740 Amendments of Patrice TIROLIEN
Amendment 9 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the assets, resources and potential of the ORs, as highlighted by the Commission in its 2008 strategy and 2012 communication, lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth, and whereas they attract too little support and financing under the EU funds and programmes lying outside the scope of cohesion, agricultural and fisheries policy;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ORs are regions of excellence that can make a significant contribution towards meeting the objectives the EU has set as part of the Europe 2020 growth strategy, the Horizon 2020 strategy, the Energy 2020 strategy, the LIFE+ and Natura 2000 programmes and the trans-European telecommunications, transport and energy networks;Linguistic amendment not affecting the English version
Amendment 17 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 349 of the TFEU also provides a means of enablallowing the ORs to take their rightful place inprocedural derogations in respect of the various EU programmes that can properly harness the potential that they are recognised as having;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the ORs can become regions of research and excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, the environment, adapting to climate change, dealing with and observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, maritime governance, volcanology, health, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, emergency humanitarian assistance outside the EU and culture;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the ORs’ lack of access to the various sources of EU funding will, in the long run, indirectly have a negative impact on the EU as a whole;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking practical, imaginnnovative action on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and of ad hoc instruments introduced for each EU fund and programme that can help turn the ORs’ assets into economic development;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a global strategy for ‘European overseas entities’ and set up an EU-OR-OCT joint forum;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that one of the primary aims of the new cohesion policy is to step up research, technological development and innovation efforts;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, if cohesion policy, Europe 2020 and Horizon 2020 targets are to be fully met – something which cannot be achieved by ERDF funding alone –, the Commission will need to streamline, guarantee and promotguarantee OR access to the Horizon 2020 programme by setting up dedicated programmes that can help to foster greater OR inclusion in European and international research and innovation networks;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 73 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the ORs’ potential in the areas of biodiversity management, conservation and rehabilitation, adaptation to climate change and renewable energy development can be maximised through the establishment of synergies and cross- funding arrangements between cohesion policy, the LIFE+ programme and the Energy 2020 strategy, and that this will at the same time helpenable the Union to achieve its own objectives;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific Natura 2000 programme, with specific financing, for the ORs on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and the achievements of the BEST preparatory action;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers trans-European telecommunications network links between mainland Europe and the ORs to be essential; bBelieves that, in view of the digital economy'’s importance, the digital divide between the ORs and mainland Europe is hampering the ORs'’ development and competitiveness; points out that this digital divide, which is a result of delays in the roll-out and modernisation of ICT infrastructure in the ORs, is adding to the problems already faced by the ORs because of their geographical remoteness; suggests that the development of ICTs in the ORs should be stepped up by extending and modernising networks, exploiting synergies with the ERDF and granting easier access to EIB funding for projects in this area;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 103 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 109 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerable; emphasises the need to ensure that those stocks are used in a sustainable manner while maintaining the same level of fishing activity; calls for proper account to be taken of the long-term interests of local people when EU fisheries agreements are drafted andthe populations of neighbouring countries when EU fisheries agreements are negotiated, with OR stakeholders playing a part in those negotiatedions;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Criticises the fact that the ORs will not be granted fleet renewal aid under the new CFPEMFF Regulation;
Amendment 115 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Points out that farming in the ORs is grappling with the challenges of diversification and competitiveness with neighbouring countries, as well as with new challenges which include food self- sufficienccurity and sustainable development;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Believes that synergies should be created between cohesion policy and the EAFRD, with a view to modernising and extending irrigation networks so as to ensure that water resources are managed sustainably, and to land use planning, training and capitalising on the tourism potential of sustainable agriculture and rural communities;
Amendment 124 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Synergies with the European Development FundEU external policy
Amendment 125 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Deplores the continued lack of a proper linkage between the EDF and the ERDF, in particular as regards cross-border cooperation projects, despite the fact that this is essential if the fFunds’ objectives are to be met; points to the need, in this respect, to ensure that the programming methods used for the EDF and for the ERDF are compatible;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Commission to initiate discussions between the Member States, the ORs, the OCTs and the ACP countries, with a view to fostering closer dialogue and better integration of the ORs into their geographical areas; emphasises that, to this end, the EU delegations should play an even more pivotal role in facilitating dialogue between the various stakeholders involved in programming in the ORs, the OCTs and the ACP countries;
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 134 #
2013/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to negotiate the inclusion in all trade agreements with ACP countries that lie close to ORs a specific section on the creation of an exclusive OR-ACP market, with a view to integrating ORs more closely into their geographical neighbourhood;Linguistic amendment not affecting the English version
Amendment 4 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas PCD is now recognized as an obligation and regarded as a tool of a comprehensive policy and a process which seeks to incorporate the multiple dimensions of development at all stages of policy formulation;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the European Union, the Member States and their partner institutions to ensure that the new ‘post- 2015’ framework includes a PCD objective which makes it possible to develop reliable indicators to measure the progress of donors and southern partners and to assess the impact of the various policies on development, in particular by applying a ‘PCD lens’ to key issues such as population growth, migrations, the climate, global food security, illicit financial flows and green growth;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to maintain its commitment to the field of development and human rights, and recalls the Commission’s rolerole of the latter in imparting impetus to the Union’s policies and coordinating them; considers that the Commission should actively promote a coherent and modern vision of human development in order to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and honour the commitments given;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission to contract regular independent ex-post assessments of the development impact of key policies as requested by the Council; underlines the necessity to improve the Commission’s impact assessment system by featuring PCD explicitly and ensuring that development becomes a fourth central element of the analysis, beside the economic, social and environmental impacts;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that immigration, like development, should become an element Draws attention to the negative effects of European migration flow management policies on the development capacity of EU partner countries, and calls for development policies and migration flow management henceforth to be treated separately, at the same time as ensuring theat European Union’s foreign policy, which requires a strategy that will revitalise the Union’s overall relations with its immediate neighboursmigration policy is brought into line with the development policies of the EU and the partner countries; stresses, furthermore, the importance of addressing issues relating to the social and professional integration of migrants and to citizenship on the basis of good coordination between countries of residence, transit and origin;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for systematic assessment of the impact of the commoEuropean agricultural policy on the local economie, trade and energy policies, which are likely to have adverse effects ofn developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment and, in particular, the considerable asymmetries in youth unemployment from one Member State to anotherregion to another and between the Member States of the European Union, with variations from less than 15 10% to over 55 60%; is also concerned at the number of young people not in education, training or employment (14 million NEETs between the ages of 15 and 30), which undermines the existence of the European project, endangering the economic development and viability of a Europe united in its quality of life and working conditions, as well as the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion, as defined under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension in formulating training and support strategies for the young and the unemployed in line with the real needs of local employment markets and of closer contact with those concerned;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of sustainable and lasting employmentover and above the economic crisis affecting Europe, this situation is caused by structural issues arising from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this callsimproved; stresses the need for a new generation ofand more attractive and comprehensive teaching strategies, with better regional insertion, to promote the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) to promote effective transition to active life for young school-leavers and the creation of more secure career paths;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands the need, given that 15 % of jobs cease to exist every year, and as many agaat the employment market is characterised by the disappearance and creation of jobs in various economic sectors, necessitating ongoing efforts in respect of training are created, for a global approach able to anticipate chand measures for the protection and support of the unemployed, so as to help undertakinges as part of a truly effective employment policy; considers it essential to create qualifications policies able to effectively promote the start-to-finish tailoring of skills to business and enterprise needs in all regions ofnd employees as effectively as possible in this climate of structural instability; considers that an effective employment policy must accordingly focus on qualifications and skills in line with the needs of regional business sectors in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and regions to launch strategies to combat early school leaving and encourage the resumption of studies by those young people affected; stresses the need for major efforts in many Member States to provide student support and guidance at secondary school and university level;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the announcement by the European Council at its meeting of 8 and 9 February 2013 of the launching of the Youth Employment Initiative for regions where youth unemployment is 25% above the Union average; stresses again the need to find a means of limiting necessary administrative obstacles; hopes that this initiative will primarily boost funding for EU youth employment guarantee measures under ESF Regulation[.../...];
Amendment 55 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement of a package to combat youth unemployment by June 2013 which will, alongside the EU’s Youth Employment Initiative and, especially, the Youth Guarantee andshould, in line with the EU 2020 Strategy, put forward solutions to encourage the creation of sustainable jobs, reduce job insecurity, strengthen mobility programmes within the EU and promote increased inter-regional cooperation, as part of a roadmap for the future of a more economically, socially and territorially cohesive economic and monetary union.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the timing and severity of the crisis has varied to a great extent throughout the EU’s regions, emphasising pre-existing structural weaknesses and bringing a serious decline in GDP growth, record unemployment rates, major impoverishment of the most vulnerable in society and a deteriorated business climate and lowered consumer confidence;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the fiscal compact has been shown to be inappropriate in facing the challenges of the crisis and a growth compact enabling significant investment across the Community is envisaged as the most viable solution, as there is a consensus today that fiscal austerity and budgetary cuts without investments do not revitalise the economy and will not create favourable conditions for job creation and economic growth;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU-wide collapse in public finance triggered by the sovereign debt crisis caused austerity policies to become widespread; whereas their effects on local finances have been devastating, causing several budget lines to be reduced or moderated and heavily jeopardising the financing/co- financing capacities for productive investment of national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of Cohesion Policy as the Community’s main investment instrument, playing a central role in fighting the crisis and engaging the EU and its regions on a path of sustainable growth; hence underlines the importance of securing sufficient budgetary provisions in the context of the MFF negotiations to the Structural and Investment Funds, noting in particular their key share of investment in a range of areas such as employment, innovation, sustainable development and support to SMEs;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly reiterates its opposition to the introduction of a macroeconomic conditionality in the Cohesion Policy 2014- 2020 which would penalise regions and social groups already weakened by the crisis, with a suspension of payments possibly having disproportionate effects in some Member States and especially in regions, despite their full participation in the efforts to equilibrate public budgets; is particularly opposed to the pro-cyclical nature of such a measure, which would only serve to weaken states in financial difficulty and totally undermine any form of solidarity inherent to preserving macroeconomic balance within the Union;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that public expenditure related to the implementation of programmes co-financed by the Structural and Investment Funds should be excluded from the SPG limitationdefinition of SGP structural deficits because they are expenditures devoted to supporting competitiveness, growth and job creation;
Amendment 124 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the progress of the MARIE programme in setting up a Mediterranean Building Energy Efficiency Improvement Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Member States in the Mediterranean area to share best practices in order to deliver a cost-optimal model for southern Europe; considers that a similar strategy could be implemented for the OR, particularly as most of them, but not all, are situated in the tropics;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that energy consumption in buildings constitutes the largest share – 40 % – of total final energy consumption in the EU; regrets that most Member States fall short when it comes to making full use of the energy saving potential of buildings; calls on the Commission to find ways to gudraw up a proposal laying down clear antee that the greatest energy saving potential will not remained untappedd binding objectives with regard to the energy consumption of buildings in EU Member States;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that public investment in EE in buildings is needed in particular in new Member Statesthe least-developed regions and in Member States which are beneficiaries of cohesion funding, where there is significant potential for reducing energy consumption through cost-effective measures;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Draws attention, however, to the significant energy losses associated with other industries, including the machine motorisation, machine tool and combustion engine sectors, which are still not sufficiently energy efficient; takes the view that projects relating in particular to research and applied research aimed at improving the EE of these types of power unit should be funded under the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 24 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
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; the integration of European national programmes should be further improved; collaboration with other major public and private funders, including the pharmaceutical industry,non-governmental organisations and foundations needs to be strengthened and extended; synergies with European external policy actions should be developed, in particular with EU development assistanceespecially with EU development assistance, including by earmarking part of the EU’s contribution to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for actions aimed at facilitating the transfer of EDCTP2 research results to the populations of developing countries, thereby strengthening their healthcare systems; 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.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 28
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, neglected infectious diseases and diseases that chiefly affect children in developing countries and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseases, 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 purpose.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
EDCTP2 shall contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty-related diseases, neglected infectious diseases and diseases that chiefly affect children in developing countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseases, in partnership with sub-Saharan Africa.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex 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, andneglected infectious diseases and diseases that chiefly affect children; by the end of the programme to have delivered at least one new medical intervention; to have issued at least 30 guidelines for improved or extended use of existing medical interventions; and to have progressed the clinical development of at least 20 candidate medical intervention.
Amendment 40 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex 1 – point 2 – point d
d) extended international cooperation with other public and private funders, non-governmental organisations and foundations;
Amendment 42 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 3 – point a – paragraph 1
a) Support clinical trials on new or improved medical interventions for poverty-related diseases, neglected infectious diseases and diseases that chiefly affect children through partnerships between European and developing countries, in particular sub- Saharan Africa:
Amendment 49 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 3 – point e – paragraph 1
e) Establish cooperation and launch joint actions with other public and private funders., non-governmental organisations and foundations;
Amendment 50 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – point 1 – point a
Annex 2 – point 1 – point a
a) promoting networking, coordination, alignment, cooperation and integration of national research programmes and activities on poverty-related infectious diseases, neglected infectious diseases and diseases that chiefly affect children at scientific, management and financial level;
Amendment 53 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – point 1 – point d
Annex 2 – point 1 – point d
d) establishing cooperation and launching joint actions with other public and private funders, non-governmental organisations and foundations;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
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,
Amendment 10 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
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.
Amendment 11 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
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.
Amendment 12 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
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.
Amendment 13 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
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..'
Amendment 14 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a
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.. '
Amendment 15 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2a
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.'
Amendment 16 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
Directive 1999/74/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
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."
Amendment 17 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
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.'
Amendment 18 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2006/7/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
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.'
Amendment 19 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
Directive 2006/25/EC
Article 14a – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 20 #
2013/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Directive 2011/24/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3
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.'
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.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 349, 43(2) and Article 168(4)(b) thereof,
Amendment 23 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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 20216. 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.
Amendment 27 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Until 316 December 20216, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to products offered for retail sale to the final consumer in Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 36 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 20216 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 as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU. .
Amendment 38 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Until 31 December 20216, 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.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 639/2004
Article 1a – paragraph 1
Article 1a – paragraph 1
Amendment 41 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 639/2004
Article 1a – paragraph 2
Article 1a – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, France shall be authorised to introduce new capacity in the fleet segments defined for fishing vessels which are between 8 and 12 meters in overall length and use longlines and fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length without the withdrawal of an equivalent capacity.”
Amendment 43 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Article 56
Article 56
However, Article 4 shall apply to Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU from 1 January 20219. Animal by-products and derived products generated in Mayotte before 1 January 20219 shall be disposed of in accordance with Article 19(1)(b).
Amendment 44 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – title
Article 2a – title
Application of the Community control system to certain segments of the fleet of the French overseas department ofoutermost region of Mayotte Mayotte
Amendment 48 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 20216, 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 as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, their activities and their catch.
Amendment 51 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 2
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 as soon as possible with the following requirements:
Amendment 54 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 3
Article 2a – paragraph 3
(3) By 30 September 2014 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 201722 concerning fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from the French department 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.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentiethhird day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and at the latest on 1 January 2014. The same deadline shall also apply as regards the entry into force of the 2013 basic Common Fisheries Policy regulation and the 2013 regulation on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 26 #
2013/0181(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts with a view to defining the modalities, structure and periodicity of the quality reports. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2)2.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0181(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish the inventories and send them to the Commission (Eurostat) at the latest on […][nine months after the adoption of this Regulation– exact date to be inserted by OP upon publication]. The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts with a view to defining the structure and the modalities for the updating of these inventories by […][within six months after the adoption of this Regulation– exact date to be inserted by OP upon publication]. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2)2.
Amendment 30 #
2013/0181(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission (Eurostat) shall report to the Economic Policy Committee set up by Council Decision 74/122/EEC7 and to the European Parliament on the findings of these missions, including any comments on these findings made by the Member State concerned. After having been transmitted to the Economic Policy Committee and European Parliament, these reports, along with any comments made by the Member State concerned, shall be made public, without prejudice to the provisions concerning statistical confidentiality in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. _______________ 7 OJ L 63, 05.03.74, p. 21. JO L 63 du 5.3.1974, p. 21.
Amendment 15 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas State aid should be better aligned with the targets set by the Lisbon European Council of March 2000, while at the same time complements the objectives of other EU policies, in particular the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 36 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Asks the Commission to confirm in the future regional State aid guidelines that the aid intensities laid down in these guidelines do not apply for public subsidies granted by Member States using ESF and ERDF resources which meet the compatibility requirements of the Services of General Economic Interest Decision or the Framework;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Suggests that in its zoning criteria, the Commission takes into account the natural, geographic or demographic handicaps faced by certain regions, including rural, mountain and island areas; points out that the zoning requirements are not always appropriate for all areas, in terms of the minimum size and extent of the zones, and that these areas can in particular often not meet the population requirements set out in the texts; calls therefore for these requirements to be relaxed either by setting more relevant population ceilings, or by applying these two criteria in different way;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Draws the Commission's attention to the specific situation of the outermost regions, recognised in Article 107(3)(a)TFEU, and reiterates the need for a more flexible approach tailored to reflect their specific features; considers that outermost regions should be able to allocate operating aid to businesses and they should keep receiving the same level of aid they have traditionally been allocated; considers that, as regards investment aid, the bonus to the outermost regions should be kept unchanged;
Amendment 68 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the geographical zoning to be harmonised with the Commission's new proposals for cohesion policy and in particular the creation of a new category of transition regions whose GDP is between 75% and 90% of the EU average, and proposes a simplified system, in which all transition regions would be considered as predefined areas covered by Article 107(3)(c)TFEU;
Amendment 134 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to raise the current threshold for the definition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs); asks, accordingly the Commission to create, as it has already agreed for the agri-food industry, a new category of mid- sized enterprises, employing between 250 and 750 workers and with a turnover of under EUR 200 million, located between SMEs and large enterprises, in order to promote the development of our SMEs; considers that the Commission should also launch a discussion on taking account of mid-cap enterprises (MCEs) formed by SMEs that have grown and employing between 250 and 5 000 workers, and that mid-sized enterprises and MCEs should receive appropriate rates of aid, which are higher than those for large enterprises and lower than those for SMEs;
Amendment 137 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes the risks of relocation, both within and outside the European Union, which are very real for the regions as a result of the ban on aid to large enterprises, and that such businesses could decide to leave the areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU for areas covered by Article 107(3)(a) TFEU or for non-EU States if aid levels and rates were to fall;
Amendment 138 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Welcomes the safeguard clause proposed by the European Commission which would oblige large companies to maintain the investment and the jobs created in the area where the aid was awarded for a period of 5 years, or 3 years in the case of SMEs;
Amendment 140 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17 d. Suggests the inclusion of a clause on the full recovery of aid, modelled on Article 57 of the current General Regulation of the Structural Funds, which would apply during the five years following the grant of the aid if the nature of the co-financed operation or the conditions for implementing it were affected, if the operation were to confer an undue advantage on a firm or public body, if the ownership of an item of infrastructure were to change or if a productive activity were to cease; considers that the Member States and the Commission should ensure that undertakings which are or have been subject to a procedure of recovery following the transfer of a productive activity within a Member State or to another Member State do not benefit from a contribution from the Structural Funds;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the need for the EU to develop a genuine common transport policy, ensuring the pertinence of transport for all regions and its coherence across the regions and the Member States and at European level; calls on the Member States to ensure that the mix of models reflects moves towards more sustainable mobility;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that if there is to be a coherent and efficient European transport- technology strategy, it must be in line with the EU 2020 Strategy (COM(2010)2020) and the 1990 reduction targets, as well as being in full compliance with the 2011 White Paper on Transport, ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ (COM(2011)0144), in terms of territorial cohesion and balanced development; it should permit reductions in energy consumption, traffic noise, traffic needs, air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, with; maintains that, if the EU is to achieve those ends, it will need to set targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that this strategy shouldmust be based on an integrative model in which interregional connections and cross-border missing links are accorded the highest importance and innovative solutions for multimodal transport can reduce regional disparities and enhance territorial cohesion;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in this connection, that a strategy for innovative technology has to be thought out through territories’ characteristics and distinguishing features, in which context a ‘one size fits all’ approach will not deliver; considers, for instance, that island, mountainous and sparsely populated regions have specific types of potential which call for appropriate and innovative mobility solutions; maintains that special attention has to be focused on regions affected by specific territorial constraints and points to the need to earmark substantial resources for suitable transport infrastructure in the least developed regions; points also to the need to develop regional transport infrastructure encompassing non-EU countries, especially in the outermost regions;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. HighlightStresses the need to further stimulfor greater simplification of the administrative procedures for research and innovation funding at European, national, regional, local and cross-border levels, in order to establish a clear and transparent legal framework;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a focus on leveraging synergies across EU instruments to support and develop maritime clusters; welcomes initiatives at Member State and regional level, such as Ireland’s INFOMAR programme;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for legal certainty for businesseall actors looking to invest in maritime areas; calls on the Commission and, the Member States and the regions to agree on clear, uniform, transparent and practical maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management plans;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the potential for offshore wind, tidal, wave and ocean thermal energy, as well as the conventional offshore energy sector, to generate sustainable jobs in coastal regions, reduce emissions and contribute to the EU’s long-term energy targets; highlights the fact that significant investment in redeveloping grid connections and in transmission capacity will be required to bringmaximise this potential on stream;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the role of aquaculture in promoting regional development in coastal areas; notes that 90 % of aquaculture businesses in the EU are SMEs, providing 80 000 jobs; calls, in that context, for innovative methods to be supported via the EMFF, to promote the development of aquaculture, particularly in deep water, alongside offshore wind farms;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that blue biotechnology offers an enormous potential for tackling global societal challenges, such as protecting the environment, including the marine environment, food problems and the fight against climate change and its consequences; calls for synergies between regional and innovation policies in order to develop research infrastructure to harness this sector;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for low-impact tourism to be promoted and sustained as a driver for growth and jobs in coastal areas; highlights the need to provide sustainable infrastructure for tourism sectors with high growth potential, such as water sports; believes that the concept of eco- conditionality, referring in particular to a neutral impact on the ecosystem, the production of energy for infrastructure and resistance to extreme natural phenomena, should be inherent in the development of infrastructure and activities in the marine environment; welcomes initiatives to promote crossborder tourism strategies on a sea- basin basis.
Amendment 29 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the importance, in Europe's maritime arrangements, of the outermost regions and the Overseas Countries and Territories; notes also the recent discoveries of rare earth materials and hydrocarbons in these regions; stresses the need to encourage the exploitation of these new resources in the most sustainable way possible; calls for pilot projects to be set up to monitor these innovative and sustainable exploration and exploitation techniques; stresses the need to improve these regions' integration in the single market, taking into account their special characteristics in accordance with Article 349 TFEU, in order for the entire European Union to benefit from their assets;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that maritime areas are areas of trade within the European Union but also with its neighbours; emphasises the importance of the synergies to be developed with the external policies of the Union in order to facilitate the setting-up of common projects with non-EU countries; believes that the EU's ability to share the future costs and benefits of this blue growth will be a measure of its attractiveness and standing in the world;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. MaintainEmphasises that a bioeconomy is a key element for smart green growth in Europe and stressemaintains that regional development policy has a central role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; notes that, out of the eleven regional policy objectives, seven relate directly or indirectly to the bioeconomy; points out that regional development policy is now a more potent means than ever of supporting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, given its strong thematic concentration; notes that, out of the eleven regional policy objectives, seven relate directly or indirectly to the bioeconomy; points out that the bioeconomy is having a significant impact on the regions and is promoting economic growth and creating jobs;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that, in the bioeconomy strategy and policy and in bioeconomy- related regulations and incentives, the guidelines and the degree of concentration need to be more clear cut; points out that coordination among individual funds (Structural Funds, CAP, and Horizon) needs to be improved and possibilities opened up for cross-fundingmore synergies created between them; also points out that the transition to a bioeconomy is a lengthy process that will require legislative perseverance and strategies and investment extending over a long time-span;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of creating a Bioeconomy Observatory and Panel of Experts; insists that regular stakeholder conferences be organised for the main public and private sector stakeholders at national, regional and European level; calls for a roadmap to be drawn up which ensures the effective monitoring of bioeconomy initiatives and the smooth coordination of instruments and under which tangible way markers are set and progress reports published and forwarded to Parliament;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiteencouratges that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions toe regional authorities, therefore, to become actively involved in developing strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation; supports the Commission’s proposal to establish public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for the bioeconomy sectorin guiding the players in their actions; reiterates that it is vital to better coordinate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the social and solidarity economy, which builds on people's active involvement, common ownership, and solidarity, should be allowed to play an important role in shaping and implementing bioeconomy strategies on the regional level;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the importance of supporting and strengthening local and regional initiatives by implementing bioeconomy strategies at every level of cooperation; points out that bottom-up and business-based approaches are essential in order to tap the potential of all regions; stresses the crucial role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the bioeconomy and maintains that it is vital to provide SMEs with funding opportunities tailored to the local level; reiterates the need to foster research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation by promoting funding instruments, and especially the networking and information-exchange possibilities they offer;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do much to enhance resource efficiency and reduce dependence on imported raw materials and energy and non-renewable natural resources; points to the importance of the forest sector and other bio-based industry and maintains that carbon-neutral renewable natural resources and raw materials, such as wood and wood fibre, can replace non-renewable fossil raw materials, if their use is strictly regulated in line with policies to halt deforestation; points out that bioeconomy industry produces many high added value products, for example chemicals, medicines, plastics, and other innovative new materials;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster sustainable business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it important to invest in bioeconomy supply chains, so as to guarantee the availability of raw materials; maintains that bioeconomy strategies should encourage not only more efficient use of household and municipal waste, but also the recovery of agricultural and forestry by-product streams and residues; calls for future legislation to provide every form ofbe framed which will fully support forthe sustainable use of bioeconomy resources and the exploitation of raw materials, and for policy to be based, in every respect, on a flexible long- term approach, thereby ensuring that companies will have the courage to inves that promotes investment;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the need for specificclear targets to increase the proportion of renewable natural resources used in the production and consumption of goods; calls on the Commission to propose practical measures of regionally comprehensive scope to promote the production and consumption of bioeconomy products at regional level.
Amendment 47 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas 50 years of donor-driven development policy have created excessive addiction and dependency1; __________________ 1 http://www.ecdpm- talkingpoints.org/african-consultations- post2015-development-agenda.
Amendment 59 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas Africa exports substantially more capital to the world in comparison to what it receives in terms of international aid and remittances1; __________________ 1 http://www.ecdpm- talkingpoints.org/african-consultations- post2015-development-agenda.
Amendment 74 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to show leadership and responsibility in the process and to adopt a common and effective position on the principles and goals that should be part of the new post- 2015 development framework; points out, at the same time, that this framework must be universal and global in nature, promoting prosperity and well-being for all and signifying the direct and active involvement of developingall countries in its construction;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of inclusive growth, redistribution of wealth, environmental sustainability, fighting inequalities, human rights and good governance;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the integration of gender mainstreaming into a growth-oriented approach to end poverty and for the inclusion of gender equality into all EU programmes, policies and strategies;
Amendment 143 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recommends the creation of an overarching equality goal, both within and between countries;
Amendment 179 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that promoting universal access to waterdrinking water and sanitation, as a horizontal basic social service to achieve all goals, and modern, reliable, affordable, climate-friendly and sustainable energy services for all is a key driver of poverty eradication and inclusive growth;
Amendment 185 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls the commitment made to allocate 0.7 % of gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance (ODA) by 2015; stresses that this level should at least be maintained in a future framework and calls on all Member States to introduce this through binding legislation and to adopt multiannual budget timetables to meet this commitment;
Amendment 187 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Emphasizes the importance of having a budget of the Union that is capable of meeting the challenges facing it, especially in times of crisis and particularly in terms of financing for development; in this regard and in order for the EU budget to no longer be hostage to the single question of the level of payment appropriations, calls for the creation of own resources, such as a financial transaction tax, a share of which should go to Heading IV of the EU budget;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Underlines that additionality will be one of the main issues of the post-2015 development financing, given that the climate funds that are needed will exceed current development expenditure; calls on the EU, therefore, to propose that financing sources other than ODA be made available for climate finance, allowing post-2015 discussions to clarify the roles of ODA and adaptation finance in sustainable poverty eradication;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Also reminds EU Member States that have agreed to establish the Financial Transaction Tax to devote part of those funds to the financing of global public goods, including the new development goals;
Amendment 203 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the EU to improve and continue to develop blending loans and grants to boost financial resources for development, based and focused on harmonised poverty reduction strategies; calls on the Commission to publish guidelines and precise criteria that clarify the principles that should inform the selection of projects when these new arrangements are implemented;
Amendment 223 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on developing countries to establish a genuine business regulatory framework focusing on a business code of conduct, promotion of full and productive employment and decent work, respect for human rights, and social and environmental protectionstandards;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Considers that the principal aim of support to the private sector should be to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and help strengthen the private sector in developing countries, given that failure to do so would result in unbalanced development and growth;
Amendment 252 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Urges the EU to lead with one strong and single voice during the discussions on the post-2015 framework and up until the UN Summit;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas strong, transparent and needs- oriented CSOs and LAs and inclusive local governance actions are essential core issues of democracy and the peace-building process;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to promote institutionalised mechanisms for multilevel and multiple stakeholder dialogue among CSOs, LAs and partner governments in decent work agendas, and sustainable and inclusive growth; recommends that the EU accords to each partner country the provisions relative to consultations with LAs as provided for in the Cotonou agreement for ACP states;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to support the inclusion of LA representatives in the Steering Committee on Global partnership for effective development cooperation;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to promote a balanced approach between the principle of harmonisation and the right of initiative of CSOs and LAs; reminds the Commission that simplification and harmonisation of donor administrative procedures should be done in dialogue with CSOs and LAs;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission to establish country road maps for LAs as well, and to consider the development of joint CSOs and LAs country roadmaps;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls that local elected representatives regularly act as mediators between antagonistic parties and in that regard assume an important role in conflict prevention and resolution;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that in contexts where public authorities, local and regional authorities included, are not in the capacity to provide basic services and where circumstances allow it, the Commission should support multi-actor partnerships to develop LAs capacities so that they are able to provide services;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to develop an overarching DEAR strategy and, to increase the financial resources which will be allocated in the future programming period to DEAR and to develop in close consultation with CSOs and LAs active on DEAR flexible funding modalities that respect their right of initiative and allow the participation of a wide and diversified range of actors;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to improve the coordination and complementarity between thematic and geographic programmes and instruments; recalls that CSOs and LAs should be considered a key implementing partner in particular in the Global Public Good programme and should be consulted at an early stage on the programming of both geographic and thematic programmes;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Recalls that LAs are eligible in all DCI programmes, and calls on the Commission and LAs representative organisations to encourage a wider participation of LAs in all DCI programmes;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to promote the participation of CSOs and LAs in the ongoing discussion on blending mechanisms in the framework of the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation; asks the Commission to draft binding guidelines and create inclusive monitoring mechanismsimpact assessment and monitoring mechanisms to ensure consultation and participation of concerned populations at all stages of the project cycle and to ensure that blending contributes to poverty eradication;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 21 June 2001 entitled ‘Programme of Action for the mainstreaming of gender equality in Community Development Co-operation’ (COM (2001) 295),
Amendment 2 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 12 September 2012 entitled ‘The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations’ (COM(2012) 492),
Amendment 7 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the 11th EDF needs to have sufficient funding in order to ensure that the Union honours itsthe undertaking to devotes made at international level concerning development and devotes 0.7 % of its GDP to development aid, made athus cone of a number of international commitments concerning development, includingtributing to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
Amendment 8 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the MDG progress reports show that progress has been uneven and that, in particular, the MDGs relating to maternal and child health will not be achieved in 2015 in the ACP countries;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 and 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; calls, therefore, for the performance indicators linked to gender equality proposed in the ‘Programme of Action for the mainstreaming of gender equality in Community Development Co-operation’ to be applied to the 11th EDF and its programming in order to ensure that the specific actions and the promotion of gender equality in all programmes are implemented in an appropriate and consistent manner;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and the partner countries to prioritise aid to strengthen health systems to ensure access to basic maternal, reproductive and child healthcare, with particular emphasis on the poorest sections of the population and the fight against HIV/AIDS, Millennium Development Goals where progress has been disappointing in many ACP countries;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the Commission's intention to act in a more strategic and coordinated manner on issues of social protection in developing countries and calls for the development, in partnership with the ACP countries, of integrated social protection policies which also take into account support for basic mechanisms such as the creation of social security floors under the 11th EDF;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its support for the inclusion of the EDF in the EU budget as from 2021, including the complete transfer of the fund to heading 4 of the MFF ('Global Europe'), and for improved aid predictability, and the raising of the expenditure ceilings, and the involvement of national parliaments in the monitoring of how budget appropriations are spent; ;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Hopes that this inclusion in the budget is done in close consultation with the ACP states so as to ensure their future involvement in the management of the EDF;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Wishes that, under the 11th EDF, the proportion of resources devoted to the intra-ACP programme and regional programmes is identical to that under the 10th EDF, while ensuring maximum complementarity with the future Pan- African programme planned in the future DCI because these funds will serve in part to finance the new mechanism to absorb any international external crises (in particular, financial, humanitarian or food crises) that may strike an ACP country, as well as emergency humanitarian aid; stresses the importance of these programmes which will help increase the level of preparedness of ACP countries in the event of a crisis, boost their resilience and reinforce the links between emergency aid, rehabilitation and development;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that approximately 5 % of the appropriations under the 11th EDF should be used to cover Commission administrativesupport costs, so as to ensure that the instrument is managed effectively;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the application of the principle of differentiation to eligibility for funding under the 11th EDF will be beneficial only if the impact is offset by a vulnerability index that supplements the GDP criterion, incorporates a national poverty and inequality index, and takes account of the specific circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), pursuant to Article 2, last indent, of the Cotonou agreement; notes that ongoing close political dialogue is essential if our ACP partners are to accept the principle;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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, and help strengthen the private sector in ACP states, given that failure to do so would result in unbalanced development and growth; calls for a strengthening of synergies and complementarities between the activities of the Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other European bilateral financial institutions, such as bilateral development banks;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises that new funding arrangements, such as the combination of grants and loans, have definite advantages in a context of increasingly scarce public resources; calls on the Commission and the EIB, nevertheless, to carry out detailed and independent impact studies of existing facilities and mechanisms involving combinations of grants and loans, measuring their impact on poverty reduction, the environment, etc.; welcomes, therefore, the recent establishment of the ‘Results Measurement Framework’ (RMF), an index that enables the EIB to measure the development impact of all its operations outside the EU; calls on the Commission to publish guidelines and precise criteria that clarify the principles that should inform the selection of projects within the framework of the implementation of these new types of instrument;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes the establishment of the ‘EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development’, in which Parliament is an observer, and which is intended to provide guidance for joint mechanisms involving combinations of existing grants and loans; believes that neither civil society nor the EIB is adequately involved in this new structure; calls on the Commission therefore to involve civil society directly in the work of the platform and to recognise the unique role played by the EIB, as the EU’s financial institution, in the governance of platform;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament of the results of the study it commissioned recently on private-sector participation in the development and extension of combined EU grant/loan activities;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the fact that the United Nations initiative ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ enjoys strong support from the EU to the tune of EUR 500 million under the 10th EDF, and calls for this level of funding to be continued under the 11th EDF;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Welcomes the fact that agriculture, in particular support for family farms, is one of the thematic priorities of the future EU development policy; recalls the commitment, which was poorly honoured, made by ACP states in the Maputo Declaration, to allocate 10% of national budget revenue to agriculture and rural development;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Insists that thematic concentration should not jeopardise general budget support, which enhances the sound management of public finances by the beneficiaries; hopes that this instrument will remain an important tool in the 11th EDF, while strengthening the dialogue on human rights between the Commission and the ACP states;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomNotes with interest the fact that the Commission has voluntarily agreed to grant Parliament the same right of scrutiny over the documents which put the implestrategy documentings regulation forng to the 11th EDF into effect as over the general budget of the Union (for example, the documents implementing the DCI); points out also, however, the central role that the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should have the same level of involvement as the European Parliammust continue to play in exercising democratic control over all EDF strategy documents, in accordance with Article 17 of the Cotonou Agreement, in particular paragraph 2, third indent;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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 steps to strengthen the capacity of national parliaments, and the Courts of Auditors of ACP states; calls also on the ACP States to work 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 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;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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, pursuant to Articles 2, 6 and 70 of the Cotonou agreement; 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;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises the merits of the joint programming of aid between the Union and its Member States, given that it boosts the visibility, impact and effectiveness of European development policy, whilst preventing duplication and waste; stresses the need, however, to expand on and clarify the rules set out in the common framework for joint multiannual programming; emphasises the key role that could be played by EU delegations which should bring further transparency to this process, in particular by involving the administrations, but also non-state actors, of the recipient countries concerned;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to setscrupulously to respect Article 19 C, first paragraph, of Annex IV of the Cotonou agreement which makes compliance with social and environmental standards for undera condition for obtakings 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;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Accountability Report 2012 on Review of progress of the EU and its Member States Financing for Development of 9 July 2012,
Amendment 33 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that any new political orientation in the context of the 11th EDF emanating from the Agenda for Change must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Welcomes the Commission's third biennial report on PCD 2011, but agrees with the Council on the need to include an independent assessment of progress, including qualitative and quantitative consequences and costs of policy incoherence in future reports; suggests that future reports should also include a comprehensive overview of PCD-related results of the country-level dialogues, in order to make the voices of citizens of developing countries heard;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3 h. Calls on the Member States and their national parliaments to promote PCD through a specific working programme with binding timetables, in order to improve the European PCD work programme;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the paramount importance of Article 12 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the obligation for the Commission to regularly inform the Secretariat of the ACP Group of planned proposals which might affect the interests of the ACP States; further calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament when such procedures are undertaken;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that GDP per capita is made the sole eligibility criterion for the GSP scheme, as this could run counter to the EU's development objectives; recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on "GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world"1, which makes reference to Human Development Index; __________________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0264
Amendment 51 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the inconsistencies produced in the context of European Partnership Agreements, namely: (a) that some countries are urged to sign an agreement before its exact terms are agreed, (b) that the introduction by the Commission of the so called "Singapore issues" (foreign investment, competition policy, government procurement and trade facilitation) as an area of discussions went far beyond the obligations vis-à-vis the WTO and has seriously hindered the negotiations process, (c) that developing countries are denied the policy space to protect infant industries by means of import/export restrictions, (cd) that the Commission proposes to delete 18 countries from Annex I to the Market Access Regulation, and (de) that human rights issues are not sufficiently addressed during negotiations;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls the importance of ensuring that investment treaties include clauses on transparency and the fight against illicit capital flows and provisions that emphasize the host government's right to regulate on sensitive policy areas such as the environment and decent work;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Deplores that the share of EU Aid for Trade (Aft) to LDCs declined to 16% in 2010 (EUR 1.7 billion against EUR 8.7 billion to non-LDCs), compared to 22% in 20091; calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament about the annual and/or multi annual share of the EDF funds spend as AfT; __________________ 1 UE accountability report 2012 on Financing for Development of 9 July 2012
Amendment 57 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Calls on the Commission to actively promote within the WTO the suggestion of some donors to narrow the scope of the Aid for Trade Initiative in order to make it more monitorable, efficient and focused on key elements of the trade and development nexus, in order to make it more effective and thus address suspicion and secure donors' financing;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Acknowledges that the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Aid for Trade Initiative, both at European and global level, has reached its limits and cannot be meaningfully expanded; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to support of creating an independent body able to undertake AfT impact evaluation, that may be hosted at the World Bank, which is developing expertise in this area;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Asks the Commission to further integrate internationally agreed labour and environmental standards into instruments like the EPAs and FTAs;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)
Paragraph 10 h (new)
10 h. Deplores the fact that the mode and the procedure of negotiation for the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) particularly penalized developing countries as they did not have the opportunity to give equal input to the agreement text they are supposed to adhere to;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Repeats its call for regular and independent assessments and evaluations of the EU's agricultural and trade policies, paying special attention to impacts on local and smallholder producers and building on evidence submitted by governments, farmers' organisations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in developing countries which are EU trading partners;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Deplores the fact that only approximately 418 million or around 3.4% of the total Commission development aid budget of EUR 12 billion per year is currently allocated to direct nutrition intervention; believes that efforts to tackle malnutrition must be multi-disciplinary and engage multiple stakeholders in line with national priorities of affected countries;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the need for FPA payments to third countries to be compatible with development objectives;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Recalls that EU-access to fish stocks in third countries should not in any way be a condition for development assistance to countries that are eligible to EU development aid;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Regrets that the Outcome Document of the UN Rio+20 conference lacks the commitment on resource conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and economic sustainability that the EU had called for; nevertheless, urges the EU to remain closely involved in defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and making them operational by 2015;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks the Commission to reconsider the 10% target in the Renewable Energies Directive for biofuels from renewable sources by 2020, unless strict sustainability criteria are applied;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Reiterates that, in the interest of transparency and accountability, the EEAS and DEVCO should monitor how the division of responsibilities agreed between the Commission and the EEAS works in practice and improve it in ways that avoid overlaps and ensure synergies;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Refers to the fact that the EEAS has put forward the concept of "EU Actorness" in order to increase the visibility of EU actions; takes the view that this makes PCD even more important, as every negative impact will be associated even more closely with the EU; also urges the Commission to make sure that this concept does not contradict other objectives of development policy as formulated by the EU, especially the objectives of ownership and policy space for developing countries;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Suggests that, in line with the Cotonou Agreement and the reference document on 'Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities'4, the EU delegations should undertake a comprehensive mapping of NGOs, CSOs and local authorities relevant for their work in the respective country, especially of local and community-based organizations; __________________ 4 Tools and Methods Series / Reference document no 12: Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities for Better Development Outcomes and Governance.
Amendment 107 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18 e. Reiterates that the creation of a Standing Rapporteur for PCD from the ACP countries in the context of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly would facilitate the coordination with and work of the EP's Standing Rapporteur on PCD and the relevant department of the Commission and Council and would help to eliminate obstacles to PCD within developing countries themselves;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18 f. Recalls that, in its June 2011 Communication on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, the Commission had proposed extending the powers of scrutiny of the EDF to the EP; regrets that this proposal does not feature in the legislative proposal for the 11th EDF;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20 e. Acknowledges the interdependence of development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security, which any discussion on PCD has to take into account;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20 f. Reiterates that it is inconsistent with development objectives when security initiatives are merely about a State's safety, safeguarding EU investments and access to raw materials rather than the protection of people; takes the view that the concepts of human security and development should therefore be considered as essential in the security- development nexus, as they are centred on the individual;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that with the Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports being the main committee responsible for the EU's Code of Conduct on Arms Exports it is imperative that development objectives are taken into account in this forum; further calls on the Council to make the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports legally binding;
Amendment 124 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on the Commission and the ACP countries, in the ongoing revision of the ACP-EU Agreement, to include in Article 13 the principles of circular migration and its facilitation by granting circular visas; stresses that the article in question emphasises respect for human rights and equitable treatment of nationals of ACP countries but that the scope of these principles is seriously compromised by bilateral readmission agreements with transit countries in a context of externalisation by Europe of the management of migration, which do not guarantee respect for the rights of migrants and which may result in 'cascade' readmissions which jeopardise their safety and their lives;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 o (new)
Paragraph 26 o (new)
26 o. Reiterates that, while budget support should be in line with promoting democratic governance, strengthening developing countries' own economic resources, fight against corruption and accountability of public spending, it should essentially focus on poverty reduction;
Amendment 136 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Stresses that financial transparency is essential for supporting revenue mobilisation and combating tax evasion; insists that the current reform of the EU Accounting and Transparency Directives should include a requirement for listed and large private extractive and timber companies to disclose payments they make to governments on a project-by-project basis and with reporting thresholds that reflect the materiality of payments from the perspective of poor communities;
Amendment 137 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Welcomes the eight areas of action for the years 2011-2014 chosen by the Commission in its proposal for a new policy on corporate social responsibility; underlines the importance of binding corporate social responsibility obligations and of encouraging employers to apply social standards which are more ambitious than current statutory provisions, including the possibility to develop and obtain a designation such as a social label; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in carefully monitoring the implementation, and ensuring the legal enforcement, of these obligations;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)
Paragraph 26 h (new)
26 h. Welcomes the EU plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development and encourages monitoring and implementation of gender mainstreaming in EU funded projects at country level; calls on the EU High Representative to take all necessary measures in order to provide adequate and effective training to EU delegation staff members regarding a gender-sensitive approach to peace keeping, conflict-prevention and peace- building;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas globalisation, a major source of wealth, particularly in middle-income countries, has not, however, contributed sufficiently to reducing insecurity or indeed poverty, a stark demonstration of which is the increase in absolute number of hungry and malnourished people in the world including in many middle-income countries,
Amendment 22 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas any attempt to broaden the ODA definition designed to include the ‘Whole of the Union’ and ‘ODA+’ approaches recently proposed by the European Commission, as well as non-aid items such as financial flows, military spending, debt cancellation, particularly cancellation of export credit debts, money spent in Europe on students and refugees needs to be rejected,
Amendment 24 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. Whereas many middle-income countries, notably Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on economies which remain fragile and vulnerable to the major adjustments demanded by economic globalization, as well as climate change and natural disasters,
Amendment 52 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to set, for the implementation of the differentiation concept, vulnerability criteria in the common programming guidelines of the new DCI and the 11th EDF currently under discussion, and to take into account the reality of poverty, human development and inequalities inside a country, and not only the national GNI;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 j (new)
Paragraph 10 j (new)
10j. Firmly reminds the Commission and the Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any circumstances;
Amendment 91 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Recalls that, when it comes to the proposal for the 11th EDF, any new political orientation following the adoption of the Agenda for Change, must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 29 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to adopt detailed rules for the preparation of the programming documents, their follow-up, audit, evaluation, review and implementation, as well as for reporting and financial corrections, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Part IV of this Decision. In order to take into account technological developments and changes in customs legislation, the power to adopt acts amending the Appendices to Annex VI, in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should also be delegated to the Commissionadopt decisions concerning the granting of cumulation of origin between an OCT and a country with which the Union has concluded and is applying a free trade agreement, derogations from the registered exporters system and temporary derogations from the provisions of Annex VI, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Annex VI to this Decision. In order to take into account technological developments and changes in customs legislation, the power to adopt acts amending the Appendices to Annex VI, in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should also be delegated to the Commission. In order to adopt decisions concerning temporary withdrawal of preferential treatment, prior surveillance measures as provided for in Annex VII, and temporary and permanent safeguard measures as provided for in Annex VIII, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should also be delegated to the Commission in respect of Annexes VII and VIII to the Decision, respectively. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 70 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 90 a (new)
Article 90 a (new)
Article 90a Urgency procedure 1. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the emergency procedure. 2. The Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 90(5). In such case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the Council.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VI – Article 10 – paragraph 6
Annex VI – Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt a measure granting the cumulation referred tobe empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1 by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedureticle 90 concerning a measure granting the cumulation referred to in Article 64(2.)paragraph 1.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VI – Article 16 – paragraph 8
Annex VI – Article 16 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall adopt a measure granting a temporarybe empowered to adopt derolegation referred to in paragraph 1 by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted ed acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 90 concerning a measure granting accordance with the examination procedure temporary derogation referred to in Article 64(2)paragraph 1.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VI – Article 63 – paragraph 3
Annex VI – Article 63 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt a measure granting a temporarybe empowered to adopt derolegation referred to in paragraph 1 by means of implemented acts in accordance with the procedure laid down ing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted rticle 90 concerning a measure granting accordance with the examination procedure temporary derogation referred to in Article 64(2)paragraph 1.
Amendment 76 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VI – Article 64
Annex VI – Article 64
Amendment 77 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VII – Article 2 – paragraph 1
Annex VII – Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may temporarily withdraw the preferential arrangements provided for in this Decision, by delegated acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 90, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a beneficiary country, where it considers that there is sufficient evidence that a temporary withdrawal would be justified for the reasons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 of this Annex, provided that it has first: (a) consulted the Committee referred to in Article 10 of Annex VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2; (b) called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary, in order to safeguard the Union’s financial interests and/or secure compliance by the beneficiary country with its obligations; and (cb) published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubt about the application of the preferential arrangements and/or compliance by the beneficiary country with its obligations, which may call into question its right to continue to enjoy the benefits granted by this Decision. The Commission shall inform the OCT(s) concerned of any decision taken in accordance with this paragraph, before it becomes effective. The Commission shall also notify the Committee referred to in Article 10 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VII – Article 2 – paragraph 2
Annex VII – Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The period of temporary withdrawal shall not exceed six months. On conclusion of the period, the Commission shall decide either to terminate the temporary withdrawal after informing the Committee referred to in Article 10 of Annex VIII or to extend the period of temporary withdrawal in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 79 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VII – Article 3
Annex VII – Article 3
Amendment 80 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VIII – Article 5 – paragraph 2
Annex VIII – Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Prior surveillance measures shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 6 of this Annex.
Amendment 81 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VIII – Article 6 – paragraph 1
Annex VIII – Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. On duly justified grounds of urgency relating to deterioration of the economic and/or financial situation of Union producers which would be difficult to repair, provisional measures may be imposed. Provisional measures shall be shall not apply for more than 200 days. Provisional measures shall be adopted by the Commission by delegated acts in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 10 of this Annex90. In cases of imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable provisional safeguard measures by delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10 of this Annex90a.
Amendment 82 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VIII – Article 7 – paragraph 1
Annex VIII – Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Annex are not met, the Commission shall adopt a decision terminating the investigation and proceeding in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 4 of this Annex. The Commission shall make public, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 9 of this Annex, a report setting forth its findings and reasoned conclusions reached on all pertinent issues of fact and law.
Amendment 83 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VIII – Article 7 – paragraph 2
Annex VIII – Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where the facts as finally established show that the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Annex are met, the Commission shall adopt a decision imposing definitive safeguard measures by delegated acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 4 of this Annex90. The Commission shall make public, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 9 of this Annex, a report containing a summary of the material facts and considerations relevant to the determination, and notify the OCT authorities immediately of the decision to take the necessary safeguard measures.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex VIII – Article 10
Annex VIII – Article 10
Amendment 29 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that 80% of Europe's biodiversity is to be found in the Outermost Regions; wishes to see a strengthening of the specific instruments for safeguarding and protecting biodiversity there, particularly the BEST (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas) pilot scheme supported by Parliament since 2010;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a simplification of procedures for approving European funding, in particular by introducing a schedule of one-off costs for repayment and global grants to certain professional bodies;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Proposes the creation of a European label rewarding small-scale fishing products obtained in accordance with the principles of the common fisheries policy (CFP) in order to encourage best practice.
Amendment 2 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, whichgiven the need to take preventive measures regarding environmental protection. Emphasises, however that, taking an even- handed approach aimed at mutual reinforcement, must focus on the environmental,consideration must be given to the social, economic and cultural pillars of fisheries, in order to encourage sustainable development compatible with the smart, sustainablepermanent and inclusive growth called for by Europe 2020; maintains that the reformed policy must be coordinated more closely with other European policies and that the EU’s external action must be consistent with itsuch as the cohesion policy, the environmental policy, the agricultural policy and the external policy; points out to this end the importance of tools such as the integrated maritime policy or the macro-regional approach which can offer a better level of integration;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Advocates that regional and local authorities must be involved in the negotiation of fisheries agreements with third countries;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the regions must assume greater responsibility in fisheries management, without detracting from the principles of subsidiarity and regionalisation, and; in addition dialogue needs to be encourage dialogued among the various entities involved in the sector, both upstream and downstream, by providing incentives and support to establish international clusters;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the importance of the multifunctionality of fisheries for coastal regions; stresses the need for specific measures for certain regions, such as the outermost regions, for example support for small-scale fishing fleets and promotion of aquacultureadapting restrictive measures according to the state of fish stocks, promoting aquaculture and financing the renewal of small-scale fishing fleets where stocks are not threatened; advocates measures to restructure the labour market, support measures for training and retrainingdiversification, and incentives for producer and interbranch organisations;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that some European territories do not share the sea basins of the European continent; believes therefore that the outermost regions should be grouped together and represented on an advisory committee created specifically for this purpose and that restrictive measures taken under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) need to be adapted to the actual state of fish stocks in these regions; insists that to do this, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) must be able to finance data collection programmes on the status of stocks; advocates that regional and local authorities must be involved in the negotiation of sustainable fisheries agreements with third countries;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for implementing the reformed policy and for the balanced and inclusive territorial development of fishing areas and stresses that its funding must be commensurate with the Europe 2020 strategy and the Common Strategic Framework, while taking into account the specific territorial objectives.
Amendment 45 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 65
Citation 65
– having regard to the documentcommon platform of 6 July 2010, sent to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, by the Members of the European Parliament from the outermost regions, on Cohesion Policy priorities in these regions after 2013Conference of Presidents of the outermost regions,
Amendment 60 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas by reducing the budget line for the outermost regions and regions with low population density by 46 % in its proposal for the next 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, the European Commission will carry out an unprecedented frontal attack against these regions by making them the only European regions having a real decrease to their allocation in between the two programming periods, without any change of category;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the inadequacy of the banking sector for the ORs’ economies which are characterised by extreme risk or even the failure of financial services providers resulting in particularly significant difficulties in access to funding for innovating very small enterprises and SMEs;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the inappropriate nature of the 150 km criterion in cross-border cooperation for the insular situation of the majority of ORs, maintaining very exclusive economic relations, of insufficient trade with other EU countries and neighbouring countries within their regional basin;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas the exceptional contribution made by the outermost regions to EU biodiversity and the under-used potentials in pharmacopeia, tourism, or future use which has not been determined constitute a priceless legacy for future generations;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas the maladjustment of the specific natural characteristics of the fisheries sector in the ORs, the inadequate analysis of fisheries resources and the diversity of fisheries fleets in the ORs as well as the significance of the marine and maritime sector to life in these regions and for the whole of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
D f. whereas particularly high living costs in the ORs have particularly serious social and societal consequences such as the various riots in the French overseas departments in 2009, 2011 and 2012;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under the terms of the Treaty, the ORs are entitled to differentiated and holistic treatment, which should mean access to the maximum level of support, irrespective of their level of development, and that their specificity should be duly taken into account and protected, given that these regions cannot be treated in the same way as the other EU regions;benefit from a differential treatment in certain areas.
Amendment 80 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, such as unemployment levels, population density and R&D investment levels, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situations and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; stresses, therefore, that the co-financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 proposalsonsiders unjustified and unfair the Commission’s proposal to reduce by more than 46 % the amounts to be allocated to the ORs and regions with a low population density 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, in real terms, 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 them;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 zones is of paramount importance to the diversification of economic activity and the creation of skilled jobs in the ORs; to that end, recalls the importance of specific provisions such as dock dues for funding local authorities and the competitiveness of businesses and asks for it to be extended to 2014; also calls for the specific derogatory provisions relating to certain traditional products to be consolidated such as rum;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers it necessary to adapt the initial regulations on trade to be carried out as part of EU trade agreements concluded with the ORs’ neighbouring countries in order to take better account of their specific nature in the context of the agreements concluded for an EU economic unit dominated by socio- economic, geographic and climate conditions which are significantly different to those of the ORs.
Amendment 103 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that if the measures taken at the level and on the basis of general European characteristics are not always effective in the outermost regions, experimental schemes approved under Article 349 of the Treaty which have had real success can be extended to the rest of the EU; encourages the Commission to maximise these schemes within these regions with a view to achieving innovative, solidarity-based and sustainable growth.
Amendment 113 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. .Calls for agricultural support measures in the POSEI arrangements to be strengthened in order to compete with producers who benefit from lower production costs and calls for the exemptions grantspecific provisions confered to the ORs within the CAP to be maintained;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme; emphasises the need to create a specific scheme for the fisheries sector, based on the POSEI programme, to support the development of each region, on the basis of development models to which local authorities are assigned.
Amendment 128 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 Europe-wide 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;
Amendment 130 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea including ORs; calls for ORs to be fully integrated into priority projects for future trans- European transport networks (TEN-T); highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport and information and communications technology, similar tobased on the POSEI arrangements, which will need to be in keeping with other European fundsith the best possible synergies with other EU strands of action in these fields;
Amendment 144 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that the innovative financing methods of cohesion policy could partially solve the lack of accumulated investment in very small enterprises/SMEs in the ORs but that a maximum simplification of procedures, while maintaining a sufficient level of security, should be a prerequisite; draws attention to the proposal in the Pedro Solbes report on the creation of regional investment funds, supported by the EIB, to develop regional capital investment markets; calls on the Commission to make a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to this end.
Amendment 147 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls for experimental schemes in restricted sectors to be implemented in these regions with regard to public procurement, in order to assess the award procedure by taking into account the location of the bidders.
Amendment 150 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, within a multi-level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 152 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for the Commission to carry out an in-depth study on pricing in the ORs in order to determine the correct instruments to make the common market more efficient in these regions.
Amendment 155 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borderintermediaries with the rest of the world and advocates an approach that recognises their closeness to third countries and to the countries with which they have special cultural and historical links; draws attention to their integration problems in their respective geographical areas, the sometimes dramatic impact of international trade agreements and the impact of the external aspects of some EU policies;which never take into account the offensive interests of the ORs and the impact of the external aspects of some EU policies; calls for impact assesments to be provided to the European Parliament when trade agreements impact directly on significant productions in the ORs.
Amendment 159 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls again the need for better synergy between cohesion policy funds and European Development Funds in order to improve and the regional integration of ORs; recalls the position reiterated by the European Parliament on the inclusion in the budget of the EDF.
Amendment 164 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the continuation of territorial cooperation programmes in the ORs and advocates increased funding for programmes, greater investment in transnational cooperation and the removal, in the case of the ORs, of the 150km criterion in cross-border cooperation; welcomes the European Commission’s proposal in its legislative proposal on ‘European Territorial Cooperation’ to make this area safer for ORs but deplores the regulations on the adoption of operational programmes which do not take into account the legal, administrative, geopolitical and regional situation.
Amendment 173 #
2011/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Draws attention to the imminent entry of Mayotte to the ORs and calls for the Commission to increase support, particularly the essential administrative and technical support for the proper absorption of funds; considers that it will be necessary to provide specific schemes for this region in implementing cohesion funds in the next multi-annual financial framework.
Amendment 1 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the Neighbourhood Policy should be tailored to the specific characteristics of the outermost regions; notes that those regions present real possibilities for EU external policies owing to their proximity to a number of third countries; points to the commitment the Commission made in 2004 to implement an action plan for the wider neighbourhood in support of the outermost regions; considers that this action plan should manifest itself in basin strategies and an ad hoc financial instrument designed to strengthen the strands of cooperation between the outermost regions and their neighbours;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains that cooperation policies should be centred on sea basins, which need to be defined in as broad a sense as possible where the outermost regions are concerned; maintains that cooperation policies should be decentralised by putting local authorities more directly in touch with issues of common interest; calls on the Commission to strengthen the sea basin concept within the ENP;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, taking advantage of the winds of freedom blowing across the southern shore of the Mediterranean during the Arab Spring, local civil societies sought to free themselves from the excessive control exercised by those in power; supports this desire for freedom, provided it is accompanied by real democratic progress which enables common values (democracy and human rights, particularly women’s rights, justice and the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, conscience, religion, association and the media, security, democratic stability, prosperity, a fair distribution of income, wealth and opportunities, good governance and the fight against corruption) to be upheld; with that in mind, also supports the building of local democracy through the decentralisation and institutional reinforcement of local authorities;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that there are synergies between cohesion and development cooperation funds which have yet to be turned to good account; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate ERDF, ESF, and EDF cross-financing arrangements, especially for the outermost regions;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to provide greater flexibility as regards innovative funding opportunities for selected cohesion policy projects so as to enable these to become established in, and benefit, both European regions and those in non-member countries.
Amendment 8 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas an increasing part of the total official development assistance (ODA) comes from emerging countries that are not part of the OECD,
Amendment 9 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the last monitoring and assessment studies have shown that recipient countries have done more than donor countries to implement the commitments contained in the PD and the AAA,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that HLF-4 will be a success if it results in a strong commitment to aid effectiveness, reflected in clear and measureable objectives with a precise timetable for their realisation, along with strong independent monitoring mechanisms that involve parliaments and civil society at both national and international level;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the aim to increase the impact of aid and to get more results/value for money should not lead to a risk-averse development policy which only focuses on “easy countries”; insists that needs must remain a crucial criterion for the allocation of development aid;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the donors and partner countries to place the emphasis on greater recognition of participation by parliaments, local authorities and civil society, more transparent use of national systems, and on adjusting the Paris Declaration indicators to reflect the need for more democratic ownership of aid; further insists on the fact that the territorial approach of development allows a better ownership by the beneficiaries;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the national parliaments to adopt country strategy documents and annual budgets in consultation with civil society, and local authorities in advance of any political dialogue with donors, so as to give full weight to democratic control;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that it is important to clearly assess the possible risks with increasing the involvement of the private sector and that therefore clear criteria for supporting private sector projects should be defined, along with strong impact assessment mechanisms which should be developed to ensure that private sector investment is both sustainable, in line with agreed upon international development goals and does not lead to moving back to tied aid;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on EU member states to sign up and implement the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) which aims to set a new global standard for aid transparency, as only eight EU member states and the EC have done so yet;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the EU to take a leading role in fully involving emerging donors in the aid effectiveness agenda, in order to ensure that aid from such countries is in accordance with agreed international principles in terms of official development assistance;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises once again the significance of the abovementioned Declaration by the JPA on the EU-Latin America bananas agreement, given the major impact this agreement will have henceforth on the competitiveness of ACP and EU banana producers; calls in this regard on the European Parliament and the Council to do all that is in their power to find an agreement which enables compensation for ACP banana producers, provided for in the regulation establishing the banana accompanying measures to be released; asks the JPA Bureau, therefore, and the Committee on Economic Affairs, Finance and Trade to continue to monitor closely developments on this matter;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that large divergences exist in terms of transport infrastructure and geographical accessibility on the one hand between the eastern and western parts of the EU and on the other hand between central and, peripheral and outermost regions, which need to be tackled; takes the view that the transport system of the EU should support balanced regional development and territorial cohesion, which will lead to the creation of a Single European Transport Area;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the crucial role that regional policy plays in the adjustment that is necessary for the balanced development of transport in Europe, guaranteeing infrastructure investment in the regions in line with their level of wealth; stresses the importance of conserving the main elements of infrastructure financing encompassed by cohesion policy;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the need to disseminate best practices in the field of transport so as to encourage an innovative and sustainable approach to transport in urban, suburban and rural areas;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to strengthen the principle of 'territorial continuity', particularly for islands, mountain regions and outermost regions, adopting Community legislation and boosting funding for these regions in order to limit their isolation.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the benefits, in particular for the outlying and outermost regions, that are to be gained from greater synergy between the Structural Funds and the EU’s external cooperation financial instruments; calls for implementation of the Wider European Neighbourhood Action Plan for the outermost regions;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasizes that resource efficiency should be addressed at regional and local level, – taking into account the particularities and different development levels of European regions – and regional and local authorities and socio-economic and voluntary-sector partners should be directly involved at all stages in the planning and implementation of relevant measures; this would lead to a greater feeling of responsibility for the goals of resource efficiency at all levels;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the benefits to be gained from disseminating good practice more widely among cohesion policy stakeholders;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission to quickly present a legislative proposal on transparency and accountability in the extractive industries founded on the standards of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and EITI+ + and on the Dodd-Frank Act dealing with conflict minerals; recalls that this was proposed by the Committee on Development as a parliamentary priority within the framework of the structured dialogue on the Commission Work Plan for 2012; stresses that transparency, corporate social responsibility and a functioning administration benefit both extracting companies and the societies of resource- rich developing countries; in this connection, calls on the European Union and its Member States to bring pressure to bear on European companies operating in developing countries and to set an example of social responsibility and the promotion of decent work;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the level of attention paid to specific regions and areas in which the social and environmental balance is inextricably linked to farming; believes it necessary, therefore, to retain and strengthen the instruments devoted to such regions;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes efforts to develop European Country Strategy documents in order to achieve better coordination between the Commission and the Member States; emphasises that the programming process must ensure that the aid effectiveness agenda is implemented, and that Parliament’s right to exercise democratic scrutiny is respected; further calls on the Commission to better involve all stakeholders in partner countries (governments, parliaments, local and regional authorities and civil society) when defining European Country Strategy documents;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that great dividends in increasing the impact of EU aid could already be achieved through the full implementation of principles already guiding development action such as the poverty focus of EU aid, PCD, and the Paris and Accra aid effectiveness commitments; therefore calls on the Commission to take a leadership role on these issues, especially towards the high level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 21 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that in keeping with the concept of democratic ownership, parliaments, local and regional authorities, civil society and other stakeholders should be supported in their efforts to play their proper role in defining development strategies, holding governments to account and assessing development results; further insists on the fact that the territorial approach of development allows a better ownership by the beneficiaries;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights the role played by local and regional authorities and their networks in increasing the impact of the European development policy; points out that legitimate local and regional authorities, by virtue of their powers, responsibilities and proximity to the population, are a crucial link in the concerted and sustainable development of territories;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the aim to increase the impact of aid and to get more results/value for money should not lead to a risk-averse development policy which only focuses on ‘easy countries’; Insists that needs must remain a crucial criterion for the allocation of EU development aid; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus the disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the poorest countries, and on reaching the poorest layers of society;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that needs must remain a crucial criterion for the allocation of EU development aid; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus the disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the poorest countries, and on reaching the poorest layers of society; warns in this respect against funds being concentrated on projects and countries that present the least risk, something that could happen if there is too great an emphasis on strong impact;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met, as increasing the impact of existing aid will not be enough; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding such as a financial transaction tax; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the added value of the Commission’s development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms in the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework); insists that EU development aid should retain a poverty focus in the next MFF;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Stresses that economic growth policies cannot succeed without proactive policies on redistribution, market regulation, promotion of social and environmental standards and the implementation of social protection mechanisms;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that diversifying the economies of developing countries and reducing their dependence on imports need to be priority objectives for policies supporting growth;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges that the development of the private sector in developing countries is crucial to creating employment opportunities, delivering services and enhancing wealth creation; stresses that, in keeping with the pro-poor agenda, EU development aid should focus on financing for domestic companies, leveraging of domestic capitals and encouraging recipient countries to create an environment conducive to the development of small, medium-sized and micro- enterprises and on the removal of barriers to formalisation, and that services and capacity-building should be targeted in particular on poorer entrepreneurs;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 135 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that support for the private sector must go hand in hand with assistance to the national, regional and local public authorities and parliaments in beneficiary countries to enable them to regulate markets effectively, to promote transparency and good governance and to fight corruption;
Amendment 140 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that the EU should ensure that its own multinational corporations contribute to inclusive growth in partner countries through paying their taxes in the country where they operate; in this view, calls on the Commission to implement country by country reporting for all European multinationals operating in developing countries;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls attention to the fact that access to modern sustainable energy services constitutes a necessary condition for achieving the Millennium Development Goals; prioritises support for local and regional sustainable energy solutions, and decentralised energy production in particular, so as to bring development priorities in line with environmental concerns;
Amendment 148 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Urges the Commission to ensure that EU ODA for improving access to energy supports local economic development, green jobs and poverty reduction and is not tied to or used to subsidise EU businesses; further calls on the Commission not to confuse policies to increase energy access for poor people with meeting the EU’s climate mitigation goals, or own energy security needs;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional to 0.7% resources for tackling climate change and its impact which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change;
Amendment 170 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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, agricultural inputs, training, credit, consultancy and advisory services), to processing and marketing opportunities and to local and cross-border markets;
Amendment 180 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Emphasises that tackling food insecurity entails implementing multi- sector activities such as management of local natural resources, boosting production, training, structuring professional organisations, setting up safety nets for the most vulnerable, nutrition education and developing non- agricultural rural jobs to raise the income of rural families, these being the first victims of famine;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 26 May 2004 on ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM (2004) 343) and the Communication from the Commission of 17 October 2008 on ‘The outermost regions: an asset for Europe’ (COM(2008) 642),
Amendment 19 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cohesion policy was created as a counterpart to the single market to provide the means for achieving solidarity between the Member States and the regions of Europe,
Amendment 30 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gearing the structural funds to the Lisbon Strategy objectives has proved effective, as is evident from the impressive commitment rates for the Convergence and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, although it is regrettable that only 20% of projects under the heading of Territorial Cooperation accord with the Lisbon aims,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the partial failure of the Lisbon Strategy is due not to the inadequate implementation of cohesion policy but rather to the effects of the financial crisis, imperfect implementation of the single market, slack budgetary discipline and inadequate macroeconomic framework conditions in individual Membermacroeconomic factors and the failure to respect multi-level governance, in particular the failure to involve the regional level in the elaboration and implementation of the Stratesgy,
Amendment 47 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 55 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the external dimension of cohesion policy remains underexploited, particularly with regard to the remote and outermost regions; whereas the weak budgetary capacity of certain third countries can limit their ability to cofinance certain projects;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for cohesion and structural policy programmes to place more emphasis on European added value; deems such added value to be achieved where EU projects bring about a lasting and measurable improvement in the economic, infrastructural, social and/or environmental status of a disadvantagedll Europe’s regions and such improvement would not have been achievable without the European stimulus,
Amendment 97 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in Articles 349 and 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, and northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions);
Amendment 106 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its own in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tap the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenges of the EU 2020 strategycohesion policy makes a significant contribution to the economic and social development of the Union and consequently supports the Union’s global competitiveness by encouraging the development of each region; points out, with this same objective in mind, that better coordination with the other Community policies should be encouraged; considers that cohesion policy must apply to all the regions;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that cohesion policy must continue to focus on regional (territorial) and sub-regional cohesion and; points out that the Lisbon Treaty added the objective of territorial cohesion to those of economic and social cohesion; affirms that this aim remains indissociable from the challenges of economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 130 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Sees macroregional strategies, provided that regional authorities are included in their modes of governance and that they are given specific content, particularly in terms of programme management, as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of trans-regional potential and adopt a joint approach to challenges stemming from the natural environment, e.g. in relation to environmental protection; considers that better coordination of existing support mechanisms can create scope for more targeted use of the EU structural funds; considers that the macroregional approach, which does not require additional funds, could be used to strengthen the links between cohesion policy and neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whetherConsiders that specific operational programmes forbased on functional geographical entitterritories (such as metropolitan regions or, sea basins, mountain ranges or river basins will) may yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead for closer coordination of macroregional or natural-environment strategies at inter-governmental levels over and above Community intervention, particularly since they form part of the implementation of the territorial cohesion objective; however, such programmes should derive their support from the competent regional authorities, which can implement or coordinate them;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and citie, cities and urban areas in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 objectives; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural links while retaining the regional strategy;
Amendment 183 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that structural and cohesion policy must not be biased towards specific types of region; cCalls for urban-rural partnerships to be seen in their broader socio-economic context;
Amendment 194 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that support from the cohesion and structural funds must be more strongly oriented towardsthe structural funds must respond to the educational and socio-political challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view, however, that across-the-board ‘Europeanisation’ of the relevant policy areas would be a doomed endeavour purely on financial grounds; calls, therefore, for the further development of approaches that could serve as models,calls, therefore, for the National Reform Programmes to take due account of these factors by rolling out measures to be implemented while retaining existing national and regional competences;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Sees scope under the structural funds for specifically supporting investment in energy infrastructure, although such support must be available only in that is sustainable and coherent at European level particularly for regions where political or geographical constraints significantly hamper the ability of the market to meet energy-supply needs; calls, too, for support from the structural funds to be made contingent in all cases on the adoption of a commercial approach and of compliance with the principle of multi- level governance;
Amendment 218 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure 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 connection with the third objective of European Territorial Cooperationcalls with insistence for the full integration and participation of the Outermost Regions in the Trans-European Transport Network, as well as for priority programs;
Amendment 228 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 current objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), which has proved its effectiveness;
Amendment 238 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the development of basic infrastructure and support for conventional forms of energy should also be regarded as compatible with EU 2020, because only when they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks and waste-disposal infrastructure will the convergence regions be in a position to contribute to achieving the EU 2020 objectives – and that is precisely why the weaker and neediest regions must be given some leeway to interpret those objectives;
Amendment 243 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average)Accepts the retention of GDP as the key criterion in determining the eligibility of regions for the various cohesion policy objectives, and, where appropriate, of cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average); points out that the competconsiders, however, that in its implement national authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levels; the cohesion policy must be based on broader indicators than GDP; stresses, furthermore, that the harmonisation of national statistical instruments must be improved; sees it as a priority to consider closely further indicators in addition to GDP within the cohesion policy;
Amendment 257 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 284 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a general new funding category based onCalls for the creation of a new intermediate category for regions with a 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- of the EU average; the purpose of this system would be to limit the threshold effect observed at 75% of Community GDP (the current eligibility threshold between the Convergence Objective and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives) and to guarantee equal treatment between these regions; it would seek to take account of the difficulties faced both by the regions which in 2013 will for the first time no longer be covered by the Convergence Objective, and by those which, while eligible for the Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective during the current programming period, are still facing structural socio-economic difficutlting approach), and therefore rejects this intermediate categoryes owing to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and are affected by internal regional disparities; the creation of this category should not penalise regions currently benefiting from the Convergence Objective or the Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective, or which are currently in the phasing in or phasing out stage;
Amendment 301 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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%; stresses the importance of the border regions in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers there is a need for closer linkage with the TEN networksrans- European Networks, particularly those concerned with transport and energy – in line with European priorities – and with cross-border infrastructure, and calls for a corresponding increase in funding for all border regions;
Amendment 311 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the ESF, as a component of cohesion policy, to continube territorialised more in order to increase its effectiveness and raise the profile of its measures and the purpose of the policies which it finances; recalls that it does more 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, integrating people who are disadvantaged and supporting SMEs;
Amendment 324 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for a common strategy framework for the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund, the EAFRD and the EFF, for the post-2013 funding period; takes the view that the model of a standard regulatory approach (covering administration, eligibility, auditing and reporting rules) must be further strengthened by means of a joint framework regulation; recalls its constant concern to favour the simplest procedures and those which local actors are best able to use;
Amendment 332 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Suggests, in this context, that reintegration of the regionally oriented EAFRD (Axes 3 and 4) programmes be considered, and; is opposed, however, to the possibility that such reintegration might result in a reduction in the budgets for the ERDF and EAFRD; calls for binding targets to be set for the Member States and the regions in order to establish more standardised arrangements for administering the EU structural funds and the regionally oriented rural development programmes;
Amendment 336 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 358 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the mandatory involvement of federal Länder and regionsRegions (NUTS II) in drawing up development partnerships and operational programmes; considers it essential to make appropriate provision for this in the structural fund regulations; stresses the need to involve the social partners and representatives of civil society at the earliest stage of the negotiations and of the implementation of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 367 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the system of thematic priorities that the Commission is proposing; points out that the lower the level of development in a Member State or region, the more wide-ranging the list of priorities there needs to be, taking into account specific regional development needprinciple of a Community thematic menu that the Commission is proposing, on condition that it is sufficiently broad to take account of the specific needs of each European region; considers that, the less rich the regions are, the more they should expand their range of priorities;
Amendment 378 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls, in the event that binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to be determined at regional level and at the the minimum to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and to be tailored in each case to regions’ specific needs; stresses that it must be possible to suggest and pursue additional priorities on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for suggested priority areas to include energy, education and training, and combating poverty;
Amendment 393 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 406 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Strongly opposes all forms of conditionality which might entail penalties for local authorities when they have no power to influence the decision- making process; calls on the Commission, on the other hand, to urge the Member States to implement the reforms necessary for the effective use of financial aid in fields directly related to cohesion policy in order to avoid any irregularities and make the aid effective; strongly opposes the idea that cohesion policy serves to introduce provisions requiring Member States to implement fundamental social and economic reforms;
Amendment 423 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Regards co-financing as one of the basic principles of cohesion policy; calls for a review of the percentage ceiling for EU funding – which should take more account of regional development levels, European added value and the types of measure funded and should be raised or lowered accordinglycofinancing rates not to be revised downwards and for them to be varied in the light of regional development levels;
Amendment 439 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the maximum level of support must not generally exceed 75%, otherwise applications will be driven less by the case for the projects than by the prospect of the funding they can attract; calls for it to beaccepts its being made easier for regions to use private co- financing and market- oriented credit options to cover their share of project financing;
Amendment 445 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls, in the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that Cohesion Policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly bigger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and calls, therefore, for support for undertakings to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing; also calls for clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling out EU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, and for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments;
Amendment 457 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Recognises the leverage effect of new financial instruments and their potential to mobilise investment, supports increased financing from credit in principle, and calls for the use of revolving financial instruments to be extended to more areas eligible for funding (including research and infrastructure); calls for procedures to be simplified to that end and for a greater degree of legal certainty throughout the entire funding period; stresses that the introduction of innovative financial instruments must under no circumstances be seen as an alternative to cohesion policy spending under the EU budget; takes the view that at the end of a funding period, at the latest, responsibility for how the funds are spent should transfer to national level or project level;
Amendment 462 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Emphasises that the provision of subsidies must always be retained as an option and that it must be the responsibility of those involved on the ground to use the funding mix best suited to regional needs; calls for it to be clearly established what will be covered by subsidies and what by loans or cross-financing arrangements;
Amendment 464 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. ConsiderNotes that the EIB must assume a stronger role in the financing of TEN infrastructure; calls for more emphasis to be placed on self-supporting public-private partnerships; considers, as a matter of principle, that the European Parliament has a major responsibility in this regard for’s oversight of the EIB should be enhanced with a view to ensuring greater transparency, and in relation to in the process of making decision-makings on and supervisiong the policies the bank helps to finance;
Amendment 473 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Supports the creation of a flexibility reserve established on the basis of appropriations automatically de- committed during the programming period, and aimed at triggering the Structural Funds in an economic, social or environmental crisis in conjunction with the Globalisation Adjustment Fund and the European Union Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 502 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
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;
Amendment 544 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Supports the Commission’s proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically except in the first year of funding and thatfunding and, in line with the objectives of the European recovery plan, where a region is in recession, and that the other derogations from it should be abolished; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high- quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
Amendment 552 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructure; urges the Commission to open the European wider neighbourhood policy up to the outermost regions, as was intended prior to the policy’s introduction, so that those regions are not denied the opportunity to take advantage of the ENPI that is afforded to other European regions;
Amendment 556 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Deplores the failure to make use of synergies between cohesion policy and cooperation funds such as the DCI and the EDF; calls for the opportunities for cross-financing with such funds to be increased;
Amendment 557 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Stresses, too, the relevance in terms of cohesion policy of the EU enlargement process, as part of which the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) helps the candidate countries to make substantive and organisational preparation for implementing cohesion policy; considers, furthermore, that the IPA – with particular reference to the sending of Commission experts – should apply to OCTs making the transition to outermost region status;
Amendment 560 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Reiterates its call for the Committee on Regional Development to be involved in and share responsibility for determining the form that both these instruments will take in future;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the amounts entered in the Draft Budget (DB) for heading 1b correspond to the needs and objectives for regional policy as set by the Union and therefore requires that budget lines of heading 1b as proposed by the Commission be maintained or, where necessary, restored; in particular, rejects the swingeing cuts which the Council has proposed in the heading 1b payment appropriations;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the outcome of the referendum of 29 March 2009, which permits Mayotte – now a French département – to apply for the status of an outermost region with effect from 2014, which could be awarded by means of a unanimous vote within the Council as referred to in Article 355(6) of the Treaty; stresses the need to adopt, by analogy with the pre-accession instrument, provisions permitting local authorities in Mayotte to prepare for this eventuality;
Amendment 14 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Relief asset pre-positioning capacities should be developed in order to improve the speed at which the Union responds to disasters. Continued Union financial support will be indispensable for the development of depots/hubs that will guarantee effectiveness in terms of speed, quality and cost efficiency. In this respect, the Union would benefit from using the Union's outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, on a non- exclusive basis, as support bases to facilitate the pre-positioning of vital products and logistics, which would make it easier to deploy European human and material resources in the event of an urgent humanitarian intervention outside the Union.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The development of civil protection assistance intervention modules, consisting of resources of one or more Member States which aim to be fully interoperable, is pursued at Union level in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability. Modules should be organised at the level of the Member States and subject to their direction and command. Particular attention should be paid in this context to civil protection capabilities in border areas and outlying regions of the Member States.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) As a result of their geostrategic situations as set out in the Commission Communication of 26 May 2004 entitled ‘Stronger Partnership for the ORs’ and Michel Barnier’s report of January 2006 entitled ‘EuropeAid’, the outlying regions should clearly appear in the Member States’ risk management plans and benefit from priority implementation of modules aimed at preparing and coordinating interventions in their geographical environment.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall identify and ensure synergies between in-kind assistance and humanitarian aid funding provided by the Union and Member States in the planning of response operations outside the Union and shall ensure the integration of outlying regions when such plans involve their territory.
Amendment 290 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Particular attention shall be given to strengthening the rule of law, improving access to justice and, supporting civil society and local authorities, trade and sustainable development, access to ICTs, health and food security, as well as promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation, and institution-building.
Amendment 370 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point c
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point c
(c) Public sector management, decentralisation and local governance;
Amendment 403 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) addressing governance issues and supporting policy reforms, in particular in the areas of social policies, public finance management and taxation, security (including drugs, criminality and corruption), reinforcement of good governance and public institutions at local, national and regional levels (including through innovative mechanisms for the provision of technical cooperation, e.g. TAIEX and twinning), protection of human rights, including the indigenous peoples' and afro-descendents' rights, environment, fight against discrimination, and fight against production, consumption and trafficking of drugs;
Amendment 411 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) supporting an active and organised civil society for development, supporting capacity building for local and regional authorities, and fostering public private partnerships;
Amendment 415 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 3 – point a
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) promoting constitutional reform and legislative, regulatory and administrative approximation with the Union, including further democratisation and organised civil society, support for local and regional authorities' capacities, support for the rule of law, good governance, decentralisation, taxation and strengthening of national institutions and bodies, such as election bodies, parliaments, public administration reform and public financial management;
Amendment 419 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 4 – point a
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) addressing governance (including in tax area), human rights and political equality issues in particular in fragile states so as to help build legitimate, democratic, effective and accountable public institutions andt local, national and regional levels, and fostering an active and organised civil society;
Amendment 447 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) Gender equality and women empowerment and protection of women's and girls' rights:
Amendment 448 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point i
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point i
(i) Supporting country, regional and local level programmes to promote women's economic and social empowerment, leadership and political participation;
Amendment 93 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 42, Article 43(2), Article 91(1), Article 100(2), Article 173(3), Article 175, Article 188, Article 192(1), Article 194(2) and, Article 195(2) and Article 349 thereof,
Amendment 99 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that the EMFF contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the IMP and the Europe 2020 Strategy, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to fostering innovation and knowledge based fisheries and aquaculture, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fishing and aquaculture, and increasing employment and territorial cohesion by unlocking the growth and job potential of coastal and inland fisheries and aquaculture communities and promoting diversificationatility of fisheries activities into other sectors of the marine economynd aquaculture activities.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The financing of the Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EMFF, should address the need for simplification as well as strengthening the integration of both policies. The extension of shared management to Common Markets Organisations including the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and complementary tools for implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy should further contribute to simplification and reduce the administrative burden both for the Commission and the Member States as well as achieve greater coherence and efficiency of the support granted.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union budget should finance the Common Fisheries Policy and the Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EFMF, either directly or in the context of shared management with the Member States. Shared management with the Member States should apply not only to measures to support fisheries, aquaculture and community-led local development but also to Common Markets Organisations and the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and the complementary tools for implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy. Direct management should apply to scientific advice, voluntary contributions to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, advisory councils and operations for the implementation of an Integrated Maritime Policy. The types of measures that can be financed using the EMFF should be specified.
Amendment 104 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In line with the goal of simplification, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one singlean operational programme per Member State or regional operational programmes, in accordance with its national structure. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a single operational programme. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policy.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Conscious of the potential that diversificationprofessional versatility and diversification, as defined in Article 3, offers for small scale coastal fishermen and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversificationthem to diversify their activities by covering business start- ups and investments for the retrofitting of their vessels, in addition to the relevant training to acquire appropriate professional skills in the relevant field outside fishing activities.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The introduction of the transferable fishing concessions systems should make the sector more competitive. Consequently, there may be a need for new professional opportunities outside the fishing activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and the reassignment of vessels for maritime activities outside fishing activities of small scale coastal fishing vessels. This last operation seems to be appropriate as the small scale coastal fishing vessels are not covered by the transferable fishing concessions systemsIn order to make fisheries a viable sector for the future, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and supporting young fishermen in setting up.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, and educational, promotional or environmental activities.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In fisheries and aquaculture areas, community-led local development should encourage innovative approaches to create growth and jobs, in particular by adding value to fisheries and aquaculture products and diversifying the local economy towards new economic activities, including those offered by "blue growth" and the broader maritime sectors, whilst maintaining and reinforcing local employment and local fisheries and aquaculture businesses in order to preserve a dynamic primary sector on the coastline.
Amendment 125 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products] as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain. In order to adapt to the new discard ban policypolicy and maximise the value of catches, particularly those with low commercial value, the EMFF should also support the processing of unwanted catchethese products.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Fishing activities in the outermost regions of the European Union are facing difficulties, in particular because of the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fisheryproduction, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, due to the particular handicaps recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 129 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) In order to maintain the competitiveness of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions of the European Union compared with that of similar products from other European Union's regions, the European Union introduced measures in 1992 to compensate for the related additional costs in the fisheries sector. The measures applying for the period 2007-2013 are laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007. It is necessary to continue providing support to offset the additional costs for the marketing of certain fishery products as of 1 January 2014. It is necessary to expand the support given by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007, with effect from 1 January 2014, to offset the additional costs for the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, for exports destined for the Community market or on the local market.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) In view of the different marketing conditionproduction, processing and marketing conditions for fishery and aquaculture products in the outermost regions concerned, and the fluctuations in captures and stocks and of market demands, it should be left to the Member States concerned to determine the fishery productand aquaculture products or product categories eligible for compensation, their respective maximum quantities and the compensation amounts within the overall allocation per Member State.
Amendment 131 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Member States should set the compensation amount at a level which allows appropriate off-setting of additional costs, arising from the specific handicaps of the outermost regions and in particular from the costs of transporting the products to mainland Europe. To avoid overcompensation, the amount should be proportional to the additional costs the aid off-sets and in no case exceed 100 % of the transport and other related costs to mainlandcontinental Europe. To this end, it should also take into account other types of public intervention having an impact on the level of additional costs.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68 a (new)
Recital 68 a (new)
(68a) In order to contribute to maintaining fishing activities in the outermost regions, the EMFF should contribute to the replacement of a fishing vessel's main or auxiliary engine, to the construction of new ports, to the funding of construction and maintenance of anchored fish aggregating devices on new landing sites or new auction halls. Added value for environmental protection should be an important criterion in the selection of projects to fund.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 98
Recital 98
(98) The operational programmes should be subject to monitoring and evaluation in order to improve itstheir quality and demonstrate itstheir achievements. The Commission should set up a framework for a common monitoring and evaluation ensuring among others that relevant data is available on a timely manner. In this context a list of indicators should be determined and the impact of the EMFF policy assessed by the Commission in relation to specific objectives.
Amendment 139 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99
Recital 99
(99) Responsibility for monitoring of the programmes should be shared between the Managing Authority and a Monitoring Committee set up for this purpose. To this end the respective responsibilities should be specified. Monitoring of the programmes should involve the drawing up of an annual implementation report, to be sent to the Commission.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, in each Member State a single website or website portal providing information on the national operational programme or the regional operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available. This information should give a reasonable, tangible and concrete idea to the wider public and in particular to Union taxpayers on how Union funding is spent in the framework of the EMFF. In addition to this objective, the publication of relevant data should serve the purpose of further publicising the possibility of applying for Union funding. However in full respect of the fundamental right to data protection and in line with the judgment of the Court in the Joined Cases Schecke, the publication of the names of natural persons should not be requested.
Amendment 142 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the sustainable development of fisheries areas and, inland fishing and aquaculture,
Amendment 143 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'fisheries and aquaculture area' means an area with sea or lake shore or including ponds or a river estuary with a significant level of employment in fisheries or aquaculture and designated as such by the Member State;
Amendment 145 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) 'collective projects' means actions in the common interest implemented collectively by the operators themselves or by the organisations acting on behalf of the producers, or by other organisations recognised by the Member State, seeking in particular to: (a) contribute sustainably to better management or conservation of resources; (b) promote selective fishing methods or gears and reduction of by-catches; (c) remove lost fishing gear from the sea bed in order to combat ghost fishing; (d) improve working conditions and safety; (e) contribute to the transparency of markets in fisheries and aquaculture products including traceability; (f) improve quality and food safety; (g) develop, restructure or improve aquaculture sites; (h) make investments concerning production, processing or marketing equipment and infrastructure including for waste treatment; (i) upgrade professional skills, or develop new training methods and tools; (j) promote partnership between scientists and operators in the fisheries sector; (k) develop networking and exchange of experience and best practice among organisations promoting equal opportunities between men and women and other stakeholders; (l) improve management and control of access conditions to fishing areas, in particular through the drawing up of local management plans approved by the competent national authorities; (n) enhance internal and external communication in and between organisations of fishermen and aquaculture farmers and organisations of producers;§
Amendment 146 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 b (new)
(16b) 'organisation of fishermen or aquaculture farmers' means a professional organisation recognised by the Member State representing the fishing sector interests, and responsible for managing resource access and professional fishing and aquaculture activities, other than the producer organisations defined in Regulation (EU) No ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 151 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries and aquaculture areas;
Amendment 163 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 164 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) construction of new fishing vessels, except in the outermost regions;
Amendment 166 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 167 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) by way of derogation, anchored fish aggregating devices could be funded by the EMFF in the outermost regions.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up a singlenational operational programme or regional operational programmes to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – title
Article 19 – title
Guiding principles for the operational programmes
Amendment 175 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In the preparation of the national operational programme or regional operational programmes, the Member State shall take into account the following guiding principles:
Amendment 177 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) where applicable, consistency of the measures under Union priorities for EMFF referred to in Article 38(1d)of this Regulation with the Natura 2000 prioritised action frameworks referred to in Article 8(4) of the [Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora].
Amendment 179 #
Amendment 183 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) sustainable development conditionality criteria if a sustainability criteria table has been established that goes beyond the existing regulations and gives rise, after validation by the Commission, to subsidised support (Annex I)
Amendment 185 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The operational programmes shall include the methods for the calculation of simplified costs, additional costs or income foregone in accordance with Article 103, or method to calculate compensation according to relevant criteria identified for each of the activities deployed under Article 38(1).
Amendment 187 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, the operational programmes shall include a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at operational programme and operation level.
Amendment 197 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) entry of young people into the profession through start-up support for small-scale coastal fishing and one generation replacing another, notably thanks to business transfer arrangements.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Promoting social inclusion 1. In order to foster entrepreneurship in fishing, the EMFF may support new fishermen in setting up their businesses. The aim here is to ensure that one generation of fishermen is replaced by the next, that technical and empirical fishing knowledge is preserved and transferred, and to foster the creation and retention of jobs within the fishing industry. The EMFF provides therefore for: (a) individual premiums to fishermen less than 40 years old who can demonstrate that they have worked at least five years as fishermen or have equivalent professional training and who acquire for the first time part or full ownership of a fishing vessel of less than 12 metres in overall length which is equipped to go fishing at sea and is between 5 and 30 years old. This premium shall not exceed 15 % of the cost of purchasing ownership nor exceed the amount of EUR 50 000; (b) technical, legal and financial assistance in setting up or taking over a vessel design or shipbuilding business. Fishermen entering the sector may benefit from support under Article 29 in order to acquire the appropriate professional skills; (c) sponsorship agreements between a professional fisherman leaving the trade and a young fisherman wishing to take over the business. The sponsorship shall cover the transfer of knowledge and tools for a period of between three and five years. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted to new people entering the fisheries sector provided that they: (a) possess the appropriate professional skills and competence; (b) are setting up for the first time a micro or small enterprise as heads of such enterprise; (c) submit a business plan for the development of their fishing activities; (d) have the necessary fishing licences. 3. The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may not be granted where the person concerned is a direct descendant.
Amendment 217 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the identification, selection, and establishment of process as well as management, restoration and monitoring NATURA 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, in accordance with prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 218 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the identification, selection, and establishment of process as well as management, restoration and monitoring of marine protected areas in view of the implementation of the spatial protection measures referred to in Article 13(4) of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/56/EC;
Amendment 219 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EMFF shall promote research on fishing practices, gears, stock assessment and impact of fishing activities on ecosystem that aim to minimize or avoid the harmful impacts of fishing on the marine species and habitats.
Amendment 223 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Amendment 224 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve the quality of the fishery products caught the EMFF may support investments on board for this purpose.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to provide assistance for the marketing of products with low commercial value, the EMFF may support awareness-raising campaigns on fishery products that are unfamiliar to consumers.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Amendment 227 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Amendment 228 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels have carried out a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application., unless there is a Member State derogation for new people entering the fisheries sector;
Amendment 229 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The support referred to in paragraph 2 may be granted to producer organisations or professional organisations in connection with collective projects.
Amendment 230 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Amendment 236 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF mayshall support the preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 237 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Amendment 238 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Amendment 239 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Amendment 240 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
Amendment 241 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
Amendment 242 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Amendment 243 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) improving the conditions, particularly in the transition to the MSY, for the placing on the market of:
Amendment 245 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) products where supplies are not regular;
Amendment 246 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 247 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay be granted exclusively, in particular through the financial instruments provided for in Title IV of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions].
Amendment 248 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the compensation regime introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007 for the additional costs incurred by the operators infrom the fishing, farming and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, French Guiana, and Réunionoutermost regions during the production, processing and marketing for export to the Community or the local market of fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 249 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State concerned shall determine for the regions referred to in paragraph 1 the listproducts or categories of fishery and aquaculture products and the quantity of those products eligible for the compensationeligible for compensation, their respective maximum quantities and the compensation amounts within the overall allocation per Member State.
Amendment 257 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 a (new)
Title 4 a (new)
TITLE IVa – Measures financed under shared management CHAPTER IVa – Measures relating to the IMP under shared management Article 72a. The EMFF shall provide for the option of: 1. Increasing the involvement of fishing and aquaculture operators in the implementation of the IMP. The following operations are eligible: (a) mapping fishing or aquaculture areas; (b) socio-economic assessment of fishing or aquaculture activities; (c) taking part in consultations; (d) experimenting with management methods; (e) cross-border or transnational cooperation between fishing organisations, including with organisations from non-EU countries; 2. Supporting the implementation of maritime spatial planning and integrated management of coastal regions by encouraging: (a) regional or local approaches to networking stakeholders; (b) pilot schemes, particularly in the areas of preventing and combating pollution and of maritime safety.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) technical assistance under Article 51 of the regulation laying down common provisions on funds covered by the CSF [.../...]
Amendment 259 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that a management and control system has been set up for the operational programme ensuring a clear allocation and separation of functions between the managing authority, the paying agency and the certification body. Member States shall be responsible for ensuring that the system functions effectively throughout the programme perioderiod of implementing national or regional programmes.
Amendment 260 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member States in partnership with the regional and local authorities and representatives of the fisheries and aquaculture sector shall designate, for theeach national operational programme or for regional programmes, the following authorities:
Amendment 262 #
Amendment 264 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To promote mobility and equal access to studies and exchanges, the Union should, in line with Article 349 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide all appropriate measures to take into account the specificity of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly in view of their remoteness from the European continent and their insularity.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) To enhance the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and neighbouring countries, the administrative and financial arrangements relating to the implementation of measures of this Regulation provide for adapting the rules to regional geographical context and capacity building needed.
Amendment 786 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 179 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
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.
Amendment 355 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
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,
Amendment 390 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 6
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action. Special attention shall be given and, where relevant, resources be allocated for areas in which other Union funds explicitly provide for an integrated approach, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate.
Amendment 574 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 580 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 585 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) the potential amount of support foreseen for complementary activities with non CSF-funds that specifically provide for such cooperation, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate; for Partnership Contracts that identify environment or climate as thematic objectives, the Member State shall ensure that priority is given to funding activities that complement integrated projects in those fields;
Amendment 587 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
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;
Amendment 591 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
vii) the list of the programmes under the ERDF, the ESF and the CF, except those under the European territorial cooperation goal, and of the programmes of the EAFRD and the EMFF, with the respective indicative allocations by CSF Fund and by year;
Amendment 595 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the mechanisms at national and regional level that ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 609 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
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, suburban, rural, coastal 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;
Amendment 663 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled, in agreement with their respective regional and local authorities whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled with respect to the sharing of competencies between the different levels of government.
Amendment 667 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled at the date of transmission of the Partnership Contract, Member States shall set out in the Partnership Contract a summary of the actions to be taken at national or regional level and the timetable for their implementation, to ensure their fulfilment not later than twohree years after the adoption of the Partnership Contract or by 31 December 2016, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 674 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes.
Amendment 676 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes. With regards to the implementation of plans or strategies under the thematic objectives 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall consider integrated projects in the field of climate and environment as a potential model for an efficient, coherent and well coordinated implementation.
Amendment 680 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shallmay constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission.
Amendment 918 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are used in accordance with the aims of the programme for a period of at least 105 years after the closure of the programme.
Amendment 961 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Annual implementation reports shall set out information on implementation of the programme and its priorities by reference to the financial data, common and programme-specific indicators and quantified target values, including changes in result indicators, and the milestones defined in the performance framework. The data transmitted shall relate to values for indicators for fully implemented operations and also for selected operations. They shall also set out actions taken to fulfil the ex-ante conditionalities, for the association of economic and social partners, and any issues which affect the performance of the programme, and the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 1067 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 1
1. The eligibility of expenditure shall be determined on the basis of national rules, with the exception of expenditure realised within the scope of European territorial cooperation projects and except where specific rules are laid down in or on the basis of this Regulation or the Fund- specific rules.
Amendment 1073 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 8 bis (new)
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 8 bis (new)
8 a. For the relevant operations of the European territorial cooperation programmes, the Commission shall establish a specific aid scheme to prevent any distortion of competition amongst operators.
Amendment 1211 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 83 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 83 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the annual breakdown of the global resources by Member State, concerning the ‘Investing in growth and jobs’ goal without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 84(7) and by means of the cooperation programme concerning the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 1223 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
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.
Amendment 1250 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1261 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1277 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 250 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 4035 % for transition regions and 5240 % for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.
Amendment 1302 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The support from the Structural Funds for [food for deprived people] under the Investment for Growth and Jobs shall be EUR 23 500 000 000.
Amendment 1342 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shall concern one Fund for a category 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, aA 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 circumstances.
Amendment 1360 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii bis (new)
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii bis (new)
ii a) where appropriate, a presentation of the procedures for coordinating between the Investment for growth and jobs operational programmes, the territorial cooperation programmes, and the programmes from the strand of the Union’s external action from the regions concerned.
Amendment 1368 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
(i a) the arrangement of cooperation on environmental and climate priorities between different sectoral administrations on national and regional level, leading to, first, the identification of areas in which activities that complement integrated projects in the environment and climate field could be envisaged and, second, the determination of funding areas where the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under the LIFE programme can be beneficial;
Amendment 1452 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
2. Major projects submitted to the Commission for approval shall be contained in the list of major projects in an operational programme. The list shall be reviewed by the Member State or the managing authority two years following the adoption of an operational programme and may at the request of the Member State be adjusted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 26(2), in particular to includeMajor projects may also be approved during the programming period. The forecast expenditure for a major project may be declared even before Commission approval for major projects with an expected completion date by the end of 2022.
Amendment 1614 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 75% %, except for less-developed regions as referred to in Article 82.2(a) and the outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, for which a maximum rate of 85 % is set.
Amendment 1629 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 3 bis (new)
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 3 bis (new)
3a) the inclusion of the outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty
Amendment 1702 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) in 2014: 23 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
Amendment 1706 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) in 2015: 1 2% of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
Amendment 1711 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) in 2016: 12 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social challenges affecting urban areas and to define a procedure to establish the list of cities covered by such actions and the financial allocation set aside for such actions.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Specific attention should be paid to the outermost regions, namely by extending, on an exceptional basis, the scope of the ERDF to the financing of operating aid linked to the offsetting of the additional costs resulting from their specific economic and social situation, which is compounded by the handicaps resulting from the factors referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, namely their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and their economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development. In order to support the development of existing and new economic activities, at least 530 % of the specific additional allocation should be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regions.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 155 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in social, health, cultural, sporting and educational infrastructure, and in an infrastructure that takes the ageing population into consideration;
Amendment 209 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 248 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) in more developed regions and transition regions:
Amendment 251 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
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, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], as well as a fourth point of this Article that can be chosen freely, ; and
Amendment 274 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a bis (new)
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 out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation EU No […]/2012 [CPR];
Amendment 282 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
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 in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], as well as a fourth point of this Article that can be chosen freely;
Amendment 344 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, industrial cooperation, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 421 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) provide information, detection and support services aimed at assisting the growth of innovative SMEs;
Amendment 441 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEbusinesses;
Amendment 445 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and, renewable energy use and environmentally sound practices in SMEs;
Amendment 466 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including the support and development of sustainable urban mobility and environmentally friendly public transport.
Amendment 514 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
(c) protecting, promoting and developing cultural heritage and cultural and tourism infrastructure;
Amendment 588 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(da) developing sustainable maritime or aircraft transport systems which are likely to contribute to ensuring the best access possible for passengers as well as goods to islands;
Amendment 618 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c
(c) investing in infrastructure for public employment services and professional training establishments;
Amendment 626 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health, sporting, cultural and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, enhancing the cultural opportunities available to all, and transition from institutional to community- based services;
Amendment 643 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
(b) support for physical, particularly for housing, and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities;
Amendment 651 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
(b a) help in adapting housing for the ageing population and enabling older people to stay in their homes
Amendment 686 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 703 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least 5 % of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development that may have been delegated to cities for management through Integrated Territorial Investments referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 715 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 777 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At least 530 % 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].
Amendment 127 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacent to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph or in NUTS level 2 are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the requesttake account of Euroregions and the geographical scope of their structuring projects.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Population in the areas referred to in the 3rd sub-paragraph of Ar ticle 3(1) and the first sub-paragraph of Article (3)(3) shall be used as the criterion for the annual breakdown by Member Statcooperation programme.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) up to 46 thematic objectives shall be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 180 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) up to 4 thematic objectives shall be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme, this could be increased to 5 if the programme chooses the priority concerning the development and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basin and/or mountain range strategies;
Amendment 241 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) under transnational and cross-border cooperation: development and implementation of macro-regional and sea- basin strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration).or mountain range strategies
Amendment 254 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) cooperation between businesses, particularly SMEs and representative organisations to support forms of economic, commercial and technological cooperation through mobility or exchanges in line with the goals of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [the ERDF Regulation]
Amendment 259 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new)
Amendment 275 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v
v) where appropriate, the contribution of the planned interventions towards macro regional strategies and sea basin or mountain range strategies;
Amendment 303 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The participating Member States and third countries or territories, where applicablen invited to participate in cooperation programmes, shall confirm in writing their agreement to the contents of a cooperation programme prior to its submission to the Commission. This agreement shall also include a commitment of all participating Member States and, if possible, third countries or territories, to provide the co-financing necessary to implement the cooperation programme.
Amendment 304 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall draft the cooperation programmes according to the model adopted by the Commission. Participating Member States and third countries or territories, when invited to participate in cooperation programmes shall draft the cooperation programmes according to the model adopted by the Commission. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, when cooperation programmes involve outermost regions and third countries, the Member State will have to consult the third country before submitting programmes to the Commission. In this event, an agreement on the content of the cooperation programmes and the possible contributions from third countries can be included in the minutes of the consultation meetings with the approved third countries or on the decision of the regional cooperation bodies.
Amendment 337 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
The amount of the ERDF allocated to technical assistance shall be limited to 6% of the total amount allocated to a cooperation programmes, but shall not be less than EUR 1 500 000, with the exception of programmes facing specific implementation difficulties or which cover a wide area of cooperation which justifies a higher level of technical assistance. These requests for derogation must be duly justified.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure the promotion of a high level of employment in the fish and aquaculture sector, improve working conditions for fishermen and fish farmers, by guaranteeing them an appropriate level of social protection and giving concrete assurances as to fair and equal competition with third countries and Member States, by preventing distortions of competition based on excessive labour cost differences. In view of this, the Common Fisheries Policy shall set the conditions for a harmonisation of social legislation applicable to those who work on the seas.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on best available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement, if possible through representative bodies, and a long- term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy should take into account interactions with other maritime affairs as addressed by the Integrated Maritime Policy, recognizing that all matters related to Europe’s oceans and seasthe seas and oceans which border European territory are interlinked, including maritime spatial planning. Coherence and integration should be ensured in the management of different sectoral policies within the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast, Mediterranean and Black Sea sea basins.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions should therefore be maintained.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual plans reflecting the specificities of different sea basins and different fisheries.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of different sea basins and individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In their 12 nautical mile zone, and in the 100 nautical mile zone for the outermost regions within the limit of their exclusive economic zone, Member States should be allowed to adopt conservation and management measures applicable to all Union fishing vessels, provided that, where such measures apply to Union fishing vessels from other Member States, the measures adopted are non-discriminatory, prior consultation of other interested Member States has taken place and that the Union has not adopted measures specifically addressing conservation and management within that 12 nautical mile zone.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 125 metres'’ length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 125 metres'’ length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductionsfleet capacity adjustment when a situation of overfishing is detected and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State'’s annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State'’s part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Amendment 88 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) Taking into account the mainly non-industrial nature of fishing in the outermost regions, it should fall to the competent regional authorities to set up the appropriate capacity management system for fleets registered in ports in these regions.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection, if possible using a regional body established for this very purpose.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Policy-oriented fFisheries science should be reinforced by means of nationally-adopted fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programs in coordination with other Member States as well as by Union research and innovation framework tools and increasing human resources, expertise and Union financial assistance.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) When the Union enters into sustainable fishing agreements with third countries sharing the same sea basin with a peripheral region, it should ensure a fair division of resources in order to foster the development of the fishing sector in those regions.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) A transparent framework is needed for all fishing negotiations conducted between the Union and neighbouring third countries in order to exchange and share fishing opportunities, or grant access to their respective waters for vessels.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Since aquaculture activities in the Union are influenced by different conditions across national borders, including as regards authorisations for the operators, the licensing procedure should be made smoother and harmonised. The Union strategic guidelines for national strategic plans should be developed to improve the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry, supporting its development and innovation, and encouraging economic activity, diversification and improving the quality of life in coastal and rural areas, as well as mechanisms to exchange among Member States information and best practices through an open method of coordination of national measures concerning business security, access to Union waters and space, and administrative simplification of licensing.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, whether from the Union or third countries, should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chain. The provisions of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products should impose conditions on imports of fishery and aquaculture products while respecting the internationally recognised social and environmental regulations.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) It appears appropriate that the Commission be empowered by delegated acts to create atwo new Advisory Councils and to modify areas of competence of existing ones, in particular considering the specificities of the Black Sea and the outermost regions.
Amendment 108 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fishing industry; by ensuring a level playing field for competition in the context of exchanges of fish and aquaculture products with third countries;
Amendment 118 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– ‘Union Waters’ means the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of the waters adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;
Amendment 123 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 3
Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islandregions. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels thatable to prove that they traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 159 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – title
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – title
Member State measures within the 12 nautical mile zone and in the 100 nautical mile zone around the outermost regions
Amendment 160 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – paragraph 1
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may take non- discriminatory measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks and to minimise the effect of fishing on the conservation of marine eco-systems within 12 nautical miles of its baselines and within the 100 nautical mile zone around the outermost regions within the limit of their exclusive economic zone, provided that the Union has not adopted measures addressing conservation and management specifically for that area. The Member State measures shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and no less stringent than those in existing Union legislation.
Amendment 164 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) all fishing vessels of 125 metres’ length overall or more; and
Amendment 165 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) all fishing vessels under 125 metres’ length overall fishing with towed gear.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The system of transferrable fishing concessions shall not apply in the outermost regions; nevertheless, the competent regional authorities should develop a fleet capacity management system and submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part XII – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part XII – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Advisory Council which shall be created for the outermost regions shall be divided into 3 sections: the Greater Caribbean section covering Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana; the South West Indian Ocean section covering Réunion and Mayotte and finally the Macaronesia section covering the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.
Amendment 286 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on best available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement through the Advisory Councils, and a long-term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies.
Amendment 299 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy should take into account interactions with other maritime affairs as addressed by the Integrated Maritime Policy, recognizing that all matters related to Europe'’s oceans and seas are interlinked, including maritime spatial planning. Coherence and integration should be ensured in the management of different sectoral policies within the Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast, Mediterranean and, Black Sea and outermost- region sea basins.
Amendment 315 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained; this special protection regime should also be extended to the waters of the French Antilles, Guiana and Reunion, whose situation is identical to that of the aforementioned outermost regions.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained; this special protection regime should also be extended to the waters of the French Antilles, Guiana and Reunion, whose situation is identical to that of the aforementioned outermost regions.
Amendment 320 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is necessary to support the development of the key sectors in which the outermost regions possess potential for specialisation and strong comparative advantages, for example fisheries and aquaculture. In order to implement a regionalised common fisheries policy it will be necessary to recognise their special status and to apply Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU.
Amendment 321 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is necessary to support the development of the key sectors in which the outermost regions possess potential for specialisation and strong comparative advantages, for example fisheries and aquaculture. In order to implement a regionalised common fisheries policy it will be necessary to recognise their special status and to apply Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU.
Amendment 322 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual plans reflecting the specificities of the various sea basins and of different fisheries.
Amendment 382 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of the various sea basins and individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 457 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Differentiated capacity management systems should be introduced for fleets operating exclusively outside Union waters and for fleets registered in the outermost regions in order to take account of their specificities.
Amendment 472 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection, through the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.
Amendment 492 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) When the Union concludes sustainable fishing agreements with third countries sharing the same sea basin as outermost regions, it should ensure equitable allocation of resources.
Amendment 496 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law, should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and be subject to a specific human rights clause and where appropriate with the relevant provisions of the agreements concluded by the Union and the ACP countries.
Amendment 498 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Righ should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements, and other relevant international human rights instruments, and forit should be possible for these agreements and their implementing protocols to be suspended in the event of a serious breach of these principle of the rule of law, should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and be subject to a specific human rightss. It is also necessary for the Union’s partner countries to be able, before concluding an agreement, to be precisely and fully informed of the extent of the rights and obligations of each of the parties to the agreement. In the case of the ACP countries, it has been established that the provisions of Articles 8, 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement constitute the legal basis for the relevant legal provisions binding the Union and its partners, without there being any need to lay down a specific clause.
Amendment 500 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) A transparent framework should be provided for all fisheries consultations between the Union and third countries in its neighbourhood with a view to exchanging and allocating fishing opportunities, or granting access to their respective waters for their vessels.
Amendment 502 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 b (new)
Recital 41 b (new)
(41b) Fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with third countries in its neighbourhood regarding mutual fisheries relations are the subject of annual consultations but do not provide for any precise and concrete procedure governing their implementation by the Commission. The Council should therefore be permitted to make annual recommendations to the Commission on the management of the consultations which it holds.
Amendment 520 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, whether these products originate in the Union or in third countries, should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chain. The chapter on the Common Organisation of the Markets should include provisions making imports of fisheries and aquaculture products subject to compliance with internationally recognised social and environmental standards.
Amendment 553 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) It appears appropriate that the Commission be empowered by delegated acts to create atwo new Advisory Councils and to modify areas of competence of existing ones, in particular considering the specificities of the Black Sea and the Outermost Regions.
Amendment 556 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) In order to take into account the specificities of the outermost regions, it is appropriate to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council for those regions.
Amendment 558 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) In order to take into account the specificities of the outermost regions, it is appropriate to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council for those regions.
Amendment 704 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fishing industry, ensuring balanced competitive conditions in the context of trade in fisheries and aquaculture products with third countries;
Amendment 1028 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the waters situated in the exclusive economic zones of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1032 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the waters situated in the exclusive economic zones of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1103 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up on the basis of the scientific, technical and economic opinions available, in particular the reports drafted by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), and in the light of the opinions received from the regional advisory councils concerned, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty and this Regulation.
Amendment 1850 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The system of transferable fishing concessions shall not apply to the outermost regions, but the competent regional authorities must draw up a system for the management of fleet capacities and submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 2063 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. EThe fleet capacity of each Member State fleet shall be subject to fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex IIbroken down by sea basin in which each fleet segment operates, which will in particular involve a specific breakdown for vessels operating in the outermost regions and for vessels operating exclusively outside Community waters.
Amendment 2205 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall conclude bilateral fisheries agreements in the mutual interest of the Union and of partner third countries, with the objective of ensuring sustainable exploitation of the stocks of target species. Such agreements shall contribute to maintaining the activity of European fishing fleets operating under these agreements and shall aim to obtain an appropriate share of the available surplus, fully commensurate with the interests and needs of the European fleets concerned.
Amendment 2206 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall conclude bilateral fisheries agreements in the mutual interest of the Union and of partner third countries, with the objective of ensuring sustainable exploitation of the stocks of target species. Such agreements shall contribute to maintaining the activity of European fishing fleets operating under these agreements and shall aim to obtain an appropriate share of the available surplus, fully commensurate with the interests and needs of the European fleets concerned.
Amendment 2211 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Under such fisheries agreements, Union fishing vessels shall either only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks by all fleets, or obtain access to third-country waters in order to fish highly migratory fish stocks in line with the measures for their management and conservation adopted by the relevant regional fisheries management organisation, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2247 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – title 2 a (new)
Part 7 – title 2 a (new)
TITLE II a FISHERY, FISHING OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE AND JOINT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS In order to ensure the stability of historical fishing activities of Union vessels in neighbouring third country waters and ensure the sustainable management of fishery stocks shared with them or of common interest, the Union shall conclude with these third countries fisheries agreements which may be bilateral or multilateral, annual or multiannual. These agreements shall seek to define the fishing opportunities accessible respectively to Union vessels and vessels from the third country or third countries concerned, regarding either stocks shared between, or of common interest to, the Union and the third country or third countries concerned, or stocks managed exclusively by the Union or the third countries concerned. The implementation of agreements concluded may, on an annual or multiannual basis and in the mutual interest of the parties to the agreement, set out arrangmeents for the joint management of shared stocks, for an exchange of fishing opportunities regarding stocks managed exclusively by one of the parties to the agreement or for an exchange of access opportunities granting vessels of the different parties to the agreement access to the waters of the other parties in order to fish from stocks governed by the fishing rights of these countries. It may also establish other conservation measures under Article 7 and 8, with a view to ensuring their joint application. All these arrangements shall be negotatiated under formalised fisheries agreements. In implementing these agreements, the Union shall endeavour to ensure a balanced exchange of fishing opportunities for the various Member States concerned and take due account of the benefits which it is granting or has already granted the third country or third countries concerned and which are covered by the scope of the common fisheries policy. Where it adopts conservation measures under Articles 7 and 8 in respect of its vessels and its waters, the Union shall also ensure that they are consistent with conservation measures applicable within its waters to vessels flying the flag of third countries with which it has concluded agreements.
Amendment 2466 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Advisory Council which is to be set up for the outermost regions shall be divided into three sections: a greater Caribbean section covering Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana, a Southwest Indian Ocean section, covering Reunion and Mayotte, and a Macaronesia section covering the Canaries, the Azores and Madeira.
Amendment 2468 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Third countries sharing a sea basin with territories of the Union may have observer status on the regional Advisory Councils.
Amendment 19 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
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, local and regional authorities and civil society in the field of public finance,
Amendment 25 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the EU’s innovative role in the field of budget support and stresses that the EU has a responsibility to develop a methodology and conditionality arrangements that also apply to other donorsthe added value which the Commission brings owing to its expertise in this area;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses therefore the importance of involving parliaments, local authorities and civil society in the dialogue on anti- poverty policies and annual reviews of budgetary support;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to supply a comprehensive financial analysis of general and sectoral budget support granted to local government and to consider whether part of budget support should be decentralised with a view to ensuring genuine ownership by local government stakeholders, as well as to assess the risks involved in doing so;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages developing countries and the Commission to promote participatory development, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Cotonou Agreement, in particular with regard to the promotion of civil society and of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006, in particular with regard to the promotion and consultation of civil society and local and regional authorities;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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.
Amendment 60 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the specific situation referred to in Article 349 of the Lisbon Treaty, particularly insularity and remoteness, which limit the integration of these regions into the single market; encourages the Commission to continue with, and further develop, the specific provisions for these regions; recalls the need to establish the wider European neighbourhood action plan referred to in its Communication COM(2004)0343, as a complement to integration into the single market; Or.
Amendment 16 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the contribution that cultural diversity makes to innovation; considers, in this connection, that action to safeguard and promote regional cultural diversity should be given a prominent role in innovation policy;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises human capital’s importance in innovation; draws attention, in this connection, to the role played by the ESF in lifelong learning for workers;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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; draws attention, nonetheless, to the need for these innovative funding instruments to be subjected to greater democratic scrutiny at the same time as being further developed;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proposal to launch European Innovation Partnerships as a tool to bring together stakeholders across policies, sectors and borders to speed up innovations in order to tackle major societal challenges; notes that the partnerships and the regional policy instruments addressing these challenges, with particular reference to European groupings of territorial cooperation, should be better aligned and that partnerships should capitalise on the experience gained with existing national and regional initiatives with similar features;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Demands a substantial increase in the amount of the EIB loans covered by the EU guarantee, when the new financial perspective is drawn up, in order to boost the effectiveness and visibility of EU action beyond its borders with a view to achieving the EU external policy objectives enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls on the EIB to provide the Commission with all the necessary information aimed at devoting a specific section of the EIB financing operations' annual report to a detailed evaluation of the measures taken by the EIB to comply with the provisions of the current mandate, excluding from the scope of the guarantee all operations which would allow, or contribute directly or indirectly to, any form of tax evasion, and paying particular attention to EIB operations using financial vehicles situated in offshore financial centres;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the development of sustainable forms of tourism would provide local economies with a lasting source of income and a means of promoting stable employment, while at the same time making it possible to safeguard and enhance the landscape and the maritime, cultural, historical and social heritage of every region;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to protect and enhance the diversity of tourist services that Europe offers on the basis of economic, social, environmental and territorial cohesion criteria;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points out the specific difficulties facing the outermost regions, island regions and mountain regions, namely the substantial dependence of their economy on tourism, which requires major investment, particularly in terms of infrastructure, that must also adapt to seasonal fluctuations in population in the course of the year; emphasises the particular vulnerability of these regions to the environmental effects of tourism and to the more global phenomenon of climate change, especially the extreme climatic conditions that may result; stresses therefore the need for the investments made in these regions to be sustainable;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that measures to guarantee the social rights of the greatest number, in particular women and vulnerable individuals, should be one of the principal objectives of development cooperation and trade relations between the EU and the ACP countries;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to bring pressure to bear on European companies established in developing countries to set an example of social responsibility and the promotion of acceptable working standards;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that FTAs contain few references to social standards; urges the EU to incorporate a social clause into all EU external trade agreements, including those coming within the ambit of the WTO; urges first and foremost that the EPAs currently being negotiated by the Commission contain such social clauses and for the development pillar of these agreements to be given a central position thereby adding a strong social dimension to globalisation;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to involve trade unions and NGOs more closely in its strategy for the promotion of social and working standards, in the context of not only its trade policy within the WTO and other international institutions, but also the programmes resulting from EU bilateral and regional cooperation agreements;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to promote the core ILO conventions in a more proactive way and to set up an EU child labour hotline where citizens can report European companies that make use of child labour anywhere in the world; this hotline should have a small but sufficient research capacity enabling it a) to publish an annual report on its findings and b) to assist European companies in their efforts to eliminate child labour from their supply chain.
Amendment 16 #
2010/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that coordination should be further enhanced not only between cohesion policy instruments as such (the ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund) but also between actions financed by these instruments and activities carried out under TENs, the Seventh Framework Programme and the CIP, and that it should be able to create synergies with instruments of the external aspects of EU policies such as the EDF, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) or the Financing Instrument for Development Cooperation (IDC);
Amendment 21 #
2010/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact, however, that many Member States face difficulties in coordinating the various funds and have apparently expressed anxiety about the lack of synergy, and even in some cases about overlap, between funds; emphasises, in this respect, that the funds’ complex management rules require atoo high a level of institutional capacity in order to overcome barriers and satisfactorily coordinate their implementation;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the cultural diversity of Europe, and particularly its rich heritage of regional languages and cultures, constitutes an irreplaceable raw material for CCIs; calls on the Commission therefore to include promoting cultural diversity in regional development strategies;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to foster culture and creativity, including for regional languages and cultures;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that territorial cooperation concerns both the EU’s internal and external borders; stresses the difficulties encountered by third countries in obtaining cofinancing under the arrangements for cooperation provided for in the ERDF regulation; asks the Commission to consider how to create more effective synergies between initiatives under the ERDF, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and the European Development Fund (EDF); calls for joint financing arrangements between the ERDF and the EU’s external policy funds to be facilitated;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for implementation of the Wider Neighbourhood Action Plan for the EU’s outermost regions, announced in Commission Communication COM(2004) 343; stresses, therefore, the need for coherent multisectoral action in areas of EU policy concerning the outermost regions and, in particular, for internal and external components to be coordinated more effectively by means of a catchment area strategy;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. In that sense, underlines the extreme importance of designing a trade policy which leads to the fulfilment of MDG 8 (Develop a Global Partnership for Development)the MDGs;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to review its communication ‘Trade, Growth and World Affairs Trade Policy as a core component of the EU’s 2020 strategy’, in order to make of international trade a tool for job creation, poverty eradication and sustainable development worldwide;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that, in order to foster inclusive and pro-poor economic growth, the EU, in its trade policy, must strive for the conclusion within two years of a development-friendly Doha Round and give additional support for South-South trade and regional integration; to this end, recalls the commitment made in Doha in 2001 by all WTO members to concluding a development round of negotiations aiming at rectifying the existing imbalances in the trade system and aiming to put trade at the service of development, contributing to poverty eradication;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to annually present to Parliament detailed information on the budget lines which are used for financing trade-related assistance and Aid for Trade, and the complete figures for all Aid for Trade financing coming from the EU budget; further asks the Commission to inform Parliament of the use of European Development Fund (EDF) funds to promote trade-related assistance and Aid for Trade, as the EDF is still not included in the EU budget despite repeated demands by Parliament;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to foster sustainable development by negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties that take into account the economic, environmental and social factors conducive to effectivefor legally binding social and environmental standards to be systematically taken into account when negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties in order to pursue the goal of making trade a catalyst for development and that allows policy space for partner countries to ensure food security, to build local and regional markets and to formulate a coherent strategy on the extraction of raw materials; considers that such a strategy can render the extractive process environmentally and socially sustainable by means of adherence to international standards and render it economically sustainable by securing for those countries a fair amount of revenue and, if convenient, could also allow the preservation of commodities for later use;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, as far as trade negotiations are concerned, to refrain from encouraging developing countries to agree to liberalisation beyond their existing WTO commitments, and maintains in particular that in any such negotiations the ‘Singapore issues’ must never be forced upon developing countries against their wishes;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Council not to insist on the negotiating chapter on financial services liberalisation when the ACP countries do not so wish, and to refrain from concluding any agreement on that subject unless the ACP countries have first been able to lay down appropriate national regulatory and supervisory frameworks;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordinated policies in support of Fair Trade and reiterates its earlier call1 on the Commission to establish a contact point within its structure that shall ensure regular coordination on Fair Trade issues between its different services; __________________ 1 Paragraph 18 of the resolution on Fair Trade and development (2005/2245(INI)), A6-0207/2006. Rapporteur: Frithjof Schmidt.
Amendment 69 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the benefits of improved synergy between the cohesion funds, the sectoral policies and the external component of Community policies;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. In terms of territorial cooperation, proposes systematising the introduction of common platforms for best practice according to types of regions based on cross-groupings organised on a socio- economic, geographic, demographic and cultural basis;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 102 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate, as soon as possible, regional authorities, civil society actors and community representatives in the implementation of cohesion policy;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the outermost regions (ORs) are an integral part of the EU and that trade agreements apply in their entirety to such regions; stresses that lower customs tariffs pose a threat to the fragile economies of ORs, which are based mainly on farming and produce goods similar to those produced by, among others, Latin American partner countries; points out that, under Article 349 of the TFEU, EU policies may be tailored to the specific geographical and economic circumstances of such regions; calls accordingly on the Commission to take account, during negotiations, of the specific situation of ORs, so as to ensure that their development is not undermined;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Council to work out details of how to act on the recommendation in the Barnier report that the EU’s outermost regions should be used, on a non-exclusive basis, as support bases to facilitate the pre-positioning of vital products and logistics, which would make it easier to deploy the available European human and material resources in the event of an urgent humanitarian intervention outside the EU;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(g)
Paragraph 1(g)
(g) considers that the EU civil protection force should build on the EU Civil Protection mechanism and should enable the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing emergency assistance within 24 hours of the occurrence of a disaster; in this respect, endorses the Barnier report’s recommendations that the EU’s outermost regions should be used, on a non- exclusive basis, as support bases to facilitate the pre-positioning of vital products and logistics, which would make it easier to deploy the available European human and material resources in the event of an urgent humanitarian intervention outside the EU;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view, nevertheless, that the Commission should have proposed a comprehensive review of the existing development indicators, in particular those relating to the fair distribution of wealth, the competitiveness of firms and access to the labour market, healthcare, education and amenities; calls, therefore, for a new communication on indicators relating to the European model for development;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the condition of natural environments, environmental sustainability, fairness and social integration are now just as important as, alongside 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’ vulnerabilities;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to introduce, as a matter of priority and urgency, 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 latest by the start of the 2014-2020 programming periods quickly as possible;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Proposes that the criteria governing regions’ eligibility for EU funding should be considered in the light of the set of indicators that is brought in; calls for environmental and social indicators to be given the same status as GDP when it comes to classify through the introduction of a comprehensive indicator which can take account of economic, social and environmental indicators in measuring development; calls for GDP to be the most important factor ing the regose calculations.
Amendment 39 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the key role of local authorities in improving prevention and making health care more accessible;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Member States and on European laboratories, in accordance with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, to negotiate a ‘partnership approach’ respecting patent protection in developed markets and covering voluntary licensing agreements, support for health programmes, technology transfer arrangements and an increase in local production capacity with a view to reducing the price of medicines in low- income countries (through tiered or differential pricing);
Amendment 51 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Asks the EU not to include in EPAs provisions on intellectual property rights that place further obstacles in the way of access to essential medicines; points out that, under the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, the EU is committed to putting public health before commercial interests, and asks it to use the framework of the EPAs to help the ACP countries implement the flexibility provisions of the Doha Declaration;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to place the outermost regions at the heart of the international dimension of maritime policy as outposts of the Union in their respective maritime areas, as set out in its 2004 Communication (COM(2004)343); considers, therefore, that these territories should be priority centres for the establishment of Community structures representing the international dimension of the IMP whenever expedient;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reminds the Commission of the undertaking it made in its 2004 communication (COM(2004)343) to come forward with maritime regional strategies for the outermost regions;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to incorporate a maritime dimension into its international agreements with regional sub-groups, such as the Cariforum EPA, particularly when the regions in question include a maritime area in which there are European territories;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to launch an impact assessment on the desirability of and conditions for establishing a Caribbean ‘motorway of the sea’ following the Caribbean island arc;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a new
Paragraph 33 a new
33a. Is surprised that the appropriations earmarked in the 2011 draft budget for the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) (Item 05 03 02 50) are lower than in the 2010 budget, whereas the trading agreements recently negotiated by the Union (the Agreement on Trade in Bananas, signed at the WTO in December 2009, and the EU-Colombia/Peru free- trade agreement) could directly affect European producers in the banana, sugar and rum sectors and those producers' compensation requirements could increase; calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment promptly on this matter;
Amendment 55 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) As a result of their insularity and small size – specific structural handicaps mentioned in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – the EU’s outermost regions have a limited capacity for electricity generation and import, which influences their security of supply. Given this situation, there is a need to ensure that the provisions of this Directive do not affect the supply of electricity to the islands and that they can be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whenever a Member State considers that mentioning a dangerous substance which appears in part 2 of Annex I might affect the supply of electricity to an outermost region or the region’s economic activity, and that the substance might be included in part 3 of the Annex, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 4, the Member State shall notify the Commission of this. The Commission shall inform the forum referred to in Article 17(2) of such notifications.
Amendment 296 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Notes to Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
Notes to Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the case of heavy fuel oil, the thresholds given in Part 2 for ‘Petroleum products’ apply solely to power stations commissioned on or after 1 January 2023.
Amendment 27 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) According to the Commission communication of 26 May 2004 entitled ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM(2004)0343), the outermost regions should serve as a link between the Union and the rest of the world, and adopt regional maritime strategies that can facilitate their integration into the surrounding region by closely involving neighbouring countries.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) to promote the regional integration of the outermost regions, and an integrated approach to maritime policy in the surrounding geographical areas.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the established limits of traditional exports and traditional dispatches. These amounts are established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatches or export average figures during 1989, 1990 and, taking as a reference the verified average figures for the three best years since 19891;
Amendment 19 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘regional trade’shall be understood as trade, for each French overseas department, with the Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands, with third countries established by the Commission by means of an implementing actbelonging to the same geographical and ocean areas as those regions and with third countries with which they have historical links.
Amendment 20 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. To increase the market competitiveness of agricultural products from the outermost regions and improve the ability of agricultural holdings to withstand natural disasters and hazards, steps shall be taken to encourage each subsector as a whole to take out disaster risk insurance. With a view to this, cooperatives, farmers' associations and all other agricultural bodies shall be exempted from the ban on receiving state aid to promote access to agricultural insurance cover.
Amendment 21 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraphe 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraphe 3 a (new)
3a. When the Union conducts trade negotiations with third countries, third- party regional organisations or international organisations likely to affect agricultural sectors supported by the POSEI, and where significant changes to the common agricultural policy are proposed, impact studies or prior assessments of the possible effects on agriculture in the outermost regions must be carried out. The criteria adopted by the Commission for such studies or assessments shall be those established by the UN.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) To avoid undermining the POSEI objectives, the Commission shall carry out impact studies or prior assessment of the possible effects (based on the criteria set by the UN) whenever international trade agreements are negotiated which may affect sectors supported by the POSEI. On completion, said impact studies or prior assessments of possible effects shall be forwarded by the Commission to Parliament, the Council and the local or regional authorities of the outermost regions before conclusion of the international agreements concerned.
Amendment 23 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 51 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the scheme promoting the Union’s outermost regions more effectively, the POSEI programmes must include measures which ensure the supply of agricultural products and the preservation and development of local agricultural production. The level of programming for the regions concerned needs to be harmonised and the policy of partnership between the Commission and, the Member States and local authorities needs to become more systematic.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order not to undermine the objectives of the POSEI programmes, the Commission should perform impact assessments whenever international trade agreements are being negotiated and these are liable to pose a threat to sectors supported under the POSEI programmes. On completion of those impact assessments, the Commission should forward the results of the assessments to the European Parliament, the Council and the regional authorities of the outermost regions, prior to the conclusion of such agreements.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions and mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EU products of the outermost regions, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost ofs associated with the transport tof theseose products to the outermost regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Given that rice constitutes a staple of the diet ofn Réunion, and since the island does not produce sufficient quantities to meet local requirements, the import of this product to the island should continue to be exempt from any form of import tax.
Amendment 61 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Farmers in the outermost regions should be encouraged to supply high- quality products and to prioritise their marketing. Use of the logo introduced by the Union may be useful to this end. The use of quality indicators such as labels or controlled designations of origin should be encouraged in order to promote the products of the outermost regions.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
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 to adapt 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, without overlooking the need to ensure the long term development of that sector. 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, along with the percentages of fresh milk. In view of the current situation in the dairy sectors on Martinique and Guadeloupe, this measure should only be applied there after the Member State concerned has demonstrated its appropriateness.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Since 2006, requirements in essential products have increased in some outermost regions, particularly in the Azores and in the French overseas departments, as a result of the increasing livestock population and demographic pressure. The annual budgetary allocation for the POSEI programmes and the proportion of the budget which Member States may use for the specific supply arrangements for the regions concerned should therefore be increased.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local production and products.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 43(2)349 thereof,
Amendment 77 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) specific measures to assist local agricultural production as provided forset out in Chapter IV.
Amendment 77 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4a (new)
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) In order to avoid undermining the efforts to achieve the objectives of the POSEI programmes, the Commission should carry out impact assessments each time an international trade agreement is negotiated which may pose a threat to the sectors supported under the POSEI programmes. Once these impact assessments or prior evaluations have been carried out, the Commission should forward the findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the elected departmental or regional authorities in the outermost regions before the international agreements in question are concluded.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions andby mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EUtheir products, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost of transportarising from the transportation of the products in question to these regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 82 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Depending on the annual evaluation of the implementation of measures included in the POSEI programmes, the Member States may, after consulting local authorities, submit to the Commission proposals for amendments thereto within the context of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3), to bring them more into line with the requirements of the outermost regions and the strategy proposed. The Commission shall adopt by means of an implementing act the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. No aid shall be granted for the supply of products which have already benefited from the specific supply arrangements in another outermost region, in accordance with Article 12, which deals with the impact of the advantage.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
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.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the limits of traditionalaverage exports and traditionalaverage dispatches. These amounts arshall be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatches or export averagrepresentative figures ducovering 1989, 1990 and 1991a period of no more than five years preceding the current year;
Amendment 94 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The parts of the programme which includes measures to assist local agricultural production shall comprise at least the following elements:
Amendment 95 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
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.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Once the beneficiaries’ projects have been approved, the Member States may issue an attestation to make it easier for them to obtain prefinancing from a bank.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding Article 114(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the production in Madeira and in the French overseas department of Réunion of UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder originating in the Union shall be authorised within the limits of local consumption requirements, in so far as this measure does not hinder that locally produced milk is collected and finds outlets. Should the Member State in question demonstrate the expediency of such a measure for the French overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the Commission shall be empowered, in accordance with Article 33, to adopt the necessary delegated acts in order to extend this measure to the aforementioned departments. This product shall be used for local consumption only.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local producsecuring the long-term future and development of the livestock and crop diversification sectors in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local products, while significantly improving the local population’s degree of self-sufficiency by increasing domestic production and reducing imports.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
ba) maintaining the development and strengthening the competitiveness of traditional agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and marketing of local crops and products, whilst ensuring that the revenue generated from the products and by-products of traditional agricultural sectors is shared fairly between producers, processors and distributors.
Amendment 105 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The objectives set out in paragraph 1 must be achieved by taking a holistic approach to sustainable development which seeks both to safeguard the environment and to guarantee producers and farmers a decent income. This must also involve measures to provide farmers and processors with ongoing training in order to foster the development of high- quality, productive and sustainable agricultural sectors.
Amendment 106 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The POSEI programmes shall be established atby the geographical level which the Member State concerned deems most appropriate. It shall be prepared by the competentauthority or authorities designated by the said Member State, which shall submit it to the Commission for approval in accordance with Article 6 after the competent authorities and organisations at the appropriate regional level have been consulted concerned, at the geographical level deemed most appropriate.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. At the geographical level deemed most appropriate, the competent departmental or regional authorities, the relevant organisations and the representative and/or professional organisations involved must be consulted on the draft POSEI programmes before they are submitted to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. A single POSEI programme may be submitted for each Member State in respect of its outermost regionThe Member States shall submit to the Commission and to all the relevant organisations a clear organisational chart relating to the process of drawing up POSEI programmes.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall submit a draft POSEI programme to the Commission in the light of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3). The draft programme shall be deemed admissible by the Commission only if it has been notified to the leaders of the elected departmental or regional authorities.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Depending on the annual evaluation of the implementation of measures included in the POSEI programmes, the Member States may, after consulting the elected departmental or regional authorities, submit to the Commission proposals for amendments thereto within the context of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3), to bring them more into line with the requirements of the outermost regions and the strategy proposed. The Commission shall adopt by means of an implementing act the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.
Amendment 112 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Subsequent amendments Within a maximum of three years following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall make further proposals, including financial proposals, designed to take account of both the granting of outermost region status to the department of Mayotte and new diversification sectors.
Amendment 140 #
2010/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
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.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
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
Amendment 32 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 33 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – point b
b) promoting the economic diversification of banana-dependent areas, where such a strategy is viable;
Amendment 34 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 25 – paragraph 2
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."
Amendment 6 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regards to Article 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Lisbon Treaty) that reaffirms the EU shall ensure consistency between its policies and activities, taking all of its objectives into account,
Amendment 7 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled 'EU Code of Conduct on Division of Labour in Development Policy' (COM(2007)0072),
Amendment 8 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
– having regard to the Commission Green Paper on Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2009)163),
Amendment 9 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
– having regard to its resolution on the Green Paper on Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)),
Amendment 10 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Visa (new)
Visa (new)
- having regards to its legislative resolution (A6-0244/2009) based on report by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, and in particular its annex I (COM(2008)0727 – C6-0464/2008 – 2008/0215(CNS)),
Amendment 12 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas policy coherence for development (PCD) means ‘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’2, 1 ‘Policy Coherence for Development: Institutional Approaches: Technical Workshop’: OECD workshop held in Paris on 13 October 2003. 2 ‘Policy Coherence for Development: Institutional Approaches: Technical Workshop’: OECD workshop held in Paris on 13 October 2003. 3 ‘Policy Coherence for Development: Institutional Approaches: Technical Workshop’: OECD workshop held in Paris on 13 October 2003. 3; and whereas lack of political action may also have a negative impact on development cooperation strategies,
Amendment 18 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the financial contributions paid by the EU within the framework of Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) have not helped to consolidate the fisheries policies of partner countries, largely due to a lack of monitoring of the implementation of these agreements, the slow payment of assistance, and sometimes even the failure to use this assistance,
Amendment 19 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 20 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas EU export subsidies for European agricultural products have a disastrous effect on food security and the development of a viable agricultural sector in developing countries,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment in November 2008 whereby European Investment Bank (EIB) operations in developing countries must prioritise development over any economic or political objective,
Amendment 22 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU is committed to reaching the UN target of giving 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) in official development assistance (ODA) by 2015, and the interim aid target for the individual EU Member States and for the EU collectively is 0.56% by 2010,
Amendment 24 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the crisis has shown that ODA is unique in targeting the poorest countries and providing development finance in a more predictable and reliable way than other financial flows,
Amendment 25 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas a large number of studies have shown that there are approximately EUR 900 billion per year of illicit financial flows out of developing countries, which severely hinders the fiscal revenue of developing countries and consequently their self development capacities,
Amendment 31 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists that the European Union, the Member States and the EIB assume a leading role in this and make investments through tax havens less attractive by adopting rules on public procurement contracts and the granting of public funds that prevent any company, bank or other institution registered in a tax haven from benefiting from public funds; with a view to this, asks the Commission and the Member States to use the mid-term review of EIB external lending activity to make concrete improvements to its capabilities for evaluating the beneficiaries of its loans and to ensure its investments in developing countries actually contribute to eradicating poverty;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to give the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy an international dimension in order to make progress towards a fisheries model focused on food security, social justice and the conservation and sustainable management of fish stocks;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give an overall assessment of the FPAs with third countries, aiming at striking a balance between economic interests and the promotion of sustainable fisheries, strengthening EU partner countries' capacity to guarantee sustainable fishing in their own waters, enhancing food security and local employment in the sector;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls that EU-access to fish stocks in third countries should not in any way be a condition for development assistance to those countries;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Urges the Commission to include, in addition to social clauses, human rights clauses in all FPAs to enable the European Union to use appropriate measures where known human rights violations take place in third countries that have signed FPAs with the EU;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Recalls that 75 % of the world’s poor population lives in rural areas, but that only 4 % of official development assistance (ODA) is dedicated to agriculture; pledges to substantially increase the share of ODA devoted to agriculture and food security; therefore calls on the Commission, Member States and developing countries to address the issue of agriculture more effectively in their development policies;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Amendment 38 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Welcomes the recommendations contained in the conclusions of the Council meeting of 14 May 2008 to include a clause on good governance in the tax area in trade agreements, since this constitutes the first step in the fight against fiscal measures and practices that encourage tax evasion and fraud; asks the Commission to introduce such a clause immediately in its negotiations on future trade agreements;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls on the Commission and the ACP countries to include in Article 13 of the ACP-EU agreement on migration the principles of circular migration and its facilitation by granting circular visas; stresses that the article in question emphasises respect for human rights and equitable treatment of nationals of ACP countries, but that the scope of these principles is seriously compromised by bilateral readmission agreements with transit countries in a context of externalisation by Europe of the management of migration, which do not guarantee respect for the rights of migrants and which may result in 'cascade' readmissions which jeopardise their safety and their lives;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Urges the Council to reach a rapid comprehensive agreement on the proposal for amendment of the directive on taxation of savings income and in particular concerning the countries listed in Annex 1 to this legislative proposal which receive European development funds;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Asks the Council to make active progress towards reaching an international agreement introducing the automatic exchange of financial and tax information both bilaterally and multilaterally;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the ‘ODA-plus approach’ entails a risk that the EU will be deprived of its roadmap to reach the 0.7% ODA/GNP target for 2015 and that it undermines the definition of ODA and its focus on poverty eradication because it exaggerates the role of other financial flows for development;
Amendment 61 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on European members of the OECD's DAC to reject any attempt to broaden the ODA definition, including the “Whole of the Union” and “ODA+” approaches recently proposed by the European Commission, as well as non-aid items such as financial flows, military spending, debt cancellation, particularly cancellation of export credit debts, money spent in Europe on Students and refugees;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Amendment 63 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Firmly recalls the Commission and Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any way;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Notes that, in most developing countries, most of the MDG targets will not be met by 2015; therefore urges Member States to reach their collective target and to proceed to binding legislations and issue annual timetables to meet the promises they have made; welcomes in this view, the "Draft International Development Bill" presented by the UK government in January 2010;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to use systematic, clear benchmarks and regularly updated indicators in order to measure PCD, for example the Sustainable Development Indicators, as well as enhancing transparency towards the European parliament, aid recipient States and civil society;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member states, in the frame of the revision of the Cotonou agreement, to enhance article 12 of the Agreement, in order for the Commission to notify systematically to the Secretariat of the ACP states and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, any European measures which might affect the interests of the ACP States; in this perspective, calls on the Commission to better use inter-service consultations between its DGs, as well as policy impact assessments that might enhance Policy Coherence for Development, and to notify systematically the results of each of these instruments to the Secretariat of the ACP states and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the cessation of export subsidies; irrespective of the successful conclusion of the ‘Doha Round’, to avoid dumping of EU products on markets in developing countries and the economic loss that this generaten this view, recalls the commitment made in Doha in 2001 by all WTO members to conclude a Development round of negotiations aiming at rectifying the existing imbalances in the trade system and aiming to put trade at the service of development, contributing to poverty eradication and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to phase out policy- oriented conditionality, especially economic policy conditionality, to support a common understanding on key priorities, and to use their influence to convince the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to support the same position;
Amendment 99 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Commission to revise the Global Europe strategy, as the trade component of the Lisbon strategy, in order to make of international trade a tool for job creation, poverty eradication and sustainable development worldwide;
Amendment 100 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Asks that the "aid for trade" strategy benefit all developing countries, and not only those agreeing to a greater liberalisation of their markets, notably in the context of Economic Partnership Agreements;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission, during trade negotiations, not to encourage developing countries to agree to liberalisation beyond their existing WTO commitments, and stresses in particular that the ‘Singapore issues’ should under no circumstances be imposed in negotiations against the wishes of developing countries;
Amendment 102 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Amendment 103 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Asks the Commission to include legally binding social and environmental standards systematically in trade agreements negotiated by the European Union, to promote the objective of trade working for development;
Amendment 105 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks the Commission to start the impact assessments earlier, i.e. before the drafting process of policy initiatives is already far advanced and to base them on evidence-based studies, and to systematically include social, environmental and human rights dimensions ; asks the Commission to include the results of the impact assessments in the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)’s Regional and Country Strategy Papers ;
Amendment 106 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Expresses its concern that, upon 82 Impact Assessments conducted in 2009 by the Commission, only one was dedicated to development ; stresses the need for a systematic approach of PCD performance measuring; therefore calls on the Commission to give the prospective and policy coherence Unit in DG DEVE a central role in enhancing the consideration of PCD;
Amendment 107 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Asks the Commission to involve the EU Delegations in its PCD work by appointing PCD focal points responsible for PCD in each Delegation to monitor the impact of EU policy at partner-country level; asks for inclusion of PCD in staff training; calls on the Commission to annually issue the results of field consultations to be conducted by EU Delegations; to this end calls on the Commission to ensure the delegations with sufficient capacity in order for them to broadly consult local governments, parliaments and non-state actors on the issue of PCD;
Amendment 111 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on Member States and their national parliaments to promote PCD through a specific working programme with binding timetables in order to improve the European PCD work programme along with aid efforts, whilst ensuring that this agenda is driven by partner countries and not donors alone;
Amendment 115 #
2009/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the importance of inter- committee cooperation in the European Parliament ; to this end, suggests that, when a sensitive issue regarding PCD is discussed by a committee, the other relevant committees must be closely associated, and when a committee organizes an expert audition on a sensitive issue concerning PCD, the other relevant committees must be part of the organization of the audition ;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. As regards Article 12 of the Cotonou Agreement, calls on the Commission to notify systematically the Secretariat of the ACP States and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly of any European measures which might affect the interests of the ACP States; in this perspective, calls on the Commission to better use inter-service consultations between its Directorates-General, as well as policy impact assessments that might enhance Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that the outermost regions, owing to their special circumstances as set out in Article 349 of the Treaty of Lisbon, and their geographical location in the tropics, are especially susceptible to the consequences of climate change and should hence receive special attention from the European Commission; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop an impact assessment and specific action plan for the outermost regions and to support information exchanges and exchanges of good practices between the local authorities in those regions and the regional authorities of third countries in their surrounding geographical areas;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2009 on the FAO summit and food security,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is acutely aware that the past two years have seen a succession of global crises (food, fuel and finanenergy, financial, economic and social) 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;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks Member States to increase ODA volumes in order to reach their collective target of 0.56 % of ODA/gross national income (GNI) by 2010 and the target of 0.7 % ODA/GNI for 2015; asks furthermore that they accelerate efforts to improve aid effectiveness by implementing the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action; by coordinating their actions more effectively, improving the predictability and sustainability of aid systems, accelerating the rate at which they provide aid, untying aid and increasing the absorption capacity of aid beneficiaries; supports the new international initiative for aid transparency, which seeks to improve the availability and accessibility of information on aid, thus increasing its legitimacy and making it possible to ensure that it is used in the most effective manner to combat poverty; calls on all Member States which have not yet done so to endorse this initiative;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the fulfilment of the ODA commitments is imperative but still not sufficient to tackle the development emergency and reiterates its call upon the Commission for active promotion of existing innovative development- financing instruments and for urgent identification of additional innovative sources of finance for development;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the deregulation of financial and labour markets, together with the privatisation of public services and social programmes, due to conditionalities imposed on developing countries by the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), proved ineffective in preventing the crisis, amplifying instead its negative effects; underlines that, contrary to what happened in developed countries, such impositions have sharply reduced the capacity of developing countries, in comparison with developed countries, to react to the economic slowdown through the adoption of fiscal stimulus measures;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to reform world economic governance in order to ensure better representation of developing countries in decision-making fora; proposes, to this end, that the G20 should be expanded to include at least one representative of the developing countries, which could be the President-in-Office of the G77;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls also on the Commission and Member States to support the proposal by the UN Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System for the establishment of a world council to coordinate economic policies;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. calls on the Commission and Member States to devote particular attention to the promotion and protection of decent work, adhering to the recommendations made on this subject by the International Labour Organisation, whose role should be expanded;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Firmly believes that taxing the banking system to fund a deposit insurance or a resolution fund would not be a fair contribution from the financial sector to global social justice; calls instead for an international levy on financial transactions to make the overall tax system more equitable and to generate additional resources for financing development and global public goods, particularly adaptation of developing countries to cope with climate change and its impact;
Amendment 49 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls upon the Member States and the Commission to agree, within the European Union Emission Trading System framework, to devote a fair sharet least 25% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of carbon emission allowances to support developing countries in coping with climate change, in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC1;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls the crucial role of local authorities and decentralised cooperation in development processes; calls on the Commission accordingly to make decentralisation a priority sector for European aid funding in developing countries;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regards trade as a main driver of economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries and calls upon the EU and Member States to leverage their international influence forto ensure that development remains at the heart of the Doha Round negotiations and that a successful, fair and development-oriented conclusion of the Doha Round is achieved, while enhancing the pro- poor focus of EU Aid for Trade policy;
Amendment 61 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, pursuant to Article 208 of the TFEU, the European Union must ensure that its policies on trade, security, migration, agriculture and other fields serve coherently to benefit developing countries on the one hand and promote an equitable international financial and trading system which is favourable to development on the other hand;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the 'Aid for Trade' strategy to assist all developing countries and not only those which agree to greater opening of their markets, particularly under EPAs;
Amendment 67 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that protectionism is no sound response to the crisis and reinforces its call upon the EU to do its part by reducing trade barriers and trade-distorting Union subsidies that have caused so much harm to developing countries;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that half of all illicit financial flows out of developing countries are related to the mispricing of trade and reinforces its call for a new binding, global financial agreement which forces transnational corporations, including their various subsidiaries, to automatically disclose the profits made and the taxes paid on a country-by-country basis, so as to ensure transparency about sales, profits and taxes in every jurisdiction where they are located;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to actively promote corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR) in order to permit effective monitoring of the impact - social, environmental and in terms of respect for human rights - of the operations of transnational undertakings and their subsidiaries in developing countries;
Amendment 78 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Deplores the downward trend in investment in agriculture in developing countries since the 1980s and urges the Commission to make food security and food sovereignty priorities in the European Union's development policies and therefore to increase support for agriculture, particularly for food production, and rural development;
Amendment 79 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to accord greater recognition to the role of civil society in coping with crises in developing countries and consequently to step up their support for civil-society organisations (CSO);
Amendment 80 #
2009/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Considers that one of the major obstacles to economic development in developing countries lies in the limited access which potential entrepreneurs enjoy to credit and microcredit; stresses moreover that in most cases credit guarantees are not available; calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank, therefore, to hugely increase credit and microcredit access programmes;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on local authorities and development cooperation (2006/2235(INI)),
Amendment 3 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 c (new)
Citation 22 c (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission on ‘Local authorities: actors for development’ (COM(2008)0626 final),
Amendment 5 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 e (new)
Citation 22 e (new)
– having regard to the Structured Dialogue between the Commission, the Council, the European Parliament, non- State actors and local authorities, underway since March 2010,
Amendment 13 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 3 a (new)
Paragraphe 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the Commission has not sufficiently taken into account Parliament’s resolutions pointing out that Articles 19, 20 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006, on the right of initiative and the consultation of non-state actors and local authorities, have not been complied with; emphasises, therefore, the importance of the Structured Dialogue started by the Commission with these parties in March 2010;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 15
Paragraphe 15
15. Underlines the need for a regular and structured dialogue between the Commission and the EEAS, and non-state actors (NSAs) and local authorities (LAs) on the programming, implementation and evaluation of strategy papers; emphasises therefore the necessity of taking the conclusions of the Structured Dialogue into account in future financial instruments;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 19 b (new)
Paragraphe 19 b (new)
19b. Repeats its call for the Commission to produce a comprehensive financial analysis covering general budget support, support by sector, support by project and support of any other kind granted to local government; stresses the fact that this global picture would result in greater consistency in support granted to local government and improve governance in partner countries;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 19 c (new)
Paragraphe 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Commission to make decentralisation a priority funding sector under the DCI Regulation’s geographic programmes, as a response to the fact that decentralisation laws are on the increase in the majority of the developing countries1;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 20 a (new)
Paragraphe 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission, when the DCI Regulation is recast, to split the non- state actors and local authorities thematic programme into two different instruments, as this would avoid futile competition between two complementary but at the same time different categories of stakeholders;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to look at short-sea- shipping and sea-highway projects in a broader context embracing the countries in Europe’s immediate geographical environment; points out that this will require a better synergy to be achieved between regional policy, development policy and transport policy;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for consultations and discussions to be held on the specific transport issues facing archipelago regions.
Amendment 8 #
2009/0138(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Because of their limited local markets and production conditions entailing substantial additional costs, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique have been unable to develop dairy sectors meeting local needs. The development of the dairy sector in Madeira, brought about by means of milk reconstituted from milk powder, could serve as a development model for this sector in outermost regions sharing common characteristics. The waiver granted to Madeira under the first subparagraph of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 should likewise be applied without delay to Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana.