1672 Amendments of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
Amendment 17 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas equality between women and men is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, and reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas education, qualifications and the acquisition of skills are essential to the empowerment of women at social, cultural and economic level, and education opportunities are recognised as a core element to combat inequalities such as underrepresentation in decision- making and manager posts, engineering and science, thus improving economic empowerment for women and girls;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas violence against women is one of the main impediments to equality between women and men and be combatted through education and subsequently social and economic empowerment; whereas workplace violence has serious negative consequences for the female and male workers affected, their co-workers and families, as well as the organisations they work in and the society as a whole;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas effective work-life balance hasand family-friendly policies have positive health aspects and promotes economic growth, competitiveness, overall labour market participation, gender equality, reduction of the risk of poverty, and intergenerational solidarity, and also helps address the challenges of an aging society and positively influences birth rates intrigger positive demographic trends across the EU;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas digitalisation has positive effects in shaping new job opportunities and inducing a constructive shift towards more flexible work patterns, particularly for women entering and re-entering the labour market, and also in better balancing caring and professional life for both women and men;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a public systemframework of wage mapping, including data collection, might hasve the potential to put pressure on both private and public sectors to assess their payment structures and redress any gender- based differences that are found;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas equotaal representation of women and men in decision-making positions haves been found to improve the performance of private companies and boost wider economic growth, in addition to bringing about better use of the talent pool in the labour force;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas trade unions have the potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment through promoting equal pay between women and men and investing in work-life balance in their sector;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that women’s economic participation and empowerment are key for strengthening their fundamental rights, enabling them to reach economic independence, to exert influence in society and to have control over their lives, breaking down the glass ceilings that are preventing them from being equal to men in working life;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that women’s economic participation and empowerment are key for strengthening their fundamental rights, enabling them to reach economic independence, to exert influence in society and to have control over their lives; and are instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses as well as challenges related to the ageing population in the EU
Amendment 83 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the yearly cost of the lower female employment rate corresponded to 2.8 % of the EU’s GDP20 , while the cost of a woman’s exclusion from employment is estimated at between EUR 1.2 and 2 million, depending on her educational level; highlights that gender equality policies have a strong impact on GDP and by 2050, improving gender equality would lead to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%, which amounts to €1.95 to €3.15 trillion (EIGE's estimates) __________________ 20 In 2013 - see Eurofound: ‘The gender employment gap: Challenges and solutions’.
Amendment 84 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that women constitute 52% of the total European population, but only one third of the self-employed or of all business starters in the EU, facing more difficulties than men in access to finance, training, networking, and in maintaining a work-life balance;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are not only crucial for women individually, but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need to combat all forms of violence against women at the workplace; calls on the Commission and the Member States to embark on concerted action, including public awareness and information campaigns, on violence against women, and to encourage the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher participation of women in the labour market in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century; welcomes in this regard the Commission proposal on work-life balance to improve the reconciliation of professional and private life, which will allow women and men to share occupational, family and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to promote and further develop the formal sector of domestic services through facilitation and incentives to employ domestic workers and improved national regulation with a view to create both secure position for domestic workers and to provide families with a capacity to assume their role as employers in order to enhance reconciliation of private and professional life;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that better work-life reconciliation and strengthened equality between women and men are essential for supporting and enhancing the participation of women in the labour market, in particular women-carers and single mothers, and achieving the goals of women empowerment;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. InsistsTakes note that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is enshrined in the EU Treaty; highlightnotes, in this context, the Commission’s recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UrEncourages Member States and companie, companies and social partners to introduce pay transparency in order to create methods for companies to tackle the issue of the gender pay gap, including through pay audits and the inclusion of equal pay measures in collective bargaining;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its conviction that achieving equal pay for male and female workers for equal work of equal value requires a clear framework of specific job evaluation tools with comparable indicators to assess ‘value’ in jobs or sectors; invites the Commission, therefore, to delivconsider such a framework and to assist the Member States in implementing it;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion into the ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, could contribute to their economic empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that preventing and eliminating the gender pension gap and reducing women's poverty in the old age first and foremost depend on creating conditions for women to make equal pension contributions through further inclusion into the labour market and safeguarding equal opportunities in terms of pay, career advancement and possibilities to work full-time;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that equotas in the public sector may be necessary where the public institutions do not fulfil their responsibility of fair representation, and could thus improve the democratic legitimacy of decision-making institutionsal representation of women and men in decision-making positions in the public sector might alleviate the participation of women in the labour market;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that initiatives are needed at both national and EU level to enhance female participation in male- dominated sectors and to increase the recognition of women's skills and economic performance at the workplace, so as to overcome horizontal and vertical exclusion and to increase the number of women in decision-making bodies in the political and business sphere;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that gender equality plans on a company or sectorial level may contain multiple human resource measures addressing recruitment, pay, promotion, training and work-life balance; that they often include concrete measures such as gender-neutral language, prevention of sexual harassment, appointment of the under-represented gender to top positions, part-time work and fathers participating in childcare, and that a variety of approaches exist in Member States regarding mandatory introduction of such measures;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the importance of promoting gender equality in education and training related initiatives, particularly initiatives taken to alleviate gender imbalances in literacy, including media and digital literacy, also reducing the digital gap as mentioned in the Europe 2020 Digital Agenda;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Invites the Member States and the Commission to promote, through information and awareness-raising campaigns, the participation of women in sectors traditionally viewed as 'male', notably the sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting of the human capital represented by European women and hence enhancing the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and mainstreaming gender equality in the digital agenda of the forthcoming years;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that ensuring gender balance in collective bargaining teams is crucial tocan have positive effects in view of ensuring a bn equal ancedd appropriate representation of women and men, and therefore considers thatnotes in this regard the possible benefits of trade unions should strengthening the positions of women within the social partnership structure, in particular in decision-making roles, and should negotiateing gender equality plans at company and sectorial level;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls onEncourages the Commission to work closely with social partners in order to strengthen them in their key role of detecting invisiblediscriminatory gender bias in the setting of paywage scales and in providing job evaluations which are free of gender bias;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that current economic models and practices do not take account of gender-based differences and are not responsive to the issue of closing gender gaps; believes in this context that tax policies and spending priorities during crises must be rethought in order to take women into account as economic actors;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that women in general have careers without significant progression; calls on the Member States to encourage and support women to have successful careers, including through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes, as well as creating adequate conditions and having equal opportunities with men at all ages for training, advancement, re-skilling and re-training, as well as pension rights and unemployment benefits that are equal to those applicable to men;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs, stressing that financial independence is a key to equality; calls on the Member States to encourage women entrepreneurship, facilitate access to credit, cut red tape and other obstacles to women's start-ups;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts in putting an end to the digital divide between men and women by increasing women's access to information society, boosting the acquisition of e-capacities and improving ICT literacy among women, with a particular focus on increasing female visibility in the digital sector;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 224 #
2017/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on EIGE to continue its work on putting together gender specific data and scoreboards in all relevant policy areas;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital b a (new)
Recital b a (new)
b a. Whereas the collaborative economy offers possibilities for young people, migrants, part-time workers and senior citizens to access the labour market;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy, and underlines that it should represent a first step towards a more comprehensive and ambitious EU strategy on it the objective of which should be a European legal framework;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, if developed in a responsible manner, the collaborative economy may create significant opportunities for citizens and consumers, who benefit from enhanced competition, tailored services and lower prices;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generates new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Market; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changes could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the development of a dynamic and clear legal environment establishing a level playing field to be of paramount importance for the collaborative economy to flourish in the EU;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 96 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the factNotes that the collaborative economy in Europe has a number of specific traits, as it is generally more rooted at local level, reflecting the European business structure, whichso far consists mainly of SMEs;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 127 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that, while a large part of the nascent collaborative economy remains unregulated, significant differences are emerging among Member States due to national, regional and local regulations, as well as case-law, posing a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. AgreStresses that any market access requirements for collaborative platforms and service providers must be necessary, justified and proportionate, and that this assessment should be dependent on whether services are provided by professional or private individuals, making peer providers subject to lighter legal requirements;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention, at to the same time, to the riskfact that establishing thresholds may create a disparity between micro and small businesses on the one side, and peers on the other; calls therefore for the legislation applicable to professional service providers to be revised in order to level the playing field among comparable categories of service providers and to remove unnecessary regulatory burdenscan provide an appropriate dividing line between peers and businesses; stresses at the same time that unnecessary regulatory burdens, in particular for micro and small businesses, must be removed;
Amendment 188 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
11a. Points out that much of what is offered in the collaborative economy is based on customer evaluations and that a good many suppliers gain a competitive advantage as a result of false evaluations; stresses therefore that there should be guaranteed checks by independent accredited bodies that evaluations are genuine;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 216 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that any new regulationory framework should leverage platforms’ self-governing capacities; is convinced that collaborative platforms themselves could take an active role in such a new regulatory environment by correcting many asymmetric information and other market failures which have been traditionally addressed through regulation, especially by digital trust- building mechanisms;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights that the digital trust building mechanisms such as reviews feedback are an essential part of the collaborative economy; Considers it therefore necessary to properly deal with abuse of these via for example independent checks of reviews;
Amendment 227 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 266 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about the difficulties that have emerged so far in relation to tax compliance and enforcement, despiteWelcomes the increased traceability of economic transactions viathat online platforms enables;
Amendment 277 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 289 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Agrees that functionally similar tax obligations should be applied to businesses providing comparable services, and is convinced that taxes should be paid where profits are generated and where more is involved than simply contributions to costs;
Amendment 304 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 313 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilitiesUnderlines that the collaborative economy is offering flexible on-demand work opportunities for people that currently are far from the labour market;
Amendment 351 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 361 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Emphasises that collaborative financing systems – such as crowd-funding – are successful only when integrated withis an important complement to traditional funding channels intoas part of an effective financing ecosystem;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully ensured, notably in the areas of education, use of language, access to media and religious services in minority language, and adequate political representation of national minorities at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reminds that the digital divide represented by the connectivity gap between rural and metropolitan areas needs to be closed since the EU cannot afford to miss opportunities to connect rural areas, that are largely behind in the light of the results of the EC's Digital Economy & Society Index (DESI) - broadband is available to 71% of European homes but only to 28% in rural areas, mobile broadband (4G and others) is available to 86% of European homes but only to 36% in rural areas;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes EC's intention to work with the MS's and industry towards the voluntary establishment of a common timetable for the launch of early 5G networks by the end of 2018, followed by the launch of fully commercial 5G services in Europe by the end of 2020;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund, a fund for broadband infrastructure open to participation of National Promotional Banks and Institutions and of private investors, which will be a step further to bring infrastructure investments to underserved less populated and rural and remote areas;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to assess the National Broadband Plans to identify gaps, and to formulate country-specific recommendations for further action;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the European Commission to ensure, maintain and develop financing for the 5G Action Plan at the proper level within the horizon of the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2020-2027;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to align the basic rules for the allocation of new spectrum within the 700 MHz band for wireless broadband and to consider awarding sufficiently long-lasting licences so as to give predictability to investorsand certainty of investment return, while stressing that an agreement on the harmonisation of the full set of spectrum bands below and above 6 GHz is strategically important for 5G deployment and needs to be reached by the end of 2017;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines the still unimaginable opportunities of cloud technologies, big data and the Internet of Things offer for being a driver of growth and jobs and to improving the lives of every citizen – provided that reliable connectivity reaches everyplace;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls that 5G will enable new high-quality services, connect new industries and ultimately improve the customer experience for increasingly sophisticated and demanding digital users;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Insists not only in the urgency of accelerating investments on research and innovation on 5G technology but also on the development of more efficient ways to bring swiftly the results of research and innovation to the marketplace;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that a bottom-up system should be promoted and each sector should work out its own roadmap for standardisation, relying on industry-led processes, with a strong will to reach common standards which could have the capacity to become worldwide standards;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls the need to raise further public awareness of the benefits of the use of Internet for citizens and for businesses since it enhances economic and social opportunities and is a tool that may foster inclusion and create increased opportunities for less developed areas of the Union;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Looks forward to a truly converging network environment, where wired and wireless communications use a common infrastructure, driving the society forward to an enhanced network society, such as in the case of driverless cars, e-commerce, e-working, e- Agriculture and Farming - the motto for technological agriculture in the 21st century being "produce more with less";
Amendment 74 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Advocates to go beyond the use of mere economic indicators to measure the impact of the technology and to complete the image with socioeconomic indicators;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the need to strongly engage with all stakeholders, from the EU institutions to the Member States, from the private sector to civil society, in order to develop a common and shared vision underpinned by the idea that digital technologies and communications have the potential to create a better life for all, e.g. at present healthcare costs are rocketing and European population is ageing: technology has the potential to help restructure our healthcare model from treatment to prevention;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recommends that the Commission should establish an annual progress review and recommendations reporting on the 5G Action Plan, and inform Parliament of the results;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European standardisation system is a central element in the delivery of the single market and whereas the Commission’s action to set out a common vision for European standardisation is a direct result of the Juncker Commission’s ten priorities and, in particular, the priorities on Connected Digital Single Market and the Single Market Strategy;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European standards need to be developed in an open, inclusive and transparent system, based on consensus among all stakeholders, with the aim of defining strategic technical or quality requirements with which current or future products, production processes, services or methods may comply, and whereas the European standardisation system plays a key role in responding to the increasing need, in European policy and legislation, for standards capable of ensuring product safety, accessibility, innovation, interoperability and sustainability;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas standards are a necessary tool for the operation of the Single Marketa modern and flexible European standardisation system is a crucial component for an ambitious and renewed European industrial policy, and whereas ithey can enhance European competitiveness, growth and innovation, and support quality, businesses performance and the protection of consumers, workers and the environment;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas it is necessary to develop a strategic approach to ICT standardisation and review the current system in order for it to remain successful and respond to the needs of the forthcoming decade, thereby allowing the European Union to maintain a leading role in the global standardisation system;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the overreaching Commission standardisation package, which together with the ICT Standards Communication and the Joint Initiative on standardisation, aims at setting out a coherent European Standardisation System (ESS) with a view to preserving its many successful elements, improving its deficiencies and striking the right balance between the European, national and international dimensions; stresses that any review should build on the strengths of the existing system, which constitute a solid basis for improvement, refraining from any radical changes that would undermine the core values of the system;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the specificity and importance of the ESS to all stakeholders, including SMEs, consumers and workers, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the European system will continue to exist and that it maintains sufficient resources to fulfil the objectives of Regulation 1025/2012; which should, inter alia, ensure interoperability, legal certainty and the application of appropriate safeguards, while minimising additional burdens for business, risks for users and obstacles to the free movement of information technology;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a sustainable budget for the European Standardisation System in the revision of multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. DeemsStresses that the review of the European standardisation system must contribute to European innovation and enhance the Union's competitiveness, strengthen its place in international trade and benefit the welfare of its citizens; deems therefore it important that European standards are promoted at a global level and that the Commission and Member States work in this direction, and pay more attention to the global role and relevance of standards, when getting involved in standardisation work;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but regrets that there are still many practical barriers for SMEs, consumers, workers and environmental organisations to participate actively in the standardisation processstresses that SMEs, although they represent an essential part of the European market, are not adequately involved in the standardisation system and cannot, therefore, exploit entirely the benefits derived from standardisation; believes that it is essential to improve their representation and participation in the standardization system; asks the Commission to identify, through its impact assessment in the context of the revision of the European standardisation system, the best way to reach this aim, and calls on the Commission to address the challenges to further involvement;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that the European ICT standardisation should be part of a European digital strategy to create economies of scale, budget savings and improved competitiveness for European companies, and to increase cross-sectoral and cross-border interoperability of goods and services through the faster definition, in an open and competitive way, of voluntary, market-driven and global standards that are easily implemented by SMEs;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports opentresses that open, voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, butand recalls that it is also important to ensure proper investment and expertise in, and the development of, cutting-edge technologies;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the imperative need to adapt ICT standardisation policy to market and policy developments, which will lead to achieving important European policy goals requiring interoperability, such as accessibility, security, e-business, e-government, e-health and transport, and will contribute to the development of standards;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standard essential patents (SEPs) are related to standards; stresses that unfair and unreasonable IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinder the take-up of the digital single market and of new technologieimportance of maintaining a balanced standardisation framework and efficient licensing system for standard essential patents (SEPs), based on FRAND terms (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory), in particular as regards the deployment of 5G and the Internet of Things; stresses that maintaining a balanced standardisation framework is essential to stimulate the development and take-up of new technologies and address the legitimate interests of both licensors and licensees of SEPs;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages the Commission's pursuits in ensuring interoperability between digital components and emphasises the importance of standardisation that can be achieved both via standard-essential patents (SEPs) and open licensing models;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. UrgWelcomes the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology base's efforts in the development of a balanced framework for negotiations between right holders and implementers of SEPs in order to ensure fair licensing conditions; invites the Commission to take note and apply the spirit of CJEU ruling C-170/13 (Huawei v. ZTE), which strikes a balance between the SEP holders and standard implementers, to overcome patent infringements and to ensure the effective conclusion of fair, reasonable and non the FRAND principle- discriminatory (FRAND) licensing agreements (i.e. that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms), taking into account the fair return on investment, a sustainable open standardisation process and the wide availability of technologies in an open and competitive market;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to close discussions about the 'perceived need' of a science cloud and to take immediate action on the European Open Science Cloud in close concert with Member States, which should seamlessly integrate existing networks, data and high- performance computing systems and e- infrastructure services across scientific fields, within a framework of shared policies and ICT standards;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards freeeasily available;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to ensure that services standards are developed with the objective of improving the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers without encroaching upon existing national regulatory requirements, in particular provisions on labour law, collective agreements and bargaining; recognises furthermore that service standards often respond to national specificities and that their development is related to the needs of the market, the interests of consumers and the public interest; stresses, that the development of European service standards, and the drawing-up by professional bodies of their own quality charters or labels at Union level should benefit further harmonisation in the services sector, increase the transparency, quality and competitiveness of European services and promote competition, innovation, the reduction of trade barriers and consumer protection;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Invites the Commission to adopt an easy to use single point of access to standards that can provide assistance andcontact to provide information to the users of standards’ users on the available standards and their general specifications, and that can help them find the standards that best match their need; Recommends, furthermore, information and education campaigns at national and EU level to promote the role of standards and encourages Member States to include relevant professional education courses on standards in the national education systems;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Asks the Commission to develop technology-watch activities so as to identify future development of ICT that could benefit from standardisation; to facilitate the flow and transparency of information necessary for market penetration and the operation of these technologies; and, in this connection, to promote easily accessible and user- friendly evaluation mechanisms via the internet;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Calls on Member States to use European ICT standards in public procurement procedures in order to improve the quality of public services and foster innovative technologies; stresses, however, that the use of standards should not result in additional barriers, in particular for small businesses seeking to participate in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Member States to try applying common standards and good practice with regard to digital administration, focusing in particular on judicial bodies and local authorities;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which coverwhich guarantee product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 60 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls on the Commission to develop the right topromote product reparability:;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- by insisturging that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product arshould be replaceable, and by including the product’s reparability among its ‘key features’,
Amendment 79 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
- by standardising the spare parts andencouraging the standardisation of the tools necessary for repair, in order to improve the performance of repair services,
Amendment 84 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- by poolroviding information on the availability of parts, repair guides, etc., where appropriate through the establishment of a digital platform;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 109 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promostimulate repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical or software-related schemes which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodiesbe encouraged;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 124 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 130 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
- to consult with the relevant stakeholders in order to develop a usage- based sales model which benefits everyone,and analyse how product usability periods can be maximised;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 138 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 145 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability and to provide financial incentives for social and economic innovations supporting re-use, the usage economy and repairs;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices not as waste, but as resources, in order to make it easier for them to be passed on to social enterprises and associations that can make usso that use can be made of such goods and their components;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- the promotion of a voluntary European label covering, in particular, the product’s durability, ecodesign features, upgradeability in line with technical progress and repairability,
Amendment 158 #
2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 164 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Amendment 165 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Amendment 187 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Amendment 193 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Amendment 202 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
- by simplifying proof of purchase for the consumer by linking the guarantee to the goods rather than the purchaser, through the introduction of digital proof of guarantee across the board;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 213 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for software, and cCalls for greater transparency regarding the upgradeability of equipment;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 225 #
2016/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the replaceability of parts, including the processor, to be encouraged by means of standardisation, so that products can be kept up to date;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the European Semester was introduced in 2010 with the aim of ensuring that Member States discuss their economic and budgetary plans with their EU partners at specific times throughout the year, allowing them to comment on each other’'s plans and monitor progress collectively; stresses the importance of maintaining a focus on social performance as well as the promotion of upward economic and social convergence;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Single Market pillar within the European Semester should serve to identify the key areas for the promotion and facilitation of growth and jobs; stresses, furthermore, that it should also serve as a benchmark for commitment to structural reform in Member States; highlights that the Single Market pillar within the European Semester would allow a regular evaluation of the governance of the Single Market throughout systematic compliance checks of national legislation and data analytics tools for detecting non-compliance, improving the monitoring of the single market legislation, enabling the institutions with the necessary information to redesign, implement, apply and enforce the Single Market regulatory framework, delivering concrete results to the citizens;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to carry out systematic monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the single market rules through the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), in particular where those rules make a contribution to structural reforms; invites the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the progress made by Member States in the implementation of the CSRs related to the single market functioning and integration of products, goods and services markets, as part of the Annual Growth Survey package;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the Competiveness Council to take an active role in the monitoring of the implementation of CSRs by Member States as well as in the process of formulation of those recommendations;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; welcomes the Commission’'s intention to present a proposal for a services card and for a harmonised notification form; welcomes, furthermore, the Commission’s intentionEuropean services card, to review market developments and, if necessary, take action in connection with insurance requirements for business and construction service providers; welcomes furthermore the Commission´s intention to present a legislative proposal to improve the services notification procedure, an ambitious review with the aim to create a strong preventive tool for future internal market breaches;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to act strongly against protectionism by Member States; considers that Member States should refrain from discriminatory measures, such as trade and tax laws that only affect certain sectors or business models and distort competition, making it difficult for foreign business to establish themselves in a given Member State, which constitutes a clear breach of internal market principles;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for enforcement of the framework for single market governance and strengthening of the monitoring and assessment of the correct, timely and effective implementation and application of single market rules; calls on Member States to increase their performance in the use of the Single Market governance tools and to better use the Single Market Scoreboard data available for each Member State as well as their evolution in terms of policy performance;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes and eagerly anticipates the Commission initiative to create a Single Digital Gateway to build on and improve existing tools and services, such as the Points of Single Contact, the Product Contact Points, the ConstructionProduct Contact Points for Construction, the Your Europe portal and SOLVIT, in a user-friendly way for the benefit of both citizens and businesses;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the lack of homogeneity in its application across the Member States undermined the effectivenessRegrets that, to date, there has been scarcely any information about the application of Commission Regulation No 330/2010 in the area of franchising;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the regulation’s clauses on vertical restraints do not allow balanced representation of the two parties to the franchising and are notCommission should check whether the effectiveness of that regulation is not being undermined as a result of inconsistent application in the Member States and whether it is in line with recent market developments, in particular the exempted post-contractual clauses and purchasing conditions;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the implementation of the regulation through a mechanism of assessment at European levelwithin the European network of competition authorities should be improved, and stresses that the unsatisfactory follow-up actionwithin that network by the Commission prevents cross-border retail activity and fails to create a level playing field within the single market;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the Commission should start public consultations with a view to correctingasses and inform the Parliament on the suitability of the model on which the future block exemption regulation is based and to establishing the concept of a franchising contract to be used in any future EU legislation, as well as for possible action in the area of private law;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to also ensure the recovery of any illegal state aid by means of tax advantages in the area of franchises and to show firmness in the conduct and result of ongoing inquiries, such as the McDonald’s case; stresses, moreover, that the EU needs to have more stringent legislation on tax rulings, providing also for an effective system and a debt recovery procedure in favour of EU budget own resources; calls on the Commission to rectify any infringement in the area of franchising with the view to ensuring fair competition across the single market;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the self-regulatory environment in the EU results in an inability to influence nearly 80 % of franchise chains in the EU, as they are noteffectiveness of the EU supply chain initiative needs to be assessed as membership of the national franchise associations is a pre-requisite for the participation in this initiative;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to check whether it is necessary to revisew the regulation before 2018 and to (1)and, in that connection, to verify (1) the impact of the horizontal approach on the functioning of franchising; (2) test whether the model of franchising adopted in the regulation reflects the market reality, and correct it if necessary; (3) assess the negative effects and proportionality of the permitted vertical restraints, taking into account also their impact on the functioning of franchising by establishing market standards, for example a revision of the definition of know-how and a reconsideration of the context of territorial exclusivity clauses and permitted options; (4) collect market information in terms of new trends, market development regarding network organisation and technological advances; (5) considering that the subject is not covered at the national level, further assess the; (3) to what extent permitted vertical restraints are proportionate and have negative effects; (4) and what new challenges franchisors and franchisees have to face in the context of e- commerce; (6) adapt the regulation in order to achieve a general improvement and align it with digitalisation of the economy and digitisation in general;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CallsAcknowledges that, on a national level, legislation has been enacted to protect franchisees, but the focus is on the pre-contractual stage, to impose disclosure obligations on the franchisor; calls therefore on the Commission to revise the rules on the enforcement of the regulation by Member States, while its application should be proportionally adjusted to fulfil its aim;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets that it does not help to correct this situation that national systems have not provided for enforcement mechanisms which are efficient in assuring continuation of the franchise relationship;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to ensure equalwork towards an appropriate and independent representation of the interested parties to franchising contracts in the European supply chain initiative, and to take action to strengthen the self-organisation of franchisees at the EU and national level, in order to grantallow franchisees equal access toto better participate in the public debate on franchising and establish a level playing field;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that regulation should maintain and increase market confidence in franchising as a way of doing business as it encourages entrepreneurism not only in SMEs that become franchisors, but also in individuals who become franchisees;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 41 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to correct market failures through legislative action, either by tackling unfair trading practices orPoints out that the existing fragmented and low level of cooperation within different national enforcement bodies is not sufficient to address cross- border challenges regarding unfair trading practices; calls on the Commission to correct market failures through action by better regulating retail law, contract law or/and competition law;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that UTPs in franchising can only be determined after specific analysis has been carried out in which also the view of franchisees has been taken into account, believes that the next step should be to organise a multi- stakeholder debate to discuss unfair practices in franchise supply chains and possible solutions and this can be reached by organizing an Expert Platform, as has been the case with food supply chains, or by opening a public consultation;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the joint staff working document of the European Commission on ‘gender equality and women’s empowerment: transforming lives of girls and women through the EU external relations 2016-2020’,
Amendment 4 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 2242, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960 on women, peace and security,
Amendment 14 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most widespread human rights violations, affecting all levels of society, regardless of age, education, income, social position or country of origin or residence, and representing a major barrier to gender equality between men and women;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women and girls in many parts of the world continue to be victims of gender-based violence, including rape, trafficking in human beings, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation and other violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, their right to justice, security, dignity and psychological and physical integrity;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights andcare services are essential elements of human dignity and to women’s empowerment; whereas, furthermore, these have not yet been secured in all parts of the world;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women and girls belonging to cultural, traditional, linguistic, religious, gender or sexual orientation minority groups experience multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination based on both their minority status and their gender; whereas there are no cultural, religious nor traditional justifications to violations of women’s rights;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls as a weapon of war; calls on all countries, and in particular EU Member States, which have not yet done so to develop NAPs implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325; underlines that impunity, including among official armed forces, remains one of the obstacle to exit the vicious circle of sexual violence in some countries ; underlines that the CSDP missions, training, technical and assistance missions of the EU in third countries must contribute to combatting sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that women’s participation in conflict resolution talks is crucial to promote women’s rights and participation, that it is a first step to their full inclusion in the future transitional processes; asks the HR/VP to insist on women’s representation in every conflict- resolution and peace-building frameworks where the EU is represented, especially when it is in the position of mediator;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the massive movement of migrants and asylum seekers disproportionately expose women and girls to gender-based violence and gender- based discrimination in transit and destination countries; notes that some women and girls refugees and migrants are victims of sexual violence by migrant smugglers and also become victims of trafficking in human beings; calls on EU agencies and Member States law enforcement authorities to train adequately their staff to take into account the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls refugees;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that gender stereotypes are among the main reasons for violations of women’s rights and inequalities between men and women; calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to emphasise the involvement of men and boys in information and awareness- raising campaigns on women’s rights, both as targets and agent of change; notes that particular attention must be paid to constitutional, legislative or regulatory provisions which discriminate women on the basis of their sex; reiterates that child marriage, early and forced marriage and the failure to enforce a legal minimum age of marriage constitute a violation of children-s rights and an obstacle to women’s empowerment;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of enhancing women’s and girls’ access to all levels of education and removing genderany barriers to learning, as educating women and girls has proved to significantly improve their future prospects;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms that female genital mutilation is a serious violation of human rights that should be given special attention in the EU’s dialogue with third countries where the prevalence of this practice is significant; recalls that FGM has serious and lasting health consequences of women and thus on development;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly regrets women’s under- representation in political decision-making, which undermines human rights and democracy; considers that governments should aim for gender equality in democracy-building and maintenance processes; underlines that the Electoral Observation Missions’ report constitute precise guidelines for the political dialogue of the EU with third countries in order to improve women’s participation to the electoral process and to the democratic life of the country;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 53 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. As the entity responsible for the process and agenda of the RDE-LDV working group, the Commission should have steered the RDE-LDV working group towards an earlier choice of the option of PEMS testing, as that option was suggested in Recital 15 of the Euro 5/6 Regulation, was widely supported within the RDE- LDV group, and the JRC had already concluded in November 2010 that PEMS testing methods were sufficiently robust. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 67 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. The Commission should have consistently taken meaningful and complete minutes of the RDE-LDV working group meetings. This constitutes maladministration. Furthermore, it is regrettable that no minutes were taken of the MVEG meetings.
Amendment 107 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Most Member States did not take steps to better understand the large discrepancies between emissions levels measured in the laboratory and on the road by carrying out additional tests outside of the NEDC conditions. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 110 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. The Commission had no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States’ enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed.
Amendment 113 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. The Commission had no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself, but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States’ enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed. This constitutes maladministration and a failure to act.
Amendment 140 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 4 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Horizon 2020 programme (hereinafter ‘this programme’), in line with the requirements of Article 16 of its Regulation, mainstreams gender equality and the gender dimension in researchbetween women and men in research and innovation as a cross-cutting issue in each of the different parts of the work programme;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are three mainstreaming objectives under this programme, namely: fostering equal opportunities and gender balance in project teams; ensuring gender balance in decision-making; and integrating a gender dimension into research and innovation content, which should be qualitative ;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas research and innovation are key drivers for European economic growth, and tapping into the full potential of women's skills, knowledge and qualifications will contribute to boosting growth, jobs and European competitiveness;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that this programme provides support for research bodies in implementing gendeplans for equality plansbetween women and men; welcomes also the Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality’s joint project aimed at creating an online tool for such gender equality plans, as a means of identifying and sharing best practices with relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2147(INI)
2 a. Notes the positive changes made in recent years in terms of equality between women and men in the fields of research, development and innovation, yet draws attention to the strong vertical and horizontal segregation in women's academic careers and the existence of cultural and institutional barriers;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a further review is needed in order to assess the results, based also on reliable and comparable indicators such as the percentage of women participants and women project coordinators in Horizon 2020, and to propose adjustments to the specific actions if requiredcan be proposed, if required, in view of securing better results;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Requests that the Commission increase the budget for Horizon 2020 in order to boost the number of participating universities and research institutions, and calls on the Member States to facilitate access to grants for women researchers and scientists in order to foster equality in scientific careers and boost competitiveness in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to show a firmer commitment to ensuring that gender mainstreaming be further streconsider further strengthening gender mainstreaming within Horizon 2020, also supporting and reinforcing thened within Horizon 2020 dialogue between research institutions, businesses and related social partners, and calls for the development of gendetargets for equality targetsbetween women and men in strategies, programmes and projects at all stages of the research cycle;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to promote female entrepreneurship through the SME instrument, encouraging women to consider entrepreneurship as a relevant career option, by facilitating access to credit, cutting red tape and other obstacles for women's start-ups, in view of achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the number of awareness-raising and information campaigns pertaining to this programme with a view to attracting more girls into STEM fields and boosting women’s participation in research projects;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines the importance of support programmes for women entrepreneurs and for women in science and academia and urges the EU to support these programmes in a more tangible manner,including through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes, as well as creating adequate conditions and having equal opportunities with men at all ages for training, advancement, re-skilling and re-training;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to foster the leadership potential of women and their participation in decision-making, using specific tools such as mentoring, networking and role models for women's career advancement;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for inclusion of a robust gender equality strategystrategy on equality between women and men and measurable targets in the Framework Programme 9 proposal; considers it important to continue supporting gender equality between women and men as a cross- cutting objective, as well as a specific area eligible for funding.
Amendment 51 #
2016/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the arrangements made possible by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and the Edison project funding, which will speed up recognition of the profession of data scientist, and at the same time calls for the Commission, with the agreement of the Member States, to launch a new, large-scale development programme for high-ability jobs, which will offer high-quality professional opportunities, as well as supporting the return to the EU of young scientists working in other countries;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the underrepresentation of key stakeholders in the discussions and in Large Scale Pilot projects; stresses that the European Cloud Initiative should involve and benefit SMEs and consumers at European, national, regional and local levels.; also recommends that a broad- based consultation be launched on issues such as management, gradual availability for all, type of use and data retention, with the direct involvement of the scientific community, and – via their representatives – ordinary citizens;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress made by the Member States, and reiterates the importance of the formal inclusion of the Single Market pillar in the European Semester so as to enable continuous monitoring of Single Market indicators, allowing for systematic follow- up and assessment of Member States’ progress on CSRs; stresses that an inclusive Single Market, with enhanced governance which favours better regulation and competition, is a crucial instrument to improve growth, employment and competitiveness and to preserve the confidence of the business sector and consumers;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note that Member States play a crucial role in the good governance and proper functioning of the single market, and that they therefore need to jointly exercise proactive ownership and management of the single market, generating a new political impetus through consolidated state-of-health reports on the single market and the formal inclusion of the single market as a pillar of governance in the European Semester;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SupportsUnderlines the importance of an inclusive and transparent process forleading to relevant and necessary reforms through the European Semester;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission's determination to address the lack of tax coordination within the EU, in particular the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a simplified VAT approach in the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that further action is required to better implement mutual recognition of professional qualifications, andstresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential, given the fragmentation of the Single Market, which restricts economic activity and consumer choice, and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation; welcomes the exercise of mapping regulated qualifications, which will create an interactive public database that can aid Member States’ National Action Plans;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Europe’s long economic crisis has shown that there is a strong need to focus on public and private investment, in order to enhance the EU’s competitiveness; considers that internal demand – and especially improving purchasing power, the adoption of innovative measures and investment in the digital economy – is essential for tapping the full potential of the Single Market;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. NoteReminds that further measures are needed to reducethe high level of public debt and the huge number of non- performing loans (NPL) in the banking sector in some Member States are still fragmenting the euro area financial market; notes that further measures are needed to reduce NPL in the euro area and to increase the ability of banks to lend to the real economy, notably to SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to create a political toolkit, which is indispensable in order for the numerous forms and modalities of the digital economy, and particular the sharing economy, to receive support at EU level and in the individual Member States, to be applied, to become credible and to win trust;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that the new commercial models represented by platforms raise urgent questions relating inter alia to the application of national law and to ensuring payment of the relevant taxes; therefore calls on the Commission to address these concerns so that the benefits to society of these business models can become tangible in reality;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy; supports the Commission’s efforts to ensure that EU competition policy applies fully to the digital single market, as competition not only gives consumers more choice but will also provide a level playing field, and regrets that the current lack of a European digital framework has highlighted the failure to reconcile the interests of large and small service providers; reiterates that a unified digital single market could create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and could contribute EUR 415 billion per year to the EU economy;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take more ambitious steps to eliminate obstacles to online competition, in order to ensure barrier-free online shopping for EU consumers purchasing from sellers who are based in another Member State; considers, therefore, that targeted actions are needed to improve access to goods and services, in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location or nationality which often have the effect of building monopolies and of some consumers resorting to illegal content;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission therefore to create a political toolkit, which is indispensable in order for the numerous forms and variants of the sharing economy to receive support at EU level and in the individual Member States, to be applied, to become credible and to win trust;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to address these concerns again so that the benefits to society of these business models can become tangible in reality within legal frameworks;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that effective cooperation with the National Promotional Banks (NPBs) can help the EIB to select the best projects in each Member State; recalls the need for full transparency and to prioritise result-orientation with regard to the involvement of NPBIs in EFSI projects;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of avoiding geographical imbalances in the EIB’s lending activities so as to ensure broader geographical and sectorial allocation;
Amendment 289 #
2016/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the EIB to continue its action to tackle the refugee crisis by financing emergency projects in countries of destination and making long-term investments in the refugees’ countries of origin once stability has been ensured;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the role of Parliament as foreseen in the regulation, in particular in relation to the monitoring of EFSI implementation; acknowledges, however, that it is too early to finalise a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of EFSI and its impact on the EU economy, but is of the opinion that an independent preliminary evaluation is crucial in order to identify possible areas of improvement for EFSI 2.0 and thereafterwith a special focus on whether EFSI is achieving its objectives concerning in particular the additionality of projects and whether maintaining the scheme for supporting investment is still warranted or the smooth termination of EFSI is reasonable while preserving the EU guarantee for operations already approved;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the fact that some Member States armay be using the ultra-low (negative) interest rate policy as a pretext to defer the necessary consolidation of their primary public deficits, particularly at central government level; notes at the same time that, if the low interest rate is geared to the Member States achieving their inflation rate, this might boost their macroeconomic performance and enable financial stability to be strengthened and maintained;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls therefore on the Commission to undertake further research study on the evolution of the digital travel marketplace with a view to identifying policies to ensure a level playing field for travel companies and protecting consumers by providing for transparency and neutrality when they search for, plan and book travel products and services;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that quality standards are important as a means of levelling the playing field for operators in the aviation sector and increasing transparency for the consumer;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of ensuring that travel websites respect EU law, as in 2015 travel and holiday accommodation bookings accounted for 52 % of all purchases made online; takes the view that consumers using sites must be correctly informed and not misled, and that companies need to take the necessary steps to protect consumers and hosts with regard to safety and security;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that this strategy should seek to address not only the impact of the pension gap, in particular on the most vulnerable groups, but also its underlying causes; notes that preventing the gender pension gap in the future depends on ensuring that women and men enjoy equal position in the labour market in terms of the pay, career advancement and opportunities to work full time;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the gender pension gap should be regarded as a key indicator of gender inequality in the labour market as it reflects accumulated disadvantages experienced by women throughout their working lives, including horizontal and vertical segregation, discontinuous career paths as well as the gender pay gap; notes that, moreover, the current level of the gender pension gap is very close to the total wage gap (40,2%) which further reaffirms that the gap in pensions accurately demonstrates the magnitude of inequality between women and men in the labour market;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU legislation against gender discrimination is properly implemented and its progress systematically monitored, with a view to making sure that men and women have an equal ability to make pension contributions;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports efforts to tackle horizontal and vertical segregation on the labour market by eliminating gender inequalities and discrimination in employment and encouraging women to take up jobs and careers in innovative growth sectors which are currently dominated mainly by men as a result of the persistence of stereotypes;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for employees to negotiate voluntary flexible working arrangements giving themwomen and men a better balance between their working and private lives, so that they do not have to favour one over the other when they are obliged to take on greater responsibility for looking after homes and families;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to ensure that digitalisation brings better market access for businesses on an equal footing, especially for SMEs and fintechs, and greater consumer choice, bringing down price differences of financial services within the EU, whilst considering the financial risks of consumers brought forward by digitalisation;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that consumer trust in financial services remains low, especially concerning financial products with high currency exchange risks, and calls on the Commission to bring forward measures to improve consumer financial literacy, to increasebetter information-sharing by financial intermediaries by increasing the transparency of these products, and to remove consumer barriers to switching;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that unjustified discrimination based on residence and price differences for common retail financial products between Member States requires urgent action by establishing a novel concept of European residence; suggests that comparison tools play a role in bringing down price differences;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that portability of products is essential for a real single market in retail financial services, especially regarding the portability of pension rights and of private health insurance; calls on the Commission, therefore, to submit measures to ensure cross-border portability, harmonising the rights and obligations of businesses and consumers in the sector across the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that a strengthened and well-functioning single market is fundamental for the Union’s capacity to absorb shocks; stresses that the Union’s budget must support the transition to a circular economy and an inclusive and an accessible Digital Single Market; calls therefore for more efficient spending of the budget by establishing a clear set of financing priorities for the advancement of the Single Market and consequently the development of the economy;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of a strong consumer policy that reinforces consumer safety and awareness and adjusts consumer rights in line with societal, technological and economic changes, in this context, the importance of consumer empowerment and education, as well as of product safety and market survaillence in the Digital Single Market; stresses that new challenges to consumer policy should be addressed through the allocation of an appropriate budget;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned, however, at the reduction in the COSME budget line 02 02 02 ‘Improving access to finance for SMEs - equity and debt’, as SMEs and microenterprises still face difficulties in finding appropriate funding; believes that developing a right business environment by improving private venture capital frameworks for SMEs and microenterprises, facilitating access to finance, producing sound legislation and fully applying the ‘Think Small First’ principle across the single market is crucial and could support growth and job creation;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the allocation of funds for the modernisation of the customs union, which supports the timely implementation of the Union Customs Code and the development of the electronic customs systems;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the allocation of funds for the modernisation of the customs union, which supports the implementation of the Union Customs Code and the development of the electronic customs systems, leading to effective tools in combating fraud and guaranteeing both consumer protection and fair competition;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2047(BUD)
11. Stresses the important role of standardisation for the single market which ensures the interoperability of products and services and enhances the competitiveness of companies; underlines the importance of consumer and stakeholder involvement in the standardisation procesat standards should be set in a market-driven, open and inclusive way in order to be easily implementable by SMEs, and to avoid the risk of closed value chains; welcomes the continuation of the budgetary support to the standardisation activities performed by CEN, CENELEC and ETSI;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls therefore on the Commission and all stakeholders to guarantee the financial sustainability of the European standardisation system, including through adequate financial planning in 2017, since this is essential to ensure its effectiveness and efficiency;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the allocation of financing for internal market governance tools, including SOLVIT; recalls the importance of strengthening and streamlining existing tools for SMEs in order to simplify their cross-border expansion; urges the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on streamlining and improving Product Contact Points and Points of Single Contact; believes that further efforts are also needed to ensure that existingthese tools operate well together, with a view to maximising the added value of allocated resources; encourages the initiative for a Single Digital Gateway;
Amendment 383 #
2016/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that the possibility to detect and prosecute tax violators is crucially dependent on data availability and data quality; Reiterates the crucial role of whistleblowers in revealing misconduct and illegal and wrongful practices; considers that such revelations, which shine a light on the magnitude of tax evasion and avoidance, are clearly in the public interest, as demonstrated in the recent ‘Panama papers’ leak;
Amendment 470 #
2016/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
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; encourages the Member States to offer cooperation and assistance to third countries which are developing countries and are not tax havens, helping them to tackle tax fraud and tax avoidance effectively, in particular through capacity- building measures;
Amendment 475 #
2016/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Points out that illicit outflows are a major explanation for developing country debt, while aggressive tax planning is contrary to the principles of corporate social responsibility;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that a well-functioning Single Market is fundamental for the Union’s capacity to absorb shocks, such as new trends in migrationction to deal with negative trends within the EU should be founded upon a strengthened, highly integrated and unified market; stresses that the Union’s budget must support the transition to a circular economy and an inclusive and diverse Digital Single Market; calls, therefore, for focus to be placed both on reinforcing consumer safety and on adjusting consumer rights to societal, technological and economic changes;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the customs union must receive adequate allocations to provide effective support in combating fraud and for the, thereby guaranteeing both consumer protection and fair competition in order to achieve financial recovery ofn own resources;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of Single Market tools which help citizens and businesses make the most of the Single Market; calls on Member States to allocate appropriate funding for SOLVIT; believes, furthermore, that the European Consumer Centres Network should also be given appropriate funding allowing it to carry out its mission of educating European citizens on their consumer rights;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the establishment of a legal base and the continuation of the Single Market Forum;importance of the Single Market Forum, urges the creation of a legal basis for it, and the continuation of its funding; with that in mind requests an appropriate fundingbudget to support its objectives.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 8, 10, 153(1)(i), 153(2) and 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 9 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 10 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 12 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 13 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to its resolution of 11 March22nd February 20156 on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 20156,4 __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0059
Amendment 36 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas achieving a genuine work- life balance requires comprehensive and coherent policies including incentives and efficient measures for reconciling work, caring for and spending time with family, and time for leisure and personal development;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas reconciliation policies are to be considered as an improvement of the working environment, enabling good working conditions and the wellbeing of workers, as well as increasing overall labour market participation, and in particular female labour market participation;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas reconciliation policies are to be considered as an improvement of the working environment, enabling good working conditions and, the wellbeing of workers and increasing the overall labour market participation;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a need to address the low participation of women in the labour market by modernising the current policy framework in view of better balancing caring and professional life;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas women entering and re- entering working life are playing a leading role in the return to growth and they make it possible for family income to increase, which leads to an increase in consumption, social security contributions and the volume of taxes collected, as well as revitalising the economy;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gender equality is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, and reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas family-related types of leave are still oftenhappen to be grounds for discrimination and stigmatisation despite existing legislation;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas family-related types of leave are still often grounds for discrimination and stigmatisation despite existing legislationpolicy framework and legislation, which particularly affects women as main carers using family-related leaves;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas family-friendly policies are essential in order to better address the demographic challenges faced across the European Union and trigger positive demographic trends;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas access to childcare services for youngaffordable, adequate and quality childcaren is one of the main factors influencing the participation of women in the labour market; whereas only 11 Member States have met the first Barcelona target (childcare available for at least 90 % of children between the ages of 3 and the mandatory school age) and only 10 Member States have achieved the second target (at least 33 % of children under three years)19 ; __________________ 19 Progress report on the Barcelona objectives of 29 May 2013 entitled ‘The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013)0322).
Amendment 110 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas access to childcare services for young children is one of the main factors influencing the participation of women in the labour market; whereas only 11 Member States have met the first Barcelona target (childcare available for at least 90 % of children between the ages of 3 and the mandatory school age) and only 10 Member States have achieved the second target (at least 33 % of children under three years)19 ; __________________ 19 Progress report on the Barcelona objectives of 29 May 2013 entitled ‘The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013)0322).
Amendment 139 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that reconciliation of professional, private and family life needs to be guaranteed as a fundamental right for all people in the spirit of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of focusing on the lack of implementation of existing legislation in the Member States before considering the need to submit new legislative proposals in the field of gender equality, work-life balance and different types of leave, in accordance with the Commission's commitment for better regulation;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU is facing unprecedented demographic challenges – an ageing population, low birth rates, changing family structures and migration; is concerned that austerity measures have had a negative impact on the sustainability of public finances needed forpositive measures and incentives should be aimed at addressing the need for sustainable family-friendly and work-life balance policies, and services thats well as fostering demographic renewal, well-being and sustainable development of EU citizens and society as a whole;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’'s approach to work-life balance policies as key in addressing socio-economic challenges; calls on the European Social Partners to come forward with an agreement on a comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding the reconciliation of professional, private and family life; calls on the Commission to putconsider putting forward a proposal for such a package in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached;
Amendment 181 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in placromote policies that acknowledge the increasing diversity of family relationships and parenting arrangements, in particular to guarantee that a child is not discriminated against becawhich protect children against discrimination due to the marital or family statuse of itstheir parents’ marital status or family const, with a special consideration to the situation of single mothers;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that better work-life reconciliation and strengthened gender equality is essential for supporting the participation of women in the labour market, in particular women-carers and single mothers, and achieving the goals of women empowerment;
Amendment 246 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 247 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly regrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposal; calls on the Commission andcalls on the Member States to ensure that women are paid for the duration of maternity leave; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the World Health Organisation21; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /
Amendment 277 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly regrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposal; cCalls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women are paid for the duration of maternity leave; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant women, single mothers and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the World Health Organisation21 ; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /
Amendment 292 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 295 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to publish an implementation report on the Parental Leave Directive and urges it to use the review clause to extend the minimum duration of paid leave from four to at least six months;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to publish an implementation report on the Parental Leave Directive and urges it to use the review clause to extend the minimum duration of paid leave from four to at least six months;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that promoting the individualisationrole of fathe right to leave as well as the role of fathersrs and their take up of parental leave is essential to achieving gender-balanced reconciliation of work and private life;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. UrgesCalls on the Commission to bring forward proposals on:consider bringing forward well-grounded and coherent legislative and non- legislative initiatives allowing parents with children or those with dependent relatives to better balance their care and professional responsibilities, such as the option of adequate paternity leave and, if appropriate, the introduction of carers' leave, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 1
Paragraph 15 – point 1
Amendment 329 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 2
Paragraph 15 – point 2
Amendment 348 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgesCalls on the Member States to invest in and ensure the availability of and universal access to affordable and high- quality early childhood education and care, elderly and dependant care by, for example, increasing public expenditure on care services and incentivising employer contributions to care costs, including by making better use of EU funds, and calls for the MFF revision to be used to invest in social infrastructure, including by making better use of EU funds;
Amendment 349 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgesCalls on the Member States to invcreate possibilitiest in and ensureing the availability of and universal access to affordable and high- quality early childhood education and care, elderly and dependant care by, for example, increasing public expenditure on care services and incentivising employer contributions to care costs, including by making better use of EU funds, and calls for the MFF revision to be used to invest in social infrastructure and elderly and dependant care, including by making better use of EU funds;
Amendment 363 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the introduction of targets on care for elderly and other dependants, with monitoring tools within the European Semester; calls on Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studies;
Amendment 364 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the introduction of targets on care for elderly and other dependants, with monitoring tools within the European Semester; calls on Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studies;
Amendment 374 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establishMember States to work towards the raise of qualitative standards for all care services;
Amendment 392 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the potential of "smart working" for reconciling work and family life, especially for parents returning or entering the labour market after the maternity or parental leave;
Amendment 405 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher employment rates among women, such as flexibility in working hours and places of work, which will make it possible to reconcile their family/private and work lives;
Amendment 410 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that excessive working hours have a great influence for the workers ability for self-development and lifelong learning and therefore encourages the Commission and the Member States to promote the advantages of increasing skills of the workers through the lifelong learning among the employers;
Amendment 414 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods, as well as the disproportionate output required, are major factors in increased levels of occupational accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Member States who are failing to implement the Working Time Directive;
Amendment 415 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods, as well as the disproportionate output required, are major factors in increased levels of occupational accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Member States who are failing to implement the Working Time Directive;
Amendment 441 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points to the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family, and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family, and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare are concerned;
Amendment 451 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Underlines the importance of lifelong learning for adjusting workers to ever-changing working conditions, for self-development and to counteract professional burnout; encourages the Commission and Member States to promote lifelong learning;
Amendment 456 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States and social partners to develop and put in place policies for educational and training leave and to make learning outside work accessible to workers in disadvantaged situations, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 461 #
2016/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Member States to put in place adequate income schemesromote measures aimed to enable people to live a life in dignity, to support full participation in society and to ensure independence throughout the life cycle;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that: “In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women”;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the work of the European Network of Equality Bodies is crucial for enhancing implementation of equal treatment legislation as well as coordinating the cooperation and sharing of best practices between national equality bodies accords the EU;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that only some Member States reported the existence of specific provisions on positive action; calls on the Member States to better integrate and promote provisions on positive action which is based on a legitimate aim and strives to prevent or compensate gender- based inequalities, as outlined in the Directive;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the Istanbul Convention states that “the realisation of de jure and de facto equality between women and men is a key element in the prevention of violence against women” and, therefore, calls on the Member States and the Commission to follow this comprehensive approach in their policy aimed at eradicating violence against women, including the implementation of the anti- harassment provisions outlined in the Directive;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that equal treatment of both mothers and fathers with small children in the access and use of services is crucial for gender equality in general as it promotes equal and shared responsibility for childcare between women and men; calls therefore on the Member States to raise awareness among the service providers about the need for equal facilities for both parents available within their premises;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that integrating the gender- sensitive perspective into the early stages of planning and structuring of the means of transport and other public spaces constitutes a good and cost-efficient practice for eradicating physical barriers which undermine equal access for parents and carers of small children;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that harassment poses a particular challenge for gender equality in the area of collaborative economy services; highlights that whilst the "zero- tolerance" policy towards harassment adopted by many platforms constitutes a good practice to be further strengthened in the sector, there is a need for the platforms concerned to prioritise prevention of harassment as well as to consider creating clear procedures for reporting abuse cases for users;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to establish a public database of relevant legislation and case law regarding equal treatment between women and men as a means to raise awareness about the application of the legal provisions in this field;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the fundamentalimportant role of the universal service obligation (USO) in the postal sector with regard to the development of a fair single market for citizens and consumers; notes the trend towards a narrower scope for the USO; recognises the benefits of the Keep Me Posted EU campaign to promote consumer choicefor citizens and consumers; notes that Universal Service Obligation is applied very differently across Member States in terms of scope, collection and delivery frequency, the level of service and exemptions due to exceptional circumstances or geographical conditions; recognises the benefits of the Keep Me Posted EU campaign to promote consumer choice, but is of the opinion that whenever accepted by users, e-substitution should be encouraged;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the Commission’s confirmation that the Postal Services Directive does not require any particular ownership structure for universal service providers (USPs); believes that USPs should not be prevented fromand alternative operators should be encouraged to investing and innovatinge in the provision of efficient and quality postal services;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the decisionNotes the preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C340/13, bpost SA v Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT), as an endorsement of the legitimate goal of stimulating demand for postal servicwhich stated that principle of anti-discrimination referred to in article 12 of the Directive does not preclude the introduction by universal service provider (USP) of quantity discounts per business customer; However, the system of operational discounts as per preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in joined Cases C-287/06 to C-292/06 is not compatible with abovementioned article 12; Points out that Court ruled that if an USP applies special tariffs, it must, in order to observe the principles of transparency and non-discrimination, apply them equally between third parties;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the establishmentReiterates its support to the Postal Users Forum, which was established in 2011 by the Commission, aiming at submitting the views of the Ppostal User Forum for postal services user representativvices users and discuss with postal services operators the actual level of end-user satisfaction, identify the business-user particular requirements and discuss how to improve e-commerce delivery; Is of the opinion that the Forum was very useful and should meet regularly in order to confront different users’ expectations with postal services, operators and trade unionswork together with trade unions and other stakeholders for better solutions for parcel delivery;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that geographical coverage and accessibility to universal services for parcel deliveries can be improved, especially for vulnerable consumers and those in remote areasthe quality, accessibility and reliability of the parcel deliveries can be improved and the trust of consumers strengthened, especially as regards cross- border deliveries and e-commerce;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that gender equality has not yet been reached in many areas; stresses that women still suffer from discrimination as exemplified by their low representation in the decision-making process, both in the private and the public sectors, and by the persisting gender pay gapscience, technologies and engineering, entrepreneurship and decision-making process, and by the persisting gender pay and pension gap, emphasises that women and girls, especially the ones living in rural areas, are particularly affected by poverty;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that women still suffer from discriminatory working conditions including non-standard forms of employment; emphasises that women working in retail service are particularly exposed to extended working hours and denied of their worker’s right for a weekly day of rest;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possiblon preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and calls on Member States to protect, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and domestic violence;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible to protect, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and domestic violence; reminds Member States that the EU accession does not exonerate them to sign, ratify and enforce the Istanbul Convention and urges them to do so;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, forced marriage, trafficking, female genital mutilation, domestic violence are serious violations of human rights that should be criminalised and punished and never be justified by religious or cultural tradition.
Amendment 65 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that all those living in Europe, regardless of their original culture and tradition, should respect the law and women’s rights and dignity;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Strongly condemns the frequent acts of harassment and rape in public places in Europe and considers that every women and girl should feel safe from any form of sexual harassment in any public place in Europe; calls on Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that these acts are properly sanctioned, that the perpetrators are brought to justice and that appropriate protection is provided to victims;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that in order to effectively combat gender-based violence, a change of attitude towards women and girls is necessary; they are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined; calls on Member States to do more to combat gender based stereotypes and discrimination against women and girls;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people; calls for further action to push for the harmonisation of criminal law across the EU in order to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobiawomen and girls and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned by the increase of cyber violence against women and girls, as well as the use of ICT and Internet for trafficking in women and children, especially for sexual, reproductive and labour exploitation; calls for the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to prevent and address the use of new technologies as a tool of recruiting particularly women and girls victims of trafficking in human beings, cyber-harassment and cyber stalking;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes all the efforts made to fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reminds that women and girls with disabilities are particularly exposed to discrimination, which prevents them from enjoying their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of women migrantrefugees and asylum seekers, such as safe spaces for women and children, legal counselling and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortionstailored facilities, suitable areas for mothers and children, special attention to women and girls victims of violence, including but not limited to FGM;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to introduce gender mainstreaming in all areas of postep up its work on equalicty makingbetween women and imen all proposed legislation, including systematic gender impact assessments as part of the fundamental rights compliance assessmentnd to incorporate visible equality perspective into EU activities and policies;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a gender equality pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy and for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the European Semester by introducing a gender dimension in the annual growth survey and in the formulation process of the CSRsmutually reinforce the Europe 2020 strategy and the Strategy for equality between women and men;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that VCs could present many risks and threats to financial integrity, consumer protection, cyber- security, exchange control enforcement, effective financial regulation and also in relation to criminal activities such as money laundering, tax evasion and tax fraud; notes, however that there is little evidence that VCs have been widely used as a payment vehicle for criminal activity;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that because of the opaque nature of the industry, the lack of regulatory safeguards and the complexity of the technology, VC holders are vulnerable to scams, such as stealing VCs (through hacking, fraud, false pretences, or misrepresentations) to fraudulent investment schemes;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, however, that no specific regulatory protections exist in the EU that protect consumers from financial losses if a platform that exchanges or holds virtual currencies fails or goes out of business, and this fact should be communicated by the businesses in the VC sector;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that an important process will need to involve ongoing monitoring and analysis of the manner in which VCs are evolving and the policy challenges that they pose;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that the development of effective regulatory responses to the development of VCs is still at an early and delicate stage; stresses that regulators in some areas have made considerable progress in developing effective responses; notes, however, that a great deal of work remains to be done to put in place effective frameworks to regulate VCs in a manner that guards against the risks while not stifling financial and technological innovation;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Finds it important that adoption of consistent terms and a common conceptual understanding of virtual currency by all relevant national entities is essential in order to avoid duplicating efforts and working at unintended cross purposes, and facilitates the capacity of national authorities to leverage their various perspectives and areas of expertise in order to most effectively identify and address relating to virtual currencies;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of consumer awareness and trust when using VCs while noting the growing use of VC micropayments for online purchases of goods; calls on the VC industry, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States, to develop voluntary standardsconsider applying the relevant AML/CFT requirements specified by the international standards to convertible VC exchangers, and any other types of institution that act as nodes where convertible VC activities intersect with the regulated fiat currency financial system and to address the opportunities and challenges of VCs for consumers with the aim of enhancing the transparency of VC schemes in terms of how they are organised and operated and how they distinguish themselves from regulated and supervised payment systems, in terms of consumer protection, in order to allow existing and future VC users to make an informed choice.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In case the commercial practice of the trader does not correspond to his or her indication pursuant to Article 8a, Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 should apply. Moreover, this should be without prejudice to any trader's liability for misleading or unfair practice pursuant to Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 1a. _______________ 1aDirective 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (ʻUnfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).
Amendment 202 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In all those situations, the general conditions of access should comply with the laws and regulations of the Member State where the trader pursues his or her activities or to which he or she directs his or her activities. A trader need not ensure that the general conditions of access comply with the laws and regulations, or use the language, of the Member State of residence of a consumer to whom the trader does not intend to sell.
Amendment 220 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Directive 2015/2366/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council28 introduced strict security requirements for the initiation and processing of electronic payments, which reduced the risk of fraud for all new and more traditional means of payment, especially online payments. Payment service providers are obliged to apply so-called strong customer authentication, an authentication process that validates the identity of the user of a payment service or of the payment transaction. For remote transactions, such as online payments, the security requirements go even further, requiring a dynamic link to the amount of the transaction and the account of the payee, to further protect the user by minimising the risks in case of mistakes or fraudulent attacks. As a result of theose provisions, the risk of payment fraud in national and cross-border purchases ihas brought to an equal level and should not be used as an argument to refuse or discriminate any commercial transactions within the Union. een significantly reduced. However, in case of direct debits where the trader might not be able to assess a consumer's creditworthiness properly, or it would require entering into a new or modified contract with the payment solution providers, the trader should be allowed to request an advance payment via SEPA credit transfer before dispatching the goods or providing the service. Different treatment is therefore justifiable in situations where there are no other means available to the trader to verify the creditworthiness of the consumer. __________________ 28 Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35– 127).
Amendment 362 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) receive electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use of copyright-protected works or other protected subject matter, in respect of which the trader has the requisite rights for the territory from which the consumer seeks to receive such services;
Amendment 151 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b
5b. Where, in applying Articles 3 and 4 of this Directive, the Member States concerned do not agree on which Member State has jurisdiction, they shall bring the matter to the Commission's attention without undue delay. The Commission may request the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) to provide an preliminary draft opinion on the matter within 15 working days from submission of the Commission's request. If the Commission requests an opinion from ERGA, the time-limits set out in Articles 3(5) and 4(5) shall be suspended until ERGA has adopted an opinion.;
Amendment 154 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 156 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 157 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threewo months following the notification of the measures taken by the Member State in application of paragraphs 2 and 3 and after having consulted ERGA, take a decision on whether those measures are compatible with Union law. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of a complete notification. The notification shall be considered as complete if, within threone months from its receipt, or from the receipt of any additional information requested, the Commission does not request any further information.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall decide within 3two months following the notification provided for in point (a) of paragraph 4. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of a complete notification. The notification shall be considered as complete if, within 3one months from its receipt, or from the receipt of any additional information requested, the Commission does not request any further information.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 186 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7
Article 7
(10) Article 7 is deleted;replaced by the following: 'Article 7 1. Member States shall ensure that media service providers under their jurisdiction make their services continuously and progressively more accessible to people with a visual or hearing disability. 2. With regard to the implementation of this Article, Member States shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers to exchange best practices on self-regulatory systems across the Union. 3. By ... [three years after the entry into force of this Directive] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this provision.'
Amendment 231 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that providers of on-demand audiovisual media services under their jurisdiction secure at least a 230% share of European works in their catalogue and ensure prominence of these works.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) neutral frames used to distinguish between editorial content and commercial communications, and between commercial communications; public services announcements and charity appeals;
Amendment 212 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In the digital environment in particular, the competent authorities should be able to stop infringements quickly and effectively, notably where the trader selling goods or services conceals its identity or relocates within the Union or to a third country to avoid enforcement. In cases where there is a risk of serious and irreparable harm to consumers, the competent authorities should to be able to adopt interim measures to prevent such harm or reduce it, including, where necessary, the suspension of a website, domain or a similar digital site, service or account. FurthermorIn such a case, the competent authorities should also have the power to take down or have a third party service provider take down a website, domain or a similar digital site, service or account,
Amendment 218 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure that traders are sufficiently deterred from committing or repeating infringements and that they will not profit from those infringements, the rules on penaltiesanctions which have been adopted by Member States in accordance with the requirements of Union laws that protect consumers’ interests should also be applied to intra-Union infringements and widespread infringements. For those same reasons, consumers should be entitled to redress for harm caused by such infringements.,
Amendment 227 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The effectiveness and efficacy of the mutual assistance mechanism should be improved. Information requested should be provided in a timely manner and the necessary enforcement measures should be adopted in a timely manner. The Commission should therefore set binding time periods for competent authorities to reply to information and enforcement requests, and clarify procedural and other aspects of handling information and enforcement requests, bwithin the period laid down by this Regulation and the necessary enforcement measures should be adopted in a timely means of implementing measuresner,
Amendment 231 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the context of widespread infringements and widespread infringement with a Union dimension, the rights of defence of the traders concerned should be respected. TWhile this requires, in particular, giving the trader the right to be heard and to use the language of its choice during the proceedings, it is also essential to ensure compliance with Union legislation on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information,
Amendment 236 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Consumer organisations play an essential role in informing consumers about their rights and educating them and protecting their interests, including the settlement of disputes. Consumers should be encouraged to cooperate with the competent authorities to strengthen the application of this Regulation. Consumer organisations, in particular consumer organisations that may be delegated enforcement tasks under this Regulation and European Consumer Centres, shcould be in a position to notify competent authorities of suspected infringements and share information needed to detect, investigate and stop intra- Union infringements and widespread infringements with them,
Amendment 239 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation and exercise of the minimum powers of competent authorities, set time limits and set out other necessary details of procedures intended, in accordance with this Regulation, to address intra-Union infringements, widespread infringements and details of the surveillance mechanism and administrative cooperation among competent authorities, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council60 , _________________ 60 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2. 2011, p. 13-18).
Amendment 247 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to private compensation claims and actions for the enforcement thereof under national law.
Amendment 248 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the application in the Member States of measures relating to judicial cooperation in criminal and civil matters, in particular the operation of the European Judicial Network, and to the application of legal instruments regarding judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
Amendment 249 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the role and powers of competent authorities and European Banking Authority under Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and Directive 2014/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts. Chapter III of this Regulation shall not apply to intra-Union infringements of the two Directives referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 250 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Amendment 256 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) 'widespread infringement with a Union dimension' means a widespread infringement that harmed, harms or is likely to harm consumer's collective interests in a majority of Member States accounting together for at least a majority of the population of the Union.
Amendment 257 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) 'designated body' means a body that a Member State can designate and which has a legitimate interest in the cessation or prohibition of infringements of Union laws that protect consumers' interests;
Amendment 258 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'consumer' means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession;
Amendment 276 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities and single liaison offices have the adequate resources necessary for the application of this Regulation and for the effective use of their powers pursuant to Article 8, including sufficient budgetary and other resources, expertise, procedures and other arrangements.
Amendment 278 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State may designate bodies having a legitimate interest in the cessation or prohibition of infringements ("impose an obligation on designated bodies") to gather the necessary information and to take the necessary enforcement measures available to them under national law on behalf of a requested competent authority.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure cooperation between the competent authorities and designated bodies, in particular to ensure that infringements referred to in Article 2(1) are brought to the attention of competent authorities without delay.
Amendment 281 #
Amendment 288 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) subject to paragraph 2a, require the supply by any natural or legal person, including banks, internet service providers, domain registries and registrars and hosting service providers of any relevant information, data or document in any format or form and irrespective of the medium on which or the place where they are stored, for the purpose of among others identifying and following financial and data flows, or of ascertaining the identity of persons involved in financial and data flows, bank account information and ownership of websites;
Amendment 292 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) without prejudice to limitations set out by national law, require any public authority, body or agency within the Member State of the competent authority to supply any relevant information, data or document in any format or form and irrespective of the medium on which or the place where they are stored, for the purpose among others, of identifying and following of financial and data flows, or of ascertaining the identity of persons involved in financial and data flows, bank account information and ownership of websites;
Amendment 298 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) subject to paragraphs 2a and 2b, carry out the necessary on-site inspections, including in particular the power to enter any premises, land or means of transport or to request other authorities to do so in order to examine, seize, take or obtain copies of information, data or documents, irrespective of the medium on which they are stored; to seal any premises or information, data or documents for a necessary period and to the extent necessary for the inspection; to request any representative or member of the staff of the trader concerned to give explanations on facts, information or documents relating to the subject matter of the inspection and to record the answers;
Amendment 308 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) adopt interim measures to prevent the risk of serious and irreparable harm to the collective interests of consumers, in particular the suspension of a website, domain or a similar digital site, service or account;
Amendment 311 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) start investigations or procedures to bring about the cessation or prohibition of intra-Union infringements or widespread infringements of its own initiative and where appropriate to publish information about this;
Amendment 315 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) obtainseek and accept a commitment from the trader responsible for the intra- Union infringement or widespread infringement to cease the infringement and where appropriate to compensate consumers for the harm caused;
Amendment 317 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) request in writing the cessation of the infringement by the trader or prohibit the infringement;
Amendment 318 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point k
Amendment 326 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) close down a website, domain or similar digital site, service or account or a part of it, including by requesting a third party or other public authority to implement such measures, in order to prevent the risk of serious and irreparable harm to the collective interests of consumers;
Amendment 330 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) impose penaltiesanctions, including fines and penalty payments, for intra-Union infringements, widespread infringements and widespread infringements with a Union dimension, and for the failure to comply with any decision, order, interim measure, commitment or other measure adopted pursuant to this Regulation;
Amendment 338 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) order the restitution of profits obtained as a result of infringements, including an order that those profits are paid to the public purse or to a beneficiary designated by the competent authority or under national legislation;
Amendment 344 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point p
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) publish any final decisions, interim measures or orders, including the publication of the identity of the trader responsible for the intra-Union infringement or widespread infringement;
Amendment 347 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) consult consumers, consumer organisations, designated bodies, where applicable, and other persons concerned about the effectiveness of the proposed commitments in ceasing the infringement and removing the harm caused by it.
Amendment 348 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where in accordance with national law prior authorisation to enter premises of natural and legal persons as referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2 is needed from the judicial authority of the Member State concerned, the power referred to in that point shall be exercised only after such prior authorisation has been obtained.
Amendment 350 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. When a decision is being made whether to impose a sanction and on the amount of the fine to be imposed in each individual case, due regard shall be given to the following: (a) the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement, taking into account the number of consumers affected and the level of damage suffered by them; (b) the intentional or negligent character of the infringement; (c) any action taken by the trader to mitigate the damage suffered by consumers; (d) any relevant previous infringements committed by the trader; (f) the degree to which the trader has cooperated with the competent authority in order to remedy the infringement and mitigate the possible adverse effects of the infringement.
Amendment 355 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities shall exercise the powers set out in Article 8 in a proportionate, efficient and effective manner and in accordance with this Regulation, Union and national law either:
Amendment 358 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) directly under their own authority; or
Amendment 360 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) with the assistance of other public authorities; or
Amendment 370 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 374 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. A requested authority shall, on request from an applicant authority, supply to the latter, within 30 days, any relevant information required to establish whether an intra-Union infringement has occurred and to bring about the cessation of that infringement. The requested authority shall notify the Commission without delay of the request for information and of its reply.
Amendment 379 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 383 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 385 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) which penaltiesanctions have been imposed;
Amendment 386 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The requested authority shall reply to the request using the procedures for requests for enforcement measures and within the time limits set out by the Commission in the implementing actappropriate time limits.
Amendment 389 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 398 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) criminal investigations or judicial proceedings have already been initiated or final judgment has already been givthere is an administrative decision, a judgment or a court settlement in respect of the same intra-Union infringement and against the same trader before the judicial authorities in the Member State of the requested or applicant authority.
Amendment 399 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 1
(c) in its opinion, the applicant authority has not provided sufficient information in accordance with Article 124(1),
Amendment 404 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. In the event of a disagreement between the applicant and the requested authority, the applicant authority or the requested authority shall without delmay refer the matter to the Commission which shall issue an opinion. Where the matter is not referred to it, the Commission may of its own motion issue an opinion.
Amendment 409 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Amendment 412 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement is taking place, it shall without delay notify the competent authorities concerned by the widespread infringement.
Amendment 415 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authorities concerned may invite the Commission to take up the coordination role. The Commission shall inform the competent authorities concerned without delay whether it accepts the coordination role. If, however, that request is made by a majority of Members States accounting together for at least a majority of the population of the Union, the Commission shall not refuse the coordination role.
Amendment 420 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. A competent authority may join in the coordinated action if, during the course of the coordinated action, it becomes apparent that it is concerned by the widespread infringement.
Amendment 421 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities concerned shall ensure that the necessary evidence, data and information are gathered effectively and efficiently. The competent authorities concerned shall ensure that investigations and inspections are conducted simultaneously and that interim measures are applied simultaneously to the extent that national procedural law so allows.
Amendment 423 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The common position shall be communicated to the trader responsible for the infringement, who shall have the right to be heard.
Amendment 426 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Where appropriate and without prejudice to the rules on professional and commercial secrecy set out in Article 41, the competent authorities concerned may decide to publish the common position or parts of it on their websites and on the Commission website and seek the views of other parties concerned.
Amendment 436 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
The coordinating authorityor shall inform the Commission and competent authorities of the Member States concerned without delay when the widespread infringement has ceased or has been prohibited.
Amendment 440 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement harmed, harms or is likely to harm consumers in at least three quarters of the Member States accounting together for at least three quarters of the population of the Union ("widespread infringement with a Union dimension"), the Commission shall launch a common actwith a Union dimension is taking place, the Commission shall launch and coordinate a common action by adopting a decision. For that purpose the Commission may request the necessary information or documents from the competent authorities.
Amendment 445 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Amendment 446 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The common position shall be communicated to the trader responsible for the infringement, who shall have the right to be heard.
Amendment 454 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Amendment 455 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) coordinate and monitor the investigations, the inspections and the adoption of interim measures that are decided upon by the competent authorities concerned in accordance with sections I and II, monitor investigations, inspections and interim measures, as well as other measures, pursuant to Article 8;
Amendment 458 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The languages used by the competent authorities and the Commission for notifications and for all communications linked to the coordinated actions, common actions and concerted investigations of consumer marketsweeps pursuant to this Chapter shall be agreed upon by the competent authorities concerned and the Commission.
Amendment 459 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Amendment 461 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Amendment 462 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. TFor the procedures set out in this Chapter, the trader shall be entitled to communicate in the official language of the Member State of its establishment or residence. The trader may waive that right or request that another official language of the Union be used for communicating with the competent authorities.
Amendment 465 #
2016/0148(COD)
Amendment 467 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Where market trends, consumer complaints or other indications suggest that widespread infringements may have occurred, occur or may occur, the competent authorities concerned may decide to conduct a concerted investigation of consumer markets ("sweep"). Such a concerted investigationsweep shall be coordinated by the Commission.
Amendment 468 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. When conducting concerted investigationsweeps, the competent authorities concernedparticipating therein shall make effective use of the powers set out in Article 8 and other powers conferred upon them by national law.
Amendment 469 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authorities may invite Commission officials, designated bodies, and other accompanying persons authorised by the Commission, when appropriate, to participate in sweeps.
Amendment 473 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. A competent authority shall without delay notify the Commission and other competent authorities of any reasonable suspicion that an intra-Union infringement or a widespread infringement is taking place on its territory that may affect consumers' interests in other Member States ('alert') using the standard form via the database referred to in Article 43.
Amendment 474 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall without delay notify the competent authorities concerned of any reasonable suspicion that an intra-Union infringement or a widespread infringement has occurred on the Union's territory ('alert') via the database referred to in Article 43.
Amendment 475 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point i
Amendment 476 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
4. In an alert 'for action', the competent authority or the Commission may ask other competent authorities and the Commission to verify whether similar suspected infringements may bare taking place in the territory of other Member States or whether any enforcement measures have already been taken against such infringements in other Member States.
Amendment 479 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Designated bodies and European Consumer Centres shall participate in the alert mechanism set out in Article 34. Member States shall designateas well as consumer organisations and associations, and other entities such as trader associations, with having the appropriate expertise and legitimate interest in consumer protection that shall participate in the alert mechanismand designated by Member States, may notify competent authorities of the Member State concerned and the Commission of suspected infringements and provide the information set out in Article 34(3) using the standard form for external notifications provided by the database referred to in Article 43 ('external alert'). Member States shall notify the Commission of those entities without delay.
Amendment 484 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The external alerts shall only be 'for information'. The competent authorities shall not be bound to initiate a procedure or take any other action in response to the alerts and information provided by those entitiesexternal alert. Entities making external alerts shall ensure that the information provided is correct, up to date and accurate and shall correct the information posted without delay or withdraw it as appropriate. For that purpose, they shall have access to the information they have provided, subject to the limitations referred to in Articles 41 and 43.
Amendment 487 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Amendment 492 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Amendment 493 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 500 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Amendment 504 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Amendment 506 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Information collected pursuant to Article 8 which isby or communicated to the competent authorities and the Commission shall only be used for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the Union laws that protect consumers' interests.
Amendment 514 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Evidence, documents, information, explanations and investigation findings made by a competent authority in one Member State in accordance with Article 8 may be used for proceedings initiated in application of this Regulation by competent authorities in other Member States without further formal requirements.
Amendment 516 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Information provided by other authorities, entities referred to in Article 35 and designated bodies shall be stored and processed in the electronic database but those authorities, entities and designated bodies shall not have access to thisat database.
Amendment 522 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 524 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46
Amendment 529 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48a Data protection With regard to the processing of personal data within the framework of this Regulation, competent authorities shall carry out their tasks pursuant to this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 535 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 24 a (new)
Annex I – point 24 a (new)
24a. Regulation (EU) XXXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council on addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation shall not prevent Member States from maintaining or adopting provisions, which are in compliance with the Treaties, concerning the use of CE marked fertilising products for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment, provided that those provisions do not require modification of CE marked fertilising products which are in compliance with this Regulation and do not influence the conditions for making them available on the market.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. Manufacturers shall ensure that CE marked fertilising products are labelled in accordance with Annex III, or w. Where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, that the labelling statements arin a package the information shall appear on a label, which is affixed to the package. However, where the package is too small to contain all the information, some information shall be provided in a documenseparate leaflet accompanying the fertilising prodpackage. Sucth and accessible for inspection purposes when the product is placed on the market. The labelling statement leaflet shall be regarded as part of the label. Where the fertilising product is supplied without packaging, all information shall be provided in such a leaflet. The information shall be in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – title
Article 37 – title
Procedure at national level for dealing with CE marked fertilising products presenting a risk at national level
Amendment 271 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Market surveillance authorities' obligations in this respect shall be without prejudice to Member States' possibility to regulate fertilising products which are not CE marked when made available on the market.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12 conferring a presumption of conformity.;
Amendment 273 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) shortcomings in the common specifications referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 293 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with the first subparagraph, to amend, for the first time, the component material categories set out in Annex II, in particular to add animal by-products, struvite, ash-based products and biochar to those component material categories. In adopting that delegated act, the Commission should specifically focus on the technological progress which is being made in the recovery of nutrients.
Amendment 302 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) historical data ofscientific literature reporting about safe production and use of the micro- organism
Amendment 303 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) taxonomic relation to micro- organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Agencuthority;
Amendment 305 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty shall be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the requirements for the safety evaluation of new micro-organisms. The first of those delegated acts shall be adopted no later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 325 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the availability of confined nutrients in soil, rhizosphere or phyllosphere;
Amendment 330 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a Amendments to Directive 91/676/EEC Directive 91/676/EEC is amended as follows: "(1) Article 2(g) is replaced by the following: "(g) 'livestock manure': means waste products excreted by livestock or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form, unless these products are CE marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) XXX1a and have a declared Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value of at least 80 % for the application made;" _________________ 1a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009
Amendment 474 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 1 - point 1 – point e
Annex II – part II – CMC 1 - point 1 – point e
(e) polymers with the exception of those used in growing media not in contact with the soil, or
Amendment 14 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1)4, 56 and 62 thereof,
Amendment 15 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions issued by the national parliaments of 11 Member States objecting the Commission's proposal based on the ground of the principle of subsidiarity,
Amendment 19 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments from 11 Member States objecting the Commission proposal on the grounds of subsidiarity,
Amendment 23 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union aimed at guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workersfighting unfair competition while ensuring the respect for the rights of workers. Neither the difference in wages or salaries nor the access to capital alone can be considered as unfair competition.
Amendment 25 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in Article 56 provides that restrictions on the freedom to provide services are prohibited.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0070(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 53(1)4, 56 and 62 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8- 0114-2016),
Amendment 28 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there. The temporary nature of providing services is to be determined on a case by case basis by the duration, the regularity, the periodicity and the continuity of the service.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 44 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments from 11 Member States objecting the Commission proposal on the grounds of subsidiarity;
Amendment 44 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking. While applying these principles the related jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be respected and taken into consideration.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union aimed at enhancing social cohesion among Member States and guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workers. Neither wages or salaries nor the access to capital alone can be considered as unfair competition.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) When calculating the duration of posting, the same posting within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be identified as posting.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 60 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be viewed as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same task(s).
Amendment 61 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) IEspecially in view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work isclosely check and assess whether a posted worker temporarily carrieds out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of his or her work in the host Member States therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regul. Article 2 of this Directive defines the nature of posting as having a temporary character therefore temporary character is an indispensable feature of genuine posting. Article 4 paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU provides a clear list of elements of temporary nature of posting. In addition, the case law provides explanation of the notion of temporary nature of the provision of services, which is to be determined by its duration, regularity, periodicity and continuity. Therefore the temporary character, being the indispensable feature of posting, should be closely monitored and assessed, especially in the case of postings of long duration, in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulaorder to avoid abuse and circumvention.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there and the difference of wages has never been considered as "unfair competition" in the EU and in the case law of the ECJ. The Treaty provides that restrictions on the freedom to provide services are prohibited.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whetherindeed enforce the rules and confirm that the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers, as well as the to explore that whether there is a possibility of reintroduction of custom duties for a temporarily but limited period in some regions or areas suffering high unemployment level based on public interest in terms of the social protection of workers due to unfair competitiveness of imported products and services, which were previously produced or provided locally within the framework of the revision of the current legislation relevant to posted workers.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Directive 2014/67/EU on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC provides a number of provisions to make sure that rules on posting of workers are enforced and are respected by all service providers. Article 4 of the enforcement directive provides a list of elements that should be assessed in order to identify the genuine posting and prevent abuse and circumvention.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suitTherefore transport services such as transit, international transport and linked cabotage are excluded forom these challenges to scope of this Directive and should be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking. By doing so the related jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be respected and taken into consideration.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, orand wages are always based on a series of parameters, including experience, profile, level of responsibilities, labour market conditions or on the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Rome I Regulation clarifies also the situation of posted workers as it provides that the country where the work is habitually carried out shall not be deemed to have changed if he is temporarily employed in another country.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances in accordance with their law and practicenational law. However, national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services. Hence the Member States should ensure that workers posted to their territory are entitled to minimum rates of pay as well as specific categories of bonuses and allowances as specified in Article 3(1)(c).
Amendment 104 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay in accordance with their law and practice. However, these national rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay applied to posted workers must be proportionate, non- discriminatory and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contr in line with Recital (2), it is necessary to state that posting is clearly covered by Article 8 (2) of Rome I. Regulation. The temporary nature of posting (as provision of service), which is a crucial element in the determination of habitual placte of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 monwork can only be determined on a case by case basis and it is not only determined by the length of time but also by other factors and facts of the individual worker's life. In addition to this, Article 2 of this when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide serviceDirective defines the nature of posting as having a temporary character therefore temporary character is ian circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulationindispensable feature of genuine posting. Moreover, the case law provides explanation of the notion of temporary nature of the provision of services, which is to be determined by its duration, regularity, periodicity and continuity.
Amendment 112 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreementsminimum rate of pay, bonuses and other allowances under national law should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and other allowances on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, reguVia their national legislations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibilMember States have the freedom to establish on their territory appropriate measures applicable to local and foreign service providers in order to ensure compliance wityh to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remunerationhe applicable rules concerning posting in case of subcontracting chains. Where such rules on pays, bonuses and allowances exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(-1) in Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. This Directive shall not apply to merchant navy undertakings as regards seagoing personnel.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31996L0071:en:HTML) as well as transport services such as transit, international transport and linked cabotage.” Or. en
Amendment 140 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Directive 2014/67/EC on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC provides a number of provisions to make sure that rules on posting of workers are enforced and are obeyed by all service providers. Article 4 of the enforcement Directive provides a clear list of elements that should be assessed in order to identify the genuine posting and prevent abuse as well as circumvention.
Amendment 147 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a
Article 2 a
Amendment 149 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
Article 2a
Amendment 151 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of worker and this dDirective raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport marketshall not apply to transport undertakings which are excluded from the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) During the implementation of the current posting of workers directive must be enforced fully and at the same time the unlawful practice of undeclared work shall be eliminated by strengthened efforts by the European Commission in all relevant areas in order to defend the rights and opportunities of the posted workers.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, oras well as and rates of pay, bonuses and allowances are always based on a series of parameters, including experience, profile, level of responsibilities, labour market conditions, or on the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point indent 2 – c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point indent 2 – c
(c) remuneration,minimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 191 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay and bonuses and allowances in accordance with their law and practice. However, these national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services. Hence the Member States should ensure that workers posted to their territory are entitled to minimum rates of pay as well as specific categories of bonuses and allowances as specified in Article 3.1.(c).
Amendment 208 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remunerationminimum pay, bonus and allowance under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationminimum rates of pays, bonuses and allowances on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 208 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
Amendment 232 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, reguVia their national legislations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibilMember States have the freedom to establish on their territory appropriate measures applicable to local and foreign service providers in order to ensure compliance wityh to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remunerationhe applicable rules concerning posting in case of subcontracting chains. Where such rules on pays, bonuses and allowances exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 257 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(–1) In Article 1, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: 1. This Directive shall not apply to undertakings established in a Member State which, in the framework of the transnational proviswhich post workers, if the periond of services, post workers, in accordance with paragraph 3, to the territory of a Member Stateposting does not exceed three days within one month reference period.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
Article 2a
Amendment 280 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 373 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances, including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 378 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point d
(d) the conditions of hiring-out of workers, in particular the supply of workers by temporary employment undertakings, except the conditions of collective accommodation for workers;
Amendment 401 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbite clear and unambiguous application of this Directive, pay, bonuses and allowances mean all the elements rendered mandatory by national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 433 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single and registered official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerates of pay, the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
Amendment 454 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 334 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) vehicles designed and constructed for use by the armed services, civil defence, fire services, disaster management bodies and forces responsible for maintaining public order;
Amendment 348 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
16. ‘registration’ means the permanent or temporary administrative authorisation for the entry into service in road traffic of a vehicle, includvolving the identification of the vehiclelatter and the issuing to it of a serial number, to be known as the registration number, be it permanently, temporarily or for a short period of time;
Amendment 369 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 410 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 454 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The market surveillance authorities of different Member States shall coordinate their market surveillance activities, cooperate with each other and share with each other and with the Commission the results thereof. To that end the IMI system should be uniformly used, as the Member States’ market surveillance authorities are required to upload to the system the results of their completed tests and the reports relating thereto. Where different Member States’ authorities test the same type of cars independently of each other, this system ensures impartiality, as it is possible to spot any outlying divergences immediately. Where appropriate, the market surveillance authorities shall agree on work-sharing and specialisation.
Amendment 460 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Amendment 610 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) have access to the information folder referred to in Article 22 and the certificate of conformity referred to in Article 34 in one of the official Union languages. Such documentation shall be made available to the approval authorities and the market surveillance authorities for a period of ten years after the placing on the market of a vehicle and for a period of five years after the placing on the market for a system, component or separate technical unit;
Amendment 618 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) The details of a change to the mandate shall address at least the following aspects:
Amendment 724 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 787 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
(4) The person(s) authorised to sign certificates of conformity shall be employed by the manufacturer and shall be duly authorised to fully engage the legal responsibility of the manufacturer with respect to the design and the construction of the vehicle or to the conformity of its production.
Amendment 939 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The type-approval authority shall be peer- reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member States every two years without this placing an additional load in administrative or human resources terms on the approval authority.
Amendment 1037 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2
Article 80 – paragraph 2
(2) Technical servicWithin two months of finalising this assessment of the technical service, the Member States shall respond without delay to requests by a type- approval authority or by the Commission in relation to the conformity assessments they have carried outrt to the Commission and to the other Member States on those monitoring activities without this resulting in an increased load in administrative or human resources terms. The reports shall contain a summary of the assessment which shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1047 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, working in conjunction with the type-approval authority of the Member State concerned, shall investigate all cases where concerns have been brought to its attention regarding the competence of a technical service or the continued compliance by a technical service with the requirements and responsibilities to which it is subject under this Regulation. It may also commence such investigations on its own initiative.
Amendment 1055 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
Article 81 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall consultoperate with the type-approval authority of the Member State where the technical service is established as part of the investigation referred to in paragraph 1. The type- approval authority of that Member State shall provide the Commission, upon request, with all relevant information relating to the performance and the compliance with the requirements concerning independence and competence of the technical service concerned.
Amendment 29 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas counterfeiting is a serious threat to public health and safety and the total value of counterfeit goods trafficking has increased significantly in recent years, exacerbating the devastating impact of counterfeiting on innovation, employment and the branding of European companies;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a single tax in the e-commerce sector and to tackle the distortion of competition caused by the different VAT regimes applicable to public and private bodies;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the fact thatPoints out that, despite the fact that the European Parliament adopted the directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions in February 2011, each year thousands of SMEs across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid, including by public administrations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the application and enforcement of the Late Payment Directive; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to consider, in the event of unsatisfactory implementation of the Late Payment Directive, forms of adequate compensation for companies owed money by a public administration on the Commission to carefully assess, when reporting to the Parliament, whether additional legislative measures or revision of the directive are not needed;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to ensure the neutrality of all the rules applicable to all infrastructure projects, regardless of their construction and management modes, whether public, private or in public-private partnerships;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls the urgent need to provide consumers with an equivalent level of protection online and offline; stresses the need for all economic operators operating online and offline in the single market to take all reasonable and appropriate measures to fight against counterfeiting, in order to ensure consumer protection and product safety;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the emergence of new business models, including collaborative or sharing economy, should incentivise the Commission to review the level of regulation on a given market and assess whether it is not too burdensome for companies, notably SMEs, and therefore is not hampering entrepreneurship; considers that the same rules should apply to the same services, with a view to ensuring a level playing field and consumer safety while avoiding fragmentation that would hamper the development of new business models;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the same rulall similar services should apply tomeet the same servicregulatory objectives, with a view to ensuring a level playing field and consumer safety while avoiding fragmentation that would hamper the development of new business models;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress inthe functioning of the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Amendment 220 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to introduce and implement before 2019 an SPC manufacturing waiver to boost the competitiveness of the European Generics and Biosimilar Industry in a global environment, as well as to maintain and create additional jobs and growth in the EU, without undermining the market exclusivity granted under the SPC regime in protected markets;
Amendment 254 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including by developing implementation plans for new major legislation and organising compliance dialogues with Member States; stresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential wherever regulatory fragmentation is hampering business activity and reducing consumer choice and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network and to improve awareness of the network and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market; calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in helping Member States to solve the most problematic cases;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of providing relevant information on retail products, in particular the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 296 #
2015/2354(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tighten up the penalties for counterfeiting and to make sure that EU legislation in this area is fully enforced;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the liberalisation and integration of the retail energy markets is still not complete, resulting in insufficient competition, transparency and choice of suppliers;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to take concrete action to better link wholesale and retail markets and to achieve a phasing-out of regulated prices that discourage responsible consumer behaviour, especially when said prices are less than the cost of the service provided; recalls that charges for use of grids must be designed in such a way that they enable reasonable recovery of costs and do not stand in the way of energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the introduction of energy efficiency measures, dynamic price contracts, the roll-out of new ICT used in the energy sector and the possibility of generating one’s own electricity will make it possible to invigorate the market and make it more transparent, achieve greater competition between agents and give consumers better tools to defend their own interests;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of access to real time or near real time information on energy consumption and related costs; calls therefore for the rapid deployment of ICT, e.g. mobile applications, online platforms, data hubs and smart meters within a clear framework on data protection, security, and access to data for all market participants, thereby ensuring that consumers retain control over their data; calls on the Commission to monitor application of Recommendation 2012/148/EU on the roll-out of smart metering;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take further action to improve the frequency of energy bills and their clarity and transparency as regards types of energy sources, consumption and, price structure, the processing of enquiries and complaints, and energy efficiency measures; calls for EU guidelines on price comparison tools, e.g. on transparency and reliability, and for access for all consumers to at least one price comparison tool for energy services; believes that energy bills should not be weighed down with excessive or unjustified taxes and fees;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a very positive process has been launched by the Single Market Governance within the European Semester and the corresponding country- specific recommendations (CSRs) for a more competitive Europe which generates quality jobs with an equitable growth better attracting investors;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the fact that the Commission has so far not considered promoting the Single Market as a priority in the framework of the European Semester; calls on the Commission to make Single Market governance, in particular with regard to measures focused on jobs, growth and competitiveness, a vital part of all subsequent phases of the European Semester process; reminds the Commission that a genuine Single Market in these areas would significantly boost economic growth and job creation in the EU;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the European Structural and Investment Funds to their full potential; supports the Commission in giving priority to public investment in infrastructure, research, innovation and human capital; stresses the need to enhance access to finance and points out that major differences in access to credit further exacerbate the growing internal divergence trends; considers, furthermore, that these investments should serve to launch a consistent and integrated industrial policy and should be accompanied by a particular focus on jobs, especially for young people;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is aware of the ongoing deleveraging process in the private sector; points to the importance of completing the banking union and boosting equity investments in SMEs; urges the Commission furthermore to take additional measures to improve access to finance for SMEs, including start-ups in the digital environment, and to ensure an improved business environment, simplify procedures and reduce administrative burdens on businesses in the Single Market;
Amendment 171 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regulatory framework for SMEs, given its job creation capacity; calls for maximisation of the opportunities presented by the COSME programme in terms not only of fostering entrepreneurship in Europe, but also of improving SMEs’ access to finance and to both EU and global markets;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that the European Semester is a great opportunity to urge Member States to step up their efforts towards the Digital Single Market which means not only more growth and jobs, especially in the SME sector and among young people, but also a future-oriented, modern EU;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that further steps be taken towards resilient labour markets with reduced segmentation and sustainable welfare systems with increased focus on social investment; supports, furthermore, the Commission’s work on regulated professions, but considers it necessary to take more action against restrictions imposed at national level, especially those which affect access to regulated professions, in order to support jobs, growth and the mobility of qualified professionals in the Single Market;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need for modern, efficient and citizen-friendly public administration; calls for stronger efforts to promote the Single Market tools available to businesses and citizens, including the Points of Single Contact, so that they are better aware of the opportunities available to generate growth and jobs;
Amendment 319 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need for improved tax collection, fighting tax evasion and avoidance and improved tax policy coordinationShares the Commission’s concerns about the increasing number of multinational companies that are using corporate tax strategies to reduce or elude their global tax burden by taking advantage of mismatches between tax systems; emphasises, therefore, the need for improved tax collection, fighting tax evasion and avoidance and improved tax policy coordination; stresses that better and stronger tax coordination is needed in order to ensure a level playing field and to avoid unfair competition and detrimental distortions within the Single Market;
Amendment 449 #
2015/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Lauds the Commission’s work to define country-specific recommendations relating to the Single Market, but calls for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate national and EU policies, while continuing on the path of structural reforms, so as to help strengthen the Single Market with a view to tackling obstacles in its performance and reaping its potential to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create jobs especially for young people; highlights, in this regard, the need to maintain momentum as regards the policy priorities identified in the areas of services, networks and the digital economy; emphasises that the assessment of the implementation of the country-specific recommendations should also examine how the main stakeholders benefit from the Single Market;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations, in particular by allowing access to documents and by organising a consultation with Parliament and civil societyrelevant stakeholders throughout the process;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
ii. to ensure that before considering the removal of barriers, the agreement seeks to create a level playing field in the services sector, and has as its main objective to highlight and maintainpromote and safeguard the high level of protection of consumers, workers and the environment enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) while preserving a highly competitive social market economy;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2233(INI)
iii. to ensure that the TiSA provides reciprocal accessoffers in the different areas reciprocal and equally ambitious approach reflecting both parties’ expectations, to underline that the different proposals for those areas must be balanced, notwithstanding the right of the countries to adopt regulations which are duly justified on public policy grounds;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
i. to ensure that the negotiations maintain and strengthen the fundamental role played by public services and services of general interest in the European Union, which provide an essential safety net for citizens and contribute to social cohesion, growth and employmentdo not undermine the fundamental role of services of general interest in the European Union;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i a (new)
ia. to facilitate more active participation of EU businesses, including SMEs, in public procurement globally, as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth, innovative companies and sectors; to stress that this possibility must not undermine the capacity of EU governments to maintain their public services;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii a (new)
iia. to underline that the public procurement must be part of any final comprehensive agreement given that it represents a substantial part of the EU’s and other trading partners’ economies and therefore is a key economic interest for the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point i
Paragraph 2 - point c - point i
i. to ensure that a positive list of services ready to be placed on the market is presented by the Union in order to protect those services not explicitly referred to from being opened up to competition; the TiSA does not endanger the high quality of services and to support the current proposal for increasing market access for services according to a "hybrid list approach" and, in accordance with the EU's decision, not to take any market access or national treatment commitments on publicly-funded health and social services, publicly-funded education, water collection, purification, distribution and management services, film, TV and other audio-visual services; to ensure that a positive list of services ready to be placed on the market is presented by the Union in order to protect those services not explicitly referred to from being opened up to competition, whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned while ensuring that possible stand-still clause only applies to non-discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services of general economic interest back into public control as well as to take into account the emergence of new and innovative services and using "negative list" for national treatment;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
ii. to ensure that the negotiations comply with the new directives on public procurement and concessions, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions and SME accesw public procurement and concession directives are complied with in the negotiations, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions, SMEs access and the award criteria on best value rather than lowest price, the possibility for contracting authorities to cooperate and form intercommunalities, and the thresholds below which the procurement is not subject to EU or international rules;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iii a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iii a (new)
iiia. to observe that, in the field of public procurement, relevant criteria and their possible extension must not be called into question;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iv
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iv
iv. to ensure that transparent and effective measures are put in place to protect consumers against fraudulent online commercial practices; most importantly, to ensure that consumers will be protected at home, when they travel, when they shop online and will benefit from easy access to dispute resolution mechanisms and effective resolution of dispute;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the single market remains fragmented and the great potential for growth, innovation and jobs largely untapped; calls on the Commission and the Member States to honour their commitments and to safeguard the revival of the single market as one of the Union’s main priorities; reiterates that the European Semester should embrace the objectives of an overarching, long-term EU strategy for growth and jobs looking to 2020 and beyond;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to put forward proposals for classifying the single market as a specific pillar of the European Semester, including dedicated guidelines and country-specific recommendations (CSRs) thereon; asks the Commission to enhance the linkage between the pillars; recalls that good economic governance and the impact thereof can be effective only if the ones implementing and applying the rules are adequately involved;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, for the European Semester to have a Single Market dimension, the Annual Growth Survey should encourage Member States to involve their local and regional authorities in setting differentiated contributions to the Europe 2020 targets and in designing and implementing the National Reform Programmes on the basis of the principle of Single Market governance;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the emphasis in 2015's CSRs on the importance of removing unjustified restrictions and barriers to entry in the key sectors; requests furthermore the Member States concerned to give those recommendations their utmost consideration and to remove, with urgent priority, these obstacles to the growth of the Single Market;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that sustainable economic growth in Europe can only be achieved through productivity gains and developing sectors characterised by high added value; encourages in this sense all the efforts made by the Commission in supporting the transition towards a digital economy; considers it essential to remedy the current fragmentation of national rules on digital services and to build a more innovative and transparent Digital Single Market based on fair competition and providing a high level of consumer protection; calls on the Commission to comply with the planned schedule aimed at achieving a true Digital Single Market, in order to contribute to the EU's economic growth and improve its competitiveness;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sees the digitisation of the economy as an ineluctable and beneficial development – spurring progress, growth and innovation among European companies, not least SMES – and believes it should be supported;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in order to achieve economic convergence through European regions, the digital divide must to be reduced substantially and access to the internet guaranteed to all European citizens and companies; encourages further public and private investment in infrastructure; considers that these investments should serve to strengthen EU competitiveness in key growth sectors in the Digital Single Market; welcomes the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)’'s intended efforts in this area;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for the digital economy to flourish, access to capital for both new and existing enterprises must be improved; welcomes the work of the Commission on the Capital Markets Union; encourages further legislative harmonisationa key pillar of the Investment Plan, aiming to tackle investment shortages head-on by in acreas such as crowd-funding and digital currenciesing and diversifying the alternative funding sources for Europe's businesses and long-term projects including capital markets, venture capital and crowd- funding;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the use of the internet and mobile communications has changed the way users communicate, invent, consume access information and knowledge, innovate, consume, do business, participate in the political life of the Union and share; whereas this has expanded the market place, facilitating access by small companies to a customer base of 500 million customers and the development by entrepreneurs of new ideas;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a cross-border taxation system is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to support extending the public country- by-country reporting regime on taxes for multinational companies to all sectors;the increasing use of digitalisation across the European Union will facilitate the more efficient and timely capture of tax-related data and information; encourages the Commission to promote the digital economy which will also provide greater transparency over tax-related data and information so as to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms.
Amendment 63 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates the need for renewed efforts to combat fraud and tax avoidance and evasion, and therefore calls for more emphasis to be placed on good tax governance in the Single market; reminds that savings of EUR 9 billion per year could be generated through measures such as the standardisation of electronic invoices and coordination of cross-border tax systems; stresses therefore the need to strengthen and improve tax coordination, with due respect for national competences, so as to prevent unfair competition and market distortions and ensure equal opportunities in the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the existing tax framework cannot continue to be applied given the specificities of the digital economy, and therefore calls on the Member States to come up with a new taxation policy suitable for the digital economy; emphasises that, with a view to ensuring fair competition and boosting EU citizens’ confidence in the fairness of tax systems, a European strategy for adapting existing tax arrangements to make them applicable to digital companies is urgently needed;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislations in the area of the Digital Single Market should allow new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers their social dimension as they inevitably involve structural changeoffer EU citizens a larger variety of cross-border services, stimulate the creation of innovative online services at competitive prices and facilitate easier access for businesses, and in particular SMEs, to cross-border markets;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance due to the fact that cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce; believes that the interoperability of systems, and the use of common standards are needed to ensure in order to build a truly inclusive Digital Single Market;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines that there is a need for EU Single Market rules to be workable for the digital era, and that this entails implementation of Single Market rules for online payments, development of safe e- solutions Europe-wide (e.g. e-invoicing and digital signature), and clarifying VAT requirements where appropriate, in order to generate trust in e-commerce, improve the quality of information provided to European consumers about their rights, and ensure that the same level of protection is available to consumers online as that which they are used to in their traditional markets;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the importance of electronic identification and trust services for increasing the volume and quality of electronic trade with a view to growth; recalls, therefore, on the Member States to take all necessary measures to implement the Regulation (EU) N° 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market by 1 July 2016;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’'s decision to review internet platformslaunch a public debate with two consultations on geo-blocking and on platforms, online intermediaries, data, cloud computing and the collaborative economy; encourages the Commission to create a legislativn appropriate framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules and creating the right conditions and a level playing field for digital networks and innovative services to flourish; and maximise the growth potential of the digital economy;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a strong need for an improved and robust digital economy in Europe. Barriers between Member States must be removed to create a real 'Digital Single Market' which constitutes one of the cornerstones of growth and employment in the EU;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to put an end to unjustified geo-blocking practices that reduce consumer choice; finds it essential to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 20.2 of the Services Directive, which forbids discrimination in the provision of services on the basis of nationality and/or place of residence, and Article 8 (3) of the Consumer Rights Directive, which requires trading websites to indicate at the latest at the beginning of the ordering process whether any deliver restrictions apply and which means of payment are accepted.;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 75% of the value added by the digital economy comes from traditional industry; whereas its integration of digital technologythe transformation of traditional industry into digital remains weak, with only 1.7% of EU enterprises making full use of advanced digital technologies and 147% of SMEs using the internet as a sales channelto sell online cross-border;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the development of a European digital economy requires a sufficient level of competition and plurality of service providers, and underlines that the presence of network effects allows for the creation of semi-potentially monopolistic positions; supports the Commission’'s efforts in preventing and punishing abuses; encourages the Commission to remove barriers to entry in the field of digital economy in sectors where few players,market abuses and upholding consumers' interests; according to the Commission’'s competition standards, are dominant; supports actions for stronger interoperability and portability across all digital sectors as a further way of opening the market to competition.;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that a thorough analysis of different types of 'Sharing Economy' platforms should be carried out, with a view to ensuring that relevant legislation allows the development of these services to enable new forms of consumption and production, while at the same time, guaranteeing high levels of consumer protection;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas rules that have been crucial in the classical (offline) business world must be appropriately translated into rules for the digital world;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the Commission must continue to enforce antitrust rules, particularly the Regulation on Vertical Restraints and the accompanying guidelines, to ensure that the special rules on selective distribution are not used to restrict the availability of products via online commerce channels and to prevent competition to the detriment of consumers;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction entails necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information, responsibility of all operators along the value chain and trust in a secure online environment;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas a regulatory environment which better incentivizes investments in fixed and mobile electronic communications infrastructures is an essential requirement for a flourishing Digital Single Market; Widely available advanced communications infrastructures is essential for an inclusive digital economy;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas for the Digital Single Market to be competitive and to deliver its benefits to citizens and businesses, a level playing field for operators must be created. Market players need a reliable, fair, transparent and proportionate regulatory framework that allows them to compete fairly and equitably and to come up with innovative ideas and products without facing burdensome regulation;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the increasing development of e-commerce and online activities provides new possibilities for consumer protection and IPR enforcement; whereas the application of a duty of care along the supply chain would reinforce consumer and business trust online[CE1] by increasing cooperation and exchange of information and best practices to combat illegal goods and content;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas creativity and innovation are the drivers of the digital economy, and whereas it is essential therefore to ensure a high level of protection of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European commission to propose initiatives that will overcome legal fragmentation and allow companies to reap the benefits of the single market, giving consumers a wider choice;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trusttrust of citizens and businesses in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust for both consumers and economic operators should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the lack of a European digital framework has fostered developments which have highlighted the failure to reconcile the interests of large and small providers and, more recently in particular, the need to establish a level playing field;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for European companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised integrated regulatory framework supporting investments in infrastructures and fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation; to this end, calls for considering the possibility of financing through the EFSI;
Amendment 277 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for cross-border financial instruments of venture capital which can support innovative SMEs in the scale up phase encouraging the emergence of European leaders in this new digital environment.
Amendment 307 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned aboutby the different national approaches taken ton regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an trusted and secured open and global platform for communication and innovation while safeguarding citizens' interest in consistent consumer protection standards across all digital services and fair competition in the digital economy;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned by the different national fiscal approaches regarding the digital and sharing economy;
Amendment 369 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’'s initiative to improve theconsumers' legal protection of consumers as regardsconcerning intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying genuine tangible digital content, goods and services are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparablthe same level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or off, goods and services online or offline; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt the necessary measures against the sales of illicit content and goods online;
Amendment 384 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that consumers should be at the heart of the digital single market and calls for the adaptation of the current regulatory consumer protection framework for the digital age;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the important steps that have been taken in recent years on online dispute resolution and underlines that other areas of e-commerce still need to be addressed to ensure a level playing field and help European e-commerce to accelerate;
Amendment 392 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Believes that better consumer protection has to be balanced with the needs and capacities of business, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises. The rights and obligations of consumers and businesses go hand-in- hand and must come to a fair balance for both sides;
Amendment 397 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance. This concerns, in particular, cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce;
Amendment 398 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Believes that building a truly inclusive Digital Single Market requires the interoperability of systems, the use of common standards and the application of the same rules online as offline;
Amendment 414 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation of the legal framework governing online salesthe supply of digital content irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic saletransactions, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approach;
Amendment 424 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance due to the fact that cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce; believes that the interoperability of systems, the use of common standards are needed to ensure in order to build a truly inclusive Digital Single Market;
Amendment 438 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a risk that the Commission’s proposals entail a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchases and for movable goods and digital content; points out that the Commission is planning a REFIT of the whole consumer acquis for 2016; calls on the Commission in this context once against to consider whether the Commission’s planned proposals ought not to be launched at the same time as the REFIT;
Amendment 457 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 485 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the principle of adequate information of consumers should apply in the field of e-commerce. Excessive information can lead to no information at all and may discourage consumers from buying online; considers therefor that current provisions should be adjusted to empower consumers to take informed decisions;
Amendment 492 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework forof the consumers' acquis and of the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules, including fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive isare identified;
Amendment 527 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Relies upon the high level of competition in delivery markets to adapt to consumer needs online and to guarantee fair prices;
Amendment 554 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, and tangible goods and services by in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
Amendment 590 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to propose measures to end practices such as IP tracking or the deliberate non- interoperability of systems restricting the choice of consumers and to guarantee the portability of people's digital lives;
Amendment 596 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Acknowledges that geo-blocking may be justified in certain cases, for example in the audiovisual sector, where financing production depends to a large extent on territorial exclusivity;
Amendment 603 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports in particular the Commission’'s planned scrutiny of the practical enforcement of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive, in order to analyse possible patterns of discrimination against consumers based on their country of residence; calls on the Commission to identify and define concise case groups of or general interests, such as public health (e.g. prohibition of selling tobacco products or alcohol to minors online) justifiedying discrimination under Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to outlaw unjustified discriminatory behaviour by private entities and in order to provide interpretative assistance to authorities responsible for applying Article 20(2) in practice; calls on the Commission to make concerted efforts to add the provision of Article 20(2) to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 in order to utilise the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’'s investigation and enforcement powers;
Amendment 611 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports in particular the Commission's approach to address geo- blocking in an effective and targeted manner and considers that it is important to focus on technological measures and technical practices resulting in unjustified limitations on access to services provided across borders, on the conclusion of cross-border contracts, and also on adjacent activities, such as payment and delivery;
Amendment 616 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing cCompetition sSector iInquiry into the e- commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether unjustified geo-blocking restrictions infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducingased on this sector enquiry results, changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4bay be needed, in order to limit undesirable re-routing and territorial restrictions;
Amendment 638 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 669 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the regulatory framework should better reward the risks of private investments in new infrastructures. This will ultimately be beneficial to the end-user also in remote areas;
Amendment 680 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Asks the Commission to take the necessary measures enabling all citizens to be connected to the internet at the highest speed and the lowest possible costs;
Amendment 681 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Calls the Commission to assess the regulatory restrictions on operators that keep them from taking business risks and investing in sparsely-populated or geographically-challenging areas. In this respect, EU State Aid regime should play a key role where private investment alone cannot be ensured. Therefore, the current application of state aid rules must be reconsidered to enable a better roll-out of broadband and other solutions;
Amendment 686 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Believes that the financing instruments in the Juncker plan will be crucial sources of investment;
Amendment 715 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that sincwhile the development of over- the- top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, consumers are faced with new risks related to fragmented consumer protection standards; considers therefore that modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to moreunnecessary regulatory burdens, but should ensure a high level of consumer protection, drive innovation and fair competition for all actors across the EU;
Amendment 734 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls as a priority for a harmonised framework for spectrum allocation to boost long-term infrastructure investmentsto respect the principle of subsidiarity regarding spectrum allocation since special characteristics of national markets should be taken into consideration, at the same time bigger focus on the enforcement and reform of existing legislation is recommended;
Amendment 780 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulatoro strengthen the role of BEREC in order to better contribute to the accomplishment of the digital single market;
Amendment 782 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a singlefficient coordination between European telecommunications regulators;
Amendment 807 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fostersacilitates market entry; fosters fair and effective competition between, and innovation in, between online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparencyransparency, good cooperation with all the actors, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, non-discrimination, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale- up of platforms and ensuring a level playing field between competitors should be priorities;
Amendment 852 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’'s initiative to analyse the role of platforms inas part of the Digital Economy as part ofSingle Market Strategy and calls on the Commission to ensure that all actors along the supcoming Internal Market Strategyply chain apply a duty of care by taking all necessary measures against the sales of illicit content and goods;
Amendment 875 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Commission to distinguish between technical intermediaries providing straightforward hosting services and platforms seeking to make protected works available to the public, and clarify the provisions of Directive 2000/31 on electronic commerce and Directive 2001/29 on copyright and related rights in the information society;
Amendment 880 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24c. Promotes an appropriate European fiscal framework for addressing the new challenges raised by the digital economy, in particular concerning a territorialization adapted for the digital economy;
Amendment 881 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to take into account the essential contribution of the cultural and creative industries in the digital economy and ensure that rights holders are entitled to remuneration for the online use of their works by platforms;
Amendment 886 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protect consumers in the sharingNew 3.3.2 New opportunities offered by the sharing economy Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to drive innovation and at the same time to protect consumers in the sharing economy which is essential for the competiveness of the EU economy and, where appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure the adequacy of the consumer- related legislation framework in the digital sphere, including possible abuses;
Amendment 900 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the increased competition due to the growth of the sharing economy and appreciates consumers' access to a broader range of goods and services at competitive prices and easier access;
Amendment 909 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote the sharing economy which could bring new opportunities and welcomes the potential of this new model to provide new consumers' safety features, such as turning cash-in-hand transactions into safe electronic payments, or providing more information about products and services;
Amendment 925 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust and security in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required to strengthen the security of IT systems and, internet platforms, online networks and the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attack prevention and to increase awareness of the risks and knowledge of basic security processes among users of digital services, inter alia via public-private partnership;
Amendment 957 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the rights and duties of all operators of the digital value chain should be clarified through the application of a duty of care principle, which should apply to online intermediaries;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the overhaul of competition policy is needed partly in order to meet the challenges posed by the digital single market, a sector whichdigital single market is a major challenge to competition policy and is changing rapidly, hence the importance of accelerating European competition law and its changing rapidly, hence the importance ofapplication and thus rendering it more effective, and overcoming the current fragmentation along national lines and doing away with barriers to access to the market;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regards it as essential to guarantee fair terms of competition on the digital market and to combat the abuse of dominant positions, aims which ultimately benefit consumers; considers it important, in particular, to make the on-line research and advertising market more open and transparent, and regards it as vital to guarantee anfair, open and neutral neton- discriminatory Internet access;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regards it as essential that Directive 2014/104/EU on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions should be implemented quicklyon schedule and correctly; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take additional measures to facilitate collective actions of this kind.to monitor closely the implementation of the Directive by the Member States and ensure that its provisions are applied evenly throughout the EU; stresses that access to justice, which may also include the availability of collective redress, is essential for the attainment of the objectives of the EU’s competition policy;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that efforts to preserve fair competition are in the interests of consumers and SMEs; reiterates that such efforts will enhance choice for consumers and develop an environment in which SMEs and micro-enterprises can display greater innovation and creativity;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the launch of the sectoral inquiry to examine possible obstacles to competition on European markets for e- commerce; stresses that a smoothly functioning e-commerce is not only important for economic growth but also means lower transaction costs, lower prices and a greater range of choice for consumers;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks for the financing of a new pilot project entitled ‘Consumer Empowerment and Education on the safety of products and market surveillance in the Digital Single Market (DSM)’, contributing to a large public education campaign to support consumer and business understanding and appreciation of the challenges associated with e-commerce; stresses that this should help citizens and SMEs comply with consumer protection law in the online environment; emphasises that, in a truly connected DSM, every consumer should be able to trust the safety of products purchased online; finds it important that relevant authorities have the ability to stop the products and make the companies recall or withdraw the products from the European market; considers that better compliance with the rules would reduce consumer problems and benefit traders by avoiding problems with the enforcement authorities;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the European Parliament Resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, sexual exploitation of children online, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced criminality, forced marriage, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas particular attention should be given to children, unaccompanied minors and migrant women as they face multiple risks;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a majority of the registered victims are women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, together comprising up to 95 % of the victims trafficked for sexual exploitation12 ; whereas trafficking is a form of violence against women and girls; __________________ 12 Idem, Eurostat report.
Amendment 94 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AcknowledgeCommends the good work done by the office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in the development ofing knowledge and evidence on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way; stresses that new technologies, social media and the internet should also be used to raise awareness and alert potential victims on the risks of trafficking;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officers; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines based on best practices to develop and mainstream gender expertise into the activities of law enforcement bodauthorities across EU;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States actively to include social partners, private sector, trade unions and civil society in their initiatives to prevent THB, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness- raising activities;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Notes that the current EU Strategy towards the Eradication of THB comes to an end in 2016, and calls on the Commission to evaluate the current strategy and introduce a new one that includes a clear gender dimension and contains concrete actions in this regard; calls for this strategy to be integrated and made coherent with other policy areas, with a view to ensuring effective implementation of anti-trafficking measures, including, but not limited to, security, migrationgender equality, migration, cybersecurity and law enforcement.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the Commission's aim of enhancing synergies between trade and internal market policies; recommends that it award priority, in these policies, to measures aimed at creating jobs, improving the trade and investment climate, resistance to economic shocks, fiscal governance and diversification of trade and investment flows, and promoting sustainable development;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the strategy reflects an understanding that protectionism has no place in the EU’s internal or external policies and that European goods and services are part of global value chains which make protectionist measures self-defeating; Considers that the current trade defence system in the EU needs to be updated to provide a suitable answer to unfair behaviour which affects international trade in a globalised world;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that it responds to sound legal and logic principles that complainants in investigations have to substantiate their allegations and prove that these measures are in the broader Community interest;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission on the need to take a holistic yet ambitious approach to public procurement; Welcomes the Commission's current efforts to provide access to third country markets, but considers that further improvements should be made to make this instrument more suited and more easily exploitable by SMEs;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that public tenders are one of the most promising economic sectors for the European economy and for SMEs in particular; expresses concern at the persisting restrictions in many third countries, which refuse to guarantee European companies similar access to their tender procedures or which apply standards that, in many cases, lack transparency and fairness;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the TiSA and TTIP negotiations, calls for them to be completed swiftly, and underlines the need to ensure greater market access for European service providers; recalls however that the Commission must take the different Member State interests into account when negotiating commitment schedules;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the high level of external competitiveness of European services providers; calls on the Commission to pursue, in trade negotiations, both the progressive and reciprocal liberalisation of services and a policy of increased transparency and predictability of rules and regulations, in order that citizens and entrepreneurs of developing countries can have access to a wider range of services, some of which may be provided by highly competitive European services providers;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Supports the Commission's initiative to strengthen the international customs cooperation to make customs procedures more efficient, to reduce costs for traders and to better address security, safety and IPR challenges;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Invites the Commission and the Member States to give serious consideration to the idea of setting up a unified EU customs service for a more effective application of custom rules and procedures throughout the customs territory of the EU;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Single Market constitutes a core policy and priority area for economic growth; is convinced that efforts to address the economic crisis in the Union should build on a stronger and, more integrated and unified Single Market, which requires appropriate budgetary allocations;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for appropriate funding strong support for the COSME programme and the Enterprise Europe Network in 2016, with particular attention given to the obstacles posed to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the EU's economic and financial limitations as well as those referring to access to new markets and access to public procurement;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee resolution of 17 March 2015 on Industrial Policy in Europe,
Amendment 5 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
Citation 22 b (new)
- having regard to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee resolution of 17 March 2015 on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and its possible implications for the EEA EFTA States,
Amendment 16 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that according to the EEA EFTA States Internal Market Scoreboard, the current average transposition deficit of the three EFTA states has increased to 1.92 % from 0.51.9 % in NovemberJuly 20114;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the backlog of legal acts pending incorporation remains a concern, and therefore urges the EEA EFTA states to step up their efforts in close cooperation with the EU in order to uphold the integrity of the Single Market;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that prior agreement by all the EEA EFTA states regarding the determination of EEA-relevance is necessary and that technical adaptations may be required before incorporation; is concerned, however, that increasingthe many requests for adaptations and exceptions are leading to unnecessary delays and may fragmenting the Single Market; strongly calls on these countries to remedy this situation and to ensure a level playing field in the extended Single Market;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that the EU and the USA are currently negotiating a comprehensive free trade and investment agreement; emphasises that, under the terms of the EEA Agreement, the EEA EFTA states apply single market rules and that the impact of a successful trade and investment partnership would probably also affect the EEA EFTA states; emphasises, further, that the conclusion of TTIP must not lead to new trade barriers being set up between the EU and the EEA EFTA states;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the outcome of the referendum of 9 February 2014 on the ‘Against Mass Immigration’ popular initiative and the decisions taken on 11 February 2015 by the Swiss Federal Council in relation to its implementation of a draft implementing law and new flanking measures; expects Switzerland to respect its obligations in particular those stemming from the Free Movement of Persons Agreement (FMPA); points out that the question of migration of citizens from third countries should not be confused with the free movement of persons as enshrined in the Treaties; notes in this respect that Switzerland has introduced unilateral measures in order to avoid discrimination against Croatian citizens but considers that these measures fall short of the Protocol extending the FMPA to include Croatia and that ratifying that Protocol would also clear the way for Switzerland's involvement in the Horizon 2020 programme to continue and be extended;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that the free movement of persons is one of the fundamental freedoms and a pillar of the Single Market and that it always has been an inseparable part of and precondition for the bilateral approach between the EU and Switzerland; therefore fully supports the EU’s rejection of July 2014 of the Swiss Authorities’ request to renegotiate the FMPA with a view to introducing a quota or a national preference system; notes with concern reports concerning the application by some firms and cantons of a national preference system, and points out that such a practice is at odds with the agreement on freedom of movement;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that in overall terms cooperation under the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment (MRA) is satisfactory, but that the functioning of the agreement could be substantially improved if Switzerland were to pledge to update it consistently in line with developments in EU law;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the 'Defence Package' launched by the European Commission aims to support the competitiveness of the European defence sector and one of its goals is to limit the problems due to the fragmentation of the European defence market, some protectionist attitudes in the award of defence contracts and the lack of coordination between different Member States control on regimes transfers of defence-related products;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to achieve a level playing field in European defence markets, limiting the use of justified exclusions to a strict minimum; calls on the Commission to inform the Parliament of effects of the already published seven Guidance Notes (Field of Applications, Exclusions, R&D, Security of Supply, Security of Information, Subcontracting, Offsets) and notes that it plans to release two more in 2015; believes that these notes thus constitute the perfect opportunity for the Commission to establish a dialogue with Member States on subjects that have never been addressed in a structured and open manner and requests information on the outcome of such dialogue with Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to achieve a level playing field in European defence markets, limiting the use of justified exclusions to a strict minimum; is of the view that in its current wording and state practice, Article 346 of the TFEU still offers Member States a large room of discretion for resorting to its application and thereby derogate from applying EU defence procurement laws in defence contracts; calls, therefore, on Member States to effectively and correctly apply Article 346 of the TFEU in a manner that is consistent with the requirements set forth by EU rules, the Internal Market Directives and defence procurement rules; reminds that, according to settled case-law of the CJEU, measures under Article 346 should be limited to exceptional and clearly defined cases, and must not go beyond the limits of such cases; warns that incorrectly resorting to the derogation from Single Market rules actively impairs EU competition, curtails transparency, facilitates corruption and thus damages the establishment of a EU defence market, is detrimental to a functioning EDTIB and the development of credible military capabilities;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the full phase-out of offsets, unless duly justified on the basis of article 346. of the Treaty, is indispensable for ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market in the European defence sector;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the uptake by industry of the main instruments of the Defence Transfer Directive, specifically general licences and the certification of defence firms, remains very limited; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the effective use of these instruments in practice; and, therefore, welcomes the initiative of the Commission to establish a Working Group with Member States on the harmonisation of the intra-EU transfers directive;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes thatInvites the Commission has yet to publishto consider publishing as soon as possible its Green Paper on the control of assets, initially scheduled for the end of 2014, in accordance with its 2014 Roadmap;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to accompany its implementation reports to Parliament and the Council on Directives 2009/81/EC and 2009/43/EC in 2016 with legislative proposals, if the findings of the report point in this direction;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the new ‘innovation partnership’ procedure and calls for it to be introduced in defence procurement, allowing contracting authorities to establish this procedure for the development and subsequent purchase of new, innovative products, services or works, providing the necessary market incentives and supporting the development of an innovative solutions without foreclosing the market.
Amendment 108 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the Commission communication on the review of export control policy of dual-use items and highlights the importance of upgraded strategic export controls for the EU's security and for a competitive, innovative and broad-based EDTIB in the context of the blurring line between civilian and military technology and industrial bases; stresses, in this context, the necessity to ensure control modalities that do not hinder the free flow of goods and technology within the internal market and prevent diverging interpretations of EU rules;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is of the view that the current budgetary constraints in EU Member States should represent an opportunity for more and better cooperation in the field of defence equipment acquisitions, to ensure better value for taxpayers' money and ensure adequate military capabilities across the EU and a sustainable security of supply system; calls on the Commission to set up a reporting mechanism designed to compile all Member States' defence budget options, commitments and allocations, to the furthest possible extent, to better identify existing gaps, redundancies and areas of inconsistency with CFSP/CSDP goals and objectives; considers that Member States face a choice between cooperating effectively to face common challenges or loosing strategic capabilities and not defending national and European citizens and interests;
Amendment 184 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to increase legal certainty for sellers and overall consumer confidence in cross-border purchases it is necessary to harmonise the period during which the seller is held liable for any lack of conformity which exists at the time when the consumer acquires the physical possession of goods. As the lifespan of the goods varies significantly, the period during which the seller is held liable and the consumer is entitled to exercise remedies should therefore vary accordingly. Considering that the large majority of Member States have foreseen a two-year period when implementing Directive 1999/44 and in practice this is considered by market participants as a reasonable period, this period should be maintainednot be shorter than two years.
Amendment 367 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The consumer shall be entitled to a remedy for the lack of conformity with the contract of the goods where the lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years as from the relevant time for establishing conformity. If, under national legislation, the rights laid down in Article 9 are subject to a limitation period, that period shall not be shorter than two years from the relevant time for establishing conformity with the contract. Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, if the lack of conformity with the contract becomes apparent after two years from the relevant time for establishing conformity, the consumer shall be entitled to exercise the right to a remedy within one year from the time when the consumer becomes aware of the lack of conformity.
Amendment 237 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 256 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53a) The accessibility requirements laid down in this Directive should apply only to those products placed on the Union market after the entry into force of the national implementing measures.
Amendment 260 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) Chapters I, II to V, and VII apply to the following new products placed on the Union market after the entry into force of the national measures implementing the Directive:
Amendment 334 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) “universal design” referred to also as “design for all” means the design of products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible and as far as technically possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design; “universal design” does not exclude assistive devicesthe need to connect assistive devices such as third- party provider applications, peripheral devices, software, or hardware to the particular product in order to make it accessible for particular groups of persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities where this is needed;
Amendment 372 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
(6) An appropriate number of air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services, the websites, the mobile device- based services, smart ticketing and real- time information and Sself-service terminals, ticketing machines and check-in machines used for provision of passenger transport services shall comply with the corresponding requirements set out in Section V of Annex I.
Amendment 375 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
(7) BAn appropriate number of banking services, the websites, the mobile device- based banking services, self- service terminals, including Automatic Teller machines used for provision of banking services shall comply with the requirements set out in Section VI of Annex I.
Amendment 432 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
(3) Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3, he shall not place the product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
Amendment 441 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
(8) Importers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with the requirements referred to in Article 3 shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, importers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 452 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(3) Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3, they shall not make the product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
Amendment 459 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(5) Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have made available on the market is not in conformity with this Directive shall make sure that the necessary corrective measures are taken to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, distributors shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 487 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
(6) Where the economic operators have used the exception provided for in paragraphs 1 to 5 for a specific product or service they shall notify the relevant market surveillance authority of the Member State in the market of which the product or service is placed or made available. Notification shall include the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. Microenterprises are exempted from this notification requirement but must be able to supply the relevant documentation upon request from a relevant market surveillance authorityThe assessment must be submitted to the relevant market surveillance authority in accordance with paragraph 3, if so requested.
Amendment 513 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – title
Article 19 – title
Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk to safety or health related to accessibility at national level
Amendment 515 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have taken action pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, or where they have sufficient reason to believe that a product covered by this Directive presents a risk to safety or health related to accessibility aspects covered by this Directive, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the product concerned covering all the requirements laid down in this Directive. The relevant economic operators shall fully cooperate with the market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 524 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
(5) The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant product, the origin of the product, the nature of the alleged non-compliance and the risk to safety or health involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator. In particular, the market surveillance authorities shall indicate whether the non- compliance is due to any of the following:
Amendment 525 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the failure of the product to meet requirements relating to those set out in Article 3 of this Directive, resulting in a risk to safety or health, or
Amendment 526 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 13 conferring a presumption of conformity, resulting in a risk to safety or health.
Amendment 528 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8
Article 19 – paragraph 8
(8) Member States shall ensure that appropriate, proportionate restrictive measures are taken in respect of the product concerned, such as withdrawal of the product from their market, without delay.
Amendment 260 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and their essential components by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security as they are more difficult to control than the conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality of authorisations. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealers and brokersshould where allowed under national law, be possible provided that it takes place under conditions, so as to allow verification of identity and of the right to engage in such transaction.
Amendment 314 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 322 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, body, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 332 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer, his agents or representatives, whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) the manufacture, trade, exchange, hiring out, repair or conversion of paressential components of firearms;
Amendment 396 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) the manufacture, trade, exchange or conversion, other than for personal use, of ammunition.
Amendment 446 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time ofwithout delay after the manufacture or import of each firearm or at the time of import into the Union, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks on Small Arms of 1 July 1969. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
Amendment 562 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/447/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical testestablish a monitoring system that may include medical checks, which can be carried out on a continuous for issuing or renewing authorperiodic basis, for the acquisaitions as referred to in paragraph 1nd possession of firearms, and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it wasthey were granted is no longer met.
Amendment 668 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
The maximum limits shall not exceed five years. The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilledfor possession shall be laid down in national law.
Amendment 394 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EFSI should complement and be additional to ongoing EU programmes and traditional EIB activities. In that context, the full use of all existing and allocated EU resources should be encouraged, under the existing rules. Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Fundsshould be able to use any type of Union financing to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to attract investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSI.
Amendment 444 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Alongside the financing operations that will be conducted through the EFSI, a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') should be created. The EIAH should provide strengthened support for project development and preparation across the Union, by building on the expertise of the Commission, the EIB, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds. This should establish a single point of entry for questions related to technical assistance for investments within the Union. where possible providing technical assistance to on a decentralised basis. The setting up of the EIAH as a single entry point and the new services provided by it shall in no way alter objective of existing technical assistance programmes or affect the quality or capacity of these in carrying out their dedicated tasks.
Amendment 462 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) All payments to the guarantee fund and budget decisions otherwise associated with the operation of the EFSI should be fully consistent with the terms of the multiannual financial framework and authorised by the European Parliament and the Council through the annual budgetary procedure.
Amendment 698 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon and complement existing EIB and Commission advisory services where possible in a decentralised manner in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Unionframework of the EFSI. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate and without prejudice to the competence of the Commission to oversee the application of Union law, on relevant issues of EU legislation.
Amendment 761 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall be governed by a Steering Board, which shall determine the strategic orientation, the strategic asset allocation and operating policies and procedures, including the investment policy of projects that EFSI can support and the risk profile of the EFSI, in conformity with the objectives under Article 5(2). When establishing the investment policy and the risk profile for the EFSI support, the Steering Board shall take into account the need to avoid excessive geographical concentration. The Steering Board shall elect one of its members to be Chairperson.
Amendment 841 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location. The Investment Committee shall be composed of twelve independent experts and the Managing Director selected via an open and transparent selection procedure. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance, extensive knowledge of the sectors and geographical markets of the Union and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. Decisions of the Investment Committee shall be taken by simple majority.
Amendment 847 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Investment Committee shall take into account the Union's goal of economic, social and territorial cohesion and avoid further disbalances across the regions of the European Union.
Amendment 946 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 965 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, information and communications technologyresearch and development and innovation;
Amendment 980 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency; investment in education and training, health, information and communications technology;
Amendment 994 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, natural resources, urban development and social fieldsdevelopment of the energy sector;
Amendment 1041 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
This broad scope should not be limited neither by the EFSI Agreement referred to in Article 1(1) and Article (2) nor the investment orientations to be adopted by the Steering Board, referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 20 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers regrettable the absence of gender mainstreaming in the Europe 2020 strategy; and calls on the Commission and the Council to introduceconsider focusing more on a gender equality pillar in the strategy and having an overarching gender equality objective;
Amendment 28 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes those country-specific recommendations (CSR) intended to advance gender equality, but considers it regrettable that the CSR on the whole have no gender dimension, specifically as regards labour market reforms; calls for specific equality policy guidance on reducing gender inequalities, in particular the gender pay gap, to be included in the aAnnual gGrowth sSurvey;
Amendment 31 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call on the Member States to incorporate the gender dimension into their stability and convergence programmes and national reform programmes through the setting of qualitative targets and measures that address persisting gender gaps and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting, which often results in women finding themselves below the poverty line at a later stage of their lives, and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting with a view to examining the current action programmes and policies, their effects on resource allocation, and their contribution to equality between women and men;
Amendment 36 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 40 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that Member States should improve the participation rate of children and young adults in educational systems and should put more focus on the problem of early school leaving, especially by collecting information on its main causes with a view to adopting and implementing policies for its prevention;
Amendment 45 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it regrettable thatWelcomes the Investment Plan for Europe is not ambitious enough in terms ofthat focuses on removing obstacles for investments that will foster job creation and investing in real needs such as childcare, care of dependent persons, including the elderly, care infrastructure and services.
Amendment 45 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that territorial fragmentation may require users aspiring to offer content- related services across the EU to secure multiple licenses; emphasises the fact that differences in limitations and exceptions create additional legal costs and legal uncertainty; calls therefore on the Commission to examine which of the optional exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC could be transformed to mandatory ones, to allow equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal security; recalls that consumers may be denied access to certain content services on geographical grounds;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits all forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the violence suffered by women includes physical, sexual and psychological abuse, child abuse, sexual harassment and stalking, also because of the new technologies and the internet, and whereas in some cases this violence results insexual abuse, rape, stalking, domestic violence and, in extreme cases, femicides and/or so-called crimes of honour and constitutes a violation of women’s fundamental right to dignity, equal treatment and access to justice;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas mass access to the internet has opened up still further opportunities for physical and psychological abuse of women, including online grooming;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender discrimination continues to this day, having serious repercussions on work and private life and whereas this frequently happhas an adverse effect on the quality of the private and working lives of victims, and prevents in them field of education, training and servicerom fully enjoying their rights; whereas there are often cases of multiple discrimination against women;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to give the National Institutes for Gender Equality independence anthe resources they need financial autonomy so that they can order to acquire the necessary staff and play an authoritative role;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the European institutions to cooperate with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Agency for Fundamental Rights, in orderkeeping with the shared determination to work together to combat violence and gender discrimination.
Amendment 94 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for women who have been subjected to violence to gain access to justice, and to promote the exchange of best practice.
Amendment 9 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas education and training of girls and women is an important European value, a fundamental human right and an essential element for the empowerment of girls and women at social, cultural and professional level, as well as for the full enjoyment of all other social, economic, cultural and political rights;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas poverty has a strong influence on equal access to education due to both direct and indirect costs of sending children to school, and access to education, in particular higher education, is especially difficult for young people from low-income families, which leads to a reinforcement of the traditional preference for education for boys;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas according to a study conducted by the Directorate General for Internal Policies of the European Parliament, 30 million females of primary school age are globally out of the education system;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the concept of gender is a social construct linked to issues of social class, ethnicity, religion, culture, sexuality and age which lgender stereotypes assign different, determined and limited roles to men and women and these roles are shaped through a multiplicity of social variables and disseminated or reproduced by parents, education and media; whereads to economic, cultural and educational injustices, andhese gender roles are integrated by individuals during thate social representations of gender are replicated at schoolisation phases of childhood and adolescence and therefore influence their lives and might limit women's and men's personal development;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. consideringwhereas the significant influence of family attitudemembers' opinions, of peers and teachers in the selection of students' study areas and changing gender stereotypes, and given that teachers as agents of social change, by their attitudes and teaching practices, are essential to the promotion of gender equality, also considering that school teachers can reach out to parents and raise their awareness on gender equality and their children's potential regardless of their gender;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a gender perspective and gender equality should be incorporated into all levels of education in order to promote, among girls and boys, women and men, the values of justice and democratic citizenship, in order to build a genuine partnership between the genders with regard to public and private spheres;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas unskildata availabled and poorly paid work is commonly attributed to wottest that women are less well rewarded financially for their qualifications and experience than men and they continue to be responsible for most of the care within the family, which limits access to paid full- time employment, and that gender equality cannot be reduced to providing women with the standard of success defined by men, but involves the recognition of all the work done by women and the education of boys and men in the tasks from which theywhich are traditionally excludfeminised;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, even though more women have moreaccess to secondary and university education, their professional activity is mainly related to tasks aimed at reproducing and extending traditional social and economic structures and there is a need to increase the presence of women both in vocational education and in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a more equal allocation of educational resources would result in a greater access of girls to the labour market and a balanced participation of women and men in the working market could foster the economic perspectives of the European Union;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the impact of gender stereotypes on education and training has strong implications for the labour market, where women still face both horizontal and vertical segregation, and whereas this contributes to certain sectors still being considered 'male' (with more than 85% men) and their pay levels consequently being higher than those of sectors considered 'female' (with more than 70% women);
Amendment 47 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas European and national authorities should encourage gender equality in educational institutions by all means possible, and gender education should be a fundamental part of the curriculum and school programmes, and teaching materials may contain discriminatory content;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the formal curriculum reflectinfluences the cultural and social perspective of each Member State in the construction of girls' and boys' identity, the informal curriculum is a complement to the formal curriculum and the hidden curriculum is common to all the situational definitions of the curriculum and all of these are important in the construction of girls' and boys' identity, and local authorities, through their proximity to educational institutions, have a key role to play in informal education;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in order to fight gender inequality, constant pedagogical supervision of curricula, objectives, content, strategies, materials, evaluation, disciplinary programmes and lesson plans is essential, as well as monitoring and evaluation by educational research centres and specialists in gender equality;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas violence against women is the main impediment to equality between men and women and can be combatted through education; whereas not all EU countries have ratified the Istanbul Convention and the EU has responsibilities in the initiative and funding of projects that promote gender equality;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission that this recommendation be taken to the politicnational institutions responsible for implementing central, regional and local education policies, school management bodies and regional and local authorities;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that all EU countries, and the EU itself as an institution, signReiterates its call on the Commission to initiate as soon as possible the procedure for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, and work together for gender equality in countries outside the EU, on a trans-European basiss well as to encourage Member States to ratify it; underlines the close links between gender stereotypes, bullying, cyber bullying and violence against women, and the need to fight these from an early age;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls forEncourages all EU countries to invest consistently in the production of information and motivational campaigns for girls and boys to choose non- stereotyped professions, as well as reflecting on the influence of gender identities and perceptions on girls' life plansinformation and awareness raising campaigns in order to address gender stereotypes in the process of professional orientation, notably on sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting from the human capital represented by European girls and women, promoting discussion of educational and career choices in the classroom;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that girls who are not allowed to attend school are more exposed to domestic violence;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 131 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on giving special attention to the gender dimensionequality in all its forms, in curricula, content, school programmes and lesson plans, as well as the need to assess the place of women in school curricula in various disciplines, highlighting their role in the content taught;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the promotion of a gender perspective in education on sexuality and the emotions,Encourages the competent authorities in the Member States to promote gender equality in their sexual education program when provided, as well as in sport and leisure activities, where stereotypes and expectations based on gender can affect the self-image, health, acquisition of skills, intellectual development, social integration and identity construction of girls;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages girls and boys to try new roles, activities and educational areas,in the education process to take an equal interest in all subjects, in particular as regards scientific and technical subjects, also encouraging their equal participation of girls and boys in collective decision-making and school management, as well as in all extracurricular activities;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that informal education also plays a key role in confidence building for girls and young women;
Amendment 158 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 164 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to prepare and disseminate guidelines for schools, teachers and those responsible for setting the curriculum in order to embrace a gender perspective and gender equality, and asks teachers to analyse and eliminate stereotypes and sexist distortions that the teaching materials may include in their content, language and illustrations, encouraging them also to combat thiequality, and recommends that the training of teachers and other educational workers be directed towards fulfilling the requirements of a balanced gender policy in schools and in the academic curriculum; insists on the importance of training of young teachers as well as sexism in literature, film, music, games and other areas that contribute decisively to chperienced teachers - through life-long and regular trainings - which must aim at a deep understangding of the attitudes, behaviour and identity of boys and girlsreproduction of gender stereotypes at school and the necessary efforts to overcome them;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 176 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for every effort to be made to ensure that employment in the area of early childhood education, primary education and care is promoted as validuable work for both women and men, reflecting on the relevance of using a system of quotas for men in these areas in the transitional arrangements;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RCalls on the EIGE to continue its work on putting together gender specific data and scoreboards in all policy areas and reiterates the importance of conducting impact studies for educational policies on gender, providing qualitative and quantitative instruments for the assessment of this impact, and using a budgetary strategy based on gender to promote both access and the right to educational resources;
Amendment 200 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 204 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to draw up plans of action and to allocate resources for the implementation of a gender equality programme, recommending the use of European instruments available for this purpose, namely the Investment Plan, the Horizon 2020 Programme and Community, the European Social Fund, as well as structural funds;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU should be ready to tap the potential of third countries with a large population and an emerging middle class, particularly the BRIC countries, where the number of outbound tourists is rising; points out the need for initiatives aimed at promoting tourism and for more flexibility in tourist visa arrangements; considers it advisable, while respecting the Member States' rights and duty to control entry across its own borders, for the European institutions and the Member States to develop, in the context of the common visa policy, a long-term strategy for more coordinated and simplified visa procedures;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to have a more coordinated approach among Member States in tourism-related policy areas, such as innovation, transport, taxation, service quality and the visa regime, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity; urges the Commission to monitor more precisely the implementation of the Services Directive in the Member States with regard to tourism;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks for improved mutual recognition by the Member States of professional qualifications in the tourist industry, in order to allow those already working in the sector and those planning to do so to find the best job opportunities and to foster their mobility in the industry; believes that this would help tackle the problems of the seasonal nature of work in this sector, on the one hand, and undeclared work on the other;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need that should be given to vulnerable consumers in the area of tourism, with regard, not just to safety and accessibility, but also to access to information and protection of their rights;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to facilitate structural dialogue platforms in order to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, so as to create certainty from an investment and administrative perspective.
Amendment 22 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph b
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph b
(b) take immediate action to ensure that free and fair competition on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as market access, is addressed on the basis of the highest standards possible within the existing levels of protection, especially within areas such as health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation; without prejudice to the freedom of governments to protect public services, calls for service providers based in the EU to have full market access to liberalised services within the USA, which must be governed by transparent rules at both federal and sub-federal level;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls, therefore, for establishing a roaming free area between EU and US, in order to facilitate traveling, buying, working and living for EU and US citizens;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of the mobility package, including visa facilitation for services and goods providers from all EU countries, in order to ensure equal opportunities for European and US companies and professionals;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance and added value of the Single Market integration reports in the previous years, contributing to the overall priorities set in the Commission's Annual Growth Survey and the identification of country-specific recommendations in the context of the European semester; finds it therefore most deplorable that the Single Market Integration report has been omitted for 2015;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the importance of investment in in broadband networks in achieving priority goals and objectives in the key area of the digital market; recommends devoting a substantial part of the Investment Plan to targeted and strategic investments in the digital sector;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the existing taxation systemssingle in scome Member States are predicated on a narrow view of the family to the extent that they are biased towards families in which only one of the two parents is working inasmuch as, in many cases, they deter women from going out to work andfamilies are the most susceptible to poverty and social exclusion and neither current taxation systems nor famil to provide sufficient support to single- parent familiesy allowances in some Member States take this into account;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish paid paternity leave of at least ten working days and to encourage measures, legislative and otherwise, enabling men, and fathers in particular, to exercise their right to achieve work-lifefamily balance, one example being to promote parental leave, to be taken either by the father or by the mother, but without swapping between them, until their child has reached a given age;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat violence against women, a change of attitude towards women and girls in society is necessary, where women are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, forced marriage, trafficking, female genital mutilation, domestic violence are serious violations of human rights that should never be justified by religion, culture and tradition;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women earn, on average, 16% less per hour than men in the EU and there is a dearth of women in high-level and leadership positions, and whereas the labour practices and wage systems applied to men are not the same as those applied to women, making it more difficult for the latter to be financially independent, participate fully in the job market and achieve work-life balance;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women have difficulty in taking over family businesses as successors, given that preference is given to sons and daughters are nearly alwaysometimes excluded;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the ‘mother-entrepreneur’ figure to be promoted, in order to guarantee the right to maternity and to grant financial assistance to women who intend to devote themselves to both their families and businesses; calls for measures to support family employment and household services for childcare in view of allowing women entrepreneurs to reconcile work and family life;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned; notes that better provision of day care and nursery services depends not only on public policies for the creation of these facilities, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions; notes that flexibility in respect of working hours and the way work is organised, as well as part-time working, may constitute one means of achieving a better work-life balance;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly exposed to EVD because of their roles as principal caregivers, maternal patients or as those handling corpses before burial rites, and they are severely affected as smallholder farmers or cross-border traders confronted by a decline in food production and closed borders;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the international communityAcknowledges the role played by the international community in combatting EVD and calls on it, in formulating its further response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and; underlines the importance of gender- balanced health specialist teams and the availability of sex-disaggregated data and research;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the international community, in formulating its response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and underlines the importance of gender-balanced health specialist teams and the availability of sex-disaggregated data and research; stresses to consider necessary the promotion of initiatives aimed at ensuring greater psychological and health support for women infected with the virus as a result of the patients' care;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the negative effect of disintegrating health systems on maternal health is of major concern, given the declining availability of beds and the risk that (future) mothers will refrainbe hindered from going to hospitals when necessary or later refrain from doing so; emphasises, that the sameerefore, that such negative perceptions keep patients at home in the hands of female caregivers;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains deeply concerned about the heavy toll of EVD on women and girls, and believes that failure to address gender- specific issues will have a negative impact on the prospects for long-term recovery. Emphasises the importance of promoting awareness campaigns and the best health practices within the countries most affected by the virus.
Amendment 164 #
2014/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Asks the Commission to focus on mobilising competition policy tools and market expertise so that they contribute, as appropriate, to the jobs and growth agenda, including in area of the digital single market, in this context, finds it important to keep developing an economic as well as a legal approach to the assessment of competition issues and to further develop market monitoring in support of the broader activities of the Commission;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the positive impact that market integration has had on wholesale prices in the electricity sector, and recalls that the potential net economic benefit that may be gained from the completion of the internal market for energy is in the range of EUR 16-40 billion per year; takes the view that the main condition for the creation of the future European Energy Union is the completion of an integrated internal energy market, which requires full implementation of the regulatory framework, - Third Energy Package -, sufficient energy interconnections between Member States and modernization of the grids;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of setting ambitious goals for energy efficiency that involve reducing EU dependence on imported energy while augmenting jobs and growth; underlines that energy efficiency measures at European level are of utmost importance and welcomes in this regard the proposal for the creation of a European Fund for Strategic Investments;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for stronger attention to be paid to the emerging market for energy services (including energy performance contracting and energy service agreements); stresses the importance of developing standards for each element of the energy efficiency investment process; demands for investments on energy efficiency especially in buildings, underlines that important sectors such as tourism could benefit from energy efficiency measures taken at EU and national level; emphasizes that coordinated and ambitious energy efficiency policies and measures for the residential sector, are a stable strategic, long-term solution, to energy poverty;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Finds it regretful that some Member States are still in an ‘energy island’ as a result of a lack of well-functioning infrastructure connections within the rest of the EU and in certain regions of EU, increasing amounts of intermittent renewable energy cannot be transported to consumers due to the lack of sufficient infrastructure;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the elimination of regulated energy pricing is a precondition forcontributing to achieving a well-functioning energy market;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender equality is a basic value of the EUfundamental right, as stated by the Chart of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and is essential as a strategic objective to achieve the overall EU objectives, such as the employment rate target within the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas gender equality is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, whereas reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the employment rate is a major indicator for measuring inequality between men and women, and the quality and conditions of employment are important parameters for measuring this inequality;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one in two womenviolence against women, whether physical, sexual or psychological, is a prime obstacle to equality between women and men and remains the most widespread violation of human rights despite measures taken to counter it, 55% of women having experiencesd one or more forms of sexual harassment in the course of her life and a life free of violence and characterised by self- determination33% of women having experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, while a life free of violence is a prerequisite for full participation in society;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the unequal division of family responsibilities is at the root of the unequal position of women in the labour market; stresses that reconciliation of work and home duties is a key condition for gender equality, which should be promoted by: a) investment in care infrastructure andfor children, people with disabilities, elderly and sick as women are primary carers and their employment is negatively affected by these unpaid duties, b) encouragement of men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave and flexible working time arrangements, c) promotion of positive models of work- life balance arrangements for both women and men in educational materials in schools at all levels;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas women in rural areas suffer more from multiple discrimination and gender stereotypes than women in urban areas and the employment rate of women in rural areas is much lower than that of women in cities; whereas, in addition, a lot of women are never active in the official labour market and, therefore, are neither registered as unemployed nor included in unemployment statistics, which leads to particular financial and legal problems in relation to the right to maternity and sick leave, the acquisition of pension rights and access to social security, as well as problems in the event of divorce;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas positions of power and decision-making are occupied almost exclusively by men, and women are therefore severely limitedwomen's participation in the labour market does not always translate into influence, positions of power and decision-making being mostly occupied by men, which limits women in their ability to wield influence;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the face of poverty in Europe is female, and it is particularly single mothers, young and old women who are affected by poverty and social exclusion, a situation aggravated by the crisis and specific austerity measures because it is particularly public sector jobs and services in the care sector that are being eliminatedeconomic crisis;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas gender stereotypes and traditional structures have a negative impact otraditional gender roles and stereotypes depicting women continue to have a strong influence on the division of tasks between women and men in the home, in thealth and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the associated rights is a fundamental human right workplace and in society at large; whereas gender stereotypes also tend to perpetuate the status quo of inherited obstacles to achieving gender equality, and to limit women's range of employment choices and personal development and could partly explain sectoral and occupational segregation between women and men;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the roles of girls and boys are being strengthened by stereotypes in education materials and structures in educational institutions, and their choices are being thereby limited, and these role patterns are being further reinforced especially by media representationsa major role can be played by the media not just in disseminating stereotypes, thereby even portraying a demeaning image of women, and hypersexualising young girls, but also in overcoming gender stereotypes, promoting the participation of women in decision- making and promoting gender equality;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the EU has a responsibility and a role as model for gender equality world-wide, gender equality and theequality between women and men, as well as women empowerment of women are essential if then view of attaining international development goals are to be attained and fornd of pursuing a successful EU foreign policy and women all over the world are especially affected by the consequences of climate, environmental and energy policies;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas women are not only more vulnerable to the effects of energy, environment and climate change, but they are also effective actors in relation to mitigation and adaptation strategies, as well as a driving force for an equitable and sustainable model of growth;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to draw up and adopt a new strategy for gender equality betweencreating equal opportunities for women and men in Europe aimed at eliminating discrimination against all women and men in their diversity (ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, nationality and age);
Amendment 134 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to make clear the EU role that it wishes to play in the world and in working with the Member States with regard to the promotion of gender equality, both within and without the European borders, and to pursue these goals both through the concept of gender mainstreaming in all areas and through individual targeted and specific actions;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to introduce a specific pillar for equality between women and men in the Europe 2020 strategy, to consider the objectives of the future strategy as an aspect of the European Semester and to insert a gender perspective in the country-specific recommendations and the Annual Growth Survey for a commitment by the EU to ensure equality between women and men and its mainstreaming in EU and Member State policies;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to gaEIGE to continue its work on putting together gender- specific data and scoreboards in all policy areas;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the appeal to the Commission it made in its resolution of 25 February 2014, with recommendations to combat violence against women, to submit a legal act providing both a consistent system for collecting statistical data as well as a uniform approach by Member States to the prevention and suppression ofon violence against women and girls;
Amendment 174 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to promote the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by the Member States through the new strategy and to work actively for its ratification by the EU with a view to combating violence against women;
Amendment 176 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to initiate the procedure for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 180 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat violence against women and impunity, a change of attitude towards women and girls in society is necessary, where women are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to enshrine ‘zero tolerance’ campaigns in the strategy and to push forward the debate in the Member States about the origins of violence and abuse and the reasons why women resort to prostitution, and emphasises the importance of including men more specifically in the fight against violence against women;
Amendment 185 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to enshrine ‘zero tolerance’ campaigns in the strategy and to push forward the debate in the Member States about the origins of violence and abuse and the reasons why women resort to prostitution and emphasises the importance of including men more specifically in the fight against violence against women; moreover calls on the Commission to put forward as many initiatives as possible in the fight against Female Genital Mutilations;
Amendment 195 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes that the feminisation of poverty might lead to an increase in female trafficking, sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, reducing women to greater financial dependence, including those who have suffered domestic violence;
Amendment 198 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Points to the importance of systematic training for qualified personnel looking after female victims of physical, sexual, or psychological violence; considers such training to be essential for providers of first- and second-line care, including emergency social services and medical, civil protection, and police services;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission in the new strategy to pay special attention to the various ways of reconciling family life and work and regrets in this connection the faltering of the negotiations on the adoption of the Maternity Protection Directive and reiterates Parliament’s unrestricted willingness to cooperate;
Amendment 225 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission in the new strategy to pay special attention to the various ways of reconciling family life and work and regrets in this connection the faltering of the negotiations on the adoption of the Maternity Protection Directive and reiterates Parliament’s unrestricted willingness to, taking into account that family and labour law are national coomperatences;
Amendment 237 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of flexible forms of work in allowing women, but more especially and men, to reconcile work and family life and instructs the Commission to coordinate and promote exchanges of best practices; stresses in this connection the need for awareness campaigns for the equal division of domestic work and care and nursing, for the inclusion of men and the introduction of paternity leave of at least 10 days and parental leave to be divided between both parents;
Amendment 244 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of flexible forms of work in allowing women, but more especially men, to reconcile work and family life and instructs the Commission to coordinate and promote exchanges of best practices; stresses in this connection the need for awareness campaigns for the equal division of domestic work and care and nursing, for the inclusion of men and the introduction of paternity leave of at least 10 days and parental leave to be divided between both parents;
Amendment 249 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that equal participation by men and women in the labour market could significantly increase the economic potential of the EU, while confirming its fair and inclusive nature; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;
Amendment 250 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher employment rates among women, such as affordable care and childcare, adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes and flexibility in working hours and places of work, which will make it possible to reconcile their private and working lives;
Amendment 251 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Points to the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family, and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family, and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare are concerned; notes that more comprehensive day care and nursery facilities depend not only on the necessary public policies, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions;
Amendment 252 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Expects the Commission to take all the measures at its disposal to enforce all aspects of EU directives on equal treatment for men and women, including by the social partners who negotiate collective agreements and to encourage dialogue with social partners to look into issues such as transparency of payment, part-time and fixed-term contract conditions for women, encouraging women's participation in "green" and innovative sectors;
Amendment 254 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of calling on EIGE for gathering qualified, gender- specific data relating to the allocation of time to care, nursing and domestic work and leisure, with the aim of making a regular assessment;
Amendment 265 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to combat the undeclared employment of women which contribute to the full deregulation of women's pay structures, causing increased poverty among women, especially in later life;
Amendment 270 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Takes the view that helping women to return to the labour market requires multidimensional policy solutions incorporating lifelong learning and action to combat precarious work and promote work with rights and differentiated work organisation practices, at the woman's request, so that they do not have to give up their careers or take career breaks;
Amendment 272 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take appropriate measures to reduce the gender pension gap, which is a direct consequence of the gender pay gap, and to assess the impact of the pension systems on women, paying special attention to part-time and atypical contracts;
Amendment 277 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to include specific measures to promote the equal representation of women and men in leadership positions in the strategy and to support the Council in the negotiations for the adoption of the Directive for a balanced representation of men and women on supervisory boards and to expand the scope of this Directive to include executive boards;
Amendment 285 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 295 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that in 2012, according to Commission figures, 31.6% of men and 40% of women in the EU aged between 30 and 34 have a higher education qualification; points out that women account for 60% of new graduates but are underrepresented in, for example, the science and research sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise women's awareness of training in the above field and ensure that they have the same chances as men to enter the corresponding professions and make a career in them;
Amendment 296 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that women in general have careers without significant progression; calls on the Member States to encourage and support women to have successful careers, including through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes, as well as creating adequate conditions and having equal opportunities with men at all ages for training, advancement, re-skilling and re-training, as well as pension rights and unemployment benefits that are equal to those applicable to men;
Amendment 302 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advice women who decide to become entrepreneurs, stressing that financial independence is a key way to equality; calls on the Member States to encourage women entrepreneurship, facilitate access to credit, cut red tape and other obstacles to women's start-ups;
Amendment 304 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses the fact that women constitute 52% of the total European population, but only one-third of the self- employed or of all business starters in the EU, highlights that women face more difficulties than men in access to finance, training, networking, and in maintaining a work life balance; therefore calls on the European Commission and the Member States to encourage female entrepreneurship and utilising the potential of half of Europe's population to ensure sustained, long term growth;
Amendment 308 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to present specific measures to ensure the transparency of salaries and thereby to reduce the gender pay gap within the next 5 years to less than 10% on average in the EU and to submit an annual progress report on this matter; proposes that Member States should be encouraged also to review the public procurement procedures directives and to expand them to include the social aspect of gender equality in line with the EU 2020 strategy; emphasises in this connection the possibility of introducing fines for companies;
Amendment 334 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in ensuring equal access to high-quality, geographically appropriate and readily accessible health services, in the area ofcluding to sexual and reproductive health and rights, safe and legal abortion and contraception as well as general health care;
Amendment 339 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Draws attention to Members States to focus on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and prevention methods, as well as on prevention and research in order to improve early detection of diseases as female cancers (breast, cervix, and ovaries cancers) by (gynaecological) regular controls/check- up;
Amendment 346 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 358 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 368 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Points to the decisive role education plays in combating gender stereotypes and ending gender-based discrimination; stresses that boys and men need to be included in promoting women rights and gender equality;
Amendment 372 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses that in order to eliminate gender stereotypes and promote equal behaviour models in social and economic life, it is extremely important to inculcate these values from an early age, and to carry out awareness campaigns in workplaces, and the media, highlighting men's role in promoting equality, the equal distribution of family responsibilities and creation of work-life balance;
Amendment 373 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves more firmly to ending the sexist stereotypes conveyed by the media and draws attention to important measures included in Parliament's report on the elimination of gender stereotypes, which was adopted in 2013;
Amendment 374 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Calls on the Member States, and especially media regulators, to consider the place accorded – in both quantitative and qualitative terms – to women and to promote a balanced, non-stereotyped image of women, and in a way that is respectful of women's dignity, their diverse roles and their identity and placing greater emphasis on her social development, constitutional rights and her role in civil society, the institutions and the working world in the media, and in advertising and promotional materials and television in particular, not least in order to avoid conveying gender stereotypes, and curb any tendency to hyper-sexualise little girls;
Amendment 382 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 388 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to focus campaigns for the active participation of citizens in society especially on women and women migrantto raise awareness about gender issues;
Amendment 396 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 407 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underscores that universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the associated rights is a fundamental human right, and cCalls on the Commission to ensure that European development cooperation adopts an approach based on a human rights and women's empowerment; emphasises the importance of family planning services, information and education to reduce maternal and infant mortality and eliminate female genital mutilation, child- bride and forced marriages, selective, gender-based abortion and forced sterilisation;
Amendment 410 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses the importance of conducting information and awareness campaigns in communities where these gender-based human rights violations are practiced;
Amendment 423 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law, protection of victims, access to medical and psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the threat and damage to consumer health and safety the purchase of IPR infringing goods may result in; thus compliments the Commission on its engagement with consumers, in particular those of the younger generation, via public information campaigns and other relevant means, and encourages it to continuethe Commission and the Member States to further develop awareness actions aimed at specific audiences and relevant markets; welcomes, in particular, the efforts of the Observatory located within the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) that are aimed at raising awareness among consumers of the benefits of choosing IPR respecting products and facilitating access to such products;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Requests the development of mediation services and other alternative dispute resolution schemes, especially for SMEs, in the area of IPR;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the improvement of the economic governance framework should be based on a set of interconnected and mutually consistent policies that foster growth, competitiveness and employment, and whereas the full developmentunlocking the benefits of the Single Market is a prerequisite for this to happenlso key to delivering these aims;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission should monitor the completion of the Single Market and the actualSingle Market taking account of the implementation of themeasures relevant measures withinto the economic governance framework and should report on obstacles to its functioning, taking account of the annual governance check-up and the scoreboard reporting mechanisms; whereas monitoring should assess the extent to which consumers and businesses alike benefit from the Single Market; whereas the Commission should include in the annual governance check-up and the scoreboard obstacles to the implementation of Single Market legislation; whereas monitoring should assess the extent to which consumers and businesses alike benefit from the Single Market and take in to account the challenges faced by consumers and businesses operating across the Single Market, in particular areas where Member States have not implemented or enforced Single Market legislation;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a European Investment Plan is being put in place to raise EUR 315 billion in new investments over the next three years;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the European Union faces a profound competitiveness crisis in an increasingly challenging global economy and in the Single Market, in which only competitive economies will be able to create jobs and raise the living standards of their citizens;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the review of the framework’s effectiveness, with a view to assessing the effective and uniform application of governance rules by the Commission, the Council and the Member States; believes that only where relevant this review should also inspire a re-evaluation of the Single Market governance framework and explore possible synergy effects between the two processes;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly believes that efforts must be concentrated on the key priorities of the pillars within the European Semester; emphasises the importance of focusing on areas which deliver significant European added-value in line with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to identify ways of ensuring these principles can be more effectively implemented;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that good economic governance and the impact thereof can be effective only if allrelevant stakeholders are involved; invites the Commission and the Member States to secure the democratic principle of civil dialogue through the structurcontinued involvement of relevant stakeholders in economic governance, and in particular in the European Semester process.
Amendment 18 #
2014/2122(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on ESMA to ensure that in future no legal commitments are entered into in advance of budget commitments;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2122(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Concludes that ESMA’s present mixed financing arrangement is inflexible, administratively burdensome and a potential threat to its independence; therefore calls on the Commission to reconsider the financing arrangement in favour of an independent budget line from the EU budget and the introduction of fees by market participants.
Amendment 22 #
2014/2121(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Concludes that EIOPA’s present mixed financing arrangement is inflexible, administratively burdensome and a potential threat to its independence; therefore calls on the Commission to reconsider the financing arrangement in favour of an independent budget line from the EU budget and the introduction of fees by market participants.
Amendment 20 #
2014/2120(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that EBA plays a key role in the implementation of bank regulation and has been given new tasks relating to consumer protection; takes the view that the new tasks allocated to EBA must be accompanied by new resources and a more efficient system of expenditure;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2120(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Concludes that the EBA’s present mixed financing arrangement is inflexible, administratively burdensome and a potential threat to its independence; therefore calls on the Commission to reconsider the financing arrangement in favour of an independent budget line from the EU budget and the introduction of fees by market participants.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to use the opportunity presented by the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the revision of the Integrated Guidelines to strengthen the role of the Single Market in growth, innovation and jobs and to reinforce EU competiveness in the key growth areas identified as the services sector, the energy sector, the transport sector and the digital single market;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 February 2014 on Single Market governance within the European Semester 20141, ________________________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0130.
Amendment 8 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the shift in the 2014 country- specific recommendations to strengthening growth and employment, lauds in this context the Commissions’ work to define country-specific recommendations relating to the Single Market, but calls for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate national and EU policies so as to complete the Single Market and reap its potential to boost growth and create jobs; emphasises that the assessment should also examine how the main stakeholders alike benefit from the Single Market and tackle obstacles in its performance;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the European Semester process needs to be inclusive, and that political priorities also have to be discussed outside of government circles, in order to spread national ownership and effectively implement both economic governance and Single Market governance; acknowledges that the dialogue with national parliaments and civil society plays an essential role in restoring confidence in the Single Market;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a strong injection oftargeted EU funding is fundamental in order to stimulate the real economy and to foster recovery in all Member States; stresses that the financing of the real economy, and of SMEs in particular, has not been fully restored; points out that major differences in access to credit further exacerbate the growing internal divergence trends; supports the Commission’s recommendation to give priority to public investment in infrastructure, research, innovation and human capital;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to take additional measures to improve access to finance for SMEs, as well as to ensure improvement of business environment, simplify procedures and reduce administrative burdens on businesses in the Single Market;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers easier access to funding for SMEs as a priority and calls on the full implementation of the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) (2014-2020);
Amendment 41 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that there is a need to create, on the basis of a thorough analysis, an EU-wide tax information system serving not to harmonise the different national tax structures, but to facilitate their coordination in a continuous and transparent manner, keeping track of the cuts and increases made by Member States; notes that for the functioning of such a system, the framework of the European Semester would be a good basis, since – in tandem with other specific macroeconomic measures – it could keep good record of the various tax policies of the different Member States, taking fully into account the general economic forecast as well as the fundamentals and future perspectives of the Member States concerned and common European objectives; in light of this, encourages the Commission and the Member States to integrate a strategy aimed at reducing the tax gap into the European Semester;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the economic crisis has greatly worsened the living conditions of many European citizens and has led to a sharp increase in levels of inequality; points out that universal access to high- qualitycitizens and businesses having access to efficient public services is key to fostering economic growth while guaranteeing social cohesion and allowing for more resilient economies and societies;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the economic crisis has greatly worsened the living conditions of many European citizens and has led to a sharp increase in levels of inequality and poverty; points out that universal access to high- quality public services is key to fostering economic growth while guaranteeing social cohesion and allowing for more resilient economies and societies;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the need to fully take into account the Europe 2020 Strategy in the implementation of the European Semester; urges the Commission to make Single Market governance too as a key priority, since it contributes substantially to reaching the targets of the European Semester, namely sustainable economic growth and employment;
Amendment 302 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission finally to deliver on its commitment to complete the single market, particularly as regards services; urges the Member States to deliver on their commitments on the EU2020 strategy, particularly with regard to research and innovation; therefore, calls on the Commission to step up its actions in ensuring the proper implementation and enforcement of EU legislation in the Member States by making determined use of all its powers;
Amendment 309 #
2014/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines the fact that a lack of access to finance, particularly for SMEs, poses a huge obstacle to growth in the EU; calls therefore for the Commission to prioritise work on alternative sources of financing for SMEs, in particular through the structural funds, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and public development banks;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the importance of financing the "Single Market Forum" (SMF) and calls for an extension of its Preparatory Action to the year 2015 (600 000 EUR for both Commitment and Payment Appropriations); calls on the Commission to propose a legal base to be established in secondary legislation in order to secure the continuation of the SMF beyond 2015;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to update Parliament on the level of implementation of the pilot project "Your Europe Travel Application for mobile Devices"(YET); stresses the importance of increasing consumer awareness about these kinds of services; warmly welcomes the European Consumer Centres Network’s former actions in this respect; points out that the application should be integrated into an ongoing campaign at Union level to raise awareness about consumer rights and interests; recommends that funding be released upon a positive feasibility study outcome;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that standards are important tools for the competitiveness of undertakings and especially SMEs, whose participation in the standardisation process is essential for technological progress in the Union; therefore, considers it important to finance appropriately the initiatives aimed at supporting standardisation activities performed by CEN, Cenelec and ETSI;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the need to finance the multilingual tool for the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform; stresses that this multilingual facility was adopted in Parliament's legislative resolution of 12 March 2013 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Regulation on consumer ODR)1; emphasises that efficient ODR procedures will boost online purchases, in particular from traders in other Member States. 1 Texts adopted of 12.3.2013, P7_TA(2013)0065well- functioning ODR systems across the EU will encourage consumers to seek solutions to the problems they encounter when buying products and services in the Single Market and will boost online purchases, in particular from traders in other Member States; recalls that more online and cross-border trade in the EU will also provide businesses with new opportunities and help drive economic growth. Or. en
Amendment 33 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission statistical report of April 2014 titled ‘Single parents and employment in Europe’,
Amendment 67 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas due to the unequal work- life balance between men and women, women have much longer working days leaving little time for social and community inclusion or economic participation;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas stereotypes relating to the incompatibility of motherhood and full time professional work may deter young women from proceeding with higher education or career investments; while they may also deter full time employed women from having children;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas although women match or even outnumber men at graduate levels, women tend to stay in fields of study that are considered ‘feminine’ such as health care or education;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas many financial resources that come with full time employment, such as benefits or pension systems, are only available to those actively participating in the full time labour market which in turn causes many women to become ineligible for these benefits as they tend to stay with part time employment due to familial responsibilities;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas in sectors relating to, but not limited to, goods, services or agriculture, there is an uneven access to economic and financial resources such as assets, capital, productive resources and credit between men and women;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas women are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence, violence online, cyber bullying, stalking and physical violence;
Amendment 176 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to promote initiatives focused on girls and women obtaining higher education in the fields such as science, technology and IT to lead them into these job fields after graduation;
Amendment 192 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to analyse the benefits of investing in child and elderly care facilities as it may promote the participation of mothers in the full time work force and allowing them to have greater local and social inclusion;
Amendment 216 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place all juridical measures to fight against the phenomenon of violence against women online and cyber bullying; in particular asks to the EU and the Member States to combine forces in order to create a criminal offence framework that obliges online corporations to delete or to stop the spreading of degrading, offensive and humiliating content; it also asks to put in place psychological support for women victims of violence online and girls cyber bullied;
Amendment 46 #
2014/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 184/2005
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 55 #
2014/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 184/2005
Article 9 a
Article 9 a
Amendment 58 #
2014/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 184/2005
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 2(3), shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of twohree months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by twohree months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 66 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Interoperability of European public administrations concerns all levels of administration: European, local, regional and national. It is therefore important that solutions take into account their respective needs, as well as those of citizens and enterprises where relevant, small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, given their valuable contribution to the European economy.
Amendment 98 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
In addition, the ISA2 Programme may act as a ‘'solution incubator’', piloting new interoperability solutions, and as a ’'solution bridge’', operating existing interoperability solutions, and provide information and training on the importance and utilisation of interoperability solutions throughout Europe.
Amendment 183 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for at least 10five years after the PPE has been placed on the market.
Amendment 231 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.12 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.12 – paragraph 1
The identification markings or indicators directly or indirectly relating to health and safety affixed to these types of PPE must, if possible, take the form of harmonized pictograms or ideograms. They must be perfectly visible and legible and remain so throughout the foreseeable useful life of the PPE. In addition, these markings must be complete, precise and comprehensible so as to prevent any misinterpretation; in particular, when such markings include words or sentences, the latter must be written in the official language(s) of the Member State where theon whose market the individual equipment is to be usedoffered for sale.
Amendment 147 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should take into account the fact that the safety of cableway installations depends equally on the surrounding conditions, on the quality of the industrial goods supplied and on the way in which they are assembled, installed on site and monitored during operation. The causes of serious accidents may be linked to the choice of site, to the system of transport itself, to the structures, or to the way in which the system is operated and maintained.(Linguistic amendment which does not affect the English version)
Amendment 153 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 4
Article 3 – point 4
4. "‘safety component"’ means any basic component, set of components, subassembly or complete assembly of equipment and any device intended to be incorporated in a subsystem or a cableway installation for the purpose of ensuring a safety function, the failure of which endangers the safety or health of persons, users, operating personnel or third parties;
Amendment 158 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that a cableway installation remains incan be operationed only if it complies with the conditions set out in the safety reportdocumentation detailed in Article 9(2).
Amendment 163 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
(9) Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it withIn the case of components not available on the market on the basis of the provisions of the harmonised standards, manufacturers shall supply all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the subsystem or the safety component with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by thate competent national authority. That information and documentation may be provided in paper or electronic form. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by the subsystems or safety components which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 172 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
(2) The EU declaration of conformity shall have the model structure set out in Annex X and shall contain the elements specified in the relevant conformity assessment procedures set out in Annexes IV to VIII and shall be continuously updatedupdated when the subsystem or safety component is placed on the market. It shall accompany the subsystem or the safety component and shall be translated into the language or languages required by the Member State in whose market the subsystem or the safety component is placed or made available on the market.
Amendment 173 #
2014/0107(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
(2) The CE marking shall be affixed before the subsystem or the safety component is placed on the market.
Amendment 136 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – indent 3
– any transaction having an equivalent economic effect and posing similar risks, in particular a buy-sell back or sell-backcollateral swap transaction;
Amendment 166 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. ESMA shall assess whether the application is complete within 20 working days of receipt of the application. The technical standards may specify the procedures to be applied by trade repositories in order to verify the completeness and correctness of the details reported to them under Article 4(1), where ESMA considers such procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this Regulation. Where the application is not complete, ESMA shall set a deadline by which the trade repository is to provide additional information. After assessing an application as complete, ESMA shall notify the trade repository accordingly.
Amendment 173 #
2014/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) operational standards required in order to compile, aggregate and compare data across repositories in a fully automatic way;
Amendment 14 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas maximum effort should be made not only to ensure clarity, simplicity, operability and enforceability of legislation but also to establish a predictable and stable framework for the assessment of how the legislation in the Single Market area works in practice;
Amendment 24 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its call on the Commission to improve governance of the Single Market by developing an set-up of analytical tools to more properly measure Single Market integration within the framework of the Single Market pillar of the European Semester; believes that such an analytical tool could provide useful input for country- specific recommendations (CSRs), the Annual Growth Survey, the European Council’s guidance to Member States, and the national action plans aimed at implementing the Single Market guidelines;
Amendment 34 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its call for the procedures to provide for appropriate involvement of the European Parliament in the economic governance cycle, setting forth the adoption, by the European Parliament and by the Council, of other measures necessary to strengthen Single Market governance, in particular, measures addressing the areas where the Union regulatory framework has been established in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure laid down in Article 294 TFEU;
Amendment 47 #
2014/0000(INI)
8a. Requests that the forthcoming country-specific recommendations in the European Semester cycle should reflect the findings of the Single Market integration report in a much stronger and stringent way than previously;
Amendment 49 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to make Single Market governance a priority in all subsequent phases of the European Semester in generalprocess and to take full account of the key growth areas and of the measures included in the Single Market Acts I and II;
Amendment 76 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the completion of the Digital Single Market could generate additional GDP growth of 4.00.4 % over the period up to 2020 and(520 billion in 2014 prices) and employment gains are in the range of 0.1 per cent which is equivalent to over 223,000 jobs created by 2020 according to information in the study 'The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market'; supports new investment in infrastructure and the deployment of new technologies, such as 4G; considers the adoption of the EU’s general data protection framework and the Network and Information Security Directive as essential for the completion of the Digital Single Market by 2015;
Amendment 89 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that the review of the recent economic governance framework is a great opportunity to urge Member States to step up their efforts towards the Digital Single Market which means not only more growth and jobs, especially in the SME sector and among young people, but also a future-oriented and modern European Union;
Amendment 107 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that significant untapped growth potential exist in the Service sector based on 'The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market” report's estimates regarding the range of potential gains of € 337 billion to € 637 billion;
Amendment 134 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to ensure the swift implementation and enforcement of rules such as the Consumer Rights Directive, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution, while ensuring the reduction of administrative burdens;
Amendment 138 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the Consumer Rights Directive marked an important step forward in terms of increasing legal certainty for consumers and businesses in online transactions, and today constitutes the main consumer protection instrument for online services;
Amendment 139 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Notes that further gains can be made from improvements to the functioning of the Single Market, such as putting in place the online dispute resolution (ODR) system for consumer disputes, which could generate savings of some 22 billion euro;
Amendment 148 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to consider including in the body of its proposals for legal instruments in the Single Market area the obligation to carry out a systematic review of transposition, compliance, effectiveness and fitness for purpose of the legal instruments, including a methodology and criteria for the systematic review; believes that such a methodology and criteria would allow for better assessment of whether the legal instruments are properly transposed, implemented and enforced but also whether and to what extent they contribute to attaining their objectives and how far they are fit for their purpose;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the economic situation and recent developments in some Member States, particularly those which have already been in crisis for years, have compromised the quality of employment, social protection and health and safety standards;
Amendment 280 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the unpreparedness of the EU andprimarily of the EU institutions and also of other international institutions, including the IMF, for a sovereign debt crisis of a large magnitude inside a monetary union;
Amendment 317 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the lack of transparency in the MoU negotiations; notes the necessity to evaluate whether formal documents were clearly communicated in due time to the national parliaments and the European Parliament; further notes the possible negative impact of such practices on citizens’ rights and the political situation within the countries concerned; notes that they may further aggravate the sense of a democratic deficit;
Amendment 355 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the programmes for Greece, Ireland and Portugal comprise a number of detailed prescriptions for the reform of health systems reform, a matter in relation to which powers are vested solely in the Member States, and expenditure cuts; regrets that the programmes are not bound by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Treaties, including Art. 168(7) TFEU;
Amendment 473 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that financial assistance achieved in the short run the avoidance of a disorderly default on sovereign debt that would have had extremely severe economic and social consequences, as well as spill-over effects for other countries of an incalculable magnitude, and possibly the forced exit of countries from the euro area; further notes that there is no guarantee this will be avoided in the long run; also notes that the financial assistance and adjustment programme in Greece have not prevented an orderly default nor contagion of the crisis to other Member States; deplores the downturn in economic growth and social downturnwelfare which became evident when the fiscal and macroeconomic corrections were put into place;
Amendment 527 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that fiscal multipliers are difficult to assess with certainty; recalls in this respect that the IMF admitted to underestimating the fiscal multiplier in its growth forecasts prior to October 2012 but that the Commission stated in November 2012 that forecast errors were not due to the underestimation of fiscal multipliers; points out that this expression of public disagreement between the Commission and the IMF was not followed up and that the origin of the forecasting errors is still unknown;
Amendment 594 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Troika’s mandate has been perceived as being unclear andnot altogether clear either from the legal point of view or as regards the exact aims, and as lacking transparency;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Parliament was a key driver in the establishment of the ESMA and that the European Supervisory Authorities (ESA's) are still in a setting-up phase; considers, therefore, that better coordination and supervision of these authorities are needed at European level;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the Authority's role in promoting stable and safe financial markets, in the stability of the European financial system and in bringing about secure operation of the European equities market is essential for the economic recovery and the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that as on September 2013 three corrective actions were finalised following the comments of the Court of Auditors in 2011 and recalls that this process must be fully completed including the suggested cancellation of carry-overs and also including transparency of selection procedures and including inadequacies of budgetary planning;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that corrective actions as regards budgetary planning and implementation, the management of fixed assets and the transparency of recruitment processes are still ongoing and are still, but are definitely needed;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the additional tasks entrusted to ESMA as well as future tasks envisaged in the legislative proposals yet to be agreed will require budgetary increases and new human resources in order to fulfil their supervisory role in a satisfactory manner; considers this to be extremely important, as the tasks of the supervisory authorities are changing in these very years, so that in the years ahead they are likely to increase most;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes furthermore that the introduction of the new human resources mentioned in the text – if rendered necessary by the accumulation of duties – is acceptable, although it might be more rational first to regroup the duties, or to complete increases in efficiency, before we increase the staff establishment by specific numbers;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that the current financing of ESMA, which is based on a mixed financing system, is inflexible and creates administrative burdens, and that therefore, in order to improve efficiency and independence, the Authority’s current financing should be reviewed, so that after a certain period the budget of the European supervisory authorities is entirely funded from the European Union budget;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Concludes, for precisely that reason, that the current financing arrangements of ESMA may pose a threat to its independence and therefore calls on the Commission to proposcreate an independent budget line for it during the review of its regulation.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Parliament was a key driver in the establishment of the EIOPA and that the European Supervisory Authorities (ESA's) are still in a setting-up phase; considers, therefore, that better coordination and supervision of these authorities are needed at European level;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the Authority's role in promoting the safety and soundness of insurance and reinsurance institutions and in safeguarding the interests of the insured and of members of pension schemes is essential for the economic recovery and the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that as on September 2013 the Authority had completed two corrective actions following the comments of Court of Auditors in 2011, recalls that this process must be fully satisfied, including the financial compliance of procurement procedures;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that corrective actions as regards physical checks on tangible assets, the consistency of procurement procedures and the transparency of recruitment procedures are still ongoing and stillbut definitely needed;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the additional tasks entrusted to EIOPA as well as future tasks envisaged in the legislative proposals yet to be agreed will require budgetary increases and new human resources in order to fulfil their supervisory role in a satisfactory manner; considers this to be extremely important, as the tasks of the supervisory authorities are changing in these very years, so that in the years ahead they are likely to increase most;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes furthermore that the introduction of the new human resources mentioned in the text – if rendered necessary by the accumulation of duties – is acceptable, although it might be more rational first to regroup the duties, or to complete increases in efficiency, before we increase the staff establishment by specific numbers;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that the current financing of EIOPA, which is based on a mixed financing system, is inflexible and creates administrative burdens, and that therefore, in order to improve efficiency and independence, the Authority’s current financing should be reviewed, so that after a certain period the budget of the European supervisory authorities is entirely funded from the European Union budget;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Concludes, for precisely that reason, that the current financing arrangements of EIOPA may pose a threat to its independence and therefore calls on the Commission to proposcreate an independent budget line for it during the review of its regulation.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Parliament was a key driver in the establishment of the EBA and that the European Supervisory Authorities (ESA's) are still in a setting-up phase; considers, therefore, that better coordination and supervision of these authorities are needed at European level;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Authority's role in promoting the safety and soundness of banking institutions, in the prudential regulation of the European banking sector and in ensuring the effectiveness of European supervision is essential for the economic recovery and the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that as on September 2013 three corrective actions were completed following the comments of the Court of Auditors in 2011 and recalls that this process must be fully satisfied, including the transparency of selection procedures, outsourcing of the IT system to an external firm, and the excessive nature of the associated expenditure, as well as the problem of low budget utilisation;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the additional tasks entrusted to EBA as well as future tasks envisaged in the proposals yet to be agreed will require budgetary increases and new human resources in order to fulfil their supervisory role in a satisfactory manner; considers this to be extremely important, as the tasks of the supervisory authorities are changing in these very years, so that in the years ahead they are likely to increase most;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes furthermore that the introduction of the new human resources mentioned in the text – if rendered necessary by the accumulation of duties – is acceptable, although it might be more rational first to regroup the duties, or to complete increases in efficiency, before we increase the staff establishment by specific numbers;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that the current financing of EBA, which is based on a mixed financing system, is inflexible and creates administrative burdens, and that therefore, in order to improve efficiency and independence, the Authority’s current financing should be reviewed, so that after a certain period the budget of the European supervisory authorities is entirely funded from the European Union budget;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Concludes, for precisely that reason, that the current financing arrangements of EBA may pose a threat to its independence and therefore calls on the Commission to proposcreate an independent budget line for it during the review of its regulation.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Conclusions of the European Council of 24-25 October 2013,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the Single Market should be seen as closely connected to other horizontal policy areas, such as consumer and worker protection, social rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas we have not yet achieved a fully functioning digital single market for online and communications services in Europe; whereas the free movement of digital services and cross- border e- commerce is today hindered by fragmented rules at national level; whereas European companies and public services will gain economic and social benefits from the use of advanced ICT services and applications;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen Single Market governance by establishing, as a specific pillar of the European Semester, an annual Single Market governance cycle that includes the Internal Market Scoreboard, an annual report on the integration of the Single Market as part of the Annual Growth Survey, European Council guidance to Member States, national action plans aimed at implementing the Single Market guidelines, and dedicated country-specific recommendations and to take full account of the key growth areas – identified as the services sector, the energy sector, the transport sector and the digital single market – and of the measures included in the Single Market Acts I and II;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 21 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance ofat a consistent implementation of the package of concrete proposals on digital services submitted by the Commission in order to develop and complete the digital single market, in particular with regard to universal access to internet and up-to-date and transparentcan contribute to Europe making full use of the internal market; calls for an effective policy for a digital single market that makes online services in Europe more competitive, accessible, cross-border and transparent providing a high level of consumer protection mechanisms;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that free movement of persons and workersRegrets that, despite the strong evidence for the importance of the single market in overcoming the crisis, the free movement of citizens, in particular workers and professionals, across Europe is still not completed and that stronger measures are needed in order to remove the remaining obstacles and ensure the principle of equal treatment of workersstimulate growth;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 32 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 35 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the regulation of financial services should provide for better information, enhanced protection and effective redress for consumers; stresses the need for a quick and positive conclusion of the work on legislative proposals on consumer and retail financial services market, in particular the Key Information Documents (KIDs) for packaged retail investment products, the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features; takes the view that further proposals, such as a consumer insolvency regime, should be brought forward in order to encourage the safe investment of private savings in the real economy;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Members States to ensure that adequate resources are provided for the SOLVIT network and the Points of Single Contact, as required by the Services Directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States alike to take further steps to disseminate information about the availability of these instruments among businesses and entrepreneurs; considers, in addition, that Member States should initiate a more intensive and broader exchange of best practices;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes note of the continuous increase of the use of the Your Europe and Your Europe Advice portals, which should be able to provide the necessary information to anyone moving around the European Union; is aware, at the same time, that the level of mobility in Europe is still low and often restricted to a limited number of well-educated and well-off individuals and social groups;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the ECB and the ESAs have different reporting standards and intervals and the creation of the SSM poses a serious risk of duplication of reporting requirements; whereas it is therefore necessary to seek to render the functioning of the existing model more effective or to reconsider the possibility of unifying the supervisory system;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 116 #
2013/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas some members of the ESAs in the Boards of Supervisors took decisions on consumer protection issues in order to reinforce their powers of examination without having a mandate for it in their home Member State;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on a strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers (A7-0155/2012),
Amendment 3 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 4 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 13 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. having regard to the particular importance of utility services, the need to guarantee consumers free access to such services and the need to lay down binding rules on access to such services for vulnerable consumerenhanced consumer information requirements regarding utility services;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that utility services have common characteristics; urgNotes that basic consumer rights which cover allsome utility services should beare already harmonised at Community level through the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU);
Amendment 33 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 41 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that consumer protection is effective only if consumers' rights can actually be enforced; emphasises the need to establish a legal framework for European class actioncalls, therefore, on the Member States to fully implement the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC), the Directive on Misleading and Comparative Advertising (2006/114/EC) and the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU); highlights, in this context, the importance of alternative dispute resolution systems as efficient, cost-saving mechanisms for solving conflicts between both consumers and providers of utilities services and therefore calls on Member States to implement the recently agreed Directive on ADR (2013/11/EU) and Regulation on ODR (524/2013/EU), to help better enforce consumer rights;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses thatuggests that the needs of consumers and other representatives of civil society should be involved at all levels in the balanced against the needs of providers when considefrinition,g organisation, provision and assessment of utility services;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises thatSupports the existence of strong, independent consumer organisations is a sine qua non forn facilitating comprehensive consumer protection;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that all consumers, irrespective of their financial circumstances, should be guaranteedhave access to utility services and that, in special arrangements, such as exemption from charges, should be introduced for 'vulnerable consumers'; points out that any consumer may find him/herself in a situation in which he/she needs special protectionfic and defined circumstances, 'vulnerable consumers' may furthermore require special arrangements;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to pay more attention to and invest more in consumer information and education campaigns in the context of utility services that target the right messages at the right consumer segment;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the liberalisation of energy markets has not systematically led to greater competition and lower prices for consumers and, from consumers' point of view, has made the range ofe need for enhanced consumer information and transparency in the energy market, in particular, to improve services and tariffs available m comparability fore confusingsumers;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 95 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Criticises the fact that energy prices do not reflect actual costs and thatRegrets that current energy prices do not necessarily factor in external costs, such asnamely the environmental damage, are not identified and arssociated to a given energy source or production method, which might nevertheless be passed on to society as a whole on the long run; calls for measures to guarantee cost transparency and the enforcement of the polluter-pays principleencourage greater price transparency for consumers in this regard;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that undertakings should be required to publish information about prices and price changes in a readily understandable form and that minimum standards are needed to govern the way accounts are drawn up, calls on the Member States and business to take the appropriate measures to ensure that consumers in general and vulnerable consumers in particular have access to clear, understandable and comparable information about fees, conditions and means of redress;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that information asymmetry is putting consumers at a disadvantage; calls for the introduction of legal instruments which ensure that consumers receive comprehensive information; notes that technical simplification is essential for consumers and that to this end, the same price components should be present in the offer, the contract and the bill, and the presentation of this data should be aligned; believes that in order to make consumers more proactive in the management of energy consumption, they need to be made aware of ways to control consumption, as well as possibilities for energy savings, and energy efficiency and small-scale production;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that whereSupports the roll out of smart metering ias employed priority must be given to the benefits for customers and data protection and that the relevant costs must not be passed on to consumersof benefit to the economic interests of consumers, so long as individual's consumer rights to refuse a smart meter is maintained;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for legislative measures to guarantee all consumers access toStresses the importance for the development of the Digital Single Market of continuing efforts aimed at providing ubiquitous and high- quality telecommunications services and narrow the digital divide, through the promotion of fixed and mobile internet access and the deployment of next generation infrastructures;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the internet must remain open and net-neutral and that the protection of personal data and privacy must have priority, as this is the only way to build trust; recalls that network and information security is the responsibility of all stakeholders, including users at home, service providers and product developers; recommends encouraging cybersecurity-related training and education for both citizens and professionals;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that data portability and interoperability are essential if consumers are to become less dependent on providers and enjoy greater freedom to choose their provider and if innovation is to be fostered; takurges the view that all consumers should be able to switch provider at any time,Commission to take steps to clarify consumer rights, to encourage transparency as regards pricing, billing, information and the scope for comparison, to enhance freedom of charge, without loss of data and with a minimum of formalitieonsumer choice and responsiveness to customer needs, and to protect consumers;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the Stresses the dynamic nature of the parcel delibveralisation of postal services has not brought the promised benefits for consumers, but has instead destroyed structures which it will be very difficult to re-esty market, with innovative services developing rapidly; highlights in this context that even more available delivery options, better transparency, information and prices are a precondition for increasing consumers' confidence in the delivery market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary measures to encourage the postal services to improve interoperability and accelerate the roll-out of streamlined processes aimed at reducing costs, increasing the availability and quality of delivery servicesh;
Amendment 135 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. EmphasiStresses that a comprehensive postal service must bereliability of postal services is crucial and that it is essential to offer efficient systems that guaranteed throughout the Union, including in rural areasat parcels effectively reach the requested destination within a reasonable timeframe;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 148 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that high-quality, comprehensive and freely accessibleefficient local public transport constitutes a basic service which must also be made available in areas where it is less profitable;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that, as a result of the ageing of the population, efficient and universally accessible public transport services will gain in importance in the future and that they are also essential if the EU2020 climate objectives are to be achieved; calls for the development of the common tools to ensure optimised multimodality in efficient, high-quality public transport services, in order to ensure both the free movement of people and the competitiveness of such services vis-à-vis the use of;
Amendment 156 #
2013/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for a holistic approach to elderly people and the people with limited mobility; believes that the whole public transport chain has to be taken into consideration, including access to public transport's points; wishes to address the need for a coherent focal point system in order to help people with limited mobility;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. PRecalls that the huge economic potential of the services sector remains untapped; points out that a full and approperiate implementation of the Services Directive could trigger growth potential of between 0.8 % and 2.6 % of GDP;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the lack of involvement of national parliaments in the debate on Single Market aspects in the European Semester 2013 and calls on them to actively engage in a dialogue with the European Parliament and their respective governments to better activate untapped growth and employment potential; stresses that the engagement of the stakeholders in the development of the necessary reforms is crucial to their delivery and success.
Amendment 227 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the Commission to ensure that Member States involve their national parliaments, the social partners and civil society in the European Semester process as a whole, and particularly in the development and discussion of their national reform programmes; stresses that the engagement of all stakeholders in the development of the necessary reforms is crucial to their delivery and success;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the recent economic downturn has led to a number of reductions in the defence budgets of the majority of Member Statmany Member States; considers that the current crisis can be used as an opportunity for the development of an integrated Union defence policy, as it can provide the impetus for implementing ambitious and outstanding reforms and for better benefitting from synergies;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in order to increase the competitiveness of the European defence industry, Member States urgently need to increasmprove the transparency and increase the openness of their defence markets; considers that Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and sensitive security procurement strengthens the single market by reducing the complexity of procurement rules in the defence sector;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that greater use of innovative procurement techniques – especially including those related to the aggregation of requirements, use of ICT and incentives- setting for R&D – should be encouraged in defence procurement, as they may be particularly suited to this field and can play a major role in reducing the administratiove burden and costs related to procurement procedures;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the contracts awarded in the field of defence and security are often technically complex; stresses that in order to facilitate cross-border tendering there is a need to review incompatible or disproportionate technical requirements so as to minimise and, where possible, eliminate incompatible or disproportionate requirements constituting barriers to the Sinternal mgle Market;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that promoting the European defence technological and industrial base is a further element towards to the completion of the Single Market and can create sustainable jobs for citizens employed in the defence industries;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the fragmentation of the European defence market is an obstacle to small and medium-sized enterprises increasing their share in this marketto market their products; emphasises the importance of possibilities for small and medium-sized enterprises to take part in the process ofcontribute to the creatingon of defence equipment sector products; urges the Commission, therefore, to adoppresent further proposals to facilitate their access to the European defence industry;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2125(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Member States to inspire cooperation between major defence companies and universities; emphasises that the knowledge base of universities can be widened through this cooperation;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s forthcoming implementing act on origin labelling of all meat and impact assessment on origin labelling for meat used as food ingredient; highlights the importance of clear, harmonised rules and calls on Member States to enforce them swiftly in a coherent way throughout the EU; is concerned, however, that further legislation in this area may lead to increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognize the importance of unannounced and independent controls carried out by well-equipped and trained staff; Calls on Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated for official controls; Underlines that efficient controls and inspections should be carried out in such a way that does not create extra administrative burden or negatively affect SMEs;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s review on official controls provides for economical disincentive to fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties currently applied in the food sector are inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges, therefore, the Commission and the Member States to introduce stronger, proportionate and more dissuasive sanctions;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the need forto better prioritize these investigations and to improved cooperation between all relevant public authorities (e.g. Food Veterinary Office, OLAF, Customs, Law Enforcement) and the food operators; sStresses the need to increase antifraud skills (e.g. IT tools) and to be proactive rather than reactive.;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the 83rd Annual Report of the Bank of International Settlements published on 23 June 2013,
Amendment 37 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the bold measures taken by the ECB in 2012, which have contributed in a decisive manner to the stabilisation of the banking sector and helping to sever the link between the banks and the sovereign;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the decisions of July 2012 to reduce the key ECB interest rates in the context of very low inflation expectations and weak economic activity;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that the banking system's demand for liquidity from the Eurosystem increased in 2012, thus strengthening the dependence of the banking system on the Eurosystem's intervention, and warns of the risks of such dependence;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the three-year LTRO settled on March 2012 contributed to stabilising the banking system, but that this should be a temporary measure; notes that, despite the liquidity injected into the banking system by the LTRO, the credit available to the real economy is still below pre-crisis levels; suggests that it would be appropriate for the ECB to reduceunderstands that the demand for credits by business its deposit facility rate to negative values in order to encourage banking lending to the real economypresently at a very low level, making it difficult for banks to lend;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that insufficient growth in the European business sector is not mainly due to the insufficient availability of credit offered by the banking sector;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the important role played by the SMP in addressing the malfunctioning of certain eurozone sovereign debt securities market segmentNotes the positive effects played by the SMP on the sovereign debt; warns that this should not be considered by the banking sector or governments to be a permanent fixture, as the role of a central bank is neither the recapitalisation of governments, nor the attempt to influence the interest rates of sovereign bonds;
Amendment 94 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the setting-up of the OMTs, with no ex ante quantitative limits, in order to safeguard monetary policy transmission, but deplorwelcomes the decision to link the activation of the OMT to strict conditionalities attached to an EFSF/ESM programme; calls on the ECB to activate OMTs independently from strict conditionality;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 104 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Understands the Bank of International Settlements' (BIS) warnings about too long a period of quantitative easing ('whatever it takes'); follows with interest the discussions in most major central banks on the best timetable to wind down their loose monetary policies; notes that amongst others the Federal Reserve Board intends to exit from the present policies as soon as this is possible; understands that the ECB will maintain an accommodative policy stands as long as the banking sector is not fully stabilised, and spill-overs into the public sector remain a threat, a policy which is made possible by the low inflation rates which are expected over the medium term;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers, in the light of the recent developments in the US, that economic recovery and higher growth in the economy represent a sound and solid basis for a progressive phase-out of the quantitative easing policy measures;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that the quantitative easing policy measures of the ECB were intended to be of transitory nature and should hence in no way be regarded by the banking sector as a permanent instrument;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Encourages the ECB to send clear signals to the market with regard to the estimated period of activation of its quantitative easing policy measures and to start their phasing-out as soon as the tension in the banking sector is diminished and the link between the banks and the sovereign could be severed and the economic indicators related to growth and inflation justify this decision;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the monetary policy tools that the ECB has used since the beginning of the crisis, while providing a welcome relief in distressed financial markets, have revealed their limits as regards stimulating growth and improving the situation on the labour market; considers, therefore, that the ECB could investigate the possibilities of implementing new unconventional measures aimed at participating in a large, EU-wide pro-growth programme, including the use of the Emergency Liquidity Assistance facility to undertake an ‘overt money financing’ of government debt in order to finance tax cuts targeted on low-income households and/or new spending programmes focused on the Europe 2020 objectivesfurther measures based on a responsible approach and respect for the principle of prudence;
Amendment 132 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 152 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Argues thatRecalls the independence of the ECB in the conduct of its monetary policy should be democratic and should result from deliberation between different viewpoints and approach, as enshrined in the Treaties;
Amendment 160 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the ECB to pay more attention tocontinue monitoring and to analyse the contractionary effects on GDP, employment and social welfare created by austerity policies carried out by national governments in the framework of Economic Assistance Programmes involvingsulting from a number of factors, such as the over indebtedness of several Member States, the loss of competitiveness resulting from belated structural reforms, a strong mismatch between modest productivity increases and generous wage increases and the contractive effects on the economy resulting from the adjustment programs which became inevitable when a number of Member States almost went bankrupt, a feat from which they were only saved by the intervention of the Troika in conjunction with the solidarity from other Member States through ad hoc funds like the ECBSM;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the ECB's independence shouldall not justify lack of democratic accountability; recalls the ongoing call for more transparency in the ECB which would result in increased credibility and predictability and appreciates the improvements in this area that have already been implemented; recognises, in this respect, the difficulties relating to the publication of the minutes of the ECB Governing Council’s meetings, as differences in individual positions could be interpreted as representing national interests, leading to pressure from Member State governments on Governing Council members; calls on the ECB to publish its summary minutes;
Amendment 180 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the exchange rate is a crucial economic policy variable which impacts on the competiveness of thmpacts on the competiveness of the Eurozone; recalls, nevertheless, that the exchange rate policy is not an attribute of the ECB but of the Council which in 1997 chose to let the Euro float freely in order to neither impede the Treaty's monetary policy goal of a stable ecurozonerency nor the independence of the ECB;
Amendment 189 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of supporting the euro as an international currency, and stresses the need to pave the way for a new international monetary order taking into account the new multipolar world economReiterates its wish to see the euro becoming of increasing importance as a leading international currency beside the US dollar in the world economy; notes the ECB´s stands to refrain from actively promoting the Euro as an international currency;
Amendment 210 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that transparency in the field of banking supervision is essential and that the ECB should take all possible measures to improve its transparency such as, inter alia, the publication of the minutes of the Supervisory Board;
Amendment 231 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in order to strengthen the stability of the banking system and avoishould be strengthened and the development of the ‘'too big to fail’' syndrome, consideration should be given to introducing a full separation between deposit and investment banks, on the lines of the ‘Volcker Rule’ in the US should be avoided. Calls on the Commission to conduct a thorough impact assessment on a potential separation of bank’s retail and investment activities;
Amendment 233 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that the draft regulation on the Single Supervisory Mechanism provides for interinstitutional arrangements to be concluded between the European Parliament and the ECB on Parliament's scrutiny andthe democratic accountability emphasizing the role of the Parliament; urges the ECB to meet the new requirements, in particular in terms of democratic accountability and transparency in its supervisory activities;
Amendment 239 #
2013/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned at the contempt shown by the Council towards Parliament's resolution of 25 October 20123 on the appointment of a new Member of the executive board of the ECB, and notes that due consideration should be given to both the expertise and the gender balance of members in the appointment of ECB top management;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 23 #
2013/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the vital role of SMEs in creating growth and employment, in particular youth employment; stresses that delivery services are of extreme importance for European SMEs, and that an integrated competitive delivery market ensuring different delivery options at affordable prices is a precondition for accessing new markets and reaching more consumers within the EU; recommends, therefore, appropriate adjustments to the regulatory framework to give European consumers freedom of choice, practicality, transparency and – from the point of view of competition – greater social and economic advantages and access to a wider range of goods and services, while SMEs acquire ample opportunities to provide goods and services which are innovative, of quality and consumer- friendly on the European internal on-line market as a whole, so as to strengthen their position and enable them to remain competitive in the global economy;
Amendment 41 #
2013/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that in this regard collaboration within the industry on interoperable cross-border track-and-trace systems is of particular importance; encourages the Commission to explore further the potential of developing European standards and of using open application programming interfaces to enable integrated tracking systems and to promote the quality, reliability and sustainability of integrated logistic services applied to electronic commerce;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Council of 12 February 2013 on the Alert Mechanism Report 20131,
Amendment 141 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to improve substantially their tax collection capacity, thereby generating additional resources to promote growth and jobs as laid down in EU 2020; moreover Member States would in this way contribute to the future elaboration of a European taxpayer's code based on good national practices;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the transparency of taxation and the improvement of the situation in the field of tax evasion are inevitable, as the several billion EUR deficits deriving from them still threaten government incomes, and the non appropriate action in this field only further strengthens black economy and further weakens Europe's competitiveness;
Amendment 144 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Member States to adopt the Savings directive, which would make it possible to eliminate tax loopholes as such;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Member States to improve their administrative cooperation in the area of direct taxation;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Calls on the Commission to identify the areas where the EU regulation and the member state administrative cooperation could be improved in order to reduce tax fraud, including the appropriate use of the FISCALIS and CUSTOMS programs;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Calls on the Member States - according to the Commission Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion-, to take part in the widest possible circle in the EU VAT forum;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20f. Calls on the Commission to put in place on short notice an appropriate monitoring and scoreboard system, which could control the accomplishment of the actions detailed in the 2012 Commission Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion;
Amendment 149 #
2013/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)
Paragraph 20 g (new)
20g. Recalls on the Commission to provide more budgetary resources and staff to DG TAXUD to help it develop EU policies and proposals concerning double non-taxation, tax evasion and fraud;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the internal market still has enormous, untapped potential to boost competitiveness and growth in the EU, and therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to accelerate their efforts to remove remaining barriers, to the benefit of EU consumers, employees and companies, particularly SMEs; Furthermore underlines that forecasting and financing tools (insurance, payment guarantees etc.) must be created and reinforced in order to enable SMEs to develop at international level. (According to a study by the Commission, 25% of European small and medium enterprises have been engaged in import/export activities in the last years. Outside the European internal market only 13% have dealt with third countries and only 7 to 10% have done business with the BRIC countries.)
Amendment 5 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a competition-driven open European energy market will make for lower prices, as well as enhancing Europe’s competitiveness and contributing to economic growth and consumers’ well- being, and that, in order to bring this about, the remaining physical, statutory, and or regulatory barriers to market efficiency need to be removed urgently;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UNotes that as a result of the inadequate transposition of the third energy package internal market legislation in the energy sphere has not yet generated its full benefits for internal market actors and no cross-border internal energy market yet exists; urges the Commission, to take steps to bring competition rules to bear on the energy sector, especially as regards the delayed transposition and implementation of the third energy packagherefore, to use all the means at its disposal to guarantee the transposition and implementation of the third energy package, which has been delayed; points out that enforcement of competition rules can contribute to greater security of supply if it serves to facilitate market access and encourage investment; urges the Commission, therefore, to be resolute in continuing the steps taken in the light of the sector inquiry to bring competition rules to bear on the energy sector; welcomes, in that connection, the ongoing competition law procedures in the energy sector, the aim of which is to ensure that the objective of completing the internal energy market in 2014 is achieved and that the obstacles to competition re- established by energy suppliers are eliminated; points out that national regulatory and anti-trust authorities play a decisive role in implementing EU rules, and encourages the Member States to endow these authorities with the financial and human resources they require;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to take steps to eliminate market fragmentation and distortions by phasing out direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies and doing away with regulated consumer energy prices; calls on the Commission, in that connection, to check whether the laws in force in some Member States, which, by granting exclusive rights, create supplier monopolies and thus lead to lower levels of competition and higher consumer prices, are consistent with the Treaties; points to the need to move gradually towards consistency among renewable energy support schemes in the Member States and to promote capacity mechanisms that work efficiently in a cross-border context; emphasises that in this connection great care must be taken to determine precisely which capacity- safeguarding measures are necessary and make sense;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that as a result of the failure to transpose the third energy package and obstacles to competition which still persist market liberalisation has not resulted in significant options or lower prices for final consumers and households; urges the Commission to take steps to improve transparencyclarify consumers’ rights, to improve transparency as regards pricing and billing, information, and freedom of consumer choice and to protect vulnerable consumers; advocates support for new arrangements making for effective dispute resolution and restoring the balance of bargaining power between final consumers and suppliers.consumers;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that smart metering systems and variable electricity tariffs can offer consumers an incentive to reduce their consumption, and therefore their bills, and can make for greater transparency; emphasises, however, at the same time, that the introduction of such metering systems must be preceded by a detailed assessment of, in particular, the real potential for savings, interoperability or the data protection implications;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the prompt transposition of the recently adopted directive on alternative dispute resolution and regulation on online dispute resolution, which are designed to guarantee improved universal EU-wide access to dispute resolution bodies, also in connection with energy-related matters, to ensure that disputes can be settled quickly, simply and cheaply and to restore the balance of bargaining power between final consumers and suppliers;
Amendment 101 #
2013/0410(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 14 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 515/97
Article 41 d – paragraph 1
Article 41 d – paragraph 1
‘1. The period for which data may be stored shall depend on the laws, regulations and procedures of the Member State supplying them. The need for the retention of data shall be reviewed by the supplying Member State. The maximum and non- cumulative periods, calculated from the date of entry of the data in the investigation file, which may not be exceeded are as follows:
Amendment 48 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Unlawful acquisition of a trade secret by a third party could have devastating effects on its legitimate holder since once publicly disclosed it would be impossible for that holder to revert to the situation prior to the loss of the trade secret. As a result, it is essential to provide for fast and accessible interim measures for the immediate termination of the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret, including when such trade secret is used for the provision of services. Such relief must be available without having to await a decision on the substance of the case, with due respect for the rights of defence and the principle of proportionality having regard to the characteristics of the case in question. Guarantees of a level sufficient to cover the costs and the injury caused to the respondent by an unjustified request may also be required, particularly where any delay would cause irreparable harm to the legitimate holder of a trade secret.
Amendment 114 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The conscious and deliberate production, offering or placing on the market of infringing goods, or import, export or storage of infringing goods for those purposes, shall be considered an unlawful use of a trade secret when the person carrying out such activities knew, or, under the circumstances, should have known that the trade secret was used unlawfully within the meaning of paragraph 3.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of protecting a legitimate interest recognised by Union or national law, there shall be no entitlement to the application for the measures, procedures and remedies provided for in this Directive when the alleged acquisition, use or disclosure of the trade secret was carried out in any of the following cases:
Amendment 140 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 144 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 148 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets shall be considered lawful to the extent that such acquisition, use or disclosure is required or allowed by Union or national law, without prejudice to any rights of the trade secret holder.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that actions for the application of the measures, procedures and remedies provided for in this Directive may be brought within at least one year but not more than twothree years after the date on which the applicant became aware, or had reason to become aware, of the last fact giving rise to the action.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the competent judicial authorities, on the application of the injured party, order the infringer who knew or ought to have known that he or she was engaging in unlawful acquisition, disclosure or use of a trade secret, to pay the trade secret holder damages commensurate to the actual prejudice suffered.
Amendment 217 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. When setting the damages, the competent judicial authorities shall take into account all appropriate factors, such as the negative economic consequences, including lost profits, which the injured party has suffered, any unfair profits made by the infringer and, in appropriate cases, elements other than economic factors, such as the moral prejudice caused to the trade secret holder by the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of the trade secret.
Amendment 219 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In deciding whether to order a publicity measureone of the measure referred to in paragraph 1, and assessing its proportionality, the competent judicial authorities shall take into account twhe possible harm that such measure may cause to the privacy and reputther publication of theat infringer, whenever the infringer is a natural person, as well as the value of the trade secret,ormation would be justified, in particular in the light of the following criteria: the conduct of the infringer in acquiring, disclosing or using the trade secret, the value of the trade secret and the impact of the unlawful acquisition, disclosure or use of the trade secret, and the likelihood of further unlawful use or disclosure of the trade secret by the infringer.
Amendment 528 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 539 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
A supervised entity may use a benchmark in the Union as a reference in a financial instrument or financial contract or to measure the performance of an investment fund, if it is provided by an administrator authorised in accordance with Article 23 or ann which connection non-objective benchmarks must be provided by an administrator covered by the authorisation requirement in accordance with Article 22. A supervised entity may also use objective benchmarks produced by a registered administrator located in a third country that is registered in accordance with Article 21if the administrator in question declares to the competent authority that the benchmarks are consistent with the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks of 17 July 2013.
Amendment 208 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) prevent or minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.
Amendment 227 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. TBEREC shall, after consulting stakeholders and in cooperation with the Commission m, lay adopt implementing actwn guidelines defining uniform conditions for the implementation of the obligations of national competent authorities under this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33 (2).
Amendment 241 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifyingBEREC, after consulting stakeholders and in close cooperation with the Commission, shall lay down general guidelines for the methods ofor measuring the speed of internet access services, the quality of service parameters (inter alia average versus advertised speeds; quality as perceived by users), and the methods for measuring them, and the content, form and manner of the information to be published, including possible quality certification mechanisms. The Commission may take into account the parameters, definitions and measurement methods set out in Annex III of the Directive 2002/22/EC .Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33(2).
Amendment 87 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down uniform technical and business requirements for card based payment card transactions carried out within the Union, where both the payer's payment service provider and the payee's payment service provider are established therein.
Amendment 159 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Interchange fees for cross-border consumer debit or credit card based payment transactions
Amendment 172 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from two months after the entry into force of this Regulation, payment services providers shall not offer or request for cross-border debit card based payment transactions a per transaction interchange fee or other agreed remuneration with an equivalent object or effect of more than 0,2 % of the value of the transaction.
Amendment 184 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from two months after the entry into force of this Regulation, payment services providers shall not offer or request for cross-border credit card based payment transactions a per transaction interchange fee or other agreed remuneration with an equivalent object or effect of more than 0,3 % of the value of the transaction.
Amendment 193 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Interchange fees for all consumer debit or credit card based payment transactions
Amendment 243 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Payment card schemes and processing entactivities shall be independent in terms of legal form, organisation and decision making. They shall not discriminate in any way between their subsidiaries or shareholders on the one hand and users of thseparated. Although payment card schemes may offer additional servicese suchemes and other contractual partners on the other hand and shall not in particular as processing services, they shall not make the provision of any service they offer conditional in any way on the acceptance by their contractual party of any other service they offer. They shall not present their prices for payment card scheme and processing activities in a bundled manner, and shall not operate cross-subsidies between those activities.
Amendment 246 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Payment card schemrocessing entities shall allow for the possibility that authorisation and clearing messages of single card transactions be separated and processed by different processing entities.
Amendment 248 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Any territorial discrimination in processing rules operated by payment card schemrocessing entities shall be prohibited.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0265(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Payment card schemes, issuers, acquirers, merchants and payment card handling infrastructure providers shall not insert automatic mechanisms, software or devices on the payment instrument or at equipment applied at the point of sale which limit the choice of application by the payer when using a co-badged payment instrument.
Amendment 278 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. No action, proposal or policy of the Board, the Commission or a national resolution authority shall discriminate against entities referred to in Article 2credit institutions, deposit holders, investors or other creditors established in the Union on grounds of their nationality or place of business.
Amendment 293 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the need to avoid a negative impact for other parts of a group of which an entity referred to in Article 2 credit institution, which is subject to a resolution, is a member;
Amendment 298 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e (a) (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e (a) (new)
(ea) the interest of the internal market as a whole
Amendment 306 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. No decision of the Board or the Commission shall require Member States to provide extraordinary public financial support, unless a Member State has, according to its national budgetary procedures, approved the provision of the support. Member shall have a procedure in place which leads to a decision on the approval within [2 days] after the Board or the Commission has requested the approval.
Amendment 354 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding this provision, the national resolution authorities of non- participating Member States may draw up and maintain resolution plans for subsidiaries that are part of a group established in a participating Member State in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Directive [ ].
Amendment 367 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When drafting resolution plans in accordance with Article 7, the Board, after consultation with the competent authorityies, including the ECB, and the resolution authorities of non-participating Member States in which subsidiaries and significant branches are located insofar as is relevant to the significant branch, shall conduct an assessment of the extent to which institutions and groups are resolvable without the assumption of extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the Fund established in accordance with Article 64.
Amendment 825 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where relevant, the Board may also call additional observers to participate in the meetings of its executive session, in particular national resolution authorities of non-participating Member States when deliberating on a group that has subsidiaries or significant branches in those non-participating Member States.
Amendment 835 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Amendment 837 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
4. The Board, in its executive session, shall meet on the initiative of the Executive Director or at the request of any of its members.
Amendment 845 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. When deliberating on a cross-border group, the Board shall take its decisions in its executive sessions by a simple majority of its participating members. The members of the Board referred to in Article 40(2) and the member appointed by the Member State in which the group level resolution authority is situated shall each have one vote. The other participating members. Members of the executive session of the Board shall reach have a voting right equal to a fraction of one vote and the number of national resolution authorities of the Member States in which a subsidiary or entity covered by consolidated supervision is established. In case of a tie the Executive Director shall have a casting vote. a joint decision. In the absence of a joint decision the Board shall take its decision in its plenary session as referred to in Article 48.
Amendment 860 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Meetings of the Board in its executive session shall be convened by the Executive Director on his own initiative or upon request of twoany of its members, and shall be chaired by the Executive Director. The Board may invite observers to attend its executive sessions on an ad hoc basis.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) packages and assisted travel arrangements purchased on theby a bausis of a framework contract between the traveller's employer and a trader specialising in the arrangement of businessness on whose behalf the traveller is travelling and a travelder;
Amendment 210 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 11
Article 3 – point 11
(11) ‘unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances’ means a situation beyond the control of the trader or the traveller the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken;
Amendment 212 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 12
Article 3 – point 12
(12) ‘lack of conformity’ means lack of andor improper performance of the travel services included in a package.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the means,an indication of the characteristics and categories of transport, the points, dates and time of departure and return or, where the exact time is not yet determined, the approximhe means of passenger transport to be used in the course of implementing the travel package (e.g. luggage transport, seat reservation), in particular the means of transport to be used for departure and return (scheduled or charter flights), expected places and date s/times of departure and return, the duration and places of intermediate stops and transport connections (part of day as a minimum requirement), and place and duration of individual parts of stay;
Amendment 245 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If the information on additional charges, fees or other costs referred to in point (c) of Article 4(1) is not provided in writing prior to the conclusion of the contract, the traveller shall not bear those fees, charges or other costs. However, if the travel organiser draws attention to this and informs the traveller accordingly, the traveller should be obliged to bear the costs.
Amendment 270 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in the price of passenger transport services resulting from the cost of fuel for the carriage of passengers,
Amendment 271 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in the level of taxes or fees on the included travel services imposed by third parties not directly involved in the performance of the packagedues, taxes or fees chargeable for certain services, including tourist taxes, landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports, or
Amendment 305 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The traveller shall have the right to terminate the contract before the start of the package without compensation in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity and significantly affecting the package. Unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances shall be deemed to exist where reliable and publicly available reports, such as recommendations issued by Member State authorities, advise against travelling place of destination.
Amendment 338 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. As long as it is impossible to ensure the traveller's timely return because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, the organiser shall afford the traveller – at his request – the assistance referred to in Article 14, but shall not bear the cost for the continued stay exceeding EUR 100 per night and three nights per traveller.
Amendment 375 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The prescription period for introducing claims under this Article shall not be shorter than onthree year.
Amendment 381 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the organiser gives prompt assistance to the traveller in difficulty, – including in the circumstance referred to in Article 11(5) – in particular by:
Amendment 201 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Passengers shall be allowed to carry in the cabin essential personal items or belongings, including airport shopping, at no extra cost in addition to the prescribed cabin baggage allowance.
Amendment 202 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2027/97
Article 6 – point d – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – point d – subparagraph 1
Amendment 210 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 – point d – paragraph 2
Article 6 – point d – paragraph 2
Amendment 46 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the strengthening of the means of detecting tax fraud should be accompanied by the reinforcement of the existing legislation on assistance in the recovery of taxes, equality in tax treatment and practicability for businesses;
Amendment 58 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to improve their administrative cooperation in the area of direct taxation;
Amendment 71 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it of paramount importance that besides the individually bilateral agreements of the MS, the Commission deal with non-EU countries on behalf of the EU without leaving the initiative to MS to individually engage in bilateral agreementsas well;
Amendment 90 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls on the Commission to provide more budgetary resources and staff to DG TAXUD to help it develop EU policies and proposals concerning double non- taxation, tax evasion and fraud;
Amendment 102 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges furthermore that broadening already existing tax bases, rather than increasing tax rates or introducing new taxes, could generate further incomes for the Member States;
Amendment 121 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 147 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to identify the areas where the EU regulation and the member state administrative cooperation could be improved in order to reduce tax fraud, including the appropriate use of the FISCALIS and CUSTOMS programs;
Amendment 159 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that the elimination of the informal economy cannot be realised without the implementation of appropriate incentives; suggests, moreover, that Member States must report, via scoreboard, the extent to which they have succeeded in reducing their informal economies;
Amendment 187 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for a review of the Parent- Subsidiary Directive and the Interests and Royalties Directive in order to better reduce the loophole in the question of double non-taxation;
Amendment 224 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Encourages Member States to offer cooperation and assistance to developing third countries which are not tax havens, helping them to effectively tackle tax fraud and tax avoidance;
Amendment 236 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the OLAF Supervisory Committee and OLAF;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only bid for the necessary national licence in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member State;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup 'Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union' is to be welcomed as a vision for the Monetary Union; points out that any further integration needs a solid and reliable fundament consisting of a sound and efficient framework for resolution and recovery of financial institutions, a sound and efficient deposit guarantee framework and sound capital requirements without which no overarching structure such as a "genuine EMU" will be able to exist; calls therefore to wait with the building up of any such structure as long as these three proposals are not yet adopted.
Amendment 189 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas the ambition should be that all Member States jointly take steps forward towards greater European integration; whereas decisions that only apply to the euro area might be needed where required or justified on the basis of the specificity of the euro area, inot excluding reasonable and fair opt-ins for other Member States with balanced rights and obligations;
Amendment 266 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AR a (new)
Recital AR a (new)
ARa. whereas national authorities would be able to adopt additional measures aimed at addressing macro-prudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member State to further enhance the stability granted by European supervision;
Amendment 275 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AT
Recital AT
AT. whereas European supervision of financial institutions within the euro area is an absolute priority to take measures to tackle the crisis, it should be, however, ensured that, for the purpose of internal financial market stability, countries whose currency is not the euro, which decide to access the single supervision mechanism, should be granted a participation formula, which guarantees symmetric relations between accepted obligations and impact on decision-making;
Amendment 318 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB a (new)
Recital BB a (new)
BBa. whereas a proper monitoring and review mechanism should be set up in the regulation to safeguard that the increased integration within the euro area will not have unintended negative stability and economic consequences outside euro area, and any such effect can be handled as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 629 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
The legislative act to be adopted should create a high-quality single European supervisory mechanism within the ECB (European supervisor) to ensure the effective application of prudential rules, risk control and crisis prevention concerning credit institutions and other financial institutions throughout the Union, notwithstanding the right of national authorities to address macro-prudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member State.
Amendment 648 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
The European supervisor shall ensure that none of its decisions impinges in any way on the fiscal responsibilities of Member States.
Amendment 653 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
The proposal should set up a proper monitoring and review mechanism to safeguard that the higher integration will not have any unintended negative stability or economic consequences to ensure that no steps of the European supervisor will endanger the stability of the financial markets of the Member States whose currency is not the euro.
Amendment 121 #
2012/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the Commission to pay particular attention to the services sector in Annual Growth Surveys and State of Single Market Integration Reports, and to include services in the country-specific recommendations; considers that the Commission and the Council, via these detailed country-specific recommendations, should continue to encourage Member States to adopt and implement long-term growth policies;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the financial crisis in the EU resulted in a number of European bank failures and that as a result lenders are less willing to grant a credit to SMEs, hindering SMEs' access to finance; is concerned that an increasingly capital and risk-sensitive banking sector is asking for more collateral and higher risk premiums, both requirements resulting in insufficient financing and missed business and employment opportunities in this very large sector of the economy; regards the availability of credit and loan guarantee schemes, therefore, as crucial to exploiting the growth and job potential offered by SMEs;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that SMEs across Europe are very heterogeneous and, in view of their use of divergent business models, they face different types of financing challenges;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Member States to create fast- track procedures and one-stop shops for SMEs to enhance the setting-up of new businesses and also to facilitate their access to international markets; calls on the Commission to establish greater coherence between the various programmes providing guarantees and a good balance between national and EU schemes supporting the financing of innovation or the provision of venture capital to SMEs;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support the development of national investment banks for SMEsfurther improve cooperation with national development banks and commercial banks in order to pool experience, exchange best practices, develop synergies and identify ways in which EU SME financing programmes can be simplified and streamlined, and to take action enabling the existing investment banks for SMEs to expand their operations in other Member States in accordance with the conditions in place in those Member States;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to reduce bureaucratic burdens and simplify procedures which hinder the setting-up of new business and create obstacles for SMEs in keeping their businesses running;, especially having regard to the Commission Communication of 23 November 2011 entitled ' Minimizing regulatory burden for SMEs, Adapting EU regulation to the needs of micro- enterprises',
Amendment 24 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks the Commission to propose simplified and less costly regulations and guidelines, especially for programmes intended to support low-volume SME finance in the form of guarantees and mezzanine or equity instruments;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to facilitate SMEs' access to funds by simplifying the rules of data submission and to promote online data repositories for certificates and other supporting documents;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that educating consumers reduces their risks vis-à-vis dangerous products, speculative financial products and misleading advertising, and that such education and empowerment of consumers needs to be ongoing, from school onwards; calls on the Member States to pay more attention in consumer information and education campaigns that target the right messages at the right consumer segment;
Amendment 165 #
2012/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to provide better protection of the rights of vulnerable consumer groups such as children and the elderly, particularly with regard to transport; stresses that Member States must take appropriate measures to provide adequate guarantees for the protection of vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 187 #
2012/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the quickening process of business concentration affects both the production and marketing of goods and services, and suggests that consumers should hold at least 20% of democratically elected posts on the management boards of large companies, including those in the financial sectorstresses that a well-governed company should be transparent and accountable to its stakeholders; reaffirms that directors of corporate entities should take into account long-term interests and sustainability when taking decisions;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R e (new)
Recital R e (new)
Re. whereas the 8 years of the disastrous economic governance of the Socialists and Liberals between 2002 and 2010 led to the raise of public debt of Hungary from 53 per cent to above 80 per cent of GDP and made Hungary the first EU country to ask for an IMF bailout in 2008 in the beginning of the economic crisis;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas the debt brake introduced in the Fundamental Law was among the first to enshrine the golden rule on responsible fiscal policy which has become one of the essentials of an emerging European economic union;
Amendment 112 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
AK. whereas a non-parliamentary body, thethe establishment of a Budget Council, with limited democratic legitimacy, has been granted the power to veto the adoption of the general budget, thus restricting the scope for action of the democratically elected legislaturestrong powers over national spending was required under the 2008 IMF loan and EU balance of payment assistance agreement in order to limit the powers of political parties to adopt irresponsible budgetary measures, because the democratically elected socialist governments between 2002 and 2010 paid no attention to fiscal reality or the long-term financial interests of the country; and whereas the 2012 country- specific recommendations endorsed by the European Council called for further strengthening of this institution;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK a (new)
Recital AK a (new)
AKa. whereas the Budget Council may exercise a veto only as a last resort exceptional measure, when Parliament is to adopt a budget leading to the growth of state indebtedness; and whereas otherwise the ordinary function of the Council is to undertake a preliminary review of the draft national budget and to make recommendations;
Amendment 327 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Reaffirms that while in times of economic and social crisis one may yield to the temptation to disregard constitutional principles, the credibility and robustness of constitutional institutions play a pivotal role in underpinning economic, fiscal and social policies; however there is also a need for a much stronger fiscal and budgetary responsibility in order to safeguard the interest of the future generations in a society;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the crucial importance of timely, correct and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the Third Internal Energy Market Package, in order to achieve an integrated and competitive European internal energy market by 2014; calls on the Commission and ACER to monitor more strictly the national implementation of rules such as those related to the 'use-it-or-lose-it' principle;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the role of smart grids to allow two-way communication between electricity producers and customers, and points out that smart grids can allow consumers to observe and adapt their electricity use; points out that the active participation of consumers and consumer information campaigns will be needed in order to benefit from the dissemination of smart energy systems;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the prospect of common bonds can foster stability in the euroConsiders that Stability Bonds could, if implemented in combination with sustainable budgetary policies, underpin a rea and be an additional element to incentivise compliance with the stability and growth pacturn to economic stability, reduce uncertainty and ultimately improve access to finance for SMEs, thereby boosting their participation in the Single Market; reiterates its position that sequencing is a key issue involving a binding roadmap, included in the annex, similar to the Maastricht criteria for introducing the single currency;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the coordination and surveillance mechanisms required for the swift establishment of the economic and institutional conditions necessary for efficient and sustainable implementation of the roadmap;
Amendment 229 #
2012/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers coherence between the laws of the EU and the Member States to be a precondition for the introduction of eurobonds and therefore calls on the Commission to define the legal background for the issuance of stability bonds and to designate the bodies with jurisdiction;
Amendment 304 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 341 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market. In those Member States where tax stamps are applied on tobacco products the unique identifiers can be printed on the tax stamps.
Amendment 345 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the product namedescription;
Amendment 362 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 8
Article 14 – paragraph 8
8. In addition to the unique identifier, Member States shall require that all unit packets of tobacco products which are placed on the market carry a visible, tamper proof security feature of at least 1 cm², which shall be irremovably printed or affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or other elements mandated by legislation. In those Member States where tax stamps are applied on tobacco products and the tax stamps applied comply with the requirements above, no additional security feature is required.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In a global economy, there is a need for a global accounting language. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are adopted and used in many jurisdictions around the world. Such international accounting standards need to be developed under a transparent and democratically accountable process. To ensure that the interests of the Union are respected and that global standards are of high quality and compatible with Union law, it is essential that the interests of the Union are adequately taken into account in that international standard-setting process, which will lead to the application of common and harmonised standards across the European Union in the long run as well.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In addition to changing their funding patterns, the IFRS Foundation and EFRAG have undergone governance reforms to ensure that through their structure and processes they accomplish their public interest mission in an independent, efficient, transparent and democratically accountable manner. In relation to the IFRS Foundation, the Monitoring Board was created in 2009 to ensure public accountability and oversight, the effectiveness of the Standards Advisory Council has been enhanced, transparency has been improved and the role of impact assessments has been formalised as part of the due process of the IASB. The effort to improve the governance of those bodies will continue on the basis of the conclusions of the Financial Services Commissioner.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(c) beneficiary in the field of audit oversight: the European Grouping of Audit Oversight Bodies (EGAOB)
Amendment 74 #
2012/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(2) In order to implement the programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes. They shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing, as well as the detailed assessments, justifications and explanations derived from the programmes of work of previous years which serve as a basis for them.
Amendment 76 #
2012/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 61 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission's eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 calls for action to develop eGovernment services that ensure inclusiveness and accessibility. At the same time, more efforts are needed for the effective implementation of the e- Inclusion policy, which aims at reducing gaps in ICT usage and promoting the use of ICT to overcome exclusion, and improve economic performance, employment opportunities, quality of life, social participation and cohesion, including democratic consultations.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In its Communication ‘entitled 'A Digital Agenda for Europe’', a Europe 2020 initiative, the Commission announced that public sector websites should be fully accessible by 2015.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is highly important to increase of synergies between flagships initiatives such as "Digital Agenda for Europe", "New skills and jobs", "Innovation Union", "Youth on the move", "Resource-efficient Europe" and "European Platform Against Poverty and Exclusion".
Amendment 65 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) By ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘'the UN Convention’'), the majority of the Member States and the Union, by its conclusion, have committed themselves ‘"to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on equal basis with others, to inter alia information and communication technologies’" and ‘"to take appropriate measures […...] to promote access for persons with disabilities to new information and communications technologies and systems, sign languages, including the Internet.’"
Amendment 67 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Disability Strategy 2010- 2020, which aims to break down the barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society on an equal basis, builds on the UN Convention and contains actions in several priority areas, including web accessibility, with the objective ‘"to ensure accessibility to goods and services including public services and assistive devices for people with disabilities.’
Amendment 68 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2011 on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010- 20201 stresses that innovative and knowledge-based economies cannot develop without accessible content and forms for people with disabilities governed by binding legislation, such as accessible websites for the blind and subtitled contents for the hard of hearing, including mass media services, online services for people using sign languages, smart phone applications and tactile and vocal aids in public media2. __________________ 1 OJ C 131 E, 8.5.2013, p. 9
Amendment 70 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The fast growing web-accessibility market comprises a range of economic operators such as those developing websites or software tools to create, manage and test web pages, developing user agents such as web browsers and related assistive technologies, implementing certification services and training providers. In this respect, of a great importance are the efforts made in the framework of the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, which is a follow-up to the Employment Package, and addresses ICT specialists and aims to respond to the skills gaps, including literacy and working skills, in the ICT sector.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Citizens should benefit from wider access to online public sector services and should receive services and information which will facilitate their daily lives and the enjoyment of their rights across the Union, notably their right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Union and their freedom of establishment and to provide services.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, public authorities should play their part in promoting markets for online content. Governments can stimulate content markets by making public sector information available under transparent, effective and non-discriminatory conditions. This is an important source of potential growth of innovative online services. In addition to that, new and innovative pilot projects shall be used in this sense, for example in the field of sign language from 2013 based on the European Parliament's financing decision of 6 June 2013 to have allocated a budget of EUR 750,000 for further development.
Amendment 87 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The conformity with web-accessibility requirements should be continuously monitored from the initial construction of the public sector bodies' website to all subsequent updates of its content. A harmonised monitoring methodology would cover a way of verifying, on a uniform basis in all Members States, the degree of compliance of the website with the requirements for web-accessibility, the collection of representative samples and the periodicity of the monitoring.. Member States should report annually on the outcome of the monitoring and more generally on the list of actions taken in application of this Directive, which shall be open to the public.
Amendment 93 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the relevant provisions of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission. The examination procedure should be used for the definition of the methodology that Member States should use for monitoring the conformity of the websites concerned with those requirements. The advisory procedure should be used for the determination of the modalities according to which Member States should report to the Commission on the result of this monitoring. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. Special attention should be paid to the composition of the committee referred to in this Directive with regard to the participation of persons with disabilities.
Amendment 128 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'Web-accessibility' means principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites concerned in order to render the content of those websites accessible to all users, including people with disabilities and elderly persons. Web- accessibility refers in particular to principles and techniques that enhance users' perception, navigation, operation, interaction and understanding, and includes the use of assistive technology, sign language, or augmentative and alternative communication. The content of websites includes textual as well as non-textual information, and also the downloading of forms and two-way interaction, e.g. the processing of digital forms, authentication, and transactions like case handling and payments.
Amendment 129 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'Assistive technology' means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, acquired commercially as such as well as financed by Union budget or Funds as a pilot project or distributed by the Government, or modified, or customised, and used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities
Amendment 160 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall cooperate at Union level with industry, social partners and civil society stakeholders, with facilitation by the Commission, in order to review, for the purpose of the annual reporting referred to in Article 7(4), market and technological developments and progress in web- accessibility and to exchange best practices. A particular attention shall be granted to the competitiveness of companies in the sector, especially of SMEs, so as no extra burdens are imposed on their functioning.
Amendment 173 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall take the measures necessary to accessibly inform the users or other interested parties of the possibility of lodging complaints, referred to in subparagraph 1 to the designated competent authority. The lodging of the complaints must be made possible in an accessible manner.
Amendment 216 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 a (new)
Annex – point 12 a (new)
(12a) Gas, heat, electricity, water services
Amendment 220 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 b (new)
Annex – point 12 b (new)
(12b) Public transport-related services
Amendment 223 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 c (new)
Annex – point 12 c (new)
(12c) Basic banking and insurance services (such as basic payment account, home contents and building insurance, life insurance or medical insurance
Amendment 225 #
Amendment 226 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 e (new)
Annex – point 12 e (new)
(12e) Services of primary, secondary and higher education.
Amendment 229 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 f (new)
Annex – point 12 f (new)
(12f) Services of statutory and complementary social security schemes, organised in various ways (mutual or occupational organisations), covering the main risks of life, such as those linked to health, ageing, occupational accidents, unemployment, retirement and disability.(7) Childcare services
Amendment 233 #
Amendment 234 #
Amendment 237 #
Amendment 214 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall create appropriate incentives to stimulate exchange of information and best practices; facilitating access of women to the business networks for business development; shaping HR policy to support the female talent pipeline and ensure no gender bias exists;
Amendment 96 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB. Under that Regulation, the ECB is to coordinate and express the position of those Member States on the decisions to be taken by the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) falling within the scope of the ECB tasks.
Amendment 111 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Bearing in mind that the EBA, in works of which all Member States participate with equal rights, was established with an aim to develop the single rulebook and ensure the coherence of supervisory practices within the EU and given the establishment of the single supervisory mechanism with a leading role of the ECB, the EBA needs to be equipped with adequate instruments, which will enable it to efficiently perform its entrusted tasks concerning the integrity of the single market in the area of financial services.
Amendment 118 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No …/….../... [127(6) Regulation], EBA should be able to carry out its tasks also in relation to the ECB. In order to ensure that existing mechanisms for settlement of disagreements and actions in emergency situations remain effective, a specificcommon procedure, binding for all competent authorities, should be provided for. In particular, if the competent authority, including the ECB, does not comply with an action by EBA to settle a disagreement or to address an emergency situation, it should be required to explain its reasons. In that case, whenever based on requirements set out in directly applicable Union law EBA can adopt an individual decision addressed to the financial institution concerned, it should do so.
Amendment 123 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The mandate of the EBA to settle disagreements, involving the ECB with regard to cases concerning prudential supervision, can be inferred from the fact that both the establishment of the EBA and the conferment of specific supervisory tasks on the ECB have been introduced through secondary law.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted, in particularboth with regard to decisions taken by the EBA at simple majority and decisions taken at qualified majority.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted uonless rejected by a simple majority, which should include an adequate number of votes from members from Member Sy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at simple majority in two separate votings, one of which tatkes participating in the SSM and from Member States that do not participate in the SSMlace in the group of the Member States with common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The members of the independent panel set up according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 should not be considered to be in a situation of conflict of interest on the sole ground that they are, in particular, in cases when they representatives of the competent authoritiesy, which are part of the SSM and a given case to be decided upon by the Panel concerns the SSMhas jurisdiction within the Member State, in which the concerned credit institution operates. The EBA should develop rules of procedure for the panel that ensure its independence and objectivity.
Amendment 144 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Since the Member States which entered into close cooperation with the SSM are devoid of voting rights in the Governing Council of the ECB, which results in a lack of effective influence on the decision making process within the SSM, a special procedure for settlement of disagreements between the ECB and a competent authority of a Member State which has entered into close cooperation shall be established, which will compensate for the absence of forceful instruments to sway the decision making process taken within the SSM and at the same time, will safeguard the right to protect justified interests, in particular the stability of the local financial market. To that end, the EBA should be equipped with the ultimate authority to settle disagreements between the ECB and the competent authority of a Member State that has entered into close cooperation with the SSM.
Amendment 148 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The composition of the Management Board should be balanced and proper representation of Member States participating in the SSM, remaining in the close cooperation, and not participating in the SSM should be ensured.
Amendment 196 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
"3a. Where the Authority requests the ECB as competent authority to take the necessary action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ECBcompetent authority shall comply with it or shall provide within 48 hours at the latest adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."
Amendment 197 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
"3a. Where the Authority requests the ECB as competent authority to take the necessaryspecific action or to refrain from action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ECBcompetent authority shall comply with it or shall provide within 48 hours at the latestwithin ten working days of the receipt of the request provide adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."
Amendment 213 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
"3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority mayshall provide any information that is necessary to enable the competent authority to carry out its duties, in accordance with the professional secrecy obligations laid down in sectoral legislation and in Article 70."
Amendment 222 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
"For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of the Chairperson and twofour members appointed by the Board of Supervisors among its voting members. At least onetwo members of the independent panel shall be from a Member State which is not a participating Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation]currency is not the euro, at least one of which shall be from a Member State not exercising close cooperation with the SSM either."
Amendment 226 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
"4. The Board of Supervisors shall adopt rules of procedure for the panel referred to in paragraph 2, including rules implementing the requirement set out in the second subparagraph of that paragraphBy way of derogation from paragraph 2, from the date when the euro is not the currency of only two Member States, the independent panel shall consist of a Chairperson and two members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, among its voting members. At least one member of such an independent panel shall be from a Member State in which currency is not the euro."
Amendment 230 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 236 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
"1. Decisions of the Board of Supervisors shall be taken by a simple majority of its memberin two separate votings, one of which takes place in the group of the Members States with common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 241 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
"With regard to the acts specified in Articles 10 to 16 and measures and decisions adopted under the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) and Chapter VI and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Board of Supervisors shall take decisions on the basis of a qualified majority of its members, as defined in Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 3 of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority of weighted votes in the group Member States with common euro currency, as well as in the group of remaining Member States."
Amendment 246 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
"With regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted uonless it is rejected by a simple majority which shall include at least three votes from members of participating Member Sy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a simple majority in two separate votings, one of which tatkes and three votes from members ofplace in the group of the Members States which are neither participating Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/…[127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor have entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulationith common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 249 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
"By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when four or less Member States are neither participating Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor have entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulationthe euro is not the currency in only four Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted uonless it is rejected byy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a simple majority which shall include at least one vote from members of those Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 252 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
"By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when the euro is not the currency in three or less Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted, only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a qualified majority of five- sixths of its members. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 253 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
"The independent panel, mentioned in Article 41, with regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a takes the decision at a qualified majority of four-fifths of its members. From the date when the euro is not the currency in only two Member States, the independent panel takes decisions by simple majority."
Amendment 264 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
"The term of office of the members elected by the Board of Supervisors shall be 2 1/2 years. That term may be extended once. The composition of the Management Board shall be balanced and proportionate and shall reflect the Union as a whole. The Management Board shall include at least twohree representatives from Member States in which are not participating Member States in accordance with Regulation [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor havecurrency is not the euro, at least two of which come from the Member States, which did not entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that RegulationSSM either. Mandates shall be overlapping and an appropriate rotating arrangement shall apply."
Amendment 266 #
2012/0244(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Article 58 – paragraph 3
8 b. Article 58(3) is replaced by the following: "3. Two members of the Board of Appeal and two alternates shall be appointed by the Management Board of the Authority from a short-list proposed by the Commission, following a public call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and after consultation of the Board of Supervisors. At least one member and his alternate should come from a Member State which currency is not the euro, nor has entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation. The other members shall be appointed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 and Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010."
Amendment 133 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As a first step towards the banking union, a single supervisory mechanism should ensure that the Union's policy relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions is implemented in a coherent and effective way, that the single rulebook for financial services is applied equally to credit institutions in all Member States concerned, and that those credit institutions are subject to supervision of the highest quality, unfettered by other, non- prudential considerationsnotwithstanding the right of national authorities to address macro- prudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member State. In particular, the single supervisory mechanism should be consistent with the functioning of the internal market for financial services and with the free movement of capital. A single supervisory mechanism is the basis for the next steps towards the banking union. This reflects the principle that any introduction of common intervention mechanisms in relation to any participating Member States in case of crises should be preceded by common controls to reduce the likelihood that intervention mechanisms will have to be used.
Amendment 142 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As the Eeuro area's central bank with extensiveaccess to multiple information resources, with widely recognised expertise and having macroeconomic and financial stability issueintained its credibility through the crisis, the ECB is well placed to carry out supervisory tasks with a focus on protecting the stability of Europe's financial system. Indeed in many Member States Central Banks are already responsible for banking supervision. The ECBSpecific tasks should therefore be conferred specific taskson the ECB concerning policies relating to the supervision of credit institutions within the Eeuro area.
Amendment 187 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Prior authorisation for taking up the business of credit institutions is a key prudential technique to ensure that only operators with a sound economic basis, an organisation capable of dealing with the specific risks inherent to deposit taking and credit provision, and suitable directors carry out those activities. The ECB should therefore have the task toa role in authoriseation of credit institutions and should be responsible forin the withdrawal of authorisations.
Amendment 207 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Compliance with Union rules requiring credit institutions to hold certain levels of capital against risks inherent to the business of credit institutions, to limit the size of exposures to individual counterparties, to publicly disclose information on a credit institutions' financial situation, to dispose of sufficient liquid assets to withstand situations of market stress, and to limit leverage is a prerequisite for credit institutions' prudential soundness. The ECB should have the task to ensure compliance with those rules and to set higher prudential requirements and apply additional measures to credit institutions in the cases specifically set out in Union acts.
Amendment 212 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 214 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 262 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 265 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 284 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) As regards the supervision of cross- border banks active both inside and outside the Euro area the ECB should cooperate closely with the competent authorities of non participating Member States. As a competent authority the ECB should be subject to the related obligations to cooperate and exchange information under Union law and should participate fully in the colleges of supervisors. In addition, since the exercise of supervisory tasks by a European institution brings about clear benefits in terms of financial stability and sustainable market integration, Member States not participating in the common currency should therefore also have the possibility to participate in the new mechanism. However, it is a necessary pre-condition for an effective exercise of supervisory tasks, that supervisory decisions are implemented fully and without delay. Member States wishing to participate in the new mechanism should therefore undertake to ensure that their national competent authorities will abide by and adopt any measure in relation to credit institutions requested by the ECB. The ECB should be able to establish a close cooperation with the competent authorities of a Member State not participating in the common currency. It should be obliged to establish the cooperation where the conditions set out in this regulation are met. The conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close co-operation take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board should allow the greatest possible involvement of those represenensure equal treatment of all participating Member Statives taking into account the limits following from the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, in particular as regards the integrity of its decision making process.
Amendment 320 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers respectively the Eurogroup as democratically legitimised institutions representing the European people and the Member States. That should include regular reporting and responding to questions. Where national supervisors take action under this Regulation, accountability arrangements provided under national law should continue to apply.
Amendment 335 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In particular, a supervisory board responsible for preparing decisions on supervisory matters should be set up with the ECB encompassing the specific expertise of national supervisors. The board should therefore be chaired by a Chair and a Vice-Chair elected by the ECB Governing Council and composed, in addition, of representatives from the ECB and from national authorities. In order to allow for an appropriate rotation while ensuring the full independence of the Chair and the Vice-Chair, their termbe composed of representatives from the ECB and national authorities from participating Member States. The board should be chaired by a Chair appointed by the supervisory board, on the basis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial supervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure. The supervisory board should also elect, from among its members, the Vice-Chair who should carry out the functions of the Chairperson in his absence. The term of office of the Chair should not exceed five years and should be renewable once. The term of office of the Vice-Chair should not exceed five years and should not be renewable. In order to ensure full coordination with the activities of the EBA and with the prudential policies of the Union, the EBA and the European Commission should be observers in the supervisory board. The performance of the supervisory tasks conferred upon the ECB requires the adoption of a large number of technically complex acts and decisions, including decisions on individual credit institutions. In order to effectively carry out those tasks in accordance with the principle of separation from tasks relating to monetary policy, the ECB Governing Council of the ECB should be able to delegate certain clearly defined supervisory tasks and related decisions to the supervisory board, subject to the oversight and responsibility of the Governing Council, which can give instructions and directions to that body. The supervisory board may be supported by a steering committee with a more limited compositionWhen exercising its tasks, the supervisory board should take account of all relevant facts and circumstances in the participating Member States and should perform its duties in the interest of the Union as a whole. The national competent authorities of the participating Member States represented in the supervisory board should have equal voting rights.
Amendment 395 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) Whereas the pending financial crisis contributed immensely to the fragmentation of European financial markets, it is indispensable to enhance the common integrated financial framework. However, it should be borne in mind that the deepening of integration in the EMU cannot give rise to new, not outlined in the Treaties, convergence criteria, which can create additional barriers to entry for countries under a temporary derogation.
Amendment 396 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)
Recital 47 b (new)
(47b) Whereas, efforts to secure financial stability within the EU require a diversified approach to distinctive types of risks in different markets and considering that the economies of the Member States, including those in the EMU, remain heterogeneous and that economic cycles are not synchronized, it should be borne in mind that according to the ESRB Recommendation (ESRB/2011/3) and standard no. 138 of Basel III, effective response to the problems of macroeconomic imbalances necessitates the use of discretionary instruments at local level. Moreover, the scope to customize macroprudential instruments is of the utmost significance to the Member States remaining in the EMU, due to their inability to use macroeconomic automatic stabilizers, such as interest rate or exchange rate.
Amendment 409 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
Amendment 412 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘'participating Member State’' means a Member State whose currency is the euro or a Member State whose currency is not the euro which has established a close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with Article 6;
Amendment 413 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘'participating Member State’' means a Member State whose currency is the euro; or a Member State whose currency is not the euro, which has entered into a close cooperation in accordance with Article 6.
Amendment 422 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) The ECB shall co-operate closely with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) or any other similar facility of a participating Member States whose currency is not the Euro where a credit institution has received or applied for financial assistance from that facility.
Amendment 468 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 472 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 474 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 496 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements, including recovery plans and intra group financial support arrangements, in coordination with the relevant resolution authorities;
Amendment 504 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 525 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts, do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
Amendment 588 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
Amendment 615 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Within the limits set out in this Article, the ECB shall carry out the tasks in the areas referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) in relation to credit institutions established in a participating Member State whose currency is not the euro, where a close cooperation has been established between the ECB and the national competent authority of such Member State in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 627 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The close cooperation between the ECB and the national competent authority of a non participating Member State, whose currency is not the euro, shall be established, by a decision adopted by the ECB, where the following conditions are met:
Amendment 636 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 639 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 650 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation. The decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall specify the date from which it is legally valid.
Amendment 721 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
If the credit institution complies with all conditions of authorisation set out in national law of that Member State, the national competent authority shall take, within the period provided for by national law, a decision to propose to the ECB to grant the authorisation. The decision shall be notified to the ECB and to . In other credit instituases, the national concernedmpetent authority shall reject the application for authorisation.
Amendment 724 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When the ECB receives the proposal from the national competent authority referred to in the second subparagraph, it shall grant the authorisation where the conditions set out in Union law are met. The decisionexamine the proposal within 45 working days, extendable once for the same period in duly justified cases, and grant the authorisation where the conditions set out in Union law are met. In all other cases, the ECB shall reject the application for authorisation. The decision taken in accordance with this paragraph shall be notified and explained to the credit institution and to the national competent authority concerned.
Amendment 729 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the national competent authority which has proposed the authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 considers that the authorisation must be withdrawn in accordance with the national law, it shall submit a proposal to the ECB to that end. In that case, the ECB may withdraw the authorisationshall take a decision on the proposed withdrawal taking full account of the justification for withdrawal put forward by the national competent authority.
Amendment 800 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The planning and execupreparation of the tasks conferred upon the ECB, shall be undertaken by an internal body composed of four representatives of the ECB appointed by the Executive Board of the ECB and one representative of the national authority competent for the supervision of credit institutions in each participating Member State (hereinafter ‘"supervisory board’"). The representatives of the national competent authorities of non- participating Member States shall have an observer status in the supervisory board. Non-participating Member States' representatives shall have the right to present their views in the process in relation to a decision which will have an effect on a credit institution in whose college of supervisors the Member State is represented. Those views shall be duly taken into account.
Amendment 812 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The planning and execution of the tasks conferred upon the ECBdrafting of decisions to be taken by the ECB with regards to supervisory tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, shall be undertaken by an internal body composed of four representatives of the ECB appointed by the Executive Board of the ECB and one representative of the national authority competent for the supervision of credit institutions in each participating Member State (hereinafter ‘s'Supervisory bBoard’').
Amendment 819 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair elected by the members of the Governing Council from the members, with the exception of the President,supervisory board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the supervisory board of the ECB. The Chair shall be appointed ofn the Executive Board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the Governing Council of the ECBbasis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial supervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure.
Amendment 829 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair elected by the members of the Governing Couperson. Appointment shall be made on the basis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial from the members, with the exception of the Presidsupervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure. The Chairperson shall be appointed by common accord of the government,s of the Executive Board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the Governing Council of the ECBMember States at the level of Heads of State or Government, on a recommendation from the supervisory board, after it has consulted the Council and the European Parliament. The Supervisory Board elects from among its members two Vice-Chairmen.
Amendment 835 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Council of the ECB may delegate clearly defined supervisory tasks and related decisions regarding individual or a set of identifiable credit institutions, financial holding companies or mixed financial holding companies to tsupervisory board shall carry out full preparatory works regarding the supervisory tasks conferred upon the ECB and propose to the Governing Council of the ECB complete draft decisions, which shall be considered as adopted unless they are rejected by the Governing Council. The supervisory board, subject to the oversight and responsibility of the Governing Councilhall specify a relevant timeframe, which shall be no less than 48 hours unless earlier adoption is indispensable to prevent irreparable damage.
Amendment 839 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Council of the ECB may delegate clearly defined supervisory tasks and relatedFor the purpose of paragraph 1 the Governing Council of the ECB authorises the Supervisory Board to draft decisions regarding individual or a set of identifiable credit institutions, financial holding companies or mixed financial holding companies to the supervisory board, subject to. The Supervisory Board proposes a decision for final adoption by the Goversight and responsibility of the Governing Councilning Council. The decision proposed by the Supervisory Board shall be considered as adopted unless it is rejected by the Governing Council. The Governing Council can only accept or reject the proposed decision. If the Governing Council rejects the proposed decision, it shall be returned to the Supervisory Board for a review.
Amendment 860 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority and, a member of the European Commission may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory boardand chairmen of national competent authorities from Member States remaining outside the SSM may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory board on condition that their request has been accepted by the supervisory board by simple majority. The Supervisory board may, if appropriately justified, restrict observers' access to confidential data.
Amendment 864 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board includingand shall make them public. They shall ensure equal treatment of all participating Member States, including voting rights. They shall also include rules on the term of office of the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The term of off, whiceh shall not exceed five years and shall not be renewable.
Amendment 943 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the effects on non-participating Member States;
Amendment 958 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26a 1. The ECB shall ensure that none of its supervisory decision impinges in any way on the fiscal responsibilities of non- participating Member States. 2. Where a Member State considers that a decision taken by ECB impinges on its fiscal responsibilities, it may notify the ECB, the Commission and the Council within 3 working days after notification of the ECB's decision. In its notification, the Member State shall clearly and specifically explain why and how the decision impinges on its fiscal responsibilities. In the case of such notification, the decision of the ECB shall be suspended. The Council shall, within 10 working days, convene a meeting and take a decision, by a simple majority of its members, as to whether the ECB's decision is revoked. Where the Council, after having considered the matter, does not take a decision to revoke the ECB's decision, the suspension of the ECB's decision shall be terminated.
Amendment 960 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b (new)
1. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the Single Supervisory Mechanism on an ongoing basis. 2. 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 Union or threaten to distort competition in the internal market, especially in relation to the non- participating Member States, the Commission shall actively facilitate and, where deemed necessary, coordinate any actions undertaken by the relevant competent authorities including the ECB. 3. The Commission shall issue a warning or use other remedial action in response to the risks identified. 4. The Commission shall submit the warning, together with any appropriate proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. In order to be able to perform its role, the Commission shall be fully informed of any relevant developments, and shall participate as an observer in the supervisory board of the ECB.
Amendment 211 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. 'insurance intermediary' means any natural or legal person, nother than including an insurance undertaking pursuing a self employed insurance activity, who, for remuneration, takes up or pursues insurance mediation;
Amendment 228 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘'close links’' means a situation referred to in Article 4(31)13 point 17 of Directive [MIFID II]2009/138/EC;
Amendment 262 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide that applications by intermediaries for inclusion in the register shall be treated within sixtwo months of the submission of a complete application, and that the applicant shall be notified promptly of the decision.
Amendment 288 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 341 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that insurance and reinsurance undertakings and intermediaries use the insurance and reinsurance mediation services only of registered insurance and reinsurance intermediaries and or of the persons referred to in Article 1(2) or of the persons who have fulfilled the declaration procedure referred to in Article 4 .
Amendment 355 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) prior to the conclusion of any insurance contract, or if there is any material change in the data related to the intermediary after the conclusion of any insurance contract, an insurance intermediary - including tied ones- shall make the following disclosures to customers:
Amendment 361 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 636 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 637 #
2012/0175(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or insurance or reinsurance intermediary using the insurance or reinsurance mediation services of persons who are neither registered in a Member State nor referred to in Article 1(2), and who have not submitted a declaration under Article 4;
Amendment 173 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) life insurance products which do not offer a surrender value or where that surrender value is not wholly or partially exposed, directly or indirectly, to market fluctuationsere the investment risk is not borne by the policyholder;
Amendment 196 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) officially recognized pension products and social security schemes subject to national or Union law;
Amendment 277 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a In respect of the KID in case of an insurance contract the insurance undertaking has obligations only towards the policyholder and not towards the beneficiary or insured.
Amendment 448 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 specifying the details of the presentation and the content of each of the elements of information referred to in paragraph 2, the presentation and details of the other information the product manufacturer may include within the key information document as referred to in paragraph 3, and the details of the common format and the common symbol referred to in paragraph 4. The Commission shall take into account the differences between investment products and the capabilities of retail investors as well as the features of investment products that allow the retail investor to select between different underlying investments or other options provided for by the product, including where this selection can be undertaken at different points in time, or changed in the future. Before adopting delegated acts, the Commission shall conduct due retail investor testing in order to select the most appropriate measures for retail investors.
Amendment 557 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The retail investor shall confirm in a way that can be evidenced that he has taken into consideration the content of the key information document.
Amendment 567 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Authorisation of the key information document by the competent authorities 1. Investment product manufacturers shall communicate the key information document of the investment product to the competent authority of their home Member States where the investment product is marketed, distributed or sold. 2. The competent authority may ensure compliance of the content laid down in the key information document with the provisions of the Chapter II of this Regulation prior to the marketing, distribution or sale of the investment product.
Amendment 585 #
2012/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 371 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall provide that if competent authorities and, where relevant, resolution authorities consider that the failure of a specific institution due to, among other things, its size, its business model or its interconnectedness to other institutions, or to the financial system in general, will not have a negative effect on financial markets, other institutions or on funding conditions, either of the following requirements may be waived: i. the requirement for an institution to maintain recovery plans provided for in article 5(1) and the requirement to maintain a resolution plan in article 9(1), or ii. the requirement to update recovery and resolution plans at least annually provided for in Article 5(2) and the requirement to review the resolution plan at least annually provided for in Article 9(3). Following a change to the legal or organisational structure, business or financial situations of the institutions referred to in the first subparagraph, the competent authority and, where relevant, resolution authorities shall assess the continued relevance of the waivers provided for above.
Amendment 463 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that parent undertakings or institutions that are subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Articles 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC draw up and submit to the consolidating supervisor a group recovery plan that. Group recovery plans shall includes both a recovery plan for the whole group, including for the companies referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 1, as well as a recovery plans for each institution that is part of the groupthe individual significant entities drawn up in accordance with Article 4 paragraph 1a and the provisions laid down in Article 5, paragraphs 3 to 5.
Amendment 498 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall endeavour to reach the joint decision within a period of four months from the date of the transmission by the consolidating supervisor of the group recovery plan according to Article 7(2).
Amendment 503 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within four months, the consolidating supervisoreach competent authority shall make its own decision on the review and assessment of the group recovery plan of the institution in its jurisdiction or on the measures required in accordance with Article 6(4)-(4a). The decision shall be set out in a document containing the fully reasoned decision and should take into account the views and reservations of the other competent authorities expressed during the four-month period. Each competent authority shall notify its decision to the consolidating supervisor, and to the institution in its jurisdiction. The consolidating supervisor shall notify the decision to the parent undertaking of the institution subject to consolidated supervision and to the other competent authorities. The decision of the consolidating supervisor shall take into account the need for the supervisory activity to be planned or coordinated by the competent authorities concerned, and of the potential impact on the stability of the financial system in the Member States concerned. EBA may assist upon request the competent authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19(1) second subparagraph of Regulation No (EC) 1093/2010.
Amendment 509 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
EBA may on its own initiativeat the request of the competent authorities concerned assist the competent authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.
Amendment 511 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 567 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that resolution authorities in consultation with the relevant competent authorities and in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12, draw up group resolution plans. Group resolution plans shall include both a plan for resolution at the level of the parent undertaking or institution subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Article 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC and the resolution plans for the individual subsidiary institutions drawn up in accordance with Article 94 paragraph 1a and the provisions laid down in Article 9, paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Directive. The group resolution plans shall also include plans for the resolution of the companies referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 1 and plans for the resolution of institutions with branches in other Member States in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2001/24/EC.
Amendment 583 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) identify how the group resolution actions could be financed and, where appropriate, set out principles for sharing responsibility for that financing between sources of funding in different Member States. The plan shall not assume extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the financing arrangements established in accordance with Article 91. Those principles shall be set out on the basis of equitable and balanced criteria and shall take into account, in particular,among others, the amount of risk weighted assets of the different entities of the group as well as the economic impact of the resolution in the Member States affected, and the distribution of the supervisory powers between the different competent authorities, and proportion of the cost of resolution measures on institutions of the group with respect to the total cost of the resolution action.
Amendment 596 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The group resolution plan shall take the form of a joint decision of the group level resolution authority and the other relevant resolution authorities of the subsidiary institutions. The resolution authorities shall make a joint decision within a period of four months from the date of the transmission by the group level resolution authority of the information referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1.
Amendment 602 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of such a joint decision between the resolution authorities within four months, the group leveleach resolution authority shall make its own decision. The decision on the resolution plan of the institutions in its jurisdiction shall be set out in a document containing the fully reasoned decisions and shall take into account the views and reservations of the other competent authorities expressed during the four- month period. Each resolution authority shall notify its decision to the group level resolution authority, to other relevant resolution authorities, and to the concerned credit institutions in its jurisdiction. Where a resolution authority makes such a decision, it must consider the impact of that action on financial stability in other Member States. The group level resolution authority shall provide the decision to the parent undertakings or institution which is subject to consolidated supervision and to other resolution authorities.
Amendment 608 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
EBA may upon its own initiativerequest assist the competentresolution authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.
Amendment 713 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
In the absence of a joint decision between resolution authorities within four months from the date of submission of the report referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, the group leveleach resolution authority shall make its own decision on the appropriate measures to be taken in accordance with Article 14(3) in relation to the group as a wholeinstitution in its jurisdiction.
Amendment 718 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The decision shall be set out in a document containing a full reasoning and shall take into account the views and reservations of the other resolution authorities expressed during the four months period. The decision shall be providedEach competent authority shall notify its decision to the group level resolution authority and to the concerned credit institution in its jurisdiction. The group level resolution authority shall notify the decision to the parent undertaking orf the institution which is subject to consolidated supervision by the group leveland to the other resolution authorityies.
Amendment 723 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The decision of the group level resolution authority shall take account of the need for resolution to be planned or coordinated by the resolution authorities concerned, and of the potential impact on the stability of the financial system in the Member States concerned. EBA may upon request assist the competent authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19(1) second subparagraph of Regulation No (EC) 1093/2010.
Amendment 727 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 755 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within four months, the consolidating supervisor shall make its own decision on the applshall make their own decision on the application, in relation to the credit institutions in their jurisdication. The decision shall be set out in a document containing the full reasoning and shall take into account the views and reservations of the other competent authorities expressed during the four- month period. The consolidating supervisormpetent authorities shall notify their decisions to the applicant and the other competent authorities.
Amendment 757 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1184 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 5
Article 39 – paragraph 5
5. Resolution authorities shallMember States shall designate the relevant authority that require and verify that institutions maintain the aggregate amount provided for in paragraph 1, and take any decision pursuant to paragraph 4 in the course of developing and maintaining resolution plans.
Amendment 1440 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 92 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 92 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The financing arrangements established in accordance with Article 91 may be used by the resolution authority when applying the resolution tools, forfor the sake of the resolution objectives when applying the resolution tools, in particular for but not limited to the following purposes:
Amendment 1574 #
2012/0150(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 98 – paragraph 2
Article 98 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the group level resolution authority, in consultation to the resolution authorities of the institutions that are part of the group, shall establish, if necessary before taking any resolution action, a financing plan based on general principles of mutualisation as set out in point (e) of Article11 (2) determining the total financial needs for the financing of the group resolution as well as the modalities for that financing. The financing plan shall be proportionate, taking into account in particular the cost of resolution measures on entities of the group with respect to the total cost of the resolution action for the group as a whole.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0102(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
2006/112/EC
Chapter 5 – Article 74a – paragraphs 1
Chapter 5 – Article 74a – paragraphs 1
1. The taxable amount of the supply of goods or services redeemed against a multi-purpose voucher shall be equal to the nominal value of that voucher effectively used to acquire those goods and services, or in the case of partial redemption, to that part of the nominal value which corresponds to the partial redemption of that voucher, less the amount of VAT related to the goods or services redeemed.
Amendment 15 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Some serious systemic inaccuracies and weaknesses have, however, recently been identified, in particular with regard to the statistical quality- management framework, as a result of the indulgent provision of statistical data which preceded the start of the social, financial and economic crisis.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Moreover, the adequacy of resources attributed on an annual or a multiannual basis and available to meet statistical needs is a necessary condition forto ensure the professional independence of statistical authorities.
Amendment 24 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To that effect, the professional independence of statistical authorities should be strengthened and minimum standards, unified at European level, should be enforced, in particular as regards the heads of national statistical institutes (NSIs), to whom specific guarantees should be provided in terms of the performance of statistical tasks, organisational management and resource allocation.
Amendment 34 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The confidentiality of data obtained from administrative records should be protected under the common principles and guidelines applicable to all confidential data used for the production of European statistics. QUnified quality-assessment frameworks applicable to these data should also be established.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The quality of European statistics could be strengthened and the confidence of users reinforced, by involving national governments in power at the time in the responsibility of applying the European Statistics Code of Practice and providing the final guarantee for the accuracy of data supplied by the Central Statistical Institute. To this end, a ‘Commitment on Confidence in Statistics’ should be established in each Member State and include specific undertakings by its government to implement the Code and national quality-assurance frameworks, including self-assessments and improvement actions.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Since the objective of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does cannot go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009
Article 5 a – paragraph 1
Article 5 a – paragraph 1
(1) Within their national statistical system, the heads of NSIs shall have the sole responsibility for deciding on processes, statistical methods, standards and procedures, and on the content and timing of statistical releases and publications for all European statistics. They shall be empowered to decide on all matters regarding the internal management of the NSI. They shall coordinate the statistical activities of all national authorities that contribute to the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. When carrying out these tasks, the heads of NSIs shall act in an independent manner; they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or other institution, body, office or entity; they shall refrain from any action incompatible with the performance of these tasks; failure to do so will result in immediate suspension and holding those responsible personally to account.
Amendment 51 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009
Article 5 a – paragraph 2
Article 5 a – paragraph 2
(2) The procedures for recruitment, transfer and dismissal of heads of NSIs shallmust be transparent and based on professional criteria only.
Amendment 54 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
(3) The heads of NSIs shall be accountable for the statistical activities and budget execution of the NSI; they shall publish an annual report and may express comments on budget allocation issues in national parliaments related to the statistical activities of the NSI.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009
Article 17a – paragraph 1
Article 17a – paragraph 1
(1) In order to reduce the burden on respondents, the NSIs, other national authorities as referred to in Article 4 and the Commission (Eurostat) shall have the right to access and use, promptly and free of charge, all administrative records and to integrate these administrative records with statistics, but only to the extent necessary for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) ‘vehicle holder’ means a person who appears on the registration certificate and who is not the person registered.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the holder of the registration certificate or the vehicle holder moves his normal residence to another Member State, he shall request registration of a vehicle registered in another Member State within a period of sixthree months ofollowing his arrival.
Amendment 72 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In case of change of owner of a vehicle registered in a Member State and transfer of this vehicle to another Member State which is the place of normal residence of the new owner of the vehicle, the new owner shall request registration of the vehicle within 30 days following the transfer of the vehicle.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
During the periods referred to in the first and second subparagraphs, the use of the vehicle shall not be restricted for reasons related to the registration of the vehicle.
Amendment 87 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) Any person that has purchased a vehicle in another Member State and where that vehicle does not have a registration certificate may request the vehicle registration authority in the Member State where the vehicle is registered to issue a temporary registration certificate of a vehicle in view of its transfer to another Member State. The temporary registration certificate shall be valid for a period of 30 days.
Amendment 76 #
Amendment 105 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(1) Where Member States intend to adopt or amend any measure falling within the scope of this Directive, they shall immediately communicate to the Commission the draft measure envisaged, together with the reasoning on which the measure is based.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 109 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 112 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may send its observations to the Member State which has communicated the draft measure within three months, and the Member State will then publish these in the form of an on- line database.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
(5) When the Member State concerned definitively adopts the draft measure, it shall communicate the final text to the Commission without delay. If observations have been made by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 4, this communication shall be accompanied by a report on the actions taken in response to the observations of the Commission, which will publish it in the form of a public on- line database.
Amendment 117 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
c a) a list of those medicinal products whose prices were registered during the period in question and the prices which can be obtained for these products;
Amendment 118 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
c b) a list of those medicinal products whose prices were authorised to rise during the period in question and the new prices which can be obtained for these products;
Amendment 329 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Securities settlement systems may be operated only by authorised CSDs, CCPs and central banks.
Amendment 330 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 336 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. An authorised CSD may only have a participation in a legal person whose activities are limited to the provision of services set out in Sections A, B and BC of the Annex, unless the competent authority is confident that such participation does not significantly alter the risk profile of the CSD.
Amendment 418 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. User committees shall advise the board of the CSD on key arrangements that impact their members, including the criteria for accepting issuers or participants to their respective securities settlement systems, service level and pricing structure.
Amendment 420 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 430 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. For each securities settlement system it operates, as well as for the each of the other services it performs, a CSD shall publicly disclose the prices and fees associated with the core services provided. It shall disclose the prices and fees of each service and function provided separately, including discounts and rebates and the conditions to benefit from those reductions. IWhere practical, it shall allow its customers separate access to the specific services provided.
Amendment 431 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Amendment 432 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. A CSD shall disclose sufficient information to allow participants to assess the risks associated with the services provided.
Amendment 515 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A CCP and a trading venue shall provide transaction feeds on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis to a CSD upon request by the CSD and may charge a fee for such transaction feeds to the requesting CSD on a cost-plus basis, unless otherwise agreed by both parties.
Amendment 517 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A CSD shall provide access to its securities settlement systems on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis to a CCP or a trading venue and may charge a fee for such access on a cost-plus basis, unless otherwise agreed by both parties.
Amendment 526 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. A CSD shall not provide itself any banking type of ancillary services set out in Section C of the Annexthat intends to settle the cash leg of all or part of its securities settlement system in accordance with Article 37(2) of this Regulation shall either : (i) designate for this purpose an authorised credit institution as provided in Title II of Directive 2006/48/EC in accordance with paragraph 3, or (ii) undertake directly those banking services in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 541 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 543 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 549 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
A CSD which benefits from a derogationintends to provide directly the banking services referred to in Article 52(1) shall be authorised as a credit institution as provided in Title II of Directive 2006/48/EC. This authorisation shall be limited exclusively to the provision of the banking type of ancillary services that it is authorised to provide in accordance with paragraph 4set out in Section C of the Annex and shall imply the fulfilment of the prudential and supervision requirements provided in Article 57 and 58. In addition, a CSD that intends to be authorised as credit institution should have in place adequate recovery plans aiming at continuity of its critical operations including the activity authorised under its banking licence.
Amendment 561 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. A CSD which has not requested or obtained an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 2 and that intends to settle the cash leg of all or part of its securities settlement system in accordance with Article 37(2) of this Regulation shall obtain authorisation to designate for this purpose an authorised credit institution as provided in Title II of Directive 2006/48/EC, unless the competent authority referred to in Article 53(1) of this Regulation demonstrates, based on the available evidence, that the exposure of one credit institut. The designated credit institution shall be limited exclusively to the provision tof the concentration of risks under Article 57(3) and (4) of this Regulation is not sufficiently mitigated. In the latter case, the competent authority referred to in Article 53(1) may require the CSD to designate more than one credit institution. The designated credit institutions shall be considered as settlement agentsbanking type of ancillary services set out in Section C of the Annex and shall comply with the prudential and supervision requirements provided in Articles 57 and 58.
Amendment 566 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4
Article 52 – paragraph 4
Amendment 572 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Amendment 59 #
2011/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that restoring investor confidence will require a strengthening of the banks' capital positions and measures to support their access to funding; a major overhaul of regulation and supervision of the financial sector will be necessary in order to reflect heightened risks in the sovereign debt markets, which includes a strengthening of the capital positions of systemic banks; stresses that banks should not unduly restrict lending to the real economy;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the structural mismatch between supply and demand for labour will hinder recovery and long-term growth and therefore calls for structural reforms in the labour market, which would include revising the wage-setting mechanism in order to better reflect productivity developmentenhancing labour mobility by removing remaining legal obstacles, by facilitating the recognition of professional qualifications and experience, which would include revising the wage-setting mechanism in order to better reflect productivity developments; besides particular attention should also be paid to maintaining or reinforcing the coverage and effectiveness of employment services and active labour market policies; draws attention to the role and responsibilities of the social partners in the design and implementation of structural reforms;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fact that the Council is expected either to follow Commission recommendations and proposals under the new economic governance framework, or totherwise it should explain its position publicly as part of the economic dialogue in Parliament;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Furthermore, it needs to be emphasised that data should be public, accessible and suitable for comparison on a year-to-year basis
Amendment 7 #
2011/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas statistical offices should not only be statutorily independent, but should also have mechanisms and ‘firewalls’ in place to ensure that statistical offices are separated from the political process and thus avoid systemic failures;, at the same time, however, it is to be emphasised that the State is responsible for the correctness and authenticity of statistical data
Amendment 23 #
2011/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Eurostat to ensure that public accounting systems are established in all Member States in a standardised manner and that they are strengthened with both internal and external audit mechanisms, including the application of the recently revised legal framework of Regulation 479/2009, as well as further legislative proposals as deemed appropriate;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 42 #
2011/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business- to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market focuses insufficiently on the problem of vulnerability, limiting itself primarily to consumers' economic interest,;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the fact that in international forums, the need to protect consumers through information and regulation of the financial markets has been recognised, the complexity of such markets entailing that in the majority of cases any consumer is vulnerable; calls for an uniform application of the relevant legislation on financial markets across all Member States to limit implementing differences that might lead to uncertainty and regulatory arbitrage for the consumers; suggests that technical standards defined by ESMA could be an appropriate way of achieving this, in keeping with the concept of a single rule book for financial services;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in spite of the existence of legislation on the subject, the lack of enforcement of said legislation means that travellers often find themselves in vulnerable situations, especially in case of cancellation or delay of their trip, which is exacerbated when the consumer suffers from a disability; encourages the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure transparency in fares; asks the Commission, in their planned revision of the EU passenger rights legislation, to take into account the situation of vulnerable consumers and to revise the compensation levels, criteria and mechanisms, with the proviso that current levels are not weakened;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Europe 2020 strategy for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth, growth and job creation must not be achieved without strengthening, deepening and broadening the single market, and therefore one of its fundamental aims is the creation of the single market for 21st century Europe;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas comprehensive and sustained fiscal consolidation is necessary to restore fiscal credibility, and the reduction of, in order to reduce debt, requires both expenditure restraint and tax increases, while growth-oriented tax changes must be given priority, while tax changes must be given priority which will create the foundations for long-term growth;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national sovereignty and that the different structures of the Member States’ (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes – and therefore complete agreement among the Member States – would be necessary in order for decision-making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions and increase public savings;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and MS to cooperate in order to increase transparency and reduce loopholes and uncertainties for businesses and citizens with regard to tax collection; calls on them to ensure that they do not increase bureaucracy excessively as a result;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, good governance and double taxation which Member States can apply in their fiscal policies in accordance with their different tax systems;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to share information about best practices in Europe concerning information to citizens and businesses, to develop appropriate tools for exchange of information and to set up pilot projects which it will in due course assess with a view to ensuring that it is possible to derive long-term benefit from them as well;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Ask the MS to support the Commission’s plans to improve the coordination and cooperation with and between MS’ tax administrations on appropriate solutions to prevent double taxation and other cross- border tax obstacles;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and MS to find ways of removing tax obstacles to cross-border work and transnational mobility as soon as possible so that the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy – namely increased economic growth and employment – can be attained as soon as possible;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to more actively pursue complaints and ensure greater transparency and information for citizens on the results of complaints about MS’ tax laws and infringement cases in the tax field, as well as on their follow-up;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that it is in the interest of business and citizens to remove tax barriers within the single market as soon as possible since they are an obstacle to cross- border activities and investments in the EU;
Amendment 127 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to propose a binding dispute settlement mechanism which Member States may use optionally, as suggested by the Monti report, covering double taxation suffered by individuals and businesses;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the lack of tax transparency and the failure to elimination ofe tax avoidance threaten government revenues and cost billions of euro;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – point 3
Paragraph 28 – point 3
continue to share information about aggressive tax planning schemes on corporate losses, their detection and response strategies, and measure and then publish information on the effectiveness of the strategies used;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 13 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in ensuring that the Member States' account statements for the purposes of traditional own resources are accurate, and to enhance national customs supervision to avoid errors in amounts of traditional own resources collected, in line with the Court of Auditors' recommendation (point 2.21); encourages the Commission, therefore, to make further efforts to simplify the legal framework, notably in order to resolve remaining problems in some control systems;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Repeats its demand to the Commission that it should forward to Parliament and to the Council, each year, a more detailed description of expenditure against each budget line compared with the remarks made in respect of the line;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EIB Group to continue implementing best prudential banking practices in order to maintain its very strong capital position and contribute to the growth of the real economy; calls, therefore, for the EIB to undergo a stress test to ensure that it keeps its AAA ratingbe subject to prudential regulatory supervision in order to ensure that it keeps its AAA rating, to monitor the quality of its financial situation and to ensure precise measurement of its results and compliance with the rules of sound business practice;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EIB Group to make available on its website, where appropriate, relevant information on the beneficiaries of long-term loans and guarantees, project eligibility criteria and, in particular, venture-capital loans to SMEs, in particular the amount disbursed, the number of loans granted, and the region and industrial sector concerned; recommends that the EIB’s role be more focused, selective, effective and result-oriented;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. takes the view that, in order to reach small and medium-sized enterprises, the EIB should especially form partnerships at a higher level with transparent and accountable financial intermediaries linked to the local economy;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's green paper on the EU corporate governance framework; believes that, given the diverse nature of existing national frameworks and individual listed companies, a proportional and flexible approach to corporate governance must be applied;, but also calls for the fact that the excessive bureaucratic burden need to be avoided.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s green paper on the EU corporate governance framework; believes that, given the diverse nature of existing national frameworks and individual listed companies, a proportional and flexible approach to corporate governance must be applied, taking into account the ambitious growth targets set by Agenda 2020 and the provisions of Directive 2006/46/EC;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a ‘comply or explain’ approach is the most appropriate framework to apply to EU listed companies, providing a firm regulatory framework in whiRecognises that the financial crisis revealed a lack of effectiveness of existing corporate governance principles based on a 'comply or explain' approach; companies are accountable to the shareholders that provide their capital and are also required by law to report on their corporate governance practicencludes that a core of practicable and legally binding provisions are needed and must be complemented by soft regulation such as codes of best practices as well as reinforced supervision at national and EU level;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Emphasizes that the Green Book only deals with the enterprises listed on stock, although it would be practical to also involve the OTC enterprises and the SMEs under a differentiated approach into the subject of the regulation of the corporate governance framework for European companies, as they have enormous economical potential and they serve as driving force of the European economies;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that existing codes should be strengthened and that more effective monitoring of codes and better quality of explanations are required; stresses that shareholders (not only the majority but also the minority ones) must remain central to the governance of companies and their role must be enhanced, not diminished; believes that shareholders should inform regulators when a company provides an unacceptable explanation for departing from a code of practice;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to put in place definite initiatives to ensure better representation of women on boards of directors; emphasises that corporate management and remuneration policies must comply with and foster the principle of equal treatment of women and men established by EU directives;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that a well-governed company should be transparent and accountable to its shareholders and other stakeholders; reaffirms that directors of corporates have to take account of the sustainability, long- term interests when taking decisions, in order to minimise risks;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that there is a lack of long-term focus within the market and urges the Commission to review all relevant legislation to assess whether any requirements have inadvertently added to short-termism; in particular calls on the Commission to abandon the requirement for quarterly reporting in the Transparency Directive, which adds little to shareholder knowledge and simply creates short-term trading opportunities., calls on the Commission to bring forward legislative proposals in the field of company law to help address corporate governance issues and ensure consistency in remuneration policy for all types of companies;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in 2010 the euro area recovered with GDP growth of 1.7% and is expected to stagnate at a similar levelremain consistently below 2% throughout 2011, after the slump in 2009 of -4.2% growth,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, while month-on-month HICP inflation has mostly been above 2% since the beginning of 2010, what matters for monetary policy are future expectations, the low level of which are a testimony of high ECB credibility and governments’ increasingly coherent budgetary policies;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the single objective of ECB is price stability; notes that de facto financial stability and proper liquidity of the financial markets is becoming a second objective; also notes the work of the ESRB under the auspices of the ECB on financial stability;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that, despite unitary monetary policy, monetary conditions diverge considerably in the euro area; in countries experiencing turbulence, banks are tightening the availability of credit, with the opposite happening in other countries with a current account surplus; this asymmetry is likely to become even more pronounced if the ECB keeps increasing rates in order to kick-start trade and thus promote economic recovery, given the prevalence of loans indexed to short-term interest rates in the former group of countries;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a European credit rating foundainstitution and to evaluate the pros and cons of temporarily suspending credit ratings for countries following an EU/IMF adjustment programme;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 (new)
- Calls on the Commission to create the conditions for a European Monetary Fund to ensure that the IMF will not need to be involved in Europe’s future credit policy, thereby reducing the Member States’ dependence on other international institutions and markets
Amendment 83 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 108 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out and welcomes the fact that the ECB balance sheet expansion has not led to inflation, due to its increasing role as a central counterparty between euro area banks, which effectively amounts to a monetisation of bank bailouts, and that the inflation target has consistently remained around the 2% level;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Restates with concern the overreliance of many euro area banks on the liquidity provided by the ECB, in the absence of a fully functional interbank market; welcomes – though notes with concernout some misgivings – the collateral policies of the ECB as regards the amount and the quality of asset-backed securities provided to the Eurosystem as collateral, estimated at EUR 488 billion;
Amendment 122 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the necessity of non- standard monetary policy measures, but calls for athe long-term phasing-out of those programmes as soon as possible;
Amendment 133 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the ECB to put in place in the Security Markets Program a discount rate mechanism that can be adjusted, taking into account whether a certain security is further downgraded by most credit rating agencies and ensuring that the ECB does not end up with too many risky assets; in addition, believes that the ECB should use at least two number of credit rating qualifications before accepting a security as collateral;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a more integrated macro- prudential policy framework within the monetary policy context, if necessary including differentiated macro-prudential tools in the Union to account for differences between the euro area and non- euro area countries; calls for ancontinuous analysis of the effectiveness of the new financial supervisory architecture with the aid of impact assessments and for an evaluation of the option establishing a single European financial supervisory authority, unifying under its umbrella the current European Supervisory Authorities and the European Systemic Risk Board;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 173 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for a single European Treasury to relieve the ECB off its quasi-fiscal role; until that is the case, suggests confining more tasks to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM); rRegrets that, as it stands, the ESM will not operate under Community rules and did not acquire the right to purchase government bonds on the secondary market as this would have meant a relief for the ECB in the current circumstances;
Amendment 194 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. BWelievcomes that the introduction of eurosecurities may constitute the necessary fiscal quantum-leap forwe rapid implementation of the feasibility report promised by the Commission in its declaration XXX with regard thato the Union needs at this juncture; welcomes the rapid implementation of the feasibility report promised by the Commission in its declaration XXXintroduction of eurosecurities, since it believes that this would, with the creation of the right conditions, ensure the necessary fiscal improvement that the Union needs at this juncture;
Amendment 212 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its long-standing call for the minutes of the meetings of the Governing Council to be public; considers that their non- publication might be interpreted as a sign of weakness of the monetary union, as if the public and necessary individual accountability in the decision-taking within the Governing Council should be interpreted as a confrontation between Member States;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls also for the creation of a common European ethical code on consumer protection with a view to ensuring that the responsibility of financial service providers is clarified and at any rate unambiguous;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2149(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to support financial inclusion, for example through access to basic banking services; considers, however, that this must be done in a regulated and transparent manner so as to ensure that credit agreements do not form the basis for the mass deception of consumers;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that EU competition policy is able to adapt to the changing economic situation and ensure equal competition conditions within the single market. The combined effect of rigid principles and flexible procedures enables competition policy to be a constructive and stabilising factor in the EU’s financial system and in the real economy in general;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)
- also points out that, in addition to considerations of setting a moral example and solidarity, volunteering can only be beneficial to a Member State from an economic standpoint (huge amounts of extra income); it also makes job creation easier and results in increased employment;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that revenue in the area of sport is normally used to finance events and competitions, participating organisations, the construction and maintenance of infrastructure and the promotion of youth and amateur sport; points out, therefore, that organisers need to have the right to merchandise their events themselves, in a transparent way, in line with EU competition rules;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Supports any form of self-regulation in the sport sectors aimed at reinforcing accountability, transparency and financial stability; considers it essential, for the credibility of this kind of regulation, that an effective system of scrutiny and a balanced mix of sanctions and incentives be implemented within a unified European system which will enable detection of the various kinds of corruption (bribery and the damaging effects of sports betting on the equitable nature of sport);
Amendment 21 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 1 (new)
- stresses that the mutual recognition of courses and specialist training within a unified European framework for professionals working in sport as specialists (referees, coaches) is particularly important as it makes a long- term contribution to increasing competitiveness, which would in turn enable major revenue loss to be avoided;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 (new)
- is of the opinion that continuing with incentives in the field of sport within the next multiannual financial framework would be desirable and justifiable, whether as part of an independent EU sports programme or as a sub- programme;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 (new)
- points out that the introduction by the Commission of satellite accounting in the sport sector is extremely timely, as it enables activities connected with sport to be assessed at national level in accordance with uniform standards, which makes it possible to detect anomalies and brings added value to the European economy and the single market;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. takes the view that the proliferation of on-line gambling represents a threat to the integrity of sport; stresses that keeping sporting events credible and honest is vital to the sports industry as a whole; stresses that betting on sport may pose a risk to the honesty of sport; considers that the European Union must play a more prominent role in safeguarding the integrity of sport, a goal to be pursued by all stakeholders, and therefore considers that fraud connected with betting on sport should be punished in every Member State;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Respects the decision by a number of Member States to ban Internet gambling totally; is opposed to government monopolies over on-line gambling, however;
Amendment 83 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages strong cooperation between customs administrations and market surveillance authorities to intercept unsafe and/or non-compliant products at the border prior to their release for free circulation throughout the EU; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure proper training of officers so as to ensure even better detection of products presenting a risk;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned that the failure of some operators to pay the necessary duties or to declare the actual value of goods entails unfair advantages over fair traders; warns that such a situation impedes fair competition and leads to considerable distortions in the functioning of the internal market; continues to support Member States’ efforts to enhance tax and customs regulation and tax collection capacities, to reinforce international conventions against corruption, tax evasion and illegal flows and to increase financial transparency, as well as increased exchanges of information on current customs legislation.
Amendment 90 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the recent Commission proposal for a draft regulation concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, as it firmly believes that customs can effectively contribute to the protection of intellectual property rights; stresses that the further developed Customs Code makes it possible to retain goods suspected of violating intellectual property law, and that the Code thus comprises one pillar of the Union’s legal framework for the protection of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2082(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that different VAT rates and administrative procedures are a major burden for development of e-commerce; stresses that e-retailers have greater difficulty to sell goods and services in other Member States, leavinge importance of removing fiscal barriers to the cross-border activities of e- retailers; considers that clearer VAT rules and VAT reporting obligations should be laid down for these firms in order to limit adaptation costs and improve the competitiveness of businesses based in the EU, so that the true potential of the single market does not remain untapped.;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2082(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Digital Internal Market study; calls on the Commission to improve interoperability of electronic signatures, so as to create a legal framework for recognition of secure e-certification systems, and to consider revision and extension of the Electronic Signature directive in order to reduce administrative burden for SMEs.; emphasises the need for mutual recognition of e-identification and e-authentication across the EU;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2082(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes that from 2010 new electronic VAT refund system is put in place within the EU; calls on the Commission to report to the Parliament no later than July 2012 on the results, strengths and weaknesses of the new system; stresses that the new rules must always be reviewed to ensure that they provide appropriate protection against attempted fraud.
Amendment 80 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the adoption, via the ordinary legislative procedure, of specific legislation or of an interinstitutional agreement in order to ensure the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of the European Semester; care must, however, be taken to ensure that there is sufficient time for the adoption of national budgets;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the Commission to adopt the Annual Growth Survey by 10 Januaryin the first weeks of each year;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to draft the Annual Growth Survey as a document subject to parliamentary negotiation and amendment, inter alia by drawing a distinction between political and technical developments; this must not, however, result in a reduction in the length of national semesters;
Amendment 122 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to enhance the comparability of nNational budget expenditure itemReform Programmes by incorporating them into a common nomenclature making it possible to assess the extent to which they contribute to the Europe 2020 targets;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to come and present its recommendations at an appropriate time, once the analysis of the NRPs and SCPs has been completed;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Councilmmission to preport to it in the first few weeks of each year on the implementation of the previous European Semesterare a comprehensive report on the lessons learned from the first European Semester and their future usefulness;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the text of the directives needs to be more specific in terms of improving access for persons with disabilities; the directives should require contracting authorities to apply environmental and/or social and fair trade aspects in their procurement procedures;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that SMEs are the backbone of the EU economy and have a huge potential for job creation, growth and innovation and that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking this potential; the EU 2020 must therefore find a balance between objectivity and non- discrimination, endeavouring to ensure fair competition and proper accessibility for SMEs;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the current classification of A and B service categories should be maintained in so far as ‘lighter’ provisions for B services have their justification in their characteristics as mainly locally or regionally provided services; calls on the Commission to develop tools that make it easier for local and regional authorities to decide to which category specific contract tasks belong;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that a change in procurement practices should seek to simplify procurement rules and thus facilitate socially innovative public procurement; in any reform of the rules on procurement, there must be an increase in the role of public authorities in promoting innovation;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to review the Remedies Directive as soon as possible and to bring it into line with the revised Public Procurement Directives; stresses that the directive does not replace the rules on fighting corruption or the competition rules, but that its strict procedural provisions afford additional protection;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that, in order to develop the full potential of public procurement, the criterion of the lowest price should be removed, and that in principle there should be only one option for the award of contracts: the most economically advantageous tender – including the entire life-cycle costs of the relevant goods, services or works – should be chosen; stresses that antipathy to the criterion of ‘maximum economic benefit’ hampers innovation and efforts to achieve the best quality and value, or in other words to comply with the requirements of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 164 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Criticises the Green Paper’s failure to mention the shortcomings, the lack of expertise and knowledge about procurement; stresses the importance of promoting professionalism and guaranteeing objectivity on the part of both contracting authorities and market operators; recommends setting up a network of centres of excellence within the existing national frameworks;
Amendment 180 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Deplores the fact that contracting authorities require disproportionate financial guarantees, security and performance bonds, which create additional obstacles to SMEs; calls on the Commission to examine what differentiated approach could be applied in order to improve participation by SMEs in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission, with the aim of improving access to public procurement procedures and improving their transparency, to create a public portal to help SMEs, providing a wide range of information on public contracts, from the invitation-to-tender stage to their award, also indicating the value of the contracts;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the call from stakeholders to place greater emphasis on continuous professional development (CPD); points out that global competition and the orientation towards knowledge-based economies creates new challenges for skills development and education; calls for the Commission, therefore, to clarify the definition of CPD; encourages competent authorities to provide information on CPD during the recognition process and to exchange best practices in this area;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recommends devising a uniform EU quality assurance framework system for traineeships, as traineeships may play a decisive role in the qualification of young people studying in the higher education system;
Amendment 146 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) It is appropriate to exclude procurement made for the purpose of providing postal services as the postal liberalisation process with full market opening in all Member States by 31 December 2012 shall introduce effective competition in this sector.
Amendment 219 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) There is a widespread need for additional flexibility and in particular for wider access to a procurement procedure providing for negotiations, as is explicitly foreseen in the Agreement, where negotiation is allowed in all procedures. Contracting authorities should, unless otherwise provided in the legislation of the Member State concerned, be able to use a competitive procedure with negotiation as provided for in this Directive, in various situations where open or restricted procedures without negotiations are not likely to lead to satisfactory procurement outcomes. This procedure should be accompanied by adequate safeguards ensuring observance of the principles of equal treatment and transparency. This will give greater leeway to contracting authorities to buy works, supplies and services perfectly adapted to their specific needs. At the same time, it should also increase cross-border trade, as the evaluation has shown that contracts awarded by negotiated procedure with prior publication have a particularly high success rate of cross-border tenders.
Amendment 416 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Specific exclusions in the field of postal services This Directive shall not apply to public contracts for the principal purpose of permitting the contracting authorities to provide postal services and other services than postal services. For the purposes of this Article: "postal services": means services consisting of the clearance, sorting, routing and delivery of postal items. This shall include both services falling within as well as services falling outside the scope of the universal service set up in conformity with Directive 97/67/EC; "other services than postal services": means services provided in the following areas: (i) mail service management services (services both preceding and subsequent to despatch, including "mailroom management services"); (ii) added-value services linked to and provided entirely by electronic means (including the secure transmission of coded documents by electronic means, address management services and transmission of registered electronic mail); (iii) services concerning postal items not included in point (a), such as direct mail bearing no address; (iv) financial services, as defined in the CPV under the reference numbers from 66100000-1 to 66720000-3 and in Article 19(c) and including in particular postal money orders and postal giro transfers; (v) philatelic services; (vi) logistics services (services combining physical delivery and/or warehousing with other non-postal functions).
Amendment 676 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 1087 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The minimum yearly turnover shall not exceed three times the estimated contract value, except in duly justified circumstances relating to the special risks attached to the nature of the works, services or supplies. The contracting authority shall indicate such exceptional circumstances in the procurement documents.
Amendment 1466 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall appoint a single independent body responsible forensure the oversight and coordination of implementation activities (hereinafter 'the oversight body'). Member States shall inform the Commission of their designation.
Amendment 1474 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. The oversight bodycompetent authorities shall be responsible for the following tasks:
Amendment 1488 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1490 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Without prejudice to the general procedures and working methods established by the Commission for its communications and contacts with Member States, the oversight bodycompetent authorities shall act as a specific contact point for the Commission when it monitors the application of Union law and the implementation of the budget from the Union on the basis of Article 17 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall report to the Commission any violation of this Directive in procurement procedures for the award of contracts directly or indirectly funded by the Union.
Amendment 1491 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1492 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1493 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 5
Article 84 – paragraph 5
5. The investigation and enforcement activities carried out by the oversight bodycompetent authorities to ensure that contracting authorities’ decisions comply with this Directive and the principles of the Treaty shall not replace or prejudge the institutional role of the Commission as guardian of the Treaty. When the Commission decides to refer the treatment of an individual case pursuant to paragraph 4, it shall also retain the right to intervene in accordance with the powers conferred to it by the Treaty.
Amendment 1495 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 84 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Contracting authorities shall transmit to the national oversight bodycompetent authorities the full text of all concluded contracts with a a value equal to or greater than
Amendment 1502 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. Without prejudice to the national law concerning access to information, and in accordance with national and EU legislation on data protection, the oversight bodycompetent authorities shall, upon written request, give unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, to the concluded contracts referred to in paragraph 6. Access to certain parts of the contracts may be refused where their disclosure would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, would harm the legitimate commercial interests of economic operators, public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between them.
Amendment 1504 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 8
Article 84 – paragraph 8
8. A summary of all the activities carried out by the oversight bodycompetent authorities in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 7 shall be included in the annual report referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to promote the free movement of professionals, while ensuring a more efficient and transparent recognition of qualifications, it is necessary to provide for a European Professional Card. The European Professional Card should strictly be used as a tool to recognise professional qualifications in another Member State, in order to use the full potential of mobility in the single market, and not as a means to regulate and restrict how a profession is qualified. In particular that card is necessary to facilitate temporary mobility and recognition under the automatic recognition system, as well as to promote a simplified recognition process under the general system. The card should be issued upon request from a professional and after submission of necessary documents and completion of related review and verification procedures by the competent authorities. The functioning of the card should be supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System23 . This mechanism should help enhance synergies and trust among competent authorities, while at the same time eliminating duplication of administrative work for the authorities and creating more transparency and certainty for professionals. The process for the application and issuing of the card should be clearly structured and incorporate safeguards and the corresponding rights of appeal for the applicant. The card and the related workflow within IMI should ensure the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data stored and avoid unlawful and unauthorised access to information contained therein.
Amendment 233 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4f – paragraph 6
Article 4f – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying European Professional Cards for specific professions, establishing the format of the European Professional Card, the translations necessary to support any application for issuing a European Professional Card and details for the assessment of applications, taking into account the particularities of each profession concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 58may introduce a European Professional Card by an implementing act according to the examination procedure referred to in Article X, provided that the profession considered is regulated in a large majority of the Member States, there is a large degree of potential mobility and a potential for further growth and employment on the Internal Market but these potential has not been exhausted yet by the professionals.
Amendment 239 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 6
Article 4a – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying European Professional Cards for specific professions, establishing the format of the European Professional Card, the translations necessary to support any application for issuing a European Professional Card and details for the assessment of applications, taking into account the particularities of each profession concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 58. This procedure should notably ensure that the European Professional Card will primarily focus on facilitating and increasing mobility of professionals, regardless if they are regulated or not, and it should in particular avoid that any additional regulatory and administrative barriers are created.
Amendment 350 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4 f – paragraph 2
Article 4 f – paragraph 2
2. Partial access may be rejectedMember States may refuse to apply the principle of partial access to certain professions if such rejection is justified by an overriding reason of general interest, such as health protection and public healthsafety, it would secure the attainment of the objective pursued and it would not go beyond what is strictly necessary.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a
3a. Member States may lay down in their national legislations partial exemptions from parts of the specialist medical training, if that part of the training has been followed already during the completion of another specialist training programme which is listed in point 5.1.3 of Annex V and provided that the former specialist qualification has already been obtained by the professional in that Member State. Member States shall ensure that the granted exemption is not more than one- third of the minimum duration of specialist medical training courses as referred to in point 5.1.3 of Annex V.
Amendment 470 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of at least 10 years from a general education of 12 years, which also has to be completed during the training period. Completion of 12 years general education has to be as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.
Amendment 482 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
The training of nurses responsible for general care shall comprise at least three years of study consisting of at least 4 600 hours of theoretical and clinical training, the duration of the theoretical training representing at least one third and the duration of the clinical training at least one half of the minimum duration of the training. Member States may grant partial exemptions to persons who have received part of their training on courses which are of at least an equivalent level.
Amendment 565 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 49 a – paragraph 2 – point b(new)
Article 49 a – paragraph 2 – point b(new)
(b) the profession concerned is already regulated in at least one thirdhalf of all Member States;
Amendment 722 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 61 – intend 3 (new)
Article 61 – intend 3 (new)
In each year no later than 31 March, each Member States shall send to the Commission the number of health professionals relating to the professions listed in Chapter III the Members States would spare without threatening proper functioning of its own the public health system. The Commission shall establish a list of these numbers and send it to the Member States. In each year if the number of professional qualifications recognized by the host Member States has been achieved, the home Member States can derogate from Chapter I of this directive.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, Member States shall not limit this number to fewer than two suppliers, provided they are chosen on the basis of relevant, objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria, for each category of groundhandling services or, for airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passengers or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, to fewer than three suppliers for each category of groundhandling services.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) level of quality of operations as assessed on the basis of a representative flight schedule including, where relevant, efficient use of staff and equipment, last acceptance of baggage and cargo, delivery times for baggage and cargo, ability to ensure secure and responsible handling of luggage and equipment and maximum turnaround times;
Amendment 55 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. provision of fair conditions for its employees, in particular with respect to remuneration and working conditions
Amendment 67 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the assessment referred to in paragraph (1), each applicant shall submit its audited accounts for the two previous financial years. The approving authority shall lay down the format of the documentation to be submitted.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum quality standards shall cover in particular the following fields: operational performance, in particular as regards delivery times for and secure and responsible handling of luggage and equipment, training, information and assistance to passengers, in particular as referred to in Regulations (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and EC (No) 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council , CDM, safety, security, contingency measures, and the environment.
Amendment 259 #
2011/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(1) ODR facilitators andshall be subject to rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality laid down in the legislation of the Member State of their ODR contact point. ADR entities shall be subject to rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality laid down in nationalthe legislation. of the Member State where they are based.
Amendment 266 #
2011/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Penalties Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringement of this Regulation and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that those rules are implemented. The penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 271 #
2011/0373(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The Member States may permit the ADR entities to introduce or maintain procedural rules which enable them to refuse to resolve a given dispute if the consumer did not contact the trader directly with a view to resolving the dispute before he approached the ADR entity, or if the complaint is unfounded, if a procedure is already pending before another ADR entity or any court in connection with the dispute, or if conducting such a procedure would in any other way seriously impair the ADR entity’s operational effectiveness. Such procedural rules may not make it significantly harder, even in cross-border disputes, for the consumer to access ADR procedures.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0373(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) the dispute is resolved within 90 days from the date on which the ADR entity has received the complaint. In the caseevent of complex disputes, or any other reasonable grounds the ADR entity may extend this time period by 60 days.
Amendment 361 #
2011/0373(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that traders established on their territories inform consumers about the ADR entities by which they are covered and which are competent to deal with potential disputes between themselves and consumers. Such information shall include the addresses of the relevant ADR entities' websites and specify whether or not the trader commits to use these entities to resolve disputes with consumers. The information shall at any event include the addresses and websites of the relevant ADR entities.
Amendment 373 #
2011/0373(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission and the Member States shall ensure appropriate disclosure of information as to how consumers may access the ADR procedure in the event of contractual disputes as referred to in Article 2(1) in relation to a particular trader.
Amendment 401 #
2011/0373(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
No later than [Office of Publications insert date: five years after the entry into force], and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this Directive. The report shall consider the development and the use of ADR entities and the impact of this Directive on consumers and traders. The report shall be accompanied, where approprinclude in particular provisions relating to the scope of the directive, and consider the need to extend the scope to legal disputes initiate,d by traders against consumers. In that case proposals for amendment of this Directive shall be attached to the report.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Credit rating agencies are important participants in the financial markets. As a consequence, the independence and integrity of credit rating agencies and their credit rating activities are of particular importance to guarantee their credibility vis-à-vis market participants, in particular investors and other users of ratings. Regulation 1060/2009 provides that credit rating agencies have to be registered and supervised as their services have considerable impact on the public interest. Credit ratings, unlike investment research, are not mere opinions about a value or a price for a financial instrument or a financial obligation. Credit rating agencies are not mere financial analysts or investment advisors. Credit ratings have regulatory value for regulated investors, such as credit institutions, insurance companies and other institutional investors. Although the incentives to excessively rely on credit ratings are being reduced, credit ratings still drive investment choices, notably because of information asymmetries and for efficiency purposes. In this context, credit rating agencies must be independent and their rating methods transparent and perceived as such by market participants.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The credit rating market shows that, traditionally, credit rating agencies and rated entities enter into long-lasting relationships. This raises the threat of familiarity, as the credit rating agency may become too sympathetic to the desires of the rated entity. In those circumstances, the impartiality of credit rating agencies over time could become questionable. Indeed, credit rating agencies mandated and paid by a corporate issuer are incentivised to issue overly favourable ratings on that rated entity or its debt instruments in order to maintain the business relationship with such issuer. Issuers are also subject to incentives that favour long-lasting relationships, such as the lock-in effect: an issuer may refrain from changing credit rating agency as this may raise concerns of investors regarding the issuer's creditworthiness. This problem was already identified in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, which required credit rating agencies to apply a rotation mechanism providing for gradual changes in analytical teams and credit rating committees so that the independence of the rating analysts and persons approving credit ratings would not be compromised. The success of those rules, however, was highly dependant on a behavioural solution internal to the credit rating agency: the actual independence and professionalism of the employees of the credit rating agency vis-à-vis the commercial interests of the credit rating agency itself. These rules were not designed to provide sufficient guarantee towards third parties that the conflicts of interest arising from the long-lasting relationship would effectively be mitigated or avoided. It therefore appears necessary to provide for a structural response having a higher impact on third parties. This could be achieved effectively by limiting the period during which a credit rating agency can continuously provide credit ratings on the same issuer or its debt instruments. Setting out a maximum duration of the business relationship between the issuer which is rated or which issued the rated debt instruments and the credit rating agency should remove the incentive for issuing favourable ratings on that issuer. Additionally, requiring the rotation of credit rating agencies as a normal and regular market practice should also effectively address the lock-in effect, where an issuer refrains from changing credit rating agency as this would raise concerns of investors regarding the issuer's creditworthiness. Finally, the rotation of credit rating agencies should have positive effects on the rating market as it would facilitate new market entriesmake it easier for smaller rating agencies to enter the market, thus also rendering the market even more competitive, and offer existing credit rating agencies the opportunity to extend their business to new areas.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The rule requiring rotation of credit rating agencies needs to be enforced in a credible manner to be meaningful. The rotation rule would not achieve its objectives if the outgoing credit rating agency were allowed to provide rating services to the same issuer again within a too short period of time. Therefore, it is important to provide for an appropriate period within which such credit rating agency may not be mandated by the same issuer to provide rating services. That period should be sufficiently long to allow the incoming credit rating agency to effectively provide its rating services to the issuer, to ensure that the issuer is truly exposed to a new scrutiny under a different approach and to guarantee that the credit ratings issued by the new credit rating agency provide enough continuity and continue to reflect an independent opinion. That period should allow that an issuer cannot rely on comfortable arrangements with only two credit rating agencies that would replace each other on a continuous basis, as this could lead to maintaining the familiarity threat. Hence, the period during which the outgoing credit rating agency should not provide rating services to the issuer should generally be set at four years.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Requiring issuers to regularly change the credit rating agency they mandate to issue credit ratings is proportionate to the objective pursued. This requirement only applies to certain regulated institutions (registered credit rating agencies) which provide a service affecting the public interest (credit ratings that can be used for regulatory purposes) under certain conditions (issuer-pays model). The privilege of having its services recognised as playing an important role in the regulation of the financial services market and being approved to carry out this function, entails the need to respect certain obligations in order to guarantee independence and the perception of independence in all circumstances. A credit rating agency which is prevented from providing credit rating services to a particular issuer would still be allowed to provide credit ratings to other issuers. In a market context where the rotation rule applies to all players, business opportunities will arise since all issuers would need to change credit rating agency. Moreover, credit rating agencies may always issue unsolicited credit ratings on the same issuer, capitalising on their experience. Unsolicited ratings are not constrained by the issuer-pays model and therefore are less affected by potential conflicts of interests. For issuers, the maximum duration of the business relationship with a credit rating agency or the rule on the employment of more than one credit rating agency also represents a restriction on their freedom to conduct their own business. However, this restriction is necessary on public-interest grounds considering the interference of the issuer-pays model with the necessary independence of credit rating agencies to guarantee independent credit ratings that can be used by investors for regulatory purposes. At the same time, these restrictions do not go beyond what is necessary and should rather be seen as an element increasing the issuer's creditworthiness towards other parties, and ultimately the market, and promoting the genuinely balanced functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The perception of independence of credit rating agencies would be particularly affected should the same shareholders or members be investing in different credit rating agencies not belonging to the same group of credit rating agencies, at least if this investment reaches a certain size that could allow these shareholders or members to exercise a certain influence on the agency's business. Therefore, in order to ensure the independence (and the perception of independence) of credit rating agencies and a healthy investment environment, it is appropriate to provide for stricter rules regarding the relations between the credit rating agencies and their shareholders. For this reason, no person should simultaneously hold a participation of 5% or more in more than one credit rating agency, unless the agencies concerned belong to the same group.
Amendment 144 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It is important to ensure that modifications to the rating methodologies do not result in less rigorous methodologies. For that purpose, issuers, investors and other interested parties should have the opportunity to comment on any intended change of rating methodologies. This will help them to understand the reasons behind new methodologies and for the change in question. Comments provided by issuers and investors on the draft methodologies may provide valuable input for the credit rating agencies in defining the methodologies. Moreover, ESMA should verify and confirm the compliance of new rating methodologies with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 and the relevant regulatory technical standard before methodologies are applied in practice, and should publish its findings. ESMA should verify that the proposed methodologies are rigorous, systematic, continuous and subject to validation based on historical experience, including back- testing. However, this verification process should not grant ESMA any power to judge the appropriateness of the proposed methodology or the content of the credit ratings issued following the application of the methodologies.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Due to the complexity of structured finance instruments, credit rating agencies have not always succeeded in ensuring a sufficiently high quality of credit ratings issued on such instruments. This has led to a loss of market confidence in this type of credit ratings. In order to regain confidence it would be appropriate to require issuers or their related third parties to engage at least two different credit rating agencies for the provision of credit ratings on structured finance instruments, which could lead to different and competing assessments. This could also reduce the over-reliance on a single credit rating.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to further mitigate conflicts of interest and facilitate fair competition in the credit rating market, it is important to ensure that the fees charged by credit rating agencies to customers are not discriminatory. Differences in fees charged for the same type of service should only be justifiable by a difference in the actual costs in providing this service to different customers. Moreover, the fees charged for rating services to a given issuer should not depend on the results or outcome of the work performed or on the provision of related (ancillary) services. Furthermore, in order to allow for the effective supervision of those rules, credit rating agencies should in every case disclose to ESMA the fees received from each of their clients and their general pricing policy.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to contribute to the issuance of up to date and credible sovereign ratings and to facilitate users' understanding, it is important to regularly review ratings. It is also importantn view of the extreme importance of ratings, it is also essential to increase the transparency about the research work carried out, the staff allocated to the preparation of ratings and, the underlying assumptions behind the credit ratings made by credit rating agencies in relation to sovereign debt and the inter-relationships on which their statements are based.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0360(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) An effect of the financial crisis has been that investors, including UCITS and AIFs, rely excessively on credit ratings to carry out their investments on debt instruments, without necessarily conducting their own assessments of the creditworthiness of issuers of such debt instruments. In order to improve the quality of the investments made by UCITS and AIFs and, therefore, to protect investors in those funds, it is appropriate to require the persons managing UCITS and AIFs to avoid relying exclusively and automatically on external credit ratings or making excessive use thereof when assessing the risk involved in the investments made by the UCITS and AIFs they manage. The general principle on the avoidance of excessive reliance on external credit ratings should therefore be integrated into the risk management processes and systems of the managers of UCITS and AIFs, and adapted to their specificities.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0360(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to specify further the general principle on overreliance that should be introduced into Directives 2009/65/EC and 2011/61/EU, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in particular to ensure that managers of UCITS and AIFs are effectively prevented from over-relying on external credit ratings for assessing the creditworthiness of the assets held by UCITS or AIFs. It is appropriate in this regard to amend the powers of the Commission in those Directives to adopt delegated acts in respect of the general provisions regarding risk management processes and systems employed by the managers of UCITS and AIFs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, after which it should publish the results of the consultations.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0360(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to contribute to the reduction of the excessive reliance of UCITS and AIFs on external credit ratings when making their investments, cannot be sufficiently achieved at the Member State level acting in a coordinated manner and can therefore, by reason of the pan-Union structure and impact of the activities of UCITS, AIFs and credit rating agencies, be better achieved at the Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Regularly putting the statutory audit out to tender may provide an opportunity for small and medium-sized audit firms to present their services and their preparedness in the context of a transparent procedure or for public- interest organisations to draw attention to themselves as potential service-providers. The advantage of a tender procedure is that the audit committee can choose a service-provider from among a wider range of contenders. To this end, it is recommended that the audit committee draw up appropriate internal rules on tender procedures, which it should also communicate to owners.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 181 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the statutory auditor or audit firm belongs to a network, ano other member of such network may, within the European Union, provide to the audited entityorganisation, to its parent undertaking and to its controlled undertakings within the Union statutory audit services or related financial audit servicesor to the undertakings which it directs the non-audit services which are prohibited pursuant to paragraph 3 below.
Amendment 190 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
(2) For the purposes of this Article, related financial audit servicesservice related to audits and other service serving to provide a guarantee shall mean:
Amendment 53 #
2011/0341B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, in particular by enhancing effective and efficient administrative cooperation and regular exchange of information
Amendment 22 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(2) The requested authority shall have an obligation to provide original documents only where such documents are necessary for the purpose pursued by the requesting authority and is not contrary to the provisions in force in the Member State in which the requested authority is established.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Article 23
Requests for assistance, including requests for notifications, and attached documents may be made in any language agreed in advance between the requested and requesting authority. The requests shall only require an accompanying translation, into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the requested authority is established, if the requested authority provides a justification explaining the need for translation.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
(3) The competent authority of a requested Member State may refuse to forward information if the requesting Member State cannot, for legal reasons, provide similar information.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
(4) The provision of information may be refused where it would demonstrably lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or where its disclosure would be contrary to public policy. Member States may not refuse to supply information on a economic operator on the sole grounds that this information is held by a bank or other financial institution, by a nominee or a person acting as agent or fiduciary or because it relates to the ownership interests in a legal person.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, the competent authority of the Member State providing the information shallmay permit its use for other purposes in the Member State of the requesting authority, if the legislation of the Member State of the requested authority allows the information to be used for similar purposes in that Member State.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0314A(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) to maintain a system of the measurement of the performance of Member States in customs administrations in order to improve their efficiency and effectiveness
Amendment 26 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) SMicro-, small, medium-sized and large undertakings should be defined and distinguished by reference to total assets, turnover and the average number of employees, as these items typically provide objective evidence as to the size of an enterprise.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To ensure the disclosure of comparable and equivalent information, recognition and measurement principles should include the going concern, the prudence, and the accrual bases. Set-offs between asset and liability items and income and expenditure items should not be permitted, and components of assets and liabilities should be valued separately. The presentation of items in financial statements should have regard not only to the economic reality or commercial substance of the underlying transaction or arrangement but also to the legal form. The principle of materiality should govern recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure in the financial statements.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The information presented in the balance sheet and profit and loss account should be supplemented by disclosures by way of notes to the financial statements. Users of financial statements typically have a limited need for supplementary information from micro- and small undertakings, and it can be costly to micro- and small undertakings to collate the supplementary information that needs to be disclosed. A limited disclosure regime for micro- and small undertakings is therefore justified. However where a micro- or small undertaking considers that it is beneficial to provide additional disclosures of the types required by medium-sized and large undertakings it shall not be prevented from doing so.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The management report and the consolidated management report are important elements of financial reporting. A fair review of the development of the business and of its position should be provided, in a manner consistent with the size and complexity of the business. The information should not be restricted to the financial aspects of the undertaking’s business, and there should be an analysis of environmental and social aspects of the business necessary for an understanding of the undertaking’s development, performance or position. In the cases where the consolidated management report and the parent undertaking management report are presented in a single report, it may be appropriate to give greater emphasis to those matters which are significant to the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole. However, having regard to the potential burden placed on micro-, small and medium- sized undertakings, it is appropriate to provide that Member States may choose to waive the obligation to provide non- financial information in the case of the management report of such undertakings.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements should be audited. The requirement that an audit opinion should state whether the annual or consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework does not represent a restriction of the scope of that opinion but clarifies the context in which it is expressed. The annual financial statements of micro- and small undertakings should not be covered by this audit obligation, as audit can be a significant administrative burden for this category of undertaking, whilst for many small undertakings the same persons are both shareholders and management and therefore have limited need for third party assurance on the financial statements.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may exempt micro-, small and medium- sized undertakings from the obligation set out in the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to non-financial information.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0307(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have activities in the extractive or logging of primary forest industries should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Theis disclosure should be part of the annual report and should include types of payments comparable to those disclosed under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and provide civil society with information to hold governments of resource-rich countries to account for their receipts from the exploitation of natural resources. The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) and the Timber Regulation which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering into the EU market. The detailed requirements are defined in Chapter 9 of Directive 2011/../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 861 #
2011/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall prohibitmay allow, in accordance with Article 16(6), (8) and (9), tied agents registered in their territory fromto handlinge clients' money and/or financial instruments on behalf of and under the full responsibility of the investment firm of which they are acting within their territory or, in the case of a cross-border operation, in the territory of a Member State which allows a tied agent to handle clients' money, provided that the investment firm, for which the tied agent is acting, is authorised to handle clients' money.
Amendment 601 #
Amendment 624 #
Amendment 34 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) transactions with the central banks of Member States., or public bodies, regional or local authorities;
Amendment 36 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) financial transactions relating to a pension fund or an institution for occupational retirement provision as defined in point (a) of Article 6 of Directive 2003/41/EC.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall apply the same rate to all financial transactions that fall under the same category pursuant to paragraph 2 (a) and (b).
Amendment 57 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Every five years and for the first time by 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) transactions with the central banks of Member States, or public bodies regional or local authorities.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) financial transactions relating to a pension fund or an institution for occupational retirement provision as defined in Article 6, point (a) of Directive 2003/41/EC.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0261(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Every five years and for the first time by 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Such reports may only be required for informationstatistical, information or supervisory purposes and for the application of Article 52(1).
Amendment 137 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 4
Article 51 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authorities of the home Member State shall communicate and explain upon request to the competent authorities of the host Member State how information and findings provided by the latter have been taken into account. Where, following communication of information and findings, the competent authorities of the host Member State maintains that no appropriate measures have been taken by the competent authorities of the home Member State, the competent authorities of the host Member State may after informing the competent authorities of the home Member State and the EBA take appropriate measures to prevent further irregularities to protect the interests of depositors, investors and others to whom services are provided or to protect financial stability. Where the competent authorities of the home member state disagree with the action to be taken by the host member state, the competent authorities of the home Member State may refer the matter to EBA in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. In that case, EBA may act in accordance with the powers conferred on it by that Article. Where it acts, EBA shall take any decision within one month.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – title
Article 53 – title
On-the-spot verification and inspection of branches established in another Member State
Amendment 142 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. Host Member States shall provide that, where an institution authorised in another Member State carries on its activities through a branch, the competent authorities of the home Member State may, after having first informed the competent authorities of the host Member State, carry out themselves or through the intermediary of persons they appoint for that purpose on-the-spot verification and inspection of the information referred to in Article 51.
Amendment 541 #
2011/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 150 – paragraph 3
Article 150 – paragraph 3
Amendment 267 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities shallmay waive in full or in part the application of Article 401 to a parent institution and to all or some of its subsidiaries in the European Union and supervise them as a single liquidity sub- group so long as they fulfil all of the following conditions:
Amendment 271 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The parent institution monitors and has oversight at all times over the liquidity positions of all institutions within the group or sub-group, that are subject to the waiver; and ensure sufficient liquidity level in case of all institutions
Amendment 272 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The institutions have entered into contracts approved by the relevant competent authorities that provide for the free movement of funds between them to enable them to meet their individual and joint obligations as they come due;
Amendment 279 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) There are adequate ex ante agreement regarding the responsibilities and rights in place between the supervisory authorities and the central banks of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 288 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the adequacy of the organisation and the treatment of liquidity risk as required by Article 84 of Directive [inserted by OP]; 2012/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms]; across the prospective liquidity sub-group
Amendment 291 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the distribution of amounts, location and ownership of the required liquid assets to be held within the sub-liquidity group;
Amendment 295 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) the need for stricter parameters than those set out in Part Six, Title III. Competent authorities may also apply paragraph 1 and 4 also to institutions which that are members of the same institutional protection scheme referred to in 108(7)(b), provided that they meet all the conditions laid down in Article 108(7). Competent authorities shall in that case determine one of the institutions subject to the waiver to meet Article 401 on the basis of the consolidated situation of all institutions of the single liquidity sub- group.
Amendment 312 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 317 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 320 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 325 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within six months, the consolidating supervisor shall make its own decision on paragraph 1(a) and 1(b). The decision of the consolidating supervisor on paragraph 1(b) shall not limit the powers of the competent authorities under Article 102.
Amendment 328 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 339 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, any competent authority may during the six months period refer to EBA the question whether the conditions of (a) to (de) of Article 7(1) are met and request its assistance in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation No (EC) 1093/2010. If at the end of the six month period any of the competent authorities concerned has done so, all the competent authorities involved shall defer their decisions pending a decision by EBA. Such decision shall be taken within three months of the request. Once EBA has taken its decision, the competent authorities shall take their decisions concerning the conditions (a) to (de) of Article 7(1), in conformity with the decision of EBA. The matter shall not be referred to EBA after the end of the six month period or after a joint decision has been reached.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 346 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 348 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 589 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Article 94 – paragraph 1
The valuation of assets and off-balance- sheet items shall be effected in accordance with the relevant accounting framework to which the institution is subject under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 and Directive 86/635/EEC.
Amendment 592 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This reporting shall include financial information drawn up in accordance with the relevant accounting framework to which the institution is subject under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 and Directive 86/635/EEC to the extent this is necessary to obtain a comprehensive view of the risk profile of an institution's activities.
Amendment 603 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The exposure value of an asset item shall be its accounting value remaining after specific credit risk adjustments have been appliedthe amount by which prudential own funds would be reduced if the exposure where written-off fully. The exposure value of an off- balance sheet item listed in Annex I shall be the following percentage of its nominal value after reduction of specific credit risk adjustments:
Amendment 696 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
3. Exposures fully and completely secured by mortgages on residential property in accordance with Article 120 shall be assigned a risk weight of 100 % net of valuespecific credit risk adjustments if a default has occurred according to Article 174
Amendment 890 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 391 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
Article 391 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
-3. In the case of the sale and repurchase of independent mortgage liens shall apply to the exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property on which independent mortgage liens are established, effective on the date when the independent mortgage lien was purchased. The requirements in Article 203 and in Article 224 (1) shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph.
Amendment 937 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 403 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 403 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the competent authorities and the national central bank of the host Member States in which there are significant branches of subsidiaries of the parent institution or institutions controlled by the same parent financial holding company;
Amendment 942 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Institutions shall report the following as liquid assets unless excluded by paragraph 2 and only if the liquid assets fulfil the conditions in paragraph 3:
Amendment 966 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) other assets that are eligible collateral in normal times for intraday liquidity needs and overnight liquidity facilities of a central bank in a Member State or if the liquid assets are held to meet liquidity outflows in the currency of a third country, of the central bank of that third country.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1033 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1051 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The condition in point (b) shall not apply in case of liquid assets held to meet liquidity outflows in a currency in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility. In case of liquid assets denominated in currencies of third countries, this exception shall apply and only apply if the competent authorities of the third country apply the same exception and the third country has comparable reporting requirements in placean equivalent exception.
Amendment 1052 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of point (e) of paragraph 1, institutions shall only report the assets that are not issued by the institution itself.
Amendment 1057 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
EBA shall develop draft implementing technical standards listing the currencies which meet the conditions referred to inthe second sub-paragraph of the paragraph 3.
Amendment 1058 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
EBA shall submit those draft technical standards to the Commission by 1 January 20134.
Amendment 1066 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 5
Article 404 – paragraph 5
5. Shares or units in CIUs may be treated as liquid assets up to an absolute amount of 2500 million EUR provided that the requirements in Article 127(3) are met and that the CIU, apart from derivatives to mitigate interest rate or credit risk, only invests in liquid assets as defined in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1071 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 404 – paragraph 6
Article 404 – paragraph 6
6. Where a liquid asset ceases to be eligible for paragraph 1 or shares or units in CIUs cease to be eligible for the treatment set out in paragraph 5, an institution may nevertheless continue to consider it a liquid asset for an additional period of 30 calendar days.
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 410 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 410 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1232 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 413 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 413 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1342 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 443 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 443 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1380 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 443 a (new)
Article 443 a (new)
Amendment 1477 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 472 – paragraph 2
Article 472 – paragraph 2
2. In the calculation of risk weighted exposure amounts for the purposes of Article 109(4), until 31 December 20125 the same risk weight shall be assigned in relation to exposures to the central governments or central banks of Member States denominated and funded in the domestic currency of any Member State as would be applied to such exposures denominated and funded in their domestic currency.
Amendment 1505 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 480 – paragraph 1
Article 480 – paragraph 1
Amendment 108 #
2011/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The following elements of the database should be defined in Union legislation: the entity which will be controlling and managing the database and the entity in charge of ensuring the security of the processing of the data contained in the database. Introducing any type of possible interoperability or exchange should first and foremost comply with the purpose limitation principle, namely that data should be used for the purpose for which the database has been established, and no further exchange or interconnection should be allowed outside this purpose.
Amendment 254 #
2011/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The processing of personal data in the central database of the Commission shall be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/200126 and under the supervision of the European Data Protection Supervisor. In any event, the implementing measures to be adopted should specify in detail the functional and technical characteristics of the database.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules, adopted by consensus, on the issuance of euro circulation coins, including commemorative circulation coins, on the issuance of euro collector coins, and on consultation prior to the destruction of fit euro circulation coins.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 29 #
2011/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The designs must not be insulting or offensive to the religious alignments of other Member States;
Amendment 14 #
2011/0128(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 975/98
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The designs must not be offensive or repulsive to the commitments to religion or conviction of other Member States.
Amendment 236 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) To prevent any distortion of competition among creditors, it should be ensured that all creditors (including credit institutions or non-credit institutions providing credit agreements relating to residential immovable property) have access to all public and private credit databases concerning consumers under non-discriminatory conditions. Such conditions should not therefore include a requirement to be established as a credit institution. Access conditions, such as the costs of access or requirements for any request for information to be based upon a request for credit would continue to apply, and creditors themselves would be liable to pay access costs. Where it is necessary to request information in connection with various loan products of the same creditor, the same creditor should charge the costs of such request only once. Member States are free to determine whether, within their jurisdictions, credit intermediaries may also have access to such databases.
Amendment 268 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) In order to ensure consistent harmonisation, and to take account of developments in the markets for credit relating to residential immovable property or in the evolution of credit products as well as economic developments, such as inflation, and in order to provide further explanations on how to address certain of the requirements contained in this Directive, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission, in particular to specify the details concerning the professional requirements applicable to creditors’ staff and credit intermediaries, the criteria used for assessing the creditworthiness of the consumer and in ensuring that credit products are not unsuitable for the consumer, and further harmonisation of key terms such as 'default' the registration criteria and data processing conditions to be applied to credit databases. It is particularly important that the Commission, during the preparatory work, should hold appropriate consultations, including at expert level. When preparing and drawing up delegated acts, the Commission should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 280 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive develops a more transparent, efficient and competitive internal market, through consistent, flexible and fair credit agreements relating to residential immovable property, while promoting sustainable lending and borrowing and hence providing a high degree of protection to consumers, within a harmonised EU framework, approximating the laws of the Member States.
Amendment 300 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Credit agreements where the credit is granted by an employer to his employees, public officials or civil servants as a secondary activity where such a credit agreement is offered free of interest or at annual percentage rates of charge lower than those prevailing on the market and not offered to the public generally.
Amendment 317 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Credit intermediaries may be classified into the following groups: Dependent intermediary: – priority intermediary: a financial institution or several financial institutions not in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as a priority activity; – dependent agent: a financial institution or several financial institutions not in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as an agency activity; – payment intermediary: performs the activities of a payment agent as a payment intermediary; Independent intermediary: – multiple priority intermediary: several financial institutions in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as a priority activity; – multiple agent: several financial institutions in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as an agency activity; – broker: performs the activity of a payment broker as a payment intermediary.
Amendment 318 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ‘tipster’ means someone who undertakes partial intermediary duties but does not undertake them for the consumer in a way which makes the complex context of the service clear to the consumer.
Amendment 362 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a(new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a(new)
(a) In accordance with joint risk tolerance, costs arising from the credit shall be accounted for not in foreign currency but in the currency of the relevant country, and above a certain level the creditor and the borrower shall be jointly liable for the risks.
Amendment 433 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) indication of the currency or currencies in which credits are available, including an explanation of the implications for the consumer where the credit is denominated in a foreign currency and/or the associated potential risks (i.e. the effects of exchange rate fluctuations);
Amendment 444 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) whether there is a possibility of early repayment and, where applicable, a description of the conditions attached to early total repayment; and early partial repayment.
Amendment 452 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) relevant clear information concerning the factors (such as inter- bank lending rates, CPI, central bank base rates, etc.) that may be taken into account in amending the rate of charge (interest and handling charge); these should be factors which can be followed in numerical form at any time, and are not based on subjective credit valuations.
Amendment 495 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where he is acting as a tied credit intermediary he shall identify himself as such and, at the consumer’s request, shall in any case be required to provide the names of the creditor(s) for which he is acting;
Amendment 544 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the creditor informs the consumer of any change in the borrowing rate, on paper or another durable medium, as a rule at least 30 days before the change enters into force. The information shall state the amount of the repayments to be made after the entry into force of the new borrowing rate and, in cases where the number or frequency of the payments changes, particulars thereof.
Amendment 551 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In accordance with the principle of symmetry, where the creditor unilaterally increases the amount of the interest, fees or costs payable by the borrower by reference to an adverse change in conditions or circumstances, he shall reduce them by the same amount if circumstances change favourably.
Amendment 676 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States may provide that the exercise of the right referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to certain conditions. Such conditions may include time limitations on the exercise of the right, different treatment depending on the type of the borrowing rate, or restrictions with regard to the circumstances under which the right may be exercised. Member States may also provide that the creditor should be entitled to fair and objectively justified compensation for potential costs directly linked to early repayment of the credit. A maximum fee shall be set both for full final repayment and for early repayment. In the event of early repayment, the borrower may make an early repayment once a year (e.g. on the anniversary of the credit agreement) without incurring any fee, in other words no fee for amendment of the contract shall be charged. In any event, if the early repayment falls within a period for which the borrowing rate is fixed, exercise of the right may be made subject to the existence of a special interest on the part of the consumer.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Stresses, however, that many Member States are currently in a difficult budgetary situation, and that regulations resulting in a tax base which is broader than the present one might have a further negative impact on their budgets. On this basis, the Commission is proposing a potential ‘compensation package’, according to which temporary provisions would be introduced in Member States where a shortfall in tax revenue would be caused by the introduction of the common consolidated corporate tax base (the ‘losers’ under this tax base) which would ensure compensation for the shortfall in revenue.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Commission should review the application of the Directive after a period of fivthree years and that Member States should support the Commission by providing appropriate input to this exercise,
Amendment 189 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a (new)
When a taxpayer leaves the system provided for by this Directive, it is allowed to re-entry the respective system after a period of at least three years.
Amendment 340 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 105 – paragraph 1
Article 105 – paragraph 1
1. When the notice to opt has been accepted, a single taxpayer or a group, as the case may be, shall apply the system provided for by this Directive for fivthree tax years. Following the expiry of that initial term, the single taxpayer or the group shall continue to apply the system for successive terms of three tax years unless it gives notice of termination. A notice of termination may be given by a taxpayer to its competent authority or, in the case of a group, by the principal taxpayer to the principal tax authority in the three months preceding the end of the initial term or of a subsequent term.
Amendment 412 #
2011/0058(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 133 – paragraph 1
Article 133 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, fivthree years after the entry into force of this Directive, review its application and report to the Council and the European Parliament on the operation of this Directive. The report shall in particular include an analysis of the impact of the mechanism set up in Chapter XVI of this Directive on the distribution of the tax bases between the Member States. The report shall include an analysis of the effects of this Directive on Member States tax bases at national, regional and local level. The Commission shall also analyse the economic effects that the CCCTB has on the relocation of economic activity and jobs within the Union. This impact study shall also include an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of making the system possibly mandatory, furthermore with statistical data shall dispel the concerns (e.g. the introduction of the CCCTB would reduce the economic growth, thereby impair the individual Member States' tax systems competitiveness) previously declared by several Member States.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The new supervisory architecture established by the ESFS will require national supervisory authorities to cooperate closely with the ESAs. Amendments to the relevant legislation should ensure that there are no legal obstacles to the information sharing obligations included in the regulations proposed by the Commission establishing the ESAs and that the provision of data does not give rise to unnecessary red tape.
Amendment 307 #
2011/0006(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The development of international convergence toward risk-based solvency regimes should be encouraged. In order to acknowledge that some third countries may need more time to adapt and implement a solvency regime that would fully satisfy the criteria for being recognised as equivalent, it is necessary to enable Commission measures adopted by means of delegated act to specify transitional arrangements in relation to the treatment of such third country regimes, particularly where a public commitment to converge to a regime equivalent to Directive 2009/138/EC has been made. It should furthermore be stressed that, in the case of third countries, risk-based supervision is not enough but they must have group supervision systems similar to the EU’s.
Amendment 161 #
2010/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that rating of sovereign debt should be undertaken by the national courts of audit on the basis of guidelines issued by the Court of Auditors of the European Union;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the proposals of the Single Market Act that aim at developing furthero increase the effectiveness of everyday administrative cooperation between the Member States, including by extending the Internal Market Information System to other legislative areas, thus promoting greater transparency and good governance;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends that the internal market system be harmonised with the administrative cooperation mechanisms and with those national authorities designated by the Services and Professional Qualifications Directives;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the Single Market for the competitiveness of EU enterprises and for the growth of European economies, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure sufficient resources to improve the implementation of the single market rules, and welcomes the holistic approach used in the Communication;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Member States to increase efforts to pool innovation resources through the creation of innovation clusters and facilitating the participation of SMEs in EU research programmes; , in the interest of promoting and exploiting the results of scientific research and innovation, and of supporting the dissemination and cross- border exploitation of the results of research;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed revision of the e-Signatures Directive with a view to providing a legal framework for cross-border recognition and interoperability of secure e-authentication systems; emphasizes the need for mutual recognition of e-identification and e- authentication across the EU;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to create a Single Market for online audiovisual goods by improving the electronic management of copyrights while ensuring that rightholders receive adequate remuneration for their creative works; recommends the creation of mandatory registration in the framework of a European copyright, in the context of the coordinated registration of copyright and related rights;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out the need to strengthen the fight against online piracy in a proportionate manner and with public support by making full use of the available technology while respecting fundamental rights; recommends that the Commission should help combat all forms of IPR infringement, irrespective of the size of the business involved, whilst placing particular emphasis on the specific needs of SMEs;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to improve SMEs’ access to capital markets by increasing information available on different EU financing opportunities such as those provided by the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund and by making funding procedures easier, quicker and less bureaucratic; to that end recommends a much more holistic approach to the award of funding;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the importance of removing fiscal barriers to cross-border activities; considers that a clearer VAT framework and reporting obligations for businesses are needed to limit adaptation costs and enhance the competitiveness of EU firms; calls on the Commission to support the reinvestment of profits by creating fiscal incentives;
Amendment 219 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to review and update at regular intervals, in close cooperation with the national coordination bodies appointed by the Member States and the organisations of workers and employers at Community level, the mutually agreed Community job descriptions and the comparative tables relating to vocational training qualifications; considers that, where necessary, proposals should be formulated for a more efficient operation of the system including other measures likely to improve the situation as regards the comparability of vocational qualifications;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on national ministries of education as well as the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for talent nurturing and to increase support for existing grants and programmes;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 21 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that a new type of scholarship programme should be developed to ensure the highest quality instruction for Roma students in order to educate a new generation of Roma leaders;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes that educational institutions whose underprivileged students win places in higher level institutions or whose graduating percentage is above the average should be rewarded and calls on the Commission to develop projects in this respect;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that local governments must take care of the reintegration of students falling out of the school system up to the maximum age of compulsory education. To this end, educational institutions must inform local governments about school- leavers;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that kindergartens and/or alternative forms of pre-school care and education should be established in communities where none exist, and expanded where there is a lack of places;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the system of training within workplaces must be expanded and enabled to provide the acquisition of necessary skills and abilities on a large scale;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes that it is necessary to harmonize the training supply with the labour-market demand, and therefore calls for middle-term national and regional forecasts on expected labour- demand;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement joint monitoring systems of EU institutions, member states and Roma community leaders for the programmes and projects put into practice within the member states;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices and positive models and experiences with implemented programmes and Roma self-initiatives in order to improve the perception and image of Roma within non-Roma communities as well as to boost active participation and creative collaboration on the part of the Roma communities with EU, member state and local programmes.
Amendment 25 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to give more financial support to local projects which provide digital access and to all communities which help disadvantaged groups to access technological devices by providing connections in public buildings offering free Internet access;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European Commission in support ofand the Member States to jointly intensify their efforts in increasing public awareness of the existence and use of the 112 number;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the need to guarantee accessibility ofCalls on the Member States to make the 112 number accessible to people with different types of disability and vulnerable groups and urges for the standardisation of 112 accessibility f. This could involve the provision of special terminal devices to hearing- or visually-impaired users, text relay or sign language services, or othese peopler specific equipment;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on the performances of the 112 number services to date and on the co- operation between the relevant bodies aimed at improving the service, and on the individual measures so far taken by the Member States;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware of the request by some Member States for the EIB to take on more risk in its financing operations, but at the same time recognises the importance of the EIB's AAA rating, inter alia because this is a key factor in enabling it to provide its loans under the best conditions;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends, however, considering the suggestion that monitoring should be introduced concerning the quality of the EIB’s financial situation, the precise measurement of its results and compliance with the rules of sound business practice;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the EIB to provide regions covered by the Convergence Objective with the technical assistance and co- financing that they need in order to be able to take up a larger portion of the funds available to them, especially for projects in priority sectors, such as the transport infrastructure sector, and other growth- and employment-enhancing projectsand job creation projects forming part of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Expresses its concern about the persistent lack of transparency regarding the way in which ‘global loans’ are allocated and monitored in terms of tax governance, and therefore considers it necessary to ensure that recipients of loans do not avail themselves of tax havens or use other tax evasion practices;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; recognises that the correct inclusion of pension liabilities is only one of many conditions for sustainability; requests that the economic governance reform takes this dimension duly into account without discrimination;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Having in mind that a sustainable and well functioning pension system is extremely important to the stability of public finances, calls on the Commission to promote a system which would fairly take into account the full costs of pension reforms when initiating decisions linked to the excessive deficit procedures;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that sustainable public finances require including the total of public and private debt in the assessment; recalls that pension savings are not only savings earmarked as pension; requests that the full scale of unfunded public sector pension liabilities is made transparent by fully including these in the government debt-to- GDP ratio;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that systemic pension reforms entail substantial transformation costs, which must be taken into account for the purpose of calculating government debt and the budget deficit;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Realises that workers generally do not work until their notional retirement age; stresses that the first priority in reaching sustainability is to ensure that workers' ability to can work until that age, without discrimination, by implementing adequate employment enhancing policies;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the increase in retirement age needs to be correlated with life expectancy, health and working conditions;
Amendment 160 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens as part of their social and economic policies, and to choose the system that seems to them the most appropriate of the models currently available in Europe;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, within the diversity of pension systems, the general systems (first pillar) combined with voluntary or compulsory savings- or work-related systems (second and third pillars) afford the best guarantee of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Is absolutely convinced that the Member States’ governments have an obligation to use all the means at their disposal to safeguard the long-term funding and sustainability of the main pillar of retirement schemes, namely the first pillar based on the compulsory contribution paid to the State;
Amendment 182 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is persuaded that in view of the different features of existing retirement schemes in Europe the first pillar managed by the State and the third pillar based on the supplementary and voluntary aspect (and on savings by individuals) complement each other effectively, represent the main common denominator in the range of diversified systems existing in Europe and thus represent the basis for a ‘European model’ pension scheme, which any Member State is free to supplement with other elements and develop as it sees fit, in accordance with the particular features of its own economic and social environment;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Takes the view, with regard to the experience of recent decades, that work- related retirement schemes – whether compulsory or voluntary in nature – have not and cannot play more than a secondary role in the vast majority of Member States compared to the first pillar; considers, therefore, that solutions for securing the long-term funding of the first pillar must take absolute priority and that it would be inadvisable at present, before such solutions have been identified, to launch a European debate on promoting work-related retirement schemes in Member States which do not yet have that pillar;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that national budgets are under severe pressure and that many Member States are reviewing the efficiency of expenditure; calls on Member States to consider introducing compensation so that all taxpayers who cannot achieve the level of ambition in the first and second pillars are entitled to a supplementary offset of pension contributions in the second pillar or of contributions to private pension schemes in the third pillar; notes that this could also help Member States to establish a three-pillar structure;
Amendment 307 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports, in accordance with the 2020 Strategy, a targeted and active labour market policy which will lead to increased participation in employment on the part of older workers, women, disabled people, members of minority groups and the long- term unemployed;
Amendment 351 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, in the first pillar, pension entitlements are governed by the relevant coordinating Regulation, but that, for second-pillar pensionspensions not covered by the first pillar, arrangements are needed to ensure portability;
Amendment 360 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that, because of the diversity and complexity of the various second-pillar systems, conditions need to be laid down concerning the portability of acquired pension entitlements in the sense that portability begins when new contracts are concluded, an application for transfer being approved only if the actuarial sum transferred is to be placed in a fund whose purpose is payment of old-age pensions; considers that tax must be calculated and paid in the Member State where the entitlements have been accumulated;
Amendment 381 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in many Member States the importance of second-pillar pension provision linked to a profession has been recognised, and that it must also be ensured that such provision meets European conditions and criteria applicable to second-pillar provision;
Amendment 383 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the second pillar must bein Member States which have set up compulsory pension schemes linked to a profession, it would be advisable to make this second pillar available to all employees by right, without any discrimination on grounds of sex, sector and/or employment contract;
Amendment 395 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 420 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. SWith a view to ensuring that pensions are portable, supports the establishment of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA); stresses the need to equip it so that it can perform effectively the tasks entrusted to it;
Amendment 426 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the importance of using a uniform methodology to calculCalls on the Commission to change the current rules so thate the part of the national debt which is due to pension-related obligationfull cost of pension scheme reforms is taken into account when calculating Member States’ debts and budget deficits;
Amendment 441 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the information provided to individual members of the public in Member States and by funds concerning the accumulated entitlements commonly recorded in a national pensions register should be linkshould be incorporated into a system established at European level;
Amendment 444 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, when pension provision is reformed, or when there is a changeover from a promised pension to a promised pension arrangement, or from a final salary to a mean salary systemthere is any kind of reform to pension provision, the public must be promptly and fully informed of the consequences;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the current investment framework is characterised by low predictability in Treaty interpretation and costly arbitration processes that are lacking in procedural safeguards; notes also that flows of capital between EU Member States and developing countries are no longer largely one-directional and that this shifttwo- directional, which should be taken into account when considering any European investment framework;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that, as a result of the Lisbon Treaty, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) now fall under the exclusive competence of the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the need for a coordinated European framework, one that is focused on providing certainty, and notes the positive intended move from Member State - third country BITs to EU - third country BITs and that a transitional system needs to be put into place during such a shift towards a European investment framework, until that framework enters into force;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the traditional drafting of BITs tends to use vague wording that allows for various interpretations and calls on the Commission to issu, already at the time of the transitional system, to prepare non- mandatory guidance, e.g. in the form of a template for BITs, that may be used by Member States in order to enhance certainty and consistency.
Amendment 9 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the retail sector is a driver for growth, competitiveness and jobs in Europe and plays a keypre-eminent role in reaching the goals of the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the primary focus must be on the effective enforcement of Treaty principles, existing internal market rules and instruments, and self-regulation, rather than taking a regulatory approachpromoting the effectiveness of the rules in force;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the concern expressed by parts of civil society and SMEs about the increase in shopping centres and the decrease in local shops and markets in remote areas and town centres; stresses that retail planning should not sacrifice consumers’ freedom of choice; calls on the Commission to prepare an impact assessment of the rules on establishing large-space retail outlets in each Member State and best practices in hindering the progress of retail giants;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the Commission staff working document on innovative financing at a global and European level (SEC(2010)0409) and the Commission Communication on the taxation of the financial sector (COM(2010)0549/5) as well as the accompanying staff working document (SEC(2010)1166),
Amendment 7 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the spectacular rise in the volume of financial transactions in the global economy within the last decade – a volume which in 2007 reached a level 73.5 times higher than nominal world GDP, mainly owing to the boom on the derivatives market - is clearly illustrating thesuggests a growing disconnection between financial transactions and the needs of the real economy,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the financial sector is heavily reliant on trading patterns, such as high- frequency trade (HFT), which are mainly targeted on short-term profits and are exposed to excessivehigh leverage, which was one of the main causes of the financial crisis; whereas this has caused excessivestrong price volatility and persistent deviations of stock and commodity prices from their fundamental levels,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in the EU in particular the cost of the bail-outs has triggered a subsequentaccelerated the occurrence of an already looming fiscal and debt crisis that, and has placed a burden on public budgets and severely endangered job creation and welfare state provision,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas this prompted the current debate on European economic governance, a key component of which should be measures to strengthen the coordination of taxation policies in order to safeguard tax justice and bring about a shift in the tax burden from labour towards activities with strong negative externalitiese Stability and Growth Pact in its present form is no longer sufficiently effective – as the Member States’ reporting obligation was not comprehensive or sufficiently monitored – but the Member States’ level of competitiveness also differs very widely, and all this prompted the current debate on European economic governance,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the crisis has highlighted the need to raise new, fair and sustainable revenues, as well as to enforce existent legislation and improve the effectiveness of tax collection in order to ensure that fiscal consolidation is effectively combined with long-term economic recovery and the sustainability of public finances, job creation and social inclusion, which are key priorities of the EU 2020 agenda,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the main advantage of innovative financing tools, as compared to traditional ones, is their can bring double dividend, as they can at the same time contribute to the achievement of important policy goals, such as financial market stability, and offer significant revenue potential;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the revenue potentialcurrent revenue estimates of a low-rate FTT, which could, with its large tax base, yield nearly €200 billion per year at EU level and $650 billion at global level; considers that – would these amounts materialise - this would constitute a substantial contribution by the financial sector to the cost of the crisis and to public finance sustainability;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that there is a high risk that the momentum behNotes the rapid evolution of the debate concernindg the proposal to introduce a global FTT is about to be lost and deplores the fact that the G20 has so far been unable to promotFTT and the increasingly differentiated evaluation of the feasibility, efficiency and effectiveness of such a tax as well as the emeanrgingful joint initiatives on this matter; calls on the G20 leaders to reach an agreement discussion concerning a Financial Activities Tax (FAT); calls on the G20 leaders to give guidance on the desired future onf the minimum common elements of a global FTTse various kinds of taxation;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that some EU Member States have already introduced similar types of transaction taxes with no apparent negative impact, while other EU Member States have experienced strong negative impacts, including massive delocalization of financial activities, a phenomenon that could only be partially reversed after the tax was abolished;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that a European FTT should only be considered if the European Commission's impact assessment concludes that this is a viable option that does not cause a significant displacement of economic activity away from the European Union;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses, further, that the flow of merely speculative transactions to other jurisdictions would not have few detrimental effects, but could have the potential to contribute to increased market efficiency; also stresses that not all actions deemed to be speculation are to be condemned, rather that a broad variety of risk taking is necessary to maintain the stability of EU financial markets; recalls that the high interest rates offered on bonds in states experiencing a debt crisis are geared towards attracting the speculator's resources in order to help overcome the crisis;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that within the centralised European market central clearing and settlement services make an EU FTT technically feasible,could facilitate the introduction of an FTT that could be cheap in administrative terms and simple to implement;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CWelcomes the fact that the recent Commission Communication has announced an impact assessment on various options for the taxation of the financial sector and calls on the Commission also to address in its feasibility study the geographical asymmetry of transactions and revenues and the possibility of a graded or differentiated rate on the basis of the asset category, the nature of the actor involved or the short-term and speculative nature of the transaction; calls on the Commission to develop follow-up proposals based on the results of its impact assessment;
Amendment 122 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes, in that context, the recent Commission proposals on OTC derivatives and short selling which impose explicit central clearing and trading repository requirements on all OTC derivatives transactions, thus making the implementation of this broad-based EU FTT futechnically feasible;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of comprehensive rules on exemptions and thresholds in order to ensure that the main burden is not transferred toInsists on examining who will eventually be paying the tax, as taxes are usually burdened on the consumer, which in this case would be retail investors and individuals;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is aware of different options for the management of the additional revenues generated by the taxation of the financial sector at both national and European level; is convinced that in order to safeguard the European added value of the aforementioned innovative financing tools a substantial part of those revenues should be allocated to the EU budget to finance EU projects and policies;
Amendment 142 #
Amendment 149 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to produce a feasibility assessment in order to establish in the long run a system under which Member States may participate in the issuance of common European bonds; calls for the inclusion in such an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of all options, taking into account possible moral hazard implications for participating members;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the current taxation model should fully embrace the polluter-pays principle by using innovativadequate financing tools in order to shift the tax burden on to activities which pollute the environment;
Amendment 167 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Supports, therefore, the introduction of a carbon tax on European sectors not covered bya strengthening of the Emissions Trading Scheme as well as a comprehensive revision of the energy taxation directive to make CO2 emissions and energy content one of the basic criteria for the taxation of energy products;
Amendment 177 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes thatCalls on the Commission to research the feasibility of a European carbon-added tax along the lines of VAT imposed on every product within the internal market would be the least distortive and fairest tool; suggests as an alternativealso calls on the Commission to explore the usefulness and feasibility of a Border Taxation Adjustment negotiated within the WTO framework to provide for the imposition of carbon tariffs on non-EU products imported into the internal market as an alternative to the carbon-added tax;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Points out that a common European carbon tax would have highly dissimilar effects on individual Member States; warns, in this respect,against the uneven burdens that such a tax would create;
Amendment 190 #
2010/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Notes that there is as yet no clear idea to whom the proceedings thus collected are to be allocated;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes that consideration be given to the idea that the cap on auditors’ liability could be decided at Union level;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that, in view of the abuses which have occurred in the use of the support provided to the Member States from European Union sources, it would be appropriate to consider the possibility that accounts for aid could be accepted on the basis of an auditor’s report (opinion), irrespective of the threshold;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Supports the Commission proposal that the audit role is one of statutory inspection wherein the appointment, remuneration and duration of the engagement would be the responsibility of a third party, perhaps a regulator, rather than the company itself.
Amendment 92 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes, at the same time, that it must be borne in mind that the role of the Internet is inevitable and that it requires both a national and a European regulation system concerning the content management and matters relating to authors' rights;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the body of Council of Europe recommendations and declarations, which have been agreed upon by all the EU Member States and which lay down European standards by guarding the credibility of public broadcasting with regard to freedom of expression and media pluralism and the independence, organisation, remit and funding of public service media, particularly in the information society;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the "Youth on the Move" initiative; stresses however that it should not conflictmust be harmonised with the existing well- functioning programmes in the area of education;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of the Erasmus and People programmes for the mobility of students, professors and researchers in Europe and for the modernisation of Europe's universities; urges Member States to support and promote the exchange of professors and assist the higher education institutions in addressing shortcomings in the recognition of qualifications acquired through student exchange, in particular in the context of the Erasmus programme, as these shortcomings may lower interest amongst students;
Amendment 52 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
12. If macroeconomic imbalances are identified, recommendations should be addressed to the Member State concerned to provide guidance on appropriate policy responses. The policy response of the Member State concerned to imbalances should be timely and should use all available policy instruments under the control of public authorities. It should be tailored to the specific environment and circumstances of the Member State concerned and cover the main economic policy areas, potentially including fiscal and wage policies, labour markets, product and services markets and financial sector regulation.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is appropriate to supplement the multilateral surveillance referred to in Article 121(3) and (4) of the Treaty with specific rules for detection, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. , which procedure it is absolutely essential to incorporate into the annual multilateral surveillance cycle.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This procedure should rely on an alert mechanism for early detection of emerging macroeconomic imbalances. It should be based on use of an indicative and transparent scoreboard comprising indicative thresholds, combined with uniform economic judgment.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The scoreboard should consist of a limited set of economic and financial indicators relevant to detection of macroeconomic imbalances, with corresponding indicative thresholds. The cComposition of the scoreboard may evolve in timemission should revise the indicators, together with the thresholds which they recommend, before each budgetary planning period, inter alia due to evolving threats to macroeconomic stability or enhanced availability of relevant statistics.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The crossing of one or more indicative thresholds need not necessarily imply that macroeconomic imbalances are emerging, as economic policy-making should take into account inter-linkages between macroeconomic variables. Economic judgment should ensure that all pieces of information, whether from the scoreboard or not, are put in perspective and become part of a comprehensive analysis, not being taken out of context.
Amendment 184 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) ‘imbalances’ means macroeconomic developments which are adversely affecting, or have the potential adversely to affect, the proper functioning of the economy of a Member State orand thus of economic and monetary union, or of the Union as a whole.
Amendment 206 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The scoreboard shall be made up of an array of macroeconomic and, macrofinancial indicators for Member Stateand structural indicators, which are adequate to measure the economic equilibrium and competitiveness of Member States in comparison to other Member States as well as their international competitiveness. The Commission may set indicative lower or upper thresholds for these indicators to serve as alert levels. The thresholds should incorporate the catching up process for non Euro area Member States. The thresholds applicable to Member States whose currency is not the euro may be different from those applicable to the otherEuro area Member States.
Amendment 245 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall regularly assess the appropriateness of the scoreboard, including the composition of indicators, the thresholds set and the methodology used, and shall adapt it if necessary to preserve or enhance its capability to detect emerging imbalances and monitor their development. Changes in the uniform underlying methodology and composition of the scoreboard and the associated thresholds shall be made public.
Amendment 251 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall update the values for the indicators on the scoreboard at least on a yebefore each budgetarly basisplanning period for each Member State. The updated scoreboard shall be made public.
Amendment 256 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The release of the updated scoreboard shall be accompanied by a Commission report containing an economic and financial assessment putting the movement of the indicators into perspective, drawing if necessary on any other economic and financial indicator relevant to detection of imbalances. The report shall also indicate whether the crossing of lower or upper thresholds in one or more Member States signifies the possible emergence of imbalances affecting the Member State concerned and the European Union as a whole.
Amendment 276 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Taking account of the discussions in the Council and the Euro Group, as provided for in Article 4(4), the Commission shall prepare an in-depth review for each Member State it considers affected by, or at risk of, imbalances. This assessment shall include an evaluation of whether the Member State in question is affected by imbalances, and of whether these imbalances constitute excessive imbalances. from the point of view of the Member State concerned or of the European Union as a whole.
Amendment 307 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Council shall review these recommendations annuallybefore each budgetary planning period and may amend them if appropriate in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 369 #
2010/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission’s report and the Council’s position shall be made public.
Amendment 77 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A temporary departure from prudent fiscal policy-making should be allowed in case of severe economic downturn of a general naturerecession in order to facilitate economic recovery.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The preventive part of the Stability and Growth Pact that is meant to ensure that Member States follow prudent fiscal policy should be more stringently coordinated and enforced in order to ensure minimum quality and consistency with the economic and monetary union budgetary coordination framework.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The content of the stability and convergence programmes as well as the criteria for their examination should further be adapted in the light of the experience gained with the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact, with particular reference to the amount and impact of individual types of debt (State, corporate and personal).
Amendment 99 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms introducstrengthening a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar. Member States implementing such reforms shall be allowed to deviate from the adjustment path to their medium-term budgetary objective or from the objective itself, with the deviation reflecting the net cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar, under the condition that the deviation remains temporary and that an appropriate safety margin with respect to the deficit reference value is preserved.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
In periods of severe economic downturn of a general naturerecession Member States may be allowed to temporarily depart from the adjustment path implied by prudent fiscal- policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph. in order to facilitate economic recovery.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The deviation may be equally not considered in case of severe economic downturn of a general naturerecession.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms introducstrengthening a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar. Member States implementing such reforms shall be allowed to deviate from the adjustment path to their medium-term budgetary objective or from the objective itself, with the deviation reflecting the net cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar, under the condition that the deviation remains temporary and that an appropriate safety margin with respect to the deficit reference value is preserved.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
In periods of severe economic downturn of a general naturerecession Member States may be allowed to temporarily depart from the adjustment path implied by prudent fiscal- policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph.
Amendment 127 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The deviation may be equally not considered in case of severe economic downturn of a general naturerecession.
Amendment 140 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The obligation to achieve and maintain the medium-term budgetary objective needs to be put into operation, through the specification of principles of prudent fiscal policy-makingfor the adjustment path towards the medium-term objective.
Amendment 153 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Prudent fiscal policy-making implies thatSufficient progress towards the MTO shall be evaluated on the basis of an overall assessment with the structural balance as a reference, including an analysis of expenditure net of discretionary revenue measures. In this regard, and as long as the MTO is not achieved, the growth rate of government expenditure doesshall normally not exceed a prudentreference medium-term growth rate of GDP,potential GDP growth, with increases in excess of that norm arebeing matched by discretionary increases in government revenues and discretionary revenue reductions arebeing compensated by reductions in expenditure. The reference medium-term rate of potential GDP growth shall be calculated according to a commonly agreed methodology validated by the Member States.
Amendment 161 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A temporary departure from prudent fiscal policy-making should be allowed in case of severe economic downturn of a general naturethe adjustment path towards the medium-term objective may exceptionally be allowed in case of severe economic downturn for the euro-area or the EU as a whole, on condition that this does not endanger fiscal sustainability in the medium-term, in order to facilitate economic recovery.
Amendment 183 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure compliance with the fiscal surveillance framework of the Union for participating Member States, a specific enforcement mechanism should be established on the basis of Article 136 of the Treaty for cases where a persistent and significant deviation from prudent fiscal policy makthe event of a significant deviation from the adjustment path towards the medium-term objective a warning shall be addressed by the Commission to the Member State concerned to be followed within one month by a Council recommendation, setting a deadline to take the necessary corrective measures. The Member State concerned should report to the Council on the action taken. If the Member State concerned fails to take appropriate action in the deadline set by the Council, the Council should adopt a recommendation stating so and report to the European Council. the Commission, in liaison with the ECB for euro area Member States and for ERM2 Member States, may carry out a monitoring mission. The Commission will report to the Council on the outcome of the mission and will make its findings prevailsublic within one month.
Amendment 199 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 1
Article 1
-1. A 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: Article 1 “This Regulation sets out the rules covering the content, the submission, the examination and the monitoring of stability programmes and convergence programmes as part of multilateral surveillance by the Council so as to prevent, at an early stage, the occurrence of excessive general government deficits and individual types of debt (State, corporate and personal) and to promote the surveillance and coordination of economic policies.”
Amendment 242 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the general government debt ratio, the planned growth path of government expenditure, in particular bearing in mind the conditions and criteria to establish the expenditure growth under Article 5(1), the planned growth path of government revenue at unchanged policy and a quantification of the planned discretionary revenue measures;
Amendment 243 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
'(a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the general government debt ratio, the planned growth path of government expenditure, the planned growth path ofratio and volume of types of debt (State, corporate and personal), government expenditure, government revenue at unchanged policy and a quantification of, the planned path of discretionary revenue measures and a quantification thereof;'
Amendment 253 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint ii
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint ii
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
'(c) a quantitative assessment of the budgetary and other economic policy measures being taken or proposed to achieve the objectives of the programme, comprising a cost-benefit analysis of major structural reforms which havebring about direct long- term cost-saving effectsimprovements in the balance, including by raising potential growth;'
Amendment 344 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms introducingwhich reinforce a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar. Member States implementing such reforms shall be allowed to deviate from the adjustment path to their medium- term budgetary objective or from the objective itself, with the deviation reflecting the net costbalance of the reform to the publicly managed pillar, under the condition that the deviation remains temporary and that an appropriate safety margin with respect to the deficit reference value is preserved.
Amendment 359 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9
In periods of severe economic downturn of a general nature Member States may be allowed, exclusively on account of measures to promote the recovery of the economy, to temporarily depart from the adjustment path implied by prudent fiscal- policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph.
Amendment 416 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b – subpoint i
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the general government debt ratioratio and size of the individual types of debt (State, corporate and personal), the planned growth path of government expenditure, the planned growth path of government revenue at unchanged policy and a quantification of the planned discretionary revenue measures, the medium-term monetary policy objectives, the relationship of those objectives to price and exchange rate stability and to the achievement of sustained convergence;'
Amendment 502 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms introducingwhich reinforce a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar. Member States implementing such reforms shall be allowed to deviate from the adjustment path to their medium- term budgetary objective or from the objective itself, with the deviation reflecting the net cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar, under the condition that the deviation remains temporary and that an appropriate safety margin with respect to the deficit reference value is preserved.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. By derogation from paragraph 2, the Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances, major environmental disasters or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within ten days of adoption of the Council conclusions referred to in paragraph 1, propose to reduce the amount of the fine or to cancel it.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The coordination of the economic policies of the Member States within the Union, as provided for by the Treaty, should entail compliance with the guiding principles of stable prices, sound public finances and monetary conditions, harmonisation of budgetary policies and a sustainable balance of payments.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In particular, surveillance of the economic policies of the Member States should be broadened beyond budgetary surveillance to prevent excessive macroeconomic imbalances and help the Member States affected devise corrective plans before divergences become entrenched and before economic and financial processes take a durable turn in an excessively unfavourable direction. This broadening should go in step with deepening of fiscal surveillance.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is appropriate to supplement the multilateral surveillance referred to in Article 121(3) and (4) of the Treaty with specific rules for detection, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. TIt is essential that the procedure should be embedded in the annual multilateral surveillance cycle.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Enforcement of Regulation (EU) No […/…]4 should be strengthened by establishing finesurther fines, additional to those which already exist, for Member States whose currency is the euro in case of repetitive non-compliance with the recommendations to address excessive macroeconomic imbalances.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Macroeconomic imbalances are likely to generate undue fluctuations in public revenues and spending throughout the economic cycle, affecting headline figures and distorting the picture for fiscal planning and decision-making. Inappropriate fiscal policy choices based on distorted trends could weaken, and possibly compromise, the sustainability of public finances. If unchecked, the effects of fiscal and other macroeconomic imbalances have the potential to reinforce each other and possibly to jeopardise the proper functioning of economic and monetary union. For these reasons a system of correction of macroeconomic imbalances should contribute to greater harmonisation of the financial policies and to the budgetary discipline of the Member States whose currency is the euro and Member States which have not yet introduced the euro.
Amendment 125 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The procedure for the application of the fines on the Member States which fail to take effective measures to correct macroeconomic imbalances should be construed in such a way that the application of the fine on those Member States would be the rule and not the exception, thus also promoting the positive discrimination which occurs if a Member State no longer has to pay a fine.
Amendment 156 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets out a system of finessupervision for effective correction of macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area, including a system of fines.
Amendment 216 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. If a Member State has paid a yearly fine for a given calendar year and the Council thereafter concludes, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No […/…] that the Member State has taken the recommended corrective action recommended by the Council in the course of the given year, the fine paid for the given year shall be returned to the Member State pro rata temporis.
Amendment 129 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Sanctions for Member States whose currency is the euro in the preventive part of the Stability and Growth Pact should provide incentives for prudent fiscal policy-making. Such policy-making should ensure that the growth rate of government expenditure does not normally exceed a prudent medium-term growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP), unless the excess is matched by continuous and systematic increases in government revenues or discretionary revenue reductions are compensated by reductions in expenditure.
Amendment 153 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The size of the interest-bearing deposit, of the non-interest-bearing deposit and of the fine provided for in this Regulation should be set in such a way as to ensure a graduation of sanctions in the preventive and corrective parts of the Stability and Growth Pact and to provide sufficient incentives for the Member States whose currency is the euro to comply with the fiscal framework of the Union. The fine linked to Article 126(11) of the Treaty as specified in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 is composed of a fixed component that equals 0.2% of GDP and of a variable component. Thus, graduation and equal treatment between Member States are ensured if the interest-bearing deposit, the non-interest-bearing deposit and the fine specified in this Regulation are equal to 0.2% of GDP, the size of the fixed component of the fine linked to Article 126(11) of the Treaty, whose upper limit is 0.5% of GDP.
Amendment 274 #
2010/0278(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The fine to be proposed by the Commission shall amount to 0.2% of the GDP of the Member State concerned in the preceding year. , while its upper limit must not exceed 0.5% of GDP.
Amendment 135 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall make public the officialThe competent authorities of the Member States shall annually, at the time of their publication and by means of a predetermined procedure, audit the macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts prepared for fiscal planning, including the methodologies, assumptions, and parameters used and publish the result of the audit within 1 month.
Amendment 162 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish an authoritatively scrutinised, effective medium-term budgetary framework providing for the adoption of a fiscal planning horizon of at least three years to ensure that national fiscal planning follows a multiannual fiscal planning perspective.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The coordination of the economic policies of the Member States within the Union, as provided by the Treaty, should entail compliance with the guiding principles of stable prices, soundbalanced functioning of public finances and monetary conditions and a sustainable balance of payments.
Amendment 71 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government financesbalanced functioning of government finances (balanced budgets, market flexibility, structural reforms) as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth underpinned by financial stability and conducive to employment creation.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The common framework for economic governance requires to be enhanced, including with regard to budgetary surveillance, in line with the high degree of integration achieved by Member States economies within the European Union, and particularly in the euro area, but it should be noted that it is not possible to prescribe a one-size-fits-all good practice for the Member States within the common framework for economic governance.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Enhancement of European economic governance requires the cooperation of every Member State, as this creates the possibility of growth for the Union.
Amendment 112 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rules on budgetary discipline and on complying with and enforcing it should be strengthened in particular by giving a more prominent role to the level and evolution of debt and overall sustainability.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Greater balance must be ensured between economic grounds and political room for manoeuvre but the rules must remain simple, transparent and practicable.
Amendment 163 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
Article 1– paragraph 1
Article 1– paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets out the provisions to speed up and clarify the excessive deficit procedure, having as its objective to deter any worsening of excessive government deficits and, if they occur, to further prompt their correction, where compliance with the budgetary discipline is examined on the basis of the government deficit and government debt criteria.
Amendment 172 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
Article 2– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(1) The excess of a government deficit over the reference value shall be considered exceptional, in accordance with the second indent of Article 126 (2) (a) of the Treaty, when resulting from an unusual event outside the control of the Member State concerned and which has a major impact on the financial position of general government, or when resulting from a general severe economic downturn, and when any of these events causes a deviation from the path of prudent fiscal policy.'
Amendment 200 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(3) The Commission, when preparing a report under Article 126(3) of the Treaty shall take into account all relevant factors as indicated in that Article. The report shall appropriately reflect developments in the medium-term economic position (in particular potential growth, prevailing cyclical conditions, inflation, excessive macroeconomic imbalances) and developments in the medium-term budgetary position (in particular, fiscal consolidation efforts in ‘good times’, public investment, the implementation of policies in the context of the common growth strategy for the Union and the overall quality of public finances, in particular, compliance with Council Directive […] on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States). The report shall also analyse developments in the medium-term debt position by type (State, personal, corporate) as relevant (in particular, it appropriately reflects risk factors including the maturity structure and currency denomination of the debt, stock-flow operations, accumulated reserves and other government assets; guarantees, notably linked to the financial sector; liabilities both explicit and implicit related to ageing and private debt to the extent that it may represent a contingent implicit liability for the government). Furthermore, the Commission shall give due consideration to any other factors which, in the opinion of the Member State concerned, are relevant in order to comprehensively assess in qualitative terms the excess over the reference value and which the Member State has put forward to the Commission and to the Council. In that context, special consideration shall be given to financial contributions to fostering international solidarity and to achieving Union policy goals, including financial stability.
Amendment 222 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – point 2 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
e) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: „(7) In the case of Member States where the excess of the deficit or the breach of the requirements of the debt criterion according to Article 126 (2) (b) of the Treaty reflects the implementation of a pension reform introducing a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar in which risk is shared (in addition to the pay-as-you-go system), the Commission and the Council shall also consider the cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar when assessing developments in EDP deficit and debt figures. In cases where the debt ratio exceeds the reference value, the cost of the reform shall be considered only if the deficit remains close to the reference value. For that purpose, for a period of five years starting from the date of entry into force of such a reform, consideration shall be given to its net cost as reflected in deficit and debt developments on the basis of a linear degressive scale. Additionally, irrespective of the date of entry into force of the reform, its net cost as reflected in debt developments shall be given consideration for a transitional period of five years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation, to be inserted] on the basis of the same linear degressive scale. The net cost as thus calculated shall be taken into account also for the decision of the Council under Article 126(12) of the Treaty on the abrogation of some or all of its decisions under paragraphs 6 to 9 and 11 of Article 126 of the Treaty, if the deficit has declined substantially and continuously and has reached a level that comes close to the reference value and, in case of non- fulfilment of the requirements of the debt criterion, the debt has been put on a declining path. Moreover, equal consideration shall be given to the reduction in this net cost resulting from the partial or total reversal of an above mentioned pension reform.'However, in calculating the net cost, the impact of the cost of and revenue from successive reforms which have an impact on one another should always be taken into account.’
Amendment 223 #
2010/0276(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 2 – point e
Article 2 – point 2 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
(7) In the case of Member States where the excess of the deficit or the breach of the requirements of the debt criterion according to Article 126 (2) (b) of the Treaty reflects the implementation of a pension reform introducing a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar, the Commission and the Council shall also consider the cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar when assessing developments in EDP deficit and debt figures. In cases where the debt ratio exceeds the reference value, the cost of the reform shall be considered only if the deficit remains close to the reference value. For that purpose, for a period of five years starting from the date of entry into force of such a reform, consideration shall be given to its net cost as reflected in deficit and debt developments on the basis of a linear degressive scale. Additionally, irrespective of the date of entry into force of the reform, its net cost as reflected in debt developments shall be given consideration for a transitional period of five years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation, to be inserted] on the basis of the same linear degressive scale. The net cost as thus calculated shall be taken into account also for the decision of the Council under Article 126(12) of the Treaty on the abrogation of some or all of its decisions under paragraphs 6 to 9 and 11 of Article 126 of the Treaty, if the deficit has declined substantially and continuously and has reached a level that comes close to the reference value and, in case of non- fulfilment of the requirements of the debt criterion, the debt has been put on a declining path. Moreover, equal consideration shall be given to the reduction in this net cost resulting from the partial or total reversal of an above mentioned pension reform.'However, in calculating the net cost, the impact of the cost of and revenue from successive reforms which have an impact on one another should always be taken into account.’
Amendment 32 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 34 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(4). Where the report referred to in paragraph 3 recommends to discontinue the application of the provisions of this Chapter or to modify these provisions, it shall be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal. Based on the review referred to in paragraph (1), the Commission shall issue a communication identifying best practices. In order to facilitate bilateral investment agreement negotiations, it shall also issue during the transition period a model bilateral investment agreement which shall be kept up to date and which may be used in part or in full by the Member States.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(4) The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted at least fivone calendar months before formal negotiations are to commence with the third country concerned.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
(3) Decisions on the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2). The Commission shall take its decision within 930 days of receipt of the notification referred to in Article 8. Where additional information is needed to take a decision, the 930 days shall run from the date of receipt of the additional information.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. "Organiser" means a natural or legal person or organisation responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens' initiative to the Commission.ing committee" means a group of at least seven citizens of the Union, each from a different Member State, which is responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens' initiative to the Commission. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 66 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be of the age to be entitled to vote in the European electionsaged 16 or above.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdquarter of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I. These minimum numbers represent a threshold below 0.2 % of the population of a given Member State, based on a multiple of the number of the Members of the European Parliament for that Member State. The multiple proposed is 500.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) At the same time, it must be pointed out that differences in cultural and legal traditions cannot be used to hide the fact of sexual harassment of children and child pornography.
Amendment 153 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In order to avoid the risk of repetition of offences, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a natural person who has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 may be temporarily or permanentpermanently and definitively prevented from exercising any profession or activities involving regular contacts with children.
Amendment 154 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Articles 7 (2) and 9 (2) of the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, for the purpose of effectively implementing the measure consisting in temporarily or permanently preventing the person from exercising activities involving regular contacts with children, in particular insofar as the requesting Member State subjects access to certain activities to conditions to ensure that candidates have not been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of this Directive, information concerning the disqualification arising from conviction of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of this Directive is transmitted when requested under Article 6 of that Framework Decision from the central authority of the Member State of the person's nationality, and that personal data concerning such disqualification provided under Article 7(2) and (4) of that Framework Decision may in all cases be used for such purpose.
Amendment 158 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a.It must be emphasised, in the interests of protecting children exposed to sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, that if the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 are already the subject of an investigation or of criminal proceedings in a given case, then the person suspected of having committed them should, where he or she exercises a profession closely related to children, be suspended from that profession in all circumstances and in every Member State.
Amendment 168 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Moreover, should any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 be found to have been committed within the family, the suspect should be prohibited from practicing his/her right to be a father or a mother; at the same time an official process should be started in order to reveal whether the spouse and/or partner of the suspect was aware of the commission of these offences. If it is found that the spouse and/or partner was so aware, action should also be taken against him/her on the grounds of complicity.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
On the other hand, it must be ensured that the criminal can be extradited without any particular impediment in any Member State.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) The standardised pre-selection of the sites for the attribution of the European Heritage Label shall be under the responsibility of the Member States.