BETA

Activities of Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Plenary speeches (190)

Negotiations with Council and Commission on European Parliament's right of inquiry: legislative proposal (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2536(RSP)
Protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0106(COD)
Debate with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Report on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2121(INI)
Situation of human rights in Guatemala ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2618(RSP)
Situation in Nicaragua (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2615(RSP)
Emergency situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
European citizens’ initiative (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0220(COD)
The state of the debate on the Future of Europe (A8-0427/2018 - Ramón Jáuregui Atondo) (vote) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2094(INI)
Statements by the President ES
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Treaty provisions related to EU Citizenship - Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning enhanced cooperation - Implementation of the Treaty provisions on Parliament’s power of political control over the Commission - Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2113(INI)
The state of the debate on the Future of Europe (short presentation) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2094(INI)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2161(INI)
Implementation of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement - Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2010(INI)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2098(INI)
Debate with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Evaluation of the Lisbon Treaty (topical debate) ES
2016/11/22
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Risks of money laundering in the EU banking sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Debate with the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
The migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its borders (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Debate with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Negotiations on the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2018(INI)
Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Situation in Nicaragua (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Debate with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Presidential elections in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national Parliaments (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2149(INI)
Debate with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on the Future of Europe (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base - Common Corporate Tax Base (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0337(CNS)
Corporate social responsibility (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU's perspectives for the first EU-Cuba Joint Council meeting (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0138(CNS)
Composition of the European Parliament (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2054(INL)
Reform of the electoral law of the European Union (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/3019(RSP)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU support to the Colombian peace process (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU support to the Colombian peace process (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU wide ban on Nazi and fascist symbols and slogans (debate) ES
2016/11/22
European Parliament's right of inquiry (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2993(RSP)
Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2013(INI)
Paradise papers (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Rule of law in Malta (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2935(RSP)
Fiscal compact and its incorporation into the EU legal framework (topical debate) ES
2016/11/22
State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2847(RSP)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU political relations with Latin America (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2027(INI)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (RC-B8-0434/2017, B8-0434/2017, B8-0435/2017, B8-0450/2017, B8-0451/2017, B8-0454/2017, B8-0455/2017, B8-0456/2017) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2699(RSP)
Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0107(COD)
Conclusion of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (Consent) - Conclusion of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0298(NLE)
Preparation of the European Council of 22 and 23 June 2017 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
The need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap (A8-0197/2017 - Constance Le Grip) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2061(INI)
Panama Papers follow-up and the rule of law in Malta (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Harnessing globalisation by 2025 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2593(RSP)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017, including the Rome Declaration (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Review of the regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Review of the regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2343(INI)
e-Democracy in the EU: potential and challenges (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2008(INI)
e-Democracy in the EU: potential and challenges (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2008(INI)
Follow-up of TAXE recommendations and update on the reform of the Code of conduct Group on business taxation (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Statement by the President of the Commission on the White Paper on the future of the European Union ES
2016/11/22
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Guatemala, notably the situation of human rights defenders ES
2016/11/22
Possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union - Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty - Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2249(INI)
Travel restrictions following US President executive orders (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 ES
2016/11/22
State of play on the Financial Transaction Tax negotiations ES
2016/11/22
Support for Thalidomide victims (B8-1341/2016, B8-1343/2016) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3029(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Ecuador) (A8-0362/2016 - Helmut Scholz) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0092(NLE)
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Ecuador) (A8-0362/2016 - Helmut Scholz) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0092(NLE)
Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 (A8-0355/2016 - Josef Weidenholzer) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2219(INI)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2036(INI)
General revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2114(REG)
Towards a definitive VAT system and fighting VAT fraud (A8-0307/2016 - Werner Langen) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2033(INI)
Decision adopted on the European Semester package including Annual Growth Survey 2017 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0209(CNS)
European Central Bank annual report for 2015 (A8-0302/2016 - Ramon Tremosa i Balcells) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2063(INI)
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2052(INI)
Corporate taxation package (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Colombian peace process (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Inter-Institutional Agreement on Transparency Register (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Conclusion on behalf of the EU of the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Giovanni La Via (A8-0280/2016)) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0184(NLE)
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (A8-0267/2015 - Marietje Schaake) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0005(COD)
Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a Capital Markets Union (A8-0222/2016 - Othmar Karas) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2032(INI)
Social dumping in the EU (A8-0255/2016 - Guillaume Balas) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2255(INI)
Apple state-aid decision (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2017 (RC-B8-0885/2016, B8-0885/2016, B8-0886/2016, B8-0892/2016, B8-0893/2016, B8-0894/2016, B8-0895/2016, B8-0896/2016) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2773(RSP)
EU-Peru Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0197/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0199(NLE)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (TAXE 2) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2038(INI)
Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Renewable energy progress report (A8-0196/2016 - Paloma López Bermejo) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2041(INI)
Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (A8-0199/2016 - Markus Pieper) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2232(INI)
Preventing radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU-Colombia Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver (A8-0178/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0201(NLE)
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0700/2016, B8-0700/2016, B8-0723/2016, B8-0724/2016, B8-0725/2016, B8-0726/2016, B8-0728/2016, B8-0729/2016) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2699(RSP)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2065(INI)
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU-MERCOSUR: The way forward in the Association Agreement's trade negotiations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2596(RSP)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (A8-0199/2015 - Constance Le Grip) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0402(COD)
EU-Cuba political and cooperation agreement (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Minimum standard rate of VAT (A8-0063/2016 - Peter Simon) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0296(CNS)
The EU role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies (A8-0027/2016 - Sylvie Goulard) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2060(INI)
Counterterrorism following the recent terrorist attacks (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Effectiveness of existing measures against tax evasion and money laundering in light of recent Panama papers revelations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Zika virus outbreak (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2584(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 March 2016 and outcome of the EU-Turkey summit (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU-Andorra agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (A8-0047/2016 - Miguel Viegas) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0285(NLE)
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016 - Angelika Mlinar) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2230(INI)
Interinstitutional agreement on Better law-making (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2005(ACI)
Situation in Venezuela (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Commission decision adopted on the Corporate Tax package (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (A8-0172/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0124(COD)
Colombian peace process (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2010(INL)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (A8-0317/2015 - Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2066(INI)
Insurance mediation (A8-0315/2015 - Werner Langen) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0175(COD)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2066(INI)
Accession of Ecuador to the EU-Peru and Colombia trade agreement (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (A8-0286/2015 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Jo Leinen) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2035(INL)
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2035(INL)
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2035(INL)
European Citizens' Initiative (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2257(INI)
Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in the EU: the case of Spain (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Council Decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy, Greece and Hungary [COM(2015)0451 - C8-0271/2015 - 2015/0209(NLE)] ES
2016/11/22
Ongoing crisis in the agriculture sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 (B8-0656/2015, B8-0659/2015, B8-0660/2015, B8-0661/2015, B8-0662/2015, B8-0663/2015, B8-0664/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2729(RSP)
Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2833(RSP)
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (A8-0228/2015 - Lynn Boylan) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2239(INI)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2254(INI)
Building a Capital markets union (B8-0655/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2634(RSP)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement (A8-0158/2015 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0121(COD)
Tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges in developing countries (A8-0184/2015 - Elly Schlein) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2058(INI)
Future EU-Cuba relations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Future EU-Cuba relations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2145(INI)
Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (A8-0141/2015 - Iuliu Winkler) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0059(COD)
EU - CELAC summit (10-11 June) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Marrakesh Treaty on copyright exceptions for the visually impaired (debate) ES
2016/11/22
European statistics (A8-0137/2015 - Hugues Bayet) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0084(COD)
Second anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse and the state of play of the Sustainability Compact (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Annual Tax report - Decision adopted on the Tax Transparency policy (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2144(INI)
Annual Tax report (A8-0040/2015 - Eva Kaili) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2144(INI)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 March 2015) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2015 (A8-0037/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2221(INI)
European long-term investment funds (A8-0021/2015 - Alain Lamassoure) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0214(COD)
Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (A8-0022/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0265(COD)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (A8-0011/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2157(INI)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2157(INI)
Humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context (RC-B8-0136/2015, B8-0136/2015, B8-0137/2015, B8-0138/2015, B8-0139/2015, B8-0140/2015, B8-0141/2015, B8-0142/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2559(RSP)
US Senate report on the use of torture by the CIA (B8-0098/2015, RC-B8-0123/2015, B8-0123/2015, B8-0133/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2997(RSP)
Anti-terrorism measures (B8-0100/2015, RC-B8-0122/2015, B8-0122/2015, B8-0124/2015, B8-0125/2015, B8-0126/2015, B8-0127/2015, B8-0132/2015) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2530(RSP)
Access to medicines in the EU (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Persecution of the democratic opposition in Venezuela ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2998(RSP)
Tariff treatment for goods originating from Ecuador (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0287(COD)
25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (B8-0285/2014) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2919(RSP)
The powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions (A8-0028/2014 - Kay Swinburne) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0807(CNS)
Peace process in Northern Ireland (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2906(RSP)
Disappearance of 43 teaching students in Mexico ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2905(RSP)
EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world (debate) ES
2016/11/22
GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences) and compliance with the Minimum Age Convention: case of Bolivia (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2182(INI)
Revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission - Adaptation of Parliament's Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2127(REG)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) (debate)
2016/11/22
Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Kampala, Uganda (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2241(INI)
Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Kampala, Uganda (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2241(INI)
Stockholm Action Plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament - Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0813(NLE)
Accession agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (debate)
2016/11/22
The EU strategy for relations with Latin America (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2213(INI)
Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2580(RSP)
The escalation of violence in Mexico
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2602(RSP)
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
European Action on victims of terrorism (debate)
2016/11/22
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2534(RSP)
European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) - Rules on the confidentiality of Europol information - Implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information - List of third States and organisations for Europol agreements - Implementing rules for Europol analysis work files - Accreditation of forensic laboratory activities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0808(CNS)
Adaptation of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2062(REG)
Outcome of the European Council on 29 and 30 October 2009 including the mandate and attributions of the President of the European Council and of the High Representative of the Union for the foreign and security policy/Vice-president of the Commission, as well as the structure of the new Commission (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)
2016/11/22
G20 Summit in Pittsburgh (24-25 September) (debate)
2016/11/22

Reports (3)

REPORT on the state of the debate on the future of Europe PDF (265 KB) DOC (107 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2018/2094(INI)
Documents: PDF(265 KB) DOC(107 KB)
REPORT on e-democracy in the European Union: potential and challenges PDF (414 KB) DOC (78 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2016/2008(INI)
Documents: PDF(414 KB) DOC(78 KB)
REPORT on the institutional aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms PDF (212 KB) DOC (125 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2009/2241(INI)
Documents: PDF(212 KB) DOC(125 KB)

Opinions (4)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the system of Own Resources of the European Union
2016/11/22
Committee: ECON
Documents: PDF(564 KB) DOC(159 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Documents: PDF(270 KB) DOC(182 KB)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013-2014)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(173 KB)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on improving the stability and economic governance framework of the Union, in particular in the euro area
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(62 KB)

Shadow opinions (10)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the European Monetary Fund
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2017/0333R(APP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(51 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Rights and Values programme
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2018/0207(COD)
Documents: PDF(276 KB) DOC(183 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 on European Union macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2017/0232(COD)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(157 KB)
OPINION on the Annual Report on the Financial Activities of the European Investment Bank
2016/11/22
Committee: ECON
Dossiers: 2017/2071(INI)
Documents: PDF(204 KB) DOC(73 KB)
OPINION on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers who act in the public interest and by disclosing confidential information relating to companies and public authorities
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2016/2224(INI)
Documents: PDF(190 KB) DOC(67 KB)
OPINION on the role of whistle-blowers in the protection of the EU’s financial interests
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2016/2055(INI)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2009/0143(COD)
Documents: PDF(326 KB) DOC(859 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Banking Authority
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2009/0142(COD)
Documents: PDF(326 KB) DOC(779 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Securities and Markets Authority
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2009/0144(COD)
Documents: PDF(325 KB) DOC(826 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community macro prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2009/0140(COD)
Documents: PDF(201 KB) DOC(557 KB)

Institutional motions (25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the emergency situation in Venezuela PDF (143 KB) DOC (60 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2628(RSP)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(60 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights in Guatemala PDF (161 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2618(RSP)
Documents: PDF(161 KB) DOC(58 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nicaragua PDF (148 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2615(RSP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Situation of human rights in Guatemala PDF (153 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2618(RSP)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nicaragua PDF (137 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2615(RSP)
Documents: PDF(137 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (145 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2543(RSP)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (135 KB) DOC (46 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2543(RSP)
Documents: PDF(135 KB) DOC(46 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (175 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2891(RSP)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its terrestrial borders with Colombia and Brazil PDF (288 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2770(RSP)
Documents: PDF(288 KB) DOC(58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its borders PDF (176 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2770(RSP)
Documents: PDF(176 KB) DOC(49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nicaragua PDF (154 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2711(RSP)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nicaragua PDF (170 KB) DOC (47 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2711(RSP)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the elections in Venezuela PDF (260 KB) DOC (47 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2695(RSP)
Documents: PDF(260 KB) DOC(47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on presidential elections in Venezuela PDF (164 KB) DOC (45 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2695(RSP)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (315 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2559(RSP)
Documents: PDF(315 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (278 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2651(RSP)
Documents: PDF(278 KB) DOC(53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (175 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2651(RSP)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Guatemala, notably the situation of human rights defenders PDF (165 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2565(RSP)
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (160 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2699(RSP)
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION in support of the peace process in Colombia PDF (277 KB) DOC (78 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3033(RSP)
Documents: PDF(277 KB) DOC(78 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on support for the peace process in Colombia PDF (276 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3033(RSP)
Documents: PDF(276 KB) DOC(76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (237 KB) DOC (64 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2582(RSP)
Documents: PDF(237 KB) DOC(64 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of the democratic opposition in Venezuela PDF (142 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2998(RSP)
Documents: PDF(142 KB) DOC(72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Persecution of the democratic opposition in Venezuela PDF (130 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2998(RSP)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the disappearance of 43 teaching students in Mexico PDF (132 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2905(RSP)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(59 KB)

Oral questions (2)

A European Action Plan for the Social Economy PDF (107 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2877(RSP)
Documents: PDF(107 KB) DOC(19 KB)
The EU Youth Guarantee Programme PDF (197 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(19 KB)

Written explanations (16)

2018 UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland (COP24) (B8-0477/2018) ES

El Grupo S&D del Parlamento Europeo es consciente de que, si no actuamos inmediatamente, la temperatura global puede aumentar por encima de 1,5 ºC en los próximos 12 años, lo que tendría catastróficas consecuencias para nuestro planeta. El cambio climático no reconoce fronteras, por lo que únicamente una acción global puede atajar este problema y la UE, el mejor ejemplo de este enfoque multilateral y líder en política medioambiental, es el actor internacional mejor posicionado para conducir este movimiento.Esta propuesta de Resolución parlamentaria define la posición de la UE de cara al 24.º período de sesiones de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP24) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC), que tendrá lugar durante la Conferencia de Katowice sobre el Cambio Climático. Además de defender la coherencia de todas sus políticas, así como del presupuesto, con el Acuerdo de París, la propuesta de Resolución parlamentaria urge a la UE a perseguir una reducción del 55 % de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) para el 2030.La delegación socialista española apoya el papel de liderazgo de la Unión en la reducción de emisiones globales de GEI y, por tanto, vota firmemente a favor de esta propuesta de Resolución.
2016/11/22
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (A8-0313/2018 - Daniele Viotti, Paul Rübig) ES

Esta semana el Pleno del Parlamento Europeo ha aprobado su propuesta para el presupuesto de la Unión Europea para 2019: 166 300 millones de euros que suprimen los recortes del Consejo y aumentan las partidas acordes con nuestras prioridades políticas.Para nuestro grupo es prioritario reforzar el apoyo a los programas relacionados con la juventud, así como con la lucha contra el cambio climático. Porque estos son los temas que preocupan a los ciudadanos y que afectan directamente a sus vidas en el día a día.Pero además de aumentos significativos en Erasmus + y la Iniciativa de Empleo Juvenil, proponemos reforzar las partidas relacionadas con el desarrollo sostenible, la innovación, la competitividad y energía sostenible, además de la ayuda a refugiados y migrantes, otras de las prioridades del presupuesto para el próximo año.Votando a favor de este presupuesto los socialistas insistimos en la necesidad de un presupuesto fuerte para poder afrontar con éxito los retos del próximo año. Un presupuesto que apuesta por prioridades realistas, del presente para el futuro.
2016/11/22
Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions (A8-0133/2017 - Sven Giegold) ES

He votado a favor de este informe porque permite avanzar en la transparencia de las instituciones europeas. Con la aprobación de este texto, estamos incorporando criterios de rendición de cuentas, un mayor control de las actividades de los responsables públicos y de los lobbies, más acceso de los ciudadanos a la legislación europea y, por supuesto, una mayor transparencia que es, al final, una mejor justicia.Gracias a mi voto a favor del informe de hoy, el Parlamento Europeo se pronuncia a favor de los periodos de incompatibilidades, de un mayor acceso a los documentos, de más publicidad de las negociaciones internacionales, de un mayor control parlamentario de los órganos ejecutivos europeos, de la creación de una autoridad independiente de supervisión o de la protección de los denunciantes de irregularidades.
2016/11/22
Towards a pan-European covered bonds framework (A8-0235/2017 - Bernd Lucke) ES

He votado a favor de este informe porque los covered bonds , bonos garantizados, representan una parte importante del mercado de capitales de la UE, pero siguen fragmentados a nivel nacional. Su buen desempeño durante la crisis financiera aseguró que siguieran siendo un vehículo de inversión clave en muchos países de la UE. Debido a las divergencias en los sistemas nacionales, es importante asegurar a través de la legislación de la UE que todos los bonos garantizados en la UE sean de alta calidad y sostenibles a largo plazo.Este informe es un primer paso y, pide a la Comisión que presente una propuesta legislativa que cree un marco más integrado de los sistemas nacionales sin proponer, sin embargo, un régimen totalmente pleno. La nueva propuesta de la Comisión deberá garantizar que estos instrumentos de deuda siguen siendo altamente líquidos y con una regulación suficiente que minimice los riesgos.
2016/11/22
Working conditions and precarious employment (A8-0224/2017 - Neoklis Sylikiotis) ES

El Grupo S&D lleva años denunciado el aumento del trabajo precario en Europa: trabajo a tiempo parcial involuntario, falsos autónomos y contratos a la carta como los contratos de cero horas están teniendo efectos devastadores no solo en la vida de esos trabajadores sino también en las arcas del Estado.Por eso, hemos impulsado la elaboración de este informe que establece una serie de definiciones fundamentales para equilibrar flexibilidad con seguridad laboral: empleo precario, relación laboral y contrato atípico. Se destaca además la especial vulnerabilidad a estos tipos de empleo que tienen determinados colectivos como la aviación o la industria hotelera y se advierte de las consecuencias psíquicas y sociales del empleo precario. Para remediarlo se propone el aumento y la mejora de las inspecciones laborales, el principio de igual salario por igual trabajo o la introducción de un salario mínimo vital.Lamento que por culpa de la derecha no haya salido adelante la iniciativa del Grupo S&D para analizar los efectos del aumento de la temporalidad y la precariedad en servicios públicos básicos como la sanidad y la educación.
2016/11/22
Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (A8-0184/2017 - Michał Boni) ES

Este informe, que he apoyado, incide en aspectos cruciales para relanzar esta agenda, para lograr un liderazgo mundial en sectores tecnológicamente punteros: la robotización, el internet de las cosas, la inteligencia artificial, la computación en la nube, los macrodatos, el despliegue del 5G.La estrategia de digitalización industrial supone una oportunidad para promover la innovación, la eficiencia y las tecnologías sostenibles, motores de competitividad, para lo que es necesario impulsar una infraestructura de red de la máxima calidad, apostar por la I+D y crear un entorno favorable a la inversión, así como promover las inversiones públicas y privadas en conectividad de alta velocidad.Gracias a las aportaciones del Grupo S&D, el informe dedica un apartado específico a la dimensión social. Por un lado, incide en la necesidad de acometer esfuerzos importantes en educación y competencias digitales. Por otro, exige que se garantice la seguridad jurídica sobre lo que constituye empleo en el mercado de trabajo digital, a fin de garantizar el cumplimiento de la legislación laboral y social.
2016/11/22
The new European Consensus on Development - our world, our dignity, our future (B8-0387/2017, B8-0390/2017) ES

El Parlamento ha respaldado por 405 votos a favor, 70 en contra y 159 abstenciones el nuevo Consenso Europeo sobre Desarrollo - Nuestro mundo, nuestra dignidad, nuestro futuro.Los socialistas españoles hemos votado a favor del nuevo Consenso Europeo sobre Desarrollo, con el objetivo de reiterar el apoyo de la Unión Europea (UE) a la cooperación al desarrollo y a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS).La declaración conjunta, que se espera que sea firmada por el Parlamento Europeo, la Comisión y el Consejo la próxima semana, reafirma la reducción de la pobreza como objetivo primordial de la política de desarrollo de la Unión Europea e instaura los ODS y la agenda 2030: desarrollo humano y dignidad; protección del medio ambiente, gestión de los recursos naturales y lucha contra el cambio climático; crecimiento y empleo inclusivos y sostenibles; sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas, democracia y estado de derecho; asociación.La nueva declaración, que actualiza el consenso de 2005, refleja los desafíos comunes a los que nos enfrentamos y establece las responsabilidades compartidas de la UE y sus Estados miembros.
2016/11/22
EU flagship initiative on the garment sector (A8-0080/2017 - Lola Sánchez Caldentey) ES

El Parlamento ha respaldado por 505 votos a favor, 49 en contra y 57 abstenciones el informe sobre la iniciativa emblemática de la Unión en el sector de la confección.Se trata de un informe importante, ya que, tras el colapso de Rana Plaza, tiene como finalidad mejorar los derechos humanos y laborales en las cadenas de suministro, en consonancia con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), así como en la lucha contra la corrupción.Como socialistas, hemos votado de manera mayoritaria a favor de este informe, pidiendo a la Comisión que adopte obligaciones de diligencia debida para las cadenas de suministro en el sector de la confección y el calzado.A pesar de que aún se precisan mejoras en este sector, este informe simboliza un paso hacia adelante para establecer una estrategia europea coherente, vinculando el comercio y el desarrollo con los ODS. Las instituciones de la UE y los Estados miembros deben representar un modelo positivo de respeto y de equidad en todos los niveles de la cadena de suministro textil.
2016/11/22
Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (A8-0121/2017 - Georgios Kyrtsos) ES

El Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) es una institución europea clave, particularmente en este contexto de baja inversión privada, y por su papel en el Plan de Inversiones para Europa.He votado a favor de este informe porque reclama más apoyo del BEI para reducir el déficit de inversión en la Unión, en particular en los países más afectados por la crisis, así como para aumentar la financiación de las pymes, el impulso al Horizonte 2020, la lucha contra el cambio climático y al apoyo a la bioeconomía, la reducción del desempleo juvenil, la ayuda a los refugiados, etc.El informe pide mayor transparencia y un grado más elevado de rendición de cuentas, en particular mediante la posibilidad de dirigir preguntas escritas al presidente del BEI.Asimismo, es importante hacer un seguimiento y evaluación más exhaustivos, de modo que podamos identificar su contribución al cuadro macroeconómico de los Estados miembros.También quisiera resaltar que las emisiones de deuda del BEI son el único ejemplo hasta la fecha de deuda pública europea, pero sin embargo los ciudadanos no pueden adquirir directamente los bonos de esta institución. Sería muy positivo que el BEI realizara emisiones con tramos minoristas.
2016/11/22
Multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 (Resolution) (A8-0117/2017 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) ES

He votado a favor de la revisión intermedia del Marco financiero plurianual porque, a pesar de que el Consejo no ha sido suficientemente ambicioso ni valiente como para atreverse a hacer una verdadera revisión basándose en un análisis riguroso de las necesidades y prioridades y poniendo a disposición, en consecuencia, todos los medios necesarios, supone un incremento potencial de 6 000 millones de euros de aquí hasta 2020.Este incremento va a permitir reforzar programas clave para el futuro de la Unión en investigación, en transporte o en educación así como dar mayor apoyo a las pymes, duplicar el plan europeo de inversiones, volver a financiar de una vez la Iniciativa de Empleo Juvenil y poner en marcha nuevos planes de inversión y desarrollo para los países de nuestro entorno, dotar de recursos a la Oficina Europea de Apoyo al Asilo o desarrollar una verdadera política europea de gestión de nuestras fronteras.
2016/11/22
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (A8-0045/2017 - Elena Valenciano, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) ES

He votado a favor de este informe porque expresa una posición rotunda y firme en favor de una política migratoria y de refugiados que sitúe los derechos humanos y la dignidad de las personas por delante de los demás intereses.El informe es muy crítico con los Estados miembros, a los que reclama un enfoque humanitario, basado en la solidaridad y enfocado en atajar las causas de fondo, y no una respuesta a corto término, volcada en frenar la llegada de personas al territorio europeo y en los retornos y readmisiones. El texto exige que la Unión cumpla con sus compromisos y asuma sus responsabilidades, sin derivarlas a terceros países, y reclama el establecimiento de vías seguras y legales de llegada a Europa y que la ayuda de la UE nunca se condicione a la colaboración de un país en materia migratoria.Lamento que una mayoría del grupo PPE decidiera en el último momento romper el acuerdo entre los principales grupos, fruto de un largo trabajo de consenso, votando en contra junto con la extrema derecha, xenófobos y populistas, y con una parte del grupo GUE, encabezada por Unidos Podemos, decidida a hacer de este voto una mera cuestión de política nacional.
2016/11/22
Draft recommendation following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (B8-0177/2017) ES

La Comisión y los Estados miembros han fallado, por acción u omisión, en la prevención y control de las emisiones en el sector automovilístico.Los socialistas apostamos por hacer frente a las malas prácticas mediante la creación de una agencia europea con capacidad de control de las emisiones y con amplios poderes para imponer multas y retirar vehículos. Sin embargo, debo de lamentar que, por el voto en contra del PP, no haya sido reconocida, como tampoco prestaron su apoyo a la inversión en vehículos sin emisiones.A pesar del voto en contra del PP, los socialistas sí hemos conseguido aprobar nuestras propuestas para una mayor protección y compensación de los consumidores engañados. Apostamos, además, por controles más estrictos de las emisiones mediante tests en condiciones reales de conducción y no, como hasta ahora, en laboratorios. Como no puede ser de otra manera, condenamos la utilización de dispositivos de desactivación y otras prácticas maliciosas.Concluidos los trabajos de esta Comisión de Investigación, comienza la que debe de ser una etapa más constructiva y eficaz en la lucha contra las emisiones en el sector del automóvil, en la protección del medioambiente y en la respuesta a las inquietudes de los ciudadanos europeos.
2016/11/22
Supply chain due diligence by importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (A8-0141/2015 - Iuliu Winkler) ES

He votado a favor del llamado Reglamento contra los «minerales de conflicto» porque supone otro paso histórico en la dirección que defendemos los socialistas: la utilización de la política comercial europea como una herramienta más para conseguir avances en la defensa de los derechos humanos —en este caso, introduciendo obligaciones para que las empresas garanticen un comercio más justo y responsable.Este Reglamento obligará a los importadores directos de oro, wolframio, estaño y tantalio a garantizar que no proceden de minas controladas por grupos armados, ni de zonas afectadas por graves conflictos de derechos humanos. Son minerales imprescindibles en la fabricación de móviles, coches, lavadoras y otros muchos productos cotidianos y que, a partir de ahora, no podrán llegar a la Unión Europea manchados de sangre.El Reglamento deberá venir acompañado medidas de acompañamiento que aseguren su efectividad. Y será evaluado cada tres años. Si se constata que las empresas obligadas evaden su cumplimiento, si las empresas exentas, como los grandes importadores de móviles, no se acogen voluntariamente al sistema o si esta legislación tiene efectos indeseados sobre las poblaciones mineras, la Comisión deberá revisarla y los socialistas volveremos a exigir su ampliación al 100 % de las empresas.
2016/11/22
Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement (A8-0158/2015 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati) ES

La crisis económica de 2007 nos enseñó hasta qué punto la especulación y la óptica empresarial centrada en la obtención de beneficios a corto plazo es un elemento destructor de riqueza y empleo. Hemos aprendido duramente que el buen gobierno corporativo, basado en la sostenibilidad, la transparencia y las estrategias a largo plazo, no sólo es imprescindible para la viabilidad a futuro de las empresas, sino también para el de la sociedad en su conjunto.Esta directiva se propone fomentar la transparencia y la sostenibilidad, fundamentalmente -aunque no sólo- reforzando la capacidad de los accionistas para influir en las decisiones de los directivos de las empresas a través del control de sus remuneraciones.Los accionistas deberán ser consultados obligatoriamente al menos una vez cada cuatro años sobre la política de remuneraciones de los directivos de las grandes empresas, incluyendo la retribución variable. El rendimiento de los directivos se evaluará usando criterios de rendimiento financiero y no financiero, incluidos factores medioambientales, sociales y de gestión. El objetivo de esta medida es contribuir a que las compañías cotizadas se centren en los resultados a largo plazo y no en el beneficio a corto plazo.
2016/11/22
Civil Law Rules on Robotics (A8-0005/2017 - Mady Delvaux) ES

El uso de la robótica y la inteligencia artificial no van a parar de crecer. Se espera que aporten eficiencia y ahorro, no solo en la producción y el comercio, sino en ámbitos como el transporte, la asistencia sanitaria, la educación y la agricultura, al tiempo que se evitan trabajos penosos y situaciones de riesgo para los seres humanos. No obstante, su desarrollo plantea desafíos que exigen respuestas normativas claras.El informe presentado por la ponente socialista Mady Delvaux, que he apoyado, hace frente a esta realidad con valentía, abordando los desafíos que plantea la robótica en múltiples campos, desde la innovación a la fiscalidad, la igualdad, el mercado laboral, la ética o la responsabilidad en caso de accidentes.Lamentablemente, y aunque el informe ha sido aprobado, la mayoría conservadora del PP, ECR y ALDE con el apoyo de la extrema derecha ha echado abajo la llamada del Parlamento a estudiar someter a impuesto el trabajo ejecutado por robots o exigir un gravamen por su uso y mantenimiento, a fin de mantener la cohesión social y la prosperidad y ha rechazado abrir el debate sobre los nuevos modelos de empleo, así como sobre la introducción de una renta básica. No es con cerrazón cómo se enfrentan los desafíos, sino con anticipación.
2016/11/22
A European Pillar of Social Rights (A8-0391/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) ES

La crisis financiera y económica ha dejado en evidencia la necesidad de completar la UEM, especialmente su vertiente social. No basta con estabilizar la zona euro a través de una coordinación más estrecha de las políticas presupuestarias o una mayor convergencia de nuestras políticas económicas. Necesitamos un verdadero pilar social que permita la creación de empleo de calidad, la reducción de las desigualdades y la pobreza y la convergencia al alza entre los países de la Unión, especialmente los de la zona Euro.He votado a favor de este informe porque representa el primer paso para reconstruir la Europa Social y concentra las propuestas por las que los socialistas llevamos mucho tiempo luchando para redefinir el Pacto social. Éste debe permitir que nos adaptemos a los retos de la Globalización y de la era digital al tiempo que recuperamos la calidad del empleo, la dignidad de la remuneración y garantizamos una protección social adecuada.La pelota está ahora en el tejado de la Comisión que debe responder cuanto antes con un paquete ambicioso de medidas y financiación adecuada para restaurar la paz social y dar una salida a los 20 millones de europeos que viven en riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social.
2016/11/22

Written questions (95)

European Union aid for countries receiving migrants from Venezuela PDF (6 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Refusal to allow Aquarius rescue ship to dock in Malta and Italy PDF (104 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Grants for educational and cultural programmes and projects promoting European culture PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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European citizenship education PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Project and application by the Castaño y Nogal Association PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Progress in EU-Argentina bilateral relations PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Taking stock of EU election observation missions PDF (98 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Use of EU trade policy to promote the right of indigenous peoples to prior consent PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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EU-Central America association agreement PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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EU citizenship education curriculum PDF (105 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Labour rights in Peru PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Taking account of Parliament's recommendations concerning the opening of negotiations for an updated Association Agreement with Chile - trade pillar PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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The EU's involvement in the UN working group on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises PDF (99 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Application in the EU of the UN Guiding Principles PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Funding of pay supplements for young people budgeted for by the Spanish Government using EU Youth Guarantee funds PDF (103 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Report from the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee PDF (103 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Timetable and fulfilment of objectives set for the Mediterranean rail corridor in Spain PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Flat tax for high-net-worth individuals in Italy PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Anti-dumping measures against imports of Chinese steel PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Investigation into infringements of the fundamental rights of workers in Bangladesh PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Infringement of rights on the protection of personal data PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Translation of public documents relating to EU trade negotiations with Spanish-speaking third countries PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Reopening the Garoña nuclear power plant PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Suspension of the law on improving education PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Legal basis for a proposal for a directive on the protection of whistle blowers in the private and public sectors PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Combating energy poverty in the EU PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Impact of reforming the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) on public funds in the EU PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Provisional results of the relocation of persons in need of international protection PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Impact of reforming the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) on public funds in the EU PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Possible suspension of EU funds for Spain PDF (105 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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EU reconstruction aid for Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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EU reconstruction aid to Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew PDF (195 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Breaches and poor knowledge of state aid rules PDF (98 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Spain's failure to transpose more than 20 directives PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Ruling in case C-596/14 on temporary contract severance pay PDF (103 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Bahamas Leaks revelations concerning former Commissioner Neelie Kroes PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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European statistics on missing persons in the EU PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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New corporate social responsibility strategy PDF (100 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Missing persons and Directive 2011/36 /EU PDF (6 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Reopening of the Santa María de Garoña nuclear power plant PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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'Odysseus' and reforming the European Voluntary Service PDF (171 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Diabetes research PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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The steel industry and social dumping by China PDF (101 KB) DOC (14 KB)
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Financial transactions tax: state of play PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Investigation into the tax rules applicable in the jurisdiction of Gibraltar PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Crisis in the steel industry PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Survival of the European steel industry and Sestao ACB PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Establishment of an entry register in the Commission PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Effectiveness of the Investment Plan for Europe PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Spain's independent fiscal institution and access to information PDF (105 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Scope of the international financial transaction tax (FTT) PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Creation of a European Tax Agency PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Action against Member States violating the universal rights of asylum seekers PDF (98 KB) DOC (26 KB)
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Police cooperation in the fight against terrorism PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Falling, increasingly remote bonito catches PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Adoption of a financial transfer tax PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Protocol for locating missing persons in Europe PDF (104 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Greater transparency and accessibility of EU information PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Current state of investigations undertaken in Gibraltar in relation to opaque tax activities PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Privatisation of AENA and European state aid PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Creation of a European sub-network of whale and dolphin 'sanctuaries' - Representative example of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura PDF (104 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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No passing on to pump prices of the fall in crude oil prices PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Syrian refugees PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Financial cuts to culture in Europe PDF (196 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Spain's Public Safety Act and its adaptation to EU law PDF (105 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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VP/HR - Arbitrary detention of the Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo López PDF (104 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Independent fiscal institution in Spain PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Inclusion of advanced eye scanners within the definition of a medical device as referred to in Directive 2007/47/EC PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Corporate social responsibility PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Closure of the Santa María de Garoña nuclear power station PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Promoting the national parliaments' involvement in monitoring subsidiarity PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Participation of 'expatriates' in the elections of 25 May PDF (104 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Progress of the negotiations on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) PDF (101 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Reduction in the cost of new drugs for treating Hepatitis C PDF (6 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Reducing the cost of new drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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European funding received by the Spanish autonomous communities and cities PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Odysseus initiative and the European Voluntary Service PDF (156 KB) DOC (59 KB)
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Written declarations (3)

Amendments (1453)

Amendment 35 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Acknowledges the EIB's contribution to restoring investment activity in the EU after the economic and financial crisis and the policies of excessive fiscal adjustment, that impacted negatively on investment; stresses that the EIB's activities should keep ensuring additionality while addressing underlying investment gaps in both public and private sectors;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out that additionality of EIB financing also consists in providing technical advice and capacity-building in order to help projects to become investment-ready and quick mobilization of resources, faster than in the private sector;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that 700 000 SMEs are set to benefit from improved access to finance, and notes that the EIB’s Economics Department and the Commission’s Joint Research Centre estimate that EFSI operations have already supported more than 750 000 jobs, with the figure set to rise to 1.4 million jobs by 2020, and; Welcomes the fact that the Juncker Plan has already increased EU GDP by 0.6 % and is set to increase EU GDP by 1.3 % by 2020; Considers that EIB loans should increase in nominal and real terms every year, at least as far as the investment gap is not filled;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reminds that more than 90% of EU SMEs are microenterprises providing for almost 30% of employment in the private sector; microenterprises are more vulnerable to economic shocks than larger firms and may remain underserved in credit provision; believes that in the domain of access to finance, the EIB could emphasise bridging possible funding gaps for microenterprises through financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes that the communication of the EIB Group, in cooperation with its relevant national partners, should be improved in order to raise the SMEs awareness of their financing possibilities and to better inform citizens of the local and concrete projects financed by the EIB;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for an increase in financial assistance for projects that have a positive impact on refugees and other migrants and that are located in Member States that receive the largest flows of refugees and migrants;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Emphasises that the EIB played and continues to play a positive role in reducing the negative public and private investment gap;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 157 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Brexit negotiators to agree on a deal regarding the UK’s liability resulting from the EIB portfolio built up with UK participation, the reimbursement of the UK’s paid-in capital, a continuation of the protections extended to the EIB and its assets in the UK; calls on the Member States to make sure that the departure of the United Kingdom does not result in a loss of capital for the EIB;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the EIB to take into account the local context when investing in third countries; recalls that investing in third countries cannot be based only on a profit maximisation approach but also aim at generating long-term private sector-led sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty through job creation and improved access to productive resources; believes that the choice of financial intermediaries should be stricter in this regard;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 164 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Welcomes the will of the EIB to adopt the highest standards in order to prevent tax fraud, tax evasion, tax avoidance, aggressive tax planning, money laundering and financing of terrorism; calls nevertheless on the EIB to keep improving its procedures and to avoid at all cost to cooperate with intermediaries, jurisdictions and countries that do not comply with OECD and EU standards;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 165 #

2018/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Calls for more comprehensive, frequent and proper parliamentary accountability of EIB, following the model of the ECB's monetary dialogues;
2018/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 170 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that between 1985 and 2018, the global average statutory corporate tax rate has fallen from 49% to 24%1a ; notes that nominal corporate tax rates have decreased by 46% since 2000 at EU level –from an average of 32% in 2000 to 21,9% in 20181b; is concerned about a growing race to the bottom on nominal corporate tax rates at both international and EU levels; regrets that international tax reform such as G20/OECD led BEPS project did not touch upon this unfair tax competition; calls for a second set of international tax reforms aiming at tackling tax competition among countries and ensuring a fair allocation of taxing rights; underlines it is necessary to give a greater role to the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters in the next reform of international tax rules; _________________ 1a Tørsløv, Wier and Zucman ‘Themissing profits of nations’, National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 24701, 2018. 1b Taxation trend in the EU, Table 3:Top statutory corporate income tax rates (including surcharges), 1995- 2018,European Commission 2018
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 174 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Deplores the imbalance between taxes paid on corporate and capital income and on labour; points out that such distribution of tax burden is unsustainable in view of the expected massive changes in the labour market due to increased robotisation and digitalisation and poses a serious risk to social cohesion;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 177 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Affirms that a fair and effective solution to tax dumping and aggressive tax competition would reside in the setting of a minimum corporate tax rate; calls for the adoption of a coordinated level of minimum effective taxation at European level through a combination of anti-abuse measures and limitation to tax deductions; asks the European Commission to consider proposing a legislative package aiming at ensuring a minimum effective level of taxation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 179 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Takes note that traditional sectors pay in average an effective corporate tax rate of 23% while the digital sector pays about 9,5%1a; asks the European Commission to carry out and release an in depth study on effective level of corporate taxation within the EU and develop a proposal fora coordinated level of minimum taxation within the EU; _________________ 1a COM(2018) 146 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Time to establish a modern, fair and efficient taxation standard for the digital economy
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 205 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that some countries have recently adopted unilateral countermeasures against harmful tax practices (such as the UK’s Diverted Profits Tax and the Global Intangible Low- Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions of the US tax reform) to ensure that the foreign income of MNEs is duly taxed at a minimum effective tax rate in the parent’s country of residence; calls for an EU assessment of these measuresnotes that, in contrast to these unilateral measures, the EU generally promotes multilateral and consensual solutions to deal with a fair allocation of taxing rights, and, therefore, calls for an EU assessment of these measures; stresses that the EU prioritises a global solution when it comes to taxing the digital sector but is proposing a Digital Services Tax as global discussions seem currently locked;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 214 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the provisions on Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) included in ATAD I to ensure that profits made by related companies parked in low or no-tax countries are effectively taxed; acknowledges that they prevent the absence or diversity of national CFC rules within the Union from distorting the functioning of the internal market beyond situations of wholly artificial arrangements as called for repeatedly by Parliament; deplores the coexistence of two approaches to implement CFC rules in ATAD I and calls on Member States to implement only the simpler and most efficient CFC rules as in ATAD I Article 7(2)(a); asks the European Commission to make a legislative proposal reinforcing CFC rules, including a criteria on an actual corporate tax paid on profits lower than 18%;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 218 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the general anti-abuse rule for the purposes of calculating corporate tax liability included in ATAD I, allowing Member States to ignore arrangements that are not genuine and having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances aimed at obtaining a tax advantage; reiterates its repeated call for the adoption of a general and common anti- abuse rule, namely in existing legislation and in particular in the parent-subsidiary directive, the merger directive and the interest and royalties directive; calls on Member States to consider a general anti- abuse rule including a minimum effective tax rate of 18%;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 252 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that Member States’ tax systems and overall tax environment have become part of the European Semester in line with Parliament’s call to that effect29 ; welcomes the studies and data drawn up by the Commission30 that allow situations that provide economic ATP indicators to be better addressed, and give a clear indication of the exposure to tax planning as well as furnishing a rich data base for all Member States on the phenomenon; calls for these new tax indicators for the European Semester to be given the same rank as the indicators relating to expenditure control; underlines the interest of providing the European Semester with this tax dimension, as it will make it possible to tackle certain harmful tax practices that had not been tackled until now through the ATAD Directive and other existing European regulations; _________________ 29 European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2015 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect, OJ C 366, 27.10.2017, p. 51, paragraph 96. 30 Referred to above. The studies provide an overview of Member States’ exposure to ATP structures affecting their tax base (erosion or increase), although there is no stand-alone indicator of the phenomenon, a set of indicators seen as a ‘body of evidence’ nevertheless exists.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 263 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to issue a proposal aimed at repealing patent boxes, and calls on Member States to favour non- harmful and, if appropriate, direct support for R&D; stresses that tax reliefs for companies need to be carefully constructed and implemented only where their positive impact on jobs and growth is evident and any risk of creating new loopholes in the taxation system is excluded; reiterates, in the meantime, its call to ensure that current patent boxes establish a genuine link to economic activity, such as expenditure tests, and that they do not distort competition; welcomes the improved definition of R&D costs in the common corporate tax base (CCTB) proposal; however continues to express its concern about new deductions for R&D expenditure included in the CCTB proposal and which could create opportunities for artificially reducing the tax base;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 271 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Council, assisted by the European Commission, to define a comprehensive and exhaustive list of potential harmful tax practices within the EU, to be updated every year; demands that criteria aiming at identifying harmful tax practices include, notably, schemes allowing for a large deduction of corporate income tax without benefiting the real local economy;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 284 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the re-launch of the CCCTB project in a two-step approach, with the Commission’s adoption of interconnected proposals on CCTB and CCCTB; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt them,stresses that once implemented fully, the CCCTB will make it possible to attribute income to where the value is created and will eliminate loopholes between national tax systems, in particular transfer pricing; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt and implement the two proposals side by side taking into consideration Parliament’s opinion that already includes the concept of virtual permanent establishment that would close the remaining loopholes allowing tax avoidance to take place and level the playing field in light of digitalisation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 300 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that the phenomenon of digitalisation has created a new situation in the market, whereby digital and digitalised companies are able to take advantage of local markets without having a physical, and therefore taxable, presence in that market, creating a non-level playing field and putting traditional companies at a disadvantage; notes that digital businesses models in the EU face a lower effective average tax burden than traditional business models31 ; deplores that digital businesses pay almost no taxes in some Member States despite their significant digital presence and large revenues in those Member States; reminds that, when it comes to the digitalisation of the whole economy, the location of the value creation should take into account the input from users as well as information collected on consumers' behaviour online; _________________ 31 As evidenced in the impact assessment of 21 March 2018 accompanying the digital tax package (SWD(2018)0081), according to which on average, digitalised businesses face an effective tax rate of only 9.5 %, compared to 23.2 % for traditional business models.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 339 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Calls on Member States to ensure that the ‘Digital Services Tax’ remains a temporary measure by including a ‘sunset clause’ to the proposal for a Council Directive on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services and by speeding up the discussion on a Significant Digital Presence1a ; _________________ 1a Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules relating to the corporate taxation of a significant digital presence COM(2018) 147 final
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 395 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. SRecalls that public CBCR is one of the key measures to find greater transparency on tax information of companies for all citizens; stresses that the proposal for public CBCR was submitted to the co-legislators just after the Panama papers scandal on 12 April 2016, and that Parliament adopted its position on it on 4 July 2017; recalls that this public nature is essential for civil society, investigative journalists, investors and other stakeholders, in particular, to whom the information is useful to assess potential risks and liabilities; recalls that the latter called for an enlargement of the scope of reporting and protection of commercially sensitive information; deplores the lack of progress and cooperation from the Council since 2016; urges for progress to be made in the Council so that it enters into negotiations with Parliament;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 519 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65a. Welcomes that a VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) on telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services was introduced in 2015 as a voluntary system for registration, declaration and payment of VAT; welcomes the extension of the MOSS to other supplies of goods and services to final consumers as of 1 January 2021;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 552 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
74. WNotes that the Commission has recently proposed additional control tools and an enhanced role for Eurofisc as well as mechanisms for closer cooperation between customs and tax administrations and greater involvement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office; welcomes the adoption of the Protection of Financial Interests (PIF) Directive53 which clarifies the issues of cross-border cooperation and mutual legal assistance between Member States, Eurojust, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Commission in tackling VAT fraud; _________________ 53 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law, OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29, in particular Articles 3 and 15 thereof.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 707 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
102. Calls on the Commission to table a legislative proposal to ensure the automatic exchange of information between the relevant authorities, including law enforcement tax and customs authorities, on beneficial ownership and transactions taking place in free ports, customs warehouses or SEZs;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 708 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
102. Calls on the Commission to table a legislative proposal to ensure the automatic exchange of information between the relevant authorities, including tax and customs authorities, on beneficial ownership and relevant transactions for taxation purposes taking place in free ports, customs warehouses or SEZs;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 749 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
111. Condemns the fact that systemic failures in the enforcement of AML requirements, coupled with inefficient supervision, has led to a number of recent high-profile cases of ML in European banks linked to systematic breaches of the most basic KYC and CDD requirements; recalls the crucial importance of developing Public and Private Partnerships (PPPs) and highlights the existence and positive results of the only transnational PPP, the Europol Financial Intelligence Public Private Partnership, promoting the sharing of strategic and tactical information amongst banks, FIUs, LEAs and national regulators across States;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 759 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 a (new)
112 a. Notes the positive results of the UK law establishing the Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) in tracking proceeds of criminal activities; highlights that a UWO is a court order that requires a person who is reasonably suspected of involvement in, or of being connected to a person involved in, serious crime to explain the nature and extent of their interest in particular property, and to explain how the property was obtained, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the respondent’s known lawfully obtained income would be insufficient to allow the respondent to obtain the property; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of proposing a similar measure through EU legislation and report back to Parliament;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 762 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 b (new)
112 b. Welcomes the decision in some Member States to ban the issuing of bearer shares and to convert the current ones into nominal securities; reiterates its call on the Commission to propose EU- wide legislation to the same effect;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 763 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 c (new)
112 c. Stresses the urgent need to create a more efficient system for communication and information exchange among judicial authorities within the EU, replacing the traditional instruments of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, which provide lengthy and burdensome procedures harming investigations of money laundering and other serious crimes; reiterates its call on the Commission to assess the need for legislative action in this field;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 764 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 d (new)
112 d. Calls on the Commission to assess and report to Parliament about the role and particular risks presented by legal arrangements such as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) and Non Charitable Purpose Trusts (NCPTs) in money laundering, particularly in the UK, and Crown Dependencies and Overseas territories;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 832 #

2018/2121(INI)

126 a. Recalls that EU FIUs are strongly encouraged to use the FIU.net system and highlights that information sharing between FIUs and LEAs, including with Europol, should be improved;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 848 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
128. Points out that the non- standardisation of suspicious transaction report formats and non-standardisation of suspicious transaction report thresholds among Member States and with respect to the different obliged entities leads to difficulties in the processing and exchange of information between FIUs; calls on the Commission to explore mechanisms to set up standardised reporting formats for obliged entities in order to facilitate the exchange of information between FIUs in cases with a cross-border dimension and to reflect on the standardisation of suspicious transaction thresholds;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 863 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129 b (new)
129 b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report assessing the necessity of uniformisation or harmonisation of the organisational status conferred to FIUs in Member States, to ensure better cooperation and exchange of information, without interfering with their independence;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 864 #

2018/2121(INI)

129 c. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation for the creation of a European Financial Police within the framework of Europol, with its own autonomous investigatory competence, based on the European legal framework to tackle cross-border tax fraud, money laundering, financing of terrorism and predicate offences;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 870 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131 a (new)
131 a. Takes note of the repeated calls from obliged entities, namely financial institutions, for proper channels of enhanced dialogue, communication and exchange of information between private bodies and public authorities, on one hand, and among obliged entities themselves, on the other, to provide less fragmented information to FIUs; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines in accordance with the AMLD5, for Member States to implement at national level in this regard, namely using the mechanisms provided in the General Data Protection Regulation for secure and lawful exchange of data;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 881 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that registers of beneficial owners contain verification mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of the data; calls on the Commission to make assessment of verification mechanisms and reliability of the data in its reviews;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 890 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
136. Underscores the problem of money laundering through investment in real estate in European cities through foreign shell companies; recalls that the Commission should assess the necessity and proportionality of harmonising the information in the land and real estate registers and assess the need for the interconnection of those registers; takes the view that Member States should have in place publicly accessible information on ultimate beneficial ownership of land and real estate; calls on the Commission, if appropriate, to accompany the report with a legislative proposal;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 949 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 148
148. Recognises the effort made by some third countries to act decisively against BEPS; stresses, however, that such reforms should remain in line with existing WTO rules; considers the information gathered during the committee visit to Washington DC about the US tax reforms and their possible impact on international cooperation to be of particular importance; finds that some of the provisions of the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would be incompatible with existing WTO rules according to some experts regrets certain provisions of the US tax reform seek, unilaterally and without any reciprocity, to revitalise transnational benefits attributable to US territory (presuming that these are generated, at least 50%, in US territory); welcomes the fact that the Commission is currently in the process of assessing the potential regulatory and commercial implications of, in particular, the BEAT, GILTI and FDII78 provisions of the new US tax reform; asks the Commission to inform Parliament of the results of the assessment; _________________ 78 Respectively ‘Base Erosion and Anti- Abuse Tax’ (BEAT), ‘Global Intangible Low Tax Income’ (GILTI) and ‘Foreign- Derived Intangible Income’ (FDII).
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 977 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 152
152. Deeply regrets the lack of transparency during the initial listing process by failing to ensure an objective application of the listing criteria laid down by ECOFIN, free from any political interference; welcomes, however, the improvement in transparency made by the disclosure of letters sent to jurisdictions screened by the CoC Group, as well as the set of commitment letters received; calls for all remaining undisclosed letters to be made publicly available to ensure scrutiny and proper implementation of commitments;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 982 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 153
153. Welcomes the recent clarifications from the CoC Group on fair taxation criteria, especially regarding the lack of economic substance for jurisdictions having no corporate income tax rate or a rate close to 0 %; calls on the Member States to work towards the gradual improvement of the EU listing criteria to cover all harmful tax practices79 by determining a minimum level of effective taxation and by reviewing all potential harmful practices granting large tax exemptions or deductions which are disconnected from the domestic economy; regrets that the same criteria used to include the jurisdictions of third countries on the European list do not apply internally to Member States and that the EU consequently loses credibility to call on other countries to comply with standards of tax good governance; _________________ 79 Work on fair taxation criteria 2.1 and 2.2 of Council conclusions 14166/16 of 8 November 2016.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 984 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 153 a (new)
153 a. Welcomes the new OECD global standard on substantial activities factor to no or only nominal tax jurisdictions1a, largely inspired by the EU work on the EU listing process (Fair criterion 2.2 of the EU list); calls on EU Member States to push for a more ambitious global standard including a minimum level of effective taxation; _________________ 1a OECD, “Resumption of Application of Substantial Activities Factor to No or only Nominal Tax Jurisdictions Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 5”, http://www.oecd.org/tax/beps/resumption- of-application-of-substantial-activities- factors.pdf, 2018
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 997 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 154 b (new)
154 b. Welcomes the expected review of the EU list in the first quarter of 2019; asks the Council to release a detailed assessment of commitments from jurisdictions which committed to reform and were listed on Annex II when the first EU list was released on December 5th2017; demands that jurisdictions listed on Annex II thanks to commitments made in 2017 are listed on Annex I if the due reforms have not been implemented by the end of 2018 or the agreed timeline;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1000 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 154 c (new)
154 c. Notes that developing countries might not possess the resources to implement newly agreed international or European tax standards and /or might have more urgent tax gap issues to tackle to ensure they generate sufficient revenues to provide for essential public services; subsequently calls on the Council to exclude counter measures such as cuts in development aid;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1005 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 154 g (new)
154 g. Notes the current negotiations between the EU and Switzerland towards a Framework Agreement; stresses its view that the EU should renegotiate its trade, economic and other relevant bilateral agreements with Switzerland to bring them into line with EU anti-tax fraud policy and anti-money laundering legislation, so as to eliminate serious flaws in the Swiss supervisory system which enable a policy of internal banking secrecy to continue, as well as the creation of offshore structures worldwide, tax fraud and tax evasion not constituting a criminal offence, weak supervision, the inadequate self-regulation of obliged entities, and aggressive prosecution and harassment of whistle-blowers;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1041 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 160 a (new)
160 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to push for a second set of international tax reform gathering all countries interested on an equal footing and aiming at tackling the growing corporate tax race to the bottom and the allocation of taxing rights;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1045 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 161
161. Believes that supporting developing countries in combating tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, as well as corruption and secrecy that facilitate illicit financial flows, is of the utmost importance for strengthening policy coherence for development in the EU and improving developing countries’ tax capacities and domestic resource mobilisation; stresses the need to increase the share, in terms of aid and development, of financial and technical assistance to the national tax administrations of developing countries;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1097 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 170 b (new)
170 b. Notes that some tax treaties allow the development of potential harmful tax schemes, such as the ‘SingleMalt’ 1awhich directs profits to countries with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement but that do not have any corporation tax; asks the European Commission to investigate such schemes and assess if they constitute an abuse of tax treaties; _________________ 1a Christian Aid, ‘Impossible’ structures: tax outcomes overlooked by the 2015 tax Spillover analysis, Part Two, 2017 https://www.christianaid.ie/sites/default/fil es/2018-02/impossible-structures-tax- report.pdf
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1115 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 172 a (new)
172 a. Calls on Member States to mandate the Commission to propose a European tax treaty template, containing a clause on significant digital presence, an anti-abuse rule and an anti-tax dumping clause including a minimum level of effective taxation set at 18% of profits;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1153 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 178 c (new)
178 c. Reiterates its call on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on the separation of accounting firms and financial or tax service providers as well as on all advisory services, including a Union incompatibility regime for tax advisers, in order to prevent them from advising both public revenue authorities and taxpayers and to prevent other conflicts of interest;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1158 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 179 a (new)
179 a. Points out that professional secrecy cannot be used for the purposes of protection, the covering up of illegal practices or violating the spirit of the law; urges that the client/attorney privilege principle should not impede adequate STRs or the reporting of other potentially illegal activities without prejudice to the rights guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the general principles of criminal law; calls on the Commission to issue guidance on the interpretation and application of the legal privilege principle for professionals and to introduce a clear demarcation line between traditional judicial advice and lawyers acting as financial operators, in line with case-law of European courts;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1174 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 181 a (new)
181 a. Is concerned by the impact of non- disclosure agreements in employment contracts and dismissal agreements, particularly in the financial sector; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of proposing legislation banning abusive non-disclosure agreements and declared void agreements which limit the employee’s ability and right to report unlawful activity;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1228 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 197
197. Believes that the mandate of the CoC Group needs to be updated, since it addresses matters beyond the assessment of harmful EU tax practices, which is more than simply providing technical input to the decisions made by the Council; calls, based on the nature of the work undertaken by the Group which is also of a political nature, for such tasks to be brought back under a framework which enables democratic control or supervision, starting by applying transparency; invites Member States to update the mandate of the CoC Group to include a minimum level of effective taxation set at 18% of profits as well as an increased and improved work on harmful tax practices and on the EU listing process;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1233 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 199 a (new)
199 a. Reiterates its call for the creation of an EU Tax Policy Coherence and Coordination Centre (EUTPCCC) within the structure of the Commission1a,which would ensure effective and expeditious cooperation between Member States’ and facilitate early warning in cases like the Cum Ex scandal; urges Member States to support this call and for the Commission to present a legislative proposal for such a mechanism; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2016 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (2016/2038(INI))
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1280 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 207
207. Takes the view that the work of the TAXE, TAX2, PANA and TAX3 committees should be continued, in the forthcoming parliamentary term, in a permanent structure within Parliament such as a subcommittee to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), including Members from a diverse range of committees; considers that the Commissioner for Taxation, the Chair of the CoC Group and the Finance minister holding the rotating EU presidency should appear at least twice a year before the heretofore mentioned permanent structure;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 5 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to the report on Meetings and Inspection of Documents – Joint Complaints 488/2018/KR and 514/2018/KR on the European Commission's Appointment of a new Secretary-General and to the recommendation of the European Ombudsman in joint cases 488/2018/KR and 514/2018/KR on the Commission’s appointment of a new Secretary-General,
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Deeply deplores that, as stated by the Ombudsman, when appointing its Secretary-General the Commission “failed to comply with either the letter or the spirit of the relevant rules”;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 78 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Council to swiftly proceed to an agreement, in accordance with the principle of fair cooperation, to establish a political dialogue on Parliament’s proposal for a regulation on the right of inquiry, in order to entrust Parliament with effective powers allowing it to exercise this basic parliamentary instrument for hcontroldling the executive to accountwhich is absolutely indispensable in parliamentary systems all over the world;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 82 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls once again on the Commission to review its administrative procedures for the appointment of its Secretary-General, Directors-General and Directors, with the objective of fully ensuring that the best candidates are selected within a framework of maximum transparency and equal opportunities; suggests that in the context of a further parliamentarisation of the institutional structure of the Union, parliamentary hearings of senior officials of the Union executive should be envisaged;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 84 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Points out that this new procedure, consistent with the rules, for filling this post should be conducted when the new President of the Commission and the new Commissioners are appointed in 2019;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 85 #

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Suggests that in the context of a further parliamentarisation of the institutional structure of the Union, parliamentary hearings of senior officials of the Union executive should be envisaged;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the single institutional framework of the Union should be preserved in order to achieve the Union's common objectives and to guarantee the principle of equality of all citizens; insists that the Community or Union method should be respected;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the lack of clear operational guidelines for creating and administrating enhanced cooperation as for example the applicable law for common institutions or withdrawal procedures from an existing cooperation might have rendered the conclusion of enhanced cooperation less likely;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Suggests that the requirements for establishing enhanced cooperation should be made less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Members States;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the stronger involvement of national parliaments, and regional Parliaments where applicable, alongside the European Parliament in enhanced cooperation and proposes the establishment of an interparliamentary forum similar to the Interparliamentary conference under Article 13 of the TSCG and the Interparliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP);
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 35 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for Member States participating in enhanced cooperation to include those regions that have legislative powers in matters that affect them, so that the internal division of powers is respected and the social legitimacy of such enhanced cooperation is reinforced;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends that Parliament should play a stronger role in enhanced cooperation by suggesting to the European Commission new cooperation via Article 225, monitoring proposals or existing cooperation and should be involved in every stage of the procedure, rather than just being expected to provide its consent; believes that Parliament should also receive regular reports and be able to comment on the implementation of enhanced cooperation;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers it necessary to make the role of both the Commission and Council secretariats more proactive in the context of enhanced cooperation, and therefore proposes that they actively search, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and especially its EGTC Platform for areas where enhanced cooperation could be useful for the advancement of the European project or for areas adjacent to existing forms of enhanced cooperation in order to avoid overlaps or contradictions;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 54 #

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls the European Commission to propose a regulation based on Article 175 al. 3 or 352 of the treaty in order to simplify, unify the legal framework applicable to the enhanced cooperation (as for example guiding principles on the applicable law for common institutions or a Member’s withdrawal) and therefore facilitate the conclusion of such cooperation;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 26 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the overconcentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that current and savings accounts should not incur commissions for users unless they are linked to specific services;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on laying down rules on the taxation of the digital economy; stresses that the global nature of the digital economy, reflects the importance of finding international solutions and common tax rules to the taxation of the digital economy; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts within international fora, namely with the OECD, to find such an agreement;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 130 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the discrepancies between the rules on state aid in the area of liquidation aid and the resolution regime under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD); points out that in two recent cases, in spite of the Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) conclusions that resolution could not be justified on the grounds of public interest, the Commission approved state aid on the basis that it would mitigate economic disturbance at a regional level, thereby demonstrating two distinct interpretations of public interestout that rules for precautionary recapitalization need to be clarified; urges the Commission, therefore, to reconsider its interpretation ofreview the relevant state aid rules in a manner consistent with the BRRD and to revise its 2013 Banking Communication accordingly, including the area of liquidation aidand BRRD provisions to ensure consistency;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 147 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses its concern that growing concentration in the financial sector may reduce the degree of competition in the sector, and is also concerned at the lack of a genuine internal banking market and continuing fragmentation into national markets;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 6 February 2018 on the European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2018;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to Article 128(1) of the TFEU, on the legal tender character of the euro;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 d (new)
– having regard to the report of the High -Level Group on Own resources (Monti Report) of December 2016;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 e (new)
– having regard to the Feedback on the input provided by the European Parliament as part of its Resolution on the ECB Annual Report for 2016;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 f (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on sovereign bond- backed securities of 24 May 2018;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 13 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 g (new)
– having regard to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Investment Stabilisation Function of 31 May 2018;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 14 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 h (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 3 May on virtual currencies;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 24 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the Euro is the currency of the EU; whereas the euro remains unchallenged as the second most important currency in the international monetary system; whereas the euro is the only physical money for euro area citizens which allows instant settlements and is guaranteed by the central banks, as legal issuers;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the ECB is responsible for managing the policies of the single currency, one of the most tangible and historic achievements of European integration; whereas the euro is irreversible;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 26 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas popular support for the euro was high in 2017 with close to three- quarters of respondents supporting the euro in the euro area (73%), which is the highest score reached since autumn 2004, with 64% thinking the euro is a good thing for their country, and with 74% thinking the euro is a good thing for the EU;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas despite some convergence, growth and unemployment rates remain geographically uneven to a significant degree, causing dangerous fragility for the economy and endangering sound and balanced development;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas according to Eurostat data in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, annual headline inflation grew from just 0.2% in 2016 to 1.5% in 2017, recovering from past lows and moving closer to the ECB's medium term inflation aim of close to but below 2%, but still falling short of the said objective; whereas the increase of headline inflation is mainly driven by higher energy prices, while underlying inflation recorded only a marginal increase to 1.0% from 0.9% in 2016, lacking signs of a sustained upward trend in 2017;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas wage growth remains an important precondition for a sustained increase in underlying inflation1a; _________________ 1a See "The role of wages in the pick-up of inflation", ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2018: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic- bulletin/focus/2018/html/ecb.ebbox201804 _04.en.html
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas in 2017 the number and value of euro banknotes in circulation grew by around 5.9% and 4.0% respectively while the number and value of euro coins grew by 4.2% and 4.0% respectively;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the ECB deems it appropriate to invite the European Commission, in view of its coordination role for euro coins matters, to consider the joint issuance by all 19 euro area countries of a commemorative coin bearing the image of Charlemagne;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 55 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcome the fact that popular support for the euro has increased 8 percentage points in 2017 vis-a-vis 2016, with almost two-third of respondents (64%) thinking that the single currency is a good thing for their countries;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the statute of independence of the ECB, as laid down in the treaties, is crucial for fulfilling its mandate of price stability and protecting the institution as a whole from political interference; stresses, however, the need for more accountability and transparency, proportionate to its level of independence;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the monetary policies undertaken in the 2012-2017 period have effectively preserved the single currency and the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union, including by maintaining financial stability, the proper functioning of the payment systems, easing financing conditions and boosting economic growth;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of its Statute and Article 127 of the TFEU and the further details set out in Article 282 of the TFEU, the ECB must, without prejudice to the primary objective of price stability, support "the general economic policies of the Union", with a view to contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Union as laid down in Article 3 of the TEU;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 72 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes however that inflation dynamics in 2017, with headline inflation increasing to 1.5% reflecting higher contributions from energy prices, and underlying inflation, excluding energy and food, recording only 1% increase, had yet to show convincing signs of a sustained upward adjustment to a medium-term level below, but close to 2%, consistent with the ECB's definition of price stability1a; _________________ 1a See ECB 2017 Annual Report, pages 4,8 and 16
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Agrees with the ECB that a balanced mix of sound and growth- friendly national fiscal policies, implemented within the framework of the SGP, including its build-in flexibility, as well as socially balanced and ambitious productivity-enhanced reforms, are required at Member State level in order to ensure durable and sustainable economic growth;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that in order to ensure the full effectiveness of monetary policy, current account imbalances must be corrected with appropriate fiscal and economic policies, and productivity- enhancing reforms;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that, so far the impact of the ECB's monetary policy measures on bank's profitability, appears contained. Overall, lower net interest margins, related to the flat yield curve and the downward stickiness of deposit rates, are being counteracted by improvements in the economic outlook that are having positive impact on credit quality (and therefore on bank's provisioning costs) and on lending volumes. At the same time, while cyclical challenges are gradually abating, bank profitability still remains fairly subdue. This reflects structural factors, including low cost-efficiency, weak revenue generation and diversification, and high stocks of NPLs in some jurisdictions;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the Banking Union needs to be completed with the establishment of a credible European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) and the common backstop to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF);
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 114 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the EMU must be complemented by a fiscal and a political union, in particular with the establishment of a Euro area budget;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees withTakes note of the ECB’s decisintention to end the APP in December 2018, subject to incoming data confirming its medium- term inflation outlook, and considers that this instrument should only be used on a temporary basis, as it creates new risks for financial stability and reduces incentives to consolidate public finances;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 142 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that with holdings of EUR 1.9 trillion at the end of 2017, the public sector purchase programme (PSPP) accounted for the largest part of the APP; emphasises the importance of following the issuer limit of 33 % in public sector purchases;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 172 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern aboutTakes note of the increase in TARGET2 balances and call; stresses, however, that according to ECB analysis, changes oin the ECB to clarify the underlying factors and the potential risks relatTARGET balances largely reflect the liquidity flows arising in the context of the APP and are not a symptom of renewed stress in financial markets; asks the ECB to continue careful monitoring tof the imTARGET balances that this could cause;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the ECB as an EU Institution is bound by the Paris Agreement;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 187 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes the amendment of Article 22 of the ESCB and the ECB Statute, in order to provide a clear legal basis for enabling the Eurosystem to carry out its role as central bank of issue for central clearing counterparties (CCPs), thus giving the ECB the competence to regulate the activity of the clearing systems, including CCPs, with the objective of effectively countering the risks posed by those systems to the smooth operation of payment systems and the implementation of the single monetary policy;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 198 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that deeper and better connected European capital markets, as a result of moving towards and EU CMU, as well as a completed banking union, will contribute to the depth and liquidity of euro area financial markets, while fostering the international standing of the euro1a; _________________ 1a See "The international role of the euro", June 2018 : https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/ire/html/ec b.ire201806.en.html
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 201 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Takes note of the Commission proposal on establishing a European safe asset for the euro area´s Banking Union, starting with the issuance of European Sovereign Bonds-backed Securities (ESBBS);
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 204 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes note that the ECB agrees that it is important to study the relevance and implications of issuing central bank digital currency (or digital base money, DBM) to the general public; encourages the ECB to conduct and publish such study and put forward, if appropriate, a carefully designed proposal with a view to improving public access to payment systems; stresses that progress in the field of virtual currencies must not lead to restrictions on retail cash payments or to the abolition of cash;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 208 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Agrees with the ECB on the importance of physical money as legal tender, given that the euro is the sole legal tender within the euro area, and reminds all euro area Member States that the acceptance of euro coins and banknotes should be the rule in retail transactions, without prejudice to the right of the said Member States to introduce upper limits to cash payments with a view to fighting money laundering, tax fraud, and the financing of terrorism and organised crime;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 210 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Asks the Commission, in view of its coordination role for euro coin matters, to consider the joint issuance by all 19 euro area countries of a commemorative coin bearing the image of Charlemagne;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the High-Level Group on Own Resources identified the ECB profits as one of the possible new own resources for the EU budget; welcomes the Commission proposal regarding using the ECB profits to provide anti-cyclical interest-free loans to Euro area Member States as part of the European Investment Stabilisation Function;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 220 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the improved, detailed, section-by-section, and substantial Feedback provided by the ECB to Parliament's input on the 2016 ECB Annual Report; encourages the ECB to continue this commitment to accountability;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the 2018 State of the European Union address of 12 September 2018 by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker,
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is an example of supranational integration without equal andhich has brought lasting peace, prosperity and welfare to its peoples ever since the groundbreaking Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Union has achieved fundamental transformations, such as the free movement of goods, services, capital and people, the single currency, the Erasmus programme, regional, agricultural and cohesion policies, and Horizon 2020, among many others, that contribute to the well-being of European citizens;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the 2014-2017 period has seen more socially balanced and effective monetary and macroeconomic policies that have contributed to the economic ans social recovery, such as the non-standard policies of the ECB, the flexibility of the Stability and Growth Pact, and the Investment Plan for Europe;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 27 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas although Europe has managed to overcome the most critical moments of the economic crisis, important and urgent reforms still lie ahead in the area of economic governance in general and in the euro area in particular, as well as in terms of recovery and development of the social standards of our welfare state;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in view of the multiple current and future challenges facing the Union in a hostile global world, in particular those concerning migration, demographic decline, terrorism, security, climate change, completing the EMU, globalisation, climate change, international trade, foreign affairs and defence, the development of the social pillar, and the fight against anti-EU populism, the objective enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe shouldmust continue to inspire the actions taken by the Union; whereas these clear challenges can only be addressed if tackled together in order to complete the process of European political integration, so these challenges can be effectively tackled;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 37 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas theEuropean Parliament is very concerned about the rise of populist, xenophobic and anti-European movements all over Europe; whereas the Union and its Member States must strengthen their efforts to defend and promote the democratic values, founding principles and objectives of European integration;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the referendum in the UK of June 2016 leading to the UK’s announcementnotification on 29 March 2017 of its intention to leave the European Union has intensified the debate on the future of the Union; whereas this is reflected, besides in Parliament’s own resolutions on the future of Europe of 16 February 2017, in the Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap, the Commission White Paper on the Future of Europe, the Rome Declaration, the Leaders’ Agenda adopted by the European Council in October 2017, and various contributions by individual Member States or groups of them;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas the negotiation on the envisaged departure of the UK from the EU have revealed the high level of interdependence of the member states, the degree to which we all rely on joint instruments and policies and the costs of any departure;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 46 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas according to the Eurobarometer the EU is at its highest level of popularity since 1983; whereas the latest Eurobarometer survey, conducted between 17 and 28 March 2018, shows that a majority of Europeans have a positive image of the EU (40 %) and that this proportion continues to exceed that of those who have a neutral image of the EU (37 %); whereas just above a fifth of Europeans have a negative image of the EU (21 %);
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 57 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the task of implementing greater and better integration requires working in three different and related levels: a) defending past achievements and the acquis; b) exploiting to the full extent the current provisions of the Treaty Lisbon; c) reforming the Treaties in order to improve the institutional decision- making and the balance of competencies;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 67 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the promotion of an European dimension of culture and education are vital for the reinforcement of European citizenship, taking into account that the Union suffers from a knowledge deficit which causes that the Unions achievements tend to be taken for granted by the younger generations;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 75 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Union must tackle the challenges of its future with greater and better political integration, with full respect for fundamental and democratic values, and by working together; agrees with the heads of state and government who addressed Parliament in plenary during the debates on the future of Europe that citizens want a Europe that protects their rights and their social model on the basis of shared sovereignty, and that the problems we face in Europe can only be solved together, thus full political integration is required;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its belief that differentiated integration must remain open to all Member States and continue to act as an example method of deeper European integration, not as a way to facilitate à la carte solutionsalthough this must not be confused with "à la carte" method; insists on the need to avoid any perception of the creation of first-class and second-class membership within the European Union in the current debate on the evolution of differentiated integration;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 84 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Suggests to render the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Member States and recalls that differentiated integration should not be a way to reduce the political integration;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 88 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the crisis has produced an imbalance between the main institutions of the Union, and that the Council, and in particular the European Council, is exercising its own political initiative to the detriment of the Commission’s right of initiative by reinforcing the intergovernmental method;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the unanimity, which the Treaties require in some fundamental matters, is an almost insurmountable obstacle in important moments and decisions, and advocates therefore, with regard to decision-making procedures, the principle of qualified majority voting (QMV) in Council and for legislation the use of the ordinary legislative procedure; recalls that under the current Treaties this can be achieved by using the various passerelle clauses or, in the case of enhanced cooperation, by using Article 333 TFEU;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes in particular the fact that the Commission and some Member States are also contemplating using QMVthe fact that, in that same address given on 13 September 2018, the President of the Commission alluded to the need to use QMV in the Council for the common foreign and security policy, given the importance of speeding up decision-making and making it more effective, and the need for the Union to speak with one voice;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes in particular the fact that the Commission and some Member States are also contemplating using QMV for the common foreign and security policy, given the importance of speeding up decision- making and making it more effective, and the need for the Union to speak with one voiceclearly;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 109 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its suggestion to transformcalls that the Council into a trues a legislative chamber and toreiterates that this should be made more visible to the public by improveing the transparency of its decision-making process; points in this context to the special report by the Ombudsman on the transparency of the Council’s legislative process and the initiative of a majority of national parliaments calling for more transparency from the Council and informal bodies such as the Eurogroup, in line with similar requests made by Parliament in this respect;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 112 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reminds that the number of European Commissioners should be reduced in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon (art. 17 TUE);
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Recalls the need to provide the European Parliament with a legislative initiative power, taking into account that is the only institution directly elected by citizens, and without prejudice to the basic legislative prerogative of the Commission;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 116 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Insists that Parliament’s right of inquiry should be reinforced and that it should be granted specific, genuine and clearly delimited powers which are more in line with its political stature and competences;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the report of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’ of 10 July 2018, presenting recommendations on a new way of working; recalls, in this respect, that the effective application of the principle of subsidiarity is one of the ways of combating euroscepticism and underlines the fundamental role of local and regional authorities in the application of Union law;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 130 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the joint proclamation endorsing the European Pillar of Social Rights; points out that the competences and tools required to deliver on the pillar are mainly in the hands of local, regional and national authorities, as well as social partners and civil society, while progress in its implementation should receive particular attention within the economic policy coordination of the European Semester; recalls in this context that social dialogue has proven to be an indispensable instrument to improve EU policy- and law- making and that the more it offers a high level of social protection to its citizens, the less the question of its legitimacy will arise;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 134 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Points out that horizontal social clause enshrined in article 9 TFEU requires the Union to give careful consideration to the impact of EU legislation on social standards and employment and with a due consultation of social stakeholders,
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 140 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Suggests that the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU should become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member States;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 143 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that all Member States excepting those with a derogation in the Treaty shall adopt the euro and should take all the necessary steps to meet the legal and economic requirements for its adoption in a timely fashion; Calls for the establishment of a maximum of a 10-year transition period for joining the EMU for new Member States;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 151 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission communication on a European Minister of Economy and Finance; points out that merging the positions of Commission Vice-President for Economic Affairs and Chair of the Eurogroup could improve parliamentary accountability at European levelnd the democratic control of economic governance at European level, as well as avoid a duplication of roles that is confusing for the public; recalls in this respect its wish to progressively see the coordination of economic policies, as presented in Article 5 TFEU, become a shared competence;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 156 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for the completion of the Banking Union with the implementation of the European Deposit Insurance Scheme;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 157 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Supports the transformation of the European Stability Mechanism into a European Stability Fund, accountable to the European Parliament;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 158 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Reminds the need to issue European bonds in order to generate additional own resources and provide the Eurozone with a European Safe Asset;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 159 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls for the development of a European Unemployment Insurance linked to the Euro Area fiscal capacity;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 160 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14 e. Calls on the Commission to activate article 116 TFEU in order to circumvent the hijacking of the Council by certain Member States in the field of tax harmonization and calls for the fight against tax fraud and avoidance to become an objective of the Union;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 162 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission proposal on own resources introducing new real own resources, as requested by Parliament; express concern at the Commission proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 because it suffers from the lack of financial engagement to face the current as well as the new challenges ahead for the EU, and regrets the positions taken by some Member States that refuse to provide more resources to the EU, despite unanimous recognition of the need to face new challenges and responsibilities, and therefore the need for more financial resources; points out that spending at EU level can save money at national level by avoiding duplication and through economies of scale;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 173 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that Europe is, and should continue to be, a positive force in the world, by upholding its values, multilateralism and International law; recalls that the Union and its Member States are the largest contributor to international development aid;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 175 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Considers that the Union should continue to advance international trade while defending social, labour and environmental standards; warns against tradewars that only produce losers and increase political and security tensions;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 186 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. DStrongly deplores the absence of agreement among the Member States on the priorities and implementation of an EU-level comprehensive immigration policy, which would make it possible to organise and regulate migratory flows, control our external borders more effectively, cooperate with countries of origin and transit, and guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers, among other objectives; underlines that the obvious contradictions in interests exposed by Member States need to be overcome in order not to jeopardise the European integration project which suffers directly from an instrumentalisation of the migration issue by the Eurosceptic parties;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 192 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that the Union must commit itself fully to the green transition and sustainable development, both of which are key, strategic components of a European recovery, and in particular make them the guiding principles underpinning an investment strategy in the service of a new economic model designed to help it meet the threefold challenge - environmental, economic and social - it faces;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 193 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Emphasises that a series of scandals and revelations have severely shaken citizens' confidence in our financial and tax system; points out that, if the Union's credibility is to be restored, it is vital to guarantee tax and social justice by quickly implementing and strengthening the legal tools required to ensure that opacity gives way to transparency, to combat tax evasion and money laundering and make taxation fairer;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 200 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines its determination to continue with the Spitzenkandidaten process for the election of the next Commission President, and welcomes the support of the Commission and certain Member States in this respect; underlines that it will reject any candidate in the investiture procedure of the Commission President who was not appointed as a Spitzenkandidat in the run-up to European Parliament elections and who does not have a sufficient parliamentary majority; considers it essential to strengthen the social legitimacy of the European elections and the supranational role of the European Parliament as an exponent of European citizenship and European sovereigntdemocracy;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 201 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that, as stated by the Ombudsman, when appointing its Secretary-General the Commission 'failed to comply with either the letter or the spirit of the relevant rules'; points out that a new procedure, consistent with the rules, for filling this post should be conducted when the new President of the Commission and the new Commissioners are appointed;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 203 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets the frequent and 20. widespread temptation to attribute unpopular decisions to Brussels and to free national authorities of their responsibilities and politics, given that this unjust and opportunistic attitude damages Europe, promotes anti-European nationalism and discredits the EU institutions; considers that the Member States’ failure to comply with agreements adopted at European Summits and Councils seriously undermines the credibility of the European institutions, and their implementation should therefore be more effectively guaranteed;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 210 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Underlines the need for a stronger assessment of the social and environmental consequences of EU policies, by keeping in mind also the cost of non-legislation at European level (so- called “cost of non Europe”);
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 216 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the need to strengthen the European public sphere as a supranational area of European democracy; stresses that the major challenges Europe is facing must be addressed and discussed from a European perspective and not just from a national perspective; points out that, for this reason, European democracy needs a European identity, a genuinelyto protect all the fundamental values and principles of our democratic system while promoting the development of an European idemosntity, more European institutional education and a deliberative, more participatory and less national social framework;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 223 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the approach taken to the current negotiations on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union, and underlines the remarkable unity displayed by the EU institutions and Member States; notes that experience in the negotiations to date has shown the enormous complexities of such decisions; recalls that there is still time for the UK to reconsider its intension to leave;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 229 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines once more that neither national sovereignty nor subsidiarity can justify or legitimise the systematic refusal on the part of a Member State to comply with the fundamental values of the European Union which inspired the introductory articles of the European Treaties and EU laws, which every Member State has willingly endorsed and committed to respect; underlines furthermore that upholding these values is fundamental for the cohesion of the European project, the rights of all Europeans and the mutual trust needed among the Member States; recalls its recommendation to establish a European mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights which based on a codecision procedure between the Parliament and the Council would sanction clear infringements of these principles;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 236 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates that the process of reflection on the future of Europe and on a review of the Lisbon Treaty should eventually lead toaking into account the present state of the integration project, the EU must exhaust every possible avenue to ensure the full implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. Points out that a subsequent revision of the Treaties should be based on a Convention being convened- guaranteeing inclusiveness through its composition of representatives and providing a platform for reflection and engagement with stakeholders and citizens – with a view to discussing and drawing conclusions from the various contributions to the reflection process on the future of Europe by the institutions and other bodies of the Union and the proposals put forward by heads of state or government, national parliaments and civil society and in citizen consultations;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 237 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates that the process of reflection on the future of Europe and on a review of the Lisbon Treaty should eventually lead to a Convention being convened – guaranteeing inclusiveness through its composition of representatives and providing a platform for reflection and engagement with stakeholders and citizens – with a view to discussing and drawing conclusions from the various contributions to the reflection process on the future of Europe by the institutions and other bodies of the Union and the proposals put forward by heads of state or government, national parliaments and civil society and in citizen consultations;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 240 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Recalls the pending Union’s accession to the European Convention of Human Rights;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 242 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Affirms the importance to proceed towards a simplification of the constitutional amendment and ratification procedure, insists in this regard on the added value of a potential EU-wide referendum for the improvement of legitimacy and democracy of the Union;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 243 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Suggests the reform of article 7 of the TEU in order to abolish the unanimity requirement for the imposition of sanctions;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 244 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls for the absorption of the Euratom Treaty´s provisions in the Constitutional Treaty;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 57 #

2018/2080(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The officials and servants of the Ombudsman's secretariat shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Union. Their number shall be adopted each year as part of the budgetary procedure and be adequate for the proper performance of the Ombudsman's duties and workload.
2018/12/19
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 61 #

2018/2080(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - article 15 – paragraph 1 - point a
(a) procedural rights of the complainant and the institution, body, office or agency concerned; and on ensuring the protection of persons reporting cases of breaches of Union law or whistleblowing within the institutions, body, office or agency of the Union, in accordance with Article 22a of the Staff Regulations.
2018/12/19
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that from the constitutional point of view, a reinforcement of the Union institutions is necessary and that the transnational challenges that must be managed, such as climate change and immigration, among others, require a 2019 budget that is higher in real terms than that of 2018;
2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 2 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that additional budgetary appropriations should be devoted to strengthening the level of knowledge about the European Union, especially, but not only, by dedicating resources to the financing of the development of a common demonstration curriculum on education for European citizenship;
2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the 2019 budget should provide additional financing for programs fostering and integrating immigrants and refugees, particularly in the border States of the Union, also with the aim of guaranteeing their full insertion in the community of law that is the European Union;
2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2019 budget to focus on the priorities outlined in the European Semester, in the resolutions of the European Parliament and in the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations, and on addressing the main concerns of EU citizens that are within EU full or partial responsibility as outlined e.g. in the Eurobarometer 2018; underlines that the most pressing issues lie especially in the area of security and defence, while economic development, growth and youth unemployment are among other crucial areas to be addressed, along with slowing down climate change, reducing inequalities, and the financing of migration, asylum and refugee policies;
2018/07/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Union Budget is fundamentally an investment budget;
2018/07/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that the EU budget should continue to support economic recovery in the European Union and provide sufficient resources to meet transnational challenges such as climate change and immigration; consequently, calls for the 2019 budget to be bigger than that of 2018 in real terms;
2018/07/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the 2019 budget should allocate more resources to the welcoming and support of refugees and migrants, particularly for Member States on the southern and eastern border of the EU and for those that are meeting their commitments in this regard;
2018/07/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 3 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
– whereas the euro is the currency of the European Union;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
– whereas the largest share of the EU´s GDP and population are in the Euro area;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
– considers that after the May 2019 election to the European Parliament, all MEPs elected in Member States that have not yet adopted the euro shall voluntarily refrain from voting on Euro area affairs;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 d (new)
– welcomes the monetary policies adopted by the European Central Bank in support of the single currency, price and financial stability, and economic recovery since August 2012;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 e (new)
– considers that the main goal of the economic policies of the Euro area should be achieving full employment as a guarantee of decent living standards, while reducing income divergences among Member States;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 f (new)
– General issues
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 g (new)
– welcomes the Commission’s proposals on the Euro area fiscal capacity, the European Monetary Fund and the Euro Area finance minister;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 h (new)
– considers that the Euro area fiscal capacity shall include, in addition to loans, a grant component;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2018/2033(INI)

– recalls that the profits of the European Central Bank are an available non-tax resource for the Euro area fiscal capacity;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. reminds that all Member States without a derogation shall adopt the euro upon meeting the economic and legal criteria;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. considers that all Member States without a derogation shall actively implement all necessary policy measures in order to meet the economic and legal criteria for the adoption of the single currency;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 46 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. considers that an indicative deadline for the adoption of the euro is needed;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 177 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the Commission´s identification of Member States that engage in aggressive tax planning in the context of the European Semester;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Considering the importance of globalisation, the Programme should continue to provide the possibility of involving external experts within the meaning of Article 238 of the Financial Regulation. Those external experts should mainly be representatives of governmental authorities, including from non-associated third countries, as well as representatives of international organisations, economic operators, taxpayers and civil society. It should be ensured that those experts are independent and that there is no conflict of interests on their part;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation should be implemented by means of work programmes. In view of the mid to long- term nature of the objectives pursued and building on experience gained over time, work programmes should be able to cover several years. The shift from annual to multiannual work programmes will reduce the administrative burden for both the Commission and Member States., but it should not, in any circumstance, give way to loss of information and transparency to taxpayers;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201623 , there is a need to evaluate this programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Instrument on the ground. The results of this monitoring should be object of an annual report to be shared with the European Parliament and the Council; _________________ 23 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1-14.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) project-based structured collaboration, including on-site inspections when applicable;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Wherever beneficial for the achievement of the actions implementing the objectives referred to in Article 3, representatives of governmental authorities, including those from third countries not associated to the programme pursuant to Article 5, representatives of international and other relevant organisations, of economic operators and organisations representing economic operators and of civil society may take part as external experts to actions organised under the Programme. The Commission shall assess, among others, the independence of these external experts, and shall ensure that no conflict of interests exist with their professional responsibilities.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The external experts shall be selected by the Commission following a transparent procedure, based on their skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the specific action, avoiding any potential conflict of interest.;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The activation of EISFPS support should therefore be determined by a double activation trigger based on both the level of national unemployment rate compared to its past average andor the change in unemployment rate compared to a certain threshold.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 116 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Strict eligibility criteria based on compliance with decisions and recommendations under the Union's fiscal and economic surveillance framework over a period of two years before the request for EISFPS support should be fulfilled by the Member State requesting EISFPS support in order not to diminish the incentive for that Member State to pursue prudent budgetary policies. In this assessment the Commission's Communication on "Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rule of the Stability and Growth Pact"1a shall be considered; _________________ 1a COM(2015) 12 final, 13.01.2015
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 142 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Member States should invest the support received under EISFPS in eligible public investment and also maintain the level of public investment in general compared to the average level of public investment over the five last years in order to ensure that the objective pursued by this Regulation is achieved. In that respect, there is the expectation that Member States should give priority to maintaining eligible investment in programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development..
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 146 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) To that effect, the Commission should examine whether the Member State concerned has respected thoseis conditions. In case of non-compliance the Member State concerned should repay part or the entire loan given and should not be entitled to receiving an interest rate subsidy.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 158 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In the case of asymmetric shocks, Member States shall have the possibility to use a percentage of the EPS support to financing national unemployment schemes.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 207 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EISFPS shall provide financial assistance in the form of loans and interest rate subsidies for public investment and national unemployment schemes to a Member State which is experiencing a largen asymmetric shock.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 280 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State shall be considered to experience a largen asymmetric shock if any of the following activation criteria are simultaneouslyis fulfilled:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 285 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the quarterly national unemployment rate exceeded the average unemployment rate in the Member State concerned over a period of 630 quarters preceding the quarter during which the request is made;
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 311 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) maintain the same level of its public investment compared to the average level of its public investment in the five previous years.deleted
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 324 #

2018/0212(COD)

If the Commission, after having heard the Member State concerned, concludes that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 have not been complied with, it shall adopt a decision:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 335 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State fulfils the eligibility criteria referred to in Article 3 and is experiencing the largean asymmetric shock referred to in Article 4, it may request the Commission once a year to receive EISFPS support. The Member State shall indicate its needs for support.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 352 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The outstanding amount of loans granted to Member States under this Regulation shall be limited to EUR 360 billion in principal.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 374 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) «Is» means the maximum level of eligible public investment that the EISF maythe amount of the EPS support into the Member State concerned referred to in paragraph 2;
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 382 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The maximum level of eligible public investment thatthe amount of the EISFPS may support into a Member State (IS) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 392 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. An EISF loan shall not exceed 30 percent of the available amount referred to in Article 7 after deduction of the total amount of outstanding loans awarded under EISF.deleted
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 28 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
1a. The rule of law, as enshrined in Article 2 TEU, is the backbone of European democracy and is one of the fundamental values of the European Union stemming from the common constitutional traditions of all Member States. Full respect and promotion of the rule of law and democracy is the basic condition for building citizens' trust in the Union. Respect for the rule of law within the Union is also a prerequisite for the protection of fundamental rights, as well as for upholding all rights and obligations deriving from the Treaties.
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The way in which the rule of law is implemented in the Member States plays a key role in ensuring mutual trust among Member States and in their legal systems. Unfortunately, in certain Member States, infringements of the values and principles of the Treaties are being compounded by serious breaches of agreements adopted by the Union institutions and fresh obstacles in the full implementation of Community law. Actions promoting respect for fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law at local, regional, national and transnational level should therefore be supported by the Union.
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Freedom of expression and information is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Community. Free access to information, evaluation of media framework conditions and the responsible and safe use of information and communication networks are directly linked to free public opinion and are essential for guaranteeing a functional democracy. It is necessary for the public to acquire the media literacy skills necessary for critical thinking and discernment and the ability to analyse complex realities, recognise differences between opinions and facts and resist any form of incitement to hatred. To this end, the Union should promote the development of media literacy for all citizens, regardless of their age, through training, awareness raising, studies and other relevant activities.
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 59 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) preventing and combating inequalities and discrimination on grounds of sex, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and supporting comprehensive policies to promote gender equality and anti- discrimination and their mainstreaming as well policies to combat racism and all forms of intolerance;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 63 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage andand its integration, history, institutions, values and cultural heritage, which make up European identity in its diversity;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results), by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public and, where appropriate, beneficiaries of actions funded in this way and participants therein.
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 100 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools development and maintenance and measures to promote media literacy among the public;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 102 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthening citizen's awareness of European integration, culture, history and remembrance as well as their sense of belonging to the Union;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its intention to closely examine all elements of the proposal concerning the rule of law conditionality clause and to introduce the necessary provisions to guarantee that the final beneficiaries of the Union budget can in no way be affected by breaches of rules for which they are not responsibleWelcomes the rule of law conditionality clause, which will give greater freedom of action to the European Union in defending this fundamental principle on which it is founded;
2018/10/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets, however, the failure of the Commission proposal to take into account the final report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources chaired by Mario Monti for the purpose of including updated tax figures;
2018/10/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The rule of law is one of the essential values upon which the Union is founded. As recalled by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, these values are common to the Member StatesRespect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, are the essential values upon which the Union is founded. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail. These values are enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and in the criteria for Union membership as recalled by Article 49 of the Treaty.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) In accordance with Article 2 and 7 of the Treaty on European Union, the Member States and the institutions of the Union are obliged to respect, protect and promote the principles and values referred to therein.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 32 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) Member States shall duly and sincerely cooperate to take on the obligations of Union membership as recalled in the Treaty on the European Union.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The identification of a generalised deficiency requires a qualitative assessment by the Commission. That assessment could be based on the information from all available sources and recognized institutions, including judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union, reports of the Court of Auditors, resolutions of the European Parliament and conclusions and recommendations of relevant international organisations and networks, such as the bodies of the Council of Europe and the European networks of supreme courts and councils for the judiciary.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 49 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) It is essential that the legitimate interests of the final recipients and beneficiaries are properly safeguarded when measures are adopted in the event of generalised deficiencies. The Commission should take into account the potential impact on final recipients and beneficiaries when considering the measures to be adopted. To strengthen the protection of the final recipients or beneficiaries, the Commission should actively monitor the respect of the legal obligation of the Member States to continue making payments after adopting measures in accordance with this Regulation, and inform the final recipients or beneficiaries of their rights in case any infringements occur.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure uniform implementation of this Regulation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed pursuant to this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to protect the financial interests of the Union, reversed qualified majority voting should be usedmmission.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 53 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) In view of their effect on the Union's budget, measures imposed pursuant to this Regulation should only enter into force after the European Parliament and the Council have approved a transfer to a budgetary reserve of an amount equivalent to the value of the measures adopted. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to protect the financial interest of the Union, that transfer should be considered adopted unless, within a set period, the European Parliament or the Council, the latter acting by a qualified majority, amend or reject it.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 55 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Before proposing the adoption of any measure pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission should inform the Member State concerned why it considers that a generalised deficiency regarding the rule of law might exist in that Member State. The Commission should immediately inform the European Parliament and the Council about the notification and its content. The Member State concerned should be allowed to submit its observations. The Commission and the Council should take those observations into account.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 57 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Councilmmission should lift measures with suspensive effect onand send a proposal from the Commissto the European Parliament and the Council to lift in full or in part the budgetary reserve of the measures in question, if the situation leading to the imposition of those measures has been sufficiently remedied.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 61 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'the rule of law' refersshall be understood having regard to the Union values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union whichand the membership criteria; it includes the principles of legequality, implying a transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic process for enacting laws; legal certainty; prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers; effective judicial protection by independent courts, including of fundamental rights; separation of powers and equality before the law;
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 63 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law' means a widespread or recurrent practice or omission, or measure by public authorities which affects the rule of lawvalues of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities;
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 73 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) the prevention and sanctioning of tax evasion and the proper functioning of authorities contributing to administrative cooperation in tax matters;
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) endangering the ability of a Member State to respect the obligations of Union membership, including the capacity effectively to implement the rules, standards and policies that constitute the body of Union law;
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 91 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Unless the decision adopting the measures provides otherwise, the imposition of appropriate measures shall not affect the obligation of government entities referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 or of Member States referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 to implement the programme or fund affected by the measure, and in particular the obligation to make payments to final recipients or beneficiaries. The Commission shall actively monitor whether the legal entitlements of final recipients or beneficiaries are respected. If the Commission finds evidence that the Member State is not fulfilling its obligation to secure the payments and legitimate interests of final recipients or beneficiaries, it shall take all appropriate measures to assist those recipients or beneficiaries in enforcing their claims.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 98 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State concerned shall provide all required information and may make observations within a time limit specified by the Commission, which shall not be less than 1 month or more than 3 months from the date of notification of the finding. In its observations, the Member State may propose the adoption of remedial measures.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 99 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall take into account the information received and any observations made by the Member State concerned, as well as the adequacy of any proposed remedial measures, when deciding whether or not to submit a proposal foradopt a decision on the appropriate measures.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 100 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission considers that the generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law is established, it shall submit a proposal for an implementing act on the appropriate measures to the Counciladopt a decision on the appropriate measures to the European Parliament and the Council by means of an implementing act.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. At the same time as it adopts its decision, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal to transfer to a budgetary reserve and amount equivalent to the value of the measures adopted. By way of derogation from paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article 31 of the Financial Regulation, the European Parliament and the Council shall deliberate upon the transfer proposal within four weeks of its receipt by both institutions. The transfer proposal shall be considered to be approved unless, the Parliament acting by a majority of the votes cast, or the Council acting by qualified majority, amend or reject it. The decision shall enter into force if neither the European Parliament nor the Council reject the transfer proposal within this period.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 108 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The decision shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Council, unless it decides, by qualified majority, to reject the Commission proposal within one month of its adoption by the Commission.deleted
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may amend the Commission’s proposal and adopt the amended text as a Council decision.deleted
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the situation in the Member State concerned. Once the generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law which on the grounds of which the appropriate measures were adopted cease to exist in full or in part, the Commission shall submit to the Council a proposal for a decision liftingadopt a decision lifting those measures in full or in part. At the same time, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal to lift in full or in part, the budgetary reserve referred to those measures in full or in partadopted. The procedure set out in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 6 and 76a of Article 5 shall apply.
2018/10/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #

2018/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The global nature of the digital economy, reflects the importance of finding an international solution and common tax rules to the taxation of the digital economy, and justifies the Commission's efforts within international fora, namely with the OECD, to reach such an agreement.
2018/10/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2018/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The data that may be collected from the users for the purposes of applying this Directive shall be limited to data indicating the Member State in which the users are located, without allowing for identification of the user. Without prejudice of paragraph 1, any processing of personal data under this Directive shall comply with the provisions laid down on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2018/10/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 55 #

2018/0005(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 99 a – paragraph 1
While setting the rates referred to in Articles 97 and 98, Member States shall ensure that the weighted average rate, calculated in accordance with Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 (*), exceeds 124% at any given time.
2018/06/07
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes this first report on the monitoring of the application of EU law following the entry into force of the Better Regulation Agenda in 2015; recalls that the principles of better law-making encompass the requirement to demonstrate the need to legislate at EU level, in a way that is strictly proportionate to the aims of the legislative action, and to ensure that the legislation is correctly implemented at the right level; recalls that any expansion of EU law that is not built on such principles is detrimental to the proper application thereof; stresses, therefore, the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;.
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. DRegrets that timely and correct application of EU legislation in the Member States remains a matter of serious concern as shown by the large number of infringement procedures; deplores the high number of negative trends revealed in the current report, notably the substantial increase in the opening of infringement cases, representing a 67.5 % increase over the past year and a five-year peak, together with a recorded increase in complaints and a decrease in rates of resolution; notes that according to the breakdown of the infringement cases open at the end of 2016, the four policy areas in which the greatest number of transposition infringement proceedings were opened against Member States were the internal market, environment, financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, and mobility and transport; welcomes the decrease in the total number of new EU Pilot files, reaching its lowest level since 2011; notes the Commission’s aim, in line with its communication entitled ‘EU law: Better results through better application’1 , [1],to make use of the EU Pilot only where it provides effective added value in the infringement resolution process; welcomes the fact that the report acknowledges the role of Parliament in calling the Commission’s attention to shortcomings in the application of EU law in Member States by means of parliamentary questions and petitions; _________________ 1 C(2016)8600, OJ C 18, 19.1.2017, p. 10.
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial importance of transparency and accountability in the drafting and application of EU law by the EU institutions, meaning that EU legislation has to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which ins; recognistes on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms2 ; _________________ 2Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08, ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.essential role that social partners and civil society organisations play in monitoring and enhancing effective redress of EU law;
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties, as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; points out that those rights and principles require citizens to be given adequate access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; insistreminds that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts aiming at implementing EU law;
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 27 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for all EU institutions engaged in the legislative process to commit to enhancing the drafting quality of legislative texts, in line with the commitment undertaken in the Better Law- Making Agenda; recalls that the 1998 Inter-institutional Agreement on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation needs to be substantially adapted in order to deliver on that objective;
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 28 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes Commission's commitment to actively help Member States transpose and implement legislation by preparing implementation plans for certain Directives and Regulations; calls on the Commission to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to Member States via concrete tools in order to achieve better record of implementation of the EU law; encourages the Commission to assist Member States that might face a priori implementation and transposition challenges and address these accordingly by enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities at a technical level.
2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Schengen area is a unique arrangement and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, allowing free movement of people within the Schengen area without controls at internal borders; whereas this has been made possible through a variety of compensating measures, such as re- enforcing the exchange of information through the establishment of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and creating an evaluation mechanism to verify the implementation of the Schengen acquis by Member States and foster mutual trust in the functioning of the Schengen area; whereas mutual trust also demands solidarity, judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters and common views and policies on migration, visa and asylum policies;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 39 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is not consistent with the logic of the internal market to restrict the freedom of movement of migrants legally residing in a Member State, including for work, establishment and the provision of services, nor these restrictions are easily enforceable due to the lack of internal border controls;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the effectiveness of the measures taken at the external borders and the creation of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; notes the efforts of the Agency in implementing the new regulation, especially through joint operations in the field of border surveillance and return, and by supporting the Member States particularly affected by migratory pressuredealing with large migration flows; sees the importance of the newly introduced vulnerability assessment mechanism in uncovering weaknesses at the common external borders and preventing crises; emphasises the concerted efforts and cooperation between agencies and other stakeholders in organising the ‘Hotspot’ approach;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 64 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the support and capacity-building measures taken in the countries of origin to address the root causes of irregular migratioorder to improve living conditions in the countries of origin; considers it crucial that adequate maritime search-and- rescue aspects and capabilities are embedded into all operational planning and execution, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 656/2014;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 77 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers cooperation with third countries, in particular in the context of development policy and readmission agreements, as one of the most essential elements in finding the solution to irregularmanaging migration flows;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Condemns the continued reintroduction of internal border checks as this undermines the basic principles of the Schengen area, and expresses doubts about the lawfulness of some prolongations of controls; is also of the opinion that Member States have not taken the proper measures to ensure cooperation with other affected Member States to minimise the effects of these measures, nor have they provided enough information on the results of such controls, therefore hindering the analysis by the Commission and scrutiny by Parliament; considers the economic, political and social impacts of this practice to be detrimental to the unity of the Schengen area and harmful to the prosperity of European citizens; recalls that Member States have other tools available, namely targeted police controls, as recommended by the Commission; condemns the militarization of the Austrian-Italian border;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 151 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that all the Member States should do their utmost to ensure a high level of control atefficiently manage their EU external borders by allocating sufficient resources through staffing and expertise, establishing the necessary command and control structures and formulating up-to-date risk analyses in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 for all tiers of command to facilitate effective operations, in full respect of Human Rights and their obligations under International Law;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to make available the necessary information and statistical data to facilitate the national management of resources and capabilities related to border control; calls on the Member States, in particular those directly affected, to prepare and sufficiently test necessary contingency plans to mitigate situations of disproportionate migratory pressureneeded to properly manage large migration flows, as well as to increase their registration and accommodation capacity in case of such events; calls on the Member States to improve their capabilities to detect document fraud and clandestine entries;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #

2017/2256(INI)

25. Calls on the Member States to ensure swift return procedures once a return decision has been issued; calls on the Member States to take specific steps to ensure adequate infrastructure, accommodation and living conditions for arriving asylum seekers, especially taking into consideration the needs of unaccompanied minors and families with minors; calls on the Member States to bring their detention facilities into line with the requirements so as to meet capacity demand, and abide to international best practices and Human Rights norms and conventions, and, above all, to increase the use of alternative measures to detention;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 245 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for proposals to improve and expand the freedom of movement of workers, the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services within the EU, including the elimination of the current restrictions, for migrants legally residing in a Member State, in order to improve the rights and living conditions of this large group of people, and to ensure the consistency and integrity of the internal market;
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 30 #

2017/2233(ACI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Commission President will be elected by the European Parliament on a proposal by the European Council, taking into account the outcome of the elections to the European Parliament and after appropriate consultations have been held, and that therefore, as was the case in 2014, European political parties shall come up with lead candidates (‘Spitzenkandidaten’), preferably of a transnational list in order to give the European citizens the choice whom to elect as Commission President in the European Parliament elections;
2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #

2017/2233(ACI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Spitzenkandidaten process is a further step in strengthening the EU’s parliamentary dimension, and therefore warns that the European Parliament will reject any candidate in the investiture procedure of the Commission President who was not appointed as a Spitzenkandidat in the run-up to the elections of the European Parliament and will avoid submitting a candidate who does not have a sufficient parliamentary majority;
2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 47 #

2017/2233(ACI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that all major European political parties embraced the Spitzenkandidaten process in the run-up to the 2014 European electionsor indicate their candidate to the presidency of the Commission in the run-up to the 2014 European elections and also public debates were held among the candidates to chair the Commission, which is itself a sign of its success, and stresses that the 2019 European elections will be the occasion to cement the use of that process;
2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 73 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission publication ofn the 2018 Annual Growth Survey (AGS) package and the proposed2018; considers it necessary to introduce a policy mix of investment, socially balanced structural reform and fiscal consolidation, presented as a way tostability, thereby further promoteing higher growth levels and to strengthening European recovery and upward convergence, with the inclusion of quality job creation;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it a matter of urgency to correct both deficit and surplus current account imbalances;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of public investment for boosting and leveraging investmentgrowth in the EU; considers that the policy mix proposed in the AGS 2018 should be further developed to remedy the current decrease in public investment in the EU; highlights that this decrease also affects local and regional authorities, threatening their ability to deliver quality public services;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the European Semester and the Country-Specific Recommendations should achieve the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights; takes the view that more attention should be paid to social indicators and well-being objectives in the context of the European Semester and the Annual Growth Survey;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 205 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Insists on the need to develop within the European semester a comprehensive strategy to support investment that enhances environmental sustainability and progress in the bioindustrial sector; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to demonstrate how its statement that ‘the SDGs are now fully integrated in the Semester’ (Commission communication of 22 May 2017, COM(2017)0500) is reflected in Annual Growth Survey 2018 and will be reflected in the subsequent Semester process;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 296 #

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that a fiscal capacity – on top of existing capacities, and not withrough redeployments that would underminet prejudice to the vital role currently played by structural funds and cohesion policy – represents a necessary tool for increasing incentives for convergence and to counter asymmetric or symmetric economic shocks;
2018/01/17
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– whereas competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the over- concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that current and savings accounts should not incur commissions for users unless they are linked to specific services;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that the harmonisation of the common consolidated corporate tax base(CCCTB) is vital in order to eliminate distortions of competition and reduce the appeal of concluding opaque tax agreements between certain multinationals and Member States;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that sales tax on digital companies could improve competition conditions and contribute to a level play field within the single market;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 121 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Urges the Council to swiftly adopt the Commission proposal on the harmonisation of the consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) after taking into account the Parliament´s opinion;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Welcomes the fact that the Commission regards the opaque tax rulings awarded by some Member States to certain multinationals as illegal state aid, on the grounds that they distort competition in the internal market, and encourages the Commission to continue its efforts in this direction;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 283 #

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Takes the view that the adoption of the euro by those Member States that have not yet joined the single currency would strengthen competition conditions within the internal market;
2017/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EIB’s contribution to restoring investment activity in the EU after the economic and financial crisesis and the policies of excessive fiscal adjustment, that had a negative impact on investment; stresses that the EIB’s activities during the current period of recovery and credit availability in some countries and sectors must be carefully directed towards products and projects, thereby ensuring additionality, while addressing underlying investment gaps in both public and private sectors;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes that, according to the 28 September 2017 EIB Economics Departments brief, the cumulative investments approved by the EIB Group in 2015 and 2016 will add 2.3 % to the EU GDP by 2020 and will add 2.25 million jobs, which shows the substantial macroeconomic impact of the EIB;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2017/2071(INI)

1b. Encourages the EIB further expand its macroeconomic analysis capability, including research regarding the macroeconomic impact of its activities, as well as its general analytical work and sectoral studies, and the range of empirical papers and publications, thereby becoming as well a "knowledge bank";
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the EIB to continue improving the assessment of projects, by using richer, more precise and refined impact indicators;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. In order to keep bioeconomy investments in Europe, demonstration and flagship investment project proposals that have been positively evaluated by the Bio- Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) but could not be funded under the BBI JU program because of a lack of available budget, shall be eligible for ‘fast-track’ simplified procedure for EIB funding that would be limited to a financial assessment;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to minimise the risk of crowding out the private sector by focusing on long-term financing otherwise unavailable on time to EIB clients on the markets, or by greater risk-taking, namely by supporting the financing of projects that would not get financed otherwise; further points out that additionality of EIB financing also consists in providing technical advice and capacity-building in order to help projects to become investment-ready and quick mobilization of resources, often faster than the private sector;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 18 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that EIB loans should increase in nominal and real terms every year, at least as far as the investment gap caused by the financial and economic crisis and the policies of fiscal adjustment is not filled;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the EIB maintained solid a financial stance, according to the forecast for 2016, with a net annual surplus of EUR 2,8 billion; calls for a share of this profit to be used for financing EU aid programmes;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the Parliament resolution of 22 November 2016 on the Green Paper on Retail Financial Services, in its paragraph 47, calls on ‘the Commission to put forward a proposal on the creation of an “EU savings account” in order to unlock long-term financing and support ecological transition in Europe'; suggests therefore that the EIB undertakes an study on the viability of creating the said EU savings account, in order to channel individual savings to the EIB for the financing of the circular economy and the ecological transition, bio-based industries and sustainable development;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 21 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Considers that the EIB should continue to prioritise investments in the fight against climate, the circular economy, and bio-economy, and in particular in the recycling industry, renewable energy, sustainable and last generation biofuels that do not crowd out food supply, non-fossil fuel-based alternative transport methods, bio-based industries and biomass, green building, biotechnologies, bioplastics and organic farming;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 22 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Encourages the EIB to, in particular, increase financing to the bio- economy sector, including bio-based industries, biotechnology and the efficient management of natural resources, particularly in crisis-affected Member States and Regions, in partnership with Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), the €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership on Bio-based Industries between the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC);
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Notes with concern that many biotechnological starts ups that exploit EU-financed science move to the United States for lack of private finance and venture capital in Europe; calls on the EIB to offer suitable financing alternatives to the said start-ups;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that instead of playing a partly anti-cyclical role, the key priorityies for the EIB should be to focus on areas where markets fail;bridging investments gaps, develop technical capacity, address market failures, and on providing financing support for the EU´s economic and social cohesion objectives.
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that instead of playing a partly anti-cyclical role, the key priority for the EIB should be to focus on areas where markets fail;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EIB to help Member States to identify fundable projects whenever they call for financial assistance;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Reminds that more than 90% of EU SMEs are microenterprises providing almost 30% of employment in the private sector; microenterprises are more vulnerable to economic shocks than larger firms and may remain underserved in credit provision; believes that in the domain of access to finance, the EIB could emphasise bridging possible funding gaps for microenterprises through financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EIB can play a positive role in reducing the negative public investment gap, but that its activities should not come into conflict with fiscal rules, as fiscal stability is a key precondition for stable and sustainable economic growth;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EIB canplayed and continues to play a positive role in reducing the negative public investment gap, but thand private its activities should not come into conflict with fiscal rules, as fiscal stability is a key precondition for stable and sustainable economic growthnvestment gap;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EIB, taking into account the insufficient project generation capacity in the public and private sectors and the lower borrowing capacity in some Member States, and with a view to reducing the investment shortfall in the EU, to consider an approach whereby contributions made on a one-off basis to EIB-funded projects by Member States, whether by a Member State as such or by national promotional banks classified in the general government sector or acting on behalf of a Member State, would qualify as one-off measures within the meaning of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/971 a and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/971 b; _________________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies 1b Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the EIB should move towards the development bank model by establishing, among other plans, programme strategies agreed with the Member States and within the framework of the national reform programmes and country-specific recommendations;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that it is important to fund projects that intensively use labour to maximise the impact in terms of job creation; Calls on the EIB to provide detailed information on the direct and indirect jobs created by every project funded;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EIB to draw up a strategy for remedying the fact that SMEs, when they are based in a country in which the economic and banking context is unfavourable, have difficulties in gaining access to project financing;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the high degree of urgency of clarifying the impact of Brexit on the EIB in order for the bankinstitution to continue to be able to perform its role, and the need to deliver a study on the matter; calls for Member States to make sure that the departure of the United Kingdom does not result in a loss of capital for the EIB; suggest Member States to, on the contrary, seize this opportunity to increase the EIB capital;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to monitor carefully the cost and efficiency associated with the high number of financially small mandates given to the EIB; takes the view that the administrative cost associated with such a number of mandates can undermine the EIB’s price competitiveness and thus render it less effective in performing its role;deleted
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds that the EIB should play a fundamental role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy through the Horizon 2020 instrument;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for the EIB to prioritise external operations so that its activities especially focus on areas of high importance for the EU; highlights the great potential for EIB operations to improve the economic situation in Ukraine, which is facing great economic stress and instability due to the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine, with the direct and indirect participation of Russian military and security servicesregions of key geopolitical relevance, such as in Eastern Europe, in particular in Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub- Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Council conclusions of October 10th 2017 on climate finance1a; highlights the importance of scaling up the availability of capital for green and sustainable investments; believes the EIB should make it a top priority; _________________ 1ahttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/press- releases-pdf/2017/10/47244665508_en.pdf
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for an increase in financial assistance for projects that have a positive impact on refugees and other migrants, and that are located in Member States that receive the largest flows of refugees and migrants;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes the EIB should support the timely implementation of the Paris Agreement along with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Welcomes the will of the EIB to adopt the highest standards in order to prevent tax fraud, tax evasion, tax avoidance, aggressive tax planning, money laundering and financing of terrorism1a; believes nevertheless that there is still room for improvement; calls in this regard the EIB to end cooperation with intermediaries, jurisdictions and countries that do not comply with OECD and EU standards; _________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/about/compliance/tax- good-governance/index.htm & http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications /all/eib-group-anti-money-laundering- policy-and-combating-finance-of- terrorism-framework.htm
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Recalls that the EU list of non- cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters will be release by the end of 2017; believes that as soon as a country appears on this list, the EIB should freeze its cooperation with it;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Highlights the EU list of high risk third countries in the field of money laundering; believes that as soon as a country appears on this list, the EIB should freeze its cooperation with it;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the EIB to take into account the local context when investing in third countries; recalls that investing in third countries cannot be based only on a profit maximisation approach but also aim at generating long-term private sector-led sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty through job creations and improved access to productive resources; believes that the choice of financial intermediaries should be stricter in this regard;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Is concerned by the lack of information that the EIB discloses on the beneficial ownership and the final money recipients, especially when the financing relies on private equity funds; underlines the issues it raises in terms of transparency and accountability for a publicly-backed institution; urges therefore the EIB to reinforce its due diligence procedure when working with financial intermediaries;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7h. Notes that out of 120 cases reported to the Fraud Investigations Division of the Inspectorate General (IG/IN) in 2016, 53% were referred by EIB Group staff; welcomes the fact that the fraud reporting mechanism on the EIB’s website is now available in 30 languages1a; believes that the EIB should follow carefully the ongoing work on the protection of whistle-blowers at EU level and consequently further improve its reporting possibilities; _________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/attachments/general/re ports/ig_fraud_investigations_activity_rep ort_2016_en.pdf
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that access to finance is still a core barrier for the growth of the cultural creative industries (CCIs); stresses the urgent need for funding initiatives to strengthen such industries; emphasises the potential from the EIB and the EFSI to support the creative sector, mainly through the financing of SMEs; Calls on the EIB to address the lack of EFSI funding to CCIs by investigating possible interactions with Creative Europe;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that the EIB facilitates the direct purchase of EIB bonds by EU citizens and residents, through the opening of an online sale system in its website, and/or through its commercialization by Member States NCBs, postal services and other suitable providers;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that, even though most EU citizens are unaware, EIB bonds are the only example of Union debt issuances;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the EIB to promote gender equality and corporate social responsibility through its financing offers; believes that any company requiring an EU financing should first demonstrate that it has clear measures in place in this regard;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for more comprehensive, frequent and proper parliamentary accountability of EIB, following the model of the ECB´s monetary dialogues;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 99 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes the communication of the EIB group, in cooperation with its relevant national partners, should be improved in order to raise the SMEs awareness of their financing possibilities and to better inform the citizens of the local and concrete projects financed by the EU;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Deplores the conditions of the reappointment of the President of the EIB in July 2017 without any clear mandate nor any proper democratic debate; believes that the European Parliament should be involved in this process;
2017/10/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuous efforts to ensure that EU citizenship rights are upheld; is convinced that EU citizens will only be able to exercise their rights fully if the Member States and the EU institutions make a firm commitment to protecting them;
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2016 on ‘learning EU at school’,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 6 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 March 2017 on the implementation of the Europe for Citizens Programme,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 7 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2016 on the 2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 10 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to respect for the rule of law, enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 12 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union enshrining the right of freedom of movement of persons,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 13 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on European Union,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 22 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Warns against possible legal uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and those of UK citizens living in the EU arising as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; believes that an agreement on the core rights should be safeguardreached promptly, and contained in the UK withdrawal agreement and the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK; stresses that any agreement should be based on the principle of reciprocity;
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, given the increasing impact of the online universe and social media on the lives of citizens, the European institutions should continue to develop new mechanisms and public policies designed to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in the digital environment, focusing on their freedom of expression, their right to privacy and protection of their good name, personal data and personal image, particularly in the case of minors.
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas access to EU citizenship is gained through nationality of a Member State, which is regulated by national laws; whereas at the same time, rights and duties emerge from this institution which are laid down by EU law and do not depend on the Member States; whereas for the above reason it is equally true that these rights and obligations cannot be limited in an unjustified manner by the Member States, including by their sub-state authorities;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 31 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU citizens trust in the Member States, including their sub-state authorities, to apply both Community law and their national laws, which is a precondition for the effective exercise of rights deriving from the EU citizenship which they hold;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 33 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas any unilateral change in the borders of a Member State constitutes, at the very least, a violation of Articles 2, 3.2 and 4.2 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as jeopardising enjoyment of all the rights deriving from EU citizenship;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the security of EU citizens and the fight against terrorism should be a top priority for the EU; welcomes the steps taken by the EU to reinforce the Security Union; calls for the speedy implementation of the interoperability of EU information systems for security, migration and border management, which should all comply with EU data protection principles; emphasises that the coordination of internal and external EU action in the field of security is essential for the efficient protection of EU citizens.
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Warns that, in carrying out its essential task of ensuring greater public safety in the face of the terrorist threat, the Commission must make every effort to strike the right balance between security and freedom and to safeguard fundamental rights, given that failure to do so would be to neglect the core values of the European Union and strike at its very heart, thereby helping international terrorism to achieve one of its aims;
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Is concerned at the danger of linking terrorism to a particular religion or community; stresses, therefore, the need to strengthen peaceful coexistence, respect, tolerance and solidarity between individuals, groups and communities within in our societies and actively seek to eradicate hostile and xenophobic messages and behaviour targeting certain groups or communities;
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out activities aiming at raising awareness about citizenship rights among EU citizens.
2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the right to free movement and its exercise is central to EU citizenship and complements the other freedoms of the EU internal market; whereas young Europeans in particular consider free movement, which ranks first among EU citizens in terms of recognition and popularity, as the EU’s most positive achievement, after ensuring peace;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 77 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret that the Commission’s 2017 EU Citizenship Report makes no reference to the right to petition, to the right to refer to the European Ombudsman or to, the right to access documents or the right to access registers;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 78 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that the Commission introduces an entry register at all of its headquarters, including at the representation offices in the Member States, to enable citizens to address any EU institution in writing or face-to-face with the proper guarantees;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 79 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recommends that the Commission introduce, in cooperation with universal postal service providers, a messaging system with certification of content, date and sender, so that citizens can address the European institutions remotely in writing with the proper guarantees;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 141 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Urges the Commission to launch an Education for European Citizenship strategy incorporating a proposed guideline curriculum, in the form of a recommendation to the Council and which Member State education systems could adopt, on the basis of Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 162 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Recognises that knowledge and the full exercise of the rights linked to Union citizenship, including participation in European Parliament elections, requires not only information but also training campaigns;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 163 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Encourages the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme to finance more innovative projects with the potential to have a systemic impact, leaving behind the paradigm based on financing seminars and exchanges of best practice that are simply drops in the ocean, however much of a transnational component they may have;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 164 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Proposes, with the aim of strengthening Union citizenship and the exercise of that citizenship, that the Commission should encourage local authorities to designate councillors responsible for European affairs, since this is the level that is closest to citizens;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 165 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Takes the view that Union citizenship requires action by the Commission to strengthen the European cultural dimension; suggests creating the ‘Get to Know Europe’ programme in parallel with and as a complement to ‘Europe for Citizens’;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 188 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Stresses the need to further develop, as an integral part of the Union´s citizenship, a European common conscience oriented towards the future, pluralistic, transcultural and open to migration flows and influences from the rest of the world;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 200 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15g. Urges the Commission and Council to guarantee that refugees and migrants can enjoy all the rights linked to Union citizenship, and in particular the right to free movement and free movement of labour, as well as access to health, education, the labour market and culture;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 98 #

2017/2054(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre51 seats to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 120 #

2017/2054(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3
(3) From the European elections after the adopollowing the creation of the legal basis for transnational lists, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union; trough the adoption of the European Electoral law, the number of representatives elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union should be defined according to the number of Member States of the European Union.
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 147 #

2017/2054(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The number of representatives elected in the joint constituency shall be defined on the basis of the number of Member States of the European Union.
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 20 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget; considers it necessary to reduce considerably the proportion of management costs included in taxes and tariffs paid to national customs agencies;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, especially with regard to revenue from cross-border transactions, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 37 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates the establishment of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone that would perform functions of macroeconomic stabilisation and bring about economic and social convergence; considers, moreover, that this capacity should be financed through own resources specific to the euro area, such as a tax on financial transactions, a bank levy and a share of the ECB’s profits; points out that, ECB profits may be transferred through the ordinary legislative procedure under Article 33.1(a) of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU should be able to issue zero-risk debt assets in order to offset the volatility in own resources’ revenues; points out that such a move would be fully compatible with the wording of Article 310 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which means that no reform is necessary;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal to create the post, within the Commissionto be filled by a Commission vice- president, of European Finance Minister, who would be tasked with chairing the Eurogroup, managing the budgetary capacity and ensuring full democratic accountability of the EU’s economic governance;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the alignment of the future MFFs with the duration of Parliament’s legislative term and the Commission’s mandate, thereby reducing the length of the MFF from seven to five years; for some programmes while others, notably those related to programmes requiring longer- term programming and/or policies foreseeing complex procedures for the establishment of implementation systems, such as cohesion policy or rural development, should be agreed for a period of 5+5 years with compulsory mid- term revision
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 13 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the MFF’s importance as a fundamentally investment-focused multiannual budget;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Warns against the possibility that 5. the upcoming Brexit negotiations might shroud the outcome of negotiations on the next MFF; recalls the difficulty of assessing the impact of Brexit on both the interinstitutional process and funding under the forthcoming MFF, and considers it unlikely that the long-term EU budgets can be increased in this contextthat the United Kingdom’s exit from the Union should not lead to a reduction in the forthcoming MFF, given the numerous challenges that the Union of 27 continues to face;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Warns against the possibility that the upcoming Brexit negotiations might shroud the outcome of negotiations on the next MFF; recalls the difficulty of assessing the impact of Brexit on both the interinstitutional process and funding under the forthcoming MFF, and considers it unlikely that the long-term EU budgets can be increased in this contexton the other side suggests that Brexit presents an opportunity to reconsider the current system of rebates and corrections, which are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Treaties;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the new priorities and initiatives of the EU should be financed with fresh money without jeopardizing the existing programmes and policies, in this context calls for a depth reform of the financing system of the Union – a genuine system of own resources – to make the EU Budget more stable, more sustainable, and more predictable, while improving transparency for the citizens. Considers that the unity of the budget, and more budgetary flexibility have to be addressed;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that there is a growing demand on the part of European citizens for the Union to respond to significant cross-border challenges that cannot be tackled effectively by Member States, such as migration, climate change and energy, among others; warns States that the Union cannot properly tackle these challenges unless its budgetary resources are increased accordingly;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for increased complementarity between national budgets and the EU budget, and for European funding to focus on areas that deliver genuine European added value and in which such well-targeted spending at European level can produce savings at national level.
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points to the need to increase the proportion of genuinely own resources in the MFF as a whole, such as the financial transactions tax, a fraction of the future Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, European Central Bank profits and other possible sources mentioned in the report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources coordinated by Mario Monti, which will reduce the Council’s tendency to regard negotiations on the MFF as a zero-sum game;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 118 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in twohree emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: on the one hand, by develop– by developing and funding a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policy and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence; on the other hand, promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation; – by promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation, and development of the adequate infrastructures and logistic capacities which guarantee the needed mobility – by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence, stresses that actions taken in this areas should not come at the expense of EU’s development policies, preventing diversion of ODA from its main objective of poverty eradication
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 136 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuring prominently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, which should be continued and not financed to the expense of other EU programmes and the development of a fiscal capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, including possibly through the proposed European Monetary Fund;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 156 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, unless the Council agrees to significantly increase the level of its national contributions to the EU budget, the introduction of new genuine EU own resources remains the only option for adequately financing the next MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 165 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out, in this context, that the full implementation of political decisions and initiatives taken by the European Council is possible only if the necessary funding is ensured, and underlines that any other approach undermines the sincerity of the Union budget and the citizen´s trust;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 365 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
71. Stresses that SMEs and micro- enterprises, including social economy enterprises, are key drivers of economic growth, innovation and employment and recognises their important role in ensuring the recovery and boosting of a sustainable EU economy; recalls that there are more than 20 million SMEs in the EU and that they account for 99 % of all businesses; considers that improving access to finance for SMEs should continue to remain an important policy objective for the next MFF and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the COSME programme’s financial envelope in order for it to correspond to the actual needs of the EU economy and the significant demand for participation;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 557 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, culture, education, media, youth, sports and, citizenship and civil society that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries and without which it is not possible to develop a common European conscience; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out people of all ages, and especially young people, to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal and informal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for at least tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe,primarily those coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background, and learners across Europe, beyond university students, with a particular attention to people with disabilities, enabling them to participate in the programme without their own resources and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes; recommends setting up an internal European Democracy Fund for the strengthened support of civil society and NGOs working in the fields of democracy and human rights;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 644 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
92. Stresses that the level and mechanisms of funding in the field of internal security, including cybersecurity, should be stepped up from the outset and for the entire duration of the next MFF in order to avoid systematic recourse to the flexibility provisions of the MFF every year; calls for sufficient resources to be provided to law enforcement agencies (Europol, Eurojust and Cepol) and for the European Agency for the operational management of large- scale IT systems (eu- LISA) to be endowed with the means to implement and manage its new responsibilities; underlines the role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights in understanding and responding to the phenomena of radicalisation, marginalisation, hate speech and hate crime and fighting xenophobia, religious integrism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to is resolution of 30 November 2017 on the EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizen's Rights in a Union of Democratic Change;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas in its Resolution of 30 November 2017, it called the Commission, with the aim of strengthening Union citizenship and the exercise of that citizenship, for encouraging local authorities to designate councillors responsible for European affairs, since is the level that is closest to the citizens;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 84 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that cities should be regarded more broadly than mere structures of public management under democratic control, and that urban centres and municipalities should be seen as potential fora for public debate, the transfer of knowledge and for shaping political space in the EU;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 92 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that cities’ representation should not be limited to their official representatives participating in the management and consulting structures, and that cities, towns and villages – and not only capitals of the countries and regions – should become centres of debate on the future of the Union and its policies;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that in order to become centres of debate on the future of the Union and its policies, municipalities must appoint a councillor in charge of European affairs, and that a network of local councillors on that area should be established;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that such an objective will only be feasible if the debates are held in urban areas other than national or regional capitals, which may constitute an easily accessible forum for citizens living nearby, as well as in towns and villages;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 106 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Proposes that thise citizens consultation process should be arranged by Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, in cooperation with those European city councils recognised as fora for European debate, and that such fora should, in close cooperation with the Member States, be established primarily in cities whose range of impact affects at least one million residents, so as to ensure the broadest possible participation;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 108 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Asks Member States to reinforce the European dimension by, inter alia, establishing a specific EU citizenship education curricula, asks the Commission to prepare a model EU citizenship education curricula for primary and secondary school;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Suggests the establishment of a pilot programme of 54 European debate fora – two for each Member State – to be held in non-capital cities, with a view of attaining a permanent system of municipal debate and consultation on EU affairs;
2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – point 2
2. The objective of the revision is, in compliance with the Treaties, to enable Union citizens both to register and to submit a citizens’ initiative successfully and in a cost-effective manner, and to provide for their petitioconcerns to receive appropriate follow-up from the Commission, in order to encourage as many Union citizens as possible to become involved in taking the European integration process forward.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 (new)
(-1) Recital 3 is amended as follows: [...] similar possibilities [...] instead of [...] similar conditions [...] And the following is added: [...], in particular for people with disabilities.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 a (new)
(-1a) In recital 7, the following sentence is deleted: “That should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” And amended as follows: “That should be set as the minimum age of 16 years.”
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
In Article 3,Article 3 is amended as follows: In paragraph 4, the following phrase is deleted: [...] “at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” The same paragraph is amended as follows: [...] of the minimum age of 16 years [...] instead of [...] of the age to be entitled to [...] And the following paragraphs are added:
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 40 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
"5. Following the example set by similar legal systems, the Citizen´s Initiative shall respect the principle of material unity to safeguard the wishes of citizens participating;
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
6. Initiatives cannot be presented on recently adopted legislation and during a period of two years;";
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 89 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)
In article 10, the following paragraph is added: "3. Once the initiative has been successfully registered, the Commission will keep updated the organisers about its plans and the evolution of the legislative procedure.";
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 93 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In article 11, the following paragraph is added: "An additional administrative channel will be available for those initiatives that have been rejected because they fall outside the Commission´s remit but which could be dealt by using other policy instruments, given their public interest, such as recommendations to the Member States or opinions, with the aim of avoiding the failure of worthwhile citizen´s initiatives and thereby strengthening citizen´s democratic involvement.";
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECI, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union. Registered ECIs may, on reasoned request, receive financial support from the Commission out of EU funds for technical and organisational purposes.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need to rebuildEncourages trust in the EU’s institutions and those of the Member States, trust being the basis for good cooperation and effective application of EU law;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the unchecked expansion of the EU’s acquis is detrimental to its proper application; stresses therefore the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; wWelcomes the practice by the Commission of taking due account of the principles of better law-making when selecting priorities for monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of transparency in the drafting and application of law by the EU institutions, the Member States and regional authorities; points out, that in the interest of both facilitating the implementation of EU law by the Member States and making it accessible to EU citizens, EU legislation needs to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU, which insists on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms1 ; _________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08 ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 20 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, given that those articles require citizens to have adequate access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; insistrecalls that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts implementing EU law;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, in this respect, for the commitment of all EU institutions engaged in the legislative process to enhance the drafting quality of legislative texts, in line with the commitment undertaken in the Better Law-Making Agenda; considers that the 1998 Inter-institutional Agreement on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation should be substantially adapted in order to deliver on that objective;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the inclusion of national parliaments in the law-making process will foster effective application of EU law; highlights, for that reason, the necessity to ensure genuine application of the yellow-card procedure as specified in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 32 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages the Commission to provide citizens with an integrated platform to help centralise complaints and irregularities in the implementation of EU legislation;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. InsistRecalls that national parliaments have an essential role to play in both pre- legislative scrutiny of draft legal acts and post- legislative scrutiny of their correct implementation of legal acts by the Member States; highlights its continued determination to support them in such efforts;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Supports the Commission initiative to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to Member States using concrete tools in order to achieve better implementation record of EU law;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the Commission’s efforts should go beyond simple guidelines with no binding legal force; insists on the need for both efficiency and legal certainty in the pre-infringement phase; calls therefore on the Commission to propose a regulation governing the rules of the pre-infringement and infringement procedures under Article 298(2) TFEU, with clear deadlines for different steps of the procedure and clear roles for all parties, including the Commission and the Member State’s authorities and complainants;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 51 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes a sustained dialogue between the Commission and the Member States with a view to strengthening the enforcement of EU law by means of a structured and systematic approach;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 53 #

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. InsistRecalls that the effectiveness of European integration is also conditional on the extent to which the EU’s policies are incorporated into legislation and applied by the Member States; recalls in that respect Article 197 TFEU which states ‘effective implementation of Union law by the Member States, which is essential for the proper functioning of the Union, shall be regarded as a matter of common interest’.
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that subsidiarity is a fundamental principle of federations as well as an indeterminate legal concept which, consequently, should be subject to political interpretation;
2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Understands that the principle of subsidiarity cannot be used to interpret restrictively the competencies assigned to the Union by virtue of the Treaties;
2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that any reflection on subsidiarity and the control thereof should take place in the context of the growing calls by citizens for the Union to tackle the great global challenges such as, inter alia, intercontinental financial flows, security, migration and climate change;
2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to Article 119(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union,
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 22 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The euro is the currency of the European Union, as indicated in Article 119(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 24 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) All Member States except Denmark and the United Kingdom are set to adopt the euro upon meeting the converge criteria.
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) It is also necessary to indicate that actions and activities of the Programme may support reforms that maycan help Member States that wish tomust adopt the euro to prepare for participation in the euro area.
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to provide support with the least possible delay, the Commission should be able to use part of the financial envelope also to cover the cost of activities supporting the Programme, such as expenses related to quality control and, monitoring, and evaluation of projects on the ground.
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 5a (new)
The Programme may finance actions and activities in support of reforms that maycan help Members States in their preparation to join the euro area.order to adopt the single currency.
2018/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the integration of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into the EU legal order; recalls that such integration must be accompanied by appropriate democratic accountability; notes that only such integration will ensure ESM management in accordance with the Community method, enable consistency of fiscal rules and obligations, facilitate fiscal and economic policy coordination, and enhance democratic legitimacy and accountability through the European Parliament;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 2 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the proposal for an integration of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into the EU legal order; recalls that such integration must be accompanied by appropriate democratic accountability;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the monetary policy in the Union is an exclusive competence of the ECB;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Believes that any attempt to introduce the IMF framework into the EU legal framework should be avoided taking into account the whole institutional setting of the EU and of the Euro area,
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Asks the successor of the European Stability Mechanism to be called the European Stability Fund (ESF)
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the proposed provisions regarding the accountability of the future European MonetarStability Fund (EMSF) to the European Parliament and the Council; notes in particular that the rules regarding the accountability of the EMF to the European Parliament mirror the already existing arrangements applicable to the Single Resolution Board (SRB), the European Central Bank (ECB) acting within the framework of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB);
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that the relevant accountability framework for the future ESF should refer to the economic governance as a whole, recalls the request of this Parliament for an interinstitutional arrangement in this field,
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 13 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Requests that the European Parliament be informed immediately and in an appropriate manner of the decisions that have been taken by the EMSF and approved by the Council;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that complete, accurate and timely information is a prerequisite for proper accountability; insists therefore, that the highest standard of transparency be laid down in the future interinstitutional agreement between the EMSF and the European Parliament regarding the decisions of the EMSF, the background of such decisions, access to EMSF documents and the records of discussions within the EMSF;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasizes the need for democratic accountability of the future Board of Directors of the EMF; regrets the lack of institutional involvement in their proposed selection procedure and calls for the inclusion of the European Parliament and the European Council in the decision on their appointment;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 24 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Understands the need for the Member States to validate decisions that have an impact on fiscal resources; stresses, however, that the EMSF is an instrument for crisis management, and should therefore be able to act swiftly; calls for the right balance to be struck between, on the one hand, ensuring democratic control of the EMSF and its accountability to the participating Member States and, on the other hand, the need to enable the requisite actions to be taken quickly, in particular by preventing an overly cumbersome decision-making process when approval has to be obtained from the Council; welcomestakes note of the provisions that ensure the transparency of the EMSF and its accountability to the national parliaments of the EMSF members and of the other participating Member States.
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 26 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for initiating a meaningful ESM reform in the short term by means of a revision of the ESM Treaty, without prejudice to more ambitious developments in the future; notes that such reform should focus on strengthening the EMU and improvement of the decision-making procedure, especially in urgent situations;
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 27 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that both the inclusion of the ESM and the introduction of the EMF change the institutional architecture of the EU, calls therefore for the matter to be incorporated in the wider discussion on the possible future revision of the Treaties.
2018/12/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests that the ESM be renamed not the European Monetary Fund (EMF) but be called the European Stability Fund (ESF), making it clear that the eurozone’s monetary policy remains the exclusive competence of the ECB;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 126 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its previous positions in favour of the incorporation of the ESM into the EU legal framework, which would make it a fully-fledged EU body; welcomes the Commission proposal for an integration of the ESM into the EU legal order; insists that this incorporation should continue to be understood as part of the EMU completion project; believes that such an integration would allow for management in accordance with the Community method, ensure the full consistency of fiscal rules and obligations, facilitate economic and fiscal policy coordination, and enhance democratic legitimacy and accountability through the European Parliament;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 142 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Commission’s proposal has generated a lively discussion on its political, financial and legal implications, and that discussions continue on a number of important issues; stresses, however, that this debate on the long-term vision of the new ESMF’s institutional setting should not delay the steps urgently required to strengthen the EMU and its capacity to promote financial stability and respond to economic shocks; calls, therefore, for a meaningful ESM reform in the short term by means of a revision of the ESM Treaty, without prejudice to more ambitious developments in the future;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 156 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the primary mission of the new ESF should continue to be to provide transitional financial assistance to Member States in need, on the basis of the agreed adjustment programmes; stresses that the ESF must have adequate firepower for that purpose; opposes, therefore, any attempt to turn the reformednew ESMF into an instrument for banks only, or to reduce its financial capacity to support Member States; recalls that financial assistance provided to Member States under the new ESF has to be complemented by other fiscal capacity tools, including precautionary instruments, to promote economic and financial stabilisation, investment and upward socioeconomic convergence in the euro area;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 168 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the reformednew ESMF should play a more prominent role in the management of financial assistance programmes, alongside the Commission and in close cooperation with the ECB, ensuring that the EU institutional framework has more autonomy whenever needed, without prejudice to appropriate partnerships with other institutions, namely the International Monetary Fund;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 169 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that any attempt to introduce the IMF framework into the EU legal framework should be avoided taking into account the whole institutional setting of the EU and of the Euro area;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 192 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for an efficient decision-making procedure in the reformednew ESMF, particularly in the case of urgent situations;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 224 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that the relevant accountability framework for the future ESF should refer to the economic governance as a whole, recalls the request of this Parliament for an interinstitutional arrangement in this field;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 226 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Believes that any provisional arrangement concluded between the EP and new ESF would give a signal that increases the autonomy of the latter when the strong position of the EP is that it should, as proposed by the Commission, be integrated in the Treaty and the EU legal order;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 232 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the ESMF to establish a protocol for a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the European Parliament, with immediate effect, to further promote institutional dialogue and enhance the ESMF’s transparency, accountability and democratic legitimacy in line with the further deepening of interinstitutional cooperation on the economic governance of the euro area;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 234 #

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that complete, accurate and timely information is a prerequisite for proper accountability; insists therefore, that the highest standard of transparency be laid down in the future interinstitutional agreement between the ESF and the European Parliament regarding the decisions of the ESF, the background of such decisions, the access to ESF documents and the records of discussions within the ESF;
2019/01/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 28 #

2017/0248(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The VAT exemption for the imports of goods provided for in Article 143(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC (‘customs procedure 42’) is often abused and goods are diverted to the black market without VAT having been paid. It is therefore essential that customs officials when checking whether the requirements for granting the exemption are met, have access to the registry of VAT identification numbers and to the register of certified taxable persons. Furthermore, the information collated by the customs authorities, as part of this procedure, should also be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State where the subsequent intra-Community acquisition must take place.
2018/05/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2017/0248(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) information which it collects pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 143(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, as well as the country of origin, the exporter’s identification data the country of destination, the commodity code, the currency, the total amount, the exchange rate, the prices of the individual items and the net weight.;
2018/05/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #

2017/0248(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 21 – paragraph 1a
1a. Every Member State shall grant its officials who check the requirements provided for in Article 143(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC access to the information referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article(17)(1) of this Regulation, including to the register of certified taxable persons, for which automated access is granted by the other Member States.;
2018/05/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2017/0248(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
(ii) access is through a Eurofisc liaison official, as referred to in Article 36(1), who holds a personal user identification for the electronic systems allowing access to this information and the register of certified taxable persons.;
2018/05/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2017/0248(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 21 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the VAT identification numbers issued by the Member State receiving the information and the register of certified taxable persons;
2018/05/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To strengthen the visibility of the ESRB as a body that is separate from its individual members, the Chair of the ESRB should be able to delegate tasks related to the external representation of the ESRB, with the exception of participation in hearings and discussions held in camera at the European Parliament and in a committee of inquiry set up in accordance with Article 226 TFEU and Decision 95/167/EC and in compliance with the principle of sincere cooperation, to the head of the ESRB Secretariat.
2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1096/20106 provides that the head of the Secretariat of the ESRB is to be appointed by the ECB, in consultation with the General Board of the ESRB. To raise the profile of the head of Secretariat of the ESRB, the General Board of the ESRB should assess, in an open and transparent procedure, whether the shortlisted candidates for the position of head of Secretariat of the ESRB possess the qualities and experience necessary to manage the ESRB Secretariat. Similarly, the independence of the head of the Secretariat and commitment to acting without taking instructions from public or private organisations should be guaranteed. The General Board should inform the European Parliament and the Council about the assessment procedure. Furthermore, to prevent work being carried out twice (once by the ESRB and once by the ECB), the tasks of the head of the ESRB Secretariat should be clarified. _________________ 6 Council Regulation (EU) NO 1096/2010 of 17 November 2010 conferring specific tasks upon the European Central Bank concerning the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 162).
2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) With a view to the principle of equality between men and women, more women should be employed by and involved in decision making at the institutions, therefore gender sensitivities should be taken into consideration at the ESRB’s bodies.
2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. gender equality shall be taken into account in training at the ESRB’s bodies";
2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2017/0232(COD)

(9a) In Article 19, the following paragraph is inserted: "5a. The ESRB shall reply orally or in writing to questions put to it by the European Parliament or by the Council. Questions shall be replied to as promptly as possible, and in any event within five weeks of when they were sent to the ESRB.".
2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The European Parliament, in its resolution on the European citizens’ initiative of 28 October 201525 called on the Commission to reviewcomprehensively to review and to revise as soon as possible Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1179/2011. _________________ 25 2014/2257 (INI). 2014/2257 (INI).
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation aims to make the European citizens’ initiative more accessible, less burdensome and easier to use for organisers and supporters, in order to achieve the full potential of the European citizens’ initiative as a tool to foster debate and citizen participation at Union level, and to bring the Union closer to its citizenin order to encourage as many EU citizens as possible to play their part in shaping the ongoing European integration process.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Inclusion of people residing legally in an EU Member State in the European integration project should also be promoted, so that people with this status may support any European citizens’ initiative.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure that an initiative is representative of a Union interest while ensuring that the instrument remains easy to use the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come should be set at one quarter of Member States. This Regulation should also firmly establish the principle of material unity so that the intentions of those promoting it are not distorted.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Every citizen of the Union should have the right to support an initiative on paper or online, under similar conditions regardless of the Member State of nationality or residence. It should also be possible to register initiatives written in regional languages, as the Committee of the Regions has already proposed.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 51 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to make the European citizens’ initiative more accessible and to provide support to citizens and organisers, past experience having revealed the organisational and technical difficulties inherent in getting a European citizens’ initiative off the ground, access to the rules should be made easier, and the Commission should provide information and assistance to organisers and make available an online collaborative platform to provide a dedicated discussion forum and information and advice about the European citizens’ initiative. To ensure proximity to citizens, Member States should establish one or more contact points in their respective territories to provide citizens with information and assistance regarding the European citizens’ initiative. The technical advice provided should serve to reduce the high number of applications refused on procedural grounds so that the Commission is obliged to refrain from declaring inadmissible citizens’ initiatives that follow the recommendations given.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 71 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to promote participation and public debate on the issues raised by the initiatives, where an initiative supported by the required number of signatories and fulfilling the other requirements of this Regulation is submitted to the Commission, the group of organisers should have the right to present that initiative at a public hearing at Union level. The public hearing should be co- organised by the Commission and the European Parliament within three months from the submission of the initiative and ensure a balanced representation of relevant public and private interests well as the representation at an appropriate level of the Commission and the Council. Other institutions and advisory bodies of the Union as well as interested stakeholders should have the opportunity to participate in the hearing.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 73 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Citizens’ initiatives that meet the registration requirements should be forwarded to the European Parliament committee or committees competent in the matter for a debate with the involvement of the interested parties and, where applicable, to give an opinion, including the possibility of subsequently triggering the mechanism provided for in Article 225 of the TFEU if the Commission does not present a legislative proposal.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 77 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) To ensure the effective participation of citizens in the democratic life of the Union, the Commission should examine a validevery initiative which has secured the requisite number of at least one million statements of support and respond to it. The Commission should therefore set out its legal and political conclusions as well as the action it intends to take within a period of five months from the receipt of the initiative, in particular whether it intends to put forward a legislative proposal. The Commission should explain in a clear, comprehensible and detailed manner the reasons for its intended action, and should likewisein particular give its reasons if it does not intend to take any action.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 92 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Every citizen of the Union who is at least 16 years of age, including citizens with the status of a legal resident in an EU Member State, has the right to support an initiative by signing a statement of support (‘the signatory’), in accordance with this Regulation.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 95 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, upon request, provide information and appropriate expert and legal assistance about the European citizens’ initiative to citizens and groups of organisers.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. To ensure the process is transparent and that data is protected, the Commission shall develop an EU file exchange service for the transfer of statements of support to the competent authorities of the Member States, in accordance with Article 12, which guarantees the confidentiality, integrity and authentication of the transfer, and make it publicly available and free of charge.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 104 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. EIn order to reduce the high number of applications refused on procedural grounds, each Member State shall establish one or more contact points to provide information and assistance to groups of organisers in setting up a European citizens’ initiative. The Commission shall refrain from refusing on procedural grounds to register citizens’ initiatives that comply with the recommendations given in this technical advice.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 137 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) partially register the initiative if a substantial part of the initiative, including its main objectives, does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties;
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 147 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The group of organisers shall inform the Commission of the date chosen at the latest 10 working days before that date.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 149 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Where the group of organisers wishes to terminate the collection of statements of support before the end of 12 months after the beginning of the collection period, it shall inform the Commission of the date at which the collection period is to end.(Does not affect the EN version)
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 158 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The group of organisers can request, at the moment of submission, that if it fails to meet the required number of statements of support, the registered initiative be forwarded to the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament as a petition, with the indication of the number of statements of support gathered.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 164 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission and the European Parliament, with the support of the Commission, shall co-organise the public hearing atin accordance with its Rules of Procedure the public hearing before the competent Committee or Committees of the European Parliament. Representatives of the other institutions and advisory bodies of the Union, as well as interested stakeholders, shall be given the opportunity to participate in the hearing.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 167 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission and the European Parliament shall co-organise the public hearing at the European Parliament. Representatives of the Council, other institutions and advisory bodies of the Union, as well as interested stakeholders or experts, shall be given the opportunity to participate in the hearing.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 172 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Commission and the European Parliament shall ensure a balanced representation of relevant public and private interest groups.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 176 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The competent Committee or Committees of the European Parliament may issue after the hearing and before the examination by the Commission an opinion on the initiative, without prejudice of resorting to the procedure laid down in article 225 TFEU with a view to exercising Parliament´s right to request the Commission to submit an appropriate proposal.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 179 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Within one month of the submission of the initiative, the Commission shall receive the group of organisers at an appropriate level to allow them to explain in detail the matters raised bypurpose of the initiative.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 180 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Within five months after the publication of the initiative in accordance with Article 14(1), and after the public hearing referred to in Article 14(2), the Commission shall set out in a communication full details of its legal and political conclusions on the initiative, the action it intends to take, if any, and its detailed reasons for taking or not taking action.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 191 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, Parliament and the Council and the Member States shall raise public awareness about the existence of the European citizens’ initiative through communication activities and information and publicity campaigns, thereby contributing to promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 193 #

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall periodically review the functioning of the European citizens’ initiative and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation no later than five years from the date of application of this Regulation, and every fivthree years thereafter. The reports shall be made public.
2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 26 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Member States find it increasingly difficult to protect their national tax bases from erosion as tax planning structures have evolved to be particularly sophisticated and often take advantage of the increased mobility of both capital and persons within the internal market. These structures commonly consist of arrangements which are developed across various jurisdictions and move taxable profits towards more beneficial tax regimes or have the effect of reducing the taxpayer´s overall tax bill. As a result, Member States often experience considerable reductions in their tax revenues which hinder them from applying growth-friendly tax policies, as well as making it harder to finance social and other public services and hence to ensure fair treatment. It is therefore critical that Member States' tax authorities obtain comprehensive and relevant information about potentially aggressive tax arrangements. This information would enable those authorities to be able to promptly react against harmful tax practices and to close loopholes through enacting legislation or by undertaking adequate risk assessments and carrying out tax audits.
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to recall how certain financial intermediaries and other providers of tax advice seem to have actively assisted their clients to conceal money offshore. Furthermore, although the CRS introduced by Council Directive (EU) 2014/10727 is a significant step forward in establishing a tax transparent framework within the Union, at least in terms of financial account information, it can still be improved. _________________ 27 December 2014 amendingCouncil Directive (EU) 20114/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (OJ L 359, 16.2.2014, p. 1).07 of 9
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Given that the primary objective of such legislation should focus on ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market, it would be critical not to regulate at the level of the Union beyond what is necessary to achieve the envisaged aims. This is why it would be necessary to limit any common rules on disclosure to cross- border situations, namely situations in either more than one Member State or a Member State and a third country. In such circumstances, due to the potential impact on the functioning of the internal market, one can justify the need for enacting a common set of rules, rather than leaving the matter to be dealt with at the national level, is justified.
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 68 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the prospects for effectiveness of this Directive, Member States should lay down penalties against the violation of national rules that implement this Directive and ensure that these penalties are known and actually apply in practice, that they are proportionate and have a dissuasive effect.
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 21 – point d a (new)
(da) provide the service to a taxpayer resident for tax purposes in a Member State in the case of is a legal person established in a third country and belonging to a group of companies established in the Member State of the recipient;
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/16/EU
Chapter II – Section II – Article 8 a a a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to give intermediaries the right to a waiver from filing information on a reportable cross-border arrangement or series of such arrangements where they are entitled to a legal professional privilege under the national law of that Member State. In such circumstances, the obligation to file information on such an arrangement or series of arrangements shall be the responsibility of the taxpayer and intermediaries shall inform taxpayers in writing of this responsibility due to the privilege and shall keep an acknowledgement of receipt signed by the taxpayer.
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 25 a
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and concerning Articles 8aa and 8aaa, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penaltiesanctions provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Commission may publish an indicative table of sanctions.
2017/12/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 261 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Undertakings that hold bank accounts, directly or through subsidiaries or participated companies, in jurisdictions classified as tax havens by the OECD or the EU shall not be eligible for funding.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 340 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Undertakings that hold bank accounts, directly or through subsidiaries or participated companies, in jurisdictions classified as tax havens by the OECD or the EU shall not be eligible for funding.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The State of the Union address of 14 September 201617 emphasized the need to invest in young people and announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps with a view to creating opportunities for young people across the Union to make a meaningful contribution to society, show solidarity and develop their skills, competences and knowledge, thus getting not only work but also and invaluable human experience, which is key as well for the emergence of an active and engaged EU citizenship. __________________ 17 The State of the Union 2016: Towards a Better Europe – A Europe that Protects, Empowers and Defends, IP/16/3042 (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16- 3042_en.htm).
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 168 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a singlemain entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union, to which young people can directly refer to. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19 by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network and other relevant civil society organizations including networks representing employers and trade unions, should also be ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19 Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01).
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 405 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of the European Solidarity Corps is to enhancepromote solidarity and build an inclusive society, thought the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening the European identity and global outlook, social cohesion and solidarity in Europe, supporting communities and responding to new societal challenges.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 428 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the strengthening of a common European outlook among EU citizens, through the engagement in solidarity activities;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 525 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Participating countriesGeographical scope
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 526 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall participate in the European Solidarity CorpEuropean Solidarity Corps shall operate in the European Union and in third countries.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 540 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission will aim to provide placements to all applicants.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 546 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing this Regulation, the Commission, Member States and the participating third countries shall ensure that particular efforts are made to promote social inclusion, in particular for the participation of disadvantaged young people.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 582 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Any public or private entity established in athe European Union or participating country as well as international organisations carrying out solidarity activities in the participating countries may apply for funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1), a quality label shall be obtained by the participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the solidarity projects referred to in point (b) of Article 7(1), natural persons may also apply for funding on behalf of informal groups of European Solidarity Corps participants.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 589 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States and the participating third countries, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European Solidarity Corps towards achieving its objectives.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 635 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with theMember States and participating third countries, shall ensure the dissemination of information, publicity and follow-up with regard to all actions supported in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 646 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the national agencies at national level in the Member States and participating third countries.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 647 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
In each country participatingMember States and participating third country in the European Solidarity Corps, the national authorities designated for the management of actions referred to in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 shall also act as national authorities in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps. Paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Article 27 of that Regulation shall apply to the European Solidarity Corps by analogy. For countries referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11 of this Regulation, where a national authority is not identified for that country, it shall be designated in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 to 15 of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 659 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) funds for grant support in the Member State or participating third country concerned for the actions of the European Solidarity Corps the management of which is entrusted to the national agency;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to look at the best practices employed in protecting whistle-blowers around the world and, on that basis, to take a holistic approach to the task of introducing, as soon as possible, a common regulatory framework which guarantees a high level of protection across the board in both the public and private sectors; reiterates its call for proposals to be submitted by the end of 2017;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Suggests article 114TFEU, on approximation of national legislations for the purposes of the internal market, as the appropriate legal basis for the introduction of a comprehensive and horizontal Directive for the harmonized minimum requirements for the protection of whistle-blowers;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that the common regulatory framework should include a broad and clear legal definition of “whistle-blower” as well as a selection of tools for safeguarding protection against unjustified legal prosecution and retaliation, but also incentives to encourage the whistle-blower's contribution to exposing wrongdoings;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Considers it necessary to foster an ethical culture in the public service and in workplaces so as to highlight the importance of awareness-raising amongst employees of already existing whistle- blowing legal frameworks and in cooperation with trade union organisations;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 49 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Calls on the Member States to refrain from criminalising the actions of whistle-blowers in disclosing information in the public interest.
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2 g. Notes that this protection must be also insured for the private or public person accused of such alleged irregularities which include i.e. procedural rights against defamation and calumny;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 65 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recommends that the EU institutions lead by example by swiftly installing an internal whistle-blowing protection framework;
2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 78 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that the EU institutions lead by example by swiftly installing an internal whistle-blowing protection framework;
2017/07/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the importance of awareness-raising amongst employees and other individuals of already existing whistle-blowing legal frameworks;
2017/07/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1048 #

2016/2114(REG)


Rule 126 a (new)
Rule 126a Statements by the European Investment Bank 1. The President of the European Investment Bank shall present to Parliament the Bank’s annual report on its activities and on the investment policy pursued in both the previous and the current year. 2. That presentation shall be followed by a general debate. 3. The President of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend meetings of the committee responsible at least twice a year in order to make a statement and to answer questions. 4. If they or Parliament so request, the President, Vice-President and other members of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend additional meetings. 5. A verbatim report of the proceedings under paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be drawn up in the official languages.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 120 #

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the harmonisation of the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) is vital in order to eliminate distortions of competition and reduce the appeal of concluding opaque tax agreements between certain multinationals and Member States;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Council to take swift action to adopt the Commission proposal on the harmonisation of the consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB);
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 264 #

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission regards the opaque tax rulings awarded by some Member States to certain multinationals as illegal state aid, on the grounds that they distort competition in the internal market, and encourages the Commission to continue its efforts in this direction;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 305 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the EIB not to open or keep bank accounts in tax havens;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 307 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on the EIB not to grant loans to companies with bank accounts or offices in tax havens;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 309 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls on the EIB not to allow companies with bank accounts or offices in tax havens to take part in tenders;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 311 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Calls on the EIB not to use financial intermediaries or enter into contracts with financial entities with bank accounts or offices in tax havens to take part in tenders;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 104 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that an absolute priority for EFSI must be the financing of projects that will reduce youth unemployment and offer job opportunities to refugees;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 120 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that EFSI and the EIB should provide ex ante advice to the Member States with a view to identifying potential projects;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 129 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the criteria according to which projects are assessed are unot sufficiently clear and lack transparencyt; requests further information from the EFSI governing bodies on the evaluations carried out on all projects approved under EFSI accordingly, in particular as regards their additionality and contribution to growth and job creation as defined in the Regulation;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 220 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Observes that the EFSI governance structures have been implemented in full within the EIB; considers that, with a view to improving the efficiency and accountability of EFSI, options for making the EFSI governance structure should be completely separate from that of the EIB should be discussed;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 266 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Takes the view that transnational, national and regional investment platforms should be more flexible and attractive for public and private investors, since among other advantages, the public capital disbursed does not count towards calculating the public deficit;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 361 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls, therefore, for EFSI not to maintain any links with firms or providers operating or holding bank accounts in tax havens and non-cooperative jurisdictions;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 365 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Takes the view that both the opportunities offered by EFSI and its results should be publicised via radio, television, press and billboards;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 392 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Takes the view that EFSI should be granted legal personality in order to boost its effectiveness;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 393 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Takes the view that EFSI should have unlimited duration;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 394 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 c (new)
49c. Suggests that EFSI can increase its lending and guarantee capacity if it is authorised to issue debt;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 395 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 d (new)
49d. Proposes that the new EFSI regulation should lay down compulsory contributions from the Member States, which should not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the public deficit;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 5 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the rights of both the whistle-blowers and the Public body or institution involved should enjoy the legal protection guaranteed by the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the national legal provisions;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that not all EU institutions and bodies have adopted the rules and calls for such rules to be applied without delay;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the Member-States are the first consignee of Funds from the European Union and therefore are bound to the scrutiny of the legality of their spending;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to foster an ethical culture helping to ensure that whistle-blowers will not suffer retaliation or face internal conflicts;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU legal framework on the protection of whistle-blowers without undermin a view to affording effective protection on the same footing ing Member State competencs and in all EU institutions and bodies;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU legal framework on the protection of whistle-blowers without underminingin order to improve their protection in the Member -State competences;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to refrain from criminalising the actions of whistle-blowers when they disclose information about illegal activities or irregularities against the EU’s financial interests;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 40 #

2016/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for accessible secure direct channels to be set up for information about possible irregularities affecting the EU’s financial interests, while also ensuring confidentiality where such information and whistle-blowers are concerned;
2016/10/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), as provided for in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), shall include the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy that might lead to a future common defence; calls on the Council and the Commission to do what they can to place common European defence on an institutional footing by strengthening a comprehensive EU approach to external conflicts and crises, involving the various stakeholders and instruments more closely in all stages of the conflict cycle;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that achieving the objectives of the CSDP to strengthen the Union’s operational capacity to act externally for peace-keeping, conflict prevention, humanitarian crisis response and strengthening international security as provided for in the TEU is more than ever necessary in a fastnecessary than ever in a rapidly deteriorating security environment;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that more needs to be done to tap the Lisbon Treaty’s potential to establish a comprehensive framework on strategic interests that might extend beyond the CFSP, in order for security and defence decisions to be taken by qualified majority, excluding measures with military or defence implications;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the VP/HR to ensure, as provided for in the TEU, consistency between the different areas of external action and to address these areas through a global and comprehensive approach; calls, furthermore, for information to be provided to Parliament on a much more regular basis to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of external action, including in relation to the negotiation and conclusion of international agreements at all stages of the process;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need to make the financial rules for external action more flexible in order to avoid delays in the operational disbursement of funds and to step up the capacity to respond to crises in a speedy and effective way;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its support for the adoption of a White BookPaper on defence on the basis of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, which should be based on a joint accurate appraisal of the existing military capabilities of the Member States, with the basis being the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy drawn up by the VP/HR;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 58 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the need to ensure and to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO. and to improve this cooperation at all levels;
2016/09/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 122 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas several studies from the Commission have clearly shown that the link between the patent box and R&D is in most cases arbitrary and/or artificial, given that there is no direct relationship between the tax advantages and the underlying R&D activities; whereas this inconsistency may lead to the assumption that these schemes are in most cases set up for tax avoidance reasons; whereas tax incentives for incomes generated by R&D, chiefly patent boxes, often result in large decreases in tax revenue for all governments, including those engaging in such a policy;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 129 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas one solution to the problem might be to establish common European definitions on what can and cannot be considered to be promotion of R&D; whereas a certain degree of harmonisation must be brought in as regards the use of favourable tax schemes for patents and innovation, in order to reduce the tax competition between Member States that has been established in this area;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 169 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the Directive on Administrative Cooperative, after having undergone two consecutive and ad-hoc modifications on automatic exchange on tax rulings and Country by Country Reporting, should be reviewed in its entirety, particularly but not only in order to reduce and eventually eliminate the current exceptions to the principle of exchange of information;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 174 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Anti-tax Avoidance Package (ATAP) published by the Commission on 28 January 2016, as well as all legislative proposals and communications already undertaken afterwards; calls on the Council to reach a unanimous position on the ATAP and keep the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive as one single directive, and at the same time reminds the Council that all these measures, in addition to contributing to the implementation of the BEPS plan at EU level, must be seen as intermediate steps towards a more comprehensive solution in the shape of the adoption of the proposal for a directive on a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB); welcomes the initiative to create a common Union list of uncooperative jurisdictions in the External Strategy for Effective Taxation;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 189 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a common corporate consolidated tax base (CCCTB) which would provide a comprehensive solution to harmful tax practices within the Union; believes that the consolidation of the CCCTB is essential and is becoming increasingly urgent; calls on the Member States to promptly reach an agreement on this and to swiftly implement it, making use, if necessary, of the enhanced cooperation procedure referred to in Article 329 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 196 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s adoption on 12 April 2016 of a proposal for a directive amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure by companies, their subsidiaries and branches, of information relating to income tax and to increased transparency in company tax; regrets, however, that the proposed scope, criteria and thresholds are not in line with the previous positions adopted by Parliament; in particular, the obligation regarding country-by-country disclosure must cover all[1] jurisdictions in which the multinational operates; the information provided must, in addition to the seven areas referred to in the proposal, include public subsidies, purchases, the value of assets, deferred taxes and the list of subsidiaries; the multinationals subject to the obligation on public country-by-country reporting must be those with a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million[2], in line with the definition of large groups laid down in Directive 2013/34/EU; [1] Under the Commission proposal, this obligation applies only to Member States and jurisdictions included in the future European blacklist. [2] The proposal for a directive sets the threshold at EUR 750 million.
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 253 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that a common Union list of cross-border tax evaders and avoiders should be set up with full access by the Commission;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 262 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to come up as soon as possible with a common Union list of uncooperative jurisdictions (i.e. a ‘blacklist of tax havens’), based on sound and objective criteria, including full implementation of OECD recommendations, BEPS actions and Automatic Exchange of Information standards, and w, information on harmful tax competition brought to bear to attract tax receipts generated in other Member States, tax advantages granted to non-resident companies with no obligation to transact any meaningful business in the territory in question and Automatic Exchange of Information standards, and welcomes the Commission’s intention to reach an agreement on such a list within the next six months. The applicable laws and rules must ensure that this exchange of information is effective, guaranteeing the disclosure of banking information on the actual and ultimate beneficiaries of companies, foundations and trusts. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to reach an agreement on such a list within the next six months; calls on the Member States to endorse that agreement by the end of 2016;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 270 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to come up as soon as possible with a common Union list of uncooperative jurisdictions (i.e. a ‘blacklist of tax havens’), based on sound and objective criteria, including full implementation of OECD recommendations, BEPS actions and Automatic Exchange of Information standards, abnormally low taxation rates, and granting of tax advantages to non- residents, and welcomes the Commission’s intention to reach an agreement on such a list within the next six months; calls on the Member States to endorse that agreement by the end of 2016;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 277 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a concrete Union regulatory framework for sanctions against the blacklisted non-cooperative jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, the possibility of reviewing and, in the last resort, suspending free trade agreements and, prohibiting access to Union funds and temporarily suspending double taxation conventions (DTCs) that Member States may have with territories on the list; calls for the sanctions also to apply to companies, banks, and accountancy and law firms, and to tax advisers proven to be involved with those jurisdictions. Companies investing or transacting business in these non-cooperative territories and whose presence is not justified by their corporate purpose must be stripped of the tax advantages they gain under the tax laws of the Member States and DTCs; such companies must also be barred from receiving funding from the EU budget and advisory services from the European institutions; consideration should also be given to the possibility of punishing businesses that maintain branches and carry out activities in countries on the European blacklist that are not justified by their corporate purpose by revoking their operating licenses;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 285 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a concrete Union regulatory framework for sanctions against the blacklisted non-cooperative jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, the possibility of reviewing and, in the last resort, suspending free trade agreements and prohibiting access to Union funds, diplomatic sanctions, and suspension of travel privileges; calls for the sanctions also to apply to companies, banks, and accountancy and law firms, and to tax advisers proven to be involved with those jurisdictions;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 287 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to prepare binding legislation banning all EU institutions from opening accounts or operating in the jurisdictions included in the common Union list of uncooperative jurisdictions;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 296 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for a more active role of the Commission in coordinating with OECD and IMF, following-up the implementation of current legislation, and in the preparation of draft legislation on tax matters, and asks the Commission to consider setting up a European Tax Agency in charge as well of collecting the EU true own resources, current and future;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 394 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Considers that the recently approved Directive for the protection of commercial secrets should not be interpreted in a restrictive fashion by Member States in the sense of misusing it to prosecute whistle-blowers; In particular, considers that the said Directive does not limit the activity to whistle-blowers that reveal illegal activities but also irregular or un-ethical conduct or other activities whose knowledge is in the public interest;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 400 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Notes the continuing lack of transparency of the working methods of the Code of Conduct Group, which is preventing any concrete potential improvement in terms of tackling harmful tax practices; calls on the Group to publish periodically the results of its monitoring of Member States' level of compliance with its recommendations, and to draw up an annual report, available to the public, identifying and describing the most harmful tax practices employed by Member States that year;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 451 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for urgent action against tax fraud, tax evasion, tax havens and aggressive tax planning, both from the demand and the supply sides; regrets that the Council has for a number of years impeded decisive action on these issues, and reminds Member States of the possibility available to them of establishing systems of enhanced cooperation (between at least 9 Member States) in order to speed up action on harmful and illegal tax practices;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 471 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Union, the G20, the OECD and the UN to cooperate further to promote global guidelines that will also be beneficial to developing countries; developing countries must be involved, on an equal footing, in drawing up and adopting these guidelines, which must cover both topics of interest to developed countries and the particular issues affecting the poorest countries.
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 491 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the establishment of a Union register of beneficial ownership, which would form the basis of a global initiative in this regard. This public EU register must contain a minimum amount of information on: (i) the accounts associated with companies, foundations, trusts and other intermediary vehicles and their owners; (ii) the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds and assets; (iii) all intermediaries, trustees and managers of these bodies and legal entities; stresses the vital role of institutions such as the OECD and the UN in this connection;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 534 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Calls the Council to fully take advantage of the consultation procedure with the Parliament, in particular this means waiting for the input from the Parliament before reaching a political agreement, and striving to take on board the Parliament´s position;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 535 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50b. Calls on the AFCO Committee to analyse empirically the success rate of the consultation procedure in the field of taxation but not only;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 536 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 c (new)
50c. Notes that in a future reform of the Treaties co-decision by the Parliament should be extended to fiscal matters;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 537 #

2016/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 d (new)
50d. Notes that in a future reform of the Treaties Qualified Majority Voting in the Council should be extended to fiscal matters;
2016/06/02
Committee: TAX2
Amendment 31 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, although unanimity in the European Council is required for the definitive VAT system to be established, 23 years after the introduction of the VAT Directive, the so called ‘standstill derogations’ are outdated;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas no majority can be achieved in favour of the country of origin principle regarding a definitive VAT system, since this would require a higher degree of tax-rate harmonisation to prevent massive distortions of competition;deleted
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that cooperation between the Member State tax authorities has been inadequate in the past and the activities of Eurofisc have to date failed achieve any satisfactory results; considers it necessary in this regard to transform Eurofisc into a genuine European Tax Agency capable of effectively boosting and coordinating the fight against VAT and other tax fraud, such as corporation tax fraud;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that Eurofisc, as the European Tax Agency, should also be responsible for collecting the European Union’s own taxes when they are introduced;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Shares the Commission's view that the VAT system decided upon should be based on the principle of taxation in the country which is the final destination of the goods and services, gieven thatough the possibility of reaching an agreement in the Council on the country- of-origin principle c, which is better suited, should not be implementrelinquished;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the current system of reduced VAT rates is inefficileaves room for improvement in terms of social policy and redistribution, as is confirmed by the Court of Auditors in its most recent report;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls instead for a single European list of reduced goods and services to be compiled which would allow far fewer exemptions than is currently the case;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for products to be subject to the country-of-destination principle of equal taxation irrespective of what form they take or what platform they are purchased on and whether they are delivered digitally or physically;deleted
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 157 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for products to be subject to the country-of-destination principle of equal taxation irrespective of what form they take or what platform they are purchased on and whether they are delivered digitally or physically;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 159 #

2016/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that healthy food and cultural products, including paper publications, should be included in the European list of products eligible for the reduced rate of VAT;
2016/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas SMEs and mid-caps play an important role for the European economy in terms of employment and growth;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 24 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 77% of outstanding SME funding in Europe is provided for by banks; __________________ 2bECB survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the euro area – April to September 2015
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the diversity of SMEs and mid-caps in the Member States, which is reflected in their business models, size, stages of development, financial structure and legal form; regrets the lack of harmonisation in national SMEs-creation legislation;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes differences in financing conditions for SMEs between Member States, notably the quantity and cost of available funding, which are influenced by SME-specific and country-specific factors, as well as by financial fragmentation and ‘country risk’;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the low proportion of women running SMEs is partly due to a more difficult access to finance; regrets that the European Progress Microfinance Facility whose objective is to promote equal opportunities for women and men, had a 60:40 male-to-female ratio for microloans in 2013; calls therefore on the Commission to make sure that its programmes aiming at facilitating access to finance for SMEs do not disfavour women entrepreneurs;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to assess discrimination faced by SMEs run by other vulnerable groups of society;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages SMEs to consider the whole EU as their home market and to use the potential of the single market for their financing needsNotes that the Capital Markets Union represents an opportunity for filling both the regulatory gaps in the current framework and for harmonising cross- border regulation; welcomes the Commission’s initiatives supporting SMEs and start-ups in an upgraded Single Market; underlines, in this context, the importance of the implementation of the Small Business Act; calls on the Commission for a follow-up to the Small Business Act;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that start-ups in particular find it difficult to obtain appropriate funding and to identify and meet regulatory financial requirements, especially at development stage; encourages therefore Member States in their efforts to create one-stop shops as hubs for all regulatory requirements for entrepreneurs; welcomes the Commission’s plan to launch a European Pact for starts- ups to address these issues;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that bank lending is traditionallyhus far the most important external financing source for SMEs; underlines the important role of banks with specific regional and local knowledge and their long-term relationship with SME in Europe; stresses that, where there are well developed local banks, they have proven effective in lending to SMEs and avoiding losses; underlines therefore the importance of developing local banks;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 99 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages banks to consider the whole EU as their home market and to use the potential of the single market to provide financing to SMEs, including SMEs that are not based in the same Member State as the bank in question;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the Commission to assess and introduce "funding for lending" programmes that would make ECB money available to banks with the sole purpose of lending to SMEs;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that a diversification of credit sources would lead to greater stability of the financial sector;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. ICalls concerned about multiple regulatory requirements for banks and possible negative effects on lending to SMEs; calls on the Commission to assess these effects on the Commission to assess the effects of regulatory requirements for banks with regards to SME lending, with the support of the EBA and SSM;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the importance ofCalls on the Commission to assess the SME Supporting Factor for maintaining and increasing bank lending to SMEs; calls on the Commission to examine the appropriate calibration of the factor, including size, threshold and possible interactions with other regulatory requirements; is concerned about the possible negative impact of its removal; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of making this factor permanent should the findings indicate its usefulness;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 134 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Reminds banks that lending and risk- taking is part of their core business; sStresses that risk assessment and the evaluation of qualitative information is one of their banks' major strengths, in particular for complex SME lending; underlines the confidential nature of credit information that banks receive when assessing the creditworthiness of SMEs;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 146 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to develop public sector backed investments and government scheme loans to SMEs;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 147 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that credit institutions must, upon request, provide SMEs with an explanation of their rating decisions; calls onencourages the Commission to assess the implementation of this provisionstrengthen the provisions outlined in Article 431 (4) of the CRR and to make giving feedback to SMEs applying for loans mandatory;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 165 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to foster a risk-taking and capital market culture; reiterates that financial education for SMEs is key to increasing the use and acceptance of capital market solutions, allowing for a better assessment of costs, benefits and the associated risks; calls on the Member States to enhance the financial literacy of SMEs and their access to information via the creation of regional one-stop-shops;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 203 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need to foster innovation through lending platforms; encourages banks to regard the use of such innovative technologies as an opportunity; stresses that alternative funding sources like crowdfunding or peer-to-peer lending offer solutions for start-ups and innovative SMEs in particular; welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the existing framework for crowdfunding; calls on the Commission to explore the need for, and potential of, a harmonised EU framework for alternative funding sources;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 215 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to encourage safe lending to companies by private individuals through peer-to-peer lending or retail bonds;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to encourage new platforms for private equity financing such as mezzanine finance, public sector backed equity funds, business angels and fundraising; welcomes the Commission's assessment of the existing framework for crowdfunding and calls for a regulatory initiative to harmonise the European framework for crowdfunding and facilitate cross-border investment;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 217 #

2016/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Emphasises the role that Member States could play to achieve innovation- led, sustainable and inclusive growth through mission-oriented agencies at European level;
2016/04/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Proposes that the Council meets Parliament at least once during the consultation procedure to allow Parliament to present and explain the reasons for the approved amendments, and the Council to state its position on each of them, and proposes in any case that the Council provide a written reply;
2017/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 13 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Suggests that Parliament conduct a quantitative study on the effectiveness of the consultation procedure;
2017/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2016/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. StressRecalls that violations of fundamental rights and failure to observe the rule of law continue to affect Europe and underlines that in case of systemic threats to the rule of law, Article 7 and Rule of Law Framework procedures should be launched to provide remedies; considers it important to establish a new consensus between the EU and its Member States regarding respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; urges the EU institutions and the Member States to establish a further mechanism for the effective monitoring of respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law in the Member States;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 26 #

2016/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that further efforts should be made towards a consistent and uniform implementation of the Charter, including through awareness-raising measures among practitioners and the general public and stresses that European institutions must be at the forefront of this effort;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 46 #

2016/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. RStresses that the EU's accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) contributes to the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of EU citizens and Member States; reiterates its call on the Commission, following Opinion 2/13 of the European Court of Justice, to identify the necessary steps forward for the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human RightsCHR, in line with Article 6(2) TEU.
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2016/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of extending the mandate of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to include powers to monitor respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law in all Member States; calls for improved cooperation between the EU institutions and national parliaments and between the Council of Europe and other organisations;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 175 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas most of the unsolved disappearances that occur in the EU each year are related to trafficking in human beings,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the legal, social and personal problems that a disappearance causes have a specific impact on those involved that must be recognised and addressed,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 488 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the link between people-trafficking and the problem of missing persons in Europe; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy to address the particular suffering of relatives of missing persons, given the particular legal, social and emotional nature of such cases; takes the view that this strategy should be launched with a Commission communication on this issue;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 489 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that this strategy should focus on stepping up judicial and police cooperation, particularly during the initial phase following the reporting of disappearance suspected of being connected to a criminal offence, particularly in cross-border areas. Adds that training for the relevant staff should be promoted – with a special emphasis on caring for those affected by events – with the strong support of, and cooperation with, civil society organisations working in this field;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 53 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas e-democracy could represent an alternativefacilitate the development of complementary forms of engagement capable of providing a solution to public disaffection with traditional politics, and could help promote grassroots support forawareness of and interest in EU policies;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 76 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to promote a suitable democratic culture and facilitate democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system or to promote a certain type of democracy;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 85 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that ICTs contribute towards the creation of spaces for participation and discussion that, in turn, improve the quality and legitimacy of our democratic systems;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 134 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the EU to provide educational and technical means for boosting the democratic empowerment of citizens and improving ICT competences and digital access for all EU citizens in order to bridge the digital divide (e-inclusion), for the ultimate benefit of democracy; encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of digital skills into school curricula and supports the development of networks with universities and educational institutions to promote research on and implementation of new participation tools;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 145 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the EU to deliver affordable and high-speed digital infrastructure, particularly in peripheral regions and rural and economically less developed areas, and to ensure that equality between citizens is guaranteed, paying particular attention to those citizens who are most vulnerable and to safe and secure use of technology; recommends that public libraries and schools be appropriately resourced and that IT infrastructure be accessible to all citizens;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 182 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to expand and develop e-participation in the Digital Single Market Strategy and to promote the development and funding of new instruments connected with e-citizenship of the European Union;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 216 #

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on its Members to enhance transparency in their work, especially in the current challenging political context, and asks its administrationpublic authorities to look into the possibility of setting up digital platforms, including the latest IT tools, in order to allow Memberelected representatives to communicate with the constituents and stakeholders efficiently, with a view to informing them on EU and parliamentary activities, to opening up the processes of deliberation and policy-making processes and increasing awareness of European democracy;
2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 88 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Directive (EU) 2015/849 identifies and describes a number of criminal activities the proceeds of which may be subject to money laundering or used for the financing of terrorism. Often, the proceeds of those criminal activities are, for the purpose of their being laundered or used for terrorism financing, transported across the external border of the Union. This Regulation should take this into account and lay down a system of rules that, apart from contributing to the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing as such, facilitate the detection and investigation of the criminal activities identified in Directive (EU) 2015/849 as well as those affecting the security of the Union and of its Member States.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 107 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) For the prevention of money laundering and, the financing of terrorism, and other activities contrary to the security of the Union as a whole and of its Member States an obligation to declare should be imposed on natural persons entering or leaving the Union. In order not to restrict free movement unduly or overburden citizens and authorities with administrative formalities, the obligation should be subject to a threshold of EUR 10 000 or its equivalent in commodities used as a highly liquid store of value, bearer-negotiable instruments, pre-paid cards' worth or other currencies. It should apply to natural persons carrying such amounts on their person, in their luggage or in the conveyance in which they cross the external border. They should be required to make the cash available to the competent authorities for control.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 127 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to encourage compliance and deter circumvention, Member States should introduce penalties for non- compliance with the obligations to declare or disclose. The penalties should apply only to the failure to declare or disclose under this Regulation and should not take into account the criminal activity potentially associated with the cash, which may be the object of further investigation and measures falling outside the scope of this Regulation. They should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, and not go beyond what is required to encourage compliance, and be established in accordance with the calculation method and, where appropriate, the maximum and minimum amounts set by the Commission, in order to avoid excessive disparities in the application of penalties for non-compliance across the Member States.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 137 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation provides for a system of controls with respect to cash entering or leaving the Union, to complement the legal framework for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/849, and for the prevention of any other criminal activity contrary to the security of the Union or of its Member States.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 159 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 in order to amend Annex I to take account of new trends in money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Article 1 of Directive (EU) 2015/849, or best practices in preventing money laundering or, terrorist financing, organised crime and any other criminal activity contrary to the security of the Union or of its Member States, or to prevent the use by criminals of bearer- negotiable instruments, commodities used as highly liquid stores of value or prepaid cards to circumvent the obligations laid down in Articles 3 and 4, and to establish the method for the calculation of the penalties for non- compliance referred to in Article 13 and, where appropriate, their maximum and minimum levels.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 208 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where there are indications that the cash is related to criminal activity which could adversely affect the financial interests of the Union, the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be transmitted to the Commission. The Commission shall carry out a statistical analysis of the information received and make this available to the public.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 213 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) declarations obtained under Article 3 or 4, where there are indications that the cash is related to money laundering or, terrorist financing or any other criminal activity contrary to the security of the Union or of its Member States.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 224 #

2016/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall introduce penalties to apply in the event of failure to comply with the obligation to declare laid down in Articles 3 and 4. Such penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, in accordance with the method of calculation and, where appropriate, the maximum and minimum levels set by the Commission by delegated act.
2017/10/26
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 10 #

2016/0371(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The extension from 1 January 20219 of those special schemes to distance sales of goods and services other than telecommunications, broadcasting or electronically supplied services requires extending the scope of the rules of this Regulation concerning the provision of information and transfer of money between the Member State of identification and the Member States of consumption.
2017/06/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2016/0371(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Section 3 – title
SECTION 3Provisions applicable from 1 January 2021SECTION 3 Provisions applicable from 1 January 20219
2017/06/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 22 #

2016/0371(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
The Regulation shall apply from 1 January 20219.
2017/06/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2016/0370(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
They shall apply the provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2 and 3 of this Directive with from 1 January 20219.
2017/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Businesses must pay their fair share of tax where they make their profits, but double taxation and double non- taxation must be avoided. Situations, in which different Member States tax the same income or capital twice can create serious tax obstacles for businesses operating cross border. They create an excessive tax burden for businesses and are one of the big obstacles to the internal market as they are likely to cause economic distortions and inefficiencies, as well as to have a negative impact on cross border investment and growth.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) On 16 December 2015, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union, where it called on the Commission to propose legislation to improve cross-border taxation disputes in the Union, focussing not only on cases of double taxation but also double non-taxation. It also called for clearer rules, more stringent timelines and transparency.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Current dispute resolution procedures are too long, costly and often do not result in an agreement, with some cases receiving no acknowledgement at all. Some businesses currently accept double taxation rather than spending money and time on burdensome procedures to eliminate double taxation. For this reason, it is necessary that mechanisms available in the Union ensure the enforceable resolution of double taxation disputes and the effective and timely elimination of the double taxation at stake, with regular and effective communication to the taxpayer.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The Union has the potential to become a model and a global leader in tax transparency and coordination. The double taxation dispute resolution mechanisms should therefore also create a harmonised and transparent framework for solving double taxation issues and as such provide benefits to all taxpayers. All final decisions should be published in their entirety and be made available by the Commission in a common data format also on a centrally managed webpage.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The Commission should review the application of this Directive after a period of five years and Member States should provide the Commission with appropriate input to support this review, including a determination of whether the Directive should continue to be applied or amended. Member States should provide the Commission with appropriate input to support this review. At the end of its review, the Commission should present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, including an assessment on extension of the scope of this Directive to cover all cross-border double taxation situations and double non-taxation, and if appropriate, an amending legislative proposal,
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any taxpayer subject to double taxation shall be entitled to submit a complaint requesting the resolution of the double taxation to each of the competent authorities of the Member States concerned within three years from the receipt of the first notification of the action resulting in double taxation, whether or not it uses the remedies available in the national law of any of the Member States concerned. The taxpayer shall indicate in its complaint to each respective competent authority which other Member States are concerned. The Commission shall host a central contact point in all languages of the Union, which is easily accessible to the public with the following updated information:
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) contact information for each competent authority;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) full overview of applicable Union legislation and tax treaties;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 92 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint within one month from the receipt of the complaint. They shall also inform the competent authorities of the other Member States concerned on the receipt of the complaint within two weeks from the receipt of the complaint.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) name, address, tax identification number and other information necessary for identification of the taxpayer(s) who presented the complaint to the competent authorities and of any other taxpayer directly affected to the best of the complainant's knowledge;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 101 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) applicable national rules and double taxation treaties;deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 102 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
(iii) a commitment by the taxpayer to respond as completely and quickly as possible to all appropriate requests made by a competent authority and provide any documentation at the request of the competent authorities with due consideration by the competent authorites for contraints of access to requested documents and external time delays;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) any specific additional information requested by the competent authorities relevant to the taxation dispute.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall take a decision on the acceptance and admissibility of the complaint of a taxpayer within sixthree months of the receipt thereof. The competent authorities shall inform the taxpayers and the competent authorities of the other Member States of their decision within two weeks.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the competent authorities of the Member States concerned decide to accept the complaint according to Article 3(5), they shall endeavour to eliminate the double taxation by mutual agreement procedure within two years starting from12 months of the last notification of one of the Member States' decision on the acceptance of the complaint.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 113 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The period of two year12 months referred to in the first subparagraph may be extended by up to sixthree months at the request of a competent authority of a Member State concerned, if the requesting competent authority provides justification it in writing. That extension shall be subject to the acceptance by taxpayers and the other competent authorities.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the tax chargeable on this income in one Member State is reduced by an amount equal to the tax chargeable on it in any other Member State concerned.; and
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) any overpaid tax is reimbursed to the taxpayer;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Once the competent authorities of the Member States have reached an agreement to eliminate the double taxation within the period provided for in paragraph 1, each competent authority of the Member States concerned shall transmit this agreement to the taxpayer immediately, as a decision which is binding on the authority and enforceable by the taxpayer, subject to the taxpayer renouncing the right to any domestic remedy. That decision shall be implemented irrespective of any time limits prescribed by the national law of the Member States concerned.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where the competent authorities of the Member States concerned have not reached an agreement to eliminate the double taxation within the period provided for in paragraph 1, each competent authority of the Member States concerned shall inform the taxpayers within two weeks indicating the reasons for the failure to reach agreement and informing the taxpayer of their options for appeal, with relevant contact information for the appeal bodies.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where the competent authorities of the Member States concerned have not taken a decision on the complaint within sixthree months following receipt of a complaint by a taxpayer, the complaint shall be deemed to be rejected and the taxpayer shall be notified within one month of that decision.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In case of rejection of the complaint, the taxpayer shall be entitled to appeal against the decision of the competent authorities of the Member States concerned in accordance with national rules. The taxpayer is entitled to make the complaint to either competent authority. The competent authority to whom the appeal is made shall inform the other competent authority of the existence of the appeal and the two competent authorities shall coordinate when processing the appeal. In the case of SMEs, the financial burden shall be borne by the initially rejecting competent authority when the appeal case is successful .
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 130 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Advisory Commission shall adopt a decision on the admissibility and acceptance of the complaint within sixthree months from the date of notification of the last decision rejecting the complaint under Article 5(1) by the competent authorities of the Member States concerned. By default of any decision notified in the sixthree month period, the complaint is deemed to be rejected and the taxpayer shall be notified within two weeks of that decision.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 132 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the Advisory Commission confirms the existence of double taxation and the admissibility of the complaint, the mutual agreement procedure provided for in Article 4 shall be initiated at the request of one of the competent authorities. The competent authority concerned shall notify the Advisory Commission, the other competent authorities concerned and the taxpayers of that request. The period of two year12 months provided for in Article 4(1) shall start from the date of the decision taken by the Advisory Commission on the acceptance and admissibility of the complaint.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 142 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
If the competent authorities of all Member States concerned have failed to do so, the taxpayer may request the competent courts of each Member State to appoint the two independent persons of standing in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs. The Commission shall make contact information for the competent courts of each Member State clearly available in a central information point on its website in all official languages of the Union. The thus appointed independent persons of standing shall appoint the chair by drawing lots from the list of the independent persons who qualify as chair according to Article 8(4).
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The competent court shall adopt a decision according to paragraph 1 and notify it to the applicant within one month. The applicable procedure for the competent court to appoint the independent persons when the Member States fail to appoint them shall be the same as the one applicable under national rules in matters of civil and commercial arbitration when courts appoint arbitrators in cases where parties fail to agree in this respect. The competent court shall also inform the competent authorities having initially failed to set up the Advisory Commission. This Member State shall be entitled to appeal a decision of the court, provided they have the right to do so under their national law. In case of rejection, the applicant shall be entitled to appeal against the decision of the court in accordance with the national procedural rules.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission may differ regarding its composition and form from the Advisory Commission and apply conciliation, mediation, expertise, adjudication or any other effective and recognised dispute resolution processes or techniques to solve the dispute.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 170 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
If the Advisory Commission is set up to deliver an opinion on the disputed rejection or admissibility of the complaint as provided for in Article 6(1), only the information referred to points (a), (d), (e) and (f) of the second subparagraph shall be set out in the Rules of Functioning.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 176 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) information concerns trade, business, industrial or professional secret or trade processannot be disclosed as in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure, and Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA, and all other applicable legislation;
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 178 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the disclosure of information is contrary to public policy.deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 189 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) two year12 months referred to in Article 4(1).
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 194 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall publish the full and final decision referred to in Article 14, subject to consent of each of the taxpayers concerned.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 196 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where a taxpayer concerned does not consent to publishing the final decision in its entirety, the competent authorities shall publish an abstract of the final decision with description of the issue and subject matter, date, tax periods involved, legal basis, industry sector, short description of the final outcome.deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 199 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities shall send the information to be published in accordance with the first subparagraph to the taxpayers before its publication. Upon request by a taxpayer the competent authorities shall not publish information that concerns any trade, business, industrial or professional secret or trade process, or that is contrary to public policy.deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 202 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish standard forms for the communication of the information referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2).deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 207 #

2016/0338(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Review After a period of five years, the Commission shall, on the basis of public consultation and in the light of the discussions with competent authorities, carry out a review on the application and the scope of this Directive, including a determination of whether the Directive should continue to be applied or amended. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, including, if appropriate, an amending legislative proposal.
2017/03/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Many aggressive tax planning structures tend to feature in a cross-border context, which implies that the participating groups of companies possess a minimum of resources. On this premise, for reasons of proportionality, the rules on a common base should be mandatory only for companies which belong to a group of a substantial size. Fthe rules on a common base shall apply to companies operating in more that purpose, a size-related threshold should be fixed on the basis of the total consolidated revenue of a group which files consolidated financial statementn one Member State, although Member States may introduce a harmonised simplified procedure for SMEs. In addition, to ensure coherence between the two steps of the CCCTB initiative, the rules on a common base should be mandatory for companies which would be considered as a group should the full initiative materialise. In order to better serve the aim of facilitating trade and investment in the internal market, the rules on a common corporate tax base should also be available, as an option, to companies which do not meet those criteria.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 130 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Figures on Member States’ effective rates shall be based on homogeneous and comparable data provided by companies.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 136 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) It is necessary to define the concept of a permanent establishment situated in the Union and belonging to a taxpayer who is resident for tax purposes within the Union. The aim would be to ensure that all concerned taxpayers share a common understanding and to exclude the possibility of a mismatch due to divergent definitions. On the contrary, it should not be seen as essential to have a common definition of permanent establishments situated in a third country, or in the Union but belonging to a taxpayer who is resident for tax purposes in a third country. ThThis notion of permanent establishment, which shall constitute grounds justifying taxation in a given juris dimensction, should better be left to bilateral tax treaties and national law due to its complicated interalso be adapted to the digital era, since many business models do not require physical infrastructure to conduct transactions with international agreemencustomers and make profits.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 283 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11
[...]deleted
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 303 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Exceeding borrowing costs shall be deductible in the tax year in which they are incurred for maximum of 30 10% of the taxpayer's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (‘EBITDA’) or for a maximum amount of EUR 3 000 000, whichever is higher, with a get-out clause based on the rates of interest the group pays to third parties.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 333 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 42
1. profitable after having deducted its own losses pursuant to Article 41 may additionally deduct losses incurred, in the same tax year, by its immediate qualifying subsidiaries, as referred to in Article 3(1), or by permanent establishment(s) situated in other Member States. This loss relief shall be given for a limited period of time in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article. 2. proportion to the holding of the resident taxpayer in its qualifying subsidiaries as referred to in Article 3(1) and full for permanent establishments. In no case shaArticle 42 deleted Loss relief and recapture A resident taxpayer that is still tThe rdeduction of the tax base of tshall be in The resident taxpayer result in a negative amount. 3. back to its tax base, up to the amount previously deducted as a loss, any subsequent profits made by its qualifying subsidiaries as referred to in Article 3(1) or by its permanent establishments. 4. paragraphs 1 and 2 shall automatically be reincorporated into the tax base of the resident taxpayer in any of the following circumstances: (a) year after the losses became deductible, no profit has been reincorporated or the reincorporated profits do not correspond to the full amount of losses deducted; (b) referred to in Article 3(1) is sold, wound up or transformed into a permanent establishment; (c) establishment is sold, wound up or transformed into a subsidiary; (d) longer fulfils the requirements of Article 3(1).shall add Losses deducted pursuant to where, at the end of the fifth tax where the qualifying subsidiary as where the permanent where the parent company no
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Companies which seek to do business across frontiers within the Union encounter serious obstacles and market distortions owing to the existence and interaction of 28 disparate corporate tax systems. Furthermore, tax planning structures have become ever-more sophisticated over time, as they develop across various jurisdictions and effectively take advantage of the technicalities of a tax system or of mismatches between two or more tax systems for the purpose of reducing the tax liability of companies. Finally, the mainstream digitalisation of many sectors of the economy coupled to the fast developing digital economy, based on transactions making intensive use of intangible assets that are sometimes very difficult to value and compare with other assets, questions the consistence of the Union corporate tax models designed for brick and mortar industries, to the extent that valuation and calculation criteria may be re-invented to fit 21st century commercial activities. Although those situations highlight shortcomings that are completely different in nature, they both create obstacles which impede the proper functioning of the internal market. Action to rectify these problems should therefore address both these types of market deficiencies.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 72 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Considering the need to act swiftly in order to ensure a proper functioning of the internal market by making it, on the one hand, friendlier to trade and investment and, on the other hand, more resilient to tax avoidance schemes, it is necessary to divide the ambitious CCCTB initiative into two separate proposals. At a first stage, rules on a common corporate tax base should be agreed, before addressing, at a second stage, the issue of consolidation, even though rules on the tax base and consolidation should be addressed in parallel, without ruling out, if necessary, making use of the enhanced cooperation procedure in the event that one or more Member States prevent the Council from reaching a unanimous agreement.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) All things being equal the switch to a common consolidated corporate tax base may result in loss or gain of fiscal revenues for Member States. In order to compensate losses, a temporary compensation fund is created, financed with the fiscal surplus from Member States with gain in fiscal revenue, due to the new regime. Compensation will be adjusted each year to take into account possible national or regional decisions taken prior to the entry into force of the directive. The Commission should be required to propose the removal or the change of the compensation system after a period of five years, and to set the ceilings for compensation.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The formula apportionment for the consolidated tax base should comprise three equally weighted factors, namely labour, assets and sales by destination. Those equally weighted factors should reflect a balanced approach to distributing taxable profits amongst the relevant Member States and should ensure that profits are taxed where they are actually earned, accurately reflecting the contribution made by each entity in the group to the creation of transnational value. Labour and assets should therefore be allocated to the Member State where the labour is performed or the assets are located, and would thereby give appropriate weight to the interests of the Member State of origin, whilst sales should be allocated to the Member State of destination of the goods or services. To account for differences in the levels of wages across the Union and thus allow for a fair distribution of the consolidated tax base, the labour factor should comprise both payroll and the number of employees (i.e. each item counting for half). The asset factor, on the other hand, should comprise all fixed tangible assets, but not intangible and financial assets because of their mobile nature and the resulting risk that the rules of this Directive could be circumvented. Where, due to exceptional circumstances, the outcome of the apportionment does not fairly represent the extent of business activity, a safeguard clause should provide for an alternative method of income allocation.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A company with digital presence collecting or exploiting personal data from online platform and service users for commercial purposes shall be considered to be resident in the Member State of residence of the users whose personal data it collects and exploits. The distribution between Member States of taxing rights on digital assets shall take account of the contribution of users to the increase in the added value of the intangible asset. In particular, consideration shall be given to the number of users and the intensity of use in each country. The digital presence shall be determined in accordance with the conditions and criteria listed in Article 5 of Directive … [the directive adopted on the basis of Commission proposal COM(2016)0685]. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75 to lay down technical standards for the following factors: (a) the number of registered individual users per month that are domiciled in the non-resident jurisdiction who logged in or visited the taxpayer's digital platform; (b) the number of digital contracts concluded with customers or users that are domiciled in the non- resident jurisdiction in a taxable year; (c) the volume of DATA collected by a company in a taxable year in each Member State.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 231 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. In the five years that follow a taxpayer joining an existing or new group, its asset factor shall also include the total amount of costs incurred for research, development, marketing and advertising by the taxpayer over the six years that preceded its joining the group.deleted
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 284 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The European Parliament shall produce an assessment of the CCCTB regime, once it has been adopted, by the end of every tax year. That assessment shall take into account the views of national parliaments and the outcomes of the tax policy discussions held under the procedure of the European Semester, which shall include tax indicators such as action to control harmful tax practices in the Member States, particularly during inter-parliamentary conferences. The European Parliament shall send its opinion and conclusions through a resolution to the Commission and the Council by the end of every tax year.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The operations supported by the EFSI should adhere to the Union's principles of tax good governance, and consequently the EIB may not use accounts domiciled in non-cooperative jurisdictions, or work with entities operating in tax havens.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 16 #

2016/0209(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance, including in connection with money laundering, is an absolute priority for the Union;
2016/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #

2016/0209(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is important to enable tax administrations to access information handled by the remaining bodies bound by anti-money-laundering due diligence measures, in addition to financial institutions, where that information is significant for tax purposes;
2016/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2016/0209(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1a) For the purpose of the implementation and enforcement of the laws of the Member States giving effect to this directive, and to ensure the functioning of the administrative cooperation it establishes, Member States shall provide by law for access by tax authorities to the mechanisms, procedures, documents and information referred to in articles 13, 30, 31, 32a and 40 of Directive 2015/849/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council*. Member States shall further guarantee access to that information by including it in a centralised public register of companies, trusts and other structures whose nature or purpose is similar or equivalent.
2016/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2016/0209(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 22– paragraph 1 b (new)
(1a) In Article 22, the following paragraph 1b is inserted: “(1b) The obligation regarding access by tax authorities to documents and information on beneficial ownership and due diligence procedures shall refer to the following obliged entities pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 2015/849/EU: (1) credit institutions; (2) financial institutions; (3) the following natural or legal persons acting in the exercise of their professional activities: (a) auditors, external accountants and tax advisers; (b) notaries and other independent legal professionals, where they participate, whether by acting on behalf of and for their client in any financial or real estate transaction, or by assisting in the planning or carrying out of transactions for their client concerning the: (i) buying and selling of real property or business entities, (ii) managing of client money, securities or other assets, (iii) opening or management of bank, savings or securities accounts, (iv) organisation of contributions necessary for the creation, operation or management of companies, (v) creation, operation or management of trusts, companies, foundations, or similar structures; (c) trust or company service providers not already covered under point (a) or (b); (d) estate agents; (e) other persons trading in goods to the extent that payments are made or received in cash in an amount of EUR 10 000 or more, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked;”
2016/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
"(a) auditors, external accountants and tax advisors;" (-1) in point (3) of Article 2(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) auditors, external accountants and tax advisors, wealth managers or any other natural or legal persons offering tax- related services and advice;" Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1481024906782&uri=CELEX:32015L0849)
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 129 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point v a (new)
(-1a) in point (b) of Article 2(1)(3), the following point is inserted: (va) tax planning and advice;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 132 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
(-1b) In point (3) of Article 2(1), the following point is inserted: (ca) taxation and accountancy service providers not covered under point (a) or (b);
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 138 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point h a (new)
(1a) In point (3) of Article 2(1), the following point is inserted: (ha) natural or legal persons trading in works of art, art gallerists, auction houses and platforms for storing, servicing and trading in works of art and other valuables ("freeports");
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 153 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 6 – point a – point i
(a) in point (6)(a)(i), the followingsecond subparagraph is added: "For the purposes of Article 13(1)(b) and Article 30 of this Directive, thereplaced by the following: A shareholding of 10% plus one share or an ownership interest of more than 10% in the customer held by a natural person shall be an indication of direct ownership or control set out in the second paragraph is reduced to 10% whenever the legal entity is a Passive Non-Financial Entity as def. A shareholding of 10 % plus one share or an ownership interest of more than 10% in the customer held by a corporate entity, which is under the control of a natural person(s), or by multiple corporate entities, which are under the control of the same natural person(s), shall be an indication of indirect ownership. This applies without prejudice to the right of Member States to decide that a lower percentage may be an indication of ownership or control. Control through other means may be determined, in Directive 2011/16/EU.";ter alia, in accordance with the criteria in Article 22(1) to (5) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 155 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 6 – point a – point i a (new)
(aa) in point (6)(a), the following point is inserted: (ia) senior managers, nominee directors, administrators and other proxies or agents shall never be identified as beneficial owners;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 156 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – point a – point ii
"(ii) if, after having exhausted all possible means and provided there are no grounds for suspicion, no person under point(aa) point (6) (ia) is identified, or if there is any doubt that the person(s) identified are the beneficial owner(s), the natural person(s) who hold the position of senior managing official(s), the obliged entities shall keep records of the actions taken in order to identify the beneficial ownership under point (i) and this point;" (ii) is deleted; Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32015L0849)
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 163 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a c (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(ac) in point (6), point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) in the case of trusts: (i) the settlor (s); (ii) the trustee (s); (iii) the protector (s), if any; (iv) the beneficiaries, or where the individuals benefiting from the legal arrangement or entity have yet to be determined, the class of persons in whose main interest the legal arrangement or entity is set up or operates; (iva) any other person mentioned in the trust deed or related document (regardless of any distribution, right, power or interest) (v) any other natural person exercising ultimate control over the trust by means of direct or indirect ownership or by other means;" Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1481024906782&uri=CELEX:32015L0849)
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 164 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a e (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 9 – introductory part
"(ae) in point (9) introductory part is replaced by the following: "(9) '"politically exposed person'" means a natural person who is or who has been entrusted with prominent public funcfunctions in politics, economy and administrations and includes the following:" Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32015L0849)
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 166 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a d (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 9 – point g
(ad) in point (9), point (g) is replaced by the following: (g) members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of State-owned enterprisepublic and private enterprises as well as of foundations and any other religious and secular organisations;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 167 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a f (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 3 – point 9 – point h a (new)
(af) in point (9), the following point is added: "(ha) members of public administration, who are in charge of awarding public procurement contracts exceeding the thresholds referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU."
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 190 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(2c) in Article 9(2)(a), point (iii) is replaced by the following: (iii) requirements relationg to record- keeping; and
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 191 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(2d) in Article9(2)(a), point (iv) is replaced by the following: (iv) requirements to report suspicious transactions; and
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 192 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iva (new)
(2e) in Article 9(2)(a), the following point is added: (iva) requirements to ensure beneficial ownership transparency;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 194 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the powers and procedures2f) in Article 9(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) the powers, procedures and political independence of the third country's competent authorities for the purposes of combating money laundering and terrorist financing;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 196 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(2g) in Article 9(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) the effectiveness of the AML/CFT system in addressing money laundering or terrorist financing risks of the third country., including an analysis of governance indicators, such as control of corruption, government effectiveness, political stability and absence of violence/terrorism, regulatory quality, the rule of law and accountability;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 197 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 h (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(2h) in Article 9(2), the following point is inserted: (ca) the existence of proper sanction regime in case of breach of law;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 200 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 i (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(2i) in Article 9(2), the following point is added: (cb) measures in place to protect whistleblowers who uncover information related to money laundering activities.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 217 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(4a) In Article 13, the following paragraph is added: 6a. Member States shall ensure that when customer due diligence measures, as described in this Article, do not allow the identification of the beneficial owner, or where there are reasonable doubts that the person(s) identified are the beneficial owner(s), the business relationship is refused or terminated, and that no transactions are executed.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 220 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require that obliged entities apply the customer due diligence measures not only to all new customers but also at appropriate times to existing customers on a risk-sensitive basis, or when the relevant circumstances of a customer change, or when the obliged entity has a duty in the course of the relevant calendar year, to contact the customer for the purpose of reviewing any information related to the beneficial owner(s), in particular under Directive 2011/16/EU.; Member States shall require that obliged entities contact the customer for the purpose of reviewing any information related to the beneficial owner(s) not later than ... [one year after the date of the entry into force of this amending Directive].
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 249 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 20 a (new)
(7b) The following Article 20a is inserted: Article 20a 1. Member States shall enact national legislation providing for the elaboration of lists of Politically Exposed Persons resident in their territory. 2. The Commission, in cooperation and gathering data submitted by Member States and international organisations, shall assemble a list of politically exposed persons resident in the EU. The list shall be accessible by competent authorities and by obliged entities. 3. The above paragraphs shall not exempt obliged entities from their customer due diligence obligations, and obliged entities shall not rely exclusively on that information as sufficient to fulfil those obligations. 4. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the trade of information for commercial purposes on politically exposed persons, or persons who are or who have been entrusted with a prominent function by an international organisation.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 256 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point –a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States shall ensure that corporate and other legal entities incorporated within their territory are required to obtain and hold adequate, accurate and current information on their beneficial ownership, including the details of the beneficial interests held. following points : - All beneficial owners and all nominee intermediaries. - All directors and all those in accordance with whose instructions they act. - All accounts. The same should be required for all protected cell companies and international cell companies with full details disclosed for each cell.’
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 257 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(-a) in paragraph 1 the following subparagraph is inserted: Member States shall ensure that owners of shares or voting rights or ownership interest in corporate and other legal entities, including through bearer shareholdings, or through control via other means, disclose to those entities whether they are holding the interest in their own name and on their own account or on behalf of another person. Member States shall ensure that the natural person(s) who hold the position of senior managing official(s) in corporate and other legal entities, disclose to those entities whether they are holding the position in their own name or on behalf of another person.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 259 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
(-aa) in paragraph 1 the following subparagraph is added: Member States shall ensure that, when acting on behalf of another person, the nominee owner(s) or director(s) in corporate and other legal entities are required to maintain information identifying their nominator.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 261 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 4
(-aa) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 4. Member States shall require that the information held in the central register referred to in paragraph 3 is adequate, accurate and current. Obliged entities, FIUs and competent authorities shall report any discrepancy they find between the beneficial ownership information held in the central registers and the beneficial ownership information collected as part of their customer due diligence procedures or investigations.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 272 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph 5a is inserted: 5a. The information held in the register referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article on any corporate and legal entities other than those referred to in Article 1a(a) of Directive (EC) 2009/101 shall be publicly accessible. The information publicly accessible shall consist of at least the name, the date of birth, the nationality, the country of residence, contact details (without disclosure of a home address), the nature and extent of the beneficial interest held of the beneficial owner as defined in Article 3(6)(b). For the purposes of this paragraph, the information on beneficial ownership shall be available in in accordance with data protection rules and in open format, as defined in Directive 2003/98/EC Article 2(7) and subject to online registration. Member States may subject public access to information to online registration and introduce a fee to cover the administrative costs.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 277 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The central register referred to in paragraph 3 shall ensure timelydirect and unrestricted access by competent authorities and FIUs to all information held in the central register without any restriction or payment of a fee and without alerting the entity concerned. It shall also allow timely access byThe same provisions should apply to obliged entities when taking customer due diligence measures in accordance with Chapter II.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 281 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 9 –subparagraph 1
In exceptional circumstances to be laid down in national law, where the access referred to in point (b) of paragraph 5 would expose the beneficial owner to the risk of fraud, kidnapping, blackmail, violence or intimidation, or where the beneficial owner is a minor or otherwise incapable, Member States may provide for an exemption from such access to all or part of the information on the beneficial ownership on a case-by-case basis.deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 284 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In exceptional circumstances to be laid down in national law, where the access referred to in point (b) of paragraph 5 and paragraph 5a would expose the beneficial owner to the risk of fraud, kidnapping, blackmail, violence or intimidation, or where the beneficial owner is a minor or otherwise incapable, Member States may provide for an exemption from such access to all or part of the information on the beneficial ownership on a case-by-case basis. Exemptions shall be reassessed at regular intervals to avoid abuse. When an exemption is granted, this has to be clearly indicated in the register and legal appeal against the exemption shall always be possible. Member States shall publish annual statistical data on the amount of exemptions granted and reasons stated and report the data to the Commission.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 290 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph 10a is added: 10a. Member States shall ensure that corporate and other legal entities incorporated outside their territory and/or their jurisdiction are required to obtain and hold adequate, accurate and current information on their beneficial ownership, including the details of the beneficial interests held, and submit that information to the public register in similar terms as those described in paragraphs 1, 3, 5 and 6 of the Article and in Article 7b of Directive 2009/101/EC in the following circumstances: (a) when the corporate or legal entity opens a bank account or requests a loan in the Member State; (b) when the corporate or legal entity acquires real estate, either by purchase or other legal means, such as donation; (c) when the corporate or legal entity is a party to any commercial transaction whose validity under national law is dependent on a certain formality or validation act, such as certification by a notary. Member States shall provide for adequate sanctions for the failure to comply with the obligation to register in accordance with this paragraph, such as the nullity of the contract.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 294 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that this Article applies to trusts and other types of legal arrangements having a structure or functions similar to trusts, such as, inter alia, fiducie, Treuhand, waaf or fideicomiso, and all other similar, in terms of structure or function, existing or future legal arrangements.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 300 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall require that trustees of any express trust created, administered or operated in that Member State under the law of a Member State or third country obtain and hold adequate, accurate and up-to-date information on beneficial ownership regarding the trust. That information shall include the identity of: (a) the settlor (s); (b) the trustee (s); (c) the protector (s) (if any); (d) the beneficiaries or class of beneficiaries; (e) exercising effective control over the trust.da) any other person mentioned in the trust deed or related document (regardless of any distribution, right, power or interest); any other natural person
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 301 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(aa) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: The information will be kept in a central register created by the Member State. The data in registries should be also automatically exchanged with jurisdictions in which beneficiaries of trusts are located. That location is to be identified by both the place of main residence of beneficiaries and by the country which issued their passports.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 304 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 3
(aa) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 3. Member States shall require that the information referred to in paragraph 1 can be directly accessed in a timely manner by competent authorities and FIUs. Obliged entities, FIUs and competent authorities shall report any discrepancy they find between the beneficial ownership information held in the central registers and the beneficial ownership information collected as part of their customer due diligence procedures or investigations.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 309 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a
3a. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be held in a central register set up by the Member State where the trust is created, administered or operated;
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 312 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a
The information held in the register referred to in paragraph 3a of this Article with respect to any other trusts than those referred to in Article 7b (b) of Directive (EC) 2009/101 shall be accessible to any person or organisation that can demonstrate a legitimate interest. The information accessible to persons and organisations that can demonstrate a legitimate interest shall consist of the name, the month and year of birth, the nationality and the country of residence of the beneficial owner as defined in Article 3(6)(b).
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 317 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a – subparagraph 1
The information held in the register referred to in paragraph 3a of this Article with respect to any other trusts than those referred to in Article 7b (b) of Directive (EC) 2009/101 shall be accessible to any person or organisation that can demonstrate a legitimate interestor similar legal entities shall be public.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 324 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a – subparagraph 2
The information publicly accessible to persons and organisations that can demonstrate a legitimate interest shall consist of the name, the month and yeardate of birth, the nationality and, the country of residence and the nature and extent of the interest held of the beneficial owner as defined in Article 3(6)(b).
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 337 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 7 a – subparagraph 1
In exceptional circumstances laid down in national law, where the access referred to in paragraphs 4 and 4a would expose the beneficial owner to the risk of fraud, kidnapping, blackmail, violence or intimidation, or where the beneficial owner is a minor or otherwise incapable, Member States may provide for an exemption from such access to all or part of the information on the beneficial ownership on a case-by- case basis. Exemptions shall be reassessed at regular intervals to avoid abuse. When an exemption is granted, this has to be clearly indicated in the register and legal appeal against the exemption shall always be possible. Member States shall publish annual statistical data on the amount of exemptions granted and reasons stated and report the data to the Commission.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 345 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point h
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 10
10. For the purposes of this Article, a trust is considered to be administered in each Member State where the trustees are established;: (a) it is created according to or governed by the Member State's law or has its ultimate court of appeal in the Member State's jurisdiction; or (b) it is connected to the Member State by: (i) having one or more of the beneficial owners of the trust, as defined in Article 3(6)(b), resident in that Member State; (ii) holding real estate in that Member State; (iii) holding shares or voting rights or ownership interest in a legal entity incorporated in that Member State; or (iv) holding a bank or payment account in a credit institution situated in that Member State.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 348 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point h a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 31 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(ha) the following paragraph 10a is added: 10a. Member States will require trust deeds of any trust administered in their territory to obtain and maintain sufficient, exact and current information about the trust. This information shall include: – The trust deed. – All letter of wishes. – The name and address of the settlor – The name and addressee of all trustees and the name and addresses of all those on whose instructions they act. – The name of any enforcer and the instructions they hold. – The annual accounts of the trust. – Details of all trust distributions with the names and addresses of beneficiaries on record.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 350 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 32 – paragraph 1
(-aa) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. Each Members State shall establish an FIU in order to prevent, detect and effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FIU shall be a police authority or other law enforcement service or entity which, under national law, is responsible for preventing and combating criminal offences.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 369 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 32 b (new)
(12a) the following Article 32b is inserted: Article 32b 1. Member States shall put in place automated centralised mechanisms, such as central registries or central electronic data retrieval systems, which allow the identification, in a timely manner, of any natural or legal persons holding or controlling land and buildings within their territory. Member States shall notify the Commission of the characteristics of those national mechanisms. 2. Member States shall ensure that the information held in the centralised mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 is directly accessible, at national level, to FIUs and competent authorities. Member States shall ensure that any FIU is able to provide information held in the centralised mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 to any other FIUs in a timely manner in accordance with Article 53. 3. The following information shall be accessible and searchable through the centralised mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1: – for the real property owner and any person purporting to act on behalf of the owner: the name, complemented by the other identification data required under the national provisions transposing Article 13(1)(a) or a unique identification number; – for the beneficial owner of the real property: the name, complemented by the other identification data required under the national provisions transposing Article 13(1)(b) or a unique identification number; – for the real property: date and cause of ownership acquisition, mortgage and rights other than ownership; – for the land: location, parcel number, land category (current state of land), parcel area (area of land); – for the building: location, parcel number, building number, type, structure, floor area. 4. Member States shall cooperate among themselves and with the Commission in order to establish by 1 January 2018 a European real property register in accordance with paragraph 1 building on the European Land Information Service (EULIS).
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 378 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 38
(13b) Article 38 is replaced by the following: Member States shall ensure that individuals, including employees and representatives of the obliged entity, who report suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing internally or to the FIU, are legally protected from being exposed to threats or hostile action, and in particular from adverse or discriminatory employment actions.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 379 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 c (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(13c) in Article 38, the following paragraph is added: 1a. Member States shall ensure that individuals who are exposed to threats, hostile actions, or adverse or discriminatory employment actions for reporting suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing internally or to the FIU are able to present a complaint in a safe manner to the respective competent authorities. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities have the legal duty to carry out an investigation and emit a decision. Judicial redress against the decision shall always be possible.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 384 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 43
(15 a) Article 43 is replaced by the following: The processing of personal data on the basis of this Directive for the purposes of the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing as referred to in Article 1 shall be considered to be a matter of public interest under Directive 95/46/ECRegulation (EU) 2016/679.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 391 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 48 – paragraph 2
(16a) in Article 48, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities have adequate powers, including the power to compel the production of any information that is relevant to monitoring compliance and perform checks, and have adequate financial, human and technical resources to perform their functions. Member States shall ensure that staff of those authorities maintain high professional standards, including standards of confidentiality and data protection, that they are of high integrity and are appropriately skilled. Member States shall ensure that staff of those authorities have sufficient rules and mechanisms in place to prevent and sanction situations of conflict of interest.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 392 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 48 – paragraph 9
(16b) in Article 48, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following: 9. In the case of the obliged entities referred to in point (3)(a), (b), (ca) and (d) of Article 2(1), Member States may allow the functions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to be performed by self- regulatory bodies, provided that those self- regulatory bodies comply with paragraph 2 of this Article.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 402 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 53 – paragraph 3
(ba) in Article 53, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 3. An FIU may refuse to exchange information only in exceptional circumstances where the exchange could be contrary to fundamental principles of its national law. Those exceptions shall be specified in a way which prevents misuse of, and undue limitations on, the free exchange of information for analytical purposes. When such exceptional circumstances are invoked, the requested FIU shall send a report to the Commission.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 405 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(19a) in Article 54, the following paragraph is added: 1a. Member States shall ensure that FIUs designate at least one official to be responsible for receiving requests for information or mutual legal assistance from homologous entities in other Member States and ensuring that those requests are treated in a timely manner.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 414 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 58 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(21a) In Article 58, the following paragraph is inserted: 4a. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities and self-regulatory bodies inform the Commission when national laws hamper their supervisory and investigatory powers that are necessary for the exercise of their functions.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 421 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 b (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 61 – paragraph 1
(21b) in Article 61, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities and self-regulatory bodies establish effective and reliable mechanisms to encourage the reporting to competent authorities and self-regulatory bodies of potential or actual breaches of the national provisions transposing this Directive.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 422 #

2016/0208(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 c (new)
Directive 2015/849/EU
Article 61 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(21c) in Article 61, the following paragraph 3a is added: 3a. Member States shall ensure that reporting to competent authorities and self-regulatory bodies receives proper and timely follow up and feedback.
2016/12/19
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 92 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure a level of detail that enables citizens to better assess the contribution of multinational undertakings to welfare in each Member State, the information should be broken down by Member State. Moreover, information concerning the operations of multinational enterprises should also be shown with a high level of detail as regards certain tax jurisdictions which pose particular challenges. For all other third country operations, the information should be given in an aggregate number.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 113 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require ultimate parent undertakings governed by their national laws and having a consolidated net turnover exceeding EUR 750 000 000 as well as undertakings governed by their national laws that are not affiliated undertakings and having a net turnover exceeding EUR 7540 000 000 to draw up and publish a report on income tax information on an annual basis. That report shall be recorded in a public register, which presents the information in a standardised form.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 168 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) list of subsidiaries
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 173 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) list of all the jurisdictions in which the undertaking operates;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 174 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the number of employees; and other payroll details;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 183 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) assets;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 189 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the amount of the net turnover, which includes the turnover made with related parties; with a breakdown of internal and external group sales;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 202 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) grants;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 209 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The report shall present the information referred to in paragraph 2 separately for each Member StaState in which operations are conducted. Where a Member State comprises several tax jurisdictions, a breakdown of the information shall be combined at Member State levelpresented for each tax jurisdiction.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 215 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The report shall present the information referred to in paragraph 2 on an aggregated basis for other tax jurisdictions.deleted
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 238 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 d – paragraph 1
1. The report on income tax information shall be published as laid down by the laws of each Member State in accordance with Chapter 2 of Directive 2009/101/EC, together with documents referred to in Article 30(1) of this Directive and where relevant, with the accounting documents referred to in Article 9 of Council Directive 89/666/EEC**.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 240 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 d – paragraph 2
2. The report referred to in Article 48b(1), (3), (4) and (6) shall remain accessible on the website for a minimum of five consecutive yearsshall remain accessible on the website indefinitely.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 253 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 g – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Prohibition of banking secrecy;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 257 #

2016/0107(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 g – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Standards established by the G20 and/or the OECDCriminalisation and vigorous prosecution of tax offences and money laundering;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 47 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a). The European Union believes that combatting fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance is an overriding political priority, as aggressive tax planning practices are unacceptable from the point of view of the integrity of the internal market and social justice.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to lay down rules in order to strengthen the average level of protection against aggressive tax planning in the internal market. As these rules would have to fit in 28 separate corporate tax systems, they should be limited to general provisions and leave the implementation to Member States as they are better placed to shape the specific elements of those rules in a way that fits best their corporate tax systems. This objective could be achieved by creating a minimum level of protection for national corporate tax systems across the Union. It is therefore necessary to coordinate the responses of Member States in implementing the outputs of the 15 Action Items against base erosion and profit shifting with the aim to improve the effectiveness of the internal market as a whole in tackling tax avoidance practices. It is therefore necessary to set a common minimum level of protection for the internal market in specific fields.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In an effort to reduce their global tax liability, cross-border groups of companies have increasingly engaged in shifting profits, often through inflated interest payments, out of high tax jurisdictions into countries with lower tax regimes. The interest limitation rule is necessary to discourage such practices by limiting the deductibility of taxpayers’ net financial costs (i.e. the amount by which financial expenses exceed financial revenues). It is therefore necessary to fix a ratio for deductibility which refers to a taxpayer’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). Tax exempt financial revenues should not be set off against financial expenses. This is because only taxable income should be taken into account in determining up to how much of interest may be deducted. To facilitate taxpayers which run reduced risks related to base erosion and profit shifting, net interest should always be deductible up to a fixed maximum amount, which is triggered where it leads to a higher deduction than the EBITDA-based ratio. Where the taxpayer is part of a group which files statutory consolidated accounts, the indebtedness of the overall group should be considered for the purpose of granting taxpayers entitlement to deduct higher amounts of net financial costs. The interest limitation rule should apply in relation to a taxpayer's net financial costs without distinction of whether the costs originate in debt taken out nationally, cross-border within the Union or with a third country. Although it is generally accepted that financial undertakings, i.e. financial institutions and insurance undertakings, should also be subject to limitations to the deductibility of interest, it is equally acknowledged that these two sectors present special features which call for a more customised approach. As the discussions in this field are not yet sufficiently conclusive in the international and Union context, it is not yet possible to provide specific rules in the financial and insurance sectors.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Exit taxes have the function of ensuring that where a taxpayer moves assets and profits or its tax residence out of the tax jurisdiction of a State, that State taxes the economic value of any capital gain created in its territory even if this gain has not yet been realised at the time of the exit. It is therefore necessary to specify cases in which taxpayers are subject to exit tax rules and taxed on unrealised capital gains which have been built in their transferred assets or profits. In order to compute the amounts, it is critical to fix a market value for the transferred assets or profits based on the arm's length principle. Within the Union, it is necessary to address the application of exit taxation and illustrate the conditions for being compliant with Union law. In those situations, taxpayers should have the right to either immediately pay the amount of exit tax assessed or defer payment of the amount of tax, possibly together with interest and a guarantee, over a certain number of years and to settle their tax liability through staggered payments. Exit tax should not be charged where the transfer of assets or profits is of a temporary nature and as long as the assets or profits are intended to revert to the Member State of the transferor, where the transfer takes place in order to meet prudential requirements or for the purpose of liquidity management or when it comes to securities' financing transactions or assets posted as collateral. However, Member States may provide for deduction in such cases.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules have the effect of re-attributing the income of a low-taxed controlled subsidiary to its parent company. Then, the parent company becomes taxable to this attributed income in the State where it is resident for tax purposes. Depending on the policy priorities of that State, CFC rules may target an entire low-taxed subsidiary or be limited to income which has artificially been diverted to the subsidiary. It is desirable to address situations both in third countries and in the Union. To comply with the fundamental freedoms, the impact of the rules within the Union should be limited to arrangements which result in the artificial shifting of profits out of the Member State of the parent company towards the CFC. In this case, the amounts of income attributed to the parent company should be adjusted by reference to the arm’s length principle, so that the State of the parent company only taxes amounts of CFC income to the extent that they do not comply with this principle. CFC rules should exclude financial undertakings from their scope where those are tax resident in the Union, including permanent establishments of such undertakings situated in the Union. This is because the scope for a legitimate application of CFC rules within the Union should be limited to artificial situations without economic substance, which would imply that the heavily regulated financial and insurance sectors would be unlikely to be captured by those rules.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘transfer of assets’ means an operation whereby the right to tax the transferred assets (including profits) passes to another Member State or third country, whilst the assets remain under the beneficial ownership of the same taxpayer, excluding transfers of assets of a temporary nature as long as the assets are intended to revert to the Member State of the transferor;
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the case of financial undertakings, excess borrowing costs shall be deductible only in the tax year in which they are incurred, up to a maximum of 70 percent of the taxpayer's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). EBITDA shall be calculated as laid down in Article 4(2).
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) payments to associated enterprises do not exceed 10 % of the group’s total net interest expense, or 50 % in the case of financial undertakings.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 145 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Paragraphs 2 to 5 shall not apply to financial undertakings.deleted
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A taxpayer shall be subject to tax at an amount equal to the market value of the transferred assets, including profits, at the time of exit, less their value for tax purposes, in any of the following circumstances:
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 158 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a taxpayer transfers its tax residence to another Member State or to a third country, except for those assets, including profits, which remain effectively connected with a permanent establishment in the first Member State;
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 160 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (c) of the first subparagraph, any subsequent transfer to a third country of assets, including profits, out of the permanent establishment which is situated in the first Member State and which the assets are effectively connected with shall be deemed to be a disposal at market value.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a taxpayer transfers assets, including profits, from its head office to its permanent establishment in another Member State or in a third country that is party to the European Economic Area Agreement (EEA Agreement);
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a taxpayer transfers assets, including profits, from its permanent establishment in a Member State to its head office or another permanent establishment in another Member State or a third country that is party to the EEA Agreement;
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the transferred assets, including profits, are subsequently transferred to a third country;
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the taxpayer is engaged in a settlement procedure with its creditors, goes bankrupt or is wound up.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 169 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 5, 'market value' is the amount for which an asset can be exchanged or mutual obligations can be settled between willing unrelated buyers and sellers in a direct transaction. The Commission shall issue a delegated act that sets out a calculation methodology for market value, which may be updated periodically.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 170 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. This article shall not apply to asset transfers, including profit shifting, of a temporary nature where the assets are intended to revert to the Member State of the transferor, although the Member State may levy witholding tax on the total value of the assets transferred. The taxpayer shall be entitled to claim repayment of the deduction once it has certified that the assets temporarily transferred, including profits, have reverted.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall not exempt a taxpayer from tax on foreign income which the taxpayer received as a profit distribution from an entity in a third country or as proceeds from the disposal of shares held in an entity in a third country or as income from a permanent establishment situated in a third country where the entity or the permanent establishment is subject, in the entity’s country of residence or the country in which the permanent establishment is situated, to a tax on profits at a statutory corporate tax rate lower than 4025 percent of the statutory tax rate that would have been charged under the applicable corporate tax system in the Member State of the taxpayer. In those circumstances, the taxpayer shall be subject to tax on the foreign income with a deduction of the tax paid in the third country from its tax liability in its state of residence for tax purposes. The deduction shall not exceed the amount of tax, as computed before the deduction, which is attributable to the income that may be taxed.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 207 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) under the general regime in the country of the entity, profits are subject to an effective corporate tax rate lower than 4025 percent of the effective tax rate that would have been charged under the applicable corporate tax system in the Member State of the taxpayer;
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 212 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the entity is not a company whose principal class of shares is regularly traded on one or more recognised stock exchanges.deleted
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 215 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to financial undertakings which are tax resident in a Member State or in a third country that is party to the EEA Agreement or in respect of their permanent establishments in one or more Member State.deleted
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 234 #

2016/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission all information necessary for evaluating the implementation of this Directive, and, in particular, shall forward a detailed report every year which includes statistics on interest deductions, exit taxes, additional taxation of income earned abroad, non-genuine settlements and hybrid mismatches.
2016/04/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) In recent years, the challenge posed by tax fraud and tax evasion has increased considerably and has become a major focus of concern within the Union and at global level. The automatic exchange of information constitutes an important tool in this regard and the Commission in its communication of 6 December 2012 containing an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion highlighted the need to promote vigorously the automatic exchange of information as the future European and international standard for transparency and exchange of information in tax matters. The European Council in its conclusions of 22 May 2013 requested the extension of automatic information exchange at Union and global levels with a view to combatting tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning (on both the demand and supply sides).
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) As Multi National Enterprise (MNE) Groups are active in different countries, they have the possibility of engaging in aggressive tax planning practices that are not available for domestic companies. When MNEs do so, purely domestic companies, normally small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) may be particularly affected as their tax burden is higher than that of MNE Groupsy pay an effective rate of tax that is much closer to statutory rates than MNEs, resulting in distortions to, and malfunctions of, the internal market. On the other hand, all Member States may suffer revenue losses and there is the risk of competition to attract MNE Groups by offering them further tax benefits. There is therefore a problem for the proper functioning of the Internal Market.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 13 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) As Multi National Enterprise (MNE) Groups are active in different countries, they have the possibility of engaging in aggressive tax planning practices, often facilitated by other jurisdictions and the Member States themselves, that are not available for domestic companies. When MNEs do so, purely domestic companies, normally small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) may be particularly affected as their tax burden is higher than that of MNE Groups. On the other hand, all Member States may suffer revenue losses and there is the risk of competition to attract MNE Groups by offering them further tax benefits. There is therefore a problem for the proper functioning of the Internal Market.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 21 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Union tax authorities need comprehensive and relevant information on MNE Groups regarding their structure, transfer pricing policy, tax settlements and internal transactions in and outside the EU. That information will enable the tax authorities to react to harmful tax practices through changes in the legislation or adequate risk assessments and tax audits, and to identify whether companies have engaged in practices that have the effect of artificially shifting substantial amounts of income into tax-advantaged environments.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 26 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Increased transparency towards tax authorities could have the effect of giving MNE Groups an incentive to abandon certain practices and pay their fair share of tax in the country where profits are made. It would also increase the 'peer pressure' between Member States and would focus the attention of financial markets on the fiscal accountability of MNEs. Enhancing transparency for MNE Groups is therefore an essential part of tackling base erosion and profit shifting.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Increased transparency towards tax authorities could have the effect of giving MNE Groups an incentive to abandon certain practices and pay their fair share of tax in the country where profits are made. Enhancing transparency for MNE Groups is therefore an essential part of tackling base erosion and profit shifting and, ultimately, tax avoidance.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) When extending the automatic exchange of information at Union and global levels, due regard should be had to the European Parliament report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Due regard should also be had to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2015 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) When extending the automatic exchange of information at Union and global levels, due regard should also be had to the European Parliament resolution of 16 December 2015 with recommendations to the Commission on bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 37 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In the country-by-country report, MNEs Groups should provide annually and for each tax jurisdiction in which they do business the amount of revenue, profit before income tax and income tax paid and accrued, as well as tax credits. MNE Groups should also report number of their employees, stated capital, retained earnings and tangible assets in each tax jurisdiction. Finally, MNE Groups should identify each entity within the group doing business in a particular tax jurisdiction and should provide an indication of the business activities each entity engages in.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In the country-by-country report, MNEs Groups should provide annually and for each tax jurisdiction in which they do business the amount of revenue, profit before income tax and income tax paid and accrued, but also public subsidies received, the value of assets and annual cost of maintaining them, and sales and purchases. MNE Groups should also report number of their employees, stated capital, retained earnings and tangible assets in each tax jurisdiction. Finally, MNE Groups should identify each entity within the group doing business in a particular tax jurisdiction and should provide an indication of the business activities each entity engages in.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In order to enhance the efficient use of public resources and reduce the administrative burden for MNE Groups, the reporting obligation should only apply to MNE Groups with annual consolidated group revenue exceeding a certain amountEUR 40 million, in line with the definition of a large undertaking in Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, and consistent with the proposed country-by-country reporting in the revision of Directive 2007/36/EC. The Directive should ensure that the same information is collected and made available to tax administrations in a timely manner throughout the EU.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) To ensure the proper functioning of the Internal Market and equitable taxation, the EU has to provide for fair competition between EU MNE Groups and non-EU MNE Groups for which one or several of their entities are located in the EU. Both of them should therefore be subject to the reporting obligation.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Member States should ensure that they maintain or increase the level of human, technical and financial resources dedicated to the automatic exchange of information and data processing within tax administrations.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) As regards exchange of information between Member States, Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC already provides for the mandatory automatic exchange of information in a number of fields. Its scope should be enlarged to provide for the mandatory automatic exchange of country- by-country reports between Member States, and between Member States and the Commission.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) As regards exchange of information between Member States, Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC already provides for the mandatory automatic exchange of information in a number of fields. Its scope should be enlarged to provide for the mandatory automatic exchange of country- by-country reports between Member States, without any exceptions whatsoever.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) TIn the absence of a Union definition of permanent establishment, the mandatory automatic exchange of country- by-country reports between Member States should in each case include the communication of a defined set of basic information that would be accessible to thoseall Member States in which, on the basis of the information in the country- by-country report, one or more entities of the MNE Group are either resident for tax purposes, or are subject to tax with respect to the business carried out through a permanent establishment of an MNE Group.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The work on Action 13 of the BEPS Action Plan resulted in a set of standards for providing information for MNE Groups, including the master file, the local file and the country-by-country report. It is therefore appropriate to take into account the OECD standards when establishing the European rules on the country-by-country report, so that these are more rigorous.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In the event that a Member State determines that another Member State persistently fails to automatically provide country-by-country reports, it should in the first instance consult that Member State and, if that does not lead to resolution of the problem, it should report that Member State to the Commission and an appropriate penalty should be imposed.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 68 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) This Directive is a crucial step in going beyond the OECD BEPS Action Plan, as recalled by the European Parliament in its recommendations to the Commission in order to promote transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union. In particular, it is to be considered as the first move towards the implementation of a public country-by- country reporting for MNE Groups, such as the European Parliament has referred to on several occasions, through its reports on Directive 2007/36/EC, the report of the TAXE special committee and the European Parliament’s resolution of 16 December 2015 with recommendations to the Commission on bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) The scope of mandatory exchange of information should therefore be extended to include the automatic exchange of information of the country-by-country report. In order to enhance transparency for citizens, the Commission should publish the country-by-country reports, based on the information contained in the centralised register of country-by-country reports. In doing so, the Commission should comply with the provisions of this Directive on confidentiality.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
-1) Article 1(1) is amended as follows: ‘1. This Directive lays down the rules and procedures under which the Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission with a view to exchanging information that is foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of the Member States concerning the taxes referred to in Article 2.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 2
(-a) Article 3(2) is amended as follows: ‘(2) ‘central liaison office’ means: the office which has been designated as such with principal responsibility for contacts with other Member States and with the Commission in the field of administrative cooperation;
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 6
(1a) Article 4(6) is amended as follows: ‘6. Where a liaison department or a competent official sends or receives a request or a reply to a request for cooperation, it shall inform the central liaison office of its Member State and the Commission under the procedures laid down by that Member State.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(1b) Article 6(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. The request referred to in Article 5 may contain a reasoned request for a specific administrative enquiry. If the requested authority takes the view that no administrative enquiry is necessary, it shall immediately inform the requesting authority and the Commission of the reasons thereof.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 4
(1c) Article 6(4) is amended as follows: ‘4. When specifically requested by the requesting authority, the requested authority shall communicate original documents provided that this is not contrary to the provisions in force in the Member State of the requested authority.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 85 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(1d) Article 8(1)(a) is amended as follows: ‘(a) income from employment; and self- employment;’
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 e (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1– point e a (new)
(1e) In Article 8(1), the following point is added: ‘(ea) tax settlements’
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 f (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(1f) In Article 8(1), the following point is added: ‘(eb) country-by-country reports,’
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 g (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(1g) In Article 8(1), the following point is added: ‘(ec) income from moveable assets (financial assets other than life insurance products, including savings accounts and fixed-term deposits).’
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8aa – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority of a Member State where the Country-by-Country Report was received pursuant to paragraph 1 shall, by means of automatic exchange, communicate the report to any otherll Member State in which, on the basis of the information in the country-by-country report, one or more Constituent Entities of the MNE Group of the Reporting Entity are either resident for tax purposes, or are subject to tax with respect to the business carried out through a permanent establishment within the deadline laid down in paragraph 4s. The competent authority of the Member State must communicate the country-by-country report to the Commission, which is responsible for the centralised register of country-by-country reports, available to its competent services.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8aa – paragraph 2 a new
2a. The competent authority of a Member State to which the country-by-country report was sent pursuant to paragraph 1 shall, within 24 months after the end of the reporting fiscal year, communicate the report to any state belonging to the category of least developed countries (as defined by the United Nations), in which, on the basis of information contained in the statement by country, one or more constituent entities of multinational enterprises are resident for tax purposes, or are subject to tax with respect to the business carried out through a permanent establishment.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8aa – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) aggregate information relating to the amount of revenue, profit (loss) before income tax, income tax paid, income tax accrued, stated capital, accumulated earnings, number of employees, and tangible assets other than cash or cash equivalents with regard to each jurisdiction in which the MNE Group operates, public subsidies received, the value of assets and annual cost of maintaining them, and sales and purchases;
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 99 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/16/UE
Article 8aa – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the future European tax identification number (TIN) referred to in the Commission's 2012 Action Plan to strengthen the fight against fraud and tax evasion.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
4a. In order to enhance transparency for citizens, the Commission shall publish the country-by-country reports, based on the information contained in the centralised register of country-by-country reports. In doing so, the Commission shall comply with the provisions of Article 23a on confidentiality.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 104 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/UE
Article 17 – paragraph 4
(2a) Article 17(4) is deleted;
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 105 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1
2a. Article 9(1) is amended as follows: ‘1. The competent authority of each Member State shall communicate the information referred to in Article 1(1) to the competent authority of any other Member State concerned and to the Commission, in any of the following circumstances:
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2
(2b) Article 9(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. The competent authorities of each Member State may communicate, by spontaneous exchange, to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission any information of which they are aware and which may be useful to the competent authorities of the other Member States.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(2c) Article 16(1) is amended as follows: ‘1. Information communicated between Member States in any form pursuant to this Directive shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy and enjoy the protection extended to similar informationmay be treated as confidential if so stipulated under the national law of the Member State which received it. Such information may be used for the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of the Member States concerning the taxes referred to in Article 2.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 2
(2d) Article 16(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. With the permission of the competent authority of the Member State communicating information pursuant to this Directive, and only in so far as this is allowed under the legislation of the Member State of the competent authority receiving the information, information and documents received pursuant to this Directive may be used for other purposes than those referred to in paragraph 1. Such permission shall be granted if the information can be used for similar purposes in the Member State of the competent authority communicating the information.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(2e) In Article 16, the following paragraph is inserted: (5a) Where a competent authority of a Member State considers that information which it has received from the competent authority of another Member State is likely to be useful for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 to the competent authority of a third Member State, it may transmit that information to the latter competent authority, provided that this is done in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in this Directive. It shall inform the competent authority of the Member State from which the information originates about its intention to share that information with a third Member State.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall impose no obligation upon a requested Member State to carry out enquiries or to communicate information, if it would be contrary to its legislation to conduct such inquiries or to collect the information requested for its own purposes.deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority of a requested Member State may decline to provide information where the requesting Member State is unable, for legal reasons, to provide similar information.deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 112 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 h (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The provision of information may be refused where it would lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or of information whose disclosure would be contrary to public policy.deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 113 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 i (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The requested authority shall inform the requesting authority of the grounds for refusing a request for information.deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 114 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 j (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 1
(2j) Article 18(1) is amended as follows: ‘1. If information is requested by a Member State in accordance with this Directive, the requested Member State shall use its measures aimed at gathering information to obtain the requested information, even though that Member State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. That obligation is without prejudice to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 17, the invocation of which shall in no case be construed as permitting a requested Member State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in such information.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 k (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 2
(2k) Article 18(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. In no case shall Article 17(2) and (4) be construed as permitting a requested authority of a Member State to decline to supply information solely because this information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership intere8sts in a person.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2
(4a) Article 23(2) is amended as follows: ‘2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission any relevant information necessary for the evaluation of the effectiveness of administrative cooperation in accordance with this Directive in combating tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax avoidance.fraud.’
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 6
(5a) Article 23(6) is amended as follows: ‘6. Information communicated to the Commission by a Member State under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, as well as any report or document produced by the Commission using such information, may be transmitted to other Member States. Such transmitted information shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy andnfidential and shall enjoy the protection extended to similar information under the national law of the Member State which received it.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 125 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(5b) In Article 23, the following paragraph is inserted: 6a. The Member States of the requesting authority shall submit a report on the outcome of the investigation to the Commission once the case is closed. The Commission shall store these reports in a database and draw up a list of those guilty of cross-border tax evasion and avoidance in cases where criminal sanctions are imposed on the individual or legal entity covered by the investigation or automatic exchange of information.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 1
(5c) Article 24(1) is amended as follows: 1. Where the competent authority of a Member State receives from a third country information that is foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of that Member State concerning the taxes referred to in Article 2, that authority may, in so far as this is allowed pursuant to an agreement with that third country, provide that information to the competent authorities of Member States for which that information might be useful and to any requesting authorities, and to the Commission.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section I – paragraph 4
4. "Excluded MNE Group" means, with respect to any Fiscal Year of the Group, a Group having total consolidated group revenue of less than EUR 750 000 000 or an amount in local currency approximately equivalent to EUR 750 000 000 as of January 2015 during the Fiscal Year immediately preceding the Reporting Fiscal Year as reflected in its Consolidated Financial Statements for such preceding Fiscwhich does not qualify as a large undertaking as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, meaning an undertaking which on its balance sheet dates exceeds at least two of the three following thresholds: (a) balance sheet total: EUR 20 000 000; (b) net turnover: EUR 40 000 000; (c) average number of employees during the financial Yyear: 250.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section II – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. the Ultimate Parent Entity of the MNE Group is not obligated to file a country- by-country report in its jurisdiction of tax residence;deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section II – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where there are more than one Constituent Entities of the same MNE Group that are resident for tax purposes in the Union and one or more of the conditions set out in point (b) apply, the MNE Group mayhas to designate one of such Constituent Entities to file the country-by-country report conforming to the requirements of Article 8aa(1) with respect to any Reporting Fiscal Year within the deadline specified in Article 8aa(1) and to notify the Member State that the filing is intended to satisfy the filing requirement of all the Constituent Entities of such MNE Group that are resident for tax purposes in the Union. That Member State shall, pursuant to Article 8aa(2), communicate the country-by- country report received to any otherll Member State in which, on the basis of the information in the country-by-country Report, one or more Constituent Entities of the MNE Group of the Reporting Entity are either resident for tax purposes, or are subject to tax with respect to the business carried out through a permanent establishments.
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 141 #

2016/0010(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section II – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from point 1, when one or more of the conditions set out in point b of point 1 apply, an entity described in point 1 shall not be required to file a country-by-country report with respect to any Reporting Fiscal Year if the MNE Group of which it is a Constituent Entity has made available a country-by-country report in accordance with Article 8aa(3) with respect to such Fiscal Year through a Surrogate Parent Entity that files that country-by-country report with the tax authority of its jurisdiction of tax residence on or before the date specified in Article 8aa(1) and that, in case the Surrogate Parent Entity is tax resident in a jurisdiction outside the Union, satisfies the following conditions: a) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity requires filing of country-by-country reports conforming to the requirements of Article 8aa(3); b) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has a Qualifying Competent Authority Agreement in effect to which the Member State is a party by the time specified in Article 8aa(1) for filing the country-by-country report for the Reporting Fiscal Year; c) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has not notified the Member State of a Systemic Failure; d) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has been notified in accordance with point 3 by the Constituent Entity resident for tax purposes in its jurisdiction that it is the Surrogate Parent Entity; e) a notification has been provided to the Member State in accordance with point 4.deleted
2016/03/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it necessary to reform the system of financing of the MFF, particularly through the creation of new and genuine own resources; urges the Cou, such as the tax on financial to commit to reflecting on this issue, without prejudice to the final report from the High-Level Group on Own Resources;ransactions, ECB profits, and other European tax revenue, and accordingly urges the Council alsoto commit to reflecting on the provision of budgetary resources in the euro area to help Member States implement agreed structural reforms; stresses that any new instrument should be entered in the EU budget, while remaining outside MFF ceiling limits, and be funded from genuine ois issue, without prejudice to the final report from the High- Level Group on Own rResources;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 20 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Council also to reflect on the provision of budgetary resources in the euro area to help Member States implement agreed structural reforms; stresses that any new instrument should be entered in the EU budget, while remaining outside MFF ceiling limits, and be funded from genuine own resources;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 293 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national level, taking into account the aggregate euro area fiscal stance and ensuring, that all Eurozone countries contribute to macroeconomic adjustment towards real convergence, including those who have greater fiscal space to be used to the benefit of the monetary union as a whole, are core elements for the functioning of the euro area; considers that beyond a proper use of the MIP between deficit and surplus countries, a fiscal capacity should, moreover, address specific concerns for the euro area in the case of absorbing shocks;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 437 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that the fiscal capacity for the euro area should be funded by own resources of the EMU, including revenues from a financial transaction tax, and new financing instruments as Eurobonds;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 441 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that a euro area fiscal capacity should be complemented by a long term strategy for debt sustainability and reduction of eurozone countries, including partial pooling and common management of sovereign debt, which would bring down overall re-financing costs and debt/GDP ratios to give more margin for growth enhancing policies and investment;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 442 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Considers that the ECB profits should feed into the Eurozone fiscal capacity, once discounted the current percentage set for reserves; points out that to this effect, OLP applies to the reform of Article 33.1.a) of the ECB Statute; believes that this is particularly relevant in a period of quantitative easing;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 488 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that structural reforms should be ecologically and socially balanced and aim at strengthening growth potential towards a fully sustainable new growth model, promoting fair and sustainable welfare systems and reducing social inequalities;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 555 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 – paragraph 1
– investment, notably in research and development;, healthcare and education,
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 557 #

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
– Social cohesion, including EMU- wide minimum social standards;
2016/06/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 22 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the emergence of new geopolitical and geostrategic circumstances – with the predominance of the Asian region over the Euro-Atlantic one – and of new players in the fight to establish a monopoly over the use of force, as well as the emergence of genuine new threats and fields of activity, demonstrate that the states cannot face up to new risks alone, and that a joint response is needed;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 24 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the threat made by the new US President, Donald Trump, to withdraw the protection afforded to the EU via NATO, tensions with Russia and the hybrid threat posed by the terrorist group known as Islamic State (IS) have highlighted the importance of improving cooperation and the exchange of information and best practices among the EU Member States, as well as the need for a major increase in EU military spending via a source of own-resources set aside for that purpose;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 25 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the objective of military and defence integration goes back to the founding fathers, whose chief objective was to establish a legitimate collective defence mechanism and maintain peace on the continent of Europe;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 70 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there is a need to establish a defence culture that helps ensure that EU citizens have a clear idea of the role that defence plays in our society and the contribution it makes to stability, peacekeeping and boosting international security;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 164 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that where the TEU provides that the Council acts by a qualified majority to adopt decisions under the CSDP, in particular those under Articles 45(2) and 46(2) TEU, all expenditure to which the implementation of such decisions gives rise should be charged to the Union budget; considers that, to that end, there is a need for additional funding or co-funding from Member Statfunded with new, additional EU budget resources;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 233 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the reinforcement of the CSDP in line with the Treaties will not impinge on national sovereignty as this policy is driven by the Member States; is convinced that there is no greater respect for sovereignty than defending the territorial integrity of the European Union through a common defence policy;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 453 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Considers that the new hybrid threats on European territory require better coordination between the competent authorities and bodies of the Member States; recommends, therefore, that coordination between Member States' intelligence services should be improved and that a European intelligence service and a fully-fledged European Anti- Terrorism Investigation Agency should be set up, endowed with the necessary financial resources and investigation and prosecution capabilities;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 9 #

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of the Member States in increasing the effectiveness and popularity of the programme, including by taking on a greater role in defining the priorities of the programme and maximising the potential of the national contact points (NCP) by making it possible for them to work and exchange experience with entities responsible for similar projects – Erasmus and Creative Europe, for example; calls in addition for greater involvement of the European Parliament, for example in the form of an annual public assessment of programme monitoring within the Culture Committee;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Takes the view that the programme should also serve to publicize those channels of direct participation that already exist in the European Union such as: the European Citizens' Initiative, citizens’ forums, public consultations, etc. so as to raise public awareness of the possibilities of direct participation within the EU institutional framework.
2016/10/12
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the effectiveness of EU law is systematically undermined by its unsatisfactory application by Member Stfundamental in achieving an "ever closer" Union as enshrined in the TEU; recognizes the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of same legal value as the Treaties; n. Notes that thise lack of enforcement is at the root of a number of European crisesof EU law weakens the EU itself;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 17 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that 11 directives in the area of banking and finance legislation are being infringed by one or more Member States, with Germany being the only country to comply with all existing legislation in this field, and Austria the only other Member State with fewer than three infringements1 ; __________________ 1 Particularly worrying are the cases of Poland (10 infringements), Luxembourg (9) and Slovenia, Spain and Estonia (8 each).;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the Late Payments Directive is still not implemented well in 11 Member States, and that the situation is worst in Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal and Greeceis also correlated to the state of public finances affected by the economic crisis; notes as well that the delay in B2B payments is well above average; points out that also the directive on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, wthere the delay in B2B2 payments is well above average3 directive on requirements for budgetary framework of the Member States and the directive on consumer rights have not yet been transposed; __________________ 2 Business-to-business. 3 See ‘Transposition and implementation of the Directive on Late Payments in Commercial Transactions’, European Parliamentary Research Service.
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 21 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that non-compliance with the Maastricht criteria, and the lenient enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact rules by the Commission and the Council before 2010, contributed to the emergence of the European debt crisis that followed the global financial crisis;deleted
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that non-compliance with the Maastricht criteria, and the lenient enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact rules by the Commission and the Council before 2010, contribufollowing the global financial crisis which led to a European debt crisis, the EU has further strengthened its economic coordination and banking supervision; stresses the importance of completing the Banking Union, deepening the EMU and creating a CMU that finances the real economy and growth in Europe; invites all Member Stateds to the emergence of the European debt crisis that followed the global financial crisismake full use of flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact as per Commission's Communication COM (0215)12;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in 2014 only 10 of the 157 main recommendations made to Member States in the framework of the European Semester were fully implemented or showed substantial progress4 ; ; and believes that, in order to improve implementation, there is a need to better identify clearly articulated priorities at European level as well as to increase genuine public debate, political willingness and commitment at national level, leading to greater relevance and national ownership; welcomes the recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area, proposed by the Commission six months before country- specific recommendations, as a step to deepen policy coordination in the follow- up to the Five Presidents' Report and relevant resolutions of the European Parliament; __________________ 4 Success rate of around 6.5%: Zsolt Darvas and Alvaro Leandro, ‘The Limitations of Policy Coordination in the Euro Area under the European Semester’, Bruegel, November 2015.
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is very concerned by the fact that the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) has still not been implemented by 10 Member States6 , which undermines the efforts to build a, and calls on the Commission to ensure that it is implemented; welcomes the Commission proposal on European Deposit GuaInsurantece Scheme, that would complete the Banking Union; __________________ 6Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden; Commission press release, 10 December 2015.e third and final pillar of the Banking Union, needed to safeguard deposits throughout Europe;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the European Commission's first proposals in the area of the Capital Markets Union and stresses the importance of encouraging more investments in the real economy;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the European Investment Bank to evaluate whether the banking systems of Member States that do not comply with the BRDD and the DGSD should be intermediaries in its actions; calls on the European Central Bank to make a similar evaluation regarding the use of emergency liquidity assistance;deleted
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to open infringement proceedings against Member States which have openly refused to give effect to the obligations arising from Council Decisions (EU) 1601/2015 and (EU) 1523/2015, of 14 and 22 September respectively, which introduce a system of mandatory quotas for the reception of refugees.
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Is of the opinion that financial penalties for non-compliance with EU law should include a multiplier for those Member States for which several procedures are openbe effective, proportionate and dissuasive;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 70 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the number of formal infringement procedures decreased also due to the effectiveness of the structured dialogue with Member States via EU Pilot;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to improve access to information on the application of the Union Law. Encourages further efforts to enhance transparency;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 2 #

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the package of better regulation measures adopted on 19 May 2015; believes however that material criteria for establishing the existence of a violation of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles should be proposed with the aim of ensuring that EU legislation better serves the interests of citizens, and welcomes the agreement reached in December 2015 between the Commission, Council and Parliament on the new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation;
2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the significant decrease in the number of reasoned opinions received from national parliaments in 2014; takes note of the Commission’s view that, far from reflecting a decrease in interest on their part, this might be the result of the declining number of legislative proposals from the Commission; nevertheless encourages national parliaments to play a more active part in the European debate and to cooperate even more closely with each other;
2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes, nevertheless, that it is important to raise the awareness of national parliaments on subsidiarity issues and to support them with tools permitting information exchange; stresses that, especially since the volume of reasoned opinions received from national parliaments in 2014 remained unchanged in proportion to the number of Commission proposals, a mechanism should be developed for the improved participation of national parliaments in the EU legislative process;
2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the period of eight weeks given to national parliaments to issue a reasoned opinion under Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be extended significantlyapplied flexibly in order to foster more active participation by national parliaments in the European debate; notes that consideration will need to be given to extending the current deadline for national parliaments before the next modification of the Treaties;
2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 54 #

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the Commission should provide an adequate response to the request by a number of national chambers for a stronger subsidiarity control procedure; supports the request made by some national chambers to play a more crucial role, by proposing that the Commission should be bound to withdraw or amend its proposal when a yellow card is triggered; believes, at the same time, that the idea of a ‘green card’ should be considered as one means ofall institutions involved in the legislative process should redouble their efforts to guarantee control of the subsidiarity principle; takes the view, finally, that it would be useful to know the Commission’s opinion on the idea of a ‘green card’ aimed at raising the participation and activity of national parliaments in the EU legislative process.
2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 1
1. Expresses the view that the Member States of the European Union should set an example by genuinely fulfilling their obligations and move towards a shared culture of the meaning of the rule of law in the 28 Member States to be applied by all concerned even-handedly;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 13 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that recent events in some Member States have shown that the failure to observe the rule of law and fundamental values is not being properly prevented, given the resulting problems among Member States and the fact that there is no swift, effective response coming from the European institutions;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points to the importance of continuing to promote and strengthen the protection and full development of core Union values and the requirements of democracy and compliance with the rule of law in accordance with the Treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 2
2. Considers that the procedure under Article 7 TEU is virtually unusablewill hardly be used to its full potential, due to the unanimity requirement in the European Council; notes that the Union has no legally binding mechanism in place to monitor regularly the compliance of the Member States and EU institutions with the EU's fundamental values;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 3
3. Takes notStresses the importance of the rule of law Framework established by the Commission in 20141 and of the creation of an annual dialogue on the rule of law in the General Affairs Council as established in December 2014; and looks to the formulation of common ground as between these different rule of law mechanisms; , in order to make sure they are effective in ensuring compliance with fundamental rights and democratic values in the entire Union; __________________ 1 Communication of the Commission of 11 March 2014 on "A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law" (COM(2014)0158).
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 27 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the rule of law Framework established by the Commission in 20141 and of the creation of an annual dialogue on the rule of law in the General Affairs Council as established in December 2014; and looks to the formulation of common ground as between these different rule of law mechanisms and calls on the Commission and Council to make full and regular progress reports to Parliament; __________________ 1 Communication of the Commission of 11 March 2014 on “A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law” (COM(2014)0158).
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to work towards a new consensus between the EU and its Member States with the aim of promoting democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, proceeding from the basis that unless extreme care is taken, there will always be a danger of politicising legality;deleted
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 47 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the European Parliament under Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure has developed a scrutiny over third States in the case of breach of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; considers that on the basis of Articles 2, 6 and 7 TEU and Rule 135 of the Rules of Procedure, the European Parliament should take motions for resolutions on the respect for the rule of law, democratic values and the state of fundamental rights within the European Union and its Member States;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 49 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 6
6. Recommends the establishment on an EU mechanism for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights which would include all relevant stakeholders; considers that this would, however,, provided such mechanism does not jeopardize or rival with but rather complements and paves the way for the procedure under Article 7 TEU, it may not require a Treaty change;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 55 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that if the EU lays down requirements in its international agreements to protect and promote human rights, then it must likewise ensure that the institutions and all Member States comply with the rule of law and respect fundamental rights;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 68 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 8
8. Recommends the conclusion of a pact between all EU institutions and national parliaments in order to establish an annual 'fundamental rights policy cycle' as part of a multi-annual structured dialogue among all stakeholders; in this context, suggests that the European Parliament holds a yearly debate on the respect for democracy, the rule of law and the state of fundamental rights within the European Union; believes that this debate should be organized in such a way that it can involve setting benchmarks and goals to achieve and providing the means to evaluate changes from one year to another;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 73 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 9
9. Recommends the organisation of an annual pan-EU parliamentary debate on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights as part of a multi- annual structured dialogue between the European Parliament and the national parliaments, on the one hand, and the Commission and the Council, on the other, and also involving civil society, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), and the Council of Europe;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 75 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 10
10. Recommends that the pan-EU parliamentary debate is organised in such a way that it can involve setting goals to achieve and provide the means to measure changes from one year to another.deleted
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 80 #

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers it essential, for the purpose of following up the above parliamentary debate, to provide for the option of tabling an annual resolution in plenary;
2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2015/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Banking Union (BU) is an indispensable component of a monetary union and a fundamental building block of a genuine economic and monetary union (EMU) and whereas participation in this is open to Member States that have not yet adopted the euro;
2015/12/14
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2015/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the euro is the European Union’s currency;
2015/12/14
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2015/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas to function properly the banking union needs risk-free financial assets, such as for example government bonds from the EU or the euro area;
2015/12/14
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that Member States are not taking sufficient advantage of the opportunities offered by digitisation to facilitate the direct purchase of sovereign public debt by small savers and investors;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Member States accordingly to consider the establishment of a pan- European digital platform for the direct online sale of sovereign debt securities;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the digital single market and the single capital market complement each other strongly;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 68 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, to move towards a true digital single market, it is necessary to create a suitable tax framework to achieve VAT harmonisation in the digital sector, also ensuring fiscal equilibrium with a view to preventing fiscal relocation in the European Union as being discussed within the OECD;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 72 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to submit legislation regarding cross-border contracts encouraging measures to lighten administrative burdens and overcome obstacles in the way of businesses and consumers conducting market transactions, especially those resulting from the existence of different VAT systems, in a bid to achieve a genuine digital single market;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 92 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that access to certain web content from a number of Member States is being denied; urges the Commission to take steps to eliminate this inadmissible practice;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the over- concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of affordability, sustainability and security of energy supply; considers competition policy to be of vital importance in encouraging unbundling and addressing the current fragmentation of the market; stresses that the regulation of state aid in this field must be carried out in the same spirit as in any other; points out, however, that that the energy grid is a network- based infrastructure requiring special treatment, to enable and foster self- consumption;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Takes the view that special attention should be paid to the fragmentation of the banking market, including for electronic card payments (such as the denial of service due to transfer to another Member State) and electronic cash withdrawal (such as multiple fees for ATM use);
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to examine ATM networks from the perspective of competition policy, given that this is a network infrastructure;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reminds the Commission that competition policy also entails regulating the price of services for which it is difficult to set a market value, such as ATM fees;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 208 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is concerned that mergers and acquisitions as a result of the restructuring in the banking sector have led to increased concentration and oligopolistic tendencies; asks the Commission to draw up a study on this issue;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 235 #

2015/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that State aid proceedings alone cannot put a permanent stop to the unfair tax competition in a number of Member States of the European Union; further tangible results are required, such as a consolidated basis of calculation for the corporate tax base and for capital gains, a review of the VAT Directive in order to prevent fraud, the obligation on large international companies to report their turnover and profits on a ‘country by country’ basis and calling on Member States to introduce greater transparency in their tax practices and mutual reporting requirements;
2015/10/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 3 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that making the budget more credible, effective and releva, relevant and compliant with the principle of sound financial management, so as to sustain citizens’ confidence in the EU institutions and their identification with the project of European integration, must remain one of the core objectives of the policy to protect the Union’s financial interests which the Commission and Member States are required to pursue under Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the adoption by the Commission of a multiannual Anti-Fraud Strategy whic is helping to correct significant differences in the number of irregularities notified by each Member State;
2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is keen, too, to see closer structured cooperation between Member States and the Commission, as well as comprehensive training for the staff of the authorities involved in managing the fundsfor the authorities involved in managing the funds to develop their own national anti-fraud strategies and for their staff, and in particular staff of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS), to be given comprehensive training;
2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the urgent need for an increase in EIB lending activity; Calls, therefore, on the Member States to consider once again increasing the capital of this European institution;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of implementing labour-intensive projects in order to maximize the impact in terms of job creation;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the EIB should evolve towards the development bank model in the context of improved macroeconomic coordination among the Member States;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that the EIB should be not only a financial institution but also a knowledge and good practices bank;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Suggests that the EIB enhance its sectoral analysis capacities;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes note that the EIB bonds are the only example of Union debt issuances;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the EIB to allow the direct purchase of EIB bonds by European citizens;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the EIB to establish an on- line channel for direct purchase of EIB bonds in its website;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the EIB to explore a partnership with EU postal services, NCBs and other partners for the direct commercialization of EIB bonds;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the EIB to engage in a marketing campaign for the promotion of direct purchase of EIB bonds by EU citizens once this possibility is made available;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EIB to further enhance transparency and access to information both internally and for the public, especially regarding the selection, monitoring and evaluation of activities and programmes; such evaluation should be based on clear and measurable indicators;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EIB should strengthen its capacity for macroeconomic analysis in order to better assess the opportunity of investment projects;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #

2015/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EIB to sign an interagency agreement with the European Parliament to allow questions to be put to its president, as is currently the case with the President of the European Central Bank;
2015/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. notes that the purpose of financial markets is to provide capital for real, public and private investments, and not to aggravate risks by speculation;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s Investment Package, including the Capital Markets Union (CMU); stresses that an efficient and effective financial services framework ensuring financial stability is a prerequisite in order to increase (long-term) investment and to foster growth in a competitive European economy; underlines the linkage between economic and financial stability, and the need for greater non-bank financing of companies;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the euro is a pillar of the Capital Markets Union, and eliminating state currencies thus facilitates the integration of financial markets;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is baffled at the time taken to carry out intra-EU bank transfers, which can take up to three days despite the implementation of SEPA;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the increased complexity, reflected in the greater amount, detail and number of layers of regulation and supervision with requirements at international, European and national level;deleted
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 72 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a sound and robust CMU has to acknowledge the interdependencies with other financial sectors and has to be based on well-established existing structures; stresses the need for a holistic view of EU financial services regulation; calls, therefore, for the CMU to reflect the perspective of consumers and small cross- border investors, rather than being solely orientated towards the financing of companies;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses concern at the persistence of problems concerning IBAN codes, which are still not considered valid for making direct debits from bank accounts domiciled in Member States other than that of the beneficiary;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a single market for financial services servesis vital for businesses, but ultimately has to benefit customers and investors; insists that barriers to cross- border access, marketing and investment have to be analysed and addressed, particularly issues such as the cross- border portability of payment cards and the possibility of opening a bank account or purchasing government bonds without the obligation to reside in the Member State in question;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 114 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that consumer protection does not necessarily entail large volumes of information; is concerned that the multiplicity of customer information might not ultimately serve real customer needs; pPoints to the necessity of a European initiative for more and better financial education;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 145 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for consistency in the risk-based approach, including sovereign exposures; supports the work of the BCBS and ESRB in this regard;deleted
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 156 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the possible unintended consequences of multiple capital, liquidity and leverage requirements on maturity transformation and the provision of long- term financing; asks the Commission, in cooperation with the supervisors, to analyse these consequences for banking and insurance as a matter of priority;deleted
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 188 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an appropriate division of competences between EU and national level, bearing in mind that national supervisors have more knowledge of local market characteristics; is concerned about the effect of a one-size-fits-all supervisory approach on smaller and primarily nationally active entities within the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM);deleted
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 207 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the achievements in establishing a banking union; stresses that the next step has to be its full implementation, including full capitalisation of national Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGS), the introduction of the European Deposit Guarantee Fund and the Single Resolution Fund (SRF); emphasises the aim of avoiding moral hazard and ensuring that risk-takers bear the costs when their risks materialise;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 313 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that better financial regulation starts with Member States applying the current acquis; considers that gold-plating does not facilitate the functioning of the internal market;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 333 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the objectives of the better regulation agenda; underlines the role of REFIT in achieving an efficient and effective financial services regulation;deleted
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 370 #

2015/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Reminds the ESAs that technical standards, guidelines and recommendations are bound by the principle of proportionality; calls on the ESAs to adopt a restrictive approach to the extent and number of guidelines, particularly where they are not explicitly empowered in the basic act; notes that such a restrictive approach is also required in view of the ESAs’ resources and the need to prioritise their tasks;
2015/09/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the stability of the financial system, which is essential for the effectiveicient allocation of resources for growth and jobs, is now a global public good;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the economic and financial crisis which began in 2008 has highlighted the lack of economic governance in the world and the need to establish supranational bodies with the ability to intervene and operating rules for greater coordination of national economic policy decisions;
2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the crisis has prompted the G20 to focus on effective action, while in the longer term making it more democratic and not undermining the United Nations system is essential for its legitimacy;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European social model, built on a series of public institutions such as social security, labour law, etc., deserves a higher international profile and concerted support as a system ensuring social protection and decent employment in the world;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 37 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the economic and financial crisis which began in 2008 has highlighted a striking lack of economic governance in the world, and the absence of supranational bodies with the ability to intervene and sufficient operating rules for greater regulation and better coordination of national economic policy decisions;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas many macroeconomic and monetary matters require greater supranational coordination, particularly in relation to fiscal matters, where tasks such as combating tax havens, tax fraud and tax evasion to the detriment of national treasuries can be tackled only from an international angle, including coordination to introduce supranational forms of taxation;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that Parliament should be duly informed of the Union’s activities within existing economic and financial institutions with the aim of ensuring accountability and strengthening democratic legitimacy;
2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for international regulatory cooperation, with full parliamentary involvement;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers it necessary to create strong information and transparency mechanisms with the national parliaments in relation to EU activities in existing economic and financial institutions;
2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 52 #

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it advisable for the EU to defend, in all international economic fora, the coordination and strengthening of world economic governance, the European Social Model, tax cooperation and a culture of business sustainability;
2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 62 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU could streamline its representation in multilateral organisations and fora, with a view to increasing its influence and promoting the legislation it has adopted through a democratic process;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regards as highly detrimental to the Union situations in which representatives of a Member State or national organisation assume positions in international bodies that are contrary to European legislative or regulatory decisions adopted by majority vote;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1 a (new)
- Calls on the Commission to define its positions in international financial and macroeconomic fora in line with the following principles: 1. The need to step up fiscal collaboration among countries across the world in order to reduce and ultimately eliminate tax havens, and to coordinate and harmonise national tax policies so as to avoid tax evasion based on opaque systems and unfair tax competition; 2. The need to support the spread of the culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR), since sustainable undertakings are and will be the basis for cohesive and sustainable human development. To this end, the EU must support the development of the UN guiding principles and the spread of the culture of business responsibility for human rights. 3. The need to uphold the European social model and its expansion in the context of globalisation of the economy and production, not only as an ideal with regard to decent employment and social protection but as the sole means of preventing social dumping, which ultimately leads to the deterioration and devaluation of that model.
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 6
- Urges the Commission to use its right of initiative to propose, in accordance with Article 138(2) TFEU and the undertakings given by its President to the European Parliament in 2014, appropriate measures to ensure unified representation of the Union within international financial institutions and conferences; considers it imperative to progress towards single representation of the euro area within the IMF, the first step being to group member countries within a specific constituencies and then wiy no later thian a single constituency1 January 2020, without prejudice to the creation of a single European Union constituency in the long term; points out that, under Protocol N° 14 of the Treaty, closer coordination between Member States is the responsibility of the Euro Group;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 149 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 6 a (new)
- Urges the Commission, likewise, to make use of its right of initiative to propose, in accordance with Article 138(2) TFEU, appropriate measures to ensure unified representation for the European Union in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Cooperation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, first by grouping Member States in a specific constituency no later than 1 January 2020;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 150 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 6 b (new)
- Urges the Commission, finally, to make use of its right of initiative to propose, in accordance with Article 138(2) TFEU, appropriate measures to ensure unified representation for the euro area within the Bank for International Settlements, through the transfer of shares held by national central banks participating in the euro system to the European Central Bank no later than 1 January 2018;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 6 c (new)
- Urges the Commission, likewise, to make use of its right of initiative to propose, in accordance with Article 138(2) TFEU, appropriate measures to ensure unified representation for the European Union in the Inter-American Development Bank no later than 1 January 2020;
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 165 #

2015/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 8
- Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to reflect on the practicalities of creating a global financial organisation with wide-ranging powers of recommendation, arbitration and, where appropriate, penalisation through independent panels;deleted
2015/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to its decision of 15 April 2014 on the modification of the inter- institutional agreement on the Transparency Register1 (EU lobby register); __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0376.
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to Transparency International, six out of ten European citizens consider their government to be seriously influenced or entirely co-opted by a few vested interests;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas non-transparent, one-sided lobbying lobbying constitutes one of the key corruption risks facing Europe and poses a significant threat to policy-making and to the public interest;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas non-transparent, one-sided lobbying can poses a significant threat to the integrity of policy-makers, policy-making and to the public interest;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 28 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Introducing a legislative footprint, making the lobbtransparency register as mandatory as possible
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 37 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Commission, Parliament and the Council should record and discloseevaluate if all input received from lobbyists/interest representatives on draft policies, laws and amendments as a ‘legislative footprint’could be collected centrally, e.g. by the Committees’ secretariats, and made public online; suggests that thisa legislative footprint should consist of a formbe annexed to reports, detailing all the lobbyists with whom thoseconsisting of a form, detailing organizations with which the rapporteur in charge of a particular file have mets been in contact with in the process of drawing up each report and a second document listing all written input received;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to expand andfurther improve its existing initiative as laid out in its decision of 25 November 2014 on the publicby expanding the practice to meet only organizations of information onr self-employed individuals which are registered in the Transparency Register to all Commission staff; considers that the publication of scheduled meetings held between Members of the Commission and organiszations or self-employed individuals; considers that the recording of meeting data sh with the purpose of influencing EU-legislation could be expanded to include everyoneall Commission staff involved in the EU’s policy-making process, by publishing the Commission unit(s) and the external organisation(s) present at the meetings;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 70 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests that the Code of Conduct should be amended so as to make it mandatory for rapporteurs and committee chairs toshould adopt the same practice of exclusively meeting lobbyists registered lobbyin the Transparency Registser and publish information on such meetings online and for rapporteurs to publish a legislative footprscheduled meetings having the purpose to influence EU-legislation onlinte;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that an amendment should introduce mandatory monthly updates on lobby expenditures;deleted
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 88 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its longstanding call to back up the EU lobbtransparency register with a legal act, if it is not possible to close all loopholes and achieve a fully mandatory register for all lobbyists with an inter- institutional agreement; considers that the proposal for this legal act could take into account the progress achieved by changes in the inter- institutional agreement and Parliament’s Code of Conduct;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call to the Council to join the lobbtransparency register as soon as possible;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers lobby transparency through monthly reporting by lobbyists about their meetings as a keyof lobbying activities as an essential element for future EUa better legislationve process in the EU;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 104 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, when interpreting ‘inappropriate behaviour’ within thBelieves that the Rules of Procedure should be ameanded ing of point (b) of the Code of Conduct, this expression should be taken to include turning down formal invitations to hearings or committees without sufficient reasonrder to withdraw access badges to the European Parliament from representatives of organisations that have refused to cooperate with a parliamentary inquiry; believes that repeated incidents should lead to a temporary suspension from the EU transparency register;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 116 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that registered law firms which are also active in lobbying should declare in the lobbtransparency register all clients on whose behalf they perform covered activities with the purpose of influencing EU- legislation; points out that law firms can only refer to the attorney client privilege when giving legal advice;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 124 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Bureau to restrict access to Parliament’s premises for non-registered organisations or individuals by makEmphasises that the European Parliament as the European citizens’ chamber should retaing all visitors to its premises sign a declaration that they are not lobbyists falling within the scope of the register or otherwise declare their n open door policy towards the citizens and that no unnecessary obstacles should be created, which could discourage citizens from visiting the European Parliament’s pregmistrationes;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 132 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes it to be necessary, as a matter of urgency, to introduce a proper monitoring system for submitted information in order to ensure that the information that registrants provide is meaningful, accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive; calls in this regard to substantially increase the resources of the Transparency Unit within the European Parliament and the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 143 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that at least 5 % of declarations should be checked by the Transparency Unit each year;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 154 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that representations of national, regional and local governments should not fall under the EU lobby register if they have their own mandatory lobbtransparency register, and do not offer workspace for private or corporate actors within their representationss they are part of the EU’s multi-level system of governance;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 170 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the members of the Advisory Committee chosen from among Members of the European Parliament should be complemented by a majority of externally chosen members who must be qualified experts in the field of ethics regulation and should be drawn from an open call and include members of civil society; omposed of MEPs should be chosen according to their expertise, inter alia in accounting, legal affairs and ethics regulation; underlines that the composition of the Advisory Committee must at the same time reflect the political balance in the European Parliament, for example through a rotation system;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 183 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the Code of Conduct should be amended to additionally empower the enlarged Advisory Committee to adopt final decisions instead of the Presidentinitiate the procedure for investigating a possible breach of the code of conduct for MEPs, and to empower the Conference of Presidents to adopt final decisions instead of the President; requests that the Advisory Committee is informed about the final decision in due course;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 186 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Deems it necessary that the Advisory Committee has access to information and documents relevant to cases it has to examine, including the results of OLAF investigations;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 195 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the Rules of Procedure should be amended with regard to Members’ declarations of financial interests to task the Advisory Committee andintroduce more accurate categories for income from external sources and to task the supportive administration with factual checks in samples and to empower them to ask for proof where necessary;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 207 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Members should be rephrased to include a clear ban on Members holding paid side jobs or other paid work, except where previously authorised by the Advisory Committee, and provided that it could not lead to a conflict of interest; takes the view that in such cases the parliamentary salary paid to Members by Parliament should be reduced by half;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 222 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that Members should have the remuneration paid to them by Parliament reduced by half of what they earn, whether as employees or self- employed persons, from any outside activity in parallel to their office as Members of the European Parliament;deleted
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 247 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the Code of Conduct should be amended to provide for a three-wo years ‘cooling-off period’ during which former Members may not engage in lobbying work in the area of their parliamentary responsibilitieshave to notify the European Parliament of any post-term-of- office occupation they intend to take up;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 260 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that for Members of the Commission the ‘cooling-off period’ should be extended to threewo years and that a two-year cooling-off period should also apply to all Commission staff involved believes that all EU officials including the drafting or implementation of EU legislation or treaties, includemporary, contract agents and national experts must undergo full training contract staff how to deal with lobbyists;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 277 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Supports the Ombudsman’s call for entry in the lobbtransparency register to be made a requirement for appointment to expert groups provided that the Members concerned are not government officials and do not receive all or the vast majority of their other income from state institutions such as universities;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 290 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers control by Parliament of the financing of European political parties to be an unnecessary conflict of interestNotes that under Regulation No 1141/2014 applying from 1 January 2017 the total amount of Union funding awarded to the eligible European political parties and foundations is determined under the annual budgetary procedure and that the distribution between the eligible European political parties and foundations follows a fixed distribution key; notes further that the control with respect to Union funding is exercised by the independent Authority for European political parties and European political foundations on the basis of external audit reports, whose decisions may be the subject of court proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 293 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for control of the financing of European political parties to be assigned to a neutral body;deleted
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 310 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for citizens to have the same right of appeal whenon all EU-institutions to handle citizens’ requestings for information asin they enjoy when requesting specific documents most favourable manner, without prejudice to the right of citizens to get access to specific documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 315 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on access to documents should be updated as a matter of urgency, as required by the Treaty of Lisbon, by widening its scope to encompass all EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies currently not covered, such as the European Council, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice, Europol and Eurojust;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 326 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Requests that the Commission make sure that non-EU actors which receive EU funds should be as aceffectively countable as EU institutions are wrols then spending such fundof EU funds by non-EU actors;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 351 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that the chairs of Parliament’s committees should proactively publish minutes and all documents used in trialoguesInsists that Parliament’s negotiators in trilogues fulfil their obligation under Rule 73 (4) of the Rules of Procedure to report back to the following meeting of the responsible committee and to make documents available which reflect the outcome of the last trilogue; calls for both the oral report and the documents to contain information on the state of the trilogue negotiations; calls furthermore for a list of the dates of trilogue meetings and the names of the direct participants to be made publicly accessible;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 361 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Presidency of the Council to include allonsiders that Parliament and the Council ought to provide for more transparency in trialogue documents in the documents register to allow for access in accs and conciliation procedures; recalls the need to improve the transparency of legislative negotiations and underlines the impordtance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001of publishing the progress of negotiations after each trilogue;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 369 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. TakWelcomes the view that Members should have access to all Commission documents, where necessary under exceptional circumstances through a reading roomagreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission of 2 December 2015, which gives Members full access to all documents with regards to the TTIP negotiations;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 378 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Deems it unacceptable that Parliament has less, or less open,Members of the European Parliament have less access to documents in trade negotiations than some members of national parliaments;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 388 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the Council to publish the negotiation mandates for international trade negotiations;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 396 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Believes that, when the Commission engages in trade negotiations, it should publish the negotiation mandates, all negotiating positions, and all requests and offers and all consolidated draft negotiation texts prior to each negotiation round, so that the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as civil society organisations and the wider public, can make recommendations thereon before the negotiations are closed for comments and the agreement goes to ratification; underlines that the Commission must also persuade negotiating partners to increase transparency at their end to make sure that this is a reciprocal process in which the EU's negotiating position is not compromised;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 404 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to propose an inter-institutional agreement in order to codify those principles for all trade negotiations, as foreseen under paragraph 40 of the draft inter-institutional agreement on Better Law-Making;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 422 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. RegretNotes the Ombudsman's finding that mostsome EU institutions have not yet properly implemented rules to protect whistleblowers; points out that to date onlythe European Parliament, the Commission, the Ombudsman and the Court of Auditors have adopted such rules;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 426 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Believes effective whistleblower protection to be a key weapon against corruption and therefore reiterates its call to the Commisscalls on the Member States and the EU-institutions to prepare a whistleblower protection directive, including minimum Europe-wide standards of protectionensure the protection of whistleblowers on their respective level;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 440 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. "Believes that the ongoing review of EU elecpolitical parties are best placed to contribute to the fight against corruption lawand should include a rule thattherefore play a stronger role on this issue by excluding persons found guilty of high-level corruption against the EU's financial interests or within Member States may not run for office in the next two terms of the European Parliamentfrom electoral lists for European elections";
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 460 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls for the candidate nominated for the Presidency of the European Central Bank to appear before the corresponding committees and undergo an evaluation process;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 461 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Suggests that it should be possible, as part of the accountability process, for the European Parliament to table a motion of censure against a Commissioner in connection with management activities for which that Commissioner is accountable;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 466 #

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Recalls that the power to set up committees of inquiry is an intrinsic feature of parliamentary systems around the world, and the Treaty of Lisbon provides for a special legislative procedure for the adoption of a regulation on the right of inquiry in Article 226(3) TFEU; stresses that, in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, Parliament, the Council and the Commission should agree on the adoption of a new regulation;
2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Parliament has the right to initiate the reform of its own electoral procedureArticle 223 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union gives Parliament the right to initiate the reform of its own electoral procedure, with the aim of drawing up a uniform procedure which applies throughout the EU or a procedure that is based on principles common to all the Member States, and to give its consent thereto;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of Parliament's electoral procedure should aim at enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections, reinforce the concept of citizenship of the Union, improve the functioning of the European Parliament and the governance of the Union, make the work of the European Parliament more legitimate and efficient, enhance the effectiveness of the system for conducting European elections, and provide for greater electoral equality for citizens of the Union, and bring MEPs closer to their voters, in particular the youngest amongst them;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the steadily decreasing turnout in European elections, in particular among the youngest voters, and voters’ lack of interest in European issues is posing a threat to the future of Europe and whereas there is therefore a need for ideas that will help to revive European democracy;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 77 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the establishment of a joint constituency in which international lists of up to 50 candidates, headed by each political family’s nominee for the post of President of the Commission, would stand for election would help to revitalise European democracy;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 80 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas a central electoral authority along the lines of those which already exist in a number of Member States should be set up at European level;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 89 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the official establishment and consolidation of political parties at EU level are fostering the development of European political awareness and giving expression to the wishes of Union citizens, and whereas this has also facilitated the process of gradually bringing electoral systems closer together;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 95 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas postal, electronic and internet voting, and the introduction of digital citizenship to facilitate it, could make the conduct of European elections more efficient and more appealing for voters, provided that the highest possible standards of data protection are ensured;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 192 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to use postal electronic and internet voting in order to make voting easier for people with reduced mobility and for those living abroad, and calls for the introduction of digital citizenship;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 207 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. EncouragesCalls on Member States to take measures toand the European institutions to take measures to foster gender-equal democracy in the EU by promoteing gender balance in every aspect of European elections;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 212 #

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States and the European institutions to take steps to ensure that members of minorities have seats in all representative bodies;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- Having regard to the OECD/G20 Final BEPS Project published on 5 October 2015,
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the investigations carried out under the TAXE Committee revealed that the practice of tax rulings does not exclusively take place in Luxembourg but is common across the Union; whereas the practice of tax rulings can be used legitimately to provide legal certainty for business, but is nevertheless open to potential abuse and tax avoidance; whereas regard is had to the report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published on 12 February 2013 entitled ‘Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ proposed new international standards to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS); whereas regard is also had to the Communiqué issued following the Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 which took place on [to be inserted];
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, with some laudable exceptions, national political leaders have not been sufficiently forthcoming in addressing the problem of tax avoidance in corporate taxation;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas DG Competition and the European Commission have reacted late to the abuse of tax rulings, given that tax rulings have been used for no less than twenty years;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the so-called tax competition among Member States is incompatible with the philosophy of an internal market in which resources are allocated in terms of productive and technological efficiency and comparative advantages;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas supply-side aggressive tax planning is incompatible with the principle of loyal cooperation among Member States;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the power to legislate on corporate taxation is currently vested in the Member States;deleted
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the lack of coordinated tax policies in the Union leads to significant cost and administrative burden for citizens and businesses operating cross-borderin more than one Member State within the Union, and results in unintended non-taxation or facilitates aggressive tax planning;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas corporate taxation should be guided by the principle of taxing profits where they are realized;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas corporate taxation should not be used to fuel a race to the bottom by Member States;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)
Rb. whereas the Union should strive to eliminate the gap between high deducibility of commercial expenditures and investments in a given Member State, and low taxation of profits in a another Member State or third jurisdiction;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R c (new)
Rc. whereas tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning is facilitated by tax havens;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R d (new)
Rd. whereas trade, travel and political sanctions should be applied to uncooperative jurisdictions in the fight against tax evasion and avoidance;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point iv a (new)
(iva) whereas the European Commission or one of its agencies should elaborate a public black list of tax havens based on objective criteria;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point iv b (new)
(ivb) whereas the objective criteria for the inclusion of the said public black list of tax havens should be the conduct of any of the following practices: a) Aggressively low or non-existent corporate taxation; b) Granting tax benefits to non-residents that conduct no substantial economic activity in the jurisdiction; c) Lack of automatic exchange of information on tax payers and tax rulings; d) Engaging in secret tax rulings; e) Lack of ad-hoc of administrative and judicial cooperation on tax evasion and tax avoidance files; f) Legal bank secrecy; g) Legal persecution of whistle-blowers; h) Active cooperation of government officials in designing legal or illegal schemes for tax avoidance or evasion; i) Any other government practice conducive to helping and abetting tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point iv c (new)
(ivc) whereas the European Commission or one of its agencies should elaborate a public black list of corporate tax evaders and avoiders;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 113 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point v a (new)
(va) whereas the conduct of aggressive tax planning by corporations is incompatible with Social Corporate Responsibility, and as such it should be highlighted by the institutions devoted to monitor it;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point vi
(vi) whereas progress in the fight against tax evasion and avoidance and aggressive tax planning can only be monitored with a harmonised methodology that can be used to estimate the size of the direct and indirect tax gaps in all Member States, and across the Union as a whole;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T – point vii
(vii) whereas the current Union-wide legal framework to protect whistleblowers is insufficient, and there exists significant variation between the ways in which different Member States provide protection for whistleblowers; whereas in the absence of such protection, those employees who hold vital information will understandably be reluctant to come forward and therefore that information will not be made available; whereas since whistleblowers helped to mobilise public attention on the issue of unfair taxation, Member States should consider measures that will protect such activity; whereas it would therefore be appropriate to offer Union-wide protection for whistleblowers who report suspected misconduct, wrongdoing, fraud or illegal activity to national regulators or, in cases of persistently unaddressed illegal activity that could affect the public interest, to the public as a whole; whereas such protection should be coherent with the overall legal system; whereas Member States shall decriminalize the revelation by whistleblowers of corporate information in the cases of suspected misconduct, wrongdoing, fraud or illegal activity;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – introductory part
U. whereas Member States have the power to legislate on corporate taxation is vested in the Member States, yet the vast majority of problems linked to aggressive tax planning are of a multinational nature; whereas more coordination of national tax policies therefore represents the only feasible way to address the problems of BEPS and aggressive tax planning;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 142 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i a (new)
(ia) whereas CCCTB should be complemented in the medium term with a minimum Union corporate tax rate, which will be instrumental in reducing the incentives for the seeking of tax rulings and abusive transfer price mechanisms;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i b (new)
(ib) whereas the new CCCTB initiative launched by the Commission should include a short deadline regarding the consolidation element, which is key to solve the problem of transfer mispricing;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i c (new)
(ic) whereas a fraction of a CCCTB should become an own resource of the European Union, given that companies are the ones that benefit the most from the functioning of the internal market;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point ix a (new)
(ixa) whereas effective tax corporate coordination requires setting up a European Tax Agency as an independent agency of the European Commission;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 169 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point ix b (new)
(ixb) whereas the said European Tax Agency shall be tasked with achieving the following goals: a) Coordination of the network of national tax agencies; b) Management of the tax rulings database; c) Management of the cross-border tax evaders and avoiders database; d) Elaboration of the public black list of tax havens; e) Elaboration of the public black list of corporate tax evaders and avoiders; f) Management of the European Tax Identification Number regime; g) Monitoring of the proper implementation and compliance of Union Regulations and Directives on tax matters; h) Conduct of research and analysis on cross-border tax evasion and avoidance;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 176 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V – introductory part
V. whereas improved coordination alone will not solve fundamental problems arising from the fact that different rules regarding corporate taxation exist in different Member States; whereas part of the overall response to aggressive tax planning must involve the convergence of a limited number of national tax practices; whereas this can be achieved while still preserving the sovereigntyrespecting the competencies of Member States in relation to other elements of their corporate tax systems;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 210 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Xa. whereas the unanimity requirement included in Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes it extremely difficult to make progress on tax matters, it is necessary to reform it so decisions can be taken by qualified majority vote in the Council and in co-decision with the European Parliament;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 2 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point - 1 (new)
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 1 – 414
Apply throughout the text (original Directive)Replace "Community" by "Union".
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 3 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
- 1a. In Article 80(1), the introductory part is replaced by the following: “1. In order to prevent tax evasion or avoidance, Member States mayshall in any of the following cases take measures to ensure that, in respect of the supply of goods or services involving family or other close personal ties, management, ownership, membership, financial or legal ties as defined by the Member State, the taxable amount is to be the open market value:
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 4 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point - 1 b (new)
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 80 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States exercise the option provided for - 1b. In Article 80, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. In implementing paragraph 1, theyMember States may restrict the categories of suppliers or recipients to whom the measures shall apply.
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 97
From 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20178, the standard rate may not be lower than 15 %.
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 97
From 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017, the standard rate mayshall not be lower than 15 %.
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2015/0296(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 101
1a. Article 101 is replaced by the following: “By 30 June 200718 at the latest, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council an overall assessment report on the impact of reduced rates applying to locally supplied services, including restaurant services, notably in terms of job creation, economic growth and the proper functioning of the internal market, based on a study carried out by an independent economic think-tank.
2016/03/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2015/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure a level playing field within the internal market as a whole, this Regulation is consistent with Directive 2014/49/EU. It complements the rules and principles of that Directive to ensure the proper functioning of EDIS and that appropriate funding is available to the latter. The key objective of the EDIS is to enhance the effective deposit guarantee framework with a view to protecting depositors against the consequences of deposits becoming unavailable. At the full insurance stage, the objective is to provide an equal level of protection to all depositors of credit institutions affiliated to the participating DGSs. The material law on deposit guarantee to be applied within the EDIS framework will therefore be consistent with the one applicable by the national DGSs or designated authorities of the non- participating Member States, harmonised through the Directive 2014/49/EU.
2016/12/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 249 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) nNon-equity securities issued by a Member State or by one of a Member State's regional or local authorities, by public international bodies of which one or more Member States are members, by the European Central Bank or by the central banks of the Member States, by the European Investment Bank, the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Stability Mechanism or any other European Union institution or agency;
2016/04/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 250 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) shares in the capital of central banks of the Member States, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank, the European Fund for Strategic Investments or any other European Union institution or agency;
2016/04/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 252 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) securities unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the European Union, a Member State or by one of a Member State's regional or local authorities;
2016/04/21
Committee: ECON
Amendment 3 #

2015/0076(NLE)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of taking effective action against fraud and tax avoidance and in particular tax evasion and tax avoidance by natural and legal persons based in the Union with the involvement of financial institutions based in third countries;
2015/09/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The possibility that the provision of information may be refused where it would lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or of information whose disclosure would be contrary to public policy should not apply to provisions of mandatory automatic exchange of information on advance cross- border rulings and advance pricing arrangements in order not to reduce the effectiveness of these exchanges. The limited nature of the information that is required to be shared with all Member States should ensure sufficient protection of those commercial interests.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In order to reap the benefits of the mandatory automatic exchange of advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements, the information should be communicated promptlyimmediately after and at the latest one month after the end of the quarter during which after they are issued and therefore regular intervals for the communication of the information should be established (at least twice a year).
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The mandatory automatic exchange of advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements should in each case include communication of a defined set of basic information to all Member States. The Commission should adopt any measures necessary to standardise the communication of such information under the procedure laid down in Directive 2011/16/EC for establishing a standard form to be used for the exchange of information. That procedure should also be used in the adoption of any necessary measures and practical arrangements for the implementation of the information exchange.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Member States should exchange the basic information to be communicated also with the Commission. This would enable the Commission at any point in time to monitor and evaluate the effective application of the automatic exchange of information on advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements. Such communication will not discharge a Member State from its obligations to notify any state aid to the Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 64 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) A Member State should be able to rely on Article 5 of Directive 2011/16/EU as regards the exchange of information on request to obtain additional information, including the full text of advance cross- border rulings or advance pricing arrangements, from the Member State having issued such rulings or arrangements.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Member States should take all measures necessary to remove any obstacle that might hinder the effective and widest possible mandatory automatic exchange of information on advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 75 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The existing provisions regarding confidentiality should be amended to reflect the extension of mandatory automatic exchange of information to advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 1
(1) The Member States’ need for mutual assistance in the field of taxation is growing rapidly in a globalised era. There is a tremendous development of the mobility of taxpayers, of the number of cross-border transactions and of the internationalisation of financial instruments, which makes it difficult for Member States to assess taxes due properly. This increasing difficulty affects the functioning of taxation systems and entails double taxation, which itself incites tax fraud, tax avoidance and tax evasion, while the powers of controls remain at national level. It thus jeopardises the functioning of the internal market.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 7
(7) This Directive builds on the achievements of Directive 77/799/EEC but provides for clearer and more precise rules governing administrative cooperation between Member States where necessary, in order to establish, especially as regards the exchange of information, a wider scope of administrative cooperation between Member States. Clearer rules should also make it possible in particular to cover all legal and natural persons in the Union, taking into account the ever-increasing range of legal arrangements, including not only traditional arrangements such as trusts, foundations and investment funds, but any new instrument which may be set up by taxpayers in the Member States.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 10
(10) It is recognised that the mandatory automatic exchange of information without preconditions is the most effective means of enhancing the correct assessment of taxes in cross-border situations and of fighting fraud and tax avoidance. To that end, a step-by-step approach should therefore be followed starting with the automatic exchange of available information on five categories and reviewing the relevant provisions after a report by the Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 13
: (13) It is important that officials of the tax administration of one Member State and of the Commission are allowed to be present in the territory of another Member State.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 d (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 15
(15) In view of the legal requirement in certain Member States that a taxpayer be notified of decisions and instruments concerning his tax liability and of the ensuing difficulties for the tax authorities, including cases where the taxpayer has relocated to another Member State, it is desirable that, in such circumstances, the tax authorities shouldmust be able to call upon the cooperation of the competent authorities of the Member State to which the taxpayer has relocated.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 e (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Recital 18
(18) It is important for the efficiency of administrative cooperation that information and documents obtained under this Directive could, subject to the restrictions laid down in this Directive, be used by the Member State that received them also for other purposes. It is also important that Member States could transmit that information to a third country, under certain conditions, and to the Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1– point -1 f (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, this Directive shall not apply to value added tax and customs duties, or and to excise duties covered by other Union legislation on administrative cooperation between Member States since this Directive supplements them. This Directive shall also not apply to compulsory social security contributions payable to the Member State or a subdivision of the Member State or to social security institutions established under public law.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 85 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 14 – introductory part
14. 'advance cross-border ruling' means any agreement, communication, or any other instrument or action with similar effects, including one issued in the context of a tax audit, which:
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 14 – point c
(c) relates to a cross-border transaction or to the question of whether or not activities carried on by a legal person in the other Member State create a permanent establishment, and;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 14 – subparagraph 2
The cross-border transaction may involve, but is not restricted to, the making of investments, the provision of goods, services, finance or the use of tangible or intangible assets and does not have to directly involve the person receiving the advance cross-border ruling;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 15 – subparagraph 1
'advance pricing arrangement' means any agreement, communication or any other instrument or action with similar effects, including one issued in the context of a tax audit, given by, or on behalf of, the government or the tax authority of one or more Member States, including any territorial or administrative subdivision thereof, to any person that determines in advance of cross-border transactions between associated enterprises, an appropriate set of criteria for the determination of the transfer pricing for those transactions or determines the attribution of profits to a permanent establishment.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 4 – point 6
6. Where a liaison department or a competent official sends or receives a request or a reply to a request for cooperation, it shall inform both the central liaison office of its Member State under the procedures laid down by that Member State and the Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 6 – point 2
«2. The request referred to in Article 5 may contain a reasoned request for a specific administrative enquiry. If the requested authority takes the view that no administrative enquiry is necessary, it shall immediately inform the requesting authority and the Commission of the reasons thereof.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 6 – point 4
4. When specifically requested by the requesting authority, the requested authority shall communicate original documents provided that this is not contrary to the provisions in force in the Member State of the requested authority.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 7 – point 6
6. Where the requested authority is not in possession of the requested information and is unable to respond to the request for information or refuses to do so on the grounds provided for in Article 17, it shall inform the requesting authority of the reasons thereof immediately and in any event within one month of receipt of the request.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall, by automatic exchange, communicate to the competent authority of any other Member State, and to the Commission, information regarding taxable periods as from 1 January 2014 that is available concerning residents in that other Member State, on the following specific categories of income and capital as they are to be understood under the national legislation of the Member State which communicates the information:
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -aa (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 99 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point –a b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) income from movable capital;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point –a c (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
e b) tax rulings,
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 101 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 4 and 5
a) Paragraphs 4 and 5 are deleted.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 102 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point b
b) the list of categories in paragraph 1 be extended to include dividends, capital gains and royalties.deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 104 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of a Member State issuing or amending an advance cross-border ruling or an advance pricing arrangement after the date of entry into force of this Directive shall, by automatic exchange, communicate information thereon to the competent authorities of all other Member States as well as to the European Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority of a Member State shall also communicate information to the competent authorities of all other Member States as well as to the European Commission on advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements issued within a period beginning ten years before the entry into force but still valid on the date of entry into force of this Directive;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in a case where an advance cross-border ruling exclusively concerns and involves the tax affairs of one or more natural persons.deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 1 shall notalso apply in a case where an advance cross-border ruling exclusively concerns and involves the tax affairs of one where the request for an advance ruling relates to a legal structure without legal personality. In that instance, the competent authority of the Member State issuing the advance ruling shall forward the information it has to the competent authorities of all other Member States and shall arrange for the memorandum of incorporation to be transferred to the Member State or States where the incorporator more natural persons incorporators and the beneficiary or beneficiaries are resident.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 122 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) in respect of the information exchanged pursuant to paragraph 1: withinimmediately after and at the latest one month followingafter the end of the quarter during which the advance cross-border rulings or advance pricing arrangements have been issued or amended.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) in respect of the information exchanged pursuant to paragraph 2: before 31 December 2016within three months following the entry into force;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the content of the advance cross-border ruling or advance pricing arrangement, including a description of the relevant business activities or transactions or series of transactions;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the identification of the other Member States likely to be directly or indirectly concerned by the advance cross-border ruling or advance pricing arrangement;
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 130 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the identification of any person, other than a natural person, in the other Member States likely to be directly or indirectly affected by the advance cross-border ruling or advance pricing arrangement (indicating to which Member State the affected persons are linked).
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) as soon as it is available, the European Tax identification Number (TIN) as outlined in the Commission's Action Plan on the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion of 2012.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 135 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall require each issuer to annually publicly disclose, specifying by Member State and by third country in which it has a subsidiary, the following information on a consolidated basis for the financial year : (a) name(s), nature of activities and geographical location, (b) turnover, (c) number of employees on a full-time equivalent basis, (d) profit or loss before tax, (e) tax on profit or loss, (f) public subsidies received.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 136 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 6
6. To facilitate the exchange the Commission shall adopt any measures and practical arrangements necessary for the implementation of this Article, including measures to standardise the communication of the information set out in paragraph 5 of this Article, as part of the procedure for establishing the standard form provided in Article 20(5). In Member States where decentralised territorial or administrative bodies are endowed with fiscal-related competences, the Commission shall assist member states to ensure that they meet their responsibility to provide training and support to these bodies.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8a – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. A minimum tax rate shall be established.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8b – paragraph 1
1. Before 1 October 2017, Member States shall provide the Commission on an annual basis with statistics on the volume of automatic exchanges under Articles 8 and 8a and, to the extent possible, with information on the administrative and other relevant costs and benefits relating to exchanges that have taken place and any potential changes, for both tax administrations and third partiein respect of tax rulings.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 145 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8b – paragraph 2
2. Before 1 October 2018, the Commission shall submit a report that provides an overview and an assessment of the statistics and information received under paragraph 1 of this Article, on issues such as the administrative and other relevant costs and benefits of the automatic exchange of information, as well as practical aspects linked thereto. If appropriate, the Commission shall present a proposal to the Council regarding the categories of income and capital and/or the conditions laid down in Article 8(1), including the condition that information concerning residents in other Member States has to be available.deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 147 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall communicate the information referred to in Article 1(1) to the competent authority of any other Member State concerned, and to the Commission, in any of the following circumstances:
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 148 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2
«2. The competent authorities of each Member State may communicate, by spontaneous exchange, to the competent authorities of the other Member States, and to the Commission, any information of which they are aware and which may be useful to the competent authorities of the other Member States.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 150 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)Directive 2011/16/EU

Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Information communicated between Member States in any form pursuant to this Directive shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy and enjoy the protection extended to similar information under the national law of the Member State which received it and should be considered confidential if this so stipulates. Such information may be used for the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of the Member States concerning the taxes referred to in Article 2.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. With the permission of the competent authority of the Member State communicating information pursuant to this Directive, and only in so far as this is allowed under the legislation of the Member State of the competent authority receiving the information, information and documents received pursuant to this Directive may be used for other purposes than those referred to in paragraph 1. Such permission shall be granted if the information can be used for similar purposes in the Member State of the competent authority communicating the information.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 152 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)Directive 2011/16/EU

Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Where a competent authority of a Member State considers that information which it has received from the competent authority of another Member State is likely to be useful for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 to the competent authority of a third Member State, it may transmit that information to the latter competent authority, provided that transmission is in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in this Directive. It shall inform the competent authority of the Member State from which the information originates about its intention to share that information with a third Member State. The Member State of origin of the information may oppose such a sharing of information within 10 working days of receipt of the communication from the Member State wishing to share the information.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 153 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 2, 3, 4 and 5
2. This Directive shall impose no obligation upon a requested Member State to carry out enquiries or to communicate information, if it would be contrary to its legislation to conduct such inquiries or to collect the information requested for its own purposes. 3. The competent authority of a requested Member State may decline to provide information where the requesting Member State is unable, for legal reasons, to provide similar information. 4. The provision of information may be refused where it would lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or of information whose disclosure would be contrary to public policy. 5. The requested authority shall inform the requesting authority of the grounds for refusing a request for information.deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 e (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. If information is requested by a Member State in accordance with this Directive, the requested Member State shall use its measures aimed at gathering information to obtain the requested information, even though that Member State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. That obligation is without prejudice to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 17, the invocation of which shall in no case be construed as permitting a requested Member State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in such information.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 f (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 2
«2. In no case shall Article 17(2) and (4) be construed as permitting a requested authority of a Member State to decline to supply information solely because this information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 156 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 g (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2netheless, a Member State may refuse the transmission of requested information where such information concerns taxable periods prior to 1 January 2011 and where the transmission of such information could have been refused on the basis of Article 8(1) of Directive 77/799/EEC if it had been requested before 11 March 2011.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 157 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The automatic exchange of information on advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements pursuant to Article 8a shall be carried out using a standard form once that form has been adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2).
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. TOn 31 December 2016 at the latest, the Commission shall develop a secure central directory where information to be communicated in the framework of Article 8a of this Directive mayust be recorded in order to satisfy the automatic exchange provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8a. The Commission shall have access to the information recorded in this directory. The necessary practical arrangements shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2).
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall develop a secure central directory where information to be communicated in the framework of Articles 8 and 8a of this Directive may be recorded in order to satisfy the automatic exchange provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8a. The Commission shall have access to the information recorded in this directory. The necessary practical arrangements shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2).
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 164 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission a yearly assessment of the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information referred to in Article 8 as well as the practical results achieved. The form and the conditions of communication of that yearly assessment shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2) in respect of combating tax evasion, fraud and avoidance.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 165 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Information communicated to the Commission under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall be kept confidential by the Commission in accordance with the provisions applicable to Union authorities.deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7ab (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Information communicated to the Commission by a Member State under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, as well as any report or document produced by the Commission using such information, may be transmitted to other Member States. Such transmitted information shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy and enjoy the protection extended to similar information under the national law of the Member State which received it.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b a (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Member States of the requesting authority shall submit a report on the outcome of the investigation to the Commission once the case is closed. The Commission shall store these reports in a database and draw up a list of those guilty of cross-border tax evasion and avoidance in cases where criminal sanctions are imposed on the individual or legal entity covered by the investigation or automatic exchange of information.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Information communicated to the Commission by a Member State under Article 23, as well as any report or document produced by the Commission using such information, may be transmitted to other Member States. Such transmitted information shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy and enjoy the protection extended to similar information under the national law of the Member State which received it.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 173 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
The following Article is inserted: “Article 23b The Commission must examine all sanctions to be established in instances of refusal or omission of information exchange.”
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 174 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 23 c (new)
The following Article is inserted: “Article 23c The Commission should accommodate and extend the working methods and the established criteria in the code of conduct in order to fight against the emergence of new forms of harmful fiscal practices within the present economic environment.”
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 175 #

2015/0068(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 c (new)
1. Where the competent authority of a Member State receives from a third country information that is foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of that Member State concerning the taxes referred to in Article 2, that authority may, in so far as this is allowed pursuant to an agreement with that third country, provide that information to the competent authorities of Member States for which that information might be useful and to any requesting authorities and to the Commission.
2015/09/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Solidarity Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No. 966/2012
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 82 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172, 173, and Article 175(3) and Article 182(1European Union, and in particular Article 3(1) and (3) thereof, and having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 4(2)(c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i), Article 4(3), Article 6(b), (c), (d) and (e), Articles 9, 11 and 120, Article 122(1), Article 125, Article 147(2), Articles 170, 172 and 173, and Articles 175(3), 179(1), 182(1), and 194(1) and (2) thereof,
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 212 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Final provision The Commission shall assess the compatibility of this Regulation with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and, if applicable, consider taking the necessary legislative initiative action.
2015/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 213 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 b (new)
Article 20b Additional provision With the aim of increasing the resources of the European Fund for Strategic Investments and the EU budget in general, the Commission shall consider submitting a proposal to reform Article 33(1)(a) of the Statute of the European Central Bank.
2015/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 359 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The European Central Bank has expressed its readiness to buy ESFSI bonds,
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 544 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall conclude an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the permanent establishment of a European Solidarity Fund for Strategic Investments ('ESFSI'). The ESFSI has legal personality.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 567 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the ESFSI shall be to support counter-cyclical and development investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('ESFSI Agreement') and direct financing. The investments will prioritise Member States, regions, and municipalities that suffer high unemployment levels or sudden increases in the unemployment rate.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 603 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The ESFSI may borrow from financial entities and markets, including through bond issuances.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 606 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The ESFSI bond issuances shall include a minorist tranch so EU citizens and residents can purchase them.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 634 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amount and terms of the periodic financial contribution which shall be provided by the EIB through the ESFSI;
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 734 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States tshatll become parties to the ESFSI Agreement and shall be able to provide theira contribution, in particular, in the form of cash or a guarantee acceptable to the EIBuropean Commission and the EIB. The amount of each Member State contribution shall be specified in the ESFSI Agreement. Other third parties shall be able to provide their contribution only in cash.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 804 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No decision of the Steering Board shall be adopted if the Commission or the EIB votes against it.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1004 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i (new)
i) Any other European public goods
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1388 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. National contributions for the co- financing of projects shall not be taken into account in calculating the public deficit under the Stability and Growth Pact.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1464 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Amendment to Regulation (EU) 966/2012 Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012, paragraph 2 is deleted.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 12 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas experience has highlighted the organisational and technical difficulties involved in launching a European Citizens’ Initiative, and the rules must be designed to make them as accessible as possible to citizens and organisers;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to provide as much guidance as possible – especially of a legal nature – to organisers of ECIs via the Europe Direct Contact Centre, so that they are aware of the possibilities open to them and will not fail by proposing an ECI that is outside the Commission’s powers, or else to assign the task of giving advice to another independent company or body so as to avoid a possible conflict of interest within the Commission itself; notes, however, that under the Treaty of Lisbon the issues raised by ECIs may not correspond entirely to the Commission’s jurisdiction and it should be possible to propose an initiative that also concerns the primary law of the Union or non- regulated acts; takes the view, furthermore, that the Commission should consider setting up a dedicated ECI office in each Member State;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the principle of material unity to be enshrined in the regulation to safeguard the wishes of citizens participating in an initiative, following the example set by similar legal systems;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for a budgetary and time restriction to be set (so that initiatives cannot be presented on recently adopted legislation);
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to provide more detailed guidelines on the interpretation of legal bases and more information on data protection obligations in each Member State in which the organisers run their campaigns, so as to provide them with legal security, and on the possibility for organisers to take out insurance;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 52 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that under the terms of Article 4 of Regulation 211/2011, in the event of a refusal by the Commission to register an ECI, ‘the Commission shall inform the organisers of the reasons for such refusal and of all possible judicial and extrajudicial remedies available to them’; acknowledges, in this connection, the many complaints from organisers about not receiving detailed and exhaustive reasons for the rejection of their ECIs, and invites the Commission to provide as many elements as possible in order to explain the reasons and guide organisers to a possible solution, reducing as much as possible the Commission’s power of discretion as judge and party in the assessment of an initiative’s admissibility;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 66 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to introduce the necessary reforms to stop certain groups of citizens, such as those who are blind or living abroad, from being prevented from exercising their right to support citizens’ initiatives, as such exclusion limits equality among citizens;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 72 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Deems it too complicated for organisers to provide different personal data in support of ECIs in the 28 Member States, as laid down in Regulation 211/2011 on the basis of the various national provisions, and suggests that consideration be given to establishing an EU digital citizenship, and also suggests providing an interim solution until this EU digital citizenship is established, with a view to resolving the current problems caused by multiple registration; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore this issue in its digital agenda;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 76 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers the possibility of recommending to the Member States that the age limit for participation be reduced from 18 years to 16;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Takes the view that participation in a citizens’ initiative should not be restricted only to nationals of a Member State but that it should also include permanent residents who have been living in a Member State for more than five years;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 93 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider incorporating an additional administrative channel into Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 for initiatives that have been rejected because they fall outside the Commission’s remit but which could be dealt with using other policy instruments, given their public interest, such as recommendations to the Member States, opinions, etc., with the aim of avoiding the failure of worthwhile citizens’ initiatives and thereby strengthening citizens’ democratic involvement;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for action to be taken to enhance the viability of citizens’ initiatives that have not achieved the threshold of 1 million signatures but whose proposals have received support from a quarter of the Member States;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 109 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on organisers and institutions, but above all on the Commission, to ensure that contacts between those involved are not limited to the stage prior to the presentation of initiatives, since there should also be more transparency in the stage after an initiative has been accepted;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to explore the possibility of funding ECIs through the EU budget, via European programmes such as the Europe for Citizens programme and the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, given that equality between citizens must be guaranteed and there is a real need for financial support for the organisation of ECIs and that numerous amendments to the EU budget have been submitted to this end;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 117 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the institutions to show greater commitment to making Union citizens aware of European Citizens’ Initiatives;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 125 #

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission’s report of 1 April 2015 on the ECI and calls on it to ensure that, in its revision of this instrument, all the appropriate legal measures are implemented when an ECI is deemed to have been completed successfully; this should include the presentation of a legislative proposal in the event of a successful ECI, and a duly reasoned reply in the event that it is rejected;
2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950, which stated that the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community represented the ‘first step in the federation of Europe’,
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament,
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the report to the European Council by the Reflection Group on the Future of the EU 2030,
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the report by the five Presidents (Commission, Council, Eurogroup, Parliament and ECB) on completing the Economic and Monetary Union,
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are facing major challenges, which no Member State can tackle on its own, and this requires deepening progress along the federal route;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 13 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Union is experiencing a recurrent ‘crisis of legitimacy’ or of ‘democratic deficit’ and effectiveness in combating the economic crisis that is having an effect in terms of European voter abstention in European elections and the increased presence of Eurosceptic or openly anti-European political forces in the European Parliament and the Member States;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the provisions offered by the Lisbon Treaty and its protocols with a view to improving the functioning of the EU to benefit its citizens have not yet been exploited to their full potential; whereas some proposals can only be fully realised by Treaty change, emphasising a two-step approach to EU reform (within and beyond the Treaties);
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Community method must be preserved and not be undermined by intergovernmental solutions, not even in areas where not all Member States fulfil the conditions for participationone factor adding to the EU’s institutional crisis is the prevalence of intergovernmentalism, both institutional and political, as opposed to the Community method, which represents the common European interest; whereas the Commission’s role should be strengthened so that it can play its part as the engine of the Community method fully and effectively;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 28 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament is the parliament of the wholonly directly elected EU body and it is therefore the heart of democracy at the Union level and plays an essential role in ensuring the legitimacy and accountability of EU decisions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be enhanced and practical possibilities for the use of the ‘yellow’ and ‘orange card’ improvedit would be useful to know what view the Commission takes of the idea of a ‘green card’ geared to boosting the participation and activity of national parliaments in the EU legislative process;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Council’s working methods should be rendered more transparent vis-à-vis Parliament and its interferenceparticipation in legislative decision- making should remain within the limits of the Treaty provisions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU should promote the highest level of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and it must be guaranteed that the EU, its institutions and the Member States respect and foster those rights and freedoms;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 61 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Commission’s executive activity should be strengthened in the field of external and internal affairs;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 65 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the European institutions should take account of the role played by the CoR and EESC in the legislative framework and the importance of taking their opinions into consideration;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 89 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy, including the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, as well as some crucial structural reforms in the areas of competitiveness, growth and social cohesion;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds and by fully implementing the existing six-pack and two-pack legal frameworkreformed legal framework (six-pack and two-pack) in the context of the flexibility offered by the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 123 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms based on certain conditions; whereas this additional fiscal capacity should be placed outside the ceilings of the MFF and should be financed by genuine own resources, such as the tax on international financial transactions, a percentage of corporation tax, or European Central Bank profits;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 135 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas strengthening the single market should be accompanied by improved fiscal coordination;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 137 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the rights of workers should be guaranteed and sustained in the process of reforming the Union and in the framework of the necessary modernisation of the labour market and the social role of business, in order to exploit fully the potential of the Lisbon Treaty;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 159 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas the Member States’ failure to comply with agreements adopted at European Summits and Councils seriously undermines the credibility of the European institutions, and their implementation should therefore be more effectively guaranteed;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 164 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, high unemployment, increased poverty and inequality, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressed;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 174 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that these challenges cannot be tackled individually by the Member States, but need a collective response from the Union, from a federal perspective and based on respect for the principle of multitier governance;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 183 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions and decision-making, and improving its capacity to acts well as cooperation among institutions, and improving its capacity to act, which also entails training and educating young people about the origins of the integration project, the values it embodies, their own rights, and the functioning and powers of the institutions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 196 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the Community method is superior tobetter suited to the functioning of the Union than the intergovernmental method as it is the only one that allows for greater transparency, QMV in the Council, and the equal right of co- legislation by the European Parliament and Council, as well as preventing a fragmentation of institutional responsibilities and the development of competing institutions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 227 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it vital to strengthen institutional transparency and openness in the EU as well as the way in which political decision-making in the EU is communicated; urges that efforts be stepped up with a view to the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, and Directive 93/109/EC, laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 228 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers it necessary to increase citizens’ active participation and strengthen the concept of ‘political citizenship’ by revising Regulation No 211/2011 on the European citizens’ initiative with a view to improving its functioning and the use of digital media (e-democracy);
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 229 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Recalls that the power to set up committees of inquiry is an intrinsic feature of parliamentary systems around the world, and the Treaty of Lisbon provides for a special legislative procedure for the adoption of a regulation on the right of inquiry in Article 226(3) TFEU; stresses that, in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, Parliament, the Council and the Commission should agree on the adoption of a new regulation;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 248 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to be involved in the drafting of the Commission’s multiannual work programme by means of an Interinstitutional Agreement (Article 17), with the aim of participating fully in the shaping of the Union’s future political strategy;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 249 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that Parliament should sign an interinstitutional agreement with the European Investment Bank so that the political groups can table parliamentary questions to its President;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 250 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that Parliament should set up an entry register at its headquarters and in all the delegations in the Member States allowing citizens to hand over documents in person, with certification of content;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 251 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Considers it necessary to regulate the negotiations between Parliament and the Council, known as trilogues, in order to increase transparency and accountability, including making provision for all Members who have tabled amendments to attend as observers;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 252 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Takes the view that it should be made easier to exercise the right of petition;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 253 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Takes the view that European voluntary service plays an integral part in building a European citizenship and consequently recommends that the Commission look into how it might be made easier for young people to take part; suggests, further, that periods of European voluntary service should count as an advantage in the recruitment tests for jobs in Union institutions (EPSO);
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 254 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Takes the view that a paper or electronic Official Journal of the European Parliament should be introduced to authenticate all resolutions and reports approved by it;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 255 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directly influence the content of and exercise scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of new joint parliamentary decision-making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 270 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the exchange of best practices in parliamentary scrutiny between national parliaments, such as the holding of regular debates between the respective ministers, visits to national parliaments for exchanges with MEPs and the specialised committees in national parliaments before and after Council meetings, and with Members of the European Commission in an appropriate timeframe;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 292 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Council to start activatingmake more frequent use of the ‘passerelle clause’ (Article 48 (7) TEU) in order, authorising the Council to switch from unanimity to QMV voting in the remaining policy areas where this is not yet the casepolicy areas relating to matters where the Treaties require unanimity;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 299 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the President of the European Parliament to inform the Conference of Presidents in advance of the views he intends to uphold in his speech to the European Council;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 300 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the President of the European Council to agree to reply to parliamentary questions put to him by the political groups on that Institution’s deliberations, agreements and decisions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 324 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for Parliament to sign an interinstitutional agreement with the Eurogroup under which its President would reply to parliamentary questions tabled by the political groups;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 356 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Insists on ensuring a single representation of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements (Article 138 TFEU) by its Finance Minister/VP of the Commission and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB);
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 373 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Proposes that the institutional roles of the Court of Auditors of the Union should be changed, so that control of the legality of the EU accounts occupies less than the current 100% of its time; suggests that the Court of Auditors could redirect its activity to legislative performance and that this would require jurisdiction to be able to review the adequacy of the laws in the Member States and monitor regulatory enforcement nationally, in accordance with the European framework for strengthening ex post evaluation;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 396 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved, and cooperation between national parliaments strengthened, to enable them, in close cooperation among themselves, to reach the necessary quorum under article 7(3) of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 409 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
DExtending and deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 410 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Points out that all but two Member States are legally committed to adopting the single currency;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 427 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Proposes that the European Council issue a statement calling on Member States that are legally committed to adopting the single currency to take the necessary measures to join the euro zone no later than 1 January 2020;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 433 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more bindingeffective framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in a shock-absorption mechanism;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 434 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in athe shock-absorption mechanism proposed by the Five Presidents' Report;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 442 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that a limited number of crucial areas for structural reforms that increase competitiveness, the growth potential, real economic convergence and social cohesion over a five-year period to strengthen the European social market economy, as outlined in Article 3 (3) TEU, should be laid down;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 455 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the need for fewer and more targeted Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), based on the policy framework set out in the Convergence Code and the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), and on the concrete proposals presented by each Member State, in line with their respective key reform objectives, from a broad range of structural reforms, fostering competitiveness, real economic convergence and social cohesion;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 465 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Considers it necessary for Parliament to be invested with a more substantial role in negotiations within the framework of the European Semester, in particular as regards the adoption of Country Specific Recommendations, Economic Partnership Programmes (EPP) and Corrective Action Plans (CAP) and sanctions, by allowing it to call hearings with governments of Member States affected by Country Specific Recommendations, Economic Partnership Programmes (EPP), Corrective Action Plans (CAP) and Alert Mechanism Reports (AMRs);
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 498 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme, and the profits of the European Central Bank;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 499 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a carbon tax, or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 500 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme or the issuance of Union public debt;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 501 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a share of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 502 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a European wealth tax, or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 515 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Proposes the issuance of European public debt for the purpose of investment, taking advantage of low interest rates, under the terms of Article 310 TFEU and by repealing Article 17(2) of Regulation 966/2012;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 518 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Insists on the fullProposes the implementation of the existingreformed six-pack and two-pack framework and the European Semester to address, in particular, macroeconomic imbalances, and secure long-term control over public deficit and still extremely high levels of public debt by improving spending efficiency, prioritising productive investments, providing incentive to structural reform and taking into account business cycle conditions;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 536 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers that this could be done through the creation of additional capacity and/or by earmarking funding from the existing EU budget for this purpose; underlines that any new instrument should be placed within the EU budget, but outside the ceilings of the MFF, and financed from real own resources;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 546 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls on the European Commission and the European Central Bank to take the legislative initiative, in accordance with Article 129(3) of the TFEU, to amend Article 33(1)(a) of the ECB Statute by ordinary legislative procedure, transferring a share of the ECB's profits to the EU budget, thus making it an own resource of the Union, which could be used as a fiscal capacity within the eurozone;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 592 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Believes that the Single Market is one of the cornerstones of the European Union and is fundamental for prosperity, growth and employment in the Union; points out that the Single Market, which offers tangible benefits to both companies and consumers, contains a growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market; calls, therefore, for better control of the correct application, and better enforcement, of the existing acquis in this domain;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 593 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Considers it necessary to establish a paper or electronic European postal service that enables communications to be sent, with certification of content, from any Member State, addressed to private individuals and public institutions, including those of the EU;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 596 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for the rapid completion of a Banking Union based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM) and, a single resolution mechanism (SRM) and a European deposit insurance scheme, and sustained by an adequate backstop; calls, to this end, for a swift agreement on an adequate bridge financing mechanism until the Single Resolution Fund becomes operational and a European Insolvency Scheme is created;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 620 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
59. Considers it necessary to improvestablish, as part of an EU Treasury, a tax agency to coordinate the automatic exchange of information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation, addressing i.a. the issue of reduced rates and the introduction of the country of origin principle, and to establish a partially automatic stabilising mechanism to foster convergence and counter differences in the economic cycles of the Member States;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 645 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Considers it necessary to address the weakness in the existing institutional structure, whereby certain parts of the Treaty may be overseen by the Court of Justice while others are excluded from such scrutiny; calls for binding coordination and surveillance of the budgetary discipline of those Member States whose currency is the euro, subject to the control of the Court of Justice on the basis of Article 136 TFEU, in conjunction with Article 121 (6), and under strengthened parliamentary scrutiny in the detailed implementation of Article 121 (3) and (4) TFEU;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 654 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Points out that the Eurogroup should be accountable to the European Parliament;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 665 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Supports the creation of a European Energy Agency under Article 204 of the Euratom Treaty, as well as the establishment of a European strategic reserve of oil and other energy products and a joint negotiating centre with suppliers, with a view to completing the institutional structure of the Energy Union;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 680 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, including those of workers who are legally resident in an EU Member State, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 687 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71a. Stresses the importance of establishing a social Europe, so that the European integration project continues to have the support of workers;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 692 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a European statutory or collectively agreed minimalum wage framework, determined by each Member State, and suggests that, under current Treaty provisions, an ‘Employees Mobility Directive’ could be adopted to reduce still- existing barriers for employees, guaranteeing the principle of equal work for equal pay;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 702 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72a. Points out that the Commission could establish a guideline European minimum wage;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 703 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72b. Considers it necessary to encourage convergence between social security schemes, including aspects such as pension portability (Article 48 TFEU), compulsory membership for all self- employed workers and the retirement age;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 705 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to recommend structural reform, through the modification of Regulation No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to ensure better use of regional and social funds;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 714 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
74. Calls on the Commission to asses better the need for EU action, and the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy options before it proposes a new initiative (as legislative proposals, non- legislative initiatives and implementing and delegated acts), in keeping with the Better Regulation Guidelines adopted by the Commission on 19 May 20157; __________________ 7 SWD(2015) 111 final.deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 726 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 a (new)
75a. Calls for the creation of a social protocol establishing a common set of appropriate social and labour standards to promote upward economic and social convergence and to reduce inequalities within and between Member States. This protocol could include minimum income mechanisms and unemployment protection frameworks;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 747 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. The European Parliament has the right to be informed at all times of procedures for concluding international agreements (Article 218(10) of the TFEU), and the negotiating team is obliged to inform Parliament on its activities;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 748 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 b (new)
82b. Calls, pursuant to the interinstitutional agreement, for the inclusion of MEPs as observers in Union delegations at international conferences to be facilitated;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 765 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new) en
84a. Recommends setting up a permanent Council of Defence Ministers, with legal personality, to be chaired by the High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission with a view to coordinating the Member States' defence policies, particularly with regard to cybersecurity and anti-terrorism, and jointly developing the EU's defence strategy and priorities;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 781 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87a. Stresses the great potential of the European Defence Agency in helping develop a single defence market that is competitive, efficient, underpinned by intensive R&D&I and focused on creating specialised jobs, and advocates, to that end, looking into possible public-private partnerships;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 787 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
90. Stresses the importance of extending common financing in the area of military CSDP, including through the AthenaTHENA mechanism, as this would reduce financial disincentives on the part of Member States for contributing to military CSDP missions and operations and, thereby, improve the EU’s ability to react to crises;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 805 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 a (new)
93a. Stresses the external impact of all EU policies, both internal and external, which should therefore be designed to address or at least contribute towards eradicating poverty in developing countries, and thus helping achieve greater protection, social equity and a decent income and ensuring respect for human, economic and environmental rights;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 806 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 b (new)
93b. Calls for decisive action to ensure policy coherence for development (Article 208 of the TFEU) and demands the improvement of the PCD impact assessment system and the establishment of an arbitration mechanism to remedy any discrepancies in the EU's various policies, giving the President of the Commission political responsibility for its broad guidelines and settling matters in accordance with the EU's commitments on PCD;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 807 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 c (new)
93c. Stresses the importance of promoting a culture of defence grounded in the fundamental values of the EU among Europe's citizens, thus informing society of the importance and social advantages of a common defence apparatus and helping forge a strong political will in favour of one; highlights, to that end, the usefulness of sharing the experiences of Member States in this field.
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 869 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 a (new)
103a. Considers that the EU must guarantee the highest possible protection for human rights and fundamental freedoms and continuity with the 'Copenhagen criteria', and ensure that all Member States respect the common values enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 870 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 b (new)
103b. Stresses the importance of completing the 'package of procedural guarantees', particularly by drafting legislation on preventive detention, administrative detention and the detention of minors, areas in which the rules of many Member States are not fully compatible with human rights and other international standards;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 871 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 c (new)
103c. Stresses the importance of making further progress in developing European criminal law, particularly concerning the mutual recognition and enforcement of criminal-law rulings;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 872 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 d (new)
103d. Stresses the importance of developing a European judicial culture, as a key prerequisite for making the area of freedom, security and justice a reality for citizens and ensuring better application of EU law;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 873 #

2014/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 e (new)
103e. Takes the view that a European Public Prosecutor needs to be appointed to combat organised crime, fraud and corruption, protect the financial interests of the European Union and remedy the fragmentation of the European law- enforcement area;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
– having regard to the MFF and the interinstitutional agreement as finally adopted on 2 December 2013 and published in the Official Journal of 20 December 20134 , __________________ 4 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.884.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 18-19 February 2016 concerning a new settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union6 , which is rendered void due to the decision of the UK to leave the Union, __________________ 6 EUCO conclusions of 19 February 2016.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
– having regard to the decision to leave the European Union resulting from the UK referendum on EU membership,
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution 24 June 2015 on the review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges8a, __________________ 8a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0238.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of XXXXX on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights,
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard15a , __________________ 15a OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 35 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social and migratory consequences, have all led to the rejeincreased dissatisfaction byfrom a growing parsegment of the population of the currentregarding the functioning of the European Union;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 45 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of governance owing to a continuous and systematic search for unanimity in the Council (which is still based on the so- called Luxembourg Compromise) and the lack of a credible single executive authority enjoying full democratic legitimacy and competence to take effective action across a wide spectrum of policies; whereas recent examples such as the uncontrolled migrationinadequate management of refugee flows, the slow clean-up of our banks after the outbreak of the financial crisis and the lack of an immediate common response to the internal and external threat of terrorism have aptly demonstrated that the Union’s incapacity, paralysed by Member States, has not been able to respond effectively and quickly;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 51 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Union cannot fulfil the expectations of the European citizens, because its primary law does not provide all the necessary instruments, competences and decision- making procedures to effectively tackle common challenges like migration, internal and external security, the economic and fiscal policies as well as social investment;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 72 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally the Treaties offer forms of flexible and differentiated integration on secondary law level through the instruments of enhanced and structured cooperation, whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances; whereas twenty years after its introduction the impact of enhanced cooperation remains limited; whereas enhanced cooperation has been granted in three instances, namely with regards to common rules for the applicable law for divorces of international couples, the European patent with unitary effect, and the introduction of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT);
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 80 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas despite the flexibility offered by the Treaties numerous opt-outs on primary law level have been granted to several Member States; whereas these ‘à la carte’ solutions increased the complexity of the Union, created an opaque system of intersecting circles of cooperation, and impede democratic control and accountability;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 99 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the total abolition of some remaining internal borders, but also hinders the establishment of a true internal market and of a fully integrated area of freedom, security and justice;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas, last but not least, this ‘variable geometry’opt-outs for individual Member States endangers the uniform application of EU law, leads to excessive complexity in terms of governance, jeopardises the cohesion of the Union and undermines solidarity among its citizens;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial and migration crises, the European Council has widened its role to include day-to-day management through the adoption of intergovernmental instruments outside the framework of the EU such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the ‘Fiscal Compact’) and the deal with Turkey on migrationin violation of Article 15 (1) TEU;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 120 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the unanimity requirement in the European Council and its incapacity to find consensus has led to the adoption of intergovernmental agreements outside the EU legal framework such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the 'Fiscal Compact') and the deal with Turkey on migration;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 125 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further fiscal deepening steps together with the establishment of a more reliable, effective and democratic form of governance; whereas this will complete the current Stability and Growth Pact, which, ever since it came into existence, even after its reform by the so-called six-pack and two-pack, has never been applied for any obvious political reasons;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 147 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas this new system of governance implies that the European Commission becomes a genuine government equipped to formulate and implement the common monetary, fiscal and macro- economic policies that the euro area desperately needs and must be endowed with a treasury and budget commensurate with the scale of the tasks at hand; whereas this requires, in addition to measures within the existing primary law, a reform of the Lisbon Treaty;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 150 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas this is also the case for the necessary reform and modernisation of the financial resources of the whole European Union; whereas the agreement on the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) was only reached after long and strenuous negotiations and was accompanied by the decision to establish a high-level group to review the Union’s revenue system of ‘own resources’, due to report in 2016; whereas the current MFF severely limits the financial and political autonomy of the Union, as most of the revenue consists of national contributions by the Member States and a large part of the expenditure is already preordained by means of returns to these same Member States; whereas although designed as a balancing system, GNP/GNI-based national contributions have become by far the largest source of revenue;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 154 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas it is deplorable that the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is inferior in nominal terms compared to the previous one while the circumstances require major budgetary efforts to assist refugees and stimulate economic growth and a more social Europe; calls on the European Council to revise upwards the current MFF;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 155 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the unanimity requirement for the harmonisation of taxes prevents tackling harmful tax competition between Member States and the existence of tax havens within the European Union; whereas corporate tax rates significantly below EU-average and tax benefits for multinational corporations distort the functioning of the internal market, endanger the Member States’ tax income, and ultimately shift the tax burden towards citizens and SMEs;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 156 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law; whereas the Treaties must be changed to give the European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction over all aspects of EU law, in particular common foreign and security policy (founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities; whereas the European Union’s existing instruments to assess and sanction breaches of these principles by Member States have proven insufficient; whereas infringement procedures launched against specific legal acts or actions by a Member State violating EU law are inadequate to address systemic breaches of the EU’s fundamental values; whereas under Article 7 (1) TEU the Council acts by a majority of four fifth of its members when determining a clear risk of a serious breach of the fundamental values, and pursuant to Article 24(17 (2) TEU) and monetary and economic policy (Article 126(10 the European Council acts by unanimity when determining the existence of a serious and persistent breach; whereas as a consequence neither the preventive measure under Article 7 (1) TEU nor the sanctioning mechanisms of Article 7 (2) and (3) TFEU); have been invoked;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 171 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the Treaties must be changed to give the European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction over the common foreign and security policy (Article 24(1) TEU);
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 178 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas this review is also needed to rebalance the functioning of the Union, with the aim of less bureaucratic regulation and more effective policymaking; whereas this exercise also concerns the competences conferred on the Union that impair the abilitymore effective policymaking closer to the needs of the citizens; whereas the European Union requires the necessary competences to make progress towards some of its stated objectives such as the energy union, common migration managementand asylum management, social rights, combating unemployment, taxation and security policy;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 180 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas building systematic dialogue with civil society organisations and strengthening social dialogue, at all levels and in accordance with the principles laid down in Articles 11 TEU and 152 TFEU, are key to overcoming Euroscepticism and to reasserting the importance of Europe’s solidarity based dimension, social cohesion and the construction of a participatory and inclusive democracy, as a supplement to representative democracy;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 183 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the role of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) must be safeguarded as institutional representatives of civil society organisations, and regional and local actors;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 201 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to project stability beyond our immediate borders; whereas this goes hand in hand with the reluctance of our US allies to intervene if Europe is not ready to take its fair share of responsibility; whereas this leads inevitably to the need for more intense cooperation among the Member States and an integration of some of their defence capacities into a European defence community, both in line with a new European security strategy;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 206 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas these changes in the Union’s primary law have become unavoidable, as regrettably none of the ‘passerelle clauses’ provided for in the Lisbon Treaty with a view to facilitating the reform ofstreamlining the Union’s governance have been deployed, and are unlikely to be so in the present circumstances; whereas this is in sharp contrast with the attitude of the European Council in the matter of the envisaged reduction in the number of members of the European Commission, where the ‘let-out’ clause was used instantlyo the contrary due to the European Council decision of 18/19 June 2009 the reduction in the number of Commissioners as envisaged in the Lisbon-Treaty could not be implemented;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 213 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and on the matter of who leads the Union; whereas, despite the outcome of the 2014 European parliamentary elections having, the 2014 European parliamentary elections through the nomination of lead candidates by the European political parties have led for the first time led directly to the nomination of the candidate for President of the Commission, a clear direct democratic link is still lacking, although the European Counci; whereas the supranational chas agreed to review the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ process in time for 201918 ; whereas, moreover, there is stillracter of the European elections should be further reinforced; __________________ 18 EUCO confclusion – not least among third parties – about the interrelationship of the Presidents of the Commission and the European Council; __________________ 18s of 27 June 2014. EUCO conclusions of 27 June 2014.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 234 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s decision, through a referendum, to leave the European Union; whereas it is crystal clear that the negotiations to set out the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal also need to take account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union; whereas this agreement must be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) TFEU and be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 244 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union; whereas it offers at least the opportunitycomplexity of the Union, and to clarify what membership of the Union really means and what could be a clear structure in the future for the EU’s relationship with non- members in our periphery (the United Kingdom, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine, etc.); whereas the founding fathers of the Union had already envisaged a type of ‘associate status’neighbourhood;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 271 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union need to be addressed as soon as possible by undertaking a comprehensive, in-depth reform of the Lisbon Treaty;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 296 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19 , inter alia in the fields of security and migration; __________________ 19 Standard Eurobarometer 84 - Autumn 2015 & Special Eurobarometer EP - June 2016.
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 309 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Observes with great concern the prolifermultiplication of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency, as well as diminishing the trust, and that some Member States openly break Union law, by refusing to implement two Council Decisions of September 2015 ofn the peoplereallocation of refugees;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 318 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can and must only be achieved through a Convention, which guarantees inclusiveness through its composition ofincludes representatives of national parliaments, governments of all the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, and, also providess observers, the Committee of Regions and the pEuroper plan Economic and Social Committee; to this end a participatform for such reflection and engagement with European citizensy mechanism, as for example national Conventions in all Member States, for the input of European citizens and civil society both before and during the convention should also be created and the public should have access to the deliberations and all relevant information in order to ensure transparency;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 328 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the Convention shall work on the basis of a Treaty reform project elaborated by the European Parliament, which in no way shall limit the competences of the Union or strengthen the intergovernmental method of decision-making;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 335 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Ending ‘Europe à la carte’Reconciling Unity and Flexibility
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 344 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the fracturing process of ‘variable geometry’ has found its way into the European decision-making process every time the European Council decides to apply intergovernmental methods and to bypass the ‘Union method’ (‘Community method’) as defined in the Treaties; this not only leads to less effective policy- making but also contributes to a growing lack of transparency, democratic accountability and control;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 360 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only democratic method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account prevails; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 375 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests to render the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Member States;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 385 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’, by ending the disruptive practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptionsput an end to opt-outs by individual Member States on the level of EU primary law;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 399 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of ‘associate status’ could be proposed to those states in the periphery that only want to participate on the sideline, i.e. in some specific Union policies; this status should be accompanied by obligations corresponding to the associated rights;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 410 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could also be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU; stresses that this wish must be respected, given that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, as one of the larger Member States, and as the largest non-euro-area member, affects the strength and the institutional balance of the Union – a new situation that adds to the need for revision of the Treaties;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 437 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout itsin the EU institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that for the time of the withdrawal negotiations, intermediate arrangements will need to be madeshould be considered concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 451 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
New Economic Governance and establishment of a Social Europe
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 453 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls as stated in its resolution of XXXX on a budgetary capacity for the eurozone that the various crises require the euro area to make, as soon as possible, a qualitative leap of integration to deliver on its promise of stability, convergence, growth and jobs;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 458 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of economic reform and congrowing economic and social divergences in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as well as the loss, notably due to the absence of a competitiveness of the economiesmon fiscal and economic policy, aggravated by the lack of a proper aggregate fiscal stance for the euro area and the absence of many of its Member St industrial stratesgy;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 476 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that in their current form neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasions;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 506 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the improvements brought byTakes note of the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they have not solved the problems; believes, moreover, that they have contributed to makingrendered the system overly complex, are not binding with regard to country- specific recommendations and do not cover spill-over effects between one Member State and another, or to the euro area or the EU as a whole;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 538 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes therefore merging the deficit and debt procedures, the macroeconomic imbalance procedure and the country-specific recommendations into a singleReiterates its call for the adoption of a ‘convergence code’ of, as a legally binding nature, setting minimum and maximum standards, where only compliance with this code would allow access to EU funds for investment projects or participation in new instruments that combine economic reform with fiscal incentiv act by ordinary legislative procedure, to streamline the existing coordination of economic policies into a more effective convergence of economic policies; such as a fiscal capacity for the euro area or a common debt instrument; the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU would therefore become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member Statggests that the code should be focusing for the first period on convergence criteria regarding taxation, labour market, including among others minimum wages, investment, social cohesion and public administrative and good governance capacities;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 543 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the proposed ‘convergence code’ needs to be compatible with the European Pillar of Social Rights which should include the establishment of a European framework on minimum wages, a guaranteed level of social protection across the Union and a European Unemployment Insurance;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 545 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Proposes that compliance with this code would allow access new instruments that combine economic reform with fiscal incentives such as a budgetary capacity for the euro area or a common debt instrument;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 546 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Suggests that the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU should become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member States;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 554 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States, such a common debt instrument needs to be established, inspired by the proposal by the German Council of Economic Experts of 9 November 2011, whereby euro-area members would undertake joint and several liability for a sinking fund, with strong individual commitments on structural reforms to reduce the debt-to- GDP ratio to the required maximum of 60 %; insists that euro-area members would only be able to participate when they are in compliance with the convergence code, as this will prevent moral hazard;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 567 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses, however, that conditionality in this new debt instrument will only be credible if complemented by an insolvency procedure for sovereigns, which will not only provide predictability to the markets in the event of an insolvent state, but also safeguard market discipline for both Member States and private creditors;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 583 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compactevaluation and, if necessary, review of the Fiscal Compact and its subsequent integration into the EU legal framework as well as; calls likewise for the incorporation of the ESM and the Single Resolution Fund into EU law, with corresponding democratic oversight by Parliament and further development of the inter-parliamentary conference foreseen in Article 13, to allow a substantial and timely discussions between the EP and the national parliaments where needed;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 607 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial stability, mitigate cross- border asymmetric shocks and reduce the effects of recession, the euro area needs a fiscal capacity based on genuine own resources, directly collected, own resources, like the Financial Transactions Tax, the revenues of the European Central Bank, and the carbon tax, and a proper treasury facility , equipped with a capacity to borrow; this treasury must be based in the Commission and be subject to democratic scrutiny and accountability through Parliament and the Council, as well as European Tax Agency to combat tax avoidance;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 609 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial stability, mitigate cross- border asymmetric and symmetric shocks and, reduce the effects of recession, and ensure a proper level of investment, the euro area needs a fiscalbudgetary capacity based on genuine own resources and a proper treasury facility equipped with a capacity to borrow; this treasury must be based in the Commission and be subject to democratic scrutiny and accountability through Parliament and the Council;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 628 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, because compliance with the new code is crucial to the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, stronger governmental institutions are required than those currently provided by the Commission and/or the Eurogroup, as well as full democratic checks and balances through the involvement of the European Parliament on all EMU aspects;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 642 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls, therefore, for the executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minister, by endowing the Commission with the capacity to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy combining macro-economic, and fiscal and monetary instruments, backed up by a euro-area budget; the Finance Minister should be responsible for the operation of the ESM and other mutualised funds, including the budgetary capacity, and be the single external representative of the euro area in international organisations, especially in the financial sector;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 658 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers it necessary to endow the Finance Minister with proportionate powers to intervene in the setting of national economic and fiscal policies in cases where the convergence code is not respected, and the power to use the fiscaluse the budgetary capacity or the common bond instrument for those Member States that are compliant with the convergence code;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 703 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls, finally, for the banking union and the Capital market union to be completed as soon as possible on the basis of a fast-track timetable;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 710 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers it necessary to lift the unanimity requirement for the harmonisation of certain taxes to allow the EU to set minimum tax rates and tax corridors with the aim of safeguarding the fair and smooth functioning of the internal market and to avoid harmful tax competition between Member States;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 711 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for the inclusion of the fight against tax fraud and avoidance and tax havens, as a fundamental objective of the European Union, and for the establishment of a European Tax Agency;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 713 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Considers a strong social dimension indispensable for a comprehensive EMU and that Article 9 TFEU in its current form is not sufficient to guarantee a proper equilibrium between social rights and economic freedoms; calls therefore for these rights to be equally ranked and conflict between them solved by the principal that no right should be limited more than necessary in order to protect countervailing rights;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 714 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Proposes the unification of the European Union external representation in the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank for International Settlements;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 722 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this will require the removal of the constraint that EU policy must not affect a state’s right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply (Article 194(2) TFEU);
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 730 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines that climate change is one of the key global challenges facing the EU; stresses the need for the full ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the adaptation of binding EU climate targets and actions accordingly; notes that the exclusive competence of the Member States to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply (Article 194(2) TFEU) may undermine the successful implementation of common energy policies;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 744 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management and asylum system including a European Border and Coast Guard and welcomes the progress in this regards; believes, however, that the Treaties, particularly Article 79(5) TFEU, are too restrictive regarding other aspects of migration, especially on the establishment of a genuine European legal migration system; insists that democratic scrutiny by Parliament is needed on the implementation of border control, asylum and migration policies, and that the safeguarding of national securityinterests cannot be used as a pretext to circumvent European action;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 757 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; stresses that, beyond strengthening coordination between the competent authorities and agencies in the Member States, Europol and Eurojust must receive genuine investigation and prosecution competences and capabilities, by its transformation in a true European Bureau of Investigation and Counter- Terrorism;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 771 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Regrets, as stated in its resolution of XXXXX on the improvement of the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty, that the EU has not made more progress in developing its capacity to agree and to implement a common foreign and security policy (CFSP); notes that its efforts in initiating a common security and defence policy have not been particularly successful, especially with regards to the sharing of costs and responsibilities;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 784 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, and that the Vice-President / High Representative should be named EU Foreign Minister and be supported in her efforts to become the main external representative of the European Union in international fora, not least at the level of the UN; considers it essential that, owing to the broad and heavy workload,that the Foreign Minister should be able to appoint political deputies; proposes a review of the functionality of the current European External Action Service;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 802 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and toe need to create a proper European Defence Union, which in strategic partnership with NATO could enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood, the Treaties should provide for the possibility of establishing a; stresses that the European Parliament should be fully involved in all steps of the creation of the European dDefence uUnion and have the right of consent in case of operations abroad;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 809 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Considers that the Union should have a Commissioner for Security and Defence under the authority of the High Representative/Minister for Foreign Affairs as well as a more intense cooperation and integration of Member states defence capacities as the basis for the establishment of European Armed Forces;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 818 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Believes, finally, that it is essential that the restrictions in Article 24(1) TEU on the authority of the European Court of Justice in the field of CFSP be removed; calls, in the same spirit, for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CFSP, including full co-decision powers over the budget;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 825 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Proposes the establishment of a European Intelligence Office in order to support the CFSP;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 826 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)
Safeguarding the EU’s fundamental values
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 829 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Underlines that respect for and the safeguarding of the EU’s fundamental values are the cornerstone of the European Union as a community based on values and bind European Member States together;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 830 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls for the unification of the European Union representation in the United Nations and other multilateral organisations;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 831 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls for a revision of the procedures laid down in Article 7 TEU to make the preventive mechanism and the sanctioning mechanism with regards to violations of the EU’s fundamental values relevant and applicable; proposes that the Council should act by qualified majority instead of a majority of four fifth of its members when determining a clear risk of a serious breach of the fundamental values under Article 7 (1) TEU, and that the European Council should act by qualified majority instead of unanimity when determining the existence of a serious and persistent breach under Article 7 (2) TEU;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 833 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Proposes to amend Article 258 TFEU in order to explicitly allow the Commission to take ‘systemic infringement action’ against Member States violating fundamental values; understands ‘systemic infringement action’ as the bundling of a group of related individual infringement actions suggesting a serious and persistent violation of Article 2 TEU by a Member State;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 879 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their top candidates for the President of the European executive, but believes that they should be able to stand during the next elections as official candidates in all Member States; proposes, therefore, following its legislative proposal on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union, empowering the electorate by giving them two votes, one for the national or regional lists and a second one for the European party lists; these European lists will be headed by the European political parties’ nominees to become President of the European executive or government and will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the Member States;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 888 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls that Parliament, followingSupports the European Council Decision of 28 June 2013, will need to present before the end of 2016 a proposal to establish a system which will make it possible, before each election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats among Member States in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way, respecting the principle of degressive proportionality, while taking account of any change in the number of Member States and demographic trends;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 898 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; pProposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 905 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Stresses the need to better inform citizens about the EU, their role in European decision-making and their rights, which can be achieved amongst other means through civic education across the EU; reiterates its call from 28 October 2015 to reform the European Citizens Initiative to ensure that citizens engage directly with the EU institutions and become more actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 909 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Calls for an increase in the capacity of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) to directly impact the policy-shaping and legislative processes of the European Union by including them at the earliest stage possible in the Union’s legislative programming and by formally acknowledging their role in the assessment of EU policies and legislations;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 917 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives; proposes abolishing Article 15(1) andto integratinge the European Council intoas a Council of States that could engage legitimately in the law-making process anconfiguration into the Council of the European Union, where it could provide direction and coherence to the other specialised Council configurations;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 924 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that thise Council and its specialised configurations, as the second chamber of the EU legislature, should, in the interest of specialism, professionalism and continuity, replace the practice of the rotating six-month presidency with a system of permanent chairs chosen from their midst; suggests that the idea of creating a special Law Council should be favourably reconsidered;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 935 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses that, following the creation of the role of EU Finance Minister, Parliament should accordingly create an independent technical body, with a role similar to that of the Congressional Budget Office in the United States of America, in order to support and enhance its political control over economic and fiscal matters, and the Eurogroup should be considered as a formal specialised configuration of the Council with legislative and control functions but no executive tasks;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 952 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes that, after the adoption of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone, when Parliament and the Council vote on legislation specific to the euro area, only MEPs elected in the euro areathe interests of those non-euro countries that are obliged and resexpectively representatives of its member states, can take part in the voteed to join the EMU should be considered; proposes that arrangements should be found that only MEPs elected in the euro area take part in the vote on matters related to the Eurozone budgetary capacity;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 958 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on Member States without a derogation to clarify their engagement with regard to the common currency, and on those of them who fulfil the accession criteria to adopt the euro as soon as possible;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 959 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Believes that, in strengthening the governance of the euro area, due respect should be paid to the interests of Member States that are not yet part of the euro (the ‘pre-ins’);deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 971 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the constitutional order of the European Union, and in particular their role in transposing EU legislation into national law and the role they would play in both ex-ante and ex-post control of legislative decisions and policy choices made by their members of the new Council of States, including its specialised configuratthe European Unions; suggests therefore complementing and enhancing the powers of national parliaments by introducing a ‘green card’ procedure whereby national parliaments could submit legislative proposals to the Council for its considerationconsiders that the political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be intensified and made more meaningful and substantial, without overstepping the limits of their respective constitutional competences;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 985 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Considers that the ‘unanimity rule’ in the Council, wherever it is still applied as in foreign and defence matters, fiscal affairs and social policy, needs to be abolished;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 986 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls for the full replacement of the consultation procedure by co-decision between Parliament and Council;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1019 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is too rigid to befit such a supranational polity as the European Union; proposescould be amended allowing amendmentchanges to the Treaties to come into force if not by an EU-wide referendum then after being ratified by a qualified majority of four-fifths of the Member States, having obtained the consent of Parliament; correspondingly, once this threshold has been met, Member States which still decline to ratify the amended Treaty should decide, in accordance with their own constitutional requirements, whether to start the process of secession or to opt for an associate statuswith a double majority, i.e. a majority of the European electorate and a positive public vote within a majority of the Member States or after being ratified by a qualified majority of four-fifths of the Member States, having obtained the consent of Parliament;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1035 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to modernisestart an in- depth reflection on the future of the European Union and to startleading to a Convention with the purpose of making the European Union ready for the decades ahead;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 - point (d) - Subpoint (i.(new) - (precedes point i)
i. to evaluate the implications of TTIP in order to ensure policy coherence, namely the consistency between the different areas of EU´s external action and between these and its other policies;
2015/03/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1. - Point (d) - Subpoint (i.)
i.) to specify the role and the legal quality of the Regulatory Cooperation Council’s findings, taking into consideration that the regulatory cooperation should respect the EU current constitutional and institutional framework, the capacity of European, national and local authorities to legislate their own policies, in particular social and environmental policies, and that any direct application of its recommendations for the relevant EU instances would imply a breach of the law- making procedures laid down in the Treaties;
2015/03/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 24 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1.- Point (d) - Subpoint (ii.)
ii.) while there is no decision on the inclusion of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is an appropriate tool to protect investors and assurn TTIP, to oversee that , investments are treated in a fair and non- discriminatory way, to oversee that it does not undermine the capacity the event of its inclusion, it does not undermine the right to regulate in the public interest of European, national and local authorities to legislate their own policies,, regarding in particular social and environmental policies, and therefore respect the constitutional framework of the Member States;
2015/03/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 35 #

2014/2228(INI)

iii.) while a certain extent of confidentiality is necessary for effective negotiations on a trade agreement of such high economic and political importance, to continueto continue and strengthen its effort to render TTIP negotiations more transparent and accessible to the public, as European institutions should be at the forefront of promoting transparency;
2015/03/06
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 2 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Statements of the Fifth EU-Mexico Summit (16 May 2010), the Fourth EU-MERCOSUR Summit (17 May 2010), the Fourth EU- Chile Summit (17 May 2010), the Fourth EU-CARIFORUM Summit (17 May 2010), the Fourth EU-Central America Summit (19 May 2010), the EU-Andean Community Summit (19 May 2010),
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned by the fact that in the past cases of misconduct by EU-based companies operating in Latin America have occurred, involving ecological degradation, cases of exploitation of labour, as well as serious human rights violations; warns that the misconduct of certain EU-based companies doePoints out that EU-based companies operating in Latin America should display exemplary behaviour in environmental, social and employment-related matters within a wider framework of transparency and respect for human rights that ensures the protection of all involved; stresses that European multinationals harm to the image of the EU as a whole and negatively affects the business opportunities of all competitors whoe responsible to a great extent for the EU’s image in the region and must promote its values, whilst observeing the principles of corporate social responsibility;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Strongly supports the approval of the Joint Executive Plan for the Mexico-EU Strategic Partnership and the negotiations with a view to fundamentally modernising trade relations so as to unlock the full potential of the EU-Mexico Association Agreement, which since entering into force has led to a rise of 122% in trade flows;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 119 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a new
45a. The European Parliament calls for extra budgetary means in order to facilitate the implementation of the European citizens' initiative for the citizens, with the aim of provide help and assistance to citizens who whish to make use of this new instrument;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view tof securing the supply of energy on a Union level, provided this is not secured by other means.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Union's policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do not justify the indefinite support for uncompetitive coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should therefore not be continued indefinitely.deleted
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 26 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Indigenous energy sources in the EU being scarce, the Union’s policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do justify support for coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, State aid intended to reduce the pollutant effect of coal should be maintained. Mines that after this 10-year period are capable of being competitive but still need State assistance with regard to implementation of environmental technology investments should be exempted from this discontinuation of subsidies.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Without prejudice to the general State aid rules, Member States should be able to take measures to alleviate the social and regional consequences of the possible closure of those mines, that is to say the orderly winding down of activities in the context of an irrevocable closure plan and/or the financing of exceptional costs, inherited liabilities in particular.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, in particular to promote renewable energy sources, will help to maintain a quota of primary energy sources, which will significantly boost the European Union's energy security. Furthermore, a quota of indigenous primary energy sources will also serve to promote environmental objectives within the framework of sustainable development. Within this context of boosting the Union’s indigenous energy sources in order to counteract the continent’s huge energy dependence, supplementing non-fossil indigenous energy sources with fossil ones needs to be considered, coal being the sole source of indigenous fossil energy in some Member States.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In accomplishing its task, the European Commission should ensure that normal conditions of competition are established, maintained and complied with. With regard to more especially to the electricity market, aid to the coal industry should not be such as to affect electricity producers' choice of sources of primary energy supply. Consequently, the prices and quantities of coal should be freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of prevailing conditions on the world market. In any event, and to prevent social or environmental dumping, the Community authorities should ensure that the social and environmental standards in mines in non-EU countries producing coal for marketing in the Union equate to the standards required of European coal mines.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and, the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry, research and technology investment designed to reduce pollutant emissions from coal, where such use takes place in the Union.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 201420;
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan if they have not become competitive by that date and provided that the Union’s energy needs do not require their continued existence;
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen mon. This reduction in aid shall not apply to mines that, having managed to be competitive in this period, still require public sector investment solely for the period of the closure planurpose of reducing pollution produced by coal;
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, have not become competitive and the energy sufficiency situation in the Member State concerned does not require their continued existence, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
2010/10/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2010/0051(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The examination procedure should only apply for the adoption of measures of general scope designed to implement basic acts and specific measures with a potentially important impact. That procedure should provide for the control of the Member States in such a way that measures cannot be adopted if they affer a control mechanism which can enable the Member States to effectively monitor the measures proposed by the Commission. There therefore need to be guarantees that the Commission cannot adopt measures on which the committee's opinion is negative, and that measures on which the committee has delivered not in c opinion formity with the opinion of the committee, except in very exceptional circumstances, where the Commission should be able, in spite of a negative opin reasons of securing the Member States' support will be subject to review. It should be possible, in very exceptional circumstances to be defined in the basic act, for the Commission, to adopt and apply measures for a limited period of time. The Commission should be able to review the draft measures in the event that no opinion is delivered by the committee, during which it should submit the measures for control by the Member States. The Commission should review the draft measures, taking into account the views expressed within the committee.
2010/06/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2010/0051(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The advisory procedure should apply in all other cases and where it is considered to be most appropriatto those cases to which the examination procedure is not applicable.
2010/06/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #

2010/0051(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For all other implementing measures, and for implementing measures referred to in paragraph 2 where it is considered to be appropriate, the advisory procedure shall applyThe advisory procedure shall apply to those cases to which the examination procedure is not applicable.
2010/06/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #

2010/0051(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. If the draft measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, the Commission shall not adopt those measures. The chairperson mayshall submit to the committee the draft measures for furan amended version of ther deliberation or submit an amended version of the draft measureraft, taking account of the committee's opinions.
2010/06/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

2010/0051(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The European Parliament and the Council may inform the Commission at any moment that they consider that a draft implementing act exceeds the powers of implementation laid down in the basic act. In such a case, the Commission shall review the draft measures and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of what action it intends to take and why.
2010/06/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, in an opinion of 28 March 1996, the Court of Justice found that the European Community did not have the capacity to accede to the ECHR without a previous amendment to the Treaty because the EU lacked legal personality,
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 2 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union provides that the European Union shall accede to the ECHR and whereas Protocol No 8 to the Lisbon Treaty lists a series of points concerning which provision must be made at the time of that accession; whereas these provisions do not merely constitute an option allowing the Union to accede but require the Union institutions to act accordinglythe limits set by the Lisbon Treaty and the Protocols thereto must be upheld at the time of accession and, more specifically, Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union and Protocol No 8 to the Lisbon Treaty; whereas these provisions do not merely constitute an option allowing the Union to accede but require the Union institutions to act accordingly, and whereas the agreement on the accession of the Union to the ECHR must reflect the need to retain the specific features of the Union and of Union law,
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2009/2241(INI)


– indent 1 of the draft report
– while the Union's system for the protection of fundamental rights will be supplemented and enhanced by the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into its primary law, its accession to the ECHR will send a strong signal concerning the coherence between the Union and 'wider Europe', constituted bythe countries belonging to the Council of Europe and its pan-European human rights system; this accession will also enhance the credibility of the Union in the eyes of third countries which it regularly calls upon in its bilateral reports to respect the ECHR,
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
accessionlegislative and case law harmonisation in the field of human rights of the rule of law of the EU and the ECHR will contribute to the harmonious development of the case law of the two European courts in the field of human rights, particularly because of the increased need for dialogue, and cooperation,
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– accession will not in any way call into question the principle of the autonomy of the Union's law, as the Court of Justice will remain the sole supreme court adjudicating on issues relating to EU law and the validity of the Union's acts, as the Court of Human Rights must be regarded not only as a superior authority but rather as a specialised court exercising external supervision over the Union's compliance with obligations under international law arising from its accession to the ECHR; the relationship between the two European courts shall not be hierarchical but rather a relationship of specialisation; thus the Court of Justice will have a status analogous to that currently enjoyed by the supreme courts of the Member States in relation to the Court of Human Rights;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2009/2241(INI)

2. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 6 of the EU Treaty and Protocol No 8, accession does not entail any extension of the powers of the Union and in particular does not create a general human rights competence for the Union;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that the ECHR system has been supplemented by a series of additional protocols concerning the protection of rights which are not covered by the ECHR and suggestrecommends that the Union should accede to all the protocols which at least partially concern matters where the Union possesses powers (Nos 1, 4, 7 and 12)Commission be mandated also to negotiate accession to all the protocols concerning rights corresponding to the Charter of Fundamental Rights (1, 4, 6, 7, 12 and 13), regardless of whether they have been ratified by the Member States of the Union;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
– the right to attend, with voting rights via the European Commission, with voting rights on behalf of the EU, meetings of the Committee of Ministers when it performs its task of monitoring the execution of judgments given by the European Court of Human Rights or when it decides on the desirability of seeking an opinion from the Court and the right to be represented on the Steering Committee for Human Rights (a subsidiary body of the Committee of Ministers),
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Member States should notundertake, at the time of accession to the ECHR, with respect to one another and in their mutual relations with the Union, be entitlednot to bring interstate applications concerning an alleged failure of compliance pursuant to Article 33 of the ECHR, as this would be contrary to the spirit of certain commitments arising from the Lisbon Treaty when the act or omission in dispute falls within the scope of Union law, as this would be contrary to Article 344 of the TFEU;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2009/2241(INI)

7. Considers that any application by a citizenthe principal added value of the accession of the EU to the ECHR lies in recourse for individuals against acts by means of which the law of the Union is implemented by its institutions ofr the UniMember States and that consequently any application by a natural or legal person concerning an act or failure to act by an institution or body of the Union should be directed solely against the latter and that similarly any application concerning a measure by means of which a Member State implements the law of the Union should be directed solely against the Member State, without prejudice to the principle that, where the way in which responsibility for the act concerned is shared between the Union and the Member State is not clearly definre might be any doubt about the way in which responsibility is shared, an application may be brought simultaneously against the Union and the Member State;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2009/2241(INI)


paragraph 8 of the draft report
8. Considers it appropriate that, in the interests of the proper administration of justice and without prejudice to Article 36(2) of the ECHR, in any case brought against a Member State before the European Court of Human Rights which may raise an issue concerning the law of the Union, the Union may, after being authorised by the Court, be permitted to appearintervene as a co-defendant in the case, and that in any case brought against the Union any Member State may, after being authorised by the Court, be permitted to appear as a defendant in the casesubject to the same conditions any Member State may be permitted to intervene as a co- defendant; this possibility must be defined in the provisions of the accession treaty in a manner which is both clear and sufficiently broad;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the agreement on the accession of the Union to the ECHR must reflect the need to retain the specific features of the Union and of Union law,
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the adoption of the institution of co-defendant does not impede other indirect options provided by the ECHR (Article 36, I), such as the right of the Union to intervene as a third party in any application by an EU citizen;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas such an agreement should also deal with administrative and technical issues, such as the principle of a contribution from the Union to the ordinary budget of the Council of Europe intended for the functioning of the Europeanperating costs of the European Court of Human Rights; whereas in that context plans should be made to establish an autonomous budget for the Court of Human Rights, the details of which remain to be agreed with the Council of Europeo facilitate assessment of the various contributions,
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 13 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is aware that accession as such will not resolve the extremely serious problems facing the ECHR system, namely on the one hand the excessive workload due to an exponential increase in the number of individual applicationrequests and on the other hand the reform of the structure and functioning of the Court to cope with it; notes that, in the absence of a solution to these problems, the system is in danger of collapse and that the entry into force of Protocol No 14, which has so far been delayed by the non-ratification of one State party, will certainly help to reduce the number of uncompleted procedures but will not eliminate themEuropean Court of Human Rights recognises that it operates in a complex legal and political environment, and notes that the entry into force of Protocol No 14 on 1 June 2010 will certainly help to reduce the number of uncompleted procedures but will not eliminate them; stresses, in the context of the reform of the European Court of Human Rights, the importance of the Interlaken Declaration, with particular reference to paragraph 4 thereof, which rightly calls for a uniform and rigorous application of the criteria concerning admissibility and the Court's jurisdiction;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that accession by the Union to the ECHR signifies the recognition by the EU of the entire system of protection of human rights, as developed and codified in numerous documents and bodies of the Council of Europe; in this sense, accession by the Union to the ECHR constitutes an essential first step which should subsequently be complemented by accession by the Union to, inter alia, the European Social Charter, signed in Turin on 18 October 1961 and revised in Strasbourg on 3 May 1996, which would be consistent with the progress already enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the social legislation of the Union;
2010/04/15
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, pursuant to Article 2 of Protocol No 8 to the Lisbon Treaty, the agreement on the accession of the Union to the ECHR must ensure that accession will not affect the particular situation of the Member States in relation to the ECHR and its protocols in general and with regard to any derogations and reservations made by Member States in particular, and that such circumstances have no effect on the legalshould not influence the position oftaken by the Union in relation to the ECHR;
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 26 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that the ECHR system has been supplemented by a series of additional protocols concerning the protection of rights which are not covered by the ECHR and suggests that the Union should accede to all the protocols which at least partially concern matters where the Union possesses powers (Nos 1, 4, 7 and 12)t the time of its accession to the ECHR also accede to all the protocols which are relevant to the Charter of Fundamental Rights (1, 4, 6, 7, 12 and 13), regardless of whether they have been ratified by the Member States of the Union;
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
– the right to submit a list of three candidates for the post of judge, one of whom is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on behalf of the Union and participates in the work of the Court on a footing of equality with the other judges; the European Parliament being involved either in drawing up the list of candidates in line with a procedure similar to that provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for candidates for the position of judge at the Court of Justice, or under a procedure similar to the hearings of candidates- designate of the European Commission,
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it appropriate that, in the interests of the proper administration of justice and without prejudice to Article 36(2) of the ECHR, in any case brought against a Member State before the European Court of Human Rights which may raise an issue concerning the law of the Union, the Union may, after being authorised by the Court,brought against a Member State, the Union may be permitted to appearintervene as a co-defendant in the case, and that in any case brought against the Union any Member State may, after being authorised by the Court,subject to the same conditions any Member State may be permitted to appearintervene as a co- defendant in the case;
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 58 #

2009/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. notes that under the aegis of the Council of Europe a whole series of human rights Conventions to which the Union should accede have been concluded in addition to the ECHR, including the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 26 November 1987 and the two protocols thereto, the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of 5 November 1992, and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of 1 February 1995;
2010/03/25
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116
1. Question Time with the Council and the Commission shall be held at each part- session at times decided by Parliament on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents. A specific period of time may be set aside for questions to the President and individual Members of the Commission. 2. No Member may put more than one question to the Council and one question to the Commission at any given part-session. 3. Questions shall be submitted in writing to the President, who shall rule on their admissibility and on the order in which they are to be taken. The questioner shall be notified immediately of this decision. 4. The detailed procedure shall be governed by guidelines laid down in an annex to these Rules of Procedure. 5. In accordance with guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents, specific question hours may be held with the President of the Commission, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup. (If this amendment is adopted Annex II Point 15 (Format) is to be deleted)
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 2 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – title and paragraph 1
1. Any Member may put questions for written answer to the Council or the CommissionQuestions for written answer to the Questions for written answer Council or the Commission 1. Any Member may put questions for written answer to the European Council, the Council, the Commission or the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in accordance with guidelines laid down in an annex to these Rules of Procedure. The content of questions shall be the sole responsibility of their authors.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex III – point 1 – indent -1 (new)
– clearly specify the addressee to whom they are to be transmitted through the usual interinstitutional channels;
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraphs 1 a, 1 b, 1 c (new)
1a. The organisation and promotion of effective and regular interparliamentary cooperation within the Union, pursuant to Article 9 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, shall be negotiated on the basis of a mandate given by the Conference of Presidents, after consulting the Conference of Committee Chairs. Parliament shall approve any agreements on such matters in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 127. 1b. A committee may directly engage in a dialogue with national parliaments at committee level within the limits of budgetary appropriations set aside for this purpose. This may include appropriate forms of pre-legislative and post- legislative cooperation. 1c. Any document concerning a legislative procedure at European Union level which is officially transmitted by a national parliament to the European Parliament shall be forwarded to the committee responsible for the subject-matter dealt with in that document.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 8
8. Unless otherwise stipulated,Parliament shall adopt the rules governing implementation of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament shall be laid down by the Bureauon the basis of a proposal by the committee responsible, with the exception of decisions on the financial envelopes, which shall be taken by the Bureau and revised annually. Rule 138(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 131
1. On a proposal from the President, the Conference of Presidents shall name the members of, and may confer a mandate on, Parliament's delegation to COSAC. The delegation shall be headed by one of the Vice-Presida Vice- President of the European Parliaments responsible for implementation of relations with the national parliaments and by the Chair of the committee responsible for institutional matters. 2. The other members of the delegation shall be chosen in the light of the subjects to be discussed at the COSAC meeting, taking due account and shall comprise, as far as possible, representatives of the committees responsible for those subjects. Due account shall be taken of the overall political balance within Parliament. A report shall be submitted by the delegation after each meeting.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 74a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where Parliament is consulted, in accordance with Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union, on a proposal for a decision of the European Council in favour of examining amendments to the Treaties, the matter shall be referred to the committee responsible. The committee shall draw up a report comprising: – a motion for a resolution which states whether Parliament approves or rejects the proposed decision and which may contain proposals for the attention of the Convention or of the conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States; – if appropriate, an explanatory statement.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 74b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where Parliament is consulted, in accordance with Article 48(6) of the Treaty on European Union, on a proposal for a decision of the European Council amending Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Rule 74a(1a) shall apply mutatis mutandis. In that event, the motion for a resolution may contain proposals for amendments only of provisions of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – paragraph 2
2. Questions shall be submitted in writing to the President who shall forward them to the institution concernedaddressees. Doubts concerning the admissibility of a question shall be settled by the President. The questioner shall be notified of his decision. (Horizontal amendment: the words "institution concerned" shall be replaced in Rule 117(2) and (4) and points 1 and 3 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure by the word "addressees".)
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Title IV – chapter 3 – title
QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION AND THE EUROPEPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS CENTRAL BANK
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

2009/2062(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 37 a (new)
Rule 37a Delegation of legislative powers 1. When scrutinising a proposal for a legislative act which delegates powers to the Commission as provided for in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Parliament shall pay particular attention to the objectives, content, scope and duration of the delegation, and to the conditions to which it is subject. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter may at any time request the opinion of the committee responsible for the interpretation and application of Union law. 3. The committee responsible for the interpretation and application of Union law may also, on its own initiative, take up questions concerning the delegation of legislative powers. In such cases it shall duly inform the committee responsible for the subject-matter.
2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2009/0813(NLE)


Recital D
D. whereas the agreement reached in the European Council increased the total number of MEPs by 15 (from the 736 stipulated in the Nice Treaty to 751), with 18 additional seats to be distributed among 12 Member States, while Germany was allocated three fewer seats in view of the maximum number laid down in the EU Treaty,
2010/03/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #

2009/0813(NLE)


Recital F
F. whereas, given that the Lisbon Treaty finally entered into force on 1 December 2009, the 18 additional MEPs from the 12 Member States concerned should now legitimately be able to take up their seats at the earliest opportunity and their home Member States should thus be able to enjoy the representation to which they are entitled,
2010/03/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #

2009/0813(NLE)


Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas nearly all of the Member States have designated their MEPs in accordance with the limits laid down in the June 2009 European Council conclusions,
2010/03/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #

2009/0813(NLE)


Paragraph 3
3. Agrees, however, to the convening of an intergovernmental conference, provided that it is confined towhich should deal with the specific issue of the adoption of transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament for the rest of the 2009-2014 parliamentary term;
2010/03/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 88 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Supervisory Authority on European Securities and Markets Authority
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall act within the scope of Directive 97/9/EC, Directive 98/26/EC, Directive 2001/34/EC,this Regulation and of Directive 20026/47/EC, Directive 2002/87/EC, Directive 2003/6/EC, Directive 2003/71/EC, Directive 2004/25/EC, Directive 2004/39/EC, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2005/60/EC, Directive 2009/65/EC, Directive 2002/65/EC, Directive 2006/49/EC (without prejudice to the competence of the European Banking Authority in terms of prudential supervision), Directive … [future AIFM Directive], and Regulation … [future CRA Regulation]8/EC, Directive 2006/49/EC, Directive 2002/87/EC, Directive 2005/60/EC, Directive 2002/65/EC and Directive 94/19/EC, including all directives, regulations, and decisions based on these acts, and of any further CommunityEU act which confers tasks on the Authority.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 96 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a The European System of Financial Supervision 1. The Authority shall form part of a European System of Financial Supervision, hereinafter referred to as 'ESFS', which shall function as an integrated network of supervisors that brings together all the authorities in the Member States and in the European Union with competences in the field of financial supervision as referred in this Regulation and in related EU regulations. The main objective of the ESFS shall be to ensure strong and consistent European supervision of financial institutions in such a way as to bring confidence into the financial system, support sustainable European growth and serve the needs of business and citizens. 2. The ESFS shall comprise the following: (a) the European Systemic Risk Board established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESRB]; (b) the European Supervisory Authority (Securities and Markets) established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESMA]; (c) the European Supervisory Authority (Insurance and Occupational Pensions) established by Regulation (EU) No …/…[EIOPA]; (d) the Authority; (e) the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities (JCESA) provided for in Article 40; (f) the authorities in the Member States referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESMA], Regulation (EU) No …/2009 [EIOPA] and Regulation (EU) No …/… [EBA]; (g) the Commission, for the purposes of carrying out the tasks referred to in Articles 7 and 9. 3. All the parties of the ESFS shall cooperate closely among them with trust and full mutual respect, pursuant to the principle of sincere cooperation in accordance with Article 4(3) of the EU Treaty. 4. All financial institutions are subject to legally binding acts under Union law and to the supervision of the competent authorities comprised in the ESFS.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 99 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 - paragraph 1 - point b
(b) contribute to a consistent application of Communitystandards and legislation, in particular by contributing to a common supervisory culture, ensuring consistent, efficient and effective application of this Regulation and the legislation referred to in Article 1(2), preventing regulatory arbitrage, mediating and settling disagreements between competent authorities, promotensuring a coherent functioning of colleges of supervisors and taking actions, inter alia in emergency situations;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Authority mayshall develop technical standards in the areas specifically set out in this Regulation and in the legislation referred to in Article 1(2), or at the request of the Commission. Technical standards shall not include policy choices and shall reflect the principle of proportionality. The Authority shall submit its draft technical standards to the Commission for endorsement. adoption as delegated acts (regulatory standards) or endorsement as implementing acts (supervisory standards) in accordance with this Regulation and with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2). The draft standards shall also be transmitted at the same time to the European Parliament and the Council.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 102 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Before submitting them to the Commission, the Authority shall, where appropri conduct open public consultations with all stakeholders and analyse the potential relate,d conduct open public consultations on technical standards and analyse the potential related costs and benefitssts and benefits, unless such consultations and analyses are disproportionate to the scope and impact of the technical standards concerned or to the particular urgency of the matter. The Authority shall also request an opinion or advice of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group referred to in Article 22.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Within three months of receipt of the draft technical standards, the Commission shall decide whether to endorse the draft standards. The Commission may extend that period by one month. Tupervisory standards if they comply with Union legislation. Within the same period, the Commission may endorseadopt the draft standards only in part or with amendments where the Community interest so requirestechnical standards with amendments where they were drawn up as regulatory standards. In both cases, the Commission may extend that period by one month.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 104 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
WhereIn any case, the Commission does not endorse the standards or endorses them in part or with amendments, it shall inform the Authority of its reasonsshall inform the Authority, the European Parliament and the Council of its decision, stating the reasons therefor.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 106 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The standards shall be adopOnce the due procedure has been completed by the Commission by means of Regulations or Decisions andstandards shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, bearing the title "EU Delegated Standards" or "EU Implementing Standards" respectively.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 107 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt regulatory standards referred to in Article 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time, unless otherwise specified by sectoral legislation. 2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 3. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 7b and 7c.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 108 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Revocation of the delegation 1. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 7 may be revoked by the European Parliament or by the Council. 2. The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and the possible reasons for a revocation. 3. The decision of revocation shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 109 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 c (new)
Article 7c Objections to delegated acts 1. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of four months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by two months. 2. If, on the expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein. Before the expiry of that period and in exceptional and duly justified cases, the European Parliament and the Council may both inform the Commission that they do not intend to raise objections to a delegated act. In such cases, the delegated act shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 110 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities and financial institutions shall make every effort to comply with those guidelines and recommendations.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In its annual report the Authority shall state which national authority has not complied with its issued guidelines and recommendations and shall outline how the Authority intends to ensure that its recommendations and guidelines are followed in the future; it shall also include the same information for the main larger financial entities.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 112 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a competent authority has not correctly applied the legally binding acts and legislation referred to in Article 1(2) or has applied them in a way which appears to be in breach of Union law, in particular by failing to ensure that a financial market participantinstitution satisfies the requirements laid down in that legislation, the Authority shall have the powers set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of this Article.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 113 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Upon request from one or more competent authorities, from the CommissionEuropean Parliament, the Council, the Commission or the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group, or on its own initiative and after having informed the competent authority concerned, the Authority may investigate the alleged incorrect breach or non-application of CommunityUnion law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Article 22658 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, where a competent authority does not comply with the decision referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article within the period of time specified therein, and where it is necessary to remedy in a timely manner the non- compliance by the competent authority in order to maintain or restore neutral conditions of competition in the market or ensure the orderly functioning and integrity of the financial system, the Authority may, where the relevant requirements of the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) are directly applicable to financial market participantinstitutions, adopt an individual decision addressed to a financial market participantinstitution requiring the necessary action to comply with its obligations under CommunityUnion law including the cessation of any practice.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 116 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In its annual report the Authority shall set out which national authorities and financial institutions have not complied with the decisions referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 117 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Community, the CommissionEuropean Union, the ESRB, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the Council, or the ESRB, may adopt a decision addressed to the Authority, determinEuropean Parliament or a Member State, may issue a warning declaring the existence of an emergency situation for the purposes of this rRegulation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has adopted a decision pursuant to paragraph 1, the Authority may adopt individual decisions requiring competent authorities to take the necessary actESRB has issued a warning pursuant to paragraph 1, or where the Commission or the Council, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the European Parliament or a Member State, adopts a decision determining the existence of similar or justified circumstances where coordinated action by national authorities is necessary in order to respond to adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the European Union, the Authority may, without having to comply with any further requirements, adopt individual decisions in accordance with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) to address any risks that may jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system by ensuring that financial market participantinstitutions and competent authorities satisfy the requirements laid down in that legislation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 126 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report the Authority shall set out the individual decisions addressed to national authorities and financial institutions under paragraphs 3 and 4.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 131 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report the Authority shall set out the disagreement between competent authorities, the agreements reached and the decision taken to settle such disagreements.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 133 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Evolution of the Authority The Authority shall evolve according to the best practices recognised at European and international level. One such approach could be the establishment of a new level of direct supervision by the Authority. To avoid international distortions and to strengthen the European System of Financial Supervision, the introduction of direct supervision should be carefully evaluated and considered in order to add value to the supervision of large financial institutions, many of which are global in nature and operate in the EU. This applies above all to those large financial institutions with wholesale banking or other activities that could pose a systemic risk to the internal market, and those systemic financial institutions defined and identified at an international level. This issue shall be further studied in the first review of this Regulation, as provided for in Article 66, which shall take place not later than three years after its entry into force.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 135 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph -1 a (new)
The Authority shall represent the European Union in all international fora concerning regulation and supervision of the institutions covered by the legislation referred to in Article 1(2). National competent authorities may continue to contribute to such fora as pertain to national issues and issues relevant for their own functions and competences under Union law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 136 #

2009/0144(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the competences of the CommunityUnion Institutions and Member States, the Authority may develop contacts with supervisory authorities from third countries. It mayand enter into administrative arrangements with supervisory authorities, international organisations and the administrations of third countries.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 85 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Supervisory Authority on Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 91 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall act within the scope of Directive 64/225/EEC, Directive 73/239/EEC, Directive 73/240/EEC, Directive 76/580/EEC, Directive 78/473/EEC, Directive 84/641/EEC, Directive 87/344/EEC, Directive 88/357/EEC, Directive 92/49/EEC, Directive 98/78/EC, Directive 2001/17/EC, Directive 2002/83/EC, Directive 2002/92/EC, Directive 2003/41this Regulation and of Directive 2006/48/EC, Directive 2006/49/EC, Directive 2002/87/EC, Directive 2005/680/EC, Directive 2007/44/EC, Directive 20052/605/EC, and Directive 2002/6594/19/EC, including all directives, regulations, and decisions based on these acts, and of any further CommunityEU act which confers tasks on the Authority.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 92 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a The European System of Financial Supervision 1. The Authority shall form part of a European System of Financial Supervision, hereinafter referred to as 'ESFS', which shall function as an integrated network of supervisors that brings together all the authorities in the Member States and in the European Union with competences in the field of financial supervision as referred in this Regulation and in related EU regulations. The main objective of the ESFS shall be to ensure strong and consistent European supervision of financial institutions in such a way as to bring confidence into the financial system, support sustainable European growth and serve the needs of business and citizens. 2. The ESFS shall comprise the following: (a) the European Systemic Risk Board established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESRB]; (b) the European Supervisory Authority (Securities and Markets) established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESMA]; (c) the European Supervisory Authority (Insurance and Occupational Pensions) established by Regulation (EU) No …/…[EIOPA]; (d) the Authority; (e) the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities (JCESA) provided for in Article 40; (f) the authorities in the Member States referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulations (EU) No .../... [ESMA], Regulation (EU) No …/2009 [EIOPA] and Regulation (EU) No …/… [EBA; (g) the Commission, for the purposes of carrying out the tasks referred to in Articles 7 and 9. 3. All the parties of the ESFS shall cooperate closely among them with trust and full mutual respect, pursuant to the principle of sincere cooperation in accordance with Article 4(3) of the EU Treaty. 4. All financial institutions are subject to legally binding acts under Union law and to the supervision of the competent authorities comprised in the ESFS. 5. The ESFS does not prevent competent authorities from the exercise of national supervisory powers in conformity with European legally binding acts and according to the international prudential principles on banking supervision. 6. Only those supervisory authorities included in the European System of Financial Supervision shall be entitled to supervise financial institutions in the European Union.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 95 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribute to a consistent application of Communitystandards and legislation, in particular by contributing to a common supervisory culture, ensuring consistent, efficient and effective application of this Regulation and the legislation referred to in Article 1(2), preventing regulatory arbitrage, mediating and settling disagreements between national supervisory authorities, promotensuring a coherent functioning of colleges of supervisors and taking actions, inter alia, in emergency situations;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 97 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Authority mayshall develop technical standards in the areas specifically set out in this Regulation and in the legislation referred to in Article 1(2), or at the request of the Commission. Technical standards shall not include policy choices and shall reflect the principle of proportionality. The Authority shall submit its draft technical standards to the Commission for endorsementadoption as delegated acts (regulatory standards) or endorsement as implementing acts (supervisory standards) in accordance with this Regulation and with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2). The draft standards shall also be transmitted at the same time to the European Parliament and the Council.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 98 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Before submitting them to the Commission, the Authority shall, where appropri conduct open public consultations with all stakeholders and analyse the potential relate,d conduct open public consultations on technical standards and analyse the potential related costs and benefitssts and benefits, unless such consultations and analyses are disproportionate to the scope and impact of the technical standards concerned or to the particular urgency of the matter. The Authority shall also request an opinion or advice of the Insurance, Reinsurance and Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group referred to in Article 22.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 99 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Within three months of receipt of the draft technical standards, the Commission shall decide whether to endorse the draft standards. The Commission may extend that period by one month. Tupervisory standards if they comply with Union legislation. Within the same period, the Commission may endorseadopt the draft standards only in part or with amendments where the Community interest so requirestechnical standards with amendments where they were drawn up as regulatory standards. In both cases, the Commission may extend that period by one month.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 100 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
WhereIn any case, the Commission does not endorse the standards or endorses them in part or with amendments, it shall inform the Authority of its reasonsshall inform the Authority, the European Parliament and the Council of its decision, stating the reasons therefor.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The standards shall be adopted by the Commission by means of Regulations or Decisions and published in the Official Journal of the European UnionOnce the due procedure has been completed, the standards shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union bearing the title "EU Delegated Standards" or "EU Implementing Standards" respectively.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Exercise of the delegation 1. The powers to adopt regulatory standards referred to in Article 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time, unless otherwise specified by sectoral legislation. 2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 3. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 7b and 7c.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 104 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Revocation of the delegation 1. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 7 may be revoked by the European Parliament or by the Council. 2. The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of power shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and the possible reasons for a revocation. 3. The decision of revocation shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 105 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 c (new)
Article 7c Objections to delegated acts 1. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of four months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period may be extended by two months 2. If on the expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein. Before the expiry of that period and in exceptional and duly justified cases, the European Parliament and the Council may both inform the Commission that they do not intend to raise objections to a delegated act. In such cases, the delegated act shall be published in the Official journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 106 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 2
The national supervisory authorities and financial institutions shall make every effort to comply with those guidelines and recommendations.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 107 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In its annual report the Authority shall state which national authority has not complied with its issued guidelines and recommendations and shall outline how the Authority intends to ensure that its recommendations and guidelines are followed in the future; it shall also include the same information for the main larger financial entities
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 108 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a national supervisory authority has not correctly applied the legally binding acts and legislation referred to in Article 1(2) or has applied them in a way which appears to be in breach of Union law, in particular by failing to ensure that a financial institution satisfies the requirements laid down in that legislation, the Authority shall have the powers set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of this Article.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 109 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Upon request from one or more national supervisorycompetent authorities, from the CommissionEuropean Parliament, the Council, the Commission or the Insurance, Reinsurance and Occupational PensionsStakeholder Group or on its own initiative and after having informed the national supervisory authority concerned, the Authority may investigate the alleged incorrect breach or non-application of CommunityUnion law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Article 22658 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, where a national supervisory authority does not comply with the decision referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article within the period of time specified therein, and where it is necessary to remedy in a timely manner the non compliance by the national supervisory authority in order to maintain or restore neutral conditions of competition in the market or ensure the orderly functioning and integrity of the financial system, the Authority may, where the relevant requirements of the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) are directly applicable to financial institutions, adopt an individual decision addressed to a financial institution requiring the necessary action to comply with its obligations under CommunityUnion law including the cessation of any practice.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 112 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In its annual report the Authority shall set out which national authorities and financial institutions have not complied with the decisions referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 113 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Community, the CommissionEuropean Union, the ESRB, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the Council, or the ESRB, may adopt a decision addressed to the Authority, determinEuropean Parliament or a Member State may issue a warning declaring the existence of an emergency situation for the purposes of this regulation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has adopted a decision pursuant to paragraph 1, the Authority may adopt individual decisions requiring national supervisory authorities to take the necessary actESRB has issued a warning pursuant to paragraph 1, or where the Commission or the Council, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the European Parliament or a Member State, adopts a decision determining the existence of similar or justified circumstances where co- ordinated action by national authorities is necessary in order to respond to adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the European Union; the Authority may, without having to comply with any further requirements, adopt individual decisions in accordance with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) to address any risks that may jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system by ensuring that financial institutions and national supervisory authorities satisfy the requirements laid down in that legislation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 121 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report the Authority shall set out the individual decisions addressed to national authorities and financial institutions under paragraphs 3 and 4.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 125 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report, the Authority shall set out the disagreement between competent authorities, the agreements reached and the decision taken to settle such disagreements.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 127 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Evolution of the Authority The Authority shall evolve according to the best practices recognised at European and international level. One such approach could be the establishment of a new level of direct supervision by the Authority. To avoid international distortions and to strengthen the European System of Financial Supervision, the introduction of direct supervision should be carefully evaluated and considered in order to add value to the supervision of large financial institutions, many of which are global in nature and operate in the EU. This applies above all to those large financial institutions with wholesale banking or other activities that could pose a systemic risk to the internal market, and those systemic financial institutions defined and identified at an international level. This issue shall be further studied in the first review of this Regulation, as provided for in Article 66, which shall take place not later than three years after its entry into force.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 129 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – subparagraph -1 a (new)
The Authority shall represent the European Union in all international fora concerning regulation and supervision of the institutions covered by the legislation referred to in Article 1(2). National competent authorities may continue to contribute to such fora as pertain to national issues and issues relevant for their own functions and competences under Union law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 130 #

2009/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the competences of the CommunityUnion Institutions and Member States, the Authority may develop contacts with supervisory authorities from third countries. It mayand enter into administrative arrangements with supervisory authorities, international organisations and the administrations of third countries.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 87 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Banking AuthoritySupervisory Authority on Banking
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 89 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The financial crisis in 2007/2008 exposed important shortcomings in financial supervision, both in particular cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Nationally-based supervisory models have lagged behind the financial globalisation and the integrated and interconnected reality of European financial markets, in which many financial firms operate across borders. The crisis exposed shortcomings in the area of cooperation, coordination, consistent application of CommunityEU law and trust between national supervisors.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 90 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The European System of Financial Supervisorsion (ESFS) should be an integrated network of national and CommunityEuropean supervisory authorities, leaving ordinary day-to-day supervision of financial institutions at the national levelcompetent authorities of Member States, and according a central role in the supervision of cross-border groups to colleges of supervisors. Greater harmonisation and theconsistent and coherent application of ruleEuropean rules and standards for financial institutions and markets across the CommunityEuropean should also be achieved. A European Banking AuthoritySupervisory Authority on Banking should be established, along with a European Supervisory Authority on Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and a European Securities and Markets Authority (the European Supervisory Authorities)and a European Supervisory Authority on Securities and Markets (the European Supervisory Authorities) as well as a Joint Committee among them. The European Systemic Risk Board, as European Authority in macro supervision, completes the ESFS. The ESFS is a progressive supervisory system that should evolve according to best practices recognised at European and international level. One line to follow may be the establishment of a new level of direct supervision by the Authority; to avoid international distortions and to strengthen the European System of Financial Supervision, its introduction should be previously and carefully evaluated and considered in order to add value to the supervision of large financial institutions, mainly those whose parent company is based in a third country, above all when they develop wholesale banking or other sensitive activities on the internal market, and those systemic financial institutions once they have been defined and identified at international level. This issue shall be further studied in the first revision of this Regulation, which should take place not later than three years from its entry into force.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 91 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) There is a need to introduce an effective instrument to establish harmonised technical standards in financial services to ensure, also through a single rulebook, a level playing field and an adequate protection of depositors, investors and consumers across Europe. As a body with highly specialised expertise, it is efficient and appropriate to entrust the Authority, in aAs a body with highly specialised expertise, it is efficient and appropriate to entrust the Authority, in level 2 Lamfalussy regulations (in areas defined by European law or at request of the Commission) and in level 3 Lamfalussy supervisory measureas defined by Community law(following its own initiative), with the elaboration of draft technical standards, which do not involve policy choices. The Commission should endorse those draft technical standards in accordance with Community law in order to give them binding legal effect and must respect the principle of proportionality. The draft technical standards have to be adopted by the Commission. They w as Regulatory Standards could be subject to amendment if, for example,by the Commission. In the case of Supervisory Standards, the Commission shall endorse those draft technical standards were incompatible with Community Law, would not respect the principle of proportionality or would run counter tohen they are in accordance with European law in order to give them binding legal effect. The Commission is empowered to adopt Regulatory Standards in financial services as Delegated Acts in accordance with the Article 290 of the Treaty on the fFundamental principles of the internal market for financial services as reflected ctioning of the European Union. The Supervisory Standards should be endorsed as Implementing Acts in accordance with a procedure following the acquis of Community financial services legislatArticle 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. To ensure a smooth and expedited adoption process for those standards, the Commission shcould be subject to a time limit for itsboth its resolution on adoption or decision on the endorsement.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 92 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The process for the development of technical standards in this regulation is without prejudice to the Commission's powers to adopt on its own initiative implementing measures under comitology procedures at level 2 of the Lamfalussy structure as laid out in the relevant Community legislation. The matters concerned by the technical standards do not involve policy decisions, and their content is framed by the Community acts adopted at Level 1. Development of the draft standards by the Authority ensures that they fully benefit from the specialised expertise of national supervisory authorities.deleted
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 93 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In areas not covered by technicalRegulatory or Supervisory standards, the Authority should have the power to issue non-binding guidelines and recommendations on the application of CommunityEU legislation to promote best practices. In order to ensure full transparency and strengthen compliance by national supervisory authorities and financial institutions with those guidelines and recommendations, national authorities should be obliged to state their reasons where they do not comply with those guidelines and recommendations. and the financial institutions should be obligated to report if they comply with these guidelines and recommendations when reporting.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 94 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Ensuring the correct and full application of CommunityEuropean law is a core prerequisite for the integrity, transparency, efficiency and orderly functioning of financial markets, the stability of the financial system, and for neutral conditions of competition for financial institutions in the Community. A mechanism should therefore be established whereby the Authority addresses instances of incorrect or insufficient application of Community law. This mechanism should apply in areas where Community legislation defines clear and unconditional obligations.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 95 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure efficient and effective supervision and a balanced consideration of the positions of the competent authorities in different Member States, the Authority should be able to settle disagreements between those competent authorities with binding effect, including within colleges of supervisors. A conciliation phase should be provided for, during which the competent authorities may reach an agreement. The Authority's competence should cover disagreements on procedural obligations in the cooperation process as well as on the interpretation and application of Community law in supervisory decisions; compliance with binding decisions adopted does not prevent the exercise of additional prudential discretion by the competent authority in conformity with international principles on cross-border supervision. Existing conciliation mechanisms provided for in sectoral legislation have to be respected. In the event of inaction by the national supervisory authorities concerned, the Authority should be empowered to adopt, as a last resort, decisions directly addressed to financial institutions in areas of Community law directly applicable to them.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 96 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The crisis has exposed major fault lines in existing approaches to supervision of cross-border financial institutions, particularly the biggest and most complex institutions the bankruptcy of which is capable of producing systemic damages. Those fault lines arise from the different areas of activity of the financial institutions and from the supervisory bodies on the other. The former act in a market without borders, the latter check on a daily basis although their jurisdictions end at national borders. In order to address such misalignments it is necessary to foster more supervisory convergence and integration within the European Union and at international level.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 97 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b)According to the Turner Review, published in March 2009, “existing single market rules can create unacceptable risks to depositors and taxpayers” and "the current arrangements, combining branch passporting rights, home country supervision, and purely national deposit insurance, are not sound basis for the future regulation and supervision of European cross-border retail banks".
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 98 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 c (new)
(22c) As the Turner review also states, "sounder arrangements require either increased national powers, implying a less open single market, or a greater degree of European integration. A mix of both seems appropriate: the extent to which more national powers are required will depend on how effective 'more Europe' options can be".
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 99 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 d (new)
(22d) The European solution calls for the creation of a new European Union institutional structure, an independent Authority with legal powers, a standard setter and overseer in the area of cross border supervision, the reinforcement of the colleges of supervisors in the supervision of cross-border institutions and for a coherent and increased empowerment of supervisory powers at both national and EU level.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 100 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 e (new)
(22e) The Authority should have the power to develop supervisory standards to foster the uniform application of the Single Rule Book. The Authority should also have a key role as sectoral coordinator and consultive body for the Colleges of Supervisors with a view to streamlining the functioning of the information-exchange process, to foster convergence and consistency across colleges in the application of EU law. The Authority should act as leader coordinator in supervising banking institutions operating in the European Union. The Authority should also have a legally binding mediation role to solve conflicts between competent supervisors.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 101 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 f (new)
(22f) Colleges of supervisors should play an important role in the efficient, effective and consistent supervision of cross-border financial institutions in EU. There is little usefulness in working towards the convergence of basic financial regulations if the supervision practices remain fragmented. As the de Larosière Report points out, "competition distortions and regulatory arbitrage stemming from different supervisory practices must be avoided, because they have the potential of undermining financial stability – inter alia by encouraging a shift of financial activity to countries with lax supervision. The supervisory system has to be perceived as fair and balanced".
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Given the globalisation of financial services and the increased importance of international standards, the Authority should fosterrepresent the European Union in the dialogue and cooperation with supervisors outside the Community. It shall fully respect the existing roles and competences of the European Institutions in relations with authorities outside the Community and in international forumsUnion. National competent authorities may continue to contribute to such fora as pertain to national issues and issues relevant for their own functions and competences under EU law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 107 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall act within the scope of this Regulation and of Directive 2006/48/EC, Directive 2006/49/EC, Directive 2002/87/EC, Directive 2005/60/EC, Directive 2002/65/EC and Directive 94/19/EC, including all directives, regulations, and decisions based on these acts, and of any further CommunityEU act which confers tasks on the Authority.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 108 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a The European System of Financial Supervision 1. The Authority shall form part of a European System of Financial Supervision, hereinafter referred to as 'ESFS', which shall function as an integrated network of supervisors that brings together all the authorities in the Member States and in the European Union with competences in the field of financial supervision as referred in this Regulation and in related EU regulations. The main objective of the ESFS shall be to ensure strong and consistent European supervision of financial institutions in such a way as to bring confidence into the financial system, support sustainable European growth and serve the needs of business and citizens. 2. The ESFS shall comprise the following: (a) the European Systemic Risk Board established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESRB]; (b) the European Supervisory Authority (Securities and Markets) established by Regulation (EU) No .../... [ESMA]; (c) the European Supervisory Authority (Insurance and Occupational Pensions) established by Regulation (EU) No …/…[EIOPA]; (d) the Authority; (e) the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities (JCESA) provided for in Article 40; (f) the authorities in the Member States referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulations (EU) No .../... [ESMA], Regulation (EU) No …/2009 [EIOPA] and Regulation (EU) No …/… [EBA]; (g) the Commission, for the purposes of carrying out the tasks referred to in Articles 7 and 9; 3. All the parties of the ESFS shall cooperate closely among them with trust and full mutual respect, pursuant to the principle of sincere cooperation in accordance with Article 4(3) of the EU Treaty. 4. All financial institutions are subject to legally binding Acts under European law and to the supervision of the competent authorities part of the ESFS. 5. The ESFS does not prevent competent authorities from the exercise of national supervisory powers in conformity with European legally binding acts and according to the international prudential principles on banking supervision. 6. Only those supervisory authorities included in the European System of Financial Supervisor shall be entitled to supervise financial institutions in the European Union.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribute to a consistent application of Communitystandards and legislation, in particular by contributing to a common supervisory culture, ensuring consistent, efficient and effective application of this Regulation and the legislation referred to in Article 1(2), preventing regulatory arbitrage, mediating and settling disagreements between competent authorities, promotensuring a coherent functioning of colleges of supervisors and taking actions, inter alia in emergency situations;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 113 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Authority mayshall develop technical standards in the areas specifically set out in this Regulation and in the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) or at request of the Commission. Technical standards shall not include policy choices and shall reflect the principle of proportionality. The Authority shall submit its draft technical standards to the Commission for endorsementadoption as delegated dcts (regulatory standards) or endorsement as implementing acts (supervisory standards) in accordance with this Regulation and with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2). The draft standards shall also be transmitted at the same time to the European Parliament and the Council.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Before submitting them to the Commission, the Authority shall, where appropriate, conduct open public consultations on technical standardwith all stakeholders and analyse the potential related costs and benefits, unless such consultations and analyses are disproportionate to the scope and impact of the technical standards concerned or to the particular urgency of the matter. The Authority shall also request an opinion or advice of the Banking Stakeholder Group referred to in Article 22.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Within three months of receipt of the draft technical standards, the Commission shall decide whether to endorse the draft standards. The Commission may extend that period by one month. Tupervisory standards if they comply with Union legislation. Within the same period, the Commission may endorseadopt the draft standards only in part or with amendments where the Community interest so requirestechnical standards with amendments where they were drawn up as regulatory standards. In both cases, the Commission may extend that period by one month.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 116 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
WhereIn any case, the Commission does not endorse the standards or endorses them in part or with amendments, it shall inform the Authority of its reasonsshall inform the Authority, the European Parliament and the Council of its decision, stating the reasons therefor.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 118 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The standards shall be adopted by the Commission by means of Regulations or Decisions andOnce the due procedure has been completed, the standards shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union bearing the title "EU Delegated Standards" or "EU Implementing Standards" respectively.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Exercise of the delegation 1. The powers to adopt regulatory standards referred to in Article 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time, unless otherwise specified by sectoral legislation. 2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 3. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 7b and 7c.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 120 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Revocation of the delegation 1. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 7 may be revoked by the European Parliament or by the Council. 2. The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and the possible reasons for a revocation. 3. The decision of revocation shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 121 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 c (new)
Article 7c Objections to delegated acts 1. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of four months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period may be extended by two months. 2. If, on the expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein. Before the expiry of that period and in exceptional and duly justified cases, the European Parliament and the Council may both inform the Commission that they do not intend to raise objections to a delegated act. In such cases, the delegated act shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date stated therein.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 122 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities and financial institutions shall make every effort to comply with those guidelines and recommendations.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 123 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In its annual report the Authority shall state which national authority has not complied with its issued guidelines and recommendations and shall outline how the Authority intends to ensure that its recommendations and guidelines are followed in the future; it shall also include the same information for the main larger financial entities .
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 124 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a competent authority has not correctly applied the legally binding acts and legislation referred to in Article 1(2) or has applied them in a way which appears to be in breach of Union law, in particular by failing to ensure that a financial institution satisfies the requirements laid down in that legislation, the Authority shall have the powers set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of this Article.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 125 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Upon request from one or more competent authorities, from the CommissionEuropean Parliament, the Council, the Commission or the Banking Stakeholder Group or on its own initiative and after having informed the competent authority concerned, the Authority may investigate the alleged incorrect breach or non-application of CommunityUnion law.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 127 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Article 22658 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, where a competent authority does not comply with the decision referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article within the period of time specified therein, and where it is necessary to remedy in a timely manner the non compliance by the competent authority in order to maintain or restore neutral conditions of competition in the market or ensure the orderly functioning and integrity of the financial system, the Authority may, where the relevant requirements of the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) are directly applicable to financial institutions, adopt an individual decision addressed to a financial institution requiring the necessary action to comply with its obligations under CommunityUnion law including the cessation of any practice.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 128 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In its annual report, the Authority shall set out which national authorities and financial institutions have not complied with the decisions referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 129 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Community, the CommissionEuropean Union, the ESRB, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the Council, or the ESRB, may adopt a decision addressed to the Authority, determinEuropean Parliament or a Member State may issue a warning declaring the existence of an emergency situation for the purposes of this regulation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 132 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has adopted a decision pursuant to paragraph 1, the Authority may adopt individual decisions requiring competent authorities to take the necessary actESRB has issued a warning pursuant to paragraph 1, or where the Commission or the Council, upon its own initiative or following a request by the Authority, the European Parliament or a Member State, adopts a decision determining the existence of similar or justified circumstances where co- ordinated action by national authorities is necessary in order to respond to adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the European Union; the Authority may, without having to comply with any further requirements, adopt individual decisions in accordance with the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) to address any risks that may jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system by ensuring that financial institutions and competent authorities satisfy the requirements laid down in that legislation.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 139 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report, the Authority shall set out the individual decisions addressed to national authorities and financial institutions under paragraphs 3 and 4.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 145 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In its annual report, the Authority shall set out the disagreement between competent authorities, the agreements reached and the decision taken to settle such disagreements.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 147 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Evolution of the Authority The Authority shall evolve according to the best practices recognised at European and international level. One such approach could be the establishment of a new level of direct supervision by the Authority. To avoid international distortions and to strengthen the European System of Financial Supervision, the introduction of direct supervision should be carefully evaluated and considered in order to add value to the supervision of large financial institutions, many of which are global in nature and operate in the EU. This applies above all to those large financial institutions with wholesale banking or other activities that could pose a systemic risk to the internal market, and those systemic financial institutions defined and identified at an international level. This issue shall be further studied in the first review of this Regulation, as provided for in Article 66, which shall take place not later than three years after its entry into force.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 149 #

2009/0142(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the competences of the CommunityUnion Institutions and Member States, the Authority may develop contacts with supervisory authorities from third countries. It mayand enter into administrative arrangements with supervisory authorities, international organisations and the administrations of third countries.
2010/03/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 47 #

2009/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'systemic risk' means a risk of disruption to financial services that is caused by a substantial impairment of all or parts of the financial system and may potentially have serious negative consequences for the real economy. All types of financial institutions and intermediaries, markets, infrastructures and instruments may potentially be systemically important to some degree.
2010/03/17
Committee: AFCO