Activities of Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to improve the coordination of national transport strategies in order to facilitate Commission approval of large infrastructure projects; calls on the Commission to strengthen the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, with a view to enhancing territorial, economic and social cohesion, by earmarking resources under the next MFF for projects submitted jointly by regions covered by a macro-regional strategy;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Commission to ensure proper coordination of the proposed projects under the Danube Strategy; calls on the Commission, further to Parliament's resolution of 28 October 2015 on an EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region, to assist and support Member States in identifying priority infrastructure projects that will bring regional and European added value, paying particular attention to: (i) completing the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, including the extension of the entire Ionian-Adriatic dorsal, (ii) the North-South extension of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor, (iii) the establishment of an Alpine- Western Balkans rail freight corridor, (iv) a better connection between the Iberian peninsula, central Italy and the Western Balkans, (v) implementing a road connection in the Balkan area between the port system and inside countries, as well as an interconnection with the Rhine-Danube corridor, (vi) improving port facilities for better connections between the two shores of the Adriatic, and the preparation of a joint strategy by the managing boards of the north Adriatic ports for a more comprehensive supply of imported goods to Central Europe;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for redistribution of the money not used by cohesion Member States under the CEF and encourages calls for proposals, including on the subject of cross-border connections, and for funding to be provided for projects which will enable new sections that can generate European added value to be included when the central TEN-T network is reviewed; calls for funds to be made available under the post-2020 MFF for priority projects to enhance territorial, economic and social cohesion in order to close the infrastructure gap between regions coming under EU strategies;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the adoption of the Offshore Safety Directive 2013/30/EU (OSD) a~~s a first step for the protection of the environment~~nd the ratification of the Offshore Protocol of the Barcelona Convention by the Council as a first step for the protection of the environment; Recalls that the deadline for the transposition of the Directive was the 19th July 2015;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jytte GUTELAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates the need for sound risk analysis and environmental impact assessment of every offshore operation and for the appropriate training of staff; calls the European Maritime Safety Agency to assist the Commission and the Member States on the drafting of emergency response plans; welcomes the building by the industry of four well capping stacks, which can reduce the oil spill in case of an accident;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need to ensure a proper transposition of the OSD into national law; regrets that not all Member States have guaranteed the sufficient independence of the competent authority as required in Article 8 of the Directive; calls on the Commission to undertake the necessary actions in order to ensure competent authorities' independence;

2016/06/22
Committee: JURI

2015/2352(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jytte GUTELAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to establish a joint EU framework for liability, given that the environmental damage caused by offshore operations in the hydrocarbons sector can affect vast areas in a number of different Member States and that the same incident should be covered by the same rules governing intervention procedures and liablity;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Also r~~Regrets the fact that the way civil liability is handled varies considerably from one Member State to another and that there is often uncertainty as to how Member States’ legal systems would deal with the diversity of civil claims that could result from offshore oil and gas incidents; believes therefore that an European framework is needed and calls on the Commission to harmonise without delay the rules on liability, financial security and compensation; believes that such European framework should be based on the most advanced Member States' legislations, should cover, with regard to civil liability, not only bodily injury and property damage but also pure economic loss and should ensure effective compensation mechanisms for victims, including adequate procedures for mass claims and for sectors that may be severely affected (e.g. fisheries and coastal tourism);

2016/06/22
Committee: JURI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on the Commission to consider adding~~Takes the view that the offences under the OSD should be added to the scope of the Environmental Crime Directive 2008/99/EC;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the fact that the scope of liability for damages differs among the Member States; notes the transboundary character of these operations and calls for more harmonised rules

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Is of the opinion that strict liability rules should be established for offshore accidents as facilitate access to justice for ~~citizens~~victims; believes that financial caps should be avoided;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets the lack of uptake of financial security instruments to cover the damages caused by the most costly offshore accidents; notes that one of the reasons may be that the scope of liability for damages may not in certain Member States make such products necessary;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Notes the lack of regulatory requirements for specific levels of coverage in many Member States; believes it would be unproductive to have specific amounts on EU basis, calls however for the creation of an EU framework for calculating the amounts to be required by the National Authorities in financial security, depending on the characteristics of each installation and its surrounding area;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. UWhile it accepts the need to allow sufficient flexibility with regard the forms of financial security instruments, underlines the need for more harmonised ~~minimum~~ rules on ~~financial security instruments and cover~~verifying that the form and amount of the financial security offered, would be adequate to cover the potential damage;

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2352(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the establishment of a legislative compensation mechanism for offshore accidents, along the lines of the one provided for in the Petroleum Activities Act in Norway, at least for sectors that may be severely affected like fisheries and coastal tourism.

2016/05/03
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the causes of biodiversity loss, as stated in the Commission report, are due to numerous factors which are contingent on cross-sectoral policies; they therefore need to converge in order to achieve the following conservation goals: reduction of water, air and soil pollution; to combat climate change; to combat soil loss, overbuilding and intensive agriculture; elimination of invasive alien species and condemnation of illegal killing;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Maintains that the treatment of biodiversity must be accompanied by an ecosystem-oriented approach focusing on the relationship between species;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that when safeguard policies are implemented, changes which have taken place in recent decades should be taken into account, in a flexible manner;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously and flexibly; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt the illegal ~~hunt~~killing of ~~protected~~ birds;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield, also in relations with third countries bordering European seas;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the environmental quality of EU seas by carrying out projects seeking to cut chemical, physical and microbiological pollution by optimising the sustainability of maritime traffic and protecting biodiversity, which is inevitably endangered; in this regard, it should be noted that 12.7 million tonnes of plastic (5% of total production) end up in the oceans each year through sewer systems, waterways and landfills along the coasts, which disrupts the environment and the biodiversity of the entire planet;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to foster dialogue among the various scientific bodies and to launch a programme to coordinate and collect data;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage,

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to COM(2015) 614 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy",

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Commission has not yet adopted the guidelines on inspections as required by Article 22(1)(c) of the Directive, and the Directive does not explicitly define the concept of an inspection, nor set out in detail how an inspection should be carried out;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas ten Member States reported having no Category A facilities within their national boundaries;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the limitations of the current three-year reporting system ~~and the~~, evidenced by the disparities between the information provided by Member States and the probable misinterpretation of some of the provisions of the Directive, have meant that the unsatisfactory quality of available data ~~did~~has not makde it possible to outline and assess the implementation of the Directive in practice;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas COM(2015) 614 "Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" adopted by the Commission has not provided any legislative review for the Directive;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Underlines that some figures provided by Member States regarding the number of facilities on their territories identified as being subject to the Directive do not seem plausible because in some cases they are relatively low when compared to data on the total generation of extractive waste at national level coming from other information sources;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Is concerned that, based on the national reports submitted under Article 18(1) of the Directive, a significant number of EU Member States appear not to have correctly identified the facilities falling under the scope of the Directive, in particular as regards facilities that should be classified as falling under Category A;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of already involving the local communities concerned in the planning phase of extractive waste management projects using hazardous substances, and of guaranteeing transparency and the real involvement of citizens throughout the authorisation procedure and when updating a granted permit or permit conditions;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2117(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Nessa CHILDERS, Simona BONAFÈ, Elena GENTILE, Pavel POC, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to use the opportunity of the ongoing Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF) review in the context of the ‘circular economy’' concept, to give priority to higher environmental standards and resource efficiency when defining best practices ~~on mining waste~~to be included in the mining waste management plans;

2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication and underlines the importance of striking the right balance between its different goals: energy security and affordability, measures to support energy efficiency, an ambitious climate policy and the transition towards a more sustainable and low carbon economy, based on the development and integration of renewable energy sources, while guaranteeing the EU’s competitiveness;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the agreement of the European Council on the ‘2030 framework for climate and energy policies’ comprises the commitment of an at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels, being the basis for developing the decarbonisation dimension of the Energy Union; this decision also constitutes an ambitious contribution to the international climate negotiations with a view to achieving a binding climate agreement in 2015; points out, furthermore, that Parliament had already established, in its resolutions of 5 February 2014 and 26 November 2014, three binding targets, including: 40% for energy efficiency, 30% for renewables and a 40% reduction of greenhouse gases;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to achieve a comprehensive and ambitious agreement at the UNFCCC COP 21 meeting in Paris that contains sound guarantees for limiting the temperature increase to 2°C Celsius at a maximum; in this respect, a key role will be played by EU diplomacy as regards climate and energy; the EU, and in particular the High Representative, in close cooperation with the other Commissioners responsible, will have to use all available foreign policy instruments to establish strategic partnerships in the energy sector and to negotiate, with emerging countries and with the United States, an ambitious and binding global agreement to reduce emissions after 2020;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage, different from the current state-aid regulated mechanism, to safeguard EU industry, by ensuring that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels; calls on the Commission to establish an appropriate instrument to help industries in energy- intensive sectors, which are the most exposed to the problem of carbon leakage, become more energy-efficient;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of advanced biofuels and to speed up the electrification of transport; in this regard, it will be necessary to develop smart infrastructure, such as recharging points equipped with smart meters that are able to monitor and manage, in an integrated manner, the energy flows connected to electric mobility;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% target of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 2025; stresses that the climate and energy goals will not be achieved unless a fully integrated European network is developed, equipped with a higher number of cross-border interconnections, greater storage potential and smart grids that can handle a secure supply using high levels of renewables;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that investment in an integrated research and innovation strategy is a cornerstone for developing low-carbon technologies and in particular renewable technologies, smart-grid and smart-home technologies, clean transport and storage solutions in order to make the Energy Union a driving force for growth, employment and competitiveness.

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

- costs for litter prevention and management both on land and seas;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Elena GENTILE, Caterina CHINNICI, Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- discourage the use of single-use items and non-reusable or non-recyclable packaging, in particular for items and packaging made of plastics, preventing the risk of micro plastic entering waste water treatment systems and being discharged into oceans;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Caterina CHINNICI, Elena GENTILE, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- promote and support the production and the use of products that are easy to switch from physical to digital dimension and easy to share in a collaborative platform;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Caterina CHINNICI, Elena GENTILE, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)

- encourage the setting up of systems promoting remanufacturing and reconditioning activities;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5

- reduce the generation of food waste ~~in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households~~through every stage of the agri-food supply chain, from primary production up to household consumption, with a special focus on waste from food products which would have the potential to be used for human food or animal feed.

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

Simona BONAFÈ, Patrizia TOIA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO, Caterina CHINNICI, Renata BRIANO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) additional information

2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) It is important that the EU ETS, despite being the Union's primary tool for achieving the Union’s long-term climate and energy targets, should be complemented by equivalent additional actions taken in other legal acts and instruments dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by the EU ETS, in order to honour the agreed commitment that all sectors of the economy contribute to the fulfilment of the target of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Jytte GUTELAND, Matthias GROOTE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing temporarily after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, in order to reflect the Paris Agreement, it is essential that the Union, as part of the international community, increases its efforts and commitment with a view to limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels as well as to pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and therefore the annual reduction factor in the Phase IV of the EU ETS should increase to at least 2.4% by 2021.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Jytte GUTELAND, Matthias GROOTE, Miriam DALLI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Caterina CHINNICI, Seb DANCE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) To increase the environmental benefits of emissions reductions in the Union without causing undesired social effects, financial support should be given to regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities, so as to enable a just and fair transition to a Union low- carbon society. The impact of the energy transition on such regions and sectors should be better assessed and taken into account, especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected by the transition to a Union low-carbon society.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being ~~distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and gr~~set aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th ~~within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auc~~e Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Fund~~er point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and'~~ are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'

2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas developing sustainable mobility calls for efforts to change people’s mobility-related behaviour;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Cb. whereas the space occupied by vehicles at the expense of pedestrians is a cause of urban decline, and whereas the construction of roads and infrastructure uses up land and has a considerable impact on the landscape;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas sustainable urban transport can help to reduce energy consumption, atmospheric and noise pollution, the number of accidents, traffic congestion and land use;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas urban transport accounts for about 25 % of the CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and harmful levels of air pollution in urban areas are related to direct NO2 emissions from the use of light and heavy vehicles;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas transport is a source of both atmospheric and noise pollution;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas at present urban mobility mainly involves the use of conventionally powered private cars;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas multimodal networks and the integration of different transport modes and services in and around urban areas are potentially beneficial for improving passenger and freight transport efficiency, thus helping to reduce carbon and other harmful emissions;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas, at the same time, transport is fundamental to professional, training, tourism and leisure activities in modern society;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on Member States to ~~facilitate teleworking so as to reduce the demand for transport~~improve business mobility by means of a commuting plan, the implementation of teleworking schemes and the introduction of ‘mobility managers’;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to ~~facilitate inter-modal transport systems and infomobility and establish areas to which access is limited exclusively to public transport, electric or car-sharing vehicles and bicycl~~improve pedestrian mobility by means of systems that make public areas accessible and available for use by all, with measures to eliminate architectural barriers on routes and with the establishment of safe routes between home and school and walking buses;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas there has for many years been a serious under-investment in public transport infrastructures across the EU as a whole and at the same time there is a huge increase needed in funding requirements to 2040 and beyond in both capital and revenue for sustainable urban transport;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that, in taking decisions on urban mobility, the public and stakeholders should be actively involved throughout the planning procedure;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. WUnderlines that the work done so far at European level and in many cities has been positive and should be continued, and therefore welcomes the aforementioned Commission communication on urban mobility;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on Member States to promote measures to mitigate traffic, limiting the circulation of vehicles, facilitating intermodal transport systems, establishing areas accessible only for public transport, introducing car sharing and transport-on- demand services, promoting car pooling and using infomobility systems; calls on Member States also to plan and implement urban funicular railway and cablecar systems in mountainous and hilly towns;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to establish, taking full account of appropriate local considerations and variations, minimum standards to be applied to all urban areas related to urban infrastructure, at least for pedestrian, cyclists and vulnerable users; recognises that it is hard to benchmark sustainable urban mobility effectively because cities and urban areas frequently have very specific characteristics and problems;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote information campaigns to alter people’s mobility behaviour and promote modes of transport which are efficient, sustainable and less dependent on the use of private, conventionally fuelled cars;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on ~~the Commission and~~ Member States to impro~~pose an amendment to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic to ensure that bicycles are always given right of way over motor veh~~ve cycle mobility by constructing cycle paths and implementing public bicycle-sharing servicles;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote research into ecologically sustainable alternatives to the use of traditional fuels and to encourage exchanges of best practices among conurbations;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~review the Air Quality Directive as a matter of urgency~~take up the issue of sustainable urban mobility, the reduction of harmful emissions arising from urban mobility and its impact on the air quality of large parts of the Union as a priority in terms of its powers of political initiative and, accordingly, to review the Air Quality Directive as a matter of urgency and to put forward specific legislative proposals aimed at reducing the level of harmful emissions in urban areas;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Views sustainable urban mobility as a responsibility shared with the private sector which must, therefore, be called upon to do all it can to reduce demand for mobility; considers, in this respect, that the role of ‘mobility manager’ should be reintroduced into both public and private undertakings to reproduce employees’ journeys between home and work and define measures to encourage the use of types of transport other than private vehicles;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop means of encouraging companies to reduce the number of journeys made by their employees by permitting and promoting teleworking;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious targets for reducing the use of transport-related energy in cities, thereby reducing emissions, and to set a target of ~~doubling cycling rates~~at least 10% of all urban journeys being made by bicycle by 2025;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Insists that urban mobility should also be considered as a means to fight poverty and social exclusion, and that the European agenda on urban mobility should also focus on the social dimension; recalls that the objectives of the Commission's proposal can only be achieved if cities' representatives and key stakeholders participate in the decision process and the exchange of experiences and best practices; urges Member States to encourage citizen's participation, through innovative communication strategies and methods, in the conception and planning of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP), and including encouraging representatives and stakeholders from areas on urban outskirts and areas facing economic and social challenges to participate actively;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is convinced that sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) are the backbone of sustainable cities with adequate mobility provision for all citizens, including enhanced walking and cycling infrastructure and smoother and safer services networks; calls on the Commission to launch in-depth monitoring and analysis across the EU to establish what percentage of cities have adopted SUMPS plans; this data should serve to develop initiatives for their subsequent implementation;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduct~~Recalls the European Parliament's resolution of 15 December 2011 in which it was requested that by 2015 support for urban mobility projects should be made conditional on the submission by local authorities of sustainable mobility plans contributing to reduction in traffic volumes, accidents, atmospheric pollution and noise, complying with the standards and targets of European transport policy, and fitting in with the needs of surrounding towns and regions; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition, among other conditional criteria, for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport; calls on the Commission to establish EU-level funding conditional not only on having such plans, but also on their containing concrete necessary and proportionate action and specifications on key target areas such as road safety, accessibility, tackling climate change and air quality;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘Car-free Sunday’ events each month and to organise an ‘EU Bicycle Day’; calls on the Commission also to launch public information campaigns on the externalities of private transport in terms of atmospheric pollution, impacts on health and road accidents, which raise public awareness as regards using public transport and promote cycling and walking;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for the Commission to develop policies to encourage the freight industry to clean up its fleets and to encourage local authorities to provide incentives to operators to act in a more sustainable way; recalls that rail and other more sustainable transport, together with well-planned interchanges and logistics should be at the core of urban freight policies;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Encourages the Commission to establish a European Observatory on Urban Mobility; the Observatory should conduct an annual survey on how the urban mobility objectives set by the EU are being pursued and publish its findings; it should also systematically monitor the times and costs for the construction of urban mobility infrastructure and publish these so as to provide both public- and private-sector operators with points of reference; (At the moment, average times and costs for the construction of mobility infrastructure vary greatly from one Member State to another.)

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the current level of public investments in sustainable urban transport and encourages public authorities at all levels to exploit all EU, governmental and other opportunities for financing projects;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Believes that the Eltis portal ought to be enhanced and entrusted with establishing a classification of European ‘sustainable urban mobility’ cities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Calls on the Commission to develop indicators for sustainable urban mobility which enable a comparison of how cities are performing; such indicators should enable, firstly, an assessment of traffic efficiency, reductions in polluting emissions and air quality, as well as the network coverage and percentage use of public transport, road safety, social inclusion, planning and land use;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas under no circumstances can a trade agreement modify existing legislation in contracting countries

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Recital C

~~C. whereas the US Trade Representative consistently denounces EU standards in these areas as trade barriers;~~deleted

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jo LEINEN, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Jytte GUTELAND, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas trade and investment are not goals in themselves but constitute a means to raise standards of living, improve well- being as well as protect and promote public health, ensure full employment while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, seeking both to protect and preserve the environment;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Ismail ERTUG, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jo LEINEN, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas universal health systems are part of the European social model and Member States have the competence for the management and organisation of health services and medical care;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning)that the adoption both of European standards which are still to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) and of new laws (e.g. cloning) should not in any way deviate from the application of the precautionary principle outlined in Article 191 of the TFEU. This ensures high levels of health and environmental protection, including food safety and consumer information, thus responding to citizens’ concerns;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is concerned~~Notes that the TTIP negotiationg mandate states tha~~ve already affected Commission proposals and actions relating to, for example,~~t sustainable development and high levels of human health protection are the overarching objectives of the agreement and therefore asks the European Commission to continue to make proposals and act to uphold these objectives, especially as regards food safety and climate protection ~~(e.g. pathogen meat treatments; i~~, given the socio-economic and empleoyment ramifications of ~~the fuel quality directive)~~such policies on different sectors of the European economy;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Is very concerned that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular~~Considers that the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council~~, will~~ cannot and should not lead to the lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Agrees with~~Endorses Commissioner Malmström's statement that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Simona BONAFÈ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Jytte GUTELAND, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)

- lead to a weakening of existing European safety standards in the sanitary and phytosanitary area, including rules on hormones and growth promoters or using chemicals to decontaminate poultry

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Jytte GUTELAND, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)

- water down or weaken the design of regulatory measures or the implementation of existing regulations on endocrine disrupting chemicals

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)

- impair EU developments - in particular under the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation and at the European Medicines agency - to move towards ensuring proactive public access to safety and efficacy data of medicines;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 d (new)

- limit directly or indirectly the national competence of Member States to tailor their pricing and reimbursement policies to ensure sustainable access to affordable medicines

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Ismail ERTUG, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 e (new)

- affect the organisation of the health systems and their regulatory mechanisms in the Member States

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Enrico GASBARRA, Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Is opposed to th~~The possible inclusion of an ISDS ~~in the TTIP, as ISDS risks~~mechanism in TTIP is dependent on a substantial reform of the instrument which, if not carried out, may fundamentally undermin~~ing~~e the sovereign rights of the EU, its Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt regulations on public health, food safety and the environment;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Enrico GASBARRA, Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for a reform of the ISDS mechanism featuring, amongst other things: a written explanation of the contracting parties’ right to legislate; stringent selection and control mechanisms for arbitrators which guard against any potential conflict of interest and ensure their neutrality and partiality; clear identification of the relationship between national courts and ISDS; the opportunity to review rulings via an appeals mechanism; the establishment of a permanent court of judges; public access to documents and information relating to the opening of a dispute and hearings open to the public.

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Enrico GASBARRA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Caterina CHINNICI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and urges the Commission to give all Members of the European Parliament access to the negotiation texts, in particular the consolidated onesWelcomes the Commission’s decision to make the negotiating mandate public and hopes for more transparency and communication between the different European Institutions involved.

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jo LEINEN, Biljana BORZAN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to ensuring that a future TTIP allows both parties to maintain the level of environmental, health and food safety protection they deem appropriate, as set forth in the negotiating guidelines

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jo LEINEN, Susanne MELIOR, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Highlights the fact that the TTIP agreement should support setting out a pathway to reduce both the US and Europe's dependence on fossil fuels and that the agreement must not undermine any EU and/or international processes leading to decarbonisation in the transport

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Jo LEINEN, Biljana BORZAN, Guillaume BALAS, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7 d. Calls on the Commission to conduct Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment on the TTIP agreement

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2228(INI)

Pavel POC, Ismail ERTUG, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7 e. Highlights that any proposed clause should be thoroughly reviewed and assessed with a view to its potential impact on the regulatory acquis and the EU's freedom to pursue non-economic policy goals in the future and calls on the Commission to assess any proposed clause with a view to its necessity and whether the purported aim could be reached equally well through other means

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Having regard to Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC,

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Having regard to Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment,

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Having regard to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA);

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Supports the promotion of economic and social prosperity in the region, which should never be pursued at the expense of the environment and natural resources, and particularly not at the expense of the fragile coastal and marine ecosystems; supports the promotion of projects to protect the coastline, particularly through the introduction of measures to combat erosion by encouraging the sustainable use of coastal and underwater sedimentary deposits in the Adriatic Sea and ensuring the replenishment of beaches and protection of the coastal ecosystem, and supports climate change adjustment projects and risk management projects aimed at developing early warning and prevention systems and projects in the field of rational management of water resources; also supports the promotion of surveys and comparative studies on subsidence;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)

(a) Supports the inclusion of environmental protection in the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionic Region and the essential linkage of economic development and environmental sustainability;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)

(a) Advocates the blue economy as a solution to the economic crisis, since it stimulates the creation of new jobs and economic development, and especially jobs for women and young people in coastal and island countries; believes that the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region cannot be pursued without factoring in the concept of the blue economy, which links the economic sectors relating to seas and oceans, acquaculture, maritime and river transport and tourism to environmental protection;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and the States members of the strategy to develop common projects in line with the common fisheries policy;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers the coastline and stretch of sea between the Adriatic shore of Italy and the Balkan shore to be a natural area and environment of extraordinary value which should be protected and its profile raised;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. With this in mind, views the supplementing of the road and transport infrastructures on both sides of the Adriatic Sea, their inclusion in the North- South and East-West TEN-T networks and corridors and completion of the links missing to be a prerequisite for attaining the environmental sustainability goals of the macro-region;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recommends the active promotion of eco-innovation in the areas of fishing, maritime transport, ports and related infrastructures, in order to stimulate Blue Growth and ensure the rational and sustainable exploitation of marine resources; supports the promotion of innovative, efficient and sustainable maritime freight and passenger transport services that can reduce transit times, transport and logistics costs and externalities and, above all, CO2 emissions, and which dovetail with the adoption of low environmental impact mobility plans;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of fisheries activities that are sustainable environmentally and in terms of the preservation of fish stocks, and also to promote integrated fisheries and tourism policies (fisheries tourism, mariculture, recreational fishing), in line with the principle of sustainability.

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the increase of conservation areas to protect the environment and halt biodiversity loss, notably through the enhancement of the Natura 2000 and Emerald networks; calls for the establishment of a network of protected marine, coastal and inland areas and parks;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a minimum objective of 10 % surface coverage by 2020 of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas by marine protected areas, in support of achieving good environmental status in the Union’s marine environment by 2020, in accordance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive; calls, in this connection, on the Member States involved in implementing the strategy to promote integrated systems for environmental observation and monitoring of protected marine areas and to step up cooperation between regional environmental monitoring centres;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States involved in the strategy to improve environmental quality by carrying out projects seeking to cut chemical, physical and microbiological pollution by optimising the sustainability of maritime traffic, protecting biodiversity and investing in protected marine areas;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Exp~~Stresses grave concern at the renewed impulse to the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas, both offshore and on land, especially in areas already heavily affected by significant environmental consequences; stresses that this is in contradicthe need for the Member States in the region to be consistent in implementing EU legislation and international conventions on environmental sustainability and the safety of maritime activities such as offshore oil and gas exploration ~~with~~and the ~~Union’s climate and renewable energy target~~development, installation and operation of offshore wind turbines;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to step up exchanges of good practices such as the sustainable projects developed by the Coastal Action Groups;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges Member States to actively involve all stakeholders, in ~~the decision-making procedures concerning the macro-region,~~ particularly local communities, ~~which must be able to exercise their right to protect their environment and health when~~and to share with the relevant authorities in neighbouring countries the findings of analyses of the impact of maritime economic activities coming under the Environmental Impact Directive (Directive 2014/52/EU) and theose ~~are put in danger by polluting and dangerous economic activities.~~coming under Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the importance of improving transport and energy connectivity among the participating countries as well as between them and their other neighbours, including maritime transport, intermodal connections to the hinterland and energy networks; underlines the lack of connection between the two coasts on the Adriatic and the infrastructure gap which exists in the Adriatic/Ionian area;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of creating opportunities for intermodal transport between countries belonging to the macro-region and neighbouring countries with the aim of functionally supplementing the existing corridors and enhancing the overall network;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Underlines the need to adopt an effective systematic vision in defining the priorities for infrastructure and the European corridors, with the aim of filling the existing infrastructure gap, for example by developing high-speed railways;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for an extension of the TEN-T network to be considered in order to overcome the disparity in infrastructure and make it possible to link the macro- region effectively, in which context the following are of particular relevance to the pursuit of the objectives adopted for the macro-region: completing the Baltic- Adriatic corridor from Ravenna to Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia - Bari/Brindisi and/or the North-South extension of the Scandinavian- Mediterranean corridor to the Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Bari section, with reference to the Mediterranean corridor, a branch thereof to link the Iberian peninsula more effectively to central Italy and the Balkans, improvements to the Adriatic main artery from Rijeka to Igoumenitsa, the building of road links in the Balkan region between ports and inland towns, from Rijeka to Zagreb, from Ploče to Sarajevo, from Bar to Belgrade and Kragujevac, from Durres to Pristina, Skopje and Sofia, and the building of port infrastructure so as to link the two coasts of the Adriatic more efficiently;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for the capacity of the existing infrastructure network to be optimised, with particular reference to the existing road and rail links in the macro-region, including ‘last-mile’ links, to improve access to logistic and port nodes on the Adriatic;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Draws attention to the need to improve the maritime and port dimension of cabotage, of motorways of the sea and of cruises between the two shores of the Adriatic, both on Adriatic north-south routes and on transversal east-west routes, to meet demand for high-quality mobility for the areas in the Adriatic/Ionian macro-region of high relevance to tourism;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Calls for incentives to be provided for the establishment of sustainable goods and passenger transport links which reduce journey times, transport and logistic costs and externalities;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls for the formulation of common European transport safety standards in the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2214(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses the need to promote cross- border air services through the implementation of joint projects designed to secure and enhance links within the macro-region;

2015/07/08
Committee: REGI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Innovating for Sustainable Growth: a Bioeconomy for Europe’ (COM(2012)0060)’,

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 2 July 2013 on ‘Innovating for Sustainable Growth: a Bioeconomy for Europe’1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0302.

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on a European strategy on plastic waste in the environment1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0016.

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas an excessive or inefficient use of resources is the root cause of various environmental hazards, such as climate change, desertification, deforestation and loss of biodiversity; whereas the global economy uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets’ worth of resources to produce global output and absorb waste and this figure is estimated to reach the equivalent of two planets’ worth of resources by the 2030s;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Europe is more dependent on imported resources than any other region in the world and its competitiveness can be increased only by getting more added value out of resources in the economy and promoting a sustainable supply of raw materials from European sources; whereas, moreover, as a contribution to safeguarding the supply of raw materials, partnerships for innovation between industry and the waste management sector and research to increase the potential for recycling of major raw materials ought to be stepped up;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the construction sector has been one of the hardest hit by the crisis (22% less output in 2013 than in 2007); whereas the construction sector consists mainly of SMEs (61% of output produced by companies of 50 employees or less); whereas energy renovation has a high labour intensity of 17 jobs per million euro invested; whereas buildings account for 38% of the EU's natural gas consumption; whereas energy efficient buildings would help reduce the €72 billion natural gas import bill; whereas existing EU programs such as JESSICA, EEEF and ELENA are well designed, however, whilst these instruments are good at supporting energy renovation in public and large scale commercial buildings, more is needed to fully support residential renovation, both legislative proposals and training programs, information campaigns and technical assistance;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the elimination of toxic chemical substances for which safer alternatives exit or will be developed in line with the legislation in force concerning chemicals has a central role to play in the establishment of a circular economy;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. having regard to the binding nature of the targets and definitive priority actions in the Seventh Environmental Action Programme;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. having regard to the trends in and forecasts of the efficiency of the use of resources highlighted in the report ‘European Environment – State and Outlook 2015’ published by the European Environment Agency in March 2015;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Commission communication on ‘Resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector’ (COM(2014)0445); considers that an approach to construction based on a roadmap and its long-term targets is needed;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that resource scarcity requires a reduction in total extraction and use of resources, an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources ‒ a systemic change which requires backcasting the actions needed from a 2050 environmental, economic, social and technological sustainability perspective;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that in 2015 the European Environment Agency noted a 5-10 year trend towards a complete divorce between the use of resources and production, partly because of the economic recession; observes, furthermore, that in the next 15- 20 years European economic systems will remain highly resource-intensive;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that the establishment of a circular economy requires first-rate know-how and that it is necessary to ensure that the vocational training and higher education available in the regions of the European Union take account of this aim;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses the central role of Regions, towns and local communities in establishing a circular economy and in promoting the full and deliberate involvement of the public in attaining this aim;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances for which safer alternatives exist or will be developed in line with current legislation on chemicals, so as to ensure the development of non-toxic material cycles;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes ~~fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy,~~suitable instruments for measuring and reducing European resource consumption, fully implementing a cascading use of resources targeting in particular the industrial use of biomass, a waste management hierarchy targeting sectors with greater added value, sustainable supply creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption and the water, carbon, material and land footprint, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Commission to promote and support dialogue with third countries through international conventions to establish equal conditions for all in the use of resource-efficiency indicators ~~through international conventions~~in the context of sustainable development;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. URecalls that the Commission’s Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (COM(2011)571) had planned for 2012 to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non-energy related products; regrets that this has not been done; urges the Commission to propose a comprehensive review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines, including non-energy related product groups, construction materials, textiles and furnishings; gradually including all relevant resource- efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers, as stated in Parliament’s resolution of 14 January 2014 on a European strategy for plastic waste in the environment, that the most dangerous plastics, those scientifically proven to be the most harmful to human health and the environment (such as micro plastics and oxo-biodegradable plastics) and those that contain heavy metals and other substances that hamper recycling, should be promptly phased out or banned by 2020;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. URecalls that the availability of standardised and modular components, disassembly planning, long-duration product design and efficient production processes have an important role to play in a successful circular economy; urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources; asks the Commission in this connection to come up with a definition of bio-based products requiring a minimum renewable material content of 50%;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Urges the Commission to identify sectors of the European economy where there are obvious legislative, economic and financial barriers hindering the transition to a circular economy and implement an integrated strategy to eliminate them within the next two years;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to propose the extension of minimum guarantees for consumer durable goods commensurate with the potential product life cycle;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to assess, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, the possibility of establishing minimum recycled material content in new products in connection with the future revision of the eco-design directive;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review of waste legislation by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 20250 and a ban on all landfilling by 2030; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to submit by 2015 a legislative proposal making it compulsory for biowaste to be collected separately in 2020; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of extending the requirement of separate collection to construction and demolition waste, textiles and bulky waste; calls on the Commission to draft a recommendation to Member States to adopt the ‘pay as you throw’ principle for the management of municipal solid waste; calls on Member States to make the separate collection, house to house, of the main fractions more efficient and to increase separate collection by means of a combination of collection centres, reverse collection, collection by appointment and separated-waste collection vehicles which can be stationed temporarily in various places;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as referred to in the Seventh Environmental Action Programme, a separate collection requirement and a ban on landfilling biowaste by 2020; reminds the Commission of the commitment to formulate the mandate for the standardisation of home composting by 2017; calls on the Commission to include the definition of ‘organic recycling’ in the Waste Framework Directive and to require Member States to notify the organic recycling rate as a proportion of the general targets for recycling of municipal solid waste and of packaging waste;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses that European recycling legislation that does not include binding targets may generate uncertainty on the part of investors and public authorities; calls on the Commission therefore, by the end of 2015, to define new targets for recycling of municipal waste, construction waste and packaging waste to be met by 2020, 2025 and 2030;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2015 a legislative proposal setting a European target of at least 70% by 2030 for recycling and preparation for reuse of municipal waste; considers that the target must be based on a common European definition and calculation method;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2015 a legislative proposal requiring landfilling of non-hazardous waste to be phased out by 2025 for all recoverable and recyclable waste, which must at the minimum include flows of waste collected separately; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of adopting by 2030 a ban on landfilling non-residual waste, which however must not exceed 5% of total waste production;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Calls on the Commission to impose a requirement to manage packaging waste by means of a scheme based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) incorporating compulsory minimum requirements as a basis for joint implementation in the various Member States; calls on the Commission to define the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders in the EPR scheme in order to preserve the principles both of Extended and of Shared Producer Responsibility without confusing the two and substituting one for the other; calls on the Commission to devise an EPR scheme based on transparency, from the planning stage to comprehensive accounting for operations and performance, including access criteria;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. In line with the commitments accepted at the Rio +20 Earth Summit, calls on the Commission to adopt a binding target of a 50% reduction in marine litter by 2025, to ban all dumping of plastic waste at sea, to fully implement the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78); calls furthermore on Member States to make the best possible use of the funds allocated to them under the Common Fisheries Policy and Cohesion Policy to attain this objective, including by promoting public information campaigns and educational programmes for citizens;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to lay down in the Waste Framework Directive minimum requirements for national waste prevention programmes and to draw up a set of targets and indicators capable of rendering the performances of the various Member States comparable;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators on sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofsobserves that this requires the development of an ambitious long-term vision of Europe’s building stock from which a sustainable roadmap of targets can be derived; considers that the inclusion in this vision of the well- being and social needs of users will make buildings more efficient by means of better use of them and by giving them a longer life;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to further develop indicators, standards and methods of land-use planning, town planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, building modification, reuse and recycling, on the basis of a social, economic and environmental- sustainability approach to the various stages of construction, from extraction of raw materials to the stage at which they are used and the final demolition stage;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the Commission to establish a framework which makes it possible to set targets and compile roadmaps for the medium and long term for sustainable buildings at both EU and Member State level, recogising the regional characteristics of buildings;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission to propose that BAT principles and standards be applied to all materials and parts of buildings and to develop a building passport based on the whole lifecycle of a building; considers that such a passport should document the improvements already made and facilitate an informed choice of future solutions for maintenance, repair, modification and recycling; observes that it should also improve and supplement the existing energy performance certificate and that it would raise the profile of the multiple advantages of having buildings that are efficient from the point of view of comfort, the environment, indoor climate, productivity, savings and value; takes the view that, for the purpose of managing demolition of the building, the passport must contain information on the materials which have been used to construct and modify the building throughout its life cycle;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to promote more recycling and reuse of resources by banning landfilling of construction and demolition waste by 2030 and developing infrastructure for separate collection and recycling in the field of construction, in order to be able to access this major source of resources;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that, as 90 % of the 2050 built environment already exists, special requirements should be set for the renovation sector in order to have mainly energy-positive buildings by 2050; calls on the Commission to devise a coordinated, long-term strategy at EU level for modification of existing buildings; considers that such a strategy should lead to a dynamic regulatory framework which makes it possible to phase out buildings that perform poorly and upgrade the role of national modification strategies introduced by Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, setting clear long-term targets for them; considers that such a strategy for the modification of buildings should be supported under the European Strategic Plan for Investments; calls on Member States to take measures, not only of a fiscal nature but also in the field of administrative simplification, which can promote efficient action to modify existing buildings rather than construct new ones; calls on Member States to assess the possibility of blocking new construction permits for buildings which do not comply with Class A energy efficiency requirements;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve training of architects and engineers in relation to the sustainability performance of the building stock;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Commission to present a communication on sustainable food by 2016 and to submit, by 2015, a binding target of reducing food wastage by at least 30% by 2025; calls on the Commission to make this target part of the minimum requirements to be included in national waste prevention programmes in all Member States;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Commission to present, by the end of 2015, a communication on sustainable food with the binding target of reducing food wastage by at least 30% by 201625;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)

22. Urges the Commission to present a communication on sustainable food by 2016; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of gradually replacing food packaging with biodegradable, compostable material in accordance with European standards;

2015/05/05
Committee: ENVI

2014/2208(INI)