2018/2157(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underscores the important role of ~~civil society,~~ national parliaments ~~and~~, the European Parliament and of civil society in both implementing and enforcing the Common Position’s agreed standards at national and EU level and in establishing a transparent, accountable control system; calls, therefore, for a transparent and robust control mechanism which bolsters the role of parliaments and of civil society;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/2157(INI)

Arne LIETZ

20a. Suggests that exports of products financed under the EDIDP and/or the European Defence Fund (EDF) are listed in the data submitted to COARM separately in order to ensure a close monitoring of those products which have been financed by means from the European budget; calls on the Council and the Parliament to agree on a detailed interpretation and implementation regime including a supervisory body, a sanctioning body and an ethical committee for the criteria of the Common Position to be applied at least to the products financed under EDIDP and/or the EDF in order to ensure equal export frameworks for the countries involved; perspectively, the common interpretation and implementation should apply to all arms exports from Member States;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/2157(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that the EU should meet its increased responsibility for peace and security in Europe and in the world by means of further arms limitation and disarmament initiatives and that, as a responsible global player, it should lead the way, i.e. that it should play an active role in the areas of non-proliferation of arms, global disarmament and arms transfer controls as well as in enhancing research and development of conversion technologies and production lines from military to civil use structures, e.g. by granting export advantages for those goods;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/2157(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Reiterates its position on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS); calls for a ban on the exports of products which are used in the development and in the production of lethal autonomous weapon systems;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regards to the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports control,

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of the transatlantic bond for the security and defence of the Western democracies; expresses, however, concern about the current state of this relationship ~~and~~; reiterates against this backdrop that there is an increased need for defence cooperation on European level; calls on all responsible political and societal forces to further strengthen rather than to undermine this crucial relationship; stresses the need to avoid spill overs from recent difficulties in the trade relationship to the transatlantic security bond;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that appropriate investment in security and defence isand advancing structures for pooling and sharing of defence capabilities are a matter of urgency for the Member States and the EU and that defence cooperation should become the norm, as outlined in the EU Global Strategy (EUGS); welcomes the progress achieved so far in the implementation of the security and defence provisions of the EU Global Strategy; believes that these achievements open the perspective for important structural changes in the future;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the creation of a dedicated title for defence in the Commission’s MFF proposal, and in particular the establishment of a budget line from which the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility projects will be funded; is of the opinion that these decisions will, most probably, call for a centralized management on defence at Commission level under parliamentary scrutiny by the European Parliament; underlines that funding from that budget line should be ~~exclusively spent for defence purposes without politicization as security is indivisible and should be coherent~~coherent with the objectives from the CFSP framework and with the capability and infrastructure needs of Member States and in line with the EU’s aspirations for strategic autonomy;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reaffirms the importance of ~~develop~~pooling and sharing the necessary military capabilities to deal with the comprehensive security challenges in and around Europe outlined by the EU Global Strategy, especially in the field of hybrid threats; recalls that European Union´s Global Strategy encourages the realization of deep defence cooperation;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the ambition expressed through the establishment of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU defence industry with EUR 500 million until 2020; notes however, that several aspects should be improved when setting up the European Defence Fund, taking into account the results of a thorough evaluation of projects funded under the EDIDP;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that EDIDP will help to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the EU's defence industry by eligible actions involving inter alia designing, prototyping, testing, qualification and certification of defence products as well as the development of technologies within a consortium including SMEs and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps), research centres and universities, and collaboration between Member States, which contributes to the EU´s strategic autonomy;deleted

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the new EU-NATO declaration adopted at the NATO Summit in Brussels on 12 July 2018; while recognising the tangible results in the implementation of the 74 common actions, believes that further efforts are needed with regard to the practical implementation of the many commitments already made; ~~notes~~points out in particular the ~~involvement of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in the implementation of 30 actions~~necessity to cooperate more closely on hybrid threats and cyber security;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37 a. Notes that arms exports are a tool of the Foreign and Security Policy and should be treated as such, including a deeper involvement of the European Parliament in the decision making process regarding arms exports in line with the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports control. Notes that especially where European funding is involved in the development and the production of weapons - as envisioned for the EDF - the European Parliament should be in control of exports of these products;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Maria NOICHL, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the SDGs 2030, in particular Goal 3 on health, Goal 4 on education, Goal 5 on gender equality and Goal 13 on climate action require appropriate Union assistance and must be reflected in the budget for 2019, while focusing on long-term efforts to eradicate poverty, as stipulated in Article 208 TFEU;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Maria NOICHL, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Vincent PEILLON, Elly SCHLEIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that the Union and its Member States must honour their collective commitment, confirmed in 2015, to raise their ODA to 0,7 % of their GNI by 2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present binding timelines for progressive increases towards this level; calls the Member States to exclude the in donor costs out of the ODA calculation; reiterates the commitment made by the Commission to dedicate at least 20% of its total ODA to human development and social inclusion; calls for an increased allocation of its 2019 ODA to health, education and social protection, in order to reach its commitment by the end of the current MFF; stresses in particular the need to promote and protect sexual and reproductive health and rights, thereby countering the Global Gag Rule which was reinstated by the United States government;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Given the dramatic situation in the field of humanitarian aid, insists t~~o mobilise more funds from the emergency aid reserve~~hat the current global humanitarian needs are reflected with a significant funding increase for humanitarian aid budget lines; reiterates that education plays a key role in preventing man-made humanitarian crises by avoiding conflicts and welcomes that already a significant amount of humanitarian aid is spent on education in emergencies; calls, however, for a steady increase of this share and for more support to the Erasmus+ DCI budget line;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes the exhaustion of margins and flexibility mechanisms within the Union budget and in the Union’s external action, which are often used to mobilise additional funds to respond unforeseen needs, including humanitarian crises; in relation to this, opposes the Commission’s proposal for the funding of the second tranche of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) that has not left sufficient margins under the Heading IV and MFF special instruments for unforeseen humanitarian crisis, due to the unfulfilled commitment by the Members States to contribute with EUR 2 billion by means of bilateral to the FRT; is concerned by the continued mobilisation of the European Development Fund (EDF) reserve to top- up contributions to the Union Trust Fund for Africa, most recently by EUR 500 million; stresses that this transfer of founds not only diverts money away from the EDF objectives of eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development and towards migration management, but also severely limits the possibility to mobilise additional funds for future humanitarian crises in the ACP region in the coming years; calls again on Member States to increase their contributions to the FRT and the EU Trust Fund for Africa, for which pledged contributions currently amount to EUR 3 billion (before the additional EUR 500 million) from the Union budget and European Development Fund, and only EUR 430 million from EU Member States and other donors;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Recalls the importance to support expenditure directly linked to the achievement of the objectives of the humanitarian aid policy, inter alia, expenditure on technical and administrative assistance;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Elly SCHLEIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises the importance of maintaining payment appropriations in the humanitarian aid chapter at least on the same level as commitment appropriations, in order to avoid severe and constant lack of funds for payments, complicated urgent interventions and led to the accumulation of unpaid bills, with negative effects also on implementing partners;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls for sufficient financial resources to UNRWA in order to ensure continuous support for Palestinian refugees in the region;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Welcomes the increase on the appropriations to support development initiatives in developing countries carried out by or for civil society organisations and local authorities; in the area of Humanitarian aid reminds the Commission and the Council of the Grand Bargain commitment on localization, which commits to paying at least a quarter of all humanitarian aid funding as directly as possible to local and national responders, therefore calls for a revision of the current Humanitarian Aid Regulation (dating from 1996) to ensure that the future financing for humanitarian aid continues to be based on needs and in line with the Humanitarian Aid Consensus, but is also adapted to a changing context and becomes more effective, notably in terms of advancing the humanitarian/development nexus and contributing to implement the commitments made at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit, and as part of the Grand Bargain;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Reiterates the importance of focusing on main humanitarian crises, including forgotten humanitarian crises; calls to guarantee humanitarian funding for the following crises: Yemen (22 million people in need of humanitarian aid), Syria crisis including neighbouring countries (more than 13 million people in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria), as well as for forgotten humanitarian crises such as Sahel (1,6 million children at risk of suffering from severe acute malnutrition and 6.8 million people food insecure) and DRC (13 million people in need and more than 2 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition);

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4g. Highlights the need to guarantee humanitarian and development aid for the Sahel; stresses that chronic poverty, climate change, intensification of conflicts and a nearly lean season this year have resulted in 6.8 million people in need of humanitarian aid in a region with structural fragilities restricting access to basic social services; therefore calls to increase humanitarian and development funding for the region to cover both life- saving interventions and longer term efforts to tackle the root causes of vulnerability to food and nutrition insecurity and to strengthen basic social services;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)

4h. Stresses that the need to implement the humanitarian/development nexus should be reflected in the budget 2019, in focusing on key sectors such as nutrition; calls therefore on the Commission, and in particular ECHO and DEVCO to close the humanitarian and development gap by dedicating both humanitarian and longer term funding to nutrition in the budget 2019, hence enabling children with severe acute malnutrition to access the treatment in all contexts, emergency and development alike;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on several aspects of human life and are increasingly being felt in the development countries; calls for an increased allocation in climate action, which better reflects the strong commitment to and increased engagement in climate diplomacy in order to tackle climate change; stresses, that the allocation shall come from other funds than development funding.

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Vincent PEILLON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underscores the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions; asks for continued support for on-going and new pilot projects and preparatory actions;

2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE

2018/2046(BUD)

Brando BENIFEI, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for Union support for the Middle East Peace Process, the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA to be strengthened in line with the European Parliament resolution of 8 February 2018 on the situation of UNRWA1a, in view of the worsening situation on the ground and the decision of the United States to drastically reduce its engagement; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA- PROV(2018)0042.

2018/07/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2046(BUD)

Brando BENIFEI, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9 d. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on several aspects of human life and are increasingly being felt in developing countries; calls for an increased allocation for climate action, which better reflects the EU's strong commitment to and increased engagement in climate diplomacy.

2018/07/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Eugen FREUND, Arne LIETZ, Soraya POST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i n (new)

(i n) to call on all Member States to support the full implementation of the Secretary General’s 30 March 2017 Report’s recommendations on UNRWA financing, given UNRWA’s severe financial crisis in 2018 which threatens both the well-being of millions of Palestinian refugees and regional stability, and to reiterate the EU’s essential support for the important work of UNRWA;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the EU’s and its Member States’ commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially to goals number 2 (zero hunger), 5 (gender equality), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action) and 15 (life on land), to which the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has to align to;

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls therefore on the EU Commission and the Member States to help reduce the heavy dependence on vegetable protein imports for livestock feed in order to minimise the negative impact on third countries like spreading deforestation;

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Recalls the fact that agriculture that fails to protect and improve rural livelihoods, equity and social well-being is unsustainable and that sustainability requires direct action to conserve, protect and enhance natural resources;

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Stresses in that regard the fact that our consumption patterns tie down substantial resources from third countries which are no longer available for the local population;

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Norbert NEUSER, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that we have to put an end to the myth that European agriculture, through intensification under the common agricultural policy, has to assume responsibility for feeding a growing world population; instead, calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen developing countries' domestic food production as confirmed in the SDGs.

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2037(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Norbert NEUSER, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Underlines that, generally, agricultural trade has to contribute, on a partnership basis, to reducing global inequalities and bringing more inclusive social benefits for all trading partners in the future while staying within the ecological limits of our planet;

2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges; whereas at the same time, cyber defence structures remain fragmented and vary broadly amongst Member States; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can best be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~while cyber defence remains a core competence of the Member States,~~ the EU has a vital role to play in ensuring that these new endeavours are closely coordinated from the start to avoid the inefficiencies that mark many traditional defence efforts; whereas a substantial cyber defence capability is a necessary part of the development of the European Defence Union;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas different state actors ~~– Russia, China and North Korea, among others –~~ have been involved in malicious cyber activities in pursuit of political, economic or security objectives that include attacks on critical infrastructure, cyber-espionage, disinformation campaigns and limiting access to the internet (such as Wannacry, NonPetya); whereas such activities could constitute wrongful acts under international law and could lead to a joint EU response, such as using the EU cyber diplomacy toolbox;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as with other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member State; notes against this backdrop that the EU and its Member States find themselves under time pressure regarding the development of such forces and need to act immediately;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Strongly emphasises, therefore, that, in the framework of the emerging European Defence Union, cyber defence capabilities of Member States should be closely integrated from the start to ensure maximum efficiency; urges, therefore, the Member States to cooperate closely in the development of their respective cyber commands, thereby feeding into a process coordinated by the European Commission and the EDA to better streamline cyber defence structures across Member States;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the E~~EAS and EDA, in close cooperation with the~~uropean Commission, to ~~take work forward on the~~develop a roadmap for a coordinated approach to European Cyber Defence including an update of the EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework to ensure that it remains fit for purpose as the relevant policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s cyber defence objectives, in close cooperation with the Member States, the EDA, the European Parliament as well as the European External Action Service; notes that this process has to be part of a broader strategic approach to the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
–

The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose the rejection of the Commission proposal.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence technological and industrial capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, innovative and efficient European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund (the 'Fund') to support investments in joint research and the joint development of defence products and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness, and to promote the Member States’ joint purchase and maintenance of defence equipment. This Fund would complement national funding already used for this purpose and should act as an incentive for Member States to cooperate ~~and invest more in defence~~. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence products and technologies, as well as conversion from military to civil production.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The Fund would contribute to the establishment of a strong, ~~competitive~~integrated and innovative defence industrial and technological base, ans well as to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union, while at the same time ensuring the necessary defence capabilities to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. The Fund would go hand in hand with the Union's initiatives towards a more integrated European Defence Market and in particular, the two Directives6 on procurement and on EU transfers in the defence sector adopted in 2009. _________________ 6 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community, OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1; Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, OJ L 216, 20.8.2009, p. 76.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the ~~competitivenes~~integration, efficiency gains and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy in line with the political goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should not support pure basic research which should instead be supported through other schemes but may include defence oriented basic research likely to form the basis of the solution to recognised or expected problems or possibilities, dual-use research and research on conversion from military to civil production.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to ensure that the Union's and its Member States' international obligations are respected in the implementation of this Regulation, actions relating to products or technologies the use, development or production of which are prohibited by international law should not receive funding under the Fund. In this respect, the eligibility of actions related to new defence products or technologies, such as those that are specifically designed to carry out lethal strikes without any human control over the engagement decisions, should also be subject to developments in international law and should be excluded from Union funding.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the ~~competitiveness and innov~~integration, efficiency and innovation and alleviating any potential negative effects of the integration of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and ~~de-~~alleviating some of the risk~~ing~~ of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology, as well as those aiming at conversion from military to civil production should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Arne LIETZ, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) In case a development action supported by the Fund is managed by a project manager appointed by Member States or associated countries, the Commission should inform the project manager prior to executing the payment to the recipient so that the project manager can ensure that the time-frames are respected by the recipients. ~~Under certain circumstances, t~~The project manager cshould provide the Commission with its observations on the progress of the action so that the Commission can validate whether the conditions to proceed to the payment are fulfilled.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to the UN Agenda 2030, including the SDGs, and stresses the need to implement the Paris Agreement, in particular its objectives of mitigation, adaptation and redirecting finance flows, among others, and the SDGs both in the EU and globally to develop a more sustainable economy and society; reaffirms the need for an ambitious EU climate policy and its readiness to improve the existing EU National Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030 as well the necessity of developing a long-term strategy for 2050 in a timely manner;

2018/04/25
Committee: AFET ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their ties with ~~civil society~~and support for civil society around the globe as agents for climate action, and to form alliances and build up synergies with the scientific community, non-governmental organisations, and non- traditional actors ~~and the private sector~~; encourages the EU and its Member States to engage with the private sector, to enhance cooperation on how to reap the opportunities from the transition towards a zero-carbon economy, to develop export strategies for climate technologies for countries globally and to encourage technology transfer to and capacity- building in third countries;

2018/04/25
Committee: AFET ENVI

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines the importance of scientific research for climate political decision making; notes that transboundary scientific exchange is a fundamental component of international cooperation; urges the Commission and the Member States to continuously support scientific organisations that work on climate risk assessment and that aim on estimating the implications of climate change and that offer possible adaption measures for political authorities; urges the EU to use their own research capacities in order to contribute to global climate action;

2018/04/25
Committee: AFET ENVI

2017/2130(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p

(p) to ensure that the outcomes of the November 2017 Summit also address, where possible, the security and other threats that affect the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, fundamental human rights, equal rights and the right of peoples to self-determination, and political, social and economic development of the partners and of the region as a whole;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r

(r) to call on Azerbaijan and Armenia for an immediate end to military hostilities ~~between Armenia and Azerbaijan~~ which unnecessarily claim the lives of civilians and soldiers whilst hampering socioeconomic development; to reaffirm support to the ~~independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries~~principles and commitments enshrined in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act as well as to the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs’ efforts to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to their 2009 Basic Principles; to call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to re-launch negotiations in good faith with a view to implementing these principles to solve the conflict; to make the ratification of new agreements between the EU and each of the parties conditional on meaningful commitments to solving the conflict ~~through maintain~~supporting the ceasefire ~~and supporting the implementation of the 2009 Basic Principles~~investigative mechanism and Minsk Group Co-chairs´ Proposals based on the principles of territorial integrity, equal rights, self-determination of peoples and the non-use of force or threat of force;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2017 on arms export:implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA- PROV(2017)0344

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the visible progress made in framing a stronger European defence since the adoption of the EU Global Strategy in June 2016; ~~welcom~~notes in particular the suggestion for a European Defence Fund, the proposed scaling-up of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research, and the legislative proposal for a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP); calls on the Member States to increase their future financial contributions to the EU budget, in order to cover all additional costs incurred to the EU in relation to the European Defence Fund;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to act upon Parliament’s calls for an EU Security and Defence White Book in the context of preparing the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as requested in Parliament’s resolutions of 23 November 2016, 22 November 2016 and 16 March 2017; considers that building the Defence Union, linking the Union’s strategic orientation with EU contributions to capability development and shaping the European institutional framework for defence are elements that ~~need to be underpinned by an interinstitutional agreement~~require a change in the Treaties of the European Union;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s intention to propose a specific programme for defence research, with a dedicated budget and own rules, under the next MFF; underlines that Member States should make additional resources available to that programme, as requested in Parliament’s resolution of 5 July 2017; renews its previous calls on the Commission to provide for Union participation in defence research and development programmes undertaken by Member States, or jointly with industry where appropriate, as referred to in Articles 185 and 187 TFEU;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s proposal for a EDIDP; underlines that any Union action to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States in the defence remit should have the objective of contributing to the progressive framing of a common defence policy, as referred to, inter alia, in Article 2(4) TFEU;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Considers that exports by Member States of weapons, ammunitions and defence-related goods and services form an integral part of EU foreign, security and defence policy;considers that the current practice where Member States export those goods and services to third countries in a mostly uncoordinated way is detrimental to the security of the Union;calls on Member States to agree to a EU mechanism for deciding jointly on whether or not they can export weapons, ammunitions and defence-related goods and services to countries other than EU Member States, NATO and NATO- equivalent countries;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Considers that the European Institutions, including the European Parliament, must be fully involved in decisions about exports to third countries of weapons, ammunitions and defence- related goods and services that may in future be developed, produced or purchased by Member States and private enterprises with financial support from the European Defence Fund;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the VP/HR to engage together with the European Parliament in an interinstitutional dialogue on the progressive framing of a common defence policy; stresses that ~~under the next MFF a fully-fledged EU defence budget should be established, and that a doctrine for its implementation should be developed within the remit of the Lisbon Treaty~~Member States should provide the additional financial resources required for this purpose;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that PESCO should benefit from effective Union support, in full respect of Member States’ competences in defence; renews its call for appropriate PESCO funding to be provided ~~from~~by the ~~Union budget~~Member States; considers that participation in all Union agencies and bodies falling under the CSDP, including the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), should be made a requirement under PESCO; renews its call for the EU Battle Group System to be brought under PESCO and made eligible for EU funding as far as possible;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Considers that a common cyber defence policy should be one of the first building blocks of the European Defence Union;encourages the High Representative to develop proposals for establishing, in the framework of PESCO, an EU cyber defence unit;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Believes that the competences of the European Parliament in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy should be enlarged if and when Member States agree to set up a Defence Directorate-General in the European Commission;this process could eventually lead to the establishment of a full-fledged Committee for Security and Defence;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the establishment of the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) process; considers that CARD should aim at bringing the armed forces into line with each other, ensuring the Union’s strategic autonomy, and allowing Member States to invest ~~more and~~ better in defence together; welcomes the proposal to launch a trial run in 2017;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Thanks the more than six thousand women and men who have given excellent and loyal service in the Union’s civilian and military missions on three continents; greatly values these missions as Europe’s common contribution to peace and stability in the world and to the security of our citizens; ~~welcomes the increase in Member States’ defence spending in support of our service members; takes the view that this trend needs to be sustained, strengthened and coordinated at European level;~~

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly conflict-ridden and unstable, only a joint soft power with credible hard power can confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis, terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and hybrid warfare, and challenging assertive behaviour by Russia and China; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and of forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflicts, ~~bad~~undemocratic and inefficient governance and climate change;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to adopt an EU comprehensive approach at every relevant opportunity, and believes that coherent, coordinated action across EU polices, while taking into consideration and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular in the areas of humanitarian aid, development, trade, energy, climate and science, should be applied in the EU’s external action in a consistent and structured manner; believes that energy security and climate diplomacy remain important aspects of the EU’s common foreign and security policy to be addressed as part of the comprehensive approach, and that the Energy Union should be further advanced;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Takes the view that the EU institutions must improve their capacity to anticipate conflicts and crises; believes that the EU needs to be able to react more swiftly and effectively to developing crises and should place a greater emphasis on preventing conflicts at an early stage; calls in this context on the Member States to put into practice the recommendations contained in the report by the European Parliament on arms exports: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP ( 2017/2029(INI));

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that Europe should increase defence cooperation with European security priorities in mind, including territorial integrity, the link between external and internal security, and risk control in the periphery of Europe; ~~welcomes~~takes note in this context of the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence; considers that the European Defence Agency (EDA) capabilities and permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) should be used to their full potential;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the next MFF should enable the Union to provide solutions and emerge strengthened from the crises of the decade: the economic and financial downturn, the phenomenon of migration and refugees, climate change and natural disasters, terrorism and instability, persistent poverty, increasing inequality, to name but a few; underlines that these global, cross-border challenges with domestic implications reveal the interdependency of our economies and societies, and point to the need for joint actions; stresses in this context the obligation to align the EU’s budgetary framework with the Sustainable Development Goals which provide a global roadmap for more sustainable, equitable and prosperous societies within planetary boundaries; recalls that all EU member states and the European Commission itself had signed up the SDG Declaration in November 2015

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Soraya POST, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

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

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Considers also that, when a certain share of off-budget operations is deemed necessary to achieve certain specific objectives, for example through the use of financial instruments or trust funds, these should be kept at a limited level and duration, be fully transparent, and backed by strong decision- making and accountability provisions;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Calls, therefore, for a substantial increase in the overall budget earmarked for the FP9 programme in the next MFF that should be set at a level of at least EUR 120 billion; considers this level to be appropriate for securing Europe’s global competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership, for responding to societal challenges, and for helping to achieve the EU’s climate goals and the Sustainable Development Goals;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 b (new)

88b. Recalls that the EU budget dedicated to EU external action has been constantly mobilised and reinforced, exhausting all available margins to tackle the multiplication of humanitarian and other emergencies around Europe; underlines the need for more flexible procedure to allow funding to be deployed more rapidly in reaction to unforeseen developments and crises; stresses however that greater flexibility should not come at the expense of aid effectiveness and aid predictability, or short-cutting parliamentary scrutiny and consultations with partner countries and civil society;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89

89. Emphasises that substantial additional funding is necessary for the Union to play its role in the framework of its global strategy and of its neighbourhood, development and enlargement policies; draws attention to the commitment by the EU and its Member States to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to increase their official development assistance (ODA) to 0.7 % of GDP by 2030; expects the next MFF to reflect the unprecedented needs of neighbourhood countries struggling with conflicts and the consequences of the challenges presented by migration and refugees, as well as the needs for humanitarian aid as a result of natural and manmade disasters;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 b (new)

89b. Recalls that EU Development Cooperation has as its primary objective the eradication of poverty as enshrined in article 208TFEU; calls for the next MFF to maintain the integrity of dedicated instruments for development and humanitarian aid in order to serve the interests of developing countries in line with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles; recalls EU commitments to allocate 20% of its ODA to social inclusion and human development, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, to reach 0,20 % of ODA to Least Developed Countries, to gender mainstreaming and to ensure that Policy Coherence for Development is respected throughout all EU policies;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 c (new)

89c. Calls for the next MFF to reflect the unprecedented needs for humanitarian aid, caused by natural and man-made disasters driven, inter alia, by climate change, through an increased allocation; underlines that humanitarian aid must be delivered according to the humanitarian principles enshrined in the Treaty and the European Consensus, and in a predictable, timely and flexible manner; calls for a separate instrument and an own budget line for humanitarian aid; draws the attention to the need to avoid any gap between commitment and payment appropriations for humanitarian aid;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90

90. Is ready to consider a streamlined architecture of the external financing instruments, as long as the Commission and the High Representative clearly demonstrate the expected advantages of such changes such as enhanced coherence and democratic scrutiny, and provided that the specificities autonomy and objectives of the underlying Union policies, in particular EU Development Cooperation and Humanitarian aid are respected; notes that such architecture should include a budgetised EDF, a more transparent incorporation of trust funds and facilities guided by the key principles of democratic ownership and development effectiveness, as well as a possible continuation of the External Investment Plan based on its evaluation demonstrating its development additionality and human rights, social and environmental impact; could consider, as part of an overall increase in the external financing instruments, a larger unallocated reserve aimed at increasing in-built flexibility, but stresses that this should not be achieved at the expense of long-term geographic and thematic priorities; in addition, considers that the streamlined architecture calls for proper check and balances and transparency, including an enhanced strategic policy input and scrutiny of implementation by the EP.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90 a (new)

90a. Notes that development assistance can play an important role in the area of migration tackling the causes of forced displacement and enhancing the benefits of migration and mobility for development; considers, however, that ODA should not be used to cover in-donor refugee costs, the externalisation of migration policies outside EU borders or the costs of returns and readmission to countries of origin; rejects the idea of conditionality of aid based on border control, management of migratory flows or readmission agreements as the basis of cooperation with third countries;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90 b (new)

90b. Notes the potential role of ODA to facilitate the mobilisation of financing for development from other sources, private and public, domestic and international; supports the EU’s effort at stimulating private investment through blending grants and loans and providing guarantees; stresses, however, that private sector engagement shall abide by strong transparency and accountability standards, bringing in measurable and additional development impact with solid social, environmental and human rights safeguards in place;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90 c (new)

90c. Reiterates its unequivocal call for continued and increased EU support and funding for CSOs as development actors in their own right, and for their full and free involvement in political dialogue as well as in programming and implementation across EU cooperation instruments;[

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Vincent PEILLON, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. CNotes that the requirement that 20 % of the assistance under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) be allocated to basic social services, in particular health and education, is not being fulfilled for the period 2014-20171a; considers that an increase in the investment in human development, especially in access to reproductive health care is necessary to help counter the negative impact of the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco /files/draft-eval-report-dci_en.pdf

2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE

2017/2044(BUD)

Vincent PEILLON, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the ~~EU budget is not the adequate tool for financing migration policies, as most Member States remain reluctant to launch~~mobilisation of the EU budget to respond to the migration challenge should be accompanied by a common policy in this field;

2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE

2017/2044(BUD)

Vincent PEILLON, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its rejection of the use of development funds for non-development objectives and underlines that funding that does not fulfil ODA criteria must be sourced from other instruments than the DCI and the EDF; points to its opinion of 5 July 2017 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace, which excludes any contribution from the Development Cooperation Instrument to finance the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace;

2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE

2017/2044(BUD)

Vincent PEILLON, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Reiterates that the United Kingdom’s contribution amounts to 15 % of the EU's development aid budget;calls on the Commission and the Council to engage in a reflection on the ambition and priorities of EU development aid after Brexit;

2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE

2017/2044(BUD)

Vincent PEILLON, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Considers that the proliferation of trust funds, rendered necessary by the lack of resources, undermines the unity of the budget and is at odds with the requirements of transparency and democratic accountability;reiterates that the budgetisation of the European Development Fund (EDF) on the one hand and the creation of a specific instrument for financing security expenses linked to development cooperation on the other, would strengthen the effectiveness of EU action.

2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the empowerment of women, the promotion of their rights and the safeguarding of their access to resources can accelerate development; whereas trade agreements without this particular focus have the potential to further disadvantage women due to their already disadvantaged position in society or increase inequality and endanger people’s livelihoods in general;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the adoption of new trade agreements with other countries and/or regions of the world can lead to employment shifts and losses of formerly acquired export-oriented jobs; whereas this affects women in particular as export- related sectors are often female- dominated;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas more than 40% of agricultural work in the Global South is done by women, whereas women farmers are mostly small-scale or subsistence farmers who do not have the necessary access to information, credit, land or networks to successfully compete in a global market;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women are working more often than men in low-paid, low-valued and precarious positions in all sectors and will thus most probably benefit to a lower degree from trade liberalisation processes than men; whereas women, seen in a lower bargaining position, are often misused as a competitive advantage in a global economy;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Maria NOICHL, Arne LIETZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Regrets that the European Commission’s strategy “Trade for All” does not include a clear gender perspective and calls on the Commission to update the strategy in this regard;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

(ma) Further guidance on best practice in cyber safety and information on the cyber threat that remains despite certification.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

768 Amendments of Arne LIETZ