sources and modern energy services is a prerequisite for economic growth and social development, as well as for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),’ and that, ‘a focus on sustainable energy will consolidate progress towards the MDGs and will contribute to address the global crisis and to mitigate climate change’,
2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission and the Member States to recognise that energy consumption by the poor in developing countries does not, and for the foreseeable future will not, contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (1.3 % of global emission by 2030, according to the IEA), and that in order to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living their per capita consumption of modern energy services should increase without being constrained by climate change mitigation measures that are too strict;
2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States neither to fund nor to otherwise encourage the use of nuclear power in developing countries, given the serious security and sustainability concerns;deleted
2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly encourages the European Union, including the EEAS, and the diplomatic services of the EU Member StatMember States and their diplomatic services systematically to ensure that the tools of diplomacy they use in cultivating the EU’s relations with third countries, in particular developing countries, have a positive impact on those countries’ perceptions of the ICC and of the need for them to support it and to sign and ratify its constituent act (the Rome Statute) if they have not yet done so; notes that this applies to all existing tools of diplomacy, including, and to include in agreements with third countries binding clauses that require them to cooperate with the ICC, or, indeed, to impose restrictions on persons against whom proceedings have been initiated in the ICC; notes that this also applies to the EU’s political and human rights dialogues with third countries, in particular developing countries and, among them, the ACP countries, especially within the political forum of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly;
2011/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the key role that the EU must play in strengthening the rule of law, promoting its universal application and maintaining the integrity of the Rome Statute – Europe itself having experienced violations of international humanitarian law, including crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide; asks the EU, therefore, to pursue its awareness-raising and information work at local level and to educate young people about international criminal law and the role of the ICC;
2011/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the crucial role of the ICC in the context of EU foreign policy, in terms of the very development of that policy as well as of the adequate funding and staffing of both the EEAS headquarters and the delegations, but emphasises that, in implementing policies which may affect developing counand stries, the EU has an obligation under the Treses thaty to take account of development cooperation objectives, the primary one being the reduction and eventual eradication of poverty (Article 208(1) TFEU, second indent); firmly reminds the Member States and the EEAS, therefore, that, should they initiate discussions among themselves concerning funding instruments for external action, they must comply rigorously with this Treaty requirement; places equal emphasis on the fact that, in the context of aid programmes for developing countries, policy coherence means, first and foremost, the coherence of policies designed to further the development of those countries and thus to reduce their level of povertyhe ICI must get the funding it needs to perform its increasingly numerous tasks;
2011/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that, in implementing policies which may affect developing countries, the EU has an obligation under the Treaty to take account of development cooperation objectives, the primary one being the reduction and eventual eradication of poverty (Article 208(1) TFEU, second indent); firmly reminds the Member States and the EEAS, therefore, that, should they initiate discussions among themselves concerning funding instruments for external action, they must comply rigorously with this Treaty requirement; places equal emphasis on the fact that, in the context of aid programmes for developing countries, policy coherence means, first and foremost, the coherence of policies designed to further the development of those countries and thus to reduce their level of poverty;
2011/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2011/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that transport networks play a leading role in spatial planning policies; notes that major transport infrastructure such as high-speed railways helps make regions less isolated while also boosting local development networks; highlights the importance of implementing specific regional projects linked to the construction of major infrastructure, involving as many partners as possible (local, regional and national authorities, private operators, civil society, etc.);
2011/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that conflicts about maritime areas stem primarily from the desire to exploit marine resources which have grown limited, not to say rare, not least as a result of their overexploitation and non- sustainable use, and that, given this situation, access to resources needs to be regulatedin the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea; maintains that, for a good many developing countries, marine resources are a cornerstone of their future development and their food sovereignecurity;
2013/04/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that when the delimitation of maritime boundaries and the establishment of maritime areafisheries protection zones are a subject of dispute, conflict resolution must proceed entirely in accordance with international law and be based on the principles of cooperation in good faith and of equality and fairness, taking into account the sustainability of marine resources and protection of the ecosystems;
2013/04/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that regional cooperation organisationsfisheries management organisations, particularly the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, offer the most appropriate framework within which to resolve conflicts of jurisdiction and regulate fishing activities; calls on coastal states and those states which fish the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, therefore, to favour that approach at bilateral levelframework for deliberation;
2013/04/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2011/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the need to provide coastal developing countries with economic and technical assistance enabling them to ascertain that the fishing activities being carried out in their jurisdictional waters are legal and sustainablefor the European Union to continue to support coastal developing countries so that they can put in place sustainable fisheries management plans for their territorial waters and take effective measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
2013/04/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that Europe and its regions – particularly its outermost regions – need a new, strong CAP that will boost development and improve competitiveness on the international market, will be more market-oriented and will take account of public goods including food security, biodiversity conservation, sound water and forest management and sustainable development based on education and knowledge, as well as driving cohesion;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the CAP should take greater account of the potential, problems and needs of small family holdings and holdings in areas with particular characteristics and constraints, particularly the outermost regions; stresses the need to diversify the incomes of such holdings and to develop entrepreneurial skills and create new jobs in rural areas;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2011/2048(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that, although important, the needs of cost reduction, legal certainty and simplification in public procurement rules must be carefully weighed against the impact of any changes on local and regional authorities, as well as on SMEs, an impact that should be clearly identified and assessed from the outset in order to avoid imposing excessive burdens on the competent authorities;
2011/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the ‘Structured Dialogue – For an efficient partnership in development’ initiative launched by the European Commission in March 2010 to find practical ways of improving the effectiveness of civil society organisations and local authorities involved in EU cooperation,
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU policies should facilitate growth in areas of the economy where the poor earn their livelihoods, such as agriculture and the informal sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to favour measures which provide security of land tenure and facilitate poor people’s access to land, markets, credits and other financial services and skills development;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 171 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its position that the EU should focus its development assistance on promoting sustainable small-scale agricultural production; emphasises the need to ensure, in particular, access for small farmers to the means of production (land, secured title deeds, credit, consultancy and advisory services), to processing and marketing opportunities and to local and cross-border markets;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Fifth Cohesion Report’, adopted on 1 April 2011,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the cohesion and structural policies have proved flexible in crisis situations and have made a defining contribution to various national recovery and training programmes, and whereas it is important to maintain this flexibility,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, however, a significant threshold effect exists between regions with comparable levels of development but benefiting from very different levels of aid – growth regions exceeding the threshold of 75% of average per capita GDP for the EU in receipt of more financial support than stagnating regions above that threshold – and whereas this represents a real problem in terms of fairness between Europe’s regions,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a comprehensive European cohesion policy continues to be essential, given the significant imbalances between regional economies and in social terms and the geographical disadvantages of certain regions (particularly the outermost regions), as well as specific structural problems and geographical disadvantathe need to adapt to new challenges, and it is also a requirement under the Lisbon Treaty,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Sees the achievement of European objectives in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance as one of the major advantages of cohesion policy and thus as a form of added value in itself; calls for this partnership principle to be further strengthened; and the political debates in the Council and Parliament to be further strengthened with a view to promoting transparency, accountability for all and an evaluation of the effects of cohesion policy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environmeor demographic situation or specific constraints; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions), and in particular the additional specific allocation granted to the outermost regions under the ERDF;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 144 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whetherStresses that specific operational programmes for functional geographic, including multi-regional operational programmes, can yield additional benefits by meeting the shared chal lentitges of functional territories such as metropolitan regions or, sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relor mountain regions; considers that, in accordance with the partnership principle, the implementation tof such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead is a shared responsibility which should be preserved; calls for closer coordination of macroregional or natural-environment strategies at inter-governmental levels;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 216 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure, Motorways of the Sea and designated E- roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; suggests that ‘infrastructure’ be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support in connec and outermost regions,; suggests that certain crossborder ‘infrastructure’ shall be considered as priority projects eligible to funds of the objective 1, 2 and 3 calls for a obligatory right to make the first proposal of the regional level for this type of action and equal participation withof the third objective of European Territorial Cooperation; border regions and local authorities in the planning;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 223 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. supports economic development and employment in SMEs and micro- enterprises; therefore requests that the fundamentals of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBAE), i.e. "Think Small First" and "Only once ", are considered as one of the bases of cohesion policy and considers that these principles should be applied by Member States and regions in the definition of their operational programs;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 227 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the core components of the EU 2020 strategy (innovation, education and training, energy, environment, employment, competitiveness, skills and combating poverty) are already integral to the cohesion and structural policies; takes the view that the EU 2020 challenges can be integrated very easily into the system of three objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), which has proved its effectivenessarchitecture of the cohesion policy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 260 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a dependable and appropriate phasing-out arrangement for areas formerly eligible for maximum support underthe creation of a new intermediate category for regions with per capita GDP between 75% and 90% of the EU average, in order to resolve political problems (unequal treatment of regions in spite of their similar situations) and practical problems (difficulty of managing degressive funding) linked to the current phasing-out arrangement; considers that the creation of such a category will be made possible by the fact that a large number of regions have passed the threshold of 75% of the EU average per capita GDP and will thus automatically cease to be covered by the convergence objective; stresses that this change to the architecture of the cohesion policy should neither penalise regions currently benefiting from the Cconvergence objective (convergence regions)and the competitiveness objective, nor lead to an increase in the cohesion policy budget; considers that this new category will make it possible to strengthen the justice and solidarity which are the fundamental principles of the cohesion policy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 277 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a general new funding category based on GDP/PE between the 75% and 90% rates would be at odds with the tried and tested principles of EU cohesion policy (to support the weakest and pool the inherent potential of the wealthier regions, taking a cross- cutting approach), and therefore rejects this intermediate category;deleted
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 293 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the unequivocal view that efforts under Objective 3 (European Territorial Cooperation) need to be stepped up at all EU internal borders and at all three levels of such cooperation (cross-border, inter- regional and trans-national) and calls for the relevant share of the structural funds to be increased to 7%; calls for the allocation of funding for each territorial cooperation programme to be based on harmonised criteria in order to provide a strategic and integrated response to the needs and specificities of each geographical territory and area concerned; stresses the importance of the border regions in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers that there is a need for closer linkage with the TEN networkto increase the coordination of the TEN networks and their subsidies – in line with European priorities – and with cross-border infrastructure, and calls for a corresponding increase in funding for all border regions;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 310 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the ESF, as a component of cohesion policy, to continue to foster social integration, economic growth and employment; regards the ESF as the Union’s most important labour-market and employment-policy tool; attaches particular importance to developing skills and mobility, enhancing equality of opportunity between the sexes, – with priority being assigned to training which meets local needs –, enhancing equality of opportunity between the sexes and people with disabilities, integrating and socially reintegrating people who are disadvantaged and supporting SMEs and the self-employed;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 313 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Draws attention to the synergies achievable through integrated approaches, notably linking the ESF and the ERDF, and calls for the option of cross-financing between these funds – specifically with a view to integrated development planning – to be facilitated; calls, furthermore, for better synergies between the EDF and the ERDF;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 399 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for the funding under investment partnerships to be made conditional on the implementation of reforms by the Member State, for Member States to be called upon to implement reforms, in order to ensure that it is used efficiently in areas directly related to cohesion policy; considers it fair for such conditions to include, in particular, full implementation of existing EU legislation (e.g. on price regulation, tendering procedures, transport, the environment and health) in order to prevent irregularities and ensure effectiveness; rejects, however, the imposition of conditions requiring Member States to undertake fundamental social and economic reform;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 499 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Calls, in respect of Member States that are falling significantly short of the EU stability criteria requirements and also have a poor record on the use of monies from the structural funds, for a proposal for the automatic application of more stringent rules in order to monitor the use of such monies in accordance with the law and the relevant objectives; calls, at the same time, for unnecessary controls to be done away with in those Member States that have a satisfactory fund management system; considers that the ‘contract of confidence’ and ‘single audit’ principles should be implemented wherever possible;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 506 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Calls on the Member States/regions to designate authorities that will assume exclusive responsibilityle for the proper administration of monies from the structural funds;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 512 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Envisages that the Commission will, in future, have a greater responsibility for the improvement of national administrative procedures; takes the view, therefore, that it will be incumbent on the Commission to implement accreditation procedures for national or federal-state administrative and auditing bodies; envisages linkage between, on the one hand, successful accreditation and a reduction in the error rate and, on the other, entitlement to simplified and less frequent reporting;deleted
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 525 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Is concerned at the fact that red tape is preventing small companies and organisations from gaining access to structural funding; calls for the relevant rules and technical documentation to be made as clear as possible, and asks the Commission and the Member States to set up technical working parties with a view to identifying appropriate simplification measures;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of developing relief asset pre-positioning capacities in order to improve the speed at which humanitarian organisations respond to disasters; notes that the development of depots/hubs reflects the effectiveness of this approach in terms of speed, quality and cost efficiency, and calls on the Commission to continue to provide financial support in this field; in this respect, endorses the recommendations of the Barnier report of 2006 that the EU’s outermost regions and overseas countries and territories should be used, on a non- exclusive basis, as support stations to facilitate the pre-positioning of vital products and logistics, thus making it easier to deploy European human and material resources in the event of an urgent humanitarian intervention outside the EU;
2011/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that the Union’s Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories offer relay points on all the oceans of the world, and that disaster response could, therefore, be swifter if capacity and resources were pre- positioned there;
2011/05/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Further calls for the EU’s disaster reaction capacity to make use of Europe’s outermost regions and overseas territories which can form bases for facilitating logistics operations and for pre- positioning its resources in every ocean;
2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the establishment of a specific cooperation instrument for the overseas countries and territories – separate from the European Development Fund – bearing in mind that the aim of their association with the European Union, as provided for by Article 198 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is not to combat poverty but to promote economic and social development and establish close economic relations between the territories concerned and the Union as a whole;
2011/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The EU’s outermost regions and overseas countries and territories are important assets in the Union’s response to disasters. These territories, countries and regions give the EU a presence in terms of territory and population throughout the entire world, and should be support bases to facilitate the pre- positioning of logistics and resources.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Decision shall take into account the assets and special needs of isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Union as well as the overseas countries and territories that are associated with it in the case of a disaster.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) assist Member States in prepositioning emergency response assets and capacities in logistical hubs inside the Union, as well as in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, which are essential support bases around the world;
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 28 – title
Third countries’ and overseas countries’ and territories’ participation and international organisations
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point - a (new)
(- a) The overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2011/0436(APP)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Participation by natural persons in the Member States' overseas countries or territories who possess European citizenship and by public and/or private organisations and institutions in those countries or territories should be recognised and encouraged with a view to strengthening the link with the Union and disseminating EU values in the most effective way in these staging posts of the Union in the world.
2012/10/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 212 #

2011/0436(APP)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point a
(a) the Member States and their overseas countries and territories (OCTs), as listed in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2012/10/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Participation of overseas countries and territories and third countries in the LIFE Programme
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The LIFE Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries and territories:
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) the overseas countries and territories referred to in Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, as amended by Council Decision 2007/249/EC of 19 March 2007; (Mr Ponga would like his amendment to become the new point (a)).
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Such participation shall be done in accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 2001/822/EC and the respective bilateral or multilateral agreements establishing the general principles for their participation in Union programmes.
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In view of the Message from Reunion Island of July 2008, and in accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 December 2011, which encouraged the Commission and the Member States to promote a joint approach to nature conservation throughout the Union, including in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories of the Member States, as well as with the Commission communication entitled ‘Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020’, in which the Commission undertook to expand and encourage the BEST (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas) initiative, the overseas countries and territories should be able to take part in Union programmes under the terms laid down in the overseas association decision.
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the allocation of funds between each priority area and between different types of funding with a special ‘overseas’ section for the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories within each sub-programme;
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) selection and award criteria for grants – paying particular attention to the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories so as to ensure that they participate fully;
2012/06/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 107 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Participation of overseas countries and territories and third countries in the LIFE Programme
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The LIFE Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries and territories:
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) the overseas countries and territories referred to in Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community;
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Such participation shall be done in accordance with the conditions laid down in the overseas association decision and the respective bilateral or multilateral agreements establishing the general principles for their participation in Union programmes.
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the allocation of funds between each priority area and between different types of funding with a special ‘overseas’ section for the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories within each sub-programme;
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2011/0428(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) selection and award criteria for grants, paying particular attention to the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories so as to ensure that they participate fully;
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1) All third countries, regions and territories associated with the Union may be eligible for cooperation under this Regulation.
2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Notwithstanding the specific focus on global players, the scope of this Regulation should be worldwide enabling to support cooperation measures with developing countries where the Union has significant interests in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation. Consideration ought therefore to be given to the overseas countries and territories associated with the Union throughout the world, in order in particular to enhance knowledge and understanding of the Union and improve its visibility in third countries.
2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 225 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Union is founded on the values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries, territories and regions through dialogue and cooperation.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 273 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the characteristics of the beneficiary require otherwisey apply to a beneficiary country or territory that does not qualify as an ODA recipient country according to the OECD/DAC, or
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 274 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the action implements a global initiative, a Union policy priority, an action aiming to strengthen regional integration or an international obligation or commitment of the Union, as referred to in Article 6, and the action does not have the characteristics to fulfil the criteria for ODA.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 291 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Particular attention shall be given to strengthening the rule of law, improving access to justice and supporting civil society, trade and sustainable development, security of land tenure, access to ICTs, health and food security, as well as promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation, and institution-building.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 327 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Union and its Member States shall consult each other, and other donors and development actors including representatives of civil society and regional and local authorities, at an early stage of the programming process in order to promote complementarity and consistency among their cooperation activities. This consultation may lead to joint programming between the Union and its Member States. In those consultations the capacities of, and the role that can be played by, overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union should be taken into account.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 346 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and the Member States shall consult each other, as well as other donors and development actors including representatives of civil society and local authorities, at an early stage of the programming process in order to promote complementarity among their cooperation activities. In those consultations the capacities of, and the role that can be played by, overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union should be taken into account.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 363 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a
a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - strengthening the rule of law and judicial systems and ensuring access to preventive justice and litigation (judges, notaries, lawyers), including training for legal professionals.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 465 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point e – point ii
(ii) promoting exchange of experience, good practice and innovation, based on a balanced approach to the development of education systems; supporting the modernisation of land laws; ensuring access to preventive justice and litigation (judges, notaries, lawyers) and training for legal professionals;
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 482 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a
a) provide support for the objectives, initiatives and activities agreed in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and its successive action plans, which cover inter alia the areas of: peace and security, democratic governance and human rights, security of land tenure, trade, regional integration and infrastructure (including transport), MDGs, energy, climate change and environment, migration, mobility and employment, science, information society and space, as well as its cross-cutting issues.
2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 367 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Horizon 2020 should promote cooperation with third countries based on common interest and mutual benefit. International cooperation in science, technology and innovation should be targeted to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives to strengthen competitiveness, contribute to tackling societal challenges and support Union external and development policies, including by developing synergies with external programmes and contributing to the Union's international commitments such as the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Account should be taken, in international cooperation, of the capabilities and potential role of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories within their respective areas of the world.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 441 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
AParticipation by overseas countries and territories and association of third countries
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph -1 (new)
Horizon 2020 shall be open to participation by the overseas countries and territories referred to in Council Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (the ‘Overseas Association Decision’) subject to the specific conditions laid down therein.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Researchers´ Careers Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No xx/2013 [Rules for Participation], which shall contribute to the reinforcement of a single market for researchers and attractiveness of researchers' careers across the Union in the context of the European Research Area, by taking into account the transnational character of the actions supported under it.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 610 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
COM(2011)0809 – C7 0466/2011 – 2011/0401(COD)
article 18, paragraph 2
2. Specific actions for SMEs shall be undertaken within the specific objective ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ set out in Point 1 of Part II of Annex I and each of the specific objectives under the priority ‘Societal challenges’ set out in Points 1 to 6 of Part III of Annex I. These specific actions shall take the form of, among others, a dedicated SME instrument that is targeted at all types of SMEs with an innovation potential and shall be implemented in a consistent manner and tailored to the needs of SMEs as set out under the specific objective ‘Innovation in SMEs’ in Point 3.3.(a) of Part II of Annex I.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 691 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. Account should be taken, in these cooperative activities, of the scientific and technological capabilities of the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 712 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020, in particular for those regions, overseas countries and territories or types of participant that are underrepresented;
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 857 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 17
The specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’ also includes an activity to close the research and innovation divide with specific measures to unlock excellence in associated overseas countries and territories and less developed regions of the Union.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Participation of the overseas countries and territories and third countries
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) The overseas countries and territories referred to in the decision [Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, as amended by Council Decision 2007/249/EC of 19 March 2007]
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 359 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In order to continue improving the competitiveness and access to markets of Union enterprises in the Union and in the overseas countries and territories associated with the Union, the Commission shall maintain its support for the Enterprise Europe Network.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education in the third countries and in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union.
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning National Support Services, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices in the neighbourhood countries is essential in order to achieve the objectives of the programme, notably by providing the Commission with regular and updated information regarding the various fields of their activity and through the dissemination of the Programme results in the Union and the overseas countries and territories associated with it as well as in the third participating countries.
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Individuals from an OCT and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the Union programmes in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union.
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions in the EU and the overseas countries and territories associated with it and those in third countries and targeted capacity building in third countries.;
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 6(1.a) that are to be managed by a National Agency shall be allocated on the basis of population and cost of living in the Member State, distance between capitals of Member States and performance. All due account shall be taken of the particularly extreme remoteness affecting students from the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories when funds are allocated. The parameter of performance accounts for 25% of the total funds according to the criteria as referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8.
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the Member States and their overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 251 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union and the third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 282 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning National Support Services, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices in the neighbourhood countries is essential in order to achieve the objectives of the programme, notably by providing the Commission with regular and updated information regarding the various fields of their activity and through the dissemination of the Programme results in the Union, in the overseas countries and territories associated with it and in the third participating third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 301 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Individuals from an OCT and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the Union programmes in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 408 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions in the EU and the OCTs associated with it, on the one hand, and third countries, on the other, and targeted capacity building in third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 787 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The actions of the Programme shall be implemented in ways that provide for adaptation of the financial rules to address the constraints created by the remoteness of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, and to fund area-specific mobility projects linking the Union’s outermost regions and overseas countries and territories with neighbouring third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 810 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the Member States and their overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 249 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Individuals from overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in Union programmes in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 251 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Participation in the programme will also be open to acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements; to EFTA countries which are parties to the EEA Agreement and to countries of the European neighbourhood area in accordance with the procedures defined with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in European Union programmes. The participation of the Swiss Confederation is subject to specific arrangements with that country.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 643 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Provisions concerning non-EU Member States and international organisationsarticipation in the Programme
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 647 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. The StrandsProgramme shall be open to the participation of the following countries: (a) the Member States and their overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, (b) the countries listed below, provided that the conditions are met, including those contained within Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services for the MEDIA strand, and additional appropriations are paid:
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 179 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The outermost regions should benefit from specific, effective measures ands well as additional funding to offset the handicaps resulting from the factors referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 213 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Common Strategic Framework should therefore establish the key areas of support, territorial challenges to be addressed, policy objectives, priority areas for cooperation activities, coordination mechanisms and mechanisms for coherence and consistency with the economic policies of Member States and the Union and with macro regional strategies and sea basins strategies, where Member States and regions participate in such strategies.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 222 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commissionall apply only to the extent that they are directly linked to the implementation of the Funds. The European Commission shall assess the information provided by the Member States on the application of the ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 355 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
(93) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to reduce disparities between levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, particular rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, outermost regions and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States but can 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 that objective,
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 466 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Macro regional strategies and sea basins strategies The CSF Funds shall contribute to macro regional strategies and sea basins strategies, where Member States and regions participate in such strategies. The Commission and the Member States concerned shall ensure the Funds' coordination with these strategies at the level of the Common Strategic Framework, of Partnership Contracts and of operational programmes in order to ensure sufficient allocation from the Funds to these strategies.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 537 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12
Article 12 Adoption and review The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 142 on the Common Strategic Framework within 3 months of the adoption of this Regulation. Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, where appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Framework. Within 6 months of adoption of a revised Common Strategic Framework, Member States shall propose amendments, where necessary, to their Partnership Contract and programmes to ensure their consistency with the revised Common Strategic Framework.deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 586 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) the main priority areas for cooperation, taking account, where appropriate, of macro-regional and sea basin strategies;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 592 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii bis (new)
vii a) the means of coordinating programmes focused on Article 14 (a(vii)) with programmes working towards the objective of European Regional Cooperation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 593 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) arrangements to ensure alignment with macro regional and sea basins strategies, where Member States and regions participate in such strategies, in order to ensure sufficient allocation from the Funds to these strategies;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 600 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the territorial development of urban, rural, coastal, mountainous and cross-border, and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28, 29 and 99 accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 661 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. Ex ante conditionalities shall be applied only when they have a direct link to the implementation of the Funds.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 721 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Where there is evidence resulting from a performance review that a priority has failed to achieve the milestones set out in the performance framework, the Commission may suspend all or part of an interim paycall upon a Member State to propose amendments to the relevant programmes. If the Member State does not respond to this demand or does not respond in a satisfactory manner within three months, the Commission may suspend all or part of the engagements of a priority of a programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Fund-specific rules.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 746 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The use of multi-fund programmes (ERDF, ESF, cohesion funds, EAFRD, EMFF) is encouraged. In this way the Commission undertakes to allow the preparation and implementation of such programmes with respect to the principle of proportionality.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 760 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where Member States and regions participate in macro regional strategies or sea basins strategies, the programme shall be coordinated with these strategies, in accordance with the Partnership Contract, in order to ensure sufficient allocation from the Funds to these strategies.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 763 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) where appropriate, indicators related to the programme's contribution to macro regional strategies and sea basins strategies.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1223 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
e) 0,29 % (i.e., a total of EUR 925 680 000)within the FEDER XXX budget EUR (i.e., EUR 40 per inhabitant) will be reserved as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the Treaty and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1338 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. AIn duly motivated circumstances, a priority axis shallmay concern one Fund for aor more categoryies of region and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objective and comprise one or more investment priorities of that thematic objective, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules. For the ESF, a priority axis may combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstanc, or combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives and Funds, in accordance with Fund-specific rules.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1359 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii bis (new)
ii a) A presentation of the procedures for coordinating between the Investment for growth and jobs operational programmes, the programmes from the European territorial cooperation goal, and the programmes from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), the European Development Fund (EDF), and the Pre- Accession Instrument (IPA) for the regions concerned.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1473 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) an analysis of the development needs and objectives justifying the joint action plan, taking into account the objectives of the operational programmes, of macro regional strategies and sea basins strategies where they have a significant impact, and, where applicable, the country-specific recommendations and the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations which the Member States shall take into account in their employment policies under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1498 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where Member States and regions participate in macro regional strategies or sea basins strategies, ITIs are consistent with these strategies.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1529 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) where appropriate, progress in implementation of anymacro regional strategies and sea basins strategies and of any other interregional and transnational actions;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1618 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 4
4. The co-financing rate of the additional allocation in accordance with Article 84(1)(e) shall be no higher than 50%. The same co-financing rate shall apply to the additional allocation under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [ETC Regulation].deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, information and communication technologies, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 115 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind and by taking account of the particular features of regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, outermost, cross-border and mountain regions.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) primarily;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 210 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT.deleted
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 245 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) in more developed regions and transition regions:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 253 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]; and
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 272 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a bis (new)
(a a) in transition regions: i) at least 60 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation EU No […]/2012 [CPR]; and ii)at least 20 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation EU No […]/2012 [CPR];
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 283 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 50 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in point 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 302 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].deleted
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 340 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting businessand supporting business and research centre R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 362 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c bis (new)
(c a) developing links and synergies between businesses, research and development centres and higher education
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 372 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) developing digital and ICT products and services, e-commerce and enhancing demand for ICT;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 375 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) strengthening ICT applications for e- government, e-learning, e-inclusion and, e- health and online culture;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 391 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) enhancing the competitiveness of businesses, mainly SMEs:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 404 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firmsand the transfer of business ownership;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 437 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) promoting and supporting the production, transport and distribution of renewable energy sources;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 444 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in businesses, in particular SMEs;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 455 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) supporting and promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, particularly in public buildings and in the housing sector;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 469 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting and supporting low-carbon strategies for urban areas;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 480 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) promoting and supporting research and innovation in low carbon technologies;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 498 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) promoting and supporting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 557 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) enhancing regional and local mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 583 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d bis (new)
(d a) developing intermodal transport systems, in particular maritime and inland waterway transport and assisting ports and airports in promoting sustainable development;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 603 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) development of business incubators and investment support for self-employment and micro-enterprises and business creation;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 608 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) development of business incubators and investment support for self-employment and business creation and the transfer of business ownership;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 776 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At least 50% of the specific additional allocation shall be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regions, with a particular focus on the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2 and 3 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]rticle 4 does not apply to the specific additional allocation.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 778 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All enterprises established in the outermost regions may benefit from the specific additional allocation and, by way of derogation from Article 3(1)(a), they may benefit from any productive investment financed under the ERDF.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty provides that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. In accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty, the ERDF contributes to reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions, among which particular attention should be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions. In accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty, the outermost regions may benefit from specific measures relating in particular to conditions of access to structural funds and to horizontal Union programmes.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) For the benefit of the regions of the Union, a mechanism to organise support from the ERDF to external policy instruments such as ENI, EDF and IPA should be set up, including where external cooperation programmes cannot be adopted or have to be discontinued.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Based on the experience from the 2007-13 programming period, the conditions for the selection of operations shoul d be clarified and strengthened in order to ensure selection of only genuinely joint operations. Furthermore, an adapted approach should take into consideration the specific context of cooperation with third countries. The notion of sole beneficiaries should be defined and it should be clarified that they are permitted to carry out cooperation operations by themselves.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) The rules on flexibility concerning the location of operations out side the programme area should be simplified. In addition, it is necessary to support and facilitate, through specific arrangements, effective cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation with the Union's neighbouring third countries where this is necessary to ensure that the regions of the Member States which border third countries can be effectively assisted in their development. Accordingly, it is appropriate to authorise on an exceptional basis and under certain conditions the financing of assistance from the ERDF for operations located on the territory of third countries where the operations are for the benefit of the regions of the Union.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) A single audit authority should be responsible for carrying out all functions listed in Article 116 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] in order to ensure uniform standards across the whole programme area. Where this is not possible, a group of auditors or specific arrangements in the event of cooperation between the outermost regions and third countries should be able to assist the programme audit authority.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) It is necessary to clarify the applicable rules concerning financial management, programming, monitoring, evaluation and control regarding the participation of third countries in cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation programmes, particulary when outermost regions are involved. Those rules should be established in the relevant cooperation programme and/or the relevant financing agreement between the Commission, each of the third countries and the Member State hosting the managing authority of the relevant cooperation programme.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 111 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
b) exchange of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of good practice on sustainable urban and rural development and the consideration of particular territorial features including permanent natural and geographical handicaps, as referred to in Article 174 TFEU;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 131 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 19(2) and (3), cross-border cooperation programmes may cover regions from Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and third countries or territories neighbouring outermost regions. The abovementioned countries must contribute to the programme(s) they take part in. This contribution is included in the financing plan referred to in Article 7, paragraph 2, point f). For third countries or territories neighbouring outermost regions, this contribution is optional and is not a requirement for their participation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 133 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For transnational cooperation, the Commission shall adopt the list of transnational areas to receive support, broken down by cooperation programme and covering NUTS level 2 regions while ensuring the continuity of such cooperation in larger coherent areas based on previous programmes, by means of implementing acts, taking account of macro-regional strategies and sea-basins already existing and being drawn up. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2).
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 323 #

2011/0273(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Beneficiaries shall cooperate in the development, implementation, staffing and financing of operations. For programmes involving outermost regions and third countries, a minimum of two of these conditions may be verified.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2011/0257(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph d a (new)
da. the Joint Committee should also strive to take measures to promote more landings in Guinea-Bissau and to enhance local employment and other economic activities and partnerships in the fisheries sector;
2011/11/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2011/0257(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph d b (new)
db. the accountability of the local government should be reinforced, in particular so that it guarantees the improvement of living conditions for local fishermen, the development of local, sustainable, artisanal fisheries and fish- processing industries and compliance with health and environmental standards;
2011/11/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The Common Fisheries Policy should be consistent with the Union's development policy and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
2012/05/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) consistence with the integrated maritime policy, and with other Union policies as well as with international commitments entered into by the Union and the Member States.
2012/05/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements with third countries shall establish a legal, economic, social and environmental governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters. The agreements shall promote respect for human rights and contribute to sustainable development in third countries and to responsible fishing at global level.
2012/05/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) establish the governance framework, including the development and maintenance of the necessary scientific and research institutions, monitoring, control and surveillance capability and other capacity building items pertaining to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy driven by the third country. Such financial assistance shall be conditioned upon the achievement of specific results and shall be complementary to and consistent with the development projects and programmes implemented in the third country in question.
2012/05/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2011/0139(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament withhold its consentconsent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
2011/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas absorption capacity is the extent to which a Member State is able to spend the financial resources allocated from the Structural and Cohesion Funds in an effective and efficient manner, and whereas this capacity is necessary for making a maximum contribution to economic and soc, social and territorial cohesion with the resources available from the EU funds,
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas absorption capacity is not a parameter but a variable and whereas it differs widely in the different Member States and regions, so that individual solutions are necessary to increase this capacity,
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas aiming at absorbing as much financial support as possible requires continuous efforts by the Member States and management authorities and the involvement of the local and regional level of administration in every stage of the process,
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 6
over-complicated and over-strict national requirementprocedures, and frequent changes therein;
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the benefits of synergies between ERDF, ESF and EAFRD, but also with the EDF in the case of certain European regions which neighbour ACP countries; takes the view that flexibility to support ESF- type of actions in ERDF programmes should be increased, and that harmonisation of rules and procedures would lead to simplified delivery systems and encourage participation by potential beneficiaries in EU co-funded programmes; recalls in this context the potential of cross-financing, which is not yet being fully exploited;
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to establish exchange fora or networks among their implementation structures with a view to discussing experiences and difficulties and exchanging best practices; invites the Member States also to help beneficiaries address more demanding control requirements by providing them with support, in particular by using technical assistance loans to train and support those economic and social actors that are eligible to benefit from these funds;
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to inform citizensand provide support to citizens, representatives of civil society and regional and local authorities fully about financing possibilities, eligibility for co-financing from the Structural and Cohesion Funds, the co- financing rules, the rules on reimbursement, and where to find calls for proposals;
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #

2010/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are key elements in the effectiveness of operational programmes and in high absorption capacity; recommends to the Members States, in line with the principles of subsidiarity and of their institutional autonomy, that they consistently reinforce the partnership and transparency principle, while implementing the operational programmes, and that they involve the economic and social actors and sub- national levelauthorities from the outset in defining investment priorities, in the decision making process itself and in the implementation and evaluation of programmes;
2011/06/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas many donors consider general and sectoral budget support as a means of fostering partner countries’ ownership of development policies and reform processes, strengthening national accountability institutions and systems, and facilitating growth, poverty reduction and the achievement of development objectives,
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas budget support helps to overcome thecertain weaknesses of the traditional project-based approach (high transaction costs, fragmented parallel systems),
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union has hitherto referred more frequently to violations of human rights (‘first- generation rights’) in partnership agreements rather than to violations of socio- economic rights (‘second-generation rights’),
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas making a partner government publicly accountable for its budgetary management is an essential factor in the country’s capacity building process through the involvement of its parliament andexercise of scrutiny by its parliament and the provision of information to civil society in the field of public finance,
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to use sectoral budget support wherever appropriate in order to ensure better targeting of basic social sectors including health, education, and assistance for the most vulnerable groups, in particular persons with disabilities;
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the Union has a responsibility to pass on its experience to other institutional stakeholders, in particular at the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan;
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to strengthen both the Commission’s monitoring mechanisms and parliamentary scrutiny and the provision of information to civil society in countries in receipt of budget support; stresses also that optimum procedures must be established for auditing the public finances of recipient countries as a precondition for any disbursement of funds;
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that, when granting budget support to banana-supplying ACP countries benefiting from accompanying measures in this sector, it is important to include in the variable tranche based on governance indicators the specific conditions contained in the new Article 17a ofthat Parliament is proposing be inserted in Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 (DCI Regulation), as set out in an amendment in the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 3 February 2011 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation1; __________________ 1Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0030. 1 Texts adopted, P7_TC2- COD(2010)0059.
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Takes the view that, in principle, MDG contracts are an example of high- quality, results-oriented budget support (long-term, predictable, targeted at social sectors, etc.); calls accordingly on the Commission to publish an assessment of MDG contracts in 2011 and to look into the feasibility of extending them to a larger number of countries;
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2010/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to show greater consistency at national and Community level as regards development aid policy; calls on the Member States to make use of the European External Action Service to strengthen their coordination with the Commission as regards budget support so as to avoid duplication and inconsistency;
2011/04/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the crucial role played by the diaspora in promoting development in countries of origin; calls for closer cooperation between institutions in developing countries and EU Member States with a view to engaging more fully with the diaspora as a major component of civil society;
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note that the number of people in fragile states who have been displaced as a result of conflicts, human rights violations and climate changenatural disasters has increased; calls for the strengthening of initiatives aimed at supporting displaced people in order to improve their living conditions and facilitate their integration; urges that action be taken to ensure effective protection for refugees and internally displaced persons;
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the development of policies taking into account the specific situation of vulnerable groups such as women and, children and people with disabilities;
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to adopt a fair and transparent procedure to facilitateregarding migrants’ access to employment, coupled with decent working conditions, health care provision and social protection; urges the Commission to take into consideration the policy recommendations adopted at the Africa-EU Senior Officials Meeting on Migration, Mobility and Employment (15- 17 September 2010);
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families;deleted
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2010/2269(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for additional efforts to promote policy coherence in respect of development within the EU’s migration policy and to refrain from using ODA for policies aimed at deterring and controlling migration, often in violation of migrants’ human rights;
2011/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that innovation can be addressed most effectively at the regional level, where physical proximity fosters partnership between actors such as universities, research organisations and industry; notes that the most dynamic technology industries are not necessarily located in or near capital cities but in the proximity of the most innovative universities;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to detect sleeping innovators, in particular among SMEs; points to the important role of intermediate organisations in detecting sleeping innovators, providing incentives, giving advice and supporting innovation; takes the view that these organisations should be strengthened and that a programme aimed at improving training, qualifications and expertise should be developed for them;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to strengthen the links between EU budget instruments and EIB funding; recognises the investment leverage potential of these sources of funding and asks for them to be strengthened, especially as regards JEREMIE and JESSICA; emphasises the need to develop funding instruments that are geared to the specific circumstances and needs of the smallest firms and to considerably simplify the procedures for gaining access to the funding;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that priority should be given to fostering the development at regional level of an innovation culture, both among entrepreneurs, young people undergoing vocational training and workers and among the partners who have an influence on business activities, such as regional public-decision makers, research centres, clusters and funding bodies, which in many cases are not sufficiently aware of the innovation capacities of the firms in their regions, in particular the SMEs (including micro- enterprises and craft firms);
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the increased importance of cohesion policy following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, and to the fact that a third pillar – territorial cohesion – has been added to it, and notes that the regions are best placed to implement that policy on an active basis and that sectoralisation iswould therefore be counterproductive;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that existing and future spending pledges aimed at helping developing countries to combating climate change or to adapt to its effects must be additional to current development budgets;
2010/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
we need sustainable economic growth which has a positive impact on the labour market in both urban and ruralurban, rural and extremely remote areas;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that, in accordance with Article 208 of the TFEU, the EU significantly reform and downscale agricultural subsidies and, in particular, put an end to exports of surpluses taken off the European market through price innovation mechanisms and export refunds, in view of their harmful effects on farmers in the developing worldtake account of the objectives of development cooperation both when determining and when implementing its agricultural policy; welcomes the appointment of a standing rapporteur for ‘policy coherence for development’;
2010/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that the EU reassess its donor relationship with middle-income countries, since many emerging economies have outgrown traditional development cooperation; looks instead to the EU to concentrate funding on the poorest countries, especially least-developed and island countries, and on the neediest populations within those countries;
2010/12/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the view that that the ESF must remain an integral component of cohesion policy and be strengthened; calls for greater coordination with cohesion policy measures and rural development measures under the ERDF so that rural regions can be properly involved and resources used more efficiently;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 57 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Insists, in keeping with a spirit of solidarity, on specific support for the EU- 27's mo‘least disadvantaged regionseveloped regions (Objective 1); stresses, at the same time, the need for a powerful Objective 2 and sound transitional rulefor the 'most' developed regions and fair provisions for intermediate regions;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that funds must be spent transparently and efficiently in the regions, on the basis of rules that are as simple as possible and sound management; urges that, in keeping with the proportionality principle, the frequency of checks should be commensurate with the risk of irregularities;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that a five-year period is too short, since authorisation procedures would be much too long and would not make it possible to use resources efficiently; points to the fact that a seven-year period has proved its worth in the past and that the programming period should in no circumstances be shorter; underscores the fact that a seven-year period, until 2020, would make the link with the EU 2020 strategy clear; notes that it might make sense thereafter to consider a 10-year model (five years + five years) in such a way as to match the scheduling of financing priorities with the terms of office of Parliament and the Commission, combining this with a vision and a policy strategy stretching over 10 years;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that cofinancing and the n+2 and n+3 rules should be maintained, possibly combined with greater flexibility to cover exceptional situations which might be expected to arise within the nex (except for the first programming periodyear); insists that unspent funds should be made available for other regions and not returned to the Member States;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Treaty of Lisbon grants new powers to the European Union with regard to tourism, particularly with a view to enhancing that sector’s competitiveness and capacity for dynamic and sustainable growthunder Article 195 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union now has powers in the field of tourism, complementing the action taken by the Member States, in order to promote the competitiveness of EU enterprises in this sector;
2011/02/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions, particularly the outermost regions or regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors;
2011/02/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that social, economic and environmental sustainability are a prerequisite for developing and maintaining all tourism activity; urges the Commission to develop a ‘European label’, along the lines of the European Heritage Label, in order to create a profile for products and services of excellence and at the same time enhance Europe’s image worldwide;
2011/02/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the key role which the ERDF and the EAFRD can play in developing the tourism potential of the rural environment and diversifying its economic activities;
2011/02/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commissionsiders that the visibility and attractiveness of EU regions are enhanced by the activities of the cultural and creative industries; calls on, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practicemake appropriate use of the sectoral or structural financial instruments and the financial engineering systems available at European level in order to encourage culture and creativity and to support the industries working in this sector; hopes that concrete initiatives will be undertaken in support of innovation and the development of new information technologies, and that access will be facilitated for stakeholders in the tourist industry, and particularly small– and medium–sized enterprises, to the relevant financial instruments; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practice;
2011/02/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that demographic change has very different effects from region to region; emphasises, in this connection, the particular situation of the French overseas departments, which are greatly affected by population ageing owing to the combined effects of longer life expectancy, the falling birth rate and the emigration of young workers;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the current framework of cohesion policy has proven to allow a flexible and appropriate response to the rapidly deteriorating socioeconomic environment; underlines that Member States appreciated that the crisis measures could be tailored to their specific needs; calls nonetheless for greater flexibility in the rules to enable crises to be combated;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the particular added value of more synergies between ERDF and ESF, since and the rural development component of the EARFD; notes that experience clearly proves that successful performance of ESF- financed programmes is essential in order to maximise the effectiveness of ERDF funding for economic actions;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that simplification of provisions and procedures at EU and national level should continue without creating major difficulties for beneficiaries andshould continue both at EU and Member State level, primarily through developing improved rules for the future negotiation of regulations applicable to the next programming period; considers that regional policy should be better adapted to the needs of users and that this simplification should contribute to the increased efficiency of this policy; regrets that, due to superfluous bureaucracy, overcomplicated rules and a lack of harmonised procedures, many funds remain unused;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2010/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the agreement on trade in bananas, which settles twenty years of WTO disputes and constitutes an important step towards the consolidation of a rule- based multilateral trading system; notes that the agreement on trade in bananas makes a decisive contribution to the resolution of issues relating to tropical products and preferences in WTO negotiations; believes that this agreement fur, however, that the interests of Community producers and their consolidates the EU’s position on agriculture in the Doha round; calls upon the EU to build upon this important breakthrough to push WTO negotiations forwarACP partners should be taken into account in the next trade negotiations so that these sectors, which provide numerous jobs, are not weakened;
2010/11/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2010/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the outermost regions are an integral part of EU territory and all international trade agreements are applied to them; stresses that their fragile economies are mainly based on agriculture, and their production covers the same areas of production as the Latin- American partners in particular and is therefore jeopardised by lower customs tariffs; points out that Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union allows for adjustment of Community policies to the geographic and economic realities of these regions; therefore calls on the Commission to take the specific constraints of the outermost regions into account in the framework of its negotiations so that their development is not undermined;
2010/11/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2010/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the interagency report for the G20 on food price volatility entitled ‘Price Volatility in Food and Agricultural Markets: Policy Responses’, which was submitted to the French presidency of the G20 on 2 June 2011;
2011/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2010/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020, published jointly by the OECD and the FAO on 17 June 2011,
2011/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2010/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that EU assistance programmes should focus on sustainable small-scale food production and that priority should be given to ‘ecologically-efficient’ approaches that strengthen biodiversity, prevent the degradation of fertile land, and promote agro- ecological and low-external-input (LEI) practices, and excludes GMOs;
2011/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 126 #

2010/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the adoption of the FAO voluntary guidelines on land acquisitions, but also calls for strict binding national and international regulations on land acquisitions; stresses that contract negotiations should be made transparent allowing for the participation of civil society and elected representatives of local authorities;
2011/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 144 #

2010/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the right to food has to take absolute precedence over energy security objectives; calls for the freezing of EU energy strategy targets until further impact assessments have been undertaken;
2011/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2010/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
New citation
- having regard to Article 214 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which states that the Union’s operations in the field of humanitarian aid are intended to provide ‘assistance and relief and protection for people in third countries who are victims of natural or man-made disasters’ and that its operations shall be ‘conducted in compliance with the principles of international law and with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and non- discrimination’,
2010/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2010/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
New citation
- having regard to its resolution of 21 September 2010 on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters,
2010/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2010/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the multiplication and greater frequency of interventions inside and outside the European Union are compounded by the global financial situation and budgetary constraints which underline the need for more cost effective operations,
2010/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2010/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(f)
(f) encourages the Council to adopt, under the ordinary legislative procedure, measures (to be proposed by the Commission) for improving the predictability and the forward-planning capacity of the current EU civil protection mechanism, which is currently based on ad-hoc and voluntary contributions from Member States; suggests that these measures may include arrangements tested under the EU Preparatory Action including EU-level assets, voluntary pooling of resources, mapping of existing capacities, identification of scenarios and the development of further training activities;
2010/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2010/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the full implementation of the Small Business Act as a means of reducing the administrative burden and fostering the role of SMEs in the internal market; welcomes the establishment of a permanent SME Forum on access to financing opportunities and calls for an integrated strategy for SMEthat will genuinely make it easier for SMEs to obtain financing within the EU;
2010/11/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. NotEmphasises thate research and innovation is most effectively addressed at regional level inlevance of the regional level in addressing research and innovation, owing to the proximity of actors such as universities, public research organisations and industry, promoting partnership in knowledge transfer and the exchange of good practices between regions; in this regard, calls on the Commission to invest in innovation clusters and networks, through enhanced cooperation with the European Investment Bank and within the framework of a permanent industrial policy task force;
2010/11/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the Commission’s proposal to make a set ofother indicators – in addition to GDP figures – available for EU policies with a view to improving both the circumstances in which decisions are taken and the response to the concerns of citizens in Europe’s various regions; points out, in that connection, that a number of national and international actors have acknowledged the relevance of indicators which supplement GDP figures; to that end, supports Eurostat’s activities;
2010/10/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that GDP is an essentialcannot constitute the sole measurement of economic growth, but is insufficient to assess regional development and establish cohesion policies;
2010/10/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. In the light of the ever closer degree of interdependence between economic, social and environmental issues, takes the view that focusing on GDP alone is likely to provide an incomplete impression that takes no account of the actual situations in the regions, and could result in poor choices being made and inappropriate decisions being taken;
2010/10/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the condition of natural environments, environmental sustainability, fairness and social integration are now just as important as the economy among the key issues underpinning the European model for development; states, furthermore, that an overarching approach should be taken with regard to assessing people’s wellbeing and quality of life, as well as regions’ vulnerabilitieseducation, health, protecting the well-being of citizens, social integration and environmental protection are issues underpinning the European model for development, which is based on a social market economy which seeks to guarantee smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2010/10/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 62 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to introduce, as a matter of priority and urgency,, relevant indicators in addition to GDP for environmental and social issues, with a view to establishing a more comprehensive picture of regional cohesion policies, at the latestif possible by the start of the 2014-2020 programming period;
2010/10/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2010/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in order to launch an effective Strategy for the Black Sea, it is vital to involve fully all the countries concerned, with no distinction between EU and non-EU countries; calls for cooperation between all the relevant regions and stresses the importance of participation by bodies at all levels of governance in order to ensure the success of an integrated approach, through the involvement of existing organisations, such as the BSEC, the PABSEC and the Commission on the Black Sea, but also through the creation of new ones where necessary, with the aim of jointly identifying common challenges and available resources, as well as areas where coordinated action can bring significant added value;
2010/11/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2010/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the development, in the context of the Strategy, of an integrated approach and the use of the well- established principles of the EU’s Cohesion Policy; in particular, believes that cross-border cooperation between regions should be promoted, in order to tackle common problems through coordinated action; points out that the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) offers a suitable cooperation framework for structured, multi-level governance; calls on the Commission to explore ways of better coordinating the various European instruments providing for cross-border cooperation on the Union’s external borders;
2010/11/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the international community, including the EU, must focus its effortsupport states oin the implementation of this national health policy,
2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that these external factors can radsignificalntly reduce the margin for manoeuvre of states wishing to provide good governance and can have a profound effect on the health of their populationavailable to states;
2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that women have the right to exercise full control over matters relating to their reproductive health, as regards procreation, contraception, abortion or sexually transmitted diseases; points tocondemns the fact that they are still subject to genital mutilation and extreme violence, while and that rape remains a weapon of war;
2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that, despite the humanitarsocianl, economic and political difficulties they face, many sub-Saharan countries are attempting to introduce policies that will improve or allow access to health care for their populations, albeit of a basic type;
2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to ensure that European policies on reproductive health are properly promoted among all associations receiving European funds;deleted
2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2010/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes that the aims of the directive may start to be achieved in the near future and that the whole of the EU and its regions may benefit, thus contributing to real economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines the role of the structural funds and other funding instruments in providing access to and ensuring the availability of infrastructure such as transport, telecommunications and research and innovation, in granting access to public goods and services in the regions, particularly in areas unless attractive to investors, and in helping to encourage exchanges of good practice in the provision of key services; demands, in this context, greater coherence and coordination between all policies;
2010/11/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that, in order to make administrative procedures more efficient, public authorities should be obliged to adhere to the principle ofpromote and consolidate multilingualism by using, in addition to their own language, one of the EU’s official working languages and, if possible, a selected language of the country that is their closest partner in terms of economic or – if this is impossible to ascertain – territorial cooperation;
2010/11/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2010/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Empowered by the reference to territorial cohesion in the TFEU, and with the aim of improving accessibility, considers it essential to continue to make the mobility of passengers and goods an integral part of internal market policy through the promotion of short sea shipping and maritime cabotage between territories and, at the same time, ensure better links between peripheral maritime regions, outermost regions and islands and mainland and economic centres; in the same context, points out that it is of crucial importance to deal with the difficulties facing island areas in the EU with regard to the transport of persons by guaranteeing the same cost per kilometre for the transport of goods and people, regardless of their location; calls for concrete measures for the outermost regions taking account of their distinctive features;
2010/06/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the need to enhance regional maritime cooperation within an integrated framework in order to strengthen maritime sectors, deal with the negative effects of insularity and encourage the exchange and transfer of best practices; stresses in this context the contribution made by regional policy through its territorial cooperation objective;
2010/06/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2010/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the fact that every island has its own specific characteristics which require specific solutions, stresses the need to encourage tailored local development strategies and discourage the ‘one size fits all’ approach; considers, therefore, that integrated maritime governance is essential in order to avoid any overlapping of competences between different levels of government and to enhance cooperation and dialogue with local and regional authorities; with this in mind, supports the creation of a specific strategy for the Atlantic in the context of strategic approaches for regional maritime areas;
2010/06/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2010/0355(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a
(a) the transparency of the procedures in identifying the total catches should be improved along with the measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in particular by improving infrastructure for the monitoring and control of fishing activities in the São Tomé and Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone in order to ensure that fishing is responsible and sustainable;
2011/03/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2010/0355(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point e
(e) annual reports on the implementation of the Agreement should be conducted and sent to the Parliament and the Council in order to promote transparency and be certain that the additional budget supporting the sectoral fisheries policy is indeed used for this purpose;
2011/03/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2010/0290(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point a
(a) the transparency of the procedures in identifying the total catches should be amelioratedas well as the measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing should be ameliorated with a view to developing responsible fishing;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2010/0290(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point c
(c) the accountability of the local Government should be reinforced; and the local Government must also guarantee the improvement of living conditions for local fishermen by developing the fisheries sector, which is an essential source of income for many Pacific island countries;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2010/0290(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point d
(d) minimum standards and conditions agreed at a regional level, in particular under the aegis of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), must be respected;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2010/0287(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point a
(a) The transparency of the procedures to identify the total catches should be improvedas well as the measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing should be improved with a view to developing responsible and sustainable fishing;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2010/0287(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point c
(c) The accountability of the local government, which should guarantee an improvement in living conditions for local fishermen by promoting, among other things, the establishment of small local fish freezing and processing industries, should be reinforced;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2010/0287(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point d
(d) Minimum standards and conditions agreed at regional level, in particular under the aegis of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), should be respected;
2011/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2010/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Given that rice constitutes a staple of the diet of Réunion and that rice processing and polishing industries have been established there for many years, and since the island does not produce sufficient quantities of rice to meet local requirements, the import of this product to the island should continue to be exempt from any form of import tax.
2011/07/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2010/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Support for the production of cow’s milk in Madeira and Réunion has not been sufficient to maintain the balance between domestic and external supply, chiefly because of the serious structural difficulties affecting the sector and its poor capacity toroblems in adapting to new economic environments. Consequently, authorisation to produce UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder of EU origin should continue, in order to cover local consumption more fully. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling, provided that this does not pose an obstacle to the collection and marketing of all locally produced milk, or hamper efforts to promote the expansion of local production, the medium-term aim being to secure, for Réunion, self-sufficiency in milk production. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling. This provision should also be applicable in Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe, should France make such a request citing the wish of local stakeholders to be covered by it and their ability to develop the milk sector.
2011/07/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2010/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Measures taken under POSEI programmes must comply with European Union law and be consistent with other EU policies and with the measures taken under such policies, without prejudice to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which grants the outermost regions special status with a view to fostering their development and their integration on a fair basis into the Union through the implementation of specific programmes and instruments tailored to their situation.
2011/07/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2010/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a Extensions to the list of outermost regions Any extension to the list of outermost regions of the EU shall be coupled with increased funding for the POSEI programmes.
2011/07/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2010/0101(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
(11) In order to enhance the coherence of the mandate, strengthen the focus of the EIB external financing activity on supporting EU policies, and for the maximum benefit of beneficiaries, this decision should set out horizontal high- level objectives in the mandate for EIB financing operations across all eligible countries, building on the comparative strengths of the EIB in areas where it has a well-proven track record. In all regions covered by this decision, the EIB should thus finance projects to develop the local private sector, in particular in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and projects in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, social and economic infrastructure (notably in transport, energy including renewable energy, energy security, environmental infrastructure including water and sanitation, as well as information and communication technology (ICT)), and local private sector development, in particular in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Within these areas, regional integration among partner countries, including economic integration between pre-accession countries, neighbouring countries and the EU, should be an underlying objective for EIB financing operations.
2010/10/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2010/0101(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
(12) Moreover, EIB financing operations should contribute to the general principles guiding the EU's external action, as referred to in Article 21 of the Treaty on the European Union, ofsuch as promoting and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to the implementation ofensuring compliance with objectives approved by the EU in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations, and the obligations deriving from international environmental agreements to which the EU is a party. In relation to developing countries in particular, EIB financing operations should foster: sustainable economic, social and environmental development of these countries, particularly in the most disadvantaged amongst them;with the main aim of eradicating poverty; and their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy; the campaign against poverty; as well as compliance with objectives approved by the EU in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations. The EIB should gradually build up appropriate means to adequately meet these requirements.
2010/10/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2010/0101(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
(13) Under this decision, the EIB should increase its development orientation in close coordination with the Commission and following the principles of the European Consensus on Develop, following the principles of the European Consensus on Development, in close coordination with the Commission and under the democratic scrutiny of the European Parliament. This should be implemented through a number of concrete measures, in particular by reinforcing its capacity to appraise social and development aspects of projects, including human rights and conflict related risks, and by promoting local consultation. Moreover, it should increase its focus on sectors where it has sound expertise from financing operations within the EU and which will further the development of the country in question, such as environmental infrastructure including water and sanitation, sustainable transportation and climate change mitigation, particularly in renewable energy. The EIB should also progressively strengthen its activity in support of health and education as well as of climate change adaptation, where appropriate working in cooperation with other International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and European bilateral finance institutions (EBFIs). This will require access to concessional resources and a progressive increase inn increase in specialised human resources devoted to EIB external activities. EIB activity should also be complementary to EU objectives and priorities relating to institution building and sector reforms. Finally, the EIB should define performance indicators which are linked to development aspects of the projects and their results.
2010/10/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2010/0101(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
(23) The practical measures for linking the general mandate objectives and their implementation will be set out in regional operational guidelines developed by the Commission together with the EIB, in consultation with the EEAS on policy issues, appropriate. These guidelines should take as a starting point the wider EU policy framework for each region, reflect EU country strategies and aim to ensure that EIB financing is complementary to corresponding EU assistance policies, programmes and instruments in the different regions. The guidelines shouldwill be provided to the European Parliament and Council in the framework of the annual reporting exercise on the EIB external mandate of the Commission.
2010/10/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2010/0101(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall develop, together with the EIB, regional operational guidelines for EIB financing under this decision. In drawing up these guidelines the Commission and the EIB will consult with the European External Action Service (EEAS) on policy issues, as appropriate. The operational guidelines aim to ensure that EIB financing supports EU policies, and shall take as a starting point the wider EU regional policy framework set by the Commission and the EEAS, as appropriate. Notably, the operational guidelines will ensure that EIB financing is complementary to corresponding EU assistance policies, programmes and instruments in the different regions, taking into account European Parliament resolutions and Council decisions and conclusions. The Commission willshall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council ofn the guidelines established. Within the framework set out by the operational guidelines, the EIB shall define corresponding financing strategies and ensure their implementation.
2010/10/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The European Union (EU), as a contracting party of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is committed to mainstreaming trade in development strategies and to promoting international trade in order to advance development and poverty reductionreduce – and, in the long term, eradicate – poverty worldwide.
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The EU supports the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States on their path to poverty reduction and to sustainable economic and social development, and recognises the importance of their commodity sectors, particularly in the case of a number of countries belonging to CARIFORUM.
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The EU is committed to supporting the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy with a view to sustainable development. The main ACP banana- exporting countries maywill face challenges in the context of changing trade arrangements, notably as a consequence of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) liberalisation in the framework of the WTO and of the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or in the process of being concluded, between the EU and Latin American countries, which are the leading exporters of bananas. Hence an ACP Banana Accompanying Measures programme should be added to the existing Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation6.
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The financial assistance measures to be adopted under this programme should aim at supporting the adaptation and/or restructuring of areas dependent upon banana exports through sector-specific budget support or project-specific interventions. The measures should aim to provide for social resilience policies, economic diversification, income support for growers or investment to improve competitiveness, where this is a viable strategy, taking into account the results of and experiences gained through the Special System of Assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas7 and the Special Framework of Assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas8.
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The programme should accompany the adaptation process in ACP countries which have exported significant volumes of bananas to the EC in recent years and which will be affected by liberalisation in the framework of the WTO9 and by the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or in the process of being concluded, between the EU and Latin American countries, which are the leading exporters of bananas. The programme builds on the Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas. It is in conformity with the EU’s international obligations in the framework of the WTO and has a clear, focuses on restructuring and henceboosting competitiveness, and is consequently temporary in nature, with a maximum duration of four years (2010-2013), . Depending on the situation of ACP banana exporters at the end of the current programme, another programme may be launched in 2013 to continue addressing the impact of further cuts in customs duties, Or.fr Justification
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. ACP banana supplying countries listed in Annex IIIa shall benefit from banana accompanying measures. Union assistance to these countries shall aim at supporting their adjustment process following from liberalisation of the EU market for bananas in the framework of the World Trade Organisation. Union assistance shall take into account the countries’ policies and adaptation strategies and the entry into force of bilateral and regional trade agreements concluded between the EU and Latin American countries. Union assistance shall take into account the countries’ policies and adaptation strategies, as well as their regional environment (proximity to ultraperipheral regions of the EU and overseas countries and territories), and shall pay specific attention to the following areas of cooperation:
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 2
2. Within the amount referred to in Annex IV, the Commission shall fix the maximum amount available to each eligible ACP banana-supplying country for financing the actions referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of a set of objective indicators. The indicators shall includeaccording to the needs of each country, placing particular emphasis on ‘Most Favoured Nation’ (MFN) status within the WTO, and on the basis of the following objective, weighted indicators: firstly, trade in bananas with the EU; secondly, the importance of banana exports to the economy in the ACP country concerned;, andlong with the country’s level of development. The measurement of the allocation criteria shall be based on data from years preceding 2009representative data preceding 2010 and covering a period not longer than five years.
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2010/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 25 – paragraph 2
(3a) Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 is replaced by the following: "2. Union assistance shall not in principle be used for paying taxes, duties or charges in beneficiary countries."
2010/09/16
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the European Union Consensus on Development, signed on 20 December 2005,
2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the JPA’s concern at the repercussions of the current financial crisis and the adoption of the abovementioned Luanda Declaration on the global food and financial crisin Luanda of a resolution on the impact of the financial crisis on the ACP States;
2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 12
12. Considers the declaration on Niger, which the Co-Presidents of the JPA made in Luanda on 2 December 2009, and the abovementioned JPA resolutions on the situation in Niger and Madagascar to be significant examples of this enhanced dialogue;
2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the recognition of the potential role of the Structural Funds in the delivery of the EU2020 goals; stresses, however, that the cohesion policy is not just the source of stable financial allocations. Its main principles – an integrated approach, multi- level governance and real partnership – are key elements for the success of the strategy and should be fully integrated into it;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-Englishone of the Commission’s working languages) should be considered;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its request for the provision of information regarding recoveries and withdrawals under the ETI; urges the Member States to provide this information inand the Commission, when these procedures have been carried out fuoll, and the Commission to make it available to the budgetary authority and the public along with information on financial corrections and fraudowing a confirmed case of fraud, to make this information available to the budgetary authority and the public;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its view that partnership can contribute to transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, and can increase commitment to, and public ownership of, programme outputs; calls, therefore, on the Member States and managing authorities to involve partners more closely in all the phasat appropriate stages of cohesion programming and implementation at an early stage and to give them full access to all project documendocuments relevant to the projects, with a view to making better use of their experience and knowledge;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the provision of better- targeted and more regular information to partner organisations, and for enhanced use of technical assistance to support partnership, inter alia by giving partner organisations the opportunity to take part in training events organised for delivery bodies; calls for these training events to be accessible in multimedia versions in order to broaden the target audience and to allow ex-post consultation by partner organisations; emphasises the usefulness of such a measure for the partners of the most distant regions of the Union, such as outermost regions;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to project documentation (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 21(2) thereof, establishing the principles and objectives of the EU in international relations, and Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Lisbon Treaty) that reaffirmsing the EU shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries,
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
– having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 18 May 2009 on supporting developing countries in coping with the crisis,
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication ‘Supporting developing countries in coping with the crisis’ (COM(2009)160),
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the OECD has proposed defining the concept of policy coherence for development (PCD) meanas ‘working to ensure that the objectives and results of a government’s development policies are not undermined by other policies of that government, which impact on developing countries, and that these other policies support development objectives, where feasible’1, and whereas the EU has developed a concept of policy coherence for development aimed at building synergies between EU policies other than aid and development objectives,
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes poverty reductionTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union establishes the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty as the primary objective of EU development policy and whereas PCD works towards the Union’s development cooperation objectives through all its policies,
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas constraints for PCD are lack of political support from all players involved in development aid, unclear mandates, insufficient resources, as well as absence of effective monitoring tools and indicators, as well as the lack of prioritisation of PCD over conflicting interests,
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the European Ombudsman has the mandate to investigate complaints against instances of maladministration in the European administration; whereas the Ombudsman, Mr Diamandouros, has declared, notably in the context of the EIB’s external lending activities, that he is willing to use his powers of own- initiative inquiries when third-country citizens resident outside the EU address a complaint to the Ombudsman,deleted
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that all EU policy areas with an external impact must be designed to suppornot contradict the fight against poverty as well as the fulfilment of human rights, including social, economic and environmental rights and gender equality;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the Council’s decision to selectupport the Commission proposal on adopting a more targeted, more strategic and partnership-based approach to PCD focusing its attention in particular on five broad areas for the PCD exercise in 2009 should not replaceaffect monitoring of the 12 traditional policy areas; furthermore calls on the Commission to identify incoherencies whenever they occur and suggest solutions;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that it is necessary to provide for a procedure for complaintsset up a platform both in the EU and developing countries against failures of the Union to respect its PCD commitment; notes that the European Ombudsman, who is independent of the European Commission, drafts an annual report and has investigative powers, including on his/her own initiative in respect of complaints coming from outside the EU when these fall within his/her mandgiving details of all the PCD measures taken by the European Union and development players so that the synergies can be better coordinated;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Ombudsman and the Commission to work together in order to ensure the availability of an effective complaints mechanism against incoherencies using for example the UNDP’s human development criteria as a standard against which concrete measures and actions can be evaluated;deleted
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that, if actions and measures within the EU’s development policy do not respect the principles and objectives laid downof the EU’s external action listed in Article 2081 of the Lisbon TreatyTreaty on European Union, this constitutes a breach of an obligation under the treatiesfor which an action may be brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union under Articles 263 and 265 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to give the Commissioner for Development solthe responsibility of coordination for the programming and implementation of aiddevelopment assistance in all developing countries;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls forSuggests an inclusion of specific PCD commitments in every Presidency’s work programme;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 117 #

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the existing joint parliamentary assemblies, such as the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, to appoint standing rapporteurs for PCD and to draft an a biennuial PCD report in order to detect policy incoherencies;
2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2009/2213(INI)

Draft opinion
Article 1
1. Asks the European Union and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to redirect their cooperation towards human rights protection as a solution to the crisis, including the three categories of fundamental rights: political, environmental and cultural rightsstep up cooperation in the political, economic, social and cultural fields; considers that a useful tool for overcoming the crisis could be gradual and reciprocal trade liberalisation that took the inequalities between the two regions into account; also reiterates that respect for fundamental human rights must always be present in any form of cooperation between the two;
2010/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2009/2213(INI)

Draft opinion
Article 3
3. Calls for an acknowledgement of the Union’s ecological debt to the LAC countries, and for the EU to support the developthe EU to support the LAC countries in developing environment ofal projects such as the Yasuni-ITT Initiative launched by the Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, provided that it does not damage the surrounding environment or infringe the rights of those living there;
2010/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2009/2213(INI)

Draft opinion
Article 4
4. Calls for the fight against climate change to become a key focus of the EU-LAC strategy; suggests developing a new economic model based onessential measures such as the conservation of forests and natural resources and on sustainable agriculture;
2010/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2009/2213(INI)

Draft opinion
Article 5
5. Calls for the recognition of food sovereignty and an end to policies involving the exploitation of natural resources for export; calls, therefore, for an end to major hydraulic engineering, mining and forestry projects, biopiracy and the appropriation of land (especially for the purpose of producing biofuels, which are not a sustainable solution to climate change)for the LAC countries;
2010/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2009/2213(INI)

Draft opinion
Article 7
7. Calls for an end to bilaReiterates the support given by the EU to regional integral agreements and multion processes and the "bloc-to-bloc" negotilateral trade agreements that focus solely on free trade, to the detriment of human rights, or have the effect of fragmention approach pursued by the EU through association agreements, as in the case of Central America; recognises, however, that countries that wish to step their relations with the EU should not be disadvantaged by internal problems ing regional blocs such as the Andean Communityintegration processes, as is the case with the Andean Community, nor by sovereign decisions by their component parts, however legitimate these may be;
2010/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a proactive approach is more effective and less costly than one based simply on reacting to disasters; takes the view that knowledge of the local geographic, economic and social context is fundamental to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters;
2010/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the effects of disasters are not confined within the formal and administrative boundaries of regions and Member States; believes, therefore, that the identification of particularly risk-prone areas, such as the isolated and extremely remote regions and certain other regions or islands in the European Union which have special characteristics and specific needs linked to their geography, their topography and the economic and social conditions under which their inhabitants live, should go hand in hand with establishing priority objectives and cooperation mechanisms in such areas; calls on regions to build on already existing territorial cooperation networks in order to develop cooperation focusing more specifically on disaster prevention; believes that the macro-regions, with their functionally-oriented cooperation independent of administrative boundaries, can become effective platforms for cooperation in the field of disaster prevention;
2010/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the effects of disasters are not confined within the formal and administrative boundaries of regions and Member States; believes, therefore, that the identification of particularly risk-prone areas should go hand in hand with establishing priority objectives and cooperation mechanisms in such areas; calls on regions to build on already existing territorial cooperation networks in order to develop cooperation focusing more specifically on disaster prevention; believes that transfrontier cooperation structures, such as the macro-regions, with their functionally-oriented cooperation independent of administrative boundaries, can become effective platforms for cooperation in the field of disaster prevention;
2010/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to extend the lessons learnt exercises to disaster prevention; calls for particular attention to be paid to the lessons learnt in parts of Europe, such as the extremely remote regions, which face a combination of risks (flooding, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes);
2010/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the joint resolution adopted by the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on 3 December 2009 in Luanda on the impact of the financial crisis on the ACP countries,
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the degaps in regulation of financial market, supervision and control of the financial sector and the deficiencies in the existing surveillance and early warning systems hasve caused a systemic crisis of global dimensions, which requires international compensation and burden sharingrecasting of the existing paradigms,
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Is acutely aware that the past two years have seen a succession of global crises (food, fuel and financialenergy, climate, financial and economic) which have serious impacts on industrialised and emerging countries, but devastating implications for the poor population groups in developing countries, with over 200 million workers exposed to extreme poverty worldwide and more than a sixth of the world's population suffering from hunger;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls upon Member States to deliver fully on their ODA commitments, both bilateral and multilateral;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the degaps in regulation of financial and labour markets, together with the privatisation of public services and social programmes, due to, supervision and control of the financial sector and the unjustified conditionalities imposed on developing countries by the International Fby the financial Iinstitutions (IFIs), proved ineffective inmade it impossible to preventing the crisis, amplifying instead its negative effects; underlines that, contrary to what happened in developed countries, such imposconditions have sharply reduced the capacity of developing countries to react to the economic slowdown through the adoption of fiscal stimulus measures;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes on the one hand the improved borrowing facilities for low-income countries provided by the IFIs with a higher level of pro-poor spending and emphasis on poverty reduction and pro- growth spending in developing countries; expresses, however, major concern about the unleashing of a new debt crisis, underlining the paradox that developing countries will be obliged to indebt themselves to tackle a crisis caused by the countries and institutions they will be indebted to, which demonstrates once more the needthreat of a rise in the indebtedness of developing countries and the viability of the debt, and calls for urgent government reforms of the IFIs;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the financial sector has not yet paid for the consequences offully learned the lessons implicit in theis unprecedented crisis it triggered, despite benefiting from enormous state bailouts; welcomes in this regard the commitment of the G20 leaders at the September 2009 summit in Pittsburgh to ensure that the financial sector compensates for the costs of the crisis so far borne by taxpayers, other citizens and public services in both advanced economies and developing countries;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2009/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with great concern that developing countries are expected to face a financial gap of between USD 350 billion and USD 635 billion in 2009 and that mounting fiscal distress in the most vulnerable countries is imperilling USD 11.6 billion of core spending in education, health, infrastructure and social protection; advocates therefore a three-year provisional moratorium on debt repayments, including capital and interest, to enable developingthe poorest countries to implement countercyclical fiscal policies to mitigate the severe effects of the crisis; proposes the establishment at international level of an independent and transparent body for debt arbitration;
2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2009/0105(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
(1) With the view to enhance the economic and social cohesion of the Community, it is necessary to support limited interventions for the renovation of existing buildings serving housing purposes in Member States that acceded to the European Union on or after 1 May 2004. Those interventions can take place under the conditions set out in Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999.
2009/10/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2009/0105(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) In the Member States to which Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 applies, aA large number of marginalised communities live also outside urban areas. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the eligibility of expenditures on housing interventions in favour of these communities living in rural areas.
2009/10/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2009/0105(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6
(6) In line with Principle No 1 of those Common Basic Principles, in order to limit the risks of segregation, housing interventions for marginalised communities should take place in the framework of an integrated and sustainable approach, which includes actions, in particular, in the fields of education, health, social affairs, employment and security.
2009/10/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2009/0105(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Regulation (EC) N°1080/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Expenditure on housing, except for energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy as set out in paragraph 1a, shall be eligible only for those Member States that acceded to the European Union on or after 1 May 2004, shall be eligible where the following conditions are met: (a) expenditure shall be programmed within one of the following frameworks: (i) the framework of an integrated urban development approach for areas experiencing or threatened by physical deterioration and social exclusion; (ii) the framework of an integrated and sustainable approach for marginalised communities. (b) The allocation to housing expenditure shall be either a maximum of 3 % of the ERDF allocation to the operational programmes concerned or 2 % of the total ERDF allocation.
2009/10/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2008/0139(NLE)

The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its consent.
2013/02/26
Committee: DEVE