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188 Amendments of Nikolay BAREKOV

2018/0229(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Low infrastructure investment rates in the Union during the financial crisis ~~undermin~~prevented the Union~~'s ability to~~ from boosting sustainable growth, and competitiveness ~~and convergence~~. Sizeable investments in the European infrastructure are fundamental to meet the Union's sustainability targets, including the 2030 energy and climate targets. Accordingly, support from the InvestEU Fund should target investments into transport, energy, including energy efficiency and renewable energy, environmental, climate action, maritime and digital infrastructure. To maximise the impact and the value added of Union financing support, it is appropriate to promote a streamlined investment process enabling visibility of the project pipeline and consistency across relevant Union programmes. Bearing in mind security threats, investment projects receiving Union support should take into account principles for the protection of citizens in public spaces. This should be complementary to the efforts made by other Union funds such as the European Regional Development Fund providing support for security components of investments in public spaces, transport, energy and other critical infrastructure.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The InvestEU Fund should be open to contributions from third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Association, acceding countries, candidates and potential candidates, countries covered by the Neighbourhood policy and other countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down between the Union and those countries. ~~This should allow continuing cooperating with the relevant countries, where appropriate, in particular in the fields of research and innovation as well as SMEs.~~

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) In selecting implementing partners for the deployment of the InvestEU Fund, the Commission should consider the counterpart's ~~capacity~~potential to fulfil the objectives of the InvestEU Fund and contribute its own resources, in order to ensure adequate geographical coverage and diversification, to crowd-in private investors and to provide sufficient risk diversification as well as new solutions to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations. Given its role under the Treaties, its capacity to operate in all Member States and the existing experience under the current financial instruments and the EFSI, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) Group should remain a privileged implementing partner under the InvestEU Fund's EU compartment. In addition to the EIB Group, national promotional banks or institutions should be able to offer a complementary financial product range given that their experience and capabilities at regional level could be beneficial for the maximisation of the impact of public funds on the territory of the Union. Moreover, it should be possible to have other international financial institutions as implementing partners, in particular when they present a comparative advantage in terms of specific expertise and experience in certain Member States. It should also be possible for other entities fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Financial Regulation to act as implementing partners.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social well-being, economic prosperity and environmental sustainability by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. Radiation protection research has led to improvements in medical technologies from which many citizens benefit and that research can now lead to improvements in other sectors such as industry, agriculture, environment and security. Equally important is the potential contribution of nuclear research to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The participant guarantee fund set up under Horizon 2020 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important ~~safeguard~~ mechanism which mitigates the risks associated with the amounts due and not reimbursed by defaulting participants and could prevent such risks arising. Therefore, it should be continued and the Mutual Insurance Mechanism (‘the Mechanism’) established pursuant to Horizon Europe should also cover actions under this Regulation.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

~~4. If necessary, appropriations may be entered in the budget beyond 2025 to cover the expenses provided for in paragraph 3, to enable the management of actions not completed by 31 December 2027.~~deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – indent 1 a (new)

– promotion of and support for modernisation;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – indent 1 b (new)

– promotion of cooperation and exchanges of good practice;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0226(NLE)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – indent 2 a (new)

– promotion of innovation management capacity;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1

– the protection of national security ~~(that is to say, State security)~~, defence, or public security,

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. RThe re-use of documents shall be free of charge ~~or limited to~~. By way of exception, the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction, provision and dissemination , data storage, and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information may be recovered by the Member State.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) public sector bodies that are required to generate revenue to cover a substantial part of their costs relating to the performance of their public tasks;~~deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) documents for which the public sector body concerned is required by national law to generate sufficient revenue to cover at least 60% of their costs relating to their collection, production, reproduction, dissemination and data storage.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. In the cases referred to in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 2, the total charges shall be calculated according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria to be laid down by the Member States. The total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, reproduction and dissemination, data storage and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information, together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the applicable accounting principles .

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Where charges are made by the public sector bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, the total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, reproduction, dissemination, data storage, preservation and rights clearance and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information , together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the accounting principles applicable to the public sector bodies involved.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. RMember States shall not make the re- use of documents ~~may be allowed without or with conditions, where appropriate through a licence. Those conditions shall not unnecessarily restrict possibilities for re-use and shall not be used to restrict competi~~subject to conditions or a licence, unless the need for such conditions or a licence is non- discriminatory, justified by a public interest objective and proportionate.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. In Member States where licences are used, Member States shall ensure that standard licences for the re-use of public sector documents, which can be adapted to meet particular licence applications, are available in digital format and can be processed electronically. Member States shall encourage the use of such standard licences.deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The re-use of documents shall be open to all potential ~~acto~~users in the market, even if one or more ~~market acto~~users already exploit added-value products based on these documents. Contracts or other arrangements between the public sector bodies or public undertakings holding the documents and third parties shall not grant exclusive rights.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas research and innovation constitute a distinct dimension of the EU’s Energy Union, with energy R&D&I a key driver of the EU’s industrial leadership, global competitiveness, sustainable growth and job creation, as well as of the EU’s overall energy security, by reducing dependence on energy imports through an effective use of indigenous energy resources;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU is a global leader in high-value, low-emission energy innovation and emerging clean technologies; The EU has good terms for policy implementation in the field of research and innovations;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the energy transition will drastically impact the employment in some regions of the European Union, Member States are responsible for their energy mix as stipulated by provisions of Article 194 TFEU, and therefore may foster the use of their indigenous resources;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. in the future, all EU users will have better alternatives of suppliers, access to reliable price tools, possibility to change their contracts without any problems, and the opportunity to produce by themselves and to sell electricity;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, finding sources of clean, green energy is a big challenge for all of us today. Nowadays we rely very heavily on carbon fuels such as benzene, gas and coal for lighting and heating for our homes, enterprises and industries; stresses, however, the need for legislative action to accelerate innovations in the area of the clean energy;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Rupert MATTHEWS, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas decarbonisation should be seen as an economic opportunity, rather than as an economic challenge;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Communication setting the framework for accelerating the EU’s clean energy innovation; stresses the need to develop a coherent plan taking into account the necessary level of security of supply of Member States and the competitiveness of European industries;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that a cost-effective energy transition towards environmentally friendly, consumer-oriented and more digitalised, decentralised systems requires research and the deployment of innovation in all energy system sectors, including non- technology specific, systemic solutions as well as increasing administrative capacity and awareness of energy efficiency; recognises that this transition is fostering new organisational models, particularly in energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage, business and needs management, as well as service provision; underlines the role that large- scale pilot projects can play in deploying systemic energy innovation;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place mechanisms for coordinating EU and national research and energy innovation programmes in order to foster synergies and avoid duplication, to ensure the most effective use of ~~existing~~indigenous resources and infrastructure in all Member States, and to maximise the market uptake of new technologies and innovations across all EU regions; believes that including relevant information in national energy and climate plans could be conducive to that aim;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Rupert MATTHEWS, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

(a) identify the relevant stakeholders in the EU’s wider energy innovation ecosystems, at all levels and across all sectors, including offshore wind and other renewable energy technologies;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of enhancing ~~the promotion of~~and accelerating the clean energy technology exports within the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA), including through a dedicated support facility and focused assistance from EU delegations in third countries;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Rupert MATTHEWS, Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Acknowledges the household, including personal vehicles, as an important target for clean energy innovation and emphasises the potential benefits in terms of reduced emissions and bills;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recognises the need for systemic education and engagement schemes designed to enable society to fully engage in the transformation of the energy system and enable Europeans of all ages to gradually progress from awareness and understanding to active involvement and taking a guiding role; calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the private sector to promote ~~conscious~~the informed consumer choices and energy-related citizens’ engagement through, inter alia, EU-supported awareness campaigns, comprehensive information on energy bills and price comparison tools, the promotion of cooperative sharing schemes, participatory budgets for energy-related investments, tax and investment incentives, as well as by steering technological solutions and innovations;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2065(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3а. Notes that when shopping online, consumers from one Member State continue to encounter obstacles to making purchases from traders in another EU country, such as their payment being rejected or the product not being deliverable in their country;

2017/10/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/2065(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5а. Stresses that it is increasingly relevant and imperative, for e-commerce, to take into account the importance of establishing a regulatory framework;

2017/10/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/2065(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6а. Highlights the problem of a lack of information and awareness among retailers, who not infrequently are insufficiently familiar with the rights of consumers shopping online;

2017/10/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/2065(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the key importance ~~of the compatibility of payment systems~~, for the expansion of wholesalers’ and retailers’ online activities, of the compatibility of payment systems, reducing the risk of fraud and non-payment in cross-border sales, and clear rules on taxation and duties for all those involved;

2017/10/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0336(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Since the economic governance of the Union contributes to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should be possible to support reform commitments undertaken by Member States to implement relevant Council recommendations or to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the cohesion policy funds as a specific form of support implemented in direct management. The aim is to make it easier for the regions that need to make the most efforts to catch up with the other EU Member States.

2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE

2017/0336(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In order to facilitate reforms conducted by the Member States in the context of the economic governance process, it is necessary to open the possibility to partially ~~or fully~~ allocate the performance reserve set up by Article 20 of the Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 3 to support reform commitments undertaken by the Member States. __________________ 3 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320.

2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE

2017/0336(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) ~~It is appropriate that Member States propose~~Member States need to propose and establish a detailed set of measures for the implementation of the structural reforms which should contain milestones and targets and a timetable of not more than three years

2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE

2017/0336(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The procedure for the establishment of such commitments, their content and the provisions applicable to this specific form of support should be defined at the earliest opportunity.

2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) To ensure a coherent legislation framework ofor the inter-urban carriage of passengers by regular coach and bus services throughout the Union, Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 should apply to all inter- urban carriage by regular services. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be extendedEuropean Union is paramount in order to prevent legal ambiguity. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be consistent with the provisions of a Regulation (EC) No1370/2007.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) ~~An independent and impartial regulatory body should be designated in each Member State~~Each Member State shall designate a national competent authority to ensure the proper functioning of the road passenger transport market. That body may also be responsible for other regulated sectors such as rail, energy or telecommunications.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Emil RADEV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Eva MAYDELL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Nikolay BAREKOV, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) Commercial regular service operations should not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts. For this reason, the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority should be able to carry out an objective economic analysis to ensure that this is the case.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In order to ensure fair competition in the market, operators of regular services should be provided with access rights to terminals in the Union on fair, equitable, non-discriminatory and transparent terms. Appeals against decisions rejecting or limiting access should be lodged with the ~~regulatory body.~~national competent authority

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Authorisation for both national and international regular services should be subject to an authorisation procedure. Authorisation should be granted, unless there are specific grounds for refusal attributable to the applicant, or the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract. A distance threshold should be introduced to ensure that commercial regular service operations do not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts. In the case of routes already served by more than one public service contract, it should be possible to increase that threshold.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Non-resident carriers should be able to operate national regular services under the same conditions as resident carriers by attending a competitive tendering procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Administrative formalities should be reduced as much as possible without abandoning the controls and penalties that guarantee the correct application and effective enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009. ~~The journey form constitutes an unnecessary administrative burden and should therefore be abolished.~~

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 7

7. ‘cabotage operation’ means a national road passenger transport service operated for hire or reward on a temporary basis in a host Member State;;

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

(c) the following points 9 to 11 a are added:

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 9

9. ‘terminal’ means any staffed facility w~~ith a minimum~~here according to the specified route a re~~a of 600m2, which provides a parking place that is used by coaches and buses for the set~~gular service is scheduled to stop for passengers to board or alight, equipped with facilities such as a check-in counter, waiting ~~down~~room or ptick~~ing up of passengers~~et office;

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. ‘public service contract’ means one or more legally binding acts confirming the agreement between a competent authority and a public service operator to entrust to that public service operator the management and operation of public passenger transport services subject to public service obligations; depending on the law of the Member State, the contract may also consist of a decision adopted by the competent authority: – taking the form of an individual legislative or regulatory act, or – containing conditions under which the competent authority itself provides the services or entrusts the provision of such services to an internal operator;

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009

~~Regulatory bod~~National competent authority

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1

Each Member State shall designate a ~~single~~ national ~~regulatory bod~~competent authority for the road passenger transport sector. That body shall be an impartial authority which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity. It shall be independent from any competent authority involved in the award of a public service contracte national competent authority may be responsible for other regulated sectors.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

~~The regulatory body may be responsible for other regulated sectors.~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 2

2. The regulatory body for the road passenger transport sector shall have the necessary organisational capacity in terms of human and other resources, which shall be proportionate to the importance of that sector in the Member State concerned.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 3

3. The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall perform the following tasks::

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Emil RADEV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Eva MAYDELL, Nikolay BAREKOV, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Momchil NEKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 4

The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority may, in exercising its tasks, request relevant information from the other competent authorities, terminal operators, applicants for authorisation and any third party involved within the territory of the Member State concerned.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 4

Information requested shall be supplied within a reasonable period set by the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority and not exceeding one month. In justified cases, the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority may extend the time limit for submission of information by a maximum of two weeks. The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall be able to enforce requests for information by means of penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that decisions taken by the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority are subject to judicial review. That review may have suspensive effect only when the immediate effect of ~~the regulatory bod~~national competent authority’s decision may cause irretrievable or manifestly excessive damages for the appellant. This provision is without prejudice to the powers of the court hearing the appeal as conferred by constitutional law of the Member State concerned.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 6

6. Decisions taken by the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall be made public.;

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 c (new)

(3b) 3c. Member States shall not apply Article 3b when they apply subsidies for the transportation of passengers on unprofitable lines and routes at the expense of a national and/or local budget.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 5 b – paragraph 4

4. Applicants may appeal against decisions by terminal operators. Appeals shall be lodged with the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 5 b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Where the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority hears an appeal against a decision by a terminal operator, it shall adopt a reasoned decision within a fixed timeframe and, in any case within three weeks from receipt of all relevant information.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009

The decision of the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority on the appeal shall be binding. The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall be able to enforce it by means of penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. In the event that an international regular bus and coach service has compromised the economic equilibrium of a public service contract, due to exceptional reasons which could not have been foreseen at the time of granting the authorisation, the Member State concerned may, with the agreement of the Commission, suspend or withdraw the authorisation to provide the service, after having given three months’ notice to the carrier. The carrier shall have the possibility to appeal such decision.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – title

Authorisation procedure for the international carriage of passengers ~~over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies~~

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Authorisations shall be issued in agreement with the competent authorities of all the Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down ~~and are carried over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies~~, over distance defined by each Member State. The authorising authority shall send a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, within two weeks of receipt of the application to such competent authorities with a request for their agreement. At the same time, the authorising authority shall forward those documents to the competent authorities of other Member States whose territories are crossed, for information.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a

~~Article 8a~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – title

~~Authorisation procedure for the international carriage of passengers over a distance of 100 kilometres or more as the crow flies~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 1

~~1. The authorising authority shall take a decision on the application within two months of the date of submission of the application by the carrier.~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 2

~~2. Authorisation shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (c) of Article 8c(2).~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3

3. The authorising authority shall forward to the competent authorities of all Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down, as well as to the competent authorities of Member States whose territories are crossed without passengers being picked up or set down, a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, and its assessment, for information.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 2

2. Authorisations for national regular services shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (cd) of Article 8c(2) ~~and, if the service is carrying passengers over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, Article 8c(2)(d)~~.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 3

3. The distance referred to in paragraph 2 may be increased to 120 kilometres if the regular service to be introduced will serve a point of departure and a destination which are already served by more than one public service contract.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 1

1. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular services if the proposed regular service carries passengers ~~over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies and~~ if the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 15 – point c

(c) regular services, performed ~~in accordance with this Regulation.;~~by a carrier not resident in the host Member State provided that a stay in that Member State does not exceed 48 hours after the entry into the territory of the Member State, in the course of a regular international service in accordance with this Regulation with the exception of transport services meeting the needs of an urban centre or conurbation, or transport needs between it and the surrounding areas. Cabotage operations shall not be performed independently of such international service.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 17

(17) ~~Article 17 is d~~Deleted;

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(19a) In Article 25, the following paragraph 1 a is inserted: "Member States shall not apply the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation for national regular services on territories covered by services of general economic interest, on the condition that public service contracts are awarded following a competitive tendering procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007."

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Emil RADEV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Nikolay BAREKOV, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Eva MAYDELL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Momchil NEKOV, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Sergei STANISHEV, István UJHELYI, Asim ADEMOV, Georgi PIRINSKI, Vladimir URUTCHEV, Nedzhmi ALI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 28

(21) Article 28 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 28 Reporting 1. latest, and for the first time by 31 January […the first January following the entry into force of this Regulation] Member States shall communicate to the Commission the number of authorisations for regular services issued the previous year and the total number of authorisations for regular services valid on 31 December of that year. That information shall be given separately for each Member State of destination of the regular service. Member States shall also communicate to the Commission the data concerning cabotage operations, in the form of special regular services and occasional services, carried out during the previous year by resident carriers. 2. latest and, for the first time by 31 January […the first January following the entry into force of this Regulation], the competent authorities in the host Member State shall provide the Commission with statistics on the number of authorisations issued for cabotage operations in the form of the regular services referred to in Article 15(c) during the previous year. 3. adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 to establish the format of the table to be used for the communication of the statistics referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and the data to be provided. 4. latest and, for the first time by 31 January […the first January following the entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall inform the Commission of the number of carriers holding a Community licence as of 31 December of the previous year and of the number of certified copies corresponding to the number of vehicles in circulation on that date. 5. calculated 5 years after date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall include information on the extent to which this Regulation has contributed to a better functioning road passenger transport market.’deleted Each year, by 31 January at the Each year, by 31 January at the The Commission is empowered to Each year, by 31 January at the By [please insert the date

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0048(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall produce the statistics referred to in Articles 6 and 7 as well as the national statistical business registers referred to in Article 9, using any rel~~evant~~iable data sources while avoiding excessive burden on respondents and taking due account of the cost effectiveness of the national statistical authorities. The national statistical authorities may use the following data sources for the production of the statistics and the national statistical business registers required under this Regulation:

2017/12/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0048(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

National statistical business registers and the EuroGroups Register shall be the auth~~oritativ~~entic and reliable source for deriving high quality, consistent and coordinated register populations according to Article 16 of this Regulation, for the production of European statistics.

2017/12/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0048(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) In order to ensure efficiency and ~~high~~ quality in the production of the EuroGroups Register, the Commission (Eurostat), shall transmit to the national statistical authorities of each Member State, data on legal units, in accordance with Article 9(4), exclusively for the purpose of identification of legal units in the Union.

2017/12/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0048(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8

8. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide the additional information ~~necessary~~, and any updates to that information, needed to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

2017/12/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0048(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), at its request, any relevant information, and updates to that information, with regard to the implementation of this Regulation in the Member States.

2017/12/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

~~(1)~~1. Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ("the Charter") protects the fundamental right of everyone to the respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications. Respect for the privacy of one’s communications is an essential dimension of this right. Confidentiality of electronic communications ensures that information exchanged between parties and the external elements of such communication, including when the information has been sent, from where, to whom, is not to be revealed to anyone other than to the parties involved in a communication, or in the event of strict and legally applicable necessity in the Member State concerned. The principle of confidentiality should apply to current and future means of communication, including calls, internet access, instant messaging applications, e-mail, internet phone calls and personal messaging ~~provided through social media~~.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

~~(2)~~2. The content of electronic communications may reveal highly ~~sensitive~~confidential information about the natural persons involved in the communication, ~~from personal experiences and emotions to medical conditions, sexual preferences and political views,~~ the disclosure of which could result in personal and social harm, or economic loss, or ~~embarrassment~~compromise the personal security of the end user. Similarly, metadata derived from electronic communications may also reveal very sensitive and personal information. These metadata includes the numbers called, the websites visited, geographical location, the time, date and duration when an individual made a call etc., allowing precise conclusions to be drawn regarding the private lives of the persons involved in the electronic communication, such as their social relationships, their habits and activities of everyday life, their interests, tastes etc.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13). There is a need to invest in the development of fast and efficient wireless technologies thast fostered the increasing availability for the public of internet access via wireless networks accessible by anyone in public and semi- private spaces such as 'hotspots' situated at different places within a city, department stores, shopping malls ~~and hospital~~, hospitals, research bodies, schools and universities. To the extent that those communications networks are provided to an undefined group of end-users, the confidentiality of the communications transmitted through such networks should be protected. The fact that wireless electronic communications services may be ancillary to other services should not stand in the way of ensuring the protection of confidentiality of communications data and application of this Regulation. Therefore, this Regulation should apply to electronic communications data using electronic communications services and public communications networks. In contrast, this Regulation should not apply to closed groups of end-users such as corporate networks, access to which is limited to members of the corporation.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19). The content of electronic communications pertains to the essence of the fundamental right to respect for private and family life, home and communications protected under Article 7 of the Charter. Any interference with the content of electronic communications should be allowed only under very clear defined conditions, for specific purposes and be subject to adequate safeguards against abuse. This Regulation provides for the possibility of providers of electronic communications services to process electronic communications data in transit, with the informed consent of all the end- users concerned. ~~For example, providers may offer services that entail the scanning of emails to remove certain pre-defined material.~~ Given the sensitivity of the content of communications, this Regulation sets forth a presumption that the processing of such content data will result in high risks to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. When processing such type of data, the provider of the electronic communications service should always consult the supervisory authority prior to the processing. Such consultation should be in accordance with Article 36 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The presumption does not encompass the processing of content data to provide a service requested by the end- user where the end-user has consented to such processing and it is carried out for the purposes and duration strictly necessary and proportionate for such service. After electronic communications content has been sent by the end-user and received by the intended end-user or end-users, it may be recorded or stored by the end-user, end- users or by a third party entrusted by them to record or store such data. Any processing of such data must comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24). For web browsers to be able to obtain end-users’ consent - where this is essential - as defined under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, for example, to the storage of third party tracking cookies, they should~~, among others,~~ require a clear affirmative action from the end-user of terminal equipment to signify his or her freely given, specific informed, and unambiguous agreement to the storage and access of such cookies in and from the terminal equipment. Such action may be considered to be affirmative, for example, if end-users are required to actively select ‘accept third party cookies’ to confirm their agreement and are given the necessary information to make the choice. To this end, it is necessary to require providers of software enabling access to internet that, at the moment of installation, end-users are informed about the possibility to choose the privacy settings among the various options and ask them to make a choice. Information provided should not dissuade end-users from selecting higher privacy settings and should include relevant information about the risks associated to allowing third party cookies to be stored in the computer, including the compilation of long-term records of individuals' browsing histories and the use of such records to send targeted advertising. Web browsers are encouraged to provide easy ways for end-users to change the privacy settings at any time during use and to allow the user to make exceptions for or to whitelist certain websites or to specify for which websites (third) party cookies are always or never allowed.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25). Accessing electronic communications networks requires the regular emission of certain data packets in order to discover or maintain a connection with the network or other devices on the network. Furthermore, devices must have a unique address assigned in order to be identifiable on that network. Wireless and cellular telephone standards similarly involve the emission of active signals containing unique identifiers such as a MAC address, the IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity), the IMSI etc. A single wireless base station (i.e. a transmitter and receiver), such as a wireless access point, has a specific range within which such information may be captured. Service providers have emerged who offer tracking services based on the scanning of equipment related information with diverse functionalities, including people counting, providing data on the number of people waiting in line, ascertaining the number of people in a specific area, etc. This information may be used for more intrusive purposes, such as to send commercial messages to end-users, for example when they enter stores, with personalized offers. While some of these functionalities do not entail high privacy risks, others do, for example, those involving the tracking of individuals over time, including repeated visits to specified locations. Providers engaged in such practices should seek the consent of, and display prominent notices located on the edge of the area of coverage informing, end-users prior to entering the defined area that the technology is in operation within a given perimeter, the purpose of the tracking, the person responsible for it and the existence of any measure the end-user of the terminal equipment can take to minimize or stop the collection. ~~Additional information should be provided where personal data are collected pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679~~Personal data must only be collected where this is strictly necessary. That data must be anonymous and erased as soon as it is no longer needed. In order to bolster end- user security, the data should not be provided in real time.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to point (b) of Article 6(1) and points (a) and (c) of Article 6(2), the provider of the electronic communications service shall erase electronic communications metadata ~~or make that data anonymous~~ when it is no longer needed for the purpose of the transmission of a communication.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Where a natural or legal person obtains electronic contact details for electronic mail from its customer, in the context of the sale of a product or a service, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, that natural or legal person may use these electronic contact details for direct marketing of its own similar products or services only if customers are clearly and distinctly given the opportunity to ~~objec~~give their consent, free of charge and in an easy manner, to such use. The right to ~~object~~ give consent shall be ~~given~~provided at the time of collection and each time a message is sent.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2017/0003(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

Any end-user of electronic communications services who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an infringement of this Regulation shall have the right to receive compensation from the infringer for the damage suffered, unless the infringer legally proves that it is not in any way responsible for the event giving rise to the damage in accordance with Article 82 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

2017/06/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2224(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the lack of adequate whistleblower protection may have a negative impact on the implementation of EU policy on environmental protection, public health and food safety, whereas fears of retaliation can result in a chilling effect on whistle blower thereby endangering the public interest;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced that whistleblowers ~~play a key r~~are one of the most important tooles in reducing risks to public health, the environment and ~~food~~public safety, and thate whistleblower protection will encourage the disclosure of dangers to public health and the environment and improve the food safety and even save lives;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the significant legal gaps and weaknesses of the whistleblower protection within the Member States and the fact that too few 4. Member States have put protection for whistleblowers in place and insists that protection is required at EU level to ensure that whistleblowers are afforded equal ~~legal~~ protection in all Member States;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that environmental crimes, which may result in health and food issues, should fall within the scope of any EU instrument protecting whistleblowers particularly when there are cross-border or EU-wide implications;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the fact that EU whistleblower protection legislation must be comprehensive and fast-acting and must protect the whistleblower and his or her colleagues and relatives from any kind of retaliatory action, harassment, intimidation and exclusion of those people from their place of work or private life;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that technology and infrastructure ~~rely on~~enable creators to spread their content ~~provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chain in~~for free and to easily acquire a broad and international audience; points out that the creative sector has specificities and different challenges, notably arising from the different types of content and creative works and from the business models used; believes that any reform should strike the drig~~ital age that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creators~~ht balance between all the interests involved and that authors, performers and right holders should be fairly remunerated for the use of their work on the internet without hampering innovation;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that piracy ~~and counterfeiting remain a serious concern for CCIs and citizens alike; stresses that these illicit activities~~is an issue that still requires our utmost attention; welcomes the industry heavy investments to design solutions to tackle piracy and encourages the industry to continue its efforts; stresses that counterfeiting remains a serious concern for CCIs and citizens alike and can cause safety and health concerns that need to be addressed;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the potential of CCIs regarding youth employment and ~~reindustrialisation~~in particular notes the growing opportunities in the cultural and creative sector created by the digital environment for young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include the CCIs in the Youth Employment Initiative and to provide funds to facilitate careers and training in this sector;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to encourage all EU Member States to conduct more effective informational campaign for funding, in particular Horizon 2020 and ESIFs, for the purpose to raise the awareness and to stimulate the application on EU projects in academic and scientific circles.

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission on bilateral negotiations with the EU Member States to define the terms of payments of the scientists and project managers, reflecting their actual contribution;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to develop a methodology for funding the project managers on the purchase of equipment needed for the scientific research project activity;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2059(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU strategy for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas storage is one element of the Energy Union, which aims to gives concrete expression to the EU’s ambition to bring about a transition to a sustainable, secure and competitive energy system, also aimed at ending dependence on external gas suppliers;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the EU’s domestic production will continue to decline in the coming decades, and further diversification of the EU’s natural gas supply therefore remains a key objective, while nevertheless underlining its role as a s~~hort and medium- term solution, bearing in mind the European commitment to the objective of decarbonisation~~olution to achieve the goals set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2059(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need for impact assessments to be made to ascertain the added value of constructing new LNG transport and storage infrastructure, and the need to focus new investments on areas with poor interconnection~~, or to supply the most vulnerable Member States;~~ or whose market is dominated by a single external supplier, or to supply the most vulnerable Member States; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote and incentivise a more efficient and better use of existing infrastructure, including gas storage;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~– although~~ there is potential –but the share of RES energy in heating and cooling in the Member States is insufficient;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that domestic appliances ~~(washing machines, dishwashers, etc.)~~ should be designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers th~~at the use of~~ere is a need to introduce appropriate architectural s~~olution~~tandards and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas as~~hould be~~ the basis for energy-efficient and low- emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas, renewable energies or other green fuels;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the ~~gradual~~stepwise phasing-out of outdated solid-fuel furnaces with an energy efficiency level of less than 80%;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards ~~phasing out~~decommissioning low- temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene, etc.); Takes the view that the use of wood- burning fireplaces in densely built towns and cities should be banned;

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Believes that annual checks need to be introduced for existing heating and cooling systems, and their energy efficiency determined.

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Recommends that European financing instruments be developed to support and expedite the process of converting old low-energy-efficient systems.

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Stresses the need to achieve a high level of energy independence through the priority use of local resources.

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Calls for waste heat from existing industrial concerns to be used for domestic heating.

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2058(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)

26e. Recommends that a charge be levied, on the owners of the property concerned, for outdated and low energy efficiency heating and cooling systems, as an incentive towards their upgrading to more energy-efficient systems.

2016/05/30
Committee: ITRE

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the aim of intellectual property is to ~~benefit society,~~ guarantee~~ing~~ investment returns to promote innovation, and whereas there isare concerns about the abuse/misuse thereof;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the prices of medicines are usually negotiated by means of bilateral and confidential negotiations between the pharmaceutical industry and Member States; whereas the pharmaceutical industry is usually better informed about prices of medicines in different Member States than Member States themselves;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas the provision of therapeutic information is essential for medicinal products with self-medication purposes, and whereas existing EU rules lead to a lack of transparency for non- prescription homeopathic medicines;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas diseases such as Hepatitis C can be successfully combated with early diagnosis combined with new and old medicines, saving millions of people across the EU; whereas patients with hepatic fibrosis diagnosed at stages F1, F2 and F3 in some Member States face huge problems in getting hold of Sofosbuvir, due to its extremely high price in the EU;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Re~~gre~~quests that the research priorities of the pharmaceutical industry ~~are profit- oriented rather than patient-or~~be consistently oriented towards making European production competitive as well as sustainable and affordable for the patiented;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that the development of generic and biosimilar medicines is often the only way to allow poorer parts of the population access pharmaceutical products;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that a fair price should cover the cost of the drug development and production, plus a margin of profit, taking also into account the dedicated population, its efficiency and the level of innovation;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that transparency in all EU and national institutions and agencies is crucial, and that experts involved in the authorisation process, pricing and setting the reimbursement rates should have no conflicts of interest;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to set up a framework to promote, guarantee and reinforce the competitiveness and use of generic ~~medicine~~and biosimilar medicines in sustainable market conditions, guaranteeing their faster entry onto the market and monitoring unfair practices in accordance with Articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU, and to present a biannual report in this regard;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to consider proposeing legislation on ~~a European system for~~these aspects of the health technology assessment ~~as soon as possible, and to~~which are relevant for the EU, in particular clinical evaluation, to better assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to ~~harmonise~~work towards pricing and reimbursement criteria t~~o take~~aking into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis for all the Member States, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Council to increase cooperation between the Member States as regards price-setting procedures, in order to share information about prices, reimbursement~~, negotiation agreements~~ and good practices and to avoid unnecessary administrative requirements and delays;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Commission and the ~~Council~~Member States to explore new measures to control prices, such as horizontal scanning and ~~coordin~~facilitating joint procurements;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission to propose a new directive on transparency of price-setting procedures and reimbursement systems, taking into account the challenges of the market and the division of competences between the EU and its Member States;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to examine and compare, to the extent possible, the prices of medicines in the EU and to present an annual report to Parliament in this regard;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

~~35. Calls for the creation of a European Parliament task force to monitor the prices of medicines;~~deleted

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Bolesław G. PIECHA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission to analyse the causes of shortages, to establish a list of essential medicines and monitor compliance with Article 81 of Directive 2001/83/EU on shortages of supply, and to promote the supply of generic and biosimilar medicines;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with a Union-level binding target replacing national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to ~~requir~~provide Member States with the possibility to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~shall~~may open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Article.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall ~~ensure that~~aim at opening support for at least 10% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 15% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 ~~is open~~ to installations located in other Member States.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) setting the basis for an efficient achievement of the objectives of the European Energy Union and in particular the climate and energy framework for 203030 by enabling market signals to be delivered for increased flexibility~~, decarbonisation~~ and innovation; _________________ 30 COM/2014/015 final. COM/2014/015 final.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) setting fundamental principles for well-functioning, integrated electricity markets, which allow non-discriminatory market access for all resource providers and electricity customers, empower consumers, enable demand response and energy efficiency, facilitate aggregation of distributed demand and supply, a~~nd contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy by~~s well as enabl~~ing~~e market integration and market- based remuneration of electricity generated from renewable sources;

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) market rules shall ~~support the decarbonisation of the economy by~~ enabl~~ing~~e the integration of electricity from renewable energy sources and provid~~ing~~e incentives for energy efficiency;

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. In order to ensure an optimal 3. bidding zone definition in closely interconnected areas and prevent cross- border flows causing internal congestion, a bidding zone review shall be carried out. That review shall include analysis of the configuration of bidding zones in a coordinated manner with the involvement of affected stakeholders from all affected Member States, following the process in accordance with Articles 32 to 34 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222. According to the above-mentioned Regulation, the review should result in a joint proposal to maintain or amend the bidding zone configuration to the participating Member States and the participating regulatory authorities. The Agency shall approve and may request amendments to the methodology and assumptions that will be used in the bidding zone review process as well as the alternative bidding zone configurations considered.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. TIf the review reveals that the bidding zone configuration has important impact on neighbouring TSO’s control areas by causing flows overloading the network and creating internal congestion, thus threating the system stability, the transmission system operators participating in the bidding zone review shall submit ~~a proposal~~such a case to the Commission ~~regarding whether to amend or maintain~~with a proposal regarding an amendment of the bidding zone configuration. Based on that proposal, the Commission shall adopt a decision ~~whether to amend or maintain~~amending the bidding zone configuration, [no later than 6 months after entry into force of this Regulation, specific date to be inserted by OP] or by six months after the conclusion of the bidding zone configuration launched in accordance with points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222, whichever comes later.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. The decision referred to in paragraph 4 shall be based on the result of the bidding zone review and the transmission system operators’ proposal concerning its ~~maintenance or~~ amendment. The decision shall be justified, in particular as regards possible deviations from the result of the bidding zone review.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6

6. Where further bidding zone reviews are launched under Article 32(1)(a), (b) or (c) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222, the Commission may adopt a decision within six months of the conclusion of that bidding zone review.deleted

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7

7. TMember States or the Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders ~~on its~~, including Member States not participating in the bidding zone review on their decisions under this Article before they are adopted.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. The ~~Commission decision~~decisions adopted under this Article shall specify the date of implementation of a change. That implementation date shall balance the need for expediency with practical considerations, including forward trade of electricity. The ~~Commis~~decisions may define appropriate transitional arrangements ~~as part of its decision~~.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3

3. The maximum capacity of the interconnections and/or the transmission networks affecting cross-border flows shall be made available to market participants, complying with safety standards of secure network operation. Counter-trading and redispatch, including cross-border redispatch, shall be used to ~~max~~optimise available capacities ~~unles~~as long as it is demonstrated that ~~it is not beneficial to economic efficiency at Union level.~~ the foreseen related costs are not expected to be higher than social welfare benefits. The costs of counter-trading and redispatch, including cross-border redispatch shall be shared based on the “polluter-pays principle”, where the unscheduled flows over the overloaded network elements, should be identified as polluters and they should contribute to the costs in proportion to their contribution to the overload.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1

Transmission system operators shall not limit the volume of interconnection capacity to be made available to other market participants in order to solve congestion inside their own control area or, except for congestion on internal network elements with cross-border relevance. Transmission system operators may limit the volume of interconnection capacity to be made available to market participants as a means of managing flows on a border between two control areas observed even without any transaction, that is to say flows over control areas caused by origin and destination within one control area, which are below the level of threshold established within capacity calculation region.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV, Ashley FOX, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall monitor resource adequacy within their territory based on the ~~European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19~~national resource adequacy assessment, which shall consider the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19. The methodology for a national resource adequacy assessment shall be determined by a Member State and shall take into account the methodology referred to in Article 19(4).

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. Where ~~the European~~a national resource adequacy assessment identifies a resource adequacy concern Member States shall identify any regulatory distortions that caused or contributed to the emergence of the concern.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4

4. Generation capacity for which a final investment decision has been made after [OP: entry into force] shall only be eligible to participate in a capacity mechanism if its emissions are below 550 gr CO2/kWh. Generation capacity emitting 550 gr CO2/kWh or more shall not be committed in capacity mechanisms 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.deleted

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1

1. By [OP: twelve months after entry into force], all transmission system operators shall establish regional ~~operational centre~~security coordinators in accordance with the criteria set out in this chapter. Regional ~~operational centre~~security coordinators shall be established in the territory of one of the Member States of the capacity calculation region where it will operate.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Edward CZESAK, Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3

3. Regional ~~operational centres shall complement the role of~~security coordinators shall support transmission system operators by performing ~~function~~advisory services of regional relevance. They shall ~~establish operational arrangement~~advise and issue recommendations in order to ensure the efficient, secure and reliable operation of the interconnected transmission system.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

~~(1)~~1. In order to contribute to the functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to provide for wider dissemination of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States for the benefit of users across the Union by facilitating licensing of copyright and related rights in works and other protected subject-matter contained in broadcasts of such programmes. Indeed, television and radio programmes are important means of promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, social cohesion and access to information, with which to support programmes for increasing knowledge of official EU languages.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1а) Encourages the creation of business links between media and radio services operators in the EU Member States, so that, at the request of a consumer resident in any given state, bundled services can be provided that include programmes from another Member State.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The development of digital technologies and internet has transformed the distribution of and access to television and radio programmes. Users increasingly expect to have access to television and radio programmes both live and on- demand, using traditional channels such as satellite or cable and also through online services. Broadcasting organisations are therefore increasingly offering, in addition to their own broadcasts of television and radio programmes, online services ancillary to their broadcast, such as simulcasting and catch-up services. Retransmission services operators, which aggregate broadcasts of television and radio programmes into packages and provide them to users simultaneously to the initial transmission of the broadcast, unaltered and unabridged, use various techniques of retransmission such as cable, satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based or mobile networks as well as the open internet. On the part of users, there is a growing demand for access to broadcasts of television and radio programmes not only originating in their Member State but also in other Member States of the Union~~, including from members of linguistic minorities of the Union as well as from persons who live in another Member State than their Member State of origin~~.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2а) Audiovisual media service providers shall endeavour to ensure that their technical services are gradually made accessible to persons with visual or hearing disabilities.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) In order to prevent circumvention of the application of the country of origin principle through the extension of the duration of existing agreements concerning the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the provision of an ancillary online service as well as the access to or the use of an ancillary online service, it is necessary to apply the principle of country of origin also to existing agreements but with a fixed transitional period.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0231(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV, Jørn DOHRMANN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States that may have a limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 1200 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.

2017/01/17
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7

(7) In his report to the Commission (the ‘Lamy report’)22 , Pascal Lamy, the Chairman of the high-level group on the future use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band, recommended that the 700 MHz frequency band be made available for wireless broadband by 2020 (+/- two years). This would help achieve the goal of long-term regulatory predictability for DTT in having access to the sub-700 MHz frequency band until 2030, although this would have to be reviewed by 2025. The Lamy Report also recommended national flexibility in spectrum use of the sub-700 MHz frequency band, which is limited to downlink-only. Downlink-only is the restriction of all transmissions in a wireless system, independent of its technology, to unidirectional transmission from central infrastructure stations such as a TV broadcasting tower or a mobile base station to portable or mobile terminals such as TV sets or mobile phones. __________________ 22 Report by Mr Pascal Lamy, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/digital- agenda/en/news/report-results-work-high- level-group-future-use-uhf-band.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8

(8) The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) recommends in its opinion on a long-term strategy on the future use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (the ‘RSPG opinion’) the adoption of a coordinated approach across the Union to make the 700 MHz frequency band available for effective use for wireless broadband electronic communications services by the end of 2020. This would be in conjunction with ensuring long-term availability until 2030 of the sub-700 MHz frequency band for the ~~downlink-only~~ provision of audiovisual media services. The RSPG ~~particularly recommends introducing~~recommends that Member States should have the flexibility sto ~~that~~use the sub-700 MHz frequency band ~~can also be used for downlink-only~~for wireless broadband electronic communications services.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 12

(12) In line with Articles 9 and 9a of Directive 2002/21/EC, Member States should apply a flexible approach where possible and may, in accordance with the primary allocation to broadcasting services, as set out in the International Telecommunications Union's Radio Regulations (ITU-RR), allow the introduction of alternative ~~downlink-only~~ uses such as terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services in the sub-700 MHz frequency band in accordance with national needs for distribution of audiovisual media services to a mass audience. When allowing use within the sub-700 MHz frequency band for ~~downlink-only~~ terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services, Member States should ensure that such use does not affect the use of sub-700 MHz band for digital terrestrial broadcasting in neighbouring Member States, as provided for in the agreement at the Regional Radiocommunication Conference of 200625 . __________________ 25 Regional Radiocommunication Conference of 2006 for planning of the digital terrestrial broadcasting service in parts of Regions 1 and 3, in the frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz (RRC-06) in Geneva.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Member States should be allowed, where appropriate, to introduce compensatory measures relating to migration costs.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

(1) By 30 June 2020, Member States shall allow the use of the 694-790 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing wireless broadband electronic communications services only under harmonised technical conditions set by the Commission pursuant to Article 4 of Decision 676/2002/EC. A Member State may delay, on the basis of reasonable grounds, the making available of the band for wireless broadband electronic communications services for up to two years. Where a Member State does so, it shall inform other Member States and the Commission of such delay and provide due justification in its national roadmap pursuant to Article 5. Where necessary, Member States shall carry out the authorisation process or amend relevant existing rights to use the spectrum in accordance with Directive 2002/20/EC, in order to allow that use.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) This Decision is without prejudice to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and for defence.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2

(2) If Member States authorise the use of spectrum in the 470-694 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services other than television broadcasting networks, such use shall be limited to downlink-only. Such use shall be without prejudice to obligations resulting from international agreements and Union law.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0027(COD)

Amjad BASHIR, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Nikolay BAREKOV, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Member States may, where appropriate and in accordance with Union law, ensure that the direct cost of migration or reallocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law.

2016/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, and specifically the construction, as a matter of priority, of the Nabucco gas pipeline and the securing of gas supplies from Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan under the Nabucco project, the pipeline following the route from Turkey via Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to Austria;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ageing is the result of an unprecedented shortfall in births and increased life expectancy due to progress in living conditions and in modern medicine, and is one of the greatest political, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century for European societies; whereas by 2025 more than 20% of Europeans will be 65 or over, with a particularly rapid increase in numbers of over-80s;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas personal freedom is a cardinal value of European civilisation, whereas the promise to be had from robotisation might lead to a new form of alienation if humankind, having chosen to regard technology as sacred, failed to control its development, whereas the Nietzschean overman (‘Übermensch’), a transhumanist project, is the last surviving utopia, whereas Europeans, however, must make it clear that everything which is technically possible is not always morally acceptable;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas it does not invariably follow that everything which is technically feasible is morally acceptable;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. acknowledges that the adoption of new technologies in the field of healthcare, assuming that the emphasis is laid at all times on the doctor-patient relationship and free will, is likely to bring major benefits in terms of patient care and effectiveness of treatment, leading to increased quality of life and life expectancy;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. underlines that innovation providing better diagnoses and better insights into treatment, care and rehabilitation options leads to more accurate medical decisions, quicker recovery times, and, provided that human presence and contact were not reduced, could therefore alleviate shortages of healthcare professionals in care and rehabilitation processes; urges that steps be taken to forestall the effects of robotisation in terms of staff cuts and reduction in the fund of experience embodied in medical and paramedical personnel;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. notes that CPS are able to change the life of people suffering from a disability, as smart technologies can be used ~~for prevention, assistance~~, without altering the indispensable need for human contact, for prevention, assistance, including independent living aids, monitoring and companionship;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. underlines that elder care robot research and development has grown more mainstream and cheaper, producing products with greater functionality and broader consumer acceptance; notes the wide range of applications of such technologies providing prevention, assistance, monitoring, stimulation, and companionship to elderly people and people suffering from dementia, cognitive disorders, or memory loss; maintains that ‘companion’ robots are purely therapeutic by nature and should not be used for any other purpose;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. stresses that although CPS has the potential to enhance the mobility and sociability of people with disabilities and elderly people, human caregivers will still be needed and provide an i~~mportant~~rreplaceable source of social interaction for them; notes that CPS technologies or robots can only augment human care and make the rehabilitation process more targeted, so that medical staff and caregivers can allocate more time for diagnosis and better treatment options; calls for any debate or change to the law to be placed clearly within the World Health Organisation (WHO) framework;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. calls on the Commission to consider adapting the existing trial procedures designed for testing medicines to the purpose of testing new medical robotic devices while ensuring that those procedures are safe;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. points out that while the development of technology is increasing exponentially, our social systems cannot respond as quickly, and healthcare systems have an even slower response; stresses that these discoveries have a significant impact on civilisation as we know it, and that it is therefore imperative ~~to assess~~for technological advances to go hand in hand with assessments of the moral and ethical implications of new technologies in the early phase of their development;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. acknowledges the vulnerability of patients with special needs, including children, the elderly and people suffering from disabilities, who may develop an emotional connection with CPS and robots, in particular humanoid or animal-like robots, and underlines the ethical considerations posed by their possible attachment to such figments of the imagination;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Subheading 6 a (new) and paragraph 16 a (new)

Ethics 16a. The use of care, assistance, and companionship robotics should proceed within a context emphasising human relationships. It should manifestly improve the patient’s quality of life and bring objective comfort. It must respect the dignity of the human person and the patient’s consent, however given. The patient should, in addition, be encouraged at all times to make use of and, if possible, develop his or her own cognitive faculties. The use of robotics should not exempt persons from assuming their professional, social, family, or moral responsibilities for those who are most vulnerable – children, elderly or dependent persons, or the sick;

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/2103(INL)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Research Ethics Committees (REC), which should include health practitioners working day-to-day as well as philosophers and religious representatives, should take into account the ethical questions raised by the development of medical robotic devices and CPS in many areas of healthcare and assistance to disabled and elderly people. Issues such as equality of access to robotic preventive health care, the privileged patient-doctor care relationship, and the susceptibility of patients with special needs such as children to developing an emotional attachment to robots should be given due consideration.

2016/09/21
Committee: ENVI

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. It is therefore essential to set clear ~~policy~~ objectives for the construction of waste treatment facilities and installations in order to avoid locking recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)

(6а) The long-term objective should be to achieve a ‘recycling society’ which strives to eliminate waste and, for newly-created and discarded waste, to use waste as a resource.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)

(6b) It is necessary to encourage the use of packaging suited to separate collection and multi-purpose use, and of resealable packaging, so as to reduce waste volumes.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 c (new)

(6c) The collection and recycling of waste oils would have considerable economic and ecological benefits from the standpoint of guaranteeing supplies of raw materials, moving towards a circular economy and helping to reduce dependency on crude oil supplies.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7а) Member States’ national strategies should include public awareness-raising, in the form of the various incentives and benefits deriving from products made from recycled waste, which will encourage investment in the recycled products sector.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/0276(COD)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives the economic operators and the Member States a clear direction for the necessary investments to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy by promoting waste generation prevention, re-use ~~and recycling~~, recycling, and the recovery and safe disposal of waste.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend the system for allocating emissions allowances via extensive application of the assessment used for the reference values applicable to industry, which are based on greenhouse gas emissions per tonne produced and not per facility, as it is the cleanest plants which, as an incentive, are needed to produce more;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the promotion of national policies seeking to discontinue and replace obsolete production technologies, which are the key factors responsible for pollutant emissions; recommends that plants causing atmospheric pollution be publicly named in order to prompt a debate in society and take on social responsibility;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE