Activities of Marcus PRETZELL
Plenary speeches (138)
Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (debate) DE
Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (debate) DE
Implementation of the Treaty provisions related to EU Citizenship - Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning enhanced cooperation - Implementation of the Treaty provisions on Parliament’s power of political control over the Commission - Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework (debate) DE
State of the US-EU trade negotiations (debate) DE
Comprehensive European education, research and remembrance of the totalitarian past (topical debate) DE
European Central Bank Annual report 2017 (debate) DE
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2018 (debate) DE
Debate with the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, on the Future of Europe (debate) DE
Rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe (RC-B8-0481/2018, B8-0481/2018, B8-0482/2018, B8-0483/2018, B8-0486/2018, B8-0488/2018) (vote)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2018 (debate) DE
EU support to UNRWA, following the US withdrawal of financial support to UNRWA (debate) DE
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (debate) DE
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (debate) DE
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2018 (debate) DE
Iran nuclear agreement (debate)
2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources (debate) DE
Situation in Gaza Strip and the status of Jerusalem (debate) DE
Situation in Gaza Strip and the status of Jerusalem (debate) DE
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (debate) DE
Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (debate) DE
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base - Common Corporate Tax Base (debate) DE
Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (debate) DE
Decision adopted on the EU Enlargement Strategy - Western Balkans (debate) DE
European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016 (debate) DE
Russia - the influence of propaganda on EU countries (topical debate) DE
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) – opening a new chapter in European Security and Defence Policy (debate) DE
US President Trump’s announcement to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel (debate) DE
2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) (debate) DE
Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media – towards an EU response (debate) DE
Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (debate) DE
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (debate) DE
Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and situation in Crimea DE
Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and situation in Crimea DE
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) DE
Order of business DE
Situation in the West Bank, in particular settlements (debate) DE
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 (debate) DE
Europol data breach on terrorism investigation files (debate) DE
Situation in Syria (debate) DE
Situation in the West Bank, including settlements (debate) DE
European Central Bank annual report for 2015 (debate) DE
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) DE
Commission Work Programme 2017 (debate) DE
Commission Work Programme 2017 (debate) DE
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) DE
Asylum: provisional measures in favour of Italy and Greece (debate) DE
Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (debate) DE
Towards a new energy market design - EU strategy on heating and cooling (debate) DE
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (debate) DE
US sanctions impacting EU business in Iran (debate) DE
State of play of the external aspects of the European migration agenda: towards a new 'Migration Compact' (debate) DE
State of play of the external aspects of the European migration agenda: towards a new 'Migration Compact' (debate) DE
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (debate) DE
Decision adopted on the Common European Asylum System reform (debate) DE
West Bank displacement and demolitions, including of EU-funded projects (debate) DE
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance DE
Authorisation for Austria to sign and ratify, and Malta to accede to, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 (A8-0018/2016 - Viktor Uspaskich) DE
EU-San Marino agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (C8-0370/2015) DE
Accession of Croatia to the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the Union (A8-0019/2016 - Tomáš Zdechovský) DE
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) DE
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (A8-0013/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/007 BE/Hainaut-Namur Glass (A8-0029/2016 - Tomáš Zdechovský) DE
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0030/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) DE
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0031/2016 - Sofia Ribeiro) DE
Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016 (A8-0017/2016 - Catherine Stihler) DE
Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (B8-0255/2016) DE
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) DE
European Central Bank annual report for 2014 (A8-0012/2016 - Notis Marias) DE
Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand (B8-0250/2016) DE
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (B8-0147/2016, RC-B8-0151/2016, B8-0151/2016, B8-0152/2016, B8-0153/2016, B8-0155/2016, B8-0158/2016, B8-0160/2016) DE
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 on emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (debate) DE
Euro area recommendation - Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union (debate) DE
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) DE
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (debate) DE
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance DE
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments - 2014/0014(COD) (B8-0362/2015) DE
Decision adopted on the Digital Single Market (debate) DE
Green growth opportunities for SMEs (A8-0135/2015 - Philippe De Backer) DE
Rules on VAT and VAT mini one-stop shop (MOSS) for digital services, books and papers in the EU (debate) DE
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance DE
European Investment Bank annual report 2013 (debate) DE
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate) DE
Alcohol strategy (debate) DE
Relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism (debate) DE
Way forward for Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office (continuation of debate) DE
Accession of Gabon to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Andorra to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of the Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Russia to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Albania to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Singapore to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Morocco to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Armenia to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (debate) DE
Situation in Ukraine (debate) (debate) DE
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (debate) DE
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance DE
Conclusion of the Association agreement with Georgia (A8-0042/2014 - Andrejs Mamikins) DE
Association agreement with Georgia (A8-0041/2014 - Andrejs Mamikins) DE
Autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova (A8-0053/2014 - Sorin Moisă) DE
Tariff treatment for goods originating from Ecuador (A8-0056/2014 - Helmut Scholz) DE
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2014 (A8-0068/2014 - Gérard Deprez) DE
Draft amending budget No 3/2014: Revenue from fines, interest payments, reimbursements and repayments – Payment appropriations – Establishment plans of the Commission, the Committee of the Regions and the European Data Protection Supervisor (A8-0069/2014 - Gérard Deprez) DE
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: Floods in Italy - Earthquakes in Greece - Ice in Slovenia - Ice and floods in Croatia. (A8-0073/2014 - Patricija Šulin) DE
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: Floods in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria (A8-0075/2014 - José Manuel Fernandes) DE
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument – financing of the Cypriot Structural Funds programmes (A8-0071/2014 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) DE
Recognition of Palestine statehood (RC-B8-0277/2014, B8-0277/2014, B8-0309/2014, B8-0310/2014, B8-0349/2014, B8-0357/2014, B8-0359/2014) DE
Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (RC-B8-0352/2014, B8-0351/2014, B8-0352/2014, B8-0353/2014, B8-0354/2014, B8-0355/2014, B8-0356/2014) DE
Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (B8-0362/2014) DE
Association agreement with Georgia - Conclusion of the Association agreement with Georgia (debate) DE
Scientific examination of questions relating to food (A8-0059/2014 - Giovanni La Via) DE
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (A8-0036/2014 - Pilar Ayuso) DE
Cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) with Morocco (A8-0045/2014 - Jerzy Buzek) DE
Participation of Croatia in the European Economic Area (A8-0026/2014 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff) DE
Dock dues in the French outermost regions (A8-0054/2014 - Iskra Mihaylova) DE
Shortage of funding for the World Food Programme aid scheme to Syrian refugees (debate) DE
Motion of censure on the Commission (B8-0249/2014) DE
Delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 (B8-0278/2014, B8-0278/2014, B8-0279/2014, B8-0280/2014, B8-0281/2014, B8-0282/2014, B8-0283/2014, B8-0284/2014) DE
Commission’s impact assessment guidelines (RC-B8-0311/2014, B8-0311/2014, B8-0312/2014, B8-0313/2014, B8-0314/2014, B8-0315/2014, B8-0316/2014) DE
25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (B8-0285/2014) DE
Digital single market (RC-B8-0286/2014, B8-0286/2014, B8-0287/2014, B8-0288/2014) DE
Child malnutrition in developing countries (B8-0253/2014) DE
2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (debate) DE
Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (A8-0027/2014 - Roberto Gualtieri) DE
The powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions (A8-0028/2014 - Kay Swinburne) DE
2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (B8-0251/2014) DE
Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate) DE
Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate) DE
Digital single market (debate) DE
Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (debate) DE
Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (debate) DE
Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on choice of Court agreements (A8-0034/2014 - Pavel Svoboda) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2014/008 FI/STX Rauma (A8-0043/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2014/005 FR/GAD (A8-0044/2014 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki) DE
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) DE
Employment and social aspects of the EU2020 strategy (B8-0252/2014) DE
Export controls of dual-use items (debate) DE
Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme (debate) DE
Election of the Commission DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal (A8-0013/2014 - Patricija Šulin) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/012 BE/Ford Genk (A8-0015/2014 - Paul Rübig) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/002 BE/Carsid (A8-0017/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2014/006 FR/PSA (A8-0016/2014 - Isabelle Thomas) DE
Preparation of the Eurozone summit (debate) DE
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) DE
Adoption by Lithuania of the euro on 1 January 2015 (debate) DE
Shadow reports (10)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993, Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules PDF (318 KB) DOC (137 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code PDF (420 KB) DOC (52 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or three- wheel vehicles and quadricycles PDF (627 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to prolong the transitional use of means other than the electronic data-processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code PDF (472 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 PDF (1 MB) DOC (190 KB)
PDF (2 MB) DOC (480 KB)
REPORT on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 PDF (376 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation 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 PDF (1 MB) DOC (228 KB)
REPORT on the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector PDF (1 MB) DOC (179 KB)
Interim report on the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector PDF (402 KB) DOC (119 KB)
Shadow opinions (16)
OPINION on the comprehensive European industrial policy on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027
OPINION on autonomous driving in European transport
OPINION Towards a digital trade strategy
OPINION on saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU
OPINION on FinTech: the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities
OPINION on Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumers
OPINION on the Annual Report 2014 on Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
OPINION on the role of the EU within the UN – how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals
OPINION on sustainable urban mobility
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013
OPINION on Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
OPINION on the review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
Institutional motions (11)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU-Turkey relations PDF (259 KB) DOC (66 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (289 KB) DOC (80 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Zimbabwe PDF (251 KB) DOC (48 KB)
MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION PDF (268 KB) DOC (71 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the death penalty PDF (155 KB) DOC (81 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr PDF (159 KB) DOC (80 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Yemen PDF (155 KB) DOC (83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Alcohol Strategy PDF (166 KB) DOC (80 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism PDF (142 KB) DOC (67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Memorandum of Understanding between the EU and the League of Arab States to cooperate on counter-terrorism PDF (140 KB) DOC (60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the steel sector in the European Union PDF (122 KB) DOC (61 KB)
Oral questions (3)
Empirical background of CETA - studies PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Alcohol strategy PDF DOC
Compliance of the German provisions on the minimum wage with European law PDF DOC
Written explanations (62)
Measures for the control of Newcastle disease (A8-0026/2018 - Adina-Ioana Vălean) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2017/008 DE/Goodyear (A8-0061/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) DE
Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources (A8-0041/2018 - Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski) DE
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 (A8-0047/2018 - Hugues Bayet) DE
Implementation of the Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A8-0034/2018 - Jean Arthuis) DE
EU-New Zealand agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (A8-0029/2018 - Daniel Caspary) DE
. – Die Zusammenarbeit und gegenseitige Amtshilfe im Zollbereich ist eine sinnvolle Maßnahme für den gegenseitigen Freihandel und entspricht der ursprünglichen Idee der EWG. Auch wenn das im Bericht erwähnte zukünftige Freihandelsabkommen weiterhin meine Kritik findet, habe ich dem Bericht zugestimmt.
A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (A8-0036/2018 - István Ujhelyi) DE
. – Diesem Bericht ist inhaltlich zwar eigentlich zuzustimmen. Intelligente Transportsysteme werden unsere Zukunft maßgeblich mitentscheiden. Leider wird aber auch hier wieder einmal davon ausgegangen, dass dies nur über die EU umgesetzt werden kann. Dabei spielen ja gerade in diesem Bereich nationale und lokale Gegebenheiten eine entscheidende Rolle. Aus diesem Grund habe ich mich bei diesem Bericht enthalten.
Initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles and driving licences (A8-0321/2017 - Peter Lundgren) DE
Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry (A8-0037/2018 - Françoise Grossetête) DE
Gender equality in EU trade agreements (A8-0023/2018 - Eleonora Forenza, Malin Björk) DE
. – Gleichstellung der Geschlechter in Handelsabkommen der EU hat etwas mit Ideologie aber nicht mit Wirtschaft zu tun. Soweit die Gleichberechtigung von Mann und Frau sicher ein wichtiges Ziel ist, so sollte man sie auf den Kern beschränken und nicht in jede Lebenssituation und schon gar nicht in Handelsabkommen reinregieren wollen. Daher habe ich den Bericht abgelehnt.
Lagging regions in the EU (A8-0046/2018 - Michela Giuffrida) DE
. – Auch wenn die Notwendigkeit besteht, strukturschwache Regionen zu fördern, geht die Kommission wieder einmal vom Grundsatz der Gleichmacherei aus. Dieser Ansatz führt nicht zur Stärkung einzelner Regionen, sondern zur Schwächung aller Mitgliedstaaten und ihrer Bürger. Daher habe ich den Bericht abgelehnt.
The role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change (A8-0045/2018 - Ángela Vallina) DE
Monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (A8-0010/2018 - Damiano Zoffoli) DE
. – Dieser Bericht ist eine Ansammlung von Behauptungen, die im Zuge des sogenannten Dieselskandals benutzt werden, um wieder einmal den illusorischen Kampf gegen CO2- Emissionen zu führen. Statt realistisch und mit Augenmaß zu agieren, hält man an den Beschlüssen des Pariser Abkommens fest – zum Schaden von Millionen Autobesitzern in Europa. Daher habe ich gegen den Bericht gestimmt.
Guarantee Fund for external actions (A8-0132/2017 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) DE
. – Mit der Einrichtung eines Garantiefonds für Maßnahmen im Zusammenhang mit den Außenbeziehungen wurde in der Vergangenheit bereits ein Schattenhaushalt installiert, der ohne parlamentarische Mitsprache Projekte und Institutionen förderte, deren Sinnhaftigkeit im hohen Maße angezweifelt werden muss. Die jetzt im Bericht geforderte Anpassung unter dem Vorwand der Migrationsvermeidung ist ein weiterer Schritt in die falsche Richtung. Daher habe ich diesen Bericht abgelehnt.
EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (A8-0135/2017 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) DE
. – In diesem Bericht wird die Unsinnigkeit der EIB sehr deutlich. Einerseits verhängt die EU Sanktionen gegen den Iran. Andererseits wird in diesem Bericht gefordert, insbesondere Investitionen im Iran zu tätigen. Und das ist nur ein Beispiel. Die Europäische Investitionsbank gehört reformiert oder abgewickelt. Ich habe gegen den Bericht gestimmt.
Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (A8-0013/2018 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) DE
Current human rights situation in Turkey (B8-0079/2018, RC-B8-0082/2018, B8-0082/2018, B8-0084/2018, B8-0091/2018, B8-0092/2018, B8-0095/2018, B8-0097/2018, B8-0103/2018) DE
. – Selbst den größten Befürwortern eines Beitritts der Türkei in die EU verstehen langsam, dass die Entwicklung in der Türkei genau dagegen spricht. Meine Forderung nach dem endgültigen Abbruch der Verhandlungsgespräche und der Einstellung sämtlicher diesbezüglicher Zahlungen an die Türkei werden mit dieser Resolution bestärkt. Daher habe ich für die Resolution gestimmt.
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0078/2018, B8-0078/2018, B8-0080/2018, B8-0081/2018, B8-0083/2018, B8-0087/2018, B8-0094/2018) DE
Situation of UNRWA (RC-B8-0085/2018, B8-0085/2018, B8-0086/2018, B8-0088/2018, B8-0089/2018, B8-0090/2018, B8-0093/2018) DE
. – Das Hilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen für Palästina-Flüchtlinge im Nahen Osten (UNRWA) ist seit seiner Gründung immer wieder in die Schlagzeilen geraten, weil mit genau diesen Geldern völlig unkontrolliert die Terrororganisation Hamas direkt oder indirekt finanziert wurde und damit der Staat Israel durch diese Hilfsgelder bekämpft wurde. Ich begrüße daher den Schritt der USA, ihren Anteil daran einzufrieren und die Mittel nicht mehr einzuzahlen. Daher lehne ich auch entschieden ein Aufstocken der Mittel durch die EU ab und erwarte im Gegenteil ein klares Signal der EU, um diesem Treiben der UNRWA ein Ende zu setzen.
Summer-time arrangements (B8-0070/2018, B8-0071/2018) DE
. – Die halbjährliche Zeitumstellung in der Euro-Zone hat seit ihrer Einführung keines der erhofften Ziele gebracht. Ganz im Gegenteil weisen Mediziner seit Jahren auf die negativen Auswirkungen und den damit verbundenen Leistungsabfall der arbeitenden Bevölkerung und den dadurch entstandenen wirtschaftlichen Schaden hin. Auch wenn ich es bedaure, dass der ursprüngliche Antrag auf Abschaffung in einen Prüfauftrag abgeändert wurde, habe ich für diesen Antrag gestimmt.
Composition of the European Parliament (A8-0007/2018 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Pedro Silva Pereira) DE
. – Der durch den Brexit zu erwartende Wegfall der bisherigen britischen Sitze im EU-Parlament kann und darf nur eine Folge haben: Das Parlament muss sich verkleinern. Und zwar auf die Größenordnung ohne Großbritannien. Wenn jetzt wieder einmal durch fadenscheinige Begründungen nur ein Teil dieser Mandate aufgegeben wird, ist dies den Bürgern nicht zu vermitteln. Daher habe ich gegen den Bericht gestimmt.
Revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (A8-0006/2018 - Esteban González Pons) DE
Protection and non-discrimination with regard to minorities in the EU Member States (B8-0064/2018) DE
. – Auch wenn der Schutz von Minderheiten mir selbst am Herzen liegt, ist genau dieser Bericht der Beweis, dass es die EU-Institutionen außerhalb ihres vorherrschenden ideologischen Korridors überhaupt nicht interessiert. Statt konkret zu werden, finden sich in diesem Bericht Allgemeinplätze und Rot/Grüne Zielgruppenansprachen. Daher habe ich diesen Bericht abgelehnt.
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (B8-0068/2018) DE
EU-Brazil Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation (A8-0004/2018 - Angelo Ciocca) DE
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (A8-0003/2017 - Julie Girling) DE
. – Auch wenn der Bericht in Teilen durchaus Sinn macht, bleibt er in Summe wieder Planwirtschaft und CO2-Hysterie. Der ständige Bezug auf das Pariser Abkommen, das nichts weiter als ein teures Luftschloss ist, begründet aberwitzige und milliardenschwere Regulierungswut der EU. Daher habe ich gegen den Bericht gestimmt.
European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016 (A8-0383/2017 - Jonás Fernández) DE
. – Der Jahresbericht der EZB für das Jahr 2016 ist durchzogen von Kennzahlen, die nichts Gutes für die Zukunft erwarten lassen. Das Drängen darauf, den Krisenfonds ESM jetzt europäisch zu institutionalisieren, ist ein schlechtes Signal für alle Sparer in der Union. Darum habe ich den Bericht abgelehnt.
Accelerating clean energy innovation (A8-0005/2018 - Jerzy Buzek) DE
. – Diesem Bericht ist inhaltlich zwar eigentlich zuzustimmen. Förderung sauberer Energietechnologie ist Investition in die Zukunft. Leider wird aber auch hier wieder einmal davon ausgegangen, dass dieses nur über die EU umgesetzt werden kann. Dabei spielen ja gerade in diesem Bereich nationale und lokale Gegebenheiten eine entscheidende Rolle. Aus diesem Grund habe ich mich bei diesem Bericht enthalten.
Wholesale roaming markets (A8-0372/2016 - Miapetra Kumpula-Natri) DE
. – Eine grundsätzliche Deckelung des Preises durch generelle Untersagung der Roamingkosten ist sinnlos, da die Kosten weiter bestehen bleiben und damit an anderer Stelle wieder zu Buche schlagen. Daher halte ich diesen Vorschlag für sinnlos und im Sinne der Verbraucher auch für mehr als intransparent und lehne ihn daher ab.
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Ukraine (A8-0274/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) DE
European Solidarity Corps (B8-0238/2017) DE
Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US privacy Shield (B8-0235/2017, B8-0244/2017) DE
. – Der Schutz der Privatsphäre ist mir ein wichtiges Anliegen, er muss allerdings auch konsequent durchgesetzt werden. Der vorliegende Bericht äußert aber viel zu schwachbrüstige Kritik an den gegenwärtigen Umständen und hält weiterhin an einem System freiwilliger Selbstzertifizierung fest. Das ist inkonsequent und weckt beim Bürger falsche Hoffnungen. Ich habe daher gegen den vorliegenden Bericht gestimmt.
Negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union (RC-B8-0237/2017, B8-0237/2017, B8-0241/2017, B8-0242/2017, B8-0243/2017) DE
. – Diese Entschließung überhöht die Position des Europäischen Parlaments bei den Austrittsverhandlungen. Sie ist von der Absicht bestimmt, dass es Großbritannien nach dem Austritt aus der EU schlechter gehen möge als vorher. Sie pocht auf den vier Grundfreiheiten, die Großbritannien bekanntlich ablehnt. Letztlich spricht aus der Entschließung der Wunsch, an den Briten ein Exempel zu statuieren, das andere Länder von einem Austritt abhalten soll. Das lehne ich ab.
Ratification and accession to the 2010 Protocol to the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention with the exception of aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (A8-0076/2017 - Pavel Svoboda) DE
Ratification and accession to the 2010 Protocol to the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention with regard to aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (A8-0078/2017 - Pavel Svoboda) DE
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Croatia (A8-0073/2017 - Nuno Melo) DE
Money market funds (A8-0041/2015 - Neena Gill) DE
. – Diese Verordnung zielt auf die Finanzierung von Staaten durch kurzfristige Fonds. Im Ergebnis führt sie also dazu, das ohnehin schon kurzfristige ökonomische Denken der Staaten noch weiter zu verkürzen. Das kann man positiv finden, weil der Niedergang des Eurosystems dadurch beschleunigt wird. In ihrer Substanz sind die Geldmarktfonds aber schlecht und daher abzulehnen wie das gesamte Eurosystem.
Prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading (A8-0238/2016 - Petr Ježek) DE
Draft Amending Budget No 1/2017 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal (A8-0155/2017 - Jens Geier) DE
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2017/000 TA 2017 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission (A8-0157/2017 - Victor Negrescu) DE
. – Die Umstellung von Arbeitsmarktsektoren durch die Globalisierung staatlich zu steuern, kann sinnvoll sein. Und viele Mittel der Datenerhebung im Text sind es auch. Allerdings fehlt der Ansatz, sich an die Globalisierung anzupassen, indem überflüssige oder schädliche Regeln abgebaut werden. Daher enthalte ich mich.
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal (A8-0154/2017 - José Manuel Fernandes) DE
Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Slovakia, Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, Romania and Finland (A8-0092/2017 - Tomáš Zdechovský) DE
Automatic exchange of data concerning vehicles registered in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary (A8-0095/2017 - Filiz Hyusmenova) DE
. – Da die bereits bestehenden Maßnahmen bereits hinreichenden Schutz gewähren würden, wenn auch die Rahmenbedingungen, insbesondere die zumindest vorübergehende Wiedereinführung von Grenzkontrollen, greifen würden, und ich zudem den automatisierten Austausch von Daten unter dem Dach der Kommission ablehne, habe ich mich gegen den vorliegenden Bericht ausgesprochen.
Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia (A8-0090/2017 - Maria Grapini) DE
Genetically modified maize Bt11 × 59122 × MIR604 × 1507 × GA21 (B8-0236/2017) DE
. – Ich habe mich für den vorliegenden Entschließungsantrag ausgesprochen, da ich erstens gewisse Bedenken hinsichtlich der gesundheitlichen Unbedenklichkeit der betroffenen Maissorte hege und zweitens die Frage der Zulassung von genetisch modifizierten Nahrungsmitteln grundsätzlich für eine Frage halte, die auf nationaler Ebene zu regeln ist.
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (A8-0045/2017 - Elena Valenciano, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) DE
Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (A8-0048/2017 - Daniel Dalton) DE
. – Der Vorschlag beinhaltet eine deutliche Schwächung des Standorts Deutschland im Bereich der Automobilindustrie. Einige Vorschläge zielen nämlich nicht nur auf eine Absenkung der Bedeutung der nationalen Zulassungsbehörden, sondern auch auf eine künftige industrielle Zentralsteuerung durch die Kommission hin. Ich habe mich daher gegen den vorliegenden Bericht ausgesprochen.
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (A8-0066/2017 - Kateřina Konečná) DE
Draft recommendation following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (B8-0177/2017) DE
. – Der Bericht ist Herzstück eines Eingriffs in eine deutsche Schlüsselindustrie. Er ist nicht neutral, sondern zielt darauf ab, die Fahrzeugindustrie an das Gängelband der Kommission zu legen. In diesem Zusammenhang begründet er unübersichtliche Ansprüche auf Schadensersatz. Ich verteidige die deutsche Autoindustrie insbesondere aus Sympathie für die gewaltige Anzahl mittelständischer Zulieferer, die ihren Beitrag zum Wohlstand in der Bundesrepublik leisten. Ich habe mich daher gegen den vorliegenden Bericht ausgesprochen.
Written questions (15)
Left-wing extremism in the European Union PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Protecting Christians in asylum accommodation centres PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
EU subsidies for Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia PDF (98 KB) DOC (17 KB)
The process of Turkish accession and pre-accession aid PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Activities of the Turkish secret service in the EU institutions PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Legal status of Syrian refugees in the Gulf States PDF (6 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Financing illegal immigration through NGOs PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
EU-Turkey refugee agreement PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Illegal weapon ownership and crime PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Achieving the aims of the Bologna Process PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Security agencies' access to encrypted data PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
UK debt to the EU upon its exit PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Travel supplements for Inter-rail tickets PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Transparency of aid payments to Tunisia PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Real exchange rates in the EU PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (481)
Amendment 5 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Customs Union, which is 50 years old this year, is a cornerstone of the EU - one of the world’s largest trading blocs - and whereas a fully operational Customs Union is essential for the proper functioning of the single marketfrictionless trade both in the single market and with third countries, in the interests of both EU businesses and EU citizens, but also for the credibility of the EU, putting it in a strongprovides support for the EU’s position in negotiations on trade agreements;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU imports and exports totalled EUR 3 700 billion in 2017 and customs duties collected make up 15 % of the EU budget, and whereas an important step must be taken towards strengthening the sovereignty of EU Member States by paying over any customs revenue to the Member States concerned;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas implementation of the Union Customs Code (UCC) is essential to safeguard EU own resources, in particular customs duties, and national fiscal interests, but alsomust under no circumstances mean that customs duties accrue directly to the EU as own resources, thus circumventing the Member States; whereas, rather, since they are levied there, they should be used to boost the national budgets of Member States, in particular given that Member States already pay over part of their budgets to the EU and must not be additionally penalised by having customs revenue taken away, but implementation also serves to safeguard European consumers;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the work carried out every day by Member State customs authorities and by the Commission, which endeavour to facilitate trade and cut back on administrative formalities, to collect receipts for national budgets and the EU budget, and to protect populations againstslash administrative formalities, with the aim of making procedures transparent and standardised in order to dismantle needless trade barriers resulting from non-standard customs rules, generate an appropriate volume of receipts that should accrue solely to Member States’ national budgets and provide populations with extensive protection against threats of any kind, in particular terrorist, health-related, and environmental and other threats;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, while the EU is more than just an economic area, the Customs Union i the Customs Union represents the way forward for successful trade both within the EU economic area and with third countries uandeniably a succes other trading areas in that it not only enables firms established in the EU to sell their goods and invest throughout the EU, with no internal borders, and that that achievement takes on fundamental importance in the context of Brexitwhich takes on particular importance in the context of Brexit, but also makes trade with other economic areas and third countries transparent and easier;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, while 75 % of the European components of the IT systems needed to implement the UCC ought to be ready in December 2020, that does not necessarily mean that 75 % of the IT systems will be ready by then, since 25 % of the IT systems is made up of national components, for which Member States are responsible and delays have been identified;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that implementation of the customs code and digitisation of the customs procedures it establishes must be priorities shared by the Commission and Councilthe Commission and Council, as a matter of the utmost priority, must ensure that the customs code is implemented and customs procedures digitised within an appropriate, i.e. practicable, and precisely defined time frame; considers that, in that connection, setting up the IT architecture requiresthat the development and deployment of 17 IT tools with major financial implicationsrequire must be handled flexibly, and not rigidly, and can be done gradually on a modular basis so that further rollout delays, which are highly costly for trade, businesses and Member States, are averted as far as possible; considers it imperative, therefore, that there should be no duplication of effort as regards resources in how Member State and Commission IT projects are run;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to update the timetable for its UCC work programme to take account of the extension to the transitional period that it has proposed (COM(2018)0085) and as adopted by Parliament and the Council; calls onis of the opinion that Parliament and the Council to work to ensurhave no choice but to agree theo promptly adoption of a decision on that extension while making it subject toa very final extension, but at the same time must create the conditions needed for successful deploymentimplementation of the customs IT architecture, e.g. in the form of standard guidelines on simplification, harmonisation and transparency; points out, as the European Court of Auditors has done, that, as the same causes produce the same effects, the process of updating the 2017 multiannual strategic plan, by concentrating the introduction of six IT tools in the same year, poserepresents a major risk that deploychallenge that must not result in further postponement, will again be postponhich is why Parliament points out that any further extension would be regarded as an admission that the project had failed;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission not to modify the statutory and technical specifications that have now been adopted for the 17 IT tools, – in order to prevent further rollout delays and, – since the scale of the projects to be carried out and the time needed to deploy them are not compatible either with the fact that the technologies involved are constantly evolving or with the inevitable legislative and regulatory changes that willare expected to take place over the period concerned, – while making it possible - through gradual, modular implementation of the IT architecture - to respond on the basis of updates and upgrades to future technological advances;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 62 #
2018/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the funding effort made under the EU budget, increasing the allocation for the next Customs programme, for 2021-2027, to EUR 950 million; calls for Member Stateson the Commission also to provide the necessary resources for deployment of the national components, on which the introduction of the European electronic customs system is dependent, and calls for timely submission to it, by the Commission, of a report on deployment of the EU components and of the non-EU components developed by Member Statettaches importance to ensuring that, when the new system is introduced, all revenue generated from customs duties is paid over exclusively to the Member States concerned, and calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament on deployment of the EU components and of the non-EU components developed by Member States, i.e. a state-of-play report as at #date = 61 calendar days after adoption of this resolution# and again no later than one year after the rollout of all systems;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on an EU strategy for mobility of the future; acknowledges its potential, the spill-over effects on many sectors and the new business models enabled by automated driverless mobility, which willare expected to bring benefits for companies with a view to making Europe a leader in vehicle technologies; draws attention also to its implications for all users, including persons with special needs or, disabilities and, the visually impaired;, whether they be familiar or not with IT.
Amendment 5 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that theis depveloypment of connected and automated mobility can contribute to road safety, help to reduce road fatalities to zero in Europe by 2050, and favour lower emissions, social inclusion and overall transport efficiency;will offer benefits, but also disclose points of attack, e.g., unwanted and unperceived intervention, supervision, remote control, data hacking etc., the prevention of which must be ensured by correct and safe application and protection systems; therefore stresses that societal acceptance will only be achieved only if the highest safety and security standards are guaranteed;, especially as regards data protection aiming at preventing any kind of supervision of the vehicle and any car passenger; is convinced that the benefits of this deployment of connected and automated mobility, if applied safely, correctly, as well as in accordance with the privacy rights of any individual, may result in an improvement of road safety, the reduction of road fatalities and emissions, as well as the optimisation of overall transport.
Amendment 20 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that clearthorough and comprehensible information about the automated features of a vehicle must be made available to potential consumers before they acquire a vehicle and dur, including, its lifetimef necessary, lifelong updates, and that a level playing field and fair access to different market players offering repair and maintenance is essential to ensure fair competition, especially for independent SMEs; if able to guarantee the same data protection level as the carmakers IT suppliers
Amendment 22 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the utmost, i.e. state-of- the art, security against the collection, mining, tracking and transfer of data, no matter whether these affect driving routes, passenger information or else.
Amendment 24 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of users being in control of all their personal data collected by connected and automated cars; emphasises the importance of the transmission and storage of data between vehicles and connected infrastructure being protected by a minimumstate-of-the-art set of security measures, at least including encryption, software updates and strong authentication mechanisms, while respecting data protection legislation and the principle of privacy, providing the highest levels of security by design and by default; stresses that consumers must be offered the maximum level of protection against hacking and cyber attacks;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Affirms that technical standards adapted by different brands must not only be aligned with global guidelines, be drafted using a technology-neutral approach and ensure interoperability, but also must ensure the utmost security against any sort of hacking, skimming, intervention or supervision;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Under this premise, urges all stakeholders, Members States and authorities involved to cooperate in fostering innovation, in ensuring investment in infrastructure fit for automated mobility and in facilitating cross-border testing.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme has the following general objective: to support the digital transformation of the European economy and society and bring its benefits to European citizens and businesses simultaneously allowing for and fully respecting any person’s privacy rights. . The Programme will:
Amendment 113 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) build up and strengthen core artificial intelligence capacities in the Union, including data resources and libraries of algorithms in full compliance with data protection legislation, especially with data privacy legislation of individuals;
Amendment 115 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) make those capacities accessible to allthose businesses and public administrations; who are assessed trustworthy in dealing with these data of sensitive nature;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of long-term trainings and courses for those students, IT professionals and the workforce who have all been assessed trustworthy for handling data of such sensitive nature;
Amendment 142 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses for those entrepreneurs, small business leaders and the workforce who have all been assessed trustworthy for handling data of such sensitive nature;
Amendment 148 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support on-the-job trainings and traineeships for those students, young entrepreneurs and graduates who have all been assessed trustworthy for handling data of such sensitive nature.
Amendment 154 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) deploy, operate and maintain trans- European interoperable Digital Service Infrastructures (including related services) in complementarity with national and regional actions as well as all legislation on privacy rights;
Amendment 156 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) facilitate the development, update and use of solutions and frameworks by European public administrations, businesses and citizens, including the re- use of interoperability solutions and frameworks as soon as it is proven that the digital platform is safe and fully protected against cyber-attacks;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) offer to public administrations access to testing and piloting of digital technologies, including their cross-border use, whereas, for security reasons, testing phase is not supposed to be run with real data;
Amendment 168 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021−2027shall benot outrun EUR 9 194 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 171 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Acceding countries, candidain particular case and after countries and potential candidates nsent of the European Parliament of at least 2/3, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for their participation in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council Decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and them;
Amendment 172 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy, in particular case and after consent of the European Parliament of at least 2/3, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council Decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;
Amendment 174 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. Third countries, in particular case and after consent of the European Parliament of at least 2/3, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the agreement;
Amendment 175 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 178 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Where appropriate, especially in any cooperation with an entity coming from a third state, the Commission or funding body shall carry out a security scrutiny for proposals raising security issues .
Amendment 179 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Where appropriate, the aActions shall comply with Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444/EC80 , and its implementing rules. _________________ 80 Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 53).
Amendment 183 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Programme may be implemented through European Partnerships who are assessed trustworthy for a project with sensitive data like this. This may include in particular contributions to existing or new public-private partnerships in the form of joint undertakings established under Article 187 TFEU. For these contributions, provisions relating to European Partnerships under [Horizon Europe Regulation, ref to be added] apply.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open and competitive process, in such a way to ensure thea widest geographical but state-of- the-art and safe coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities may be nominated to cover their needs.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The eligibility criteria including trustworthiness for the actions shall be set out in the work programmes.
Amendment 195 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme are exceptionally eligible in particular case and after consent of the European Parliament of at least 2/3, to participate in specific actions where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Programme.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the programme should in principlemust bear the cost of their participation if allowed to.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where applicable, a balanced geographical distribution across the Union, including the outermost regEuropean Unions;
Amendment 209 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than fourtwo years after the start of the implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 210 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation of the Programme, but no later than fourtwo years after the end of the period specified in Article [1], a final evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall continuously communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0040(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, firstly, to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal and, secondly, to keep Parliament constantly informed about whether interim objectives have been attained within the prescribed deadlines for the new binding planning schedule and, if so, which objectives;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Under Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code8 (the Code), all exchanges of information between customs authorities and between economic operators and customs authorities, and the storage of such information, are to be made using electronic data-processing techniques. In order to protect these data, and in particular those of economic operators, and the exchange of such data, the utmost importance should be attached to data protection and security against hacker attacks in the selection, design and management of the electronic systems to be set up for this purpose. _________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 9 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with the Code, Member States are to cooperate with the Commission to develop, maintain and employ electronic systems for the exchange and the storage of customs information and t. These systems must be mutually compatible and have appropriate and secure interfaces, so that exchanges between these systems work smoothly in terms of data technology and these systems are also highly immune to hacker and cyber-attacks. The Commission is toshould draw up a work programme relating toof specific obligations with binding deadlines for the individual subtasks and interim objectives for the development and deployment of thoese electronic systems.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Work Programme has been established by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/5789 and has probably therefore been overtaken by technological progress and is totally obsolete. It contains a list of seventeen electronic systems that must be developed for the application of the Code, either by the Member States alone (in the case of systems to be managed at national level - "national systems") or by the Member States and the Commission in close collaboration (in the case of Union- wide systems, some of which consist both of Union-wide components and national components - "trans-European systems"). For this reason, and because of the relentless pace of technical progress, the Commission is invited to draw up a programme of specific obligations with binding deadlines for the subtasks and interim objectives, ensuring that the 17 electronic systems in question are state of the art, mutually compatible, invulnerable to hacker attacks and cyber-crime, especially their interfaces, the number of which is therefore to be kept as low as possible. The Work Programme should then be replaced by this programme of specific obligations, which should be continuously updated to keep abreast of the pace of technological progress. _________________ 9 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/578 of 11 April 2016 establishing the Work Programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code (OJ L 99, 15.4.2016, p. 6).
Amendment 11 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The programme of specific obligations which is hierarchically superior to the Work Programme sets out the planning schedule, including all binding deadlines, also for the implementation of those national and trans- European systems.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There are many challenges in setting up all the necessary electronic systems by 2020 both for the Commission and for the Member States. First, in some cases, h Commission and the Member States should have known that this task, the setting up all the necessary electronic systems by 2020, was a major challenge. Harmonising the data elements on the basis of internationally accepted data models as required by the Code demandsin some cases demanded not only a full reprogramming of existing electronic systems and, but also investments both in financial terms and in terms of time that are greater than foreseen at the time of adoption of the Code. Second, as the electronic systems are closely intAnother important point is to respect the correct orderl inked, introducing them in the right order is important electronic systems as they are closely interlinked. Delays in the development of one system will therefore unavoidably lead to delays in the development of others. ThirdHowever, the Code (including the end date for transitional measures on 31 December 2020) was already adopted in 2013 while the rules supplementing and implementing it, namely Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/244610, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/244711 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/34112, were only adopted in 2015 and 2016. The European Parliament disapproves of the fact that discussions on those rules took much longer than expected and this in turn has caused a delay in setting out the functional and technical specifications necessary for the development of the electronic systems. All of these delays suggest that the rules on the basis of which the electronic systems were designed, developed and set up, as well as the systems themselves, are now completely obsolete and lag far behind the current state of technical progress and therefore pose an unquantifiable but high risk for data security. _________________ 10 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1). 11 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). 12 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 of 17 December 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards transitional rules for certain provisions of the Union Customs Code where the relevant electronic systems are not yet operational and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (OJ L 69, 15.3.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 16 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It has become evidentThe European Parliament also notes with disapproval the information provided by the Commission that, while most systems will be deployed by 2020, others can only be partially completed by that date, as this shows a lack of responsibility in dealing with the budget.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission, after having consulted Member States and economic operators, therefore proposes that work should continue after 31 December 2020 on two groups of systems. A first group consists of existing electronic systems that must be upgraded to take account of certain requirements of the Code, such as the harmonisation of the requirements on data to be input into the systems. This group consists of three trans-European systems (the system dealing with Entry Summary Declarations, the system dealing with external and internal transit and the system dealing with goods taken out of the customs territory of the Union) as well as the National Export System (including the export component of the national Special Procedures System). The second group consists of three new trans-European electronic systems (the systems concerning guarantees for a potential or existing customs debt, the customs status of goods and centralised clearance). The Commission, in partnership with the Member States, has drawn up a detailed timetable with a view to deploying those systems over a period up to the end of 2025 which the Commission has drawn up in cooperation with the Member States, must be accompanied by binding deadlines for all subtasks and interim objectives, if this has not yet been done, and be disclosed to the European Parliament. In addition, the Commission is called upon to inform the European Parliament, unsolicited, at each (interim) deadline, about the progress made by the ongoing work.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In line with the newchange in planning necessitated by circumstances for the development of the electronic systems, the period laid down in the Code during which means for the exchange and storage of information, other than the electronic data- processing techniques referred to in Article 6(1) of the Code, may be used on a transitional basis, should also be extended to 2025 as regards those two groups of electronic systems, as a last resort, but only up to 2025 at the latest.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With regard to the other systems to be set up for the purposes of implementing the Code, the general end date of 31 December 2020 for the use of means for the exchange and storage of information other than the electronic data-processing techniques referred to in Article 6(1) of the Code should continues to apply unchanged.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0040(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 952/2013
Article 278 – paragraph 2
Article 278 – paragraph 2
2. Means other than the electronic data-processing techniques referred to in Article 6(1) may be used on a transitional basis, until 31 December 2025 at the very latest, where the electronic systems which are necessary for the application of the following provisions of the Code are not yet operational:
Amendment 2 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that improving road safety in the EU begins with ensuring that existing and future provisions can be implemented and checked effectively; calls, in that regard, for increased best practice sharing and independent and peer reviews of type approval and technical services in the Union; calls, in addition, for greater post-market surveillance of vehicles on roads across the Union to ensure that they continue to conform to safety criteria;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the digital single market should not serve as a cover for pressing ahead with large-scale vehicle automation; takes the view that the watchword for vehicle regulation must be 'free citizens who are free to drive', eschewing any drift towards a socialistic transport regime under which independent driving is only possible with a special permit; points out that drivers taking sole responsibility for their actions have set an example by making Europe’s roads the safest in the world; warns against replacing this example with the spectre of robotic vehicles; stresses that private ownership is the overriding principle with regard to vehicles also and that environmental factors must not serve as a pretext for motorists being drawn into a collaborative economy;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the importance of preventing any form of discrimination, so as to gStresses that there must be no government curbs, on ideological grounds, on freedom of contranct effective and equal access to collaborative services, especially for disadvantaged people and communitiesbetween providers and recipients of services if the contract concerned poses no risk to public policy;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 237 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 253 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission for an ambitious enforcement framework, and to support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcementAsks the Member States to establish a dynamic enforcement framework so as to ensure that the rules can still be complied with if collaborative economy arrangements change;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the Commission to foster a level playing field for competition among collaborative platforms; sStresses the importance of identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scaling-up of collaborative businesses, especially start-ups; underlines in this context the need for free flow of data, data portability and interoperability, which facilitate switching between platforms and prevent lock-in, and which are key factors for open and fair competition and empowering users of collaborative platforms;
Amendment 308 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of freedom of contract, of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that there is ample room for manoeuvre for national, regional and local authorities to adopt context-specific regulations in order to address clearly identified public interest objectives with proportionate measures fully in line with EU legislation; calls on the Commission therefore to support the Member States in their policy-making and in adopting rules consistent with EU law;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 360 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 22 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) are a matter of public policy and should be applied effectively throughout the Union to ensure that competition in the internal market is not distorted. Effective enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU is necessary to ensure more open competitive markets in Europe, where companies compete more on their merits and without company erected barriers to market entry, enabling them to generate wealth and create jobs. It protects consumers from. Effective enforcement of competition law protects consumers from the risk that States may stabilise business practices that keep the prices of goods and services artificially high and enhancesor limit their choice of innovative goods and services.
Amendment 23 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Moreover, providing NCAs with the power to obtain all information related to the undertaking subject to the investigation in digital form irrespective of the medium on which it is stored, should also affect the scope of the NCAs’ powers when, at the early stages of proceedings, they take the relevant investigative measure also on the basis ofThe investigative powers of the NCAs depend whether only the national competition law provisions are applied in parallel toor whether in addition Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. Providing NCAs with inspection powers of a different scope depending on whether they will ultimately apply only national competition law provisions or also Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in parallel would hamper the effectiveness of competition law enforcement in the internal market. Accordingly, the scope of the Directive should cover both the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU on a stand-alone basis and the application of national competition law applied in parallel to the same cas are applied. Only where national competition law conflicts with the competition law of the Union should the NCAs exercise the investigative powers provided for by this Directive. This is with the exception of the protection of leniency statements and settlement submissions, which also extends to national competition law applied on a stand-alone basisdirectly to the application of national competition law.
Amendment 24 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) National law prevents many NCAs from having the necessary guarantees of independence and enforcement and fining powers to be able to enforce these rules effectively. This undermines their ability to effectively apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition law provisions in parallel to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU as appropriate. For example, under national law many NCAs do not have effective tools to find evidence of infringements of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, or to fine companies which break the law or do not have the resources they need to effectively apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. This can prevent them from taking action at all or results in them limiting their enforcement action. The lack of operational tools and guarantees of many NCAs to effectively apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU means that undertakings engaging in anti-competitive practices can face very different outcomes of proceedings depending on the Member States in which they are active: they may be subject to no enforcement at all under Articles 101 or 102 TFEU or to ineffective enforcement. For example, in some Member States, undertakings can escape liability for fines simply by restructuring. Uneven enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition law provisions applied in parallel to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU results in missed opportunities to remove barriers to market entry and to create more open competitive markets throughout the European Union where undertakings compete on their merits. Undertakings and consumers particularly suffer in those Member States where NCAs are less-equipped to be effective enforcers. Undertakings cannot compete on their merits where there are safe havens for anti-competitive practices, for example, because evidence of anti- competitive practices cannot be collected or because undertakings can escape liability for fines. They therefore have a disincentive to enter such markets and to exercise their rights of establishment and to provide goods and services there. Consumers based in Member States where there is less enforcement miss out on the benefits of effective competition enforcement. Uneven enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition law provisions applied in parallel to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU throughout Europe thus distorts competition in the internal market and undermines its proper functioning.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure a truly common competition enforcement area in Europe that provides a more even level playing field for undertakings operating in the internal market and reduces unequal conditions for consumers there is a need to put in place minimum guarantees of independence and resources and core enforcement and fining powers when applying Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition law provisions in parallel to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU so that NCAs can be fully effective.
Amendment 26 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to base this Directive on the dual legal basis of Articles 103 and 114 TFEU. This is because this Directive covers not only the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and the application of national competition law provisions in parallel to these Articles, but also the gaps and limitations in NCAs’ tools and guarantees to apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, which negatively affect both competition and the proper functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Conversely, detailed rules are necessary in the area of conditions for granting leniency for secret cartels. Companies will only come clean about secretState-supported cartels in which they have participated if they have sufficient legal certainty about whether they will benefit from immunity from fines. The marked differences between the leniency programmes applicable in the Member States lead to legal uncertainty for potential leniency applicants, which may weaken their incentives to apply for leniency. If Member States could implement or apply either less or more restrictive rules for leniency in the area covered by this Directive, this would not only go counter to the objective of maintaining incentives for applicants in order to render competition enforcement in the Union as effective as possible, but would also risk jeopardising the level playing field for undertakings operating in the internal market. This does not prevent Member States from applying leniency programmes that do not only cover secret cartels, but also other infringements of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and equivalent national provisions.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) NCAs should have the necessary resources, in terms of staff, expertise, financial means and technical equipment, to ensure they can effectively perform their tasks when applying Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. In case their duties and powers under national law are extended, the resources that are necessary to perform those tasks should still be sufficient.
Amendment 35 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) NCAs should have effective powers to require information to be supplied as is necessary to detect any agreement, decision or concerted practice prohibited by Article 101 TFEU or any abuse prohibited by Article 102 TFEU. This should include the right to require information irrespective of where it is stored, provided it is accessible to the addressee of the request for information. Experience shows that information provided on a voluntary basis by third parties, such as competitors, customers and consumers in the market, can also be a valuable source of information for informed and robust enforcement and NCAs should encourage this.
Amendment 36 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) To ensure that the fines imposed for infringements of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU reflect the economic significance of the infringement, NCAs should take into account the gravity of the infringement. NCAs should also be able to set fines that are proportionate to the duration of the infringement. These factors should be assessed in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. In particular, as regards the assessment of the gravity of an infringement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has established that consideration must be given to the circumstances of the case, the context in which the infringement occurred and the deterrent effect of the fines. Factors that may form part of this assessment are the turnover for the goods and services in respect of which the infringement was committed and the size and economic power of the undertaking, as they reflect the influence the undertaking was able to exert on the market. Moreover, the existence of repeated infringements by the same perpetrator shows its propensity to commit such infringements and is therefore a very significant indication of the gravity of the conduct in question and accordingly of the need to increase the level of the penalty to achieve effective deterrence. When determining the fine to be imposed, NCAs should consider the value of the undertaking’s sales of goods and services to which the infringement directly or indirectly relates. Similarly, NCAs should be entitled to increase the fine to be imposed on an undertaking or association of undertakings that continues the same, or commits a similar, infringement after the Commission or a national competition authority has taken a decision finding that the same undertaking or association of undertakings has infringed Articles 101 or 102 TFEU.
Amendment 38 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Leniency programmes are a key tool for the detection of secret cartels and thus contribute to the efficient prosecution of, and the imposition of penalties for, the most serious infringements of competition law. However, there are currently marked differences between the leniency programmes applicable in the Member States. Those differences lead to legal uncertainty on the part of infringing undertakings concerning the conditions under which they can apply for leniency as well as their immunity status under the respective leniency programme(s). Such uncertainty may weaken incentives for potential leniency applicants to apply for leniency. This in turn can lead to less effective competition enforcement in the Union, as fewer secret cartels are uncovered.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to ensure that NCAs have the necessary guarantees of independence and resources and enforcement and fining powers to be able to effectively apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition law in parallel to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market and the European Competition Network, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, and this objective can by reason of the requisite effectiveness and uniformity in the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU be better achieved by the Union alone, in particular in view of its territorial scope, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out on Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve this objective.
Amendment 42 #
2017/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 33 #
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 investors, 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 6 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the full potentialmarginal benefits of a digital public administration can only be achieved if citizens and businesses can fully trust the services offeredbe increased if, after critical appraisal of the services offered, citizens and businesses consider them appropriate;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020 with its dynamic structure, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure its rapid and effective implementation, making public administrations fit for the futurebut rejects those aspects of it that tend towards the centralisation of information;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to take up the suggestions in the eGovernment Action Plan for enabling young people, in particular, to deal with administrative bodies in ways that reflect their communication habits in other areas of their lives;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, and efficient and inclusive, providing borderless,, providing personalised, user- friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the intention thatCalls for critical consideration to be given to whether future initiatives should be based on the ‘digital by default’ principle, and stresses the importance of the once-only principle, which will make which, on the one hand, means that barriers of distance can be eliminateraction with public administrations easd, and, on the other, erects new barriers for those citizens and businesses by avoiding unnecessary and time-consuming multiple administrative processeswho are insecure or mistrustful in the digital world;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a critical review of the once-only principle: on the one hand, it facilitates citizens’ and businesses’ interaction with public administrations by avoiding unnecessary and time- consuming multiple administrative processes, while, on the other, it requires public administrations to be networked, making it easier for them to take coordinated action and thus potentially placing individual citizens in a weaker position;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomeRejects the idea of a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway: the central pooling of information and of public administrations implies an intensification of authority which requires prior political approval and cannot be introduced through the back door of digitalisation;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of inclusiveness andthe accessibility of eGovernment services, and therefore calls on the Member States to fully implement and apply the new directive on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance ofVoices its misgivings about a possible clash between ‘Open Data’, whereby certain public-sector information is freely available for use and reuse within and between public administrations, and reiterates that sharing data openly and inclusively would allow the further development and creation of new innovative solutions, boosting efficiency as well as transparencythe principle of data protection; reiterates that see-through government is about promoting the transparency of public administrations’ data only, and not of citizens’ data;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that interoperability and standardisation are among theis a key elements for implementing eGovernment structures, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘European standards for the 21st century’ and its plan to revise the European Interoperability Framework;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continuereview the adequate funding of broadband expansion, and digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusionoverload;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations should handle personal data securely in line with the relevant national laws, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy, thereby boosting trust in digital servicesso that important civil rights are not infringed;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, at the same time, data protection legislation should not be conceived as an obstacle but should, rather, be seen as a starting-point for the development of innovativebe seen as both delimiting and affording scope for eGovernment solutions, and therefore stresses the need for effective guidance on the application of the GDPR, as well as for a continuous exchange with stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
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)Rejects any move to regulate the lifetime of products; takes the view that the lifetime of products is determined by supply and demand and that the extended- use tests conducted by specialist publications can offer guidance as to how long that lifetime is likely to be; points out that people who want long-lived products and are prepared therefore to forego the benefits of innovation will pay a higher price for their preference and that people who attach importance to innovation will often be happy to lpay down standards which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.a low price and accept the fact that the product in question has a shorter lifetime; points out, further, that prices reflect consumers' preferences as regards product lifetimes;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of a common European online banking payments system; believes that this is essential for the well-functioning of the Capital Markets Union, and a crucial part of the Digital Single Market, fostering EuropeanBelieves that cash money is essential for a free society. Therefore online banking, e-commerce and cross- border competition in financial services; calls on the Commission to identify the steps ahead towards creating an environment supportive to the growth of such a system must never be used as a pretext to restrict or abolish cash payment;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, while the SMEs window of the EFSI represwas intentded a good opportunity for start-ups, SMEs and mid- caps, there is abut that activity of this group of enterprises should be further promoted; taking note of the lack of big investment; emphasises, therefore, the need to improve the financing of infrastructure and innovation projects;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UHaving taken note of the fact that certain projects across Member States raised suspicion that the project may not have been carried out within the objective of promotion, underlines the need to increase the transparency of EFSI operations and to improve information about projects and their, their requirement and their substantial quality to citizens and potential beneficiaries; points to the need to enhance the European Investment Project Portal (EIPP) and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) in order to establish a link with the real economy, give visibility to projects and provide high-quality technical assistance to potential promoters;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WFundamentally welcomes the recent Commission proposal to extend EFSI beyond 2018 and to reinforce it in order to overcome the current investment gap in Europe and continue to mobilise private sector capital, these being crucial steps to ensure sustainable, but prefers to first elaborate an analysis of the real effect EFSI will have brought to the EU economical performance in terms of growth, competitiveness, quality job creation and social and territorial cohesion in Europe.
Amendment 55 #
Amendment 40 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The notification obligation established by this Directive should apply to regulatory measures of Member States, such as laws, regulations, administrative provisions of general nature or any other binding rule of general nature, including rules adopted by professional organisations to regulate in a collective manner access to service activities or the exercise thereof. The notification obligation should on the other hand not apply to individual decisions issued by national authorities or professional organisations.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Directive 2006/123/EC is a horizontal legal instrument affecting a significant number of laws, regulations and administrative provisions at different levels within a Member State's governance structures. In order to facilitate the competent authorities' compliance with this Directive and to maximise the efficiency of the notification procedure and reduce the administrative burden of that procedure, the Commission should provide guidance regarding the practical aspects of the notification procedure, in particular for municipal and local authorities and professional organisations. In order to ensure that the notification obligations of such authorities are proportionate, draft measures implementing authorisation schemes or requirements which have already been notified to the Commission and adopted by the Member State concerned at national level should not be subject to notification.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The obligation for Member States to notify draft measures laying down authorisation schemes or requirements referred to in Article 4 of this Directive at least three months before their adoption is designed to ensure that measures to be adopted comply with Directive 2006/123/EC. In order for the notification procedure to be effective, a consultation on notified measures should take place sufficiently in advance of their adoption. This is appropriate to foster good cooperation and transparency between the Commission and Member States and to further develop exchanges between the Commission and national authorities on new or amended authorisation schemes and certain requirements covered by Directive 2006/123/EC, in accordance with Article 4(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). With a view to ensuring the effectiveness of the procedure, breach of the obligation to notify or to refrain from adopting a notified measure, including during the period following the receipt of an alert, should be considered to be a substantial procedural defect of a serious nature as regards its effects vis-à-vis individualsshould constitute a substantial procedural defect with respect to its effects on individuals, the consequences of which for Member States, including professional organisations, must be appropriate and in proportion to the nature and scale of the draft measure.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The European Commission shall provide guidelines on the procedure and methodology to be applied by Member States, including professional organisations, to facilitate analysis of the proportionality of draft measures notified.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Failure to comply with the obligation to notify draft measures at least three months prior to their adoption and/or to refrain from adopting the notified measure during this period and, as the case may be, during the 3 months following the reception of an alert, should be considered to be a substantial procedural defect of a serious nature as regards its effects vis-à-vis individualsshould constitute a substantial procedural defect of a serious nature with respect to its effects on individuals, the consequences of which for Member States, including professional organisations, must be appropriate and in proportion to the nature and scale of the draft measure.
Amendment 115 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Interested third parties, including professional organisations, should be given access to notifications sent by Member States in order to make them aware of planned authorisation schemes or certain requirements related to services in markets in which they actually or potentially operate and to enable them to provide comments thereon.
Amendment 151 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The breach of one of the obligations set out in Article 3(1), (2), (3) and (3a) or in Article 6(2) shall constitute a substantialve procedural defect of a serious nature as regards its effects vis-à-vis individualswith respect to its effects vis-à-vis individuals, the consequences of which for Member States, including professional organisations, must be appropriate and in proportion to the nature and scale of the draft measure.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The European Commission shall formulate guidelines on the procedure and methodology to be applied by Member States, including professional organisations, in carrying out an analysis of the proportionality of the draft measure notified.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall publish on a dedicated public website the notifications made by Member States under Articles 3(1) and (2) and the related adopted measures. Member States shall be equipped with the necessary resources to advise interested parties of the alerts issued by the European Commission, when these occur. The alerts issued by the European Commission to Member States, referred to in Article 6(1) and (2), shall also be published on that dedicated website.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide legal certainty to operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile or similar networks, and to overcome disparities in national law regarding such retransmission services, rules similar tomore up-to-date rules than those that apply to cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC should apply. The rules established in that Directive include the obligation to exercise the right to grant or refuse authorisation to an operator of a retransmission service through a collective management organisation. This is without prejudice to Directive 2014/26/EU18 and in particular to its provisions concerning rights of right holders with regard to the choice of a collective management organisation. _________________ 18 Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi- territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market, OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 72–98gencies which have been given this task voluntarily.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Any rights held by broadcasting organisations themselves in respect of their broadcasts, including rights in the content of the programmes, should be exempted from the mandatory collectiveindividual management of rights applicable for retransmissions. Operators of retransmission services and broadcasting organisations generally have ongoing commercial relations and as a result the identity of broadcasting organisations is known to operators of retransmission services and hence the clearance of rights with broadcasting organisations is comparatively simple. Thus, to obtain the necessary licences from broadcasting organisations, operators of retransmission services do not face does not represent the same burden as they face to obtain licences from holders of rights in works and other protected subject matter included in the retransmitted television and radio programmes. Therefore, there is no need for the simplification of the licensing process with regard to rights held by broadcasting organisations.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 70 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to achieve the objective of promoting the cross-border provision of ancillary online services and of facilitating retransmissions of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States, it is appropriate to adopt a Regulation, which directly applies incan be applied by the Member States. A Regulation is necessary in order to guarantefacilitate a uniform application of the rules across Member States and their entering into force at the same time with regard to all the concerned transmissions and retransmissions. The direct applicability of a Regulation reduces legal fragmentation and provides greater uniformity by introducing a harmonised set of rules which promotes the free circulation of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Since the objective of this Regulation, namelyWith this Regulation the European Union can support the Member States in promoting the cross- border provision of ancillary online services and facilitating retransmissions of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures i. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarproportionality, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve its objective. As concerns the cross-border provision of ancillary online services, this Regulation establishes enabling mechanisms to facilitate the clearance of copyright and related rights. This Regulation does not oblige broadcasting organisations to provide such services across borders. Neither does this Regulation oblige operators of retransmission services to include in their services television or radio programmes originating in other Member States. This Regulation concerns only the exercise of certain retransmission rights to the extent necessary to simplify the licensing of copyright and related rights for such services and only with regard to television and radio programmes originating in other Member States of the Union,
Amendment 95 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) Holders of copyright and related rights other than broadcasting organisations may, in the exercise of their contractual freedom, freely exercise their rights to grant or refuse the authorisation for a retransmission only through a collective management organisation.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 98 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 100 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 69 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty provides for the establishment of an internal market and the institution of a system ensuring that competition in the internal market is not distorted. Harmonisation of the laws of the Member States on copyright and related rights shwould in no way contribute further to the achievement of those objto the development of a free digital single market, because uniform regulation stifles, rather than encouraging, market activity. Indeed, competition between differing national systems of laws is a guarantee that legal errors have only limited impact and that more effective systems of laws have a beneficial influence on less effective ones.
Amendment 170 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 177 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 184 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 194 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 303 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down rules which aim at further harmonising the Union law applicable to copyright and related rights in the framework of the internal market, taking into account in particular digital and cross-border uses of protected content. It also lays down rules on exceptions and limitationsHarmonisation of Union law applicable to copyright and related rights by means of a directive should be rejected. Harmonisation of this kind will come about automatically when the interplay of free market forces with the various national systems of laws gives rise to a body of European private law for the digital single market. Harmony cannot be created by means of a legislative act, oin the facilitation of licences as well as rules aimingparticular if a significant proportion of the provisions of that legislative act ensuring a well-functioning marketplace for the exploitation of works and other subject-matterconcern ancillary copyright, whose ineffectiveness has only just been demonstrated at national level.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 450 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 75 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a Union Resettlement Framework for the admissprovisional Union framework for the temporary protection of third-country nationalrefugees and stateless persons to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them international protection.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 77 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 78 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 79 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 80 #
2016/0152(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first readingRejects the position hereinafter set out. Geo-blocking can constitute a danger when governments are behind it and the aim is to censor unwelcome opinion. It can also have severely adverse effects if lawful collective copyright management organisations are pressurising online platforms to block content in the areas in which they operate. However, discrimination practised by private traders in the realm of private law and on a contractual basis is not something that should be subject to state regulation. Yet that is precisely what is proposed in the position hereinafter set out;.
Amendment 265 #
2016/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 6 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil fuel-based energy system to one which is more decentralised, flexible and renewables- basedliberalisation of the energy markets paving the way for increased participation of SMEs and simultaneously offering consumers the possibility to choose both their provider and their energy mix;
Amendment 6 #
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 inenergy markets covering balancing, redispatch, load control, capacity management, congestion management, grid management, wholesale and retail is still not complete, and that unbundling allowing for both, independent system operators and transmission operators, has, so far, not been achieved. All these pre-requisites are needed to ensure sufficient competition and choice of suppliers;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to take concrete action to better link wholesale andall energy markets especially with the retail markets, and to achieve a phasing-out of regulated prices;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further measures to make switching between providers easier and faster, including a shortened switching period and effective data portabilityin accordance with the respective contracts as well as effective data portability while assuring customers’ authority over their data, in order to prevent the lock-in of consumers;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point a
Paragraph 3 – point a
a. provideallow citizens withto choose stable, affordable, sustainable, fair and transparent energy, energy-efficient products and housing;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point b
Paragraph 3 – point b
b. empowerallow citizens, should they want to, to produce and store their own clean energy, take energy-saving measures, and become active participants in the energy market through consumer choice and the possibility of safely and confidently participating in demand respon, but on real market conditions and without being subsidised;
Amendment 36 #
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 mix and consumption ands well as 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 enassuring that consumers retain controlstrict authority over their data;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point c
Paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 46 #
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; calls for EU guidelines on price comparison tools, e.g. on revealing transparency and reliability, and for access for all consumers to at least one price comparison tool for energy services well as better competition of all market players, regardless of whether these are large scale companies or SMEs;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a key objective of the review of the electricity market design should be to give consumers a better understanding of the composition and functioning of the energy markets and the composition of energy prices including the add-ons for ETS, renewable energy etc., more choices and better control over their participation in a fully functioning and efficient energy market; calls for simple market access and electricity balancing responsibility for prosumers, fair distribution of costs and benefits, and a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that, as a general principle, the energy transition should result in a more decentralised and democratic energy system which benefits society as a wholeenergy system, increases the involvement of citizens and local communities, and empowerspermit them to own or share in the ownership of the production, distribution and storage of energy, while at the same time protecting the most vulnerable;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the aim of the Third Energy Package to provide a truly competitive and consumer-friendly retail energy market has not yet been realised, as evidenced by low levels of consumer switching and satisfaction across the EU, persistent high levels of market concentration, and the failure to reflect falling wholesale costs in retail prices;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to rigorously ensure fullenhance the implementation of the Third Energy Package, and calls for its revision to take account of the following recommendations:
Amendment 114 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
a. Recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the different taxes, levies and tariffs, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standards in this respectenergy mix and the prices of the different energy sources and information on switching; insists that clear language must be used;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 187 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f
Paragraph 6 – point f
Amendment 204 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that the provisions on switching, as set out in the Third Energy Package, should be fully implemented by Member States, and that national legislation must guarantee consumers the right to change suppliers in a quick, easy and cost-free way, with no termination fees or and easy way, with no penalties;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 236 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 261 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 283 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for stable and sufficient remuneration schemes to guarantee investor certainty and increase the take-up of small-scale renewable energy; believes that grid tariffs and other fees should be non- discriminatory and should fairly reflect the impact of the consumer on the grid, while guaranteeing sufficient funding for the maintenance and development of distribution grids; regrets the recent abrupt changes to support schemes in certain Member States, as well as the introduction of unfair and punitive taxes or fees which are detrimental to the continued expansion of self-generation;
Amendment 296 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends reducing to an absolute minimum the administrative barriers to new self-generation capacity, and suggests replacing lengthy authorisation procedures with a simple notification requirement; suggests that the revision of the renewable energy directive could include specific provisions to remove barriers and promote community/cooperative energy schemes;
Amendment 309 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 316 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to step up its support for the Covenant of Mayors, so as to expand and further develop it as a tool to promote self-generation and energy efficiency measures, fight energy poverty, facilitate the exchange of best practices between all local authorities, regions and Member States, and ensure that all local authorities are aware of the financial support available to them;
Amendment 334 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that consumers should have easy and timely access to their consumption data in both volume and monetary terms, to help them make informed decisions; believes that where smart meters are rolled out there should be a solid legal framework to ensure an end to back-billing and a rollout that is efficient and affordable for consumers and is free of charge for energy-poor consumers; insists that efficiency savings from smart meters should be shared on a fair basis between grid operators and users;
Amendment 341 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the development of smart technologies must not leave the most vulnerable or less engaged consumers behind, nor see bills rise;
Amendment 350 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the need to developSuggests the introduction and application of smart appliances which automate the management ofically adjust the energy demand in response to price signals;
Amendment 363 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that the ownership of all data lies with the citizen and that data should onlynot be provided to third parties bywithout consumers' explicit consentapproval; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase information;
Amendment 373 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 389 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 395 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 407 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 420 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 429 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 437 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 4 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards a transparent and competitive single market based on subsidiarity and following the highest qualitative standards as a key factor for growth and for an effective economic recovery, and takes the view, therefore, that competition policy has a vital role to play in safeguarding the rights of consumers, citizens, businesses and workers in the broader context of a social market economy;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU rules on State aid must be geared to achieving the objectives of fairness and social cohesion and the goals of the Europe2020 strategy; regards it as important, therefore, that State aid should be used to invest in the real economy and foster the concentration of resources in key sectors, such as research and innovation, infrastructure development and measures to achieve climate and energy policy objectivesresearch and innovation, infrastructure development;
Amendment 21 #
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 which is changing rapidly, but which nevertheless has to obey the strict rules of existing copyright law which may never be violated by any trade agreement, neither TISA nor TTIP nor any other, while regarding these national copyright laws as integral parts of the principle of subsidiarity, but never as barriers to access to the market, hence the importance of overcoming the current fragmentation along national lines and doing away with barriers to access to the market;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that EU competition law should be detrimental neither to other EU policies nor to national policies; calls on all institutions of the European Union and the Member States to set up a framework for the promotion of the development of European players in growth-generating areas, such as the digital sector;
Amendment 34 #
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, thus supporting SMEs; 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 an open and neutral net;
Amendment 39 #
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 quickly and correctly; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take additional measures to facilitate collective actions of this kind.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Single Market (SM) is a key driver of growth and jobs and is also supposed to support SME; notes, however, that this potential remains untapped in many respects; asks, therefore, for better spending of the budget by providing adequate financial means for the SM in order to cover a clear set of priorities related to the real economy;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the significant increase in the amount allocated to budget line 14 02 01 on ‘Supporting the functioning and modernisation of the Customs Union’; supports the achievement and application of the programme’s goals by improving appropriate coordination and cooperation between Member States, promoting the exchange of best practices and know-how and monitoring the correct application of EU legislation;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks for the financing of a new pilot project entitled ‘Consumer Empowerment and Education 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 as well as the appropriateness of the transaction, the reliability of the legal basis also covering the options for customers to complain and to cancel a purchase; considers that better compliance with the rules would reduce consumer problems and benefit traders by avoiding problems with the enforcement authorities;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that supporting the real economy should be a key priority for the EU; urges that SME be better informed of this option so that the uptake of this financial support especially by SMEs be maximised;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that standards are important tools for the competitiveness of undertakings, whose participation in the standardisation process is essential for technological progress as well as for the comparability of material and product quality in the Union; therefore, agrees that payments under budget line 02 03 02 01 aimed at supporting standardisation activities performed by CEN, CENELEC and ETSI should be raised in accordance with the Commission proposal.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes into account both the complex institutional set-up of the United Nations (UN) and the specific nature of the European Union (EU) as a supranational union holding enhanced observer status within the UN, but whose Member States are also individual UN members; calls for a better liaison between both UN players and its different structures by improvand independent UN members which they undoubtedly will continue to be, thus, instantiating the fundamental principle of subsidiarity; calls for stabilization of the influence of the single member states while simultaneously keeping proverall coordination and coherencen liason between EU and UN;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the UN reform agenda for expressing effective multilateralism, while acknowledging the enhancedspecial status of the EU at the UN General Assembly following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 which fully professes subsidiarity as an outstanding characteristic, and the adoption of UN Resolution 65/276 on ‘Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations' of 3 May 2011;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a solid and stable EU-UN partnership is fundamental to the work of the UN under all three pillars – peace and security, human rights and development – and is also key to the EU's role as a global actor adding to the individual action of each of its Member States as is engraved in the treaties of Lisbon and Maastricht, which especially outline that subsidiarity is indispensable and important for a federal union of states such as the EU and a crucial and central element of its regulatory concept;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is committed to making the UN system better suited to new global power configurations, amongst others, adding Germany as permanent member to the United Nations Security Council, and increasing its transparency, accountability and effectiveness by avoiding duplication and using the different UN structures more rationally, but without constraining the principle of subsidiarity and, therefore, respecting subsidiarity control and preventive measures, such as reproval and complaint, granted to the national parliament of each EU Member State in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the EU and, additionally, its Member States are collectively the biggest financial donor to the UN budget; insists, therefore, in the spirit of the ‘Delivering as One' initiative (one leader, one budget, one programme, one office), on the need to ensure a higher degree of visibility for EU funding channelled through the UN, as well as an efficient use of the funds concerned; requests that the UN and the Commission keep Parliament fully informed on the UN's implementation of EU contributions and further calls for better integration of the EU Member States into the decision processes of the UN by having them represented in the respective committees across all levels;
Amendment 92 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Council Directive 91/477/EEC17 established an accompanying measure for the internal market. It created askewed the balance between on the one hand the undertaking to ensure a certain freedom of movement for some firearms within the Union, and on the other the need to control this freedom using security guarantees suited to this type of product too far towards the latter imperative. __________________ 17 Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 1991 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (OJ L 256, 13.9.1991, p. 51).
Amendment 100 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a response to recent terrorist acts which demonstrated gaps in the implementation of Directive 91/477/EEC especially with regard to deactivation of weapons, convertibility and marking rules,Given that none of the firearms to which holders of firearms licences, e.g. hunters, members of amateur shooting clubs, etc., have access has ever been used in a terrorist attack, the efforts to prevent future terrorist acts must focus on remedying shortcomings in the implementation of Directive 91/477/EEC. This is how the 'European Agenda on Security' adopted in April 2015 and the Declaration of the Home Affairs Ministers Council of 29 August 2015 calleding for the revision of that Directive and for a common approach on the deactivation of firearms to prevent reactivation and use by criminalsmust be understood.
Amendment 105 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Certain issues in Directive 91/477/EEC need further improvementcould be improved further with a view to achieving the objectives referred to under (2).
Amendment 155 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and holding in their possession or obtaining firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivated.;
Amendment 176 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) SinceIf collectors have been identified asrepresent a possible source of traffic of firearms, they should be covered by this Directive.
Amendment 180 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) SinceIf brokers provide services similar to those of dealers, they should also be covered by this Directive.
Amendment 210 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure the traceability of deactivated firearms, theyit is recommended that Member States should be registered them in national registries.
Amendment 223 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) SomeOwners of semi-automatic firearms which can be easily converted to automatic firearms, thus posing a threat to security. Even in the absence of conversion to category "A", certain semi-automatic firearms may be very dangerous when their capacity regarding the number of rounds is high. Such semi-automatic weapons should or which have a very high capacity regarding the number of rounds should be registered in the refore be banned for civilian usespective Member States.
Amendment 235 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 246 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Firearms may be used for far more than 20 years. In order to ensure their traceability, records of them should be kept for an indeterminate period of timit may be worthwhile for Member States to keep records of arms beyond their life until destruction is certified.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and their components by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security asBoth the seller and the buyer of arms and their components must present to the agencies responsible for registering they are more difficult to controlms evidence of the thran the conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality of authorisasaction and its legality, which both must do by supplying all particulars of the arms and personal particulars relevant to this transactions. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealerThis particularly applies also to sales by means of distance communication, notably internet, so that on-line verification of the lawfulness of the approvals cand brokerse performed.
Amendment 280 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, the risk ofor alarm weapons and other types of blank firing weapons being converted to real firearms is high, and in some of the terrorist acts converted arms were used. It is therefore essential to address the problem of converted firearms being used in criminal offences, notably by including them in the scope of the Directive. Technical specifications for alarm and signal weapons as well as for salute and acoustic weapons should be adopted in order , manufacturers' guidelines containing technical specifications should be drawn up and made binding, making it impossible for them to be converted into gensure that they cannot be converted into firearmuine firearms and thus misused for criminal purposes.
Amendment 290 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to improve the functioning of the information exchange between Member States, the Commission should assess the necessary elements of a system to support such exchange of information contained in the computerised data-filing systems in place in Member States. The Commission's assessment may be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal taking into account existing instruments regarding exchange of informationexceptional cases, for example in order to ascertain responsibility for terrorist attacks, to prevent them or to detect preparatory actions, the competent bodies of the Member States may, where there are reasonable grounds for suspicion, request access to the arms registers of other Member States.
Amendment 296 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 300 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 303 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) SinceIf the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the individual Member States, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union maythe Member State may ask the European Union to 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 Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 333 #
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 whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling, lending, leasing 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 491 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
This filing system shall record each firearm's type, make, model, calibre and serial number, as well as the names and addresses of the supplier and the person brokering, acquiring or possessing the firearm. The record of firearms, including deactivated firearms, shall be maintained until destruction of the firearm has been certified by the competent authorities.
Amendment 496 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Throughout their period of activity, dealers and brokers shall be required to maintain a register in which all firearms subject to this Directive and which are received or disposed of by them shall be recorded, together with such particulars as enable the firearm to be identified and traced, in particular the type, make, model, calibre and serial number thereof and the names and addresses of the persons supplying and, borrowing, leasing or acquiring it.
Amendment 505 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 91/477/EWG
Article 4b – paragraph 2
Article 4b – paragraph 2
2. The system referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least a check of the private and professional integrity and of the abilities of the dealer or broker. In the case of a legal person, the check shall be on the legal person and on the person who directs the undertaking. The Member State concerned may at any time extend it to field representatives.
Amendment 569 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may not prohibit persons resident within their territory from possessing a weapon acquired in another Member State unless– if they prohibit the acquisition of the same weapon within their own territory, – if the guidelines for the examination of persons in the other Member State are not comparable to those in the Member State imposing the prohibition.
Amendment 593 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibitcontrol the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to drestroy those firearms and ammunition held in violation of this provision and seizederve those entitlements to persons who invariably make use of such firearms and the requisite ammunition in a responsible and, in all probability, safe way.
Amendment 613 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b).
Amendment 640 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The acquisition of firearms and their parts and ammunition concerning categories A, B and C by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, shall be authorised only with respect to dealers and brokers and shall be subject to the strict control of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 687 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 694 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 b – paragraph 1
Article 10 b – paragraph 1
Member States shall makemay make their own arrangements for thesuch deactivation of firearms as might have become necessary to be verified by a competent authority in order to ensure that the modifications made to a firearm render it irreversibly inoperableof the Member State concerned. Member States shall, in the context of this verification, provide for the issuance of a certificate or record attesting to the deactivation of the firearm or the apposition of a clearly visible mark to that effect on the firearm.
Amendment 698 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 b – paragraph 2
Article 10 b – paragraph 2
The Commission shall adopt deactivation standards and techniques to ensure that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13b(2). The enforcement of the deactivation standards shall be the responsibility of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 711 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authorities of the Member States shallmay exchange information on the authorisations granted for the transfers of firearms to another Member State as well asnd may request information with regard to refusals to grant authorisations as defined in Article 7. , provided that a reasonable suspicion has been found to exist and the information in question may be of use in the detection, prevention, or investigation of crimes or terrorist acts.
Amendment 37 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Comprehensive action is required to reverse the vicious circle created by a lack of investment. Structural reforms and fiscal responsibility are necessary preconditions for stimulating investment under the auspices of national subsidiarity. Along with a renewed impetus towards investment financing, these preconditions can contribute to establishing a virtuous circle, where investment projects help support employment and demand and lead to a sustained increase in growth potential.
Amendment 38 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The G20, through the Global Infrastructure Initiative, has recognised the importance of investment in, hence, national policies are called to pave the way for boosting demand and lifting productivity and growth and. Additionally, the EU has committed to creating a climate that facilitates higher levels of investment.
Amendment 39 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Throughout the economic and financial crisis, the Union has made efforts to promote growth, in particular through initiatives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy that put in place an approach for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has also strengthened its role in instigating and promoting investment within the Union, partly by way of an increase in capital in January 2013. Further action is required to ensure that the investment needs of the Union are addressed and that the liquidity available on the market is used efficiently and channelled towards the funding of additional viable investment projects.
Amendment 45 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by removing barriers to investment, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhancing regulatory predictability. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying workwork adding value to national efforts.
Amendment 46 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to small mid- cap companies, which are companies having up tono more than 3000 employees summed up over all their European subsidiaries. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societboth a high potential of innovation as well as high technological and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 54 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economically and technologically viable, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing.
Amendment 66 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to allow for further increase in its resources, participation in the EFSI should be open to third parties, including Member States, national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, private sector entities and entities outside the Union subject to the consent of existing contributors. Third parties may contribute directly to the EFSI and take part in the EFSI governance structure.
Amendment 69 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Infrastructure and project investments supported under EFSI should be consistent with State aid rules. To that end, the Commission has announced that it will formulate a set of core principles, for the purpose of State aid assessments, which a project will have to meet to be eligible for support under the EFSI. These core principles need to be confirmed by the European Parliament. If a project meets these criteria and receives support from the EFSI, the Commission has announced that any national complementary support, will be assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment whereby the only additional issue to be verified by the Commission will be the proportionality of public support (absence of overcompensation). The Commission has also announced that it will provide further guidance on the set of core principles with a view to ensuring an efficient use of public funds.
Amendment 76 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to cover the risks* related to the EU guarantee to the EIB, a guarantee fund should be established. The guarantee fund should be constituted by a gradual payment from the Union budget. The guarantee fundcertain percentage, the discrete amount of which shall be agreed by European Parliament, of the EFSI-budget should be kept as deposit base. This deposit base shall serve as guarantee fund intended to provide a liquidity cushion which should subsequently also receive revenues and repayments from projects that benefit from EFSI support and amounts recovered from defaulting debtors where the guarantee fund has already honoured the guarantee to the EIB. * risks need to be properly defined
Amendment 77 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 78 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 –Neither the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 , andnor the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI. However, the reduction of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund is expected to ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, development and innovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure compared to ifmay, in any way, be affected, in other words, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 may not be reduced. As those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI, they resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, therefore, appropriate to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit ofpresent an appropriate addition to EFSI. __________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104). 3 Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).
Amendment 80 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Although the projects identified under the project pipeline may be used by the EIB in the identification and selection of EFSI supported projects, the project pipeline should have a broader scope of identifying projects across the Union. This scope may include projects that are capable of being partly or fully financed by either the private sector or with the assistance of other instruments provided at European or national level. The EFSI should be able to support financing and investment to projects identified by the project pipeline, but there should be no automaticity between inclusion on the list and access to EFSI support and the EFSI be conferred with discretion to select and support projects that are not included on the list.
Amendment 82 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To ensure accountability to European citizens, the EIB should regularly report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress and impact of the EFSI. This should be done in oral form at least once a semester as well as on invitation of the European Parliament, which should be followed within less than 4 weeks, and once a year in written form. The written report for a calendar year should be available within 6 months of the following year.
Amendment 87 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up tono more than 3000 employees summed up across all their European subsidiaries, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 90 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSI Agreement shall be open to accession by Member States. Subject to the consent of existing contributors, the EFSI Agreement shall also be open to accession by other third parties in the Member States, including national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, and private sector entities.
Amendment 94 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) provisions governing the establishment of the EFSI as a distinct, clearly identifiable and transparent guarantee facility and separate account managed by the EIB; and the European Parliament having a voice in, especially as far as the guarantee is concerned;
Amendment 95 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) detailed rules on the provision of the EU guarantee as a deposit base the percentage of which shall be defined by the European Parliament, in accordance with Article 7, including its capped coverage of portfolios of specific types of instruments, calls on the EU guarantee, that – with the exception of possible losses on equity - shall only occur once a year after profits and losses from operations have been netted, and its remuneration and the requirement that remuneration for risk- taking be allocated amongst contributors in proportion with their respective risk share;
Amendment 97 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) provisions governing the manner in which third parties of the Member States may co-invest with EIB financing and investment operations supported by the EFSI;
Amendment 98 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) the modalities of the EU guarantee coverage as to be defined by the European Parliament.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The EIAH shall be partially financed by the Union up to a maximum amount of EUR 20 000 000 per year during the period ending on 31 December 2020 for the additional services provided for by the EIAH over existing EIB technical assistance. For the years after 2020 the financial contribution from the Union shall be directly linked to the provisions included in the future multi-annual financial frameworks, the details of which should be defined by the European Parliament.
Amendment 105 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that become parties to the EFSI Agreement shall be able to provide their contribution, in particular, in the form of cash or a guarantee acceptable to the EIB. Other third parties of the Member States shall be able to provide their contribution only in cash.
Amendment 108 #
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). The Steering Board shallEuropean Parliament is called to elect one of its mMembers to befor Chairperson rotating every three years.
Amendment 114 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Steering Board shall strive to make decisions by consensus. If the Steering Board is not able to decide by consensus within a deadline set by the Chairperson, the Steering Board shall take a decision by simpletwo-third majority.
Amendment 117 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No decision of the Steering Board shall be adopted if the European Parliament represented by the Chairperson, the Commission or the EIB votes against it.
Amendment 119 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have a Managing Director, who shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the EFSI and the preparation and chairing of meetings of the Investment Committee referred to in paragraph 5. The Managing Director shall be assisted by a Deputy Managing Director. Both, the Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Director shall be elected by the European Parliament for a period of three years, whereas the Parliament is free to choose one of its Members or any other expert.
Amendment 123 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 134 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of six independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and technology and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.
Amendment 142 #
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; and infrastructure projects in the environmental, natural resources and urban development fields;
Amendment 144 #
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 energyenvironmentally friendly energy concepts and energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 145 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 151 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the EU guarantee shall be granted for support of dedicated investment platforms and national promotional banks, via the EIB, that invest in operations meeting the requirements of this Regulation. In that case, the Steering Board shall specify policies regarding eligible investment platforms subsequently having this confirmed by the Parliament.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural and Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects in which the EIB is investing with the support of the EU guarantee.
Amendment 155 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. An EU guarantee fund ('guarantee fund') shall be established from which the EIB may be paid in the event of a call on the EU guarantee. The amount of this guarantee fund shall be decided on by the European Parliament as a certain percentage of the investment sum being kept in stock as a deposit base;
Amendment 156 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The so defined guarantee fund shall be endowmay be extended by:
Amendment 157 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 158 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 159 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The resources of the guarantee fund provided to it under paragraph 2 shall be directly managed by the Commission after approval by the European Parliament and invested in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and follow appropriate prudential rules.
Amendment 160 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 161 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The target amount shall initially be met by the gradual payment of resources referred to ipercentage of the input sum of 13 000 000 000 Euro, that is to be defined by the European pParagraph 2(a)liament. If there have been calls on the guarantee during the initial constitution of the guarantee fund, endowments to the guarantee fund provided for in points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 shall also contribute to meet the target amount up to an amount equal to the calls on the guarantee.
Amendment 162 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 2018, and every year thereafter, the CommissionEuropean Parliament shall review the adequacy of the level of the guarantee fund taking into account any reduction of resources resulting from the activation of the guarantee and the EIB's assessment submitted in accordance with Article 10(3).
Amendment 163 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 164 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. From 1 January 2019, if as a result of calls on the guarantee,The Commission has to take care that the level of the guarantee fund may not falls below 50% of the target amount, the Commission shall submit a report on exceptional measures that may be required to replenish iteven not as a result of calls on the guarantee.
Amendment 169 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The EIB, in cooperation with the EIF as appropriate, shall report semi-annually to the Commission on EIB financing and investment operations under this Regulation. The report shall include an assessment of compliance with the requirements on the use of the EU guarantee and the key performance indicators established pursuant to Article 2(1)(g). The report shall also include statistical, financial and accounting data on each EIB financing and investment operation and on an aggregated basis. Hereafter, the Commission shall pass this report to the European Parliament for approval;
Amendment 171 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The EIB, in cooperation with the EIF as appropriate, shall report annuorally to the European Parliament and to the Council on EIB financing and investment operations. The every semester as well as annually in written form. Both reports shall be made public and include:
Amendment 177 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of the Commission's accounting and reporting of the risks covered by the EU guarantee and management of the guarantee fund, the EIB, in cooperation with the EIF as appropriate, shall provide the European Parliament and the Commission every year:
Amendment 178 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, by 30 June of each year, send to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors anthe final annual report on the situation of the guarantee fund and the management thereof in the previous calendar year.
Amendment 179 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of the European Parliament, tThe Managing Director shall participate in a hearing of the European Parliament on the performance of the EFSI once a semester.
Amendment 182 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Managing Director shall reply orally or in writing to questions addressed to the EFSIto questions by the European Parliament, in any event within fivetwo weeks of receipt of a question.
Amendment 187 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. At the request of the European Parliament, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament on the application of this Regulation. within 2 weeks
Amendment 191 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At the latest [PO insert date: 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall evaluateprepare a proposal for the use of the EU guarantee and the functioning of the guarantee fund, including the use of endowments according to Article 8(9). The Commission shall submit its evaluationproposal to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 194 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The EIB and EIF shall on a regular basisannually provide the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission with all their independent evaluation reports which assess the practical results achieved by the specific activities of the EIB and EIF under this Regulation.
Amendment 208 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) In Article 6, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following: 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of Horizon 2020 may in no way be reduced by EFSI. Financial upgrade may be possible due to endowment of the guarantee funds and shall be allocated under Title XIX TFEU; The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and by the Council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. 2. The amount for activities under Title XIX TFEU shall be distributed among the priorities set out in Article 5(2) of this Regulation as follows: (a) Excellent Science, 35% of the total amount in current prices; (b) Industrial leadership, 23,7% of the total amount in current prices; (c) Societal challenges, 41,3% of the total amount in current prices.
Amendment 210 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall assess those operations and, where they comply with the substantive requirements set out in Article 5 and in the EFSI Agreement, shall submit its proposal to the European Parliament to let its Members decide thatwhether the EU guarantee coverage may be extendsed to them.
Amendment 2 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that in a European Union founded on the rule of law and on the certainty and predictability of laws, EU citizens must be the first to be made aware in a clear, transparent and timely manner (including via the internet) whether and how their national parliaments have significantly been involved in these decisions by also having had the opportunity to vote following the basic principle of subsidiarity, whether and which national laws have been adopted in transposition of EU laws, whether and which nationally existing laws may be curtailed and which national authorities are responsible for rejecting their implementation and/or ensuring they are correctly implemented;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Following the ideas of subsidiarity as well as direct democracy, both, national parliaments and a majority of people expressing their democratic will in a referendum, may that be on national, regional or other level, should be also able to wield power, even if this leads to a rejection of EU law proposals.
Amendment 9 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of the EU Pilot mechanism which, via its online platform, facilitates communication between the Commission and Member States so as to avoid infringement proceedingsstrictly obeying most stringent national laws on data protection existing across the individual EU Member States, facilitates communication between the Commission and Member States so as to provide transparent information throughout the whole process of generating and implementing EU-law, being initiated wherever possible, but reminds the Commission that this system must not in any way undermine the rights of EU citizens under the rule of lawnational or other law in function or serve to justify direct or indirect discrimination within the meaning of Article 9 TEU, and calls on the Commission to itself inform citizens in an appropriate and timely manner on the follow-up given to their reports of potential non-compliance;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the European Parliament, which is now a fully-fledged co-legislator and an institution directly representing the citizens, does not yet receive transparent and timely information on the implementation of EU laws, when such information is essential, including for purposes of adopting amendments aimed at improving those laws especially as far as consensus or opposition to existing national law is concerned;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation within the relevant Directorates-General (DG IPOL, DG EXPO and DG Research) of an autonomous system for ex-post assessment of the impact of the main EU laws adopted by the European Parliament under codecision and in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, including via cooperation with the national parliaments and potential national referenda.
Amendment 166 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedentedhave to cope with varying challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood andome of which are better be dealt with on a national basis, whereas others, e.g., the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressedand the need to reinforce the EU internal market, could benefit from being addressed on European level;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 182 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions and their decision-making, and improving its capacity to act processes, and by fully respecting the national sovereignty of Member States as well as the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have not yet been exploitmain priority to be fulfilled tois their full potential even though they contain some necessary tools that could have been applied to prevent some of the crises with which the Union is confronted, or could be used to cope with the current challenges without having to initiate a Treaty revision in the short term total implementation of all articles of Lisbon Treaty. As long as any Member State does not comply with this pre-requisite, those provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which have, so far, not been exploited to their full potential may not be activated;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 216 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RecallConsiders that the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union; considers that its working methodsworking methods of the European Parliament should be reformed so as to strengthen its control over the Commission in the implementation of the acquis, and to ensure proper democratic accountability even inbut only as far as those areas are concerned, in which not all Member States participate;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be intensified and made more meaningful and substantiaeffectively in clearly distinguishing between those tasks subjected to national sovereignty of the single member state and those subjected to EU institutional level, without overstepping the limits of their Member States´ respective constitutional competences; points out, in this regard, that national parliaments are best placed to mandate and scrutinise at national level the action of their respective governments in European affairs, while the European Parliament should ensure the democratic accountability and legitimacy of the European executive;
Amendment 231 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 236 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 260 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respectivstrengthens national parliaments to democratically express their deviation by granting them Veto-right or, if no consensus can be achieved, by allowing them to find individual national solutions for their countries; proposes to clearly distinguish and define the areas where decision-making competences ofshould remain with the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directlywhere they should be transferred to the European Parliament, respectively. In the latter case, national parliaments should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, amongst others, by backing up the Council and the European Parliament in influenceing the content of and exerciseing scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of joint parliamentary decision- making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act;
Amendment 265 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as the introduction of intervening options, in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter- parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on the basis of the principles of consensus, information sharing and consultation, consultation respecting the principles of subsidiarity and national sovereignty in order to exercise control over their respective European institutions and administrations; underlines the need for stronger cooperation between the specialised committees of the European Parliament and their national equivalents;
Amendment 271 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the exchange of best practices in of parliamentary scrutiny between national parliaments, such as the holding of regular debates between the respective ministers and the specialised committees in national parliaments before and after Council meetings, and with Members of the European Commission as well as the European Parliament in an appropriate timeframe;
Amendment 280 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on curbabolishing the interference of the European Council in the legislative process as it goes against the letter and spirit of the Treaties;
Amendment 290 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that it is possible within the Treaties to merge the function of President of the European Council with that of President of the European Commission; and that the European Council, by means of an Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA), could engage itself politically to appoint as its President the Commission President, who should be elected by the European Parliament on a proposal by the European Council on the basis of the European election results, as was the case in the 2014 European elections;
Amendment 294 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Council to start activating the ‘passerelle clause’ (Article 48 (7) TEU) in order to switch from unanimity to QMV voting in the remaining policy areas where this is not yet theonly if every Member State fully complies with all articles of Lisbon Treaty and only in an individual policy area or case;
Amendment 301 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Proposes that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of Council configurations by means of a European Council decision, thus creating a genuinely bi-cameral legislative system involving the Council and the European Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised Council configurations as preparatory bodies for the legislative Council, along the lines of the Committees in the European Parliament;
Amendment 307 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Insists on the importance of enhancing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making and the accessinvolvement of Parliament representatives as observers in meetings of the Council and its bodies in cases of legislation;
Amendment 314 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 327 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Demands that the Council switches completely to QMV voting and that it abandons the practice of transferring contentious legislative fields to the European Council, as this goes against the letter and the spirit of the Treaty, which stipulates that the European Council can only decide unanimously, and should only do so, on broad political goals, not on legislation;
Amendment 332 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 337 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is determined to strengthen the role of Parliament in the election of the Commission President by reinforcing the formal consultations of its political groups with the European Council President, as foreseen in Declaration 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, in order to ensure that the European Council takes full account of the election results when presenting a candidate for Parliament to elect;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 354 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 366 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 376 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in order to be able to takhave their opinions taken into account at an earlier stage in the legislative procedure;
Amendment 385 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of both, national sovereignty and the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; supports a flexibl, the latter also being quantitatively reflected in an adequate proportional representation of the countries in the European Parliament; supports an appropriate interpretation of the deadlines enshrined in the Protocol and calls on the Commission to improve the quality of its responses to reasoned opinions;
Amendment 413 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that any further development of the EMU should be based on, and build on, existing legislation and its implementation; but especially on meeting the stability criteria;
Amendment 422 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for further institutional reforms in order to provide the EMU with an effective and democratic economic government with improved capacities and integrated within the institutional framework of the Union, whereby the Commission acts as the executive and Parliament and Council as co-legislators, as outlined belowPoints out that potential institutional reforms as far as the EMU is concerned should always bear the option for any national parliament to step down and act on its individual national basis so as to enhance national sovereignty of the Member States;
Amendment 436 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists onSuggests the adoption of Convergence and Compliance Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees themrespective Code which is open to all 28 Member States and which Member States can individually adopt, and that offers the possibility of participating in a shock-absorption mechanism;
Amendment 444 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that a limited number of crucial areas for structural reforms that increase competitiveness, the growth potential, real economic convergence and social cohesion over a five-year period to strengthen the European social market economy, as outlined in Article 3 (3) TEU,on areas defined as to be tackled on European level should be laid down;
Amendment 448 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Underlines the importance of a clear division of competences between the EU institutions and the Member States incsimultaneously allowing every Member State to decide on which issue they will participate on a EU level or on national level, whereas ing the former case the Member States’ ownership of, and the national parliaments’ role in, implementation programmes should be extended;
Amendment 450 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for better use of available instruments in conjunction with Article 136 TFEU to facilitate the adoption and implementation of new measures in the eurozoneEurozone, in particular granting the immediate switchback to national currencies if the stability criteria are undercut;
Amendment 456 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the need for fewerdiversified and more targeted Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), based onto be included with the policy framework set out in the Convergence Code and the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), and on the concrete proposals presented by each Member State, in line with their respective key reform objectives, from a broad range of structural reforms, fostering competitiveness, real economic convergence and social cohesion;
Amendment 460 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 478 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 482 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 494 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Points out the need to switch fromInsists on unanimity to QMV for the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation, by using the provisions of Article 48 (7) TEU and Article 312 (2) TFEU; highlights the importance of establishing a link between the duration of Parliament’s legislative term and the duration of the MFF, which can be reduced to five years under the provisions of Article 312 (1) TFEU;
Amendment 497 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
Amendment 510 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls for better use of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering competitiveness and cohesion, and for the creation of an increased EU investment capacity through the exploitation of innovative approaches such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments, or through the creation of a specific facility to finance and guarantee infrastructure projects in the interest of the Unioneconomic growth;
Amendment 516 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 520 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Insists on the full implementation of the existing six-pack and two-pack framework and the European Semester to address, in particular, macroeconomic imbalances,Reminds that each Member State is itself fully responsible for meeting the stability criteria and to secure long-term control over deficit and still extremely high levels of debt by improving spending efficiency, prioritising productive investments, providing incentive to structural reform and taking into account business cycle conditions;
Amendment 529 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. RecallsHas to draw the conclusion from several years of experience that the euro ias the common currency of the Union and that the EU budget is designed to help less developed Member States catch up and become able to join the eurozonehas failed and that a reform is needed urgently to pave the way for economic recovery, growth and prosperity in all Member States;
Amendment 543 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers that this could be done through the creation of additional capacity and/or by earmarking funding from the existing EU budget for this purpose; underlines that any new instrument should be placed within the EU budget, but outside the ceilings of the MFF, and financed from real own resources;o grant Member States the option of deciding whether they want to implement structural reforms on fiscal capacity with their national competences or whether they explicitly ask for assistance from the EU,
Amendment 548 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
Amendment 563 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its support for the suggestion to transformEmphasizes the position of Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs into a Treasury Minister, as madas the lin its resolution of 12 December 2013 on constitutional problems of a multitier goverk between the Ministries of Finance inof the European Union6 Member States; __________________ 6 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0598. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0598.
Amendment 569 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Considers it necessary to incorporate the European Stability Mechanism into the Union legal framework and, as a next step, toRecognizes that the European Stability Mechanism has been created as a temporary tool intended to help solving unforeseen problems but, as it contradicts the sense of the Treaty, should now be withdrawn instead of being transform ited into a European Monetary Fund;
Amendment 575 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
Amendment 585 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for due consideration to be given to the main findings of the Expert Group created by the Commission, with a view to constituting a Redemption Fund in which those Member States who received financial support from the EU, from ESM and other funds created to lend money in times of crises, pay back the money and the interest they owe to the EU and the other Member States;
Amendment 590 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Believes that the Single Market contains growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market; calls, therefore, for better control of thengagement to push this issue cforrect application, and better enforcement, of the existing acquis in this domainward so as to achieve economic growth and prosperity;
Amendment 594 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
Amendment 605 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Considers it necessary to strengthen the level playing field inside the single market by creating a single rule book applicable to all banks in the EUplayers active in this field;
Amendment 606 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 617 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Supports the creation of a system of competitiveness authorities tasked with bringing together the national bodies responsible for tracking progress in the area of competitiveness in each Member State, and proposes that tracking of progress of such a system should be under the supervision of the CommissionRecalls that competitiveness is an issue of national competence which should be dealt with on Member States level making their bodies responsible for tracking progress in the area of competitiveness in their Member State;
Amendment 618 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
Amendment 632 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Recalls the need for proper democratic legitimacy and accountability to be ensured at theMember States levels ofwhere decision- making should continue with national parliaments scrutinising national governments, with an enhanced scrutiny role for the European Parliament at EU level, including a central role, together with the Council, in the adoption of the Convergence Code;
Amendment 634 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Insists that, when additional EU powers are required, Parliament’s role in economic governance be strengthened by means of extending the ordinary legislative procedure to matters of economic and fiscal affairs, including the harmonisation of tax law and social law, using the flexibility clause,if a Member State asks for additional support by the EU, Parliament’s role in ecombination with Article 333 (2) TFEU (enhanced cooperation) and general use of the ‘passerelle clause’ enshrined in Article 47 (8) TEU, to strengthen the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of EU governancenomic governance be strengthened;
Amendment 638 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Reiterates that interparliamentary cooperation shouldmust not be seen as establishing a new joint parliamentaryEuropean body or any other institution, because the eEuro is the currency of the EU and the European Parliament is the parliament of the EU; recalls that the EMU is established bypean Parliament already exists offering the option for interparliamentary cooperation; recalls in this connection theat Union, whose citizens are directly represented at Union level by Parliament, which can find ways to guarantee the parliamentary democratic accountability of eurozone-specific decisions if addressed for this by Member States;
Amendment 642 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Insists that the Commission be endowed with powers to implement and enforce any future or existing instruments adopted in the area of EMUexisting parliamentary procedure when and how to bestow the Commission with powers to implement and/or delegate acts shall be applied in the well-known manner;
Amendment 648 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Considers it necessary to address the weakness in the existing institutional structure, whereby certain parts of the Treaty may be overseen by the Court of Justice while others are excluded from such scrutiny; calls for binding coordination and surveillance of the budgetary discipline of those Member States whose currencat certain parts of the Treaty which have, so far, been excluded from parliamentary scrutiny need to be subjected to parliamentary scrutiny ias the euro, subject towell, calling for the control of the Court of Justice on the basis of Article 136 TFEU, in conjunction with Article 121 (6), and under strengthened parliamentary scrutiny in the detailed implementation of Article 121 (3) and (4) TFEU;
Amendment 650 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Is of the opinion that differentiated integration shouldmust remain open to allup to the decision of each Member States;
Amendment 651 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Recalls that priority should be given to the ordinary legislative and budgetary procedures at EU level by making use, when necessary, of proposals for derogations and the establishment of dedicated budget lines; recalls that any other provisions, such as eurozone or enhanced cooperation provisions, should only be used when the aforementioned procedures are not need to be individually authorized by parliament in a first step and should only be used if extreme economic challenges occur strongly impairing national economies of the Member States, but only on legally and/or politically possible basis;
Amendment 657 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Is convinced that the deepening of the EMU should go hand in hand with the completion of the internal market by removing all remaincompletion of the internal market should continue and needs to be supported by removing internal barriers, especially as concerns the Energy Union, the common digital market and the market in services;
Amendment 662 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Calls for full enforcement of existing internal energy market legislation according to Article 194 TFEU in order to establish an Energy Union, but is of the opinion that energy should remain an issue of national responsibility of each single Member State;
Amendment 664 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
Amendment 667 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
Amendment 685 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMUthe respective national laws of the Member State of their nationality;
Amendment 698 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minimal wage determined by each Member State, and suggests that, under current Treaty provisions, an ‘Employees Mobility Directive’ could be adopted to reduce still- existing barriers for employeesat the idea of introducing a minimum wage should be decided by each single Member State;
Amendment 712 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on the Commission to set uppropose social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to recommend structural reform, through the modification of Regulation No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying downproposing general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to ensure better use of regional and social funds;
Amendment 716 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Calls on the Commission to follow national parliaments' requests, if any, to asses better the need for EU action, and the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy options before it proposes a new initiative (as legislative proposals, non-legislative initiatives and implementing and delegated acts), in keeping with the Better Regulation Guidelines adopted by the Commission on 19 May 20157 ; __________________ 7 SWD (2015) 111 final SWD (2015) 111 final
Amendment 721 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Calls for the establishmentproposal of a new social pact aimed at preserving Europe’s social market economy, respecting the right to collective bargaining; points out that such a pact cshould enhanceonly represent a voluntary supporting basis for the coordination of the social policies of the Member States;
Amendment 733 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Takes the view that the European Union’s comprehensive approach to external conflicts and crises affecting the European Union as a whole should be reinforced by bringing together more closely the different actors and instruments in all phases of the conflict cycle, and considers it necessaryhelpful that Parliament and the Council start adoptproposing joint strategic documents;
Amendment 735 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Insists on using the provisions of Article 22 TEU to set upwork out an overall strategic framework for, and to take decisions on, strategic interests that can, in extreme cases, extend beyond CFSP to other areas of external action; recalls that decisions taken on the basis of such a strategy could be implemented by QMVratification of each Member State's national parliament;
Amendment 738 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Calls for parliamentary oversight of EU external action to be strengthened, including by continuing the regular consultations with the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission, and for negotiations on replacing the 2002 Interinstitutional Agreement on access to sensitive information of the Council in the field of CFSP to be concludedfter having obtained parliament's consent;
Amendment 740 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Considers it necessary that the EU Special Representatives be integrated into the EEAS, including bybut without transferring their budget from the CFSP lines to the EEAS lines, as this wouldiming at increaseing the coherence of EU efforts;
Amendment 742 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Calls for the use of Article 31 (2) TEU, which allows the Council to take certain decisions on matters of CFSP by QMV, in certain areas and on special issue after having obtained parliament's consent to each individual case, and the ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 31 (3) TEU) to switch progressively to QMV for individual decisions in the area of CFSP that do not have military or defence implications; recalls that Article 20 (2) TEU, which lays down the provisions for enhanced cooperation, provides additional possibilities for Member States to move forward with CFSP and should therefore be used, but only if they agree to;
Amendment 744 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. BelieveRecalls that there is a need to increase the flexibility of the financial rules for external action in order to avoid delays in financial rules for external action need to be strictly obeyed in order to achieve a high degree of compliance as regards the operational disbursement of EU funds and, thereby, increasenable the EU’s ability to respond to crises in a speedy andn effective way simultaneously allowing for equal treatment of all Member States; considers it necessary, in this regard, to set up a fast-track procedure for humanitarian assistance to ensure that aid is disbursed in the most efficient and effective way possible;
Amendment 746 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. UrgeCommits the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to uphold their respective obligations to immediately and fully inform Parliament at all stages of the negotiating and concluding processes of international agreements, as stipulated in Article 218 (10) TFEU and as detailed in interinstitutional agreements with the Commission and the Council;
Amendment 752 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
Amendment 763 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Suggests, as a first step in this direction, that the provisions of Article 46 TEU regarding the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) through a QMV vote in the Council be implemented for special challenges as need to be agreed on by the Member States, as this instrument would allow more ambitious Member States to cooperate more closely in the area of defence, and empower them to use the EU’s institutions, instruments and budget;
Amendment 770 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Insists on complementing the provisions for PESCO with an EU white book on security and defence on the basis of the EU global strategy for foreign and security policy currently under preparation by the VP/HR, as such a document would further define the EU’s strategic objectives in the field of security and defence, and identify the existing and required capabilities as requested by the Member States;
Amendment 774 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. UnderlinesCalls to discover the need tofor a defineition of a common European capabilities and armaments policy (Article 42(3) TEU), and the boundary conditions between which such a policy should be activated and which would encompass the joint planning, development and procurement of military capabilities and which should also include proposals to react to cyber, hybrid and asymmetrical threats by concerted action; encourages the Commission to work on an ambitious European Defence Action Plan, as announced in the 2016 Work Programmeplan meeting such challenges affecting the European Union and its individual Member States;
Amendment 779 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Considers it necessary to strengProposes to evaluate whethenr the European Defence Agency (EDA) by providing it with needed resources and political backing, thereby allowing it to play a leading andneeds to be strengthened by backing it in such a way that it will be allowed to play a coordinating role in capability development, research and procurement, if necessary in case of an attack;
Amendment 783 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Recallsminds of the existence of Article 44 TEU, which provides additional flexibility provisions and introduces the possibility of entrusting the implementation of crisis management tasks to a group of Member States, which should clearly be named and which would carry out such tasks, in the name of the EU and under the political control and strategic guidance of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) andf bestowed upon them by consent of the European Parliament, in the name of the EEASU;
Amendment 785 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
Paragraph 89
89. Suggests thato figure out decent cases in which Article 41 (3) TEU may be used to establish a start-up fund comprised of Member States’ contributions to finance preparatory activitiesto finance preparatory activities which need to be properly defined pertaining to Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) activities not charged to the Union budget;
Amendment 786 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
Amendment 791 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
Paragraph 91
91. Calls for the creation of a permanent military operational headquarters that would cooperate closely with the existing Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC); calls for the institutionalisa better link between the national military operational headquarters of the Member States so as to achieve appropriate and effective cooperation on the one hand, and with the existing Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) on the other hand; recommends to check the need for a potential and voluntary approximation of the various European military structures (among others the different ‘Battle Groups’, Euroforces, France-United Kingdom defence cooperation, Benelux air defence cooperation) and possible, but voluntary integration into the EU framework, and for an incre clear definition of cases, in the usability of EU battlegroups, inter alia by extending common financing andwhich EU battlegroups should be activated, inter alia by considering, by default, their deployment as an initial entry force in future crisis management scenarios;
Amendment 797 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
Paragraph 92
92. Notes that this permanentlinking the national military headquarters could engage in permanent contingency planning and play a major coordinating role in future applications of Article 42(7) TEU; is of the view that the ‘mutual defence clause’, as laid down in this Article and requested by France during the Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November 2015, will constitute a catalyst should be reconsidered properly by all Member States in their national parliaments before further development ofing the EU’s security and defence policy, leading to stronger commitment by all Member States;
Amendment 803 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. Considers that there is a need to enhance EU-NATO cooperation at all levels in areas such as capability development and contingency planning for hybrid threats, analls on national parliaments of the EU Member States to scrutinise first, a potential need to enhance EU-NATO cooperation, second, the levels where this would be required if the former was agreed on, and third, in which areas (e.g., capability development and contingency planning for hybrid threats) this should become effective, as well as questioning whether consent is obtained to intensify efforts at removing remaining political obstacles;
Amendment 811 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. UnderlPoinets thatout that even in the light of the recent attacks and the increase of the terrorist threat, a more intense and structured exchange of information and data between national security agencies and intelligence services, and with Europol and Frontex, is absolutely essentialdoes not at all prove an effective tool for fighting terrorism, but would vehemently violate citizens' rights;
Amendment 817 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95
Paragraph 95
95. Recalls, in this context, that Article 222 TFEU provides forincludes a solidarity clause that can and should be activated when a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a natural or man- made disaster;
Amendment 821 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
Amendment 824 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
96. Highlights the need to set up an EU commonadjust asylum and immigration policy, which should provide as well for fair distribution of asylum seekers in the European Union; takes the view that such a policy should involve all Member States, but that, if this proves impossible, the potentialtakes the view that such a policy should involve all Member States optionally at individual national level or at EU-wide level, depending of whether the Member State´s borders are outer borders of the European Union or not, also granting the Member States the free choice of enhanced cooperation could be exploited;
Amendment 847 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
98. Stresses the importance of distinguishing between the concepts of ‘unsafe third countries’ (war zones) and ‘safe third countries’ (mostly Western Balkans countries), and the corresponding distinction of procedures for processing applicants coming from these two categories of countries; calls for the signature of agreements with safe third countries in order to control and reduce migration flows before migrants arrive at the EU borderprevent people from migrating across EU borders preventing to seek asylum; insists, at the same time, on strict procedures for returning applicants with unfounded claims directly at EU borders;
Amendment 856 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99
Paragraph 99
Amendment 866 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
Paragraph 102
102. Finds it imperative to strengthen the role of Parliament as co-legislator, on equal footing with the Council, through the use of Article 81 (3) TFEU, which makes it possible to switch decision-making in the field of family law with cross-border implications to the ordinary legislative procedure if the Council decides so unanimously, after having consulted the Parliament; calls for a switch in decision- making on all other policies in the field of JHA to the ordinary legislative procedure, using the ‘passerelle clause’ in Article 48 (7) TEU;
Amendment 868 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103
Paragraph 103
103. Insists on putting into practice the principles enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty, namely solidarity and the sharing of responsibility between Member States, the principle of mutual recognition in the implementation of JHA policies (Article 70 TFEU), and the provisions of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rightsfundamental principles originally agreed on, namely the stability criteria, the no- bail-out clause, the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy is aimed at enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion, including the reduction and eradication of poverty and exclusion, which calls for the prevention of segregation and for theso as to support the policy of the Member States and their efforts in reducing poverty and exclusion, thus promotion ofng equal access and equal opportunities for all citizens, in particular for the most marginalised communities;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Union's awareness of the urgent need to tackle the issue of marginalised communities; underlines the vital important role of cohesion policy in supporting theice of the principle of subsidiarity particularly in this area, should cohesion policy further foster economic, social, cultural and territorial inclusioncoverage;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the legislative framework for cohesion policy 2014-2020 introduced new elements which consolidate the initial approach by extending funding opportunities and inserting mechanisms to ensure that support for marginalised communities complies with European values and objectives and takes into account the need to involve those groups in the whole process;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Finds regrettable thatCalls on the Commission failed to provide the European Parliament with sufficient information about the take-up of funding opportunities for marginalised communities; asks for an analysis to be carried out that would allow appropriate conclusions to be drawn and the obstacles that are preventing further take-up or the best possible results to be identifieddditionally asks for an analysis thereof;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the horizontal principle of equal opportunities and non- discrimination must be applied, as systemic causes of inequality need to be eradicated; emphasises that understanding and awareness-raising of systemic xenophobia and racism, such as anti-Gypsyism, should be a focal point when analysing the roots of exclusion so as to blackball any undue preference;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that equality between women and men constitutes a funding principle that applies horizontally; considers that marginawith certain marginalised communities, today´s principle of equality between women and men needs to be established communities, particularly women, often face multiple forms ofsimultaneously fighting women’s discrimination;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 100 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that both the definition and the establishment of the respective accountable, transparent and democratic structures should be in place to fight corruption and the fraudulent use of funds to ensure the inclusion of marginalised communitiesis an essential pre- requisite to be met by any Member State worth to be part of the European Union, not only as far as certain communities are concerned;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 105 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls, within the context of cohesion policy, for an alignment and stronger links between National Roma Inclusion Strategies and National Poverty Reduction Strategies with cohesion policyinvolvement strategies and efforts reducing poverty, while both, discrimination and positive discrimination should be avoided;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 137 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to make use of the funds; emphasises the need for a special focus on funding measures that go beyond targeted action under the thematic objective for social inclusion,existing funds, especially to combating poverty and any discrimination, thus providing for a more integratedthorough and systematic approach;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers multi-level governance to play an important role; emphasises that involvement of local authorities is essential to reach the target group and to address their individual needs and requires the highest territorial proximity possible;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is of the opinion that funds should be used in a more integrated way, including by means of multi-fund programmes, community-led local development, integrated territorial investments and cross-financing as referred to in Article 98(2) of the CPR and achieve synergies with other EU and national funding instruments; calls on the administrations and authorities concerned to seek active cooperation;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 158 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 164 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the approach that all strategic and operational policy arrangements including sufficient administrative or institutional capacity, are to be in place before the investment is made; encourages the Commission and the Member States to monitor thoroughly the fulfilment of those conditions and to ensure that complementary actions are taken by the Member States, in particular in the field of promoting inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that EU-funded projects must have a long-term perspective in order to be effective; warns that implemencalls on the Member Staters may satisfyto take care that the criteria set for inclusion on paper, while not investing in the actual needs of beneficiaries and not reaching target groups; calls for qualitative evaluation and monitoring mechanisms; calls on the Commission to put in place proactive and participatory monitoring and supervision of Members States'may not only be met on paper, calls for qualitative evaluation and monitoring mechanisms; calls on the Member States to proactively monitor actions in the planning and evaluation process of funds;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all public stakeholders to carry out awareness-raising of the fact that any kinds of xenophobia and racism, such as anti- Gypsyism, leading to systemic exclusion must be eliminated; suggests educational and anti- discriminatory measures to be considered;
Amendment 198 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Invites the Commission to analyse the limitations of the current allocation key for determining support from cohesion policy funds based on per capita GDP; believes that additional consideration should be given to indicators capable of identifying pockets of poverty and social fragility on the Union's territory in order to better target EU support for marginalised communities;
Amendment 202 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 45 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 52 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge that the EU´s part on global CO2 emissions is much lower than that of China, USA, India, with the consequence that, speaking globally, further reduction of EU-wide CO2-emissions would hardly achieve any measurable effect;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States tothe Commission to comply with the EU principle of subsidiarity. Invites local authorities to consider facilitateing inter-modal transport systems and infomobility and, if judged necessary, to consider establishing areas to which access is limited exclusively to public transport, electric or car-sharing vehicles and bicycles;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 81 #
2014/2242(INI)
3a. Notes that under the Directive on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure agreed last year, Member States will develop their own national policy frameworks for the market-led development of recharge and refuelling points. Calls on the Commission to remember their own EU climate report 2014, where it is stated that with 31.7% the energy sector already produces the highest amount of CO2-emissions. Fostering e-cars would accordingly increase the CO2-emissions if calculated throughout the entire production chain and life-time consumption figures, and taking into account such a thorough energy balance is indispensable for plausible comparison with fuel-driven vehicles;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 102 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends Member States to encourage their regional, local and municipal authorities to consider improving traffic planning and management, especially as far as synchronising traffic lights is concerned, so that motor vehicles are no more forced to emit surplus CO2 at needless halts;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2242(INI)
5. Calls on the Commission aRecommends Member States to make tconsider economic and environmental sustainability when award ofing contracts for transport and logistics services conditional on the application of the highest sustainability criteria.;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that generating sustainable urban mobility falls within the competence of local municipalities, which is highly reasonable as being well grounded in both local situation and potential problems, they are best placed to develop the individual solutions that are most appropriate to each town or city;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1. - Point (d) - Subpoint (ii.)
Paragraph 1. - Point (d) - Subpoint (ii.)
ii.) while thein this respect, an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) ican only be regarded as an appropriate tool to protect investors and assure that investments are treated in a fair and non- discriminatory way, if potential cases would be transparently treated by professional judges in public trials also allowing to lodge at least one appeal, it is further necessary to oversee that it does not undermine the capacity of European, national and local authorities to legislate their own policies, in particular social and environmental policies, as well as consumers´ protection and therefore respect the constitutional framework of the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1. - Point (e) - Subpoint (iii.)
Paragraph 1. - Point (e) - Subpoint (iii.)
iii.) whilealthough a certain extent of confidentiality is necessary for effectivemay be comprehensible for negotiations on a trade agreement of such high economic and political importance, tonational parliaments of the Member States should be included as negotiating partners, whereas the EU should simultaneously continue its effort to render TTIP negotiations more transparent and accessible to the public, as European institutions should be at the forefront of promoting transparency;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1.- Point (e) -subpoint (iv.)
Paragraph 1.- Point (e) -subpoint (iv.)
iv) to implement the recommendations of the European Ombudsman from 6 January 2015 to further enhance the legitimacy and transparency of the negotiating process by fully complying with the rules on public access to documents, by making available relevant documents on its website more proactively and comprehensively, and by ensuring more balanced and transparent public participation;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2228(INI)
v) to fully involve national parliaments in the debate on the specifics of TTIP and keep them regularly informed on the course of negotiations paying attention of their feedback, especially since this agreement shouldmust be considered a ‘mixed- type’ agreement and would thus require aing ratification atby national levelparliaments;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1.- Point (e) -subpoint (vi.)
Paragraph 1.- Point (e) -subpoint (vi.)
vi) to create a mandatory transparency register of all participants involved with the negotiations on each side of the partners-to-be to be used by all European institutions in order to have a full overview on the lobbying activities associated with the TTIP negotiations.
Amendment 19 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the steel sector, which has seen over 40 MT of steel production capacity close since 2008 and has lost more than 60 000 jobs directly and over 100 000 jobs indirectly, is experiencing its most serious peacetime crisis ever, resulting in dependency and losses of industrial know- how, suffering from measures resulting in uncompetitiveness and carbon leakage;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the successive closures of European aluminium electrolysis plants as a consequence of high and uncompetitive energy cost show that Europe is rapidly deindustrialising when it comes to this metal;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands that the European Commission has launched discussions which will culminate in the reform of the ETS for the fourth period 2021-2028 and calls, in this connection, for the fight against climate change to focus on efficiency and optimising yields rather than on limiting production; calls on the Commission to consider that whatever means are taken, they must not give way to carbon leakage, on the other hand it should necessarily be considered that the fundamental laws of physics, physical chemistry and chemistry represent a natural limit to production and thus emissions, below which the production processes would no more run;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend the system for allocating emissions allowances via extensive application of the assessment used for the reference values applicable to industry, which are based on greenhouse gas emissions per tonne produced and not per facility, as it is the cleanest plants which are needed to produce more, but also taking into account the application of most modern sustainable technology mirrored in the respective production plant, as it is the cleanest plants which should produce more than older highly emittent and ineffective plants;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls also for abolition of the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor to the industries concerned in order to promote the virtuous practices of industrialists and workers who have made the necessary efforts to achieve minimum emissions by adopting the best available techniques; whereas carbon leakage to those areas in the world responsible for the highest CO2 emissions negatively affects global environmental issues
Amendment 136 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises firmly that, ever since the creation of the International Negotiating Committee that prepared the Rio Convention in 1992, the EU has been seeking to negotiate with third countries an international agreement aimed at protecting against climate change, but so far without success and therefore, the proportionality of CO2 emissions throughout the EU and their effect on global emissions reduction should be taken into account;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that an international agreement on combating climate change that creates circumstances of fair competition for all base metal producers would render border adjustment unnecessary; points to the fact that such an international agreement necessarily must include reliable commitments of the strongest emitting countries;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Maintains that the climate policy objectives of protecting the life and health of humans, animals and plants, and of the conservation of finite natural resources, are consonant with the exceptions set out in Article XX of the WTO Agreement; specifies that the global nature of the climate issue, and the fact that an atmosphere with a low carbon content (clean air) is a global public good, means that it is already viewed as a natural resource that can be exhausted;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that compensation for indirect costs has created a new factor in competitive inequality in Europe among producers in electricity-intensive sectors, who can receive financial support from the authorities in their countries, further among production intensive in raw materials and energy as a whole; adds that this compensation, which was devised as a transitional measure, should swiftly be reduced and, especially, be granted at European level in order not to distort competition among European producers;
Amendment 210 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis of programmes for investment in new equipment, R&D and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events starting 2018 and during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021- 2028;
Amendment 212 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Acknowledges, in this respect, that electricity intensive EAF in the steel industry also used for recycling strongly contributes to the principles of zero waste and circular economy;
Amendment 218 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Suggests that companies who have already invested in new sustainable production technologies, i.e., plants, processes and automation, shall list their success in reducing CO2 emissions since the beginning of the climate negotiations (e.g. GATT 94), so that those who have long been achieving continuous and remarkable reduction of CO2 emissions will be acknowledged;
Amendment 221 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Suggests that the revenue obtained from the sale of emissions allowances should be traceable so that the public can see both, its origin, i.e., the facilities which required the certificates, and how it is being used by the national authorities;
Amendment 226 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests that any facility classified as subject to the ETS should make comprehensive information available every year, including in respect of combating climate change and compliance with EU environmental directives, and that this be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities. Should the facility be able to proof that ETS was caused by an increase in production due to increased demand and supply, no further substantiation is necessary;
Amendment 230 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 266 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 1 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is absolutely vital for the democratic legitimacy of EMU to be improved substantially within the EU’s institutional framework and in line with the Community method, simultaneously obeying the existing regulations, especially the Treaty of Maastricht with its no-bail-out clause and the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the implementation of the economic dialogue needs to be reviewed so as to ensure that there is proper parliamentary scrutiny at all stages of the procedure, following the principle of subsidiarity on national levels as well as on EU level;;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the setting-up of the Interparliamentary Conference on Economic and Financial Governance of the European Union; assesses the setting-up of the Interparlamentary Conference on Economic and Financial Governance of the European Union as non-imperative and limited to those fields of activity not to be decided on national levels, underscores, nevertheless, its limits when it comes to encouraging accountability on the part of decision-makers; points out that responsibilities must be assumed at the appropriate level thoroughly following the principle of subsidiarity, with national parliaments scrutinising national governments and the European Parliament scrutinising the European executive, and that such cooperation must not lead to the establishment of a new joint parliamentary body;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 147 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Some products on the market that provide a protective function to the user are excluded from the scope of Directive 89/686/EEC. In order to ensure as high level of protection for the user of those products as for the PPE covered by Directive 89/686/EEC, the scope of this Regulation should include PPE for private use against damp, water and heat (e.g. dish-washing gloves, oven gloves), in line with similar PPE for professional use which is already covered by Directive 89/686/EEConly if they are supposed to be understood as potentially life-saving by the consumer, or products intended to be used by children. Artisanal products, such as handmade gloves, for which the manufacturer does not explicitly claim a protective function are not personal protective equipment either; they are therefore not concerned by this inclusion. It is also appropriate to clarify the exclusion list set out in Annex I to Directive 89/686/EEC by adding a reference to products covered by other legislation and/or European harmonised standards and therefore are excluded from the PPE Regulation.
Amendment 152 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It is necessary to ensure that PPE entering the Union market complies with this Regulation, with European harmonised standards and, in particular, that appropriate assessment procedures have been carried out by manufacturers. Provision should therefore be made for importers to make sure that the PPE they place on the market complies with the requirements of this Regulation and that they do not place on the market PPE which does not comply with such requirements or which present a risk. Provision should also be made for importers to make sure that the conformity assessment procedures have been carried out and that the CE marking and technical documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 153 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) When placing PPE on the market, importers should indicate on the product their name and the address at which they can be contacted. Exceptions should be provided for in cases where the size or nature of the PPE does not allow for such an indication. This includes cases where the importer would have to open the packaging to put his name and address on the productor its cover their e-mail address at which they can be contacted.
Amendment 156 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to increase the efficiency of market surveillance it is necessary to extend the obligation to draw up a complete technical documentation to all PPE characterised as having a "protective function".
Amendment 162 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The CE marking should be the only marking indicating that PPE is in conformity with Union harmonisation legislation. However, other markings should be allowed as long as they contribute to the improvement of consumer protection and are not covered by Union harmonisation legislationin accordance with European harmonised standards.
Amendment 178 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) equipment intended to be worn or held by a person for protection against one or more risks for his or her health or safety and therefore marked as having a "protective function", that is placed on the market separately or combined with personal non-protective equipment;
Amendment 187 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Manufacturers shall indicate, on the PPE, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and, the postal or e-mail address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not possible, onn the PPE, its packaging or in a document accompanying the PPE. The address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 189 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Amendment 195 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Importers shall indicate, on the PPE, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the posta their name, postal or e-mail address at which they can be contacted, or where that is not possible, onn the PPE, its packaging or in a document accompanying the PPE. Importers shall indicate the registered trade name or registered trade mark if different from that of the manufacturer . The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.
Amendment 13 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Although emissions of methane are not known to Methane is well-known as a strong greenhouse gas, as in atmosphere, methane disintegrates into CO subsequently oxidizing to CO2. In higher concentrations, methavne a direct("mine gas" which has a harmful effect on human health, methane is a strong greenhouse gas) has anaesthetic and asphyxiant effects on human health. Therefore, in line with the Communication of the Commission on the application and future development of Community legislation concerning vehicle emissions from light- duty vehicles and access to repair and maintenance information (Euro 5 and 6)2 and with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , the Commission should consider including methane emissions in the calculation ofto fully take into account these emissions expressed as a CO2 equivalent calculated on the stoichiometrics of methane disintegration to CO/CO2 thus boosting environmental protection as well as allowing consumers to choose on a transparent and comparable CO2 emissions basis. __________________ 2 OJ C 182, 19.7.2008, p. 17. 3 Regulation (EC) 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 15 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to facilitate the introduction of natural gas vehicles the current total hydrocarbons (THC) emission limit should be increased and the effectassess natural gas driven and petrol driven vehicles on equal standards as far as emissions are concerned, the current total hydrocarbons (THC) emission limit, especially methane, should be fully taken into account in expressing emissions as a CO2 equivalent calculated on the stoichiometrics of methane emdissions should be taken into account and expressed as a CO2 equivalentociation reaction thus boosting environmental protection as well as allowing to choose on a transparent and comparable CO2 emissions basis, for regulatory and consumer information purposes.
Amendment 16 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Although emissions of methane are not known to have a direct harmful effect on human health, methane is a strong greenhouse gasMethane is well-known as a strong green-house gas, as in atmosphere, methane disintegrates into carbon monoxide subsequently oxidizing to carbon dioxide. In higher concentrations, methane (mine gas) has anaesthetic and asphyxiant effects on human health. Therefore, in line with the Commission Communication of the Commission2008/C 182/08 on the application and future development of Community legislation concerning vehicle emissions from light-duty vehicles and access to repair and maintenance information (Euro 5 and 6)2 and with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , the Commission should consider including methane emissions in the calculation of CO2 emissions. __________________ 2 OJ C 182, 19.7.2008, p. 17. 3 Regulation (EC) 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 18 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to facilitate the introduction of natural gas vehicles on equal standards, the current limit for total hydrocarbons (THC), emission limit should be increased and the effectspecially methane should be fully taken into account in expressing emissions as a CO2 equivalent calculated on the stoichiometrics of methane emdissions should be taken into account and expressed as a CO2 equivalentociation thus boosting environmental protection as well as allowing to choose on a transparent and comparable CO2 emissions basis, for regulatory and consumer information purposes.
Amendment 22 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Modern diesel vehicles emit high and increasing amounts of toxic NO2 as a share of the total NOx emissions which were not anticipated when Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 was adopted. Most air quality problems in affected urban areas appear to be related to toxic NOx and direct NO2 emissions. Therefore, an appropriate emission limits should urgently be introduced for nitrogen oxides pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
Amendment 24 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Modern diesel vehicles emit high and increasing amounts of NO2 as a share of the total NOx emissions which were not anticipated when Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 was adopted. Most air quality problems in affected urban areas appear to be related to toxic NOx and direct NO2 emissions. Therefore, an appropriate emission limit should urgently be introduced.
Amendment 26 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The current emission limits for CO and total hydrocarbons (THC) after a cold start at low temperature have been carried over from Euro 3 requirements set out in Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council4 , which appear to be outdated in the light of existing vehicle technology and air quality needs. In addition, air quality problems and results of vehicle emission measurements suggest the need to introduce an appropriate limit for NOx/NO2 emissions. ThereforeCausing 41% of NOx emissions, traffic is by far the main source of these emissions. Especially, the high efficiency of state-of- the-art motors is due to higher combustion temperatures which, in turn, produce higher amounts of NOx. NO2, on the other hand, is responsible for ozone formation, acid rain and irritation of the human respiratory system. Consequently, revised emission limits should be introduced pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. __________________ 4 Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1).
Amendment 27 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The current emission limits for CO and total hydrocarbons (THC) after a cold start at low temperature have been carried over from Euro 3 requirements set out in Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council4 , which appear to be outdated in the light of existing vehicle technology and air quality needs. In addition, air quality problems and results of vehicle emission measurements suggest the need to introduce an appropriate limit for NOx/NO2 emissions. ThereforeCausing 41% of NOx emissions, traffic is by far the main source of those emissions. In particular, the high efficiency of state- of-the-art motors is due to higher combustion temperatures which, in turn, produce higher amounts of NOx. NO2, on the other hand, is responsible for ozone formation, acid rain and irritation of the human respiratory system. Consequently, revised emission limits should be introduced pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. __________________ 4 Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1).
Amendment 32 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to achieve EUnion air quality objectives and to ensure a continuous effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2is Regulation shall cover vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg, the respective specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval, the respective requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems, the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the replacement of the information on the mass of CO2 emissions in the certificate of conformity with information on total mass of CO2 emissions equivalents, the increase or removal of the limit value of total hydrocarbons emissions for positive ignition vehicles, the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values that would correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values, the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates and a particle number limit value, a limit value for emissions of NOx/NO2 and limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.__________________ 1aDirective2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1)
Amendment 34 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to achieve EU air quality objectives and to ensure a continuous effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2is Regulation shall cover vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5b with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg, the respective specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval, the respective requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems, the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the replacement of the information on the mass of CO2 emissions in the certificate of conformity with information on total mass of CO2 emissions and equivalents, the increase or removal of the limit value of total hydrocarbons emissions for positive ignition vehicles, the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values that would correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values, the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates and a particle number limit value, a limit value for emissions of NOx/NO2 and limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. __________________ 5bDirective 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 36 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 37 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 38 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 41 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 41 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 42 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 43 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 44 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 46 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 46 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 48 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 50 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Amendment 51 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 51 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Amendment 53 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 55 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 55 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 60 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – sentence 1
Amendment 64 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Articles 14a – paragraph 1
Articles 14a – paragraph 1
Amendment 65 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Amendment 67 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 67 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 3
Article 14a – paragraph 3
Amendment 68 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 4
Article 14a – paragraph 4
Amendment 69 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 5
Article 14a – paragraph 5
Amendment 70 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 71 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 79 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 84 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 88 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 94 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 99 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Amendment 100 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 6
Article 1 –point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Amendment 104 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 3
Article 14a – paragraph 3
Amendment 106 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 4
Article 14a – paragraph 4
Amendment 107 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 5
Article 14a – paragraph 5
Amendment 109 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 110 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2