Activities of Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes that a new CEF Transport call has been launched in May 2018 to support the policy orientations of the 3rd Clean Mobility Package and that additional calls will be launched in 2019; recalls the success of the 2017 blending call and urges the Commission to repeat such a call for the year 2019; stresses, this year again, the necessity to reserve grants for sustainable rail and waterway infrastructure with high EU added value and to ensure the complementarity between CEF and other funds, ~~in particular the EFSI~~and to reserve the EFSI for revenue generating projects, to maximise the EU added-value in project financing and trigger additional private investment;

2018/07/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that Galileo and EGNOS are widely used in the transport sector and that EGNOS under the safety monitoring of EASA has been fully operational since 2011 for the benefit of all transport modes; stresses that Galileo is entirely financed by the EU budget and that its full deployment will bring major benefits for the EU economy by providing real services to its industries and citizens; takes note that Galileo currently operates with 22 satellites and that its full deployment should be achieved by 2020 once its 30 satellites will be in orbit; considers therefore, and taking into account the pressing challenge of cybersecurity, that it is of the utmost importance that an appropriate budget is allocated to secure the next satellites launches;

2018/07/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that improving the efficiency of the transport sector and reducing its level of emissions are interdependent objectives that research and innovation can greatly contribute to achieve in association with the relevant EU Agencies; welcomes therefore the proposed stability for the budget allocated under the programme Horizon 2020 to SESAR 2, Shift2Rail, Clean Sky 2 and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 joint undertakings;

2018/07/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/2046(BUD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions are useful opportunities for the European Parliament to give a direct financial incentive to initiatives supporting its legislative work and for which the Commission is directly accountable; regrets that results stemming from those projects and actions are not always consistently reported and asks the Commission to present by the end of the mandate a thorough analysis of the projects financed under this legislature; requests a preparatory action including relevant EU agencies to design a masterplan for the promotion of certifiable industry standards based on innovative non- intrusive technologies to ensure safety, security and the reduction of waiting times at airports.

2018/07/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

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

(d a) to scale up investments into the mitigation of climate change by reserving at least 35% of the financial envelope to the EUs climate objectives

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

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

(a) sustainable infrastructure policy window: comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, energy with a focus on renewable energy-sources and energy-efficiency, digital connectivity, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans and water, waste, nature and other environment infrastructure, equipment, mobile assets and deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the environmental or social sustainability objectives of the Union, or to both, or meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)

c a) estimate the positive effects as to achieve the EUs climate and energy targets as set out in the EU climate and energy efficiency strategies

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5

5. Implementing partners shall target that at least 50 % of the investment under the sustainable infrastructure policy window contribute to meeting the Union objectives on climate and environment., as to meet the commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 21

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The Invest EU Advisory Hub shall provide advisory support at national, regional and local level to promote projects with a view of ensuring that social and environmental aspects are taken into regard throughout the project cycle. Such support shall include assistance to project development and capacity building.

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a

(a) expansion of the generation and promoting rapid deployment, supply or use of clean and sustainable renewable energy;

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) smart and sustainable urban mobility projects, including inland waterway and air transport (targeting low- emission urban transport modes, non- discriminatory accessibility, air pollution and noise, energy consumption and accidents);

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)

(a a) Protection of Privacy and Personal Data

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.4 a (new)

4.4 a Transport: Investments mobilised to contribute to a balanced mix between transport modes, including innovative solutions for inland waterway and air transport

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0229(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 7 – point 7.2 a (new)

7.2 a Support to highly qualified workforce: number of employees supported to maintain highly skilled workforce in the manufacturing and services and adapt it to digitalisation

2018/10/02
Committee: TRAN

2018/0228(COD)

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

(k) “5G corridor" means a transport path, road, inland waterway or railway, fully covered with digital connectivity infrastructure and in particular 5G systems, enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services such as connected and automated mobility or similar smart mobility services for railways and inland waterways;

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0228(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Inés AYALA SENDER, Gabriele PREUSS, Hugues BAYET, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

(1) The Programme has the general objective to develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy, taking into account the long-term ~~decarbonisation commitments~~commitments concerning decarbonisation and sustainability and with emphasis on synergies among sectors.

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Any tender submitted for the award of a public procurement and/or a supply contract, benefitting from the programme, shall be considered admissible where the proportion of the products originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, does not exceed 50 % of the total value of the products constituting the tender. In accordance with directive Article 85 of Directive 2014/25/EU, this paragraph shall only apply to tenders covering products originating in third countries with which the Union has not concluded, whether multilaterally or bilaterally, an agreement ensuring comparable and effective access for Union undertakings to the markets of those third countries. It shall be without prejudice to the obligations of the Union or its Member States in respect of third countries.

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0228(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation and funding inland waterways, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation and for actions located in outermost regions;

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. In accordance with Article 9(1)of Regulation … FP/RfP Regulation, the financial envelope for the implementation of the Specific Programme for the period 2021 to 2027 shall be EUR ~~94 1~~120 000 000 000 in current prices.

2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0225(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.8 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)

– Cross-border inland waterways: Solutions for economically viable operations to move to an automated, connected, efficient, reliable, safe, secure and resilient waterway transport system connecting to other modes.

2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14 a) It is appropriate to further reduce the administrative burden for applicants in order to lower the barrier for participation especially for SME's, smaller research organisations and civil society organisations.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for international participation and targeted international cooperation actions, including low- and middle-income, countries, should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The activities developed under the Programme should aim at eliminating gender inequalities and promoting equality between women and men in research and innovation, in compliance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the TFEU. The gender dimension should be adequately integrated in research and innovation content and followed through at all stages of the research cycle. While excellence remains the sole principle of granting funds under Horizon Europe, the EU and Member States shall step up their efforts in order to reduce the gender gap in science and research and thus raise the share of female researchers awarded with funding under the EU programmes. In the framework of this regulation, particular importance should be given to ensure gender balance, subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in other relevant advisory and expert bodies.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)

(44 a) While excellence remains the sole principle for awarding funds under Horizon Europe, the EU and its Member States may step up efforts for capacity building in remote and less competitive regions in order to allow their research organisations and industry to acquire more successfully funding under Horizon Europe. By doing so a concentration of funding in regions with well-established research organisations can be reduced.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR ~~94 1~~120 000 000 000 in current prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part

(b) EUR ~~52 7~~78 600 000 000 for Pillar II 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 2021-2027, of which

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2

(2) EUR 24 800 000 000 for cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society';

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3

(3) EUR 125 000 000 000 for cluster 'Digital and Industry';

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 4

(4) EUR 1528 000 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility';

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 6

(6) EUR ~~2 2~~3 100 000 000 for the non- nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre (JRC);

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 – point ii

ii. commitment to a rules-based open market economy, including fair and equitable dealing with intellectual property rights and robust regulations on privacy and data protection, backed by democratic institutions;

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6

6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable ~~may~~shall be rejected or terminated at any time.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3

3. The contractor generating results in pre-commercial procurement shall own ~~at least~~ the attached intellectual property rights. The contracting authorities shall enjoy ~~at least~~ royalty- free access rights to the results for their own use and the right to grant, or require the participating contractors to grant, non- exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the results for the contracting authority under fair and reasonable conditions without any right to sub-license. If a contractor fails to commercially exploit the results within a given period after the pre- commercial procurement as ~~identifi~~agreed in the contract, the contracting authorities can require it to transfer any ownership of the results to the contracting authorities.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

The joint owners shall agree in writing on the allocation and terms of exercise of their joint ownership. Unless otherwise agreed in a joint ownership- or consortium agreement, each joint owner may grant non-exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the jointly-owned results (without any right to sub-license), if the other joint owners are given advance notice and fair and reasonable compensation. The joint owners may agree in writing to apply another regime than joint ownership.

2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 46, Article 48, Article 53(1), Article 62, Article 91(1) and Aarticle ~~91(1~~100(2) thereof,

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the right to petition the European Parliament is a cornerstone of European citizenship, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, ranking second in importance to citizens according to recent surveys; underlines the importance of petitions as a means for citizens to express their concerns about instances of misapplication or violation of EU law and on potential lacunae, while at the same time highlighting these deficiencies to the Commission in recognition of its role as guardian of the Treaties; calls on the Commission to improve in this respect its handling of petitions addressed by providing timely and in-depth answers ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the right to petition the European Parliament is a cornerstone of European citizenship, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, ranking second in importance to citizens according to recent surveys; underlines the importance of petitions as a means for citizens to feel involved in the activities of the Union and to express their concerns about instances of misapplication or violation of EU law and on potential lacunae, while at the same time highlighting these deficiencies to the Commission in recognition of its role as guardian of the Treaties;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Notes the increase in EU infringement procedures for 2016 which show that the timely and correct implementation of EU legislation remains a challenge;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that petitioners very frequently refer to violations of EU law, in the year 2016 many petitions were registered in the fields of internal market, justice, fundamental rights and environment;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to involve petitioners in the EU pilot procedures initiated in relation to their petitions, inter alia to facilitate dialogue between the petitioner and the national authorities concerned;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that many petitions received in 2016 relate to precarious work, such as the use of zero hour contracts; Calls on the Commission to check the compatibility of these contracts with EU employment legislation, including the part time workers directive;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reiterates its call on the Commission to include in its annual report the rate of implementation also of EU regulations in same way as for directives;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the European Union is founded on the rule of law and that the implementation and the enforcement of the EU law are at the heart of this principle and therefore calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take all necessary actions to ensure a correct and timely transposition of directives and a full respect of EU law ; invites the Commission to propose a 0% deficit in transposition as a new desirable target for the Internal Market Scoreboard ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased transparency of, and the provision of more statistical information in, the Commission report for 2016, as compared to previous reports; regrets the fact, however, that it provides no precise information on the number of petitions that have led to the initiation of EU Pilot or infringement procedures and asks the Commission to provide specific information about this; notes with regret that Parliament is not involved in these procedures; reiterates its call on the Commission to share with Parliament information on all EU Pilots opened and infringement procedures initiated in order to improvmote transparency, and reduce the time frame for dispute settlement through the Committee on Petitions, build citizens’ trust in the EU project and, ultimately, enhance the legitimacy of the EU Pilot procedure; acknowledges the Court of Justice’s ruling on cases C-39/05 P and C- 52/05 P of May 2017, according to which documents within the EU Pilot procedure should not be disclosed publicly if there is a risk that such disclosure would affect the nature of the infringement procedure, alter its progress or undermine the objectives of that procedure;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Regrets there is no publicly available information about how the 3783 complaints submitted to the Commission in 2016 were treated and calls for a more transparent implementation of the enforcement policy;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fall in the number of new EU Pilot files opened in 2016 (790 compared with 881 in 2014); notes, however, that the resolution rate fell slightly compared with 2015 (from 75 % to 72 %); notes the new approach of the Commission defined in its Communication1a to use EU Pilot only when it is seen as useful in a given case; asks in this respect the Commission to report on its priority-setting regarding its enforcement policy announced in the same Communication where it states that it will focus its enforcement action where it can make a real difference, and on policy priorities pursuing cases which reveal systemic weakness in a Member States legal system ; _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission "EU law : Better results through better application" (2017/C 18/02)

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Asks the Commission to report on its priority-setting regarding its enforcement policy announced in the Communication ‘EU Law: Better results through better application’ where it states that it will focus its enforcement action where it can make a real difference, and on policy priorities pursuing cases which reveal systemic weakness in a Member State’s legal system;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes the increasing number of complaints addressed to the Commission (3 783) and the launch of 986 new infringements in 2016 as well as the 1 657 open infringement procedures ; regrets that the report does not provide information about the length of the infringement procedures between the different stages, Member States and policy fields ; assumes, based on the information made available on the Commissions dedicated website that the infringement procedures are too lengthy although many of them are closed before being referred to the CJEU ; invites therefore the Commission to translate into concrete actions its constant declarations as regard EU law enforcement as being its utmost priorities ; in this regards reminds the commitment of the Juncker Commission to achieve a better application of EU law ; deplores the current worrying trends in Member States transposition performances , the growing number of situations where EU law is incorrectly or not applied and expresses its greatest concern as regards the respect of the CJEU's rulings ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to implement an equally balanced policy where the accompaniment of Member States is reinforced in order to ease the implementation and the respect of EU law as well as a more severe infringement policy is conducted when these obligations of the Treaties are not respected ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Notes the unsatisfying level of application of EU law among Member States as illustrated by the high number of complaints sent to the Commission and the important flow of petitions addressed to the European Parliament; welcomes the intention of the Commission as expressed in its communication of December 2016 to increase its use of preventive tools such as package meetings, implementation guidelines, experts groups, specialised networks including the SOLVIT network and to support capacity building in Member States to enforce EU law; calls on the Commission to use such tools in full respect of the principle of good and effective administration as provided by Art. 298 TFEU and Art. 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; invites the Commission to use the provisions of Art. 197 TFEU for implementing this renewed enforcement policy in full partnership with Member States and the European institutions;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Notes that 95 infringement cases are still open whereas the CJEU has ruled on the failure to comply of the Member States and only 3 of these cases have led the Commission to seize the Court on the basis of Art. 260; considers that it is of the utmost importance to ensure full and timely execution of Courts decisions and when necessary to make full use of the provisions of Art. 279 TFEU to prevent any undermining of EU law and Court's authority ; calls on the Commission to tackle this situation and to report regularly on the progress made to the European Parliament ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency of its enforcement policy in full application of effective and good administration principle ; invites the Commission to systematically communicate its decisions as regards the infringement procedures and its different steps taken by the College of Commissioners and to publish the agenda and the main outcomes of package meetings ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes the persistent and worsening situation of overdue transposition of directives with 847 new infringement cases open in 2016 for late transposition, which represents an annual increase of more than 60% and led to 868 open late transposition cases at the end of 2016; strongly regrets the insignificant number of cases referred by the Commission to the Court on the basis of Art. 260.3 whereas it is commonly agreed that financial penalties have decisive impacts on the promptness of Member States to comply with EU law ; requests for the sake of the EU a full and rigorous application of the procedure laid down by Art. 260.3 for non-communication cases respecting the core intention of the European constituent powers to ensure a timely and effective redress mechanism; invites the Commission to make full use of available monitoring and preventive tools such as Commission Transposition and Implementation Plans (TIPs), conformity checking studies, explanatory documents and correlation tables ; invites the Commission and the Council to fully implement the 2016 interinstitutional agreement on better law making1a and the 2011 Joint Political Declaration1b; _________________ 1a OJ L 123 of 12.5.2016 1b OJ 2011/C 369/02

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

2017/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes the unsatisfying level of application of EU law among Member States as illustrated by the high number of complaints sent to the Commission and the important flow of petitions addressed to the European Parliament; welcomes the intention of the Commission as expressed in its communication of December 2016 to increase its use of preventive tools such as package meetings, implementation guidelines, experts groups, specialised networks including the SOLVIT network and to support capacity building in Member States to enforce EU law ;call on the Commission to use the provisions of Art. 197 TFEU for implementing this renewed enforcement policy in full partnership with Member States and the European institutions ; calls on the Commission to improve its handling of petitions addressed by providing timely and in- depth answers ;

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Notes that 95 infringement cases are still open whereas the CJEU has ruled on the failure to comply of the Member States and only 3 of these cases have led the Commission to seize the Court on the basis of Art. 260; considers that it is of the utmost importance to ensure full and timely execution of Courts decisions and when necessary to make full use of the provisions of Art. 279 TFEU to prevent any undermining of EU law and Court's authority ; calls on the Commission to tackle this situation and to report on the progress made to the European Parliament regularly ;

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that, according to Standard Eurobarometer 86, free movement of EU citizens, who can live, work, study and do business anywhere in the EU, is the most positive result of the EU, and a majority of EU citizens favours a common EU policy in areas such as defence, migration and terrorism; recalls that, in order for such policies to be successful, it is paramount that they are implemented in a timely and uniform manner in all Member States; notes with concern that certain Member States are disregarding their obligations with regard to asylum and migration, in particular where relocation of asylum seekers and immigrants is concerned; underlines that the lack of solidarity between some Member states with regard to asylum and migration should be addressed so that all Member States meet their obligations;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the proactive work of the Commission on the application of union law under the Better Regulation Package, and the support offered to Member States through implementation plans for new directives; points out, however, that Member States should live up to their responsibility to enforce the rules they have jointly adopted and avoid the practice of gold plating when implementing EU law to avoid citizens’ confusion on the distinction between EU and national law and citizens’ impression that the EU over legislates.

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency of its enforcement policy in full application of effective and good administration principle ; invites the Commission to systematically communicate its decisions as regard the infringement procedures and its different steps taken by the College of Commissioners and to publish the agenda and the main outcomes of package meetings ; reiterate its call on the Commission to involve petitioners in the EU pilot procedures initiated in relation to their petitions, inter alia to facilitate dialogue between the petitioner and the national authorities concerned ;

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

2017/2273(INI)

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the implementation of measures adopted in the area of asylum and migration, so as to ensure that they comply with the principles enshrined in the CFREU, and to launch the necessary infringement proceedings where relevant ; underlines that the lack of solidarity between some Member states with regard to asylum and migration should be addressed so that all Member States meet their obligations ;

2018/03/02
Committee: JURI

14a. Recognises that the UK withdrawal from the EU will be the first instance in the history of the EU that citizens will have their rights, that have been acquired through the treaties, removed, and highlights the impact this loss of rights will have on citizens on both sides;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Recommends to both the European Union and the UK that the acquired rights of citizens to live, work, have recognition of qualifications, and to own a business are maintained to the fullest possible extent following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. To establish a European public holiday on May 9 in order to reinforce a European feeling of belonging to the European family; and the creation of a single European identity card

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Regrets the existence of cross- border obstacles in civil or social matters, such as family law or pensions, that prevent many citizens from enjoying full EU citizenship

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)

15f. Welcomes the launch of the EU solidarity corps for young European citizens and asks for the initiative to be properly funded and that quality jobs are not replaced by unpaid volunteering;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) as a common framework of action; strongly supports a legislative instrument establishing a framework for the deployment of C-ITS at EU level; calls on the Commission to include urban air and waterborne transport in the C-ITS strategy, focussing on multimodality and the integration of different modes of transport;

2017/12/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines the future importance of air and waterborne urban transport which can render transport more sustainable and efficient and should therefore be incorporated in C-ITS systems;

2017/12/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections and decarbonisation of transport, is necessary;

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates the importance of enabling the full use of the Single European Sky as a crucial step forward for European airspace; underlines that air transport contributes to more than €500bn a year to the European GDP and employs more than 9 million people Europe has a leading aviation industry which is facing new challenges and ever increasing competition; stresses the need for adequate funding to implement the components of Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) in order to ensure the deployment of ATM functionalities;

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates the importance of enabling the full use of the Single European Sky as a crucial step forward for European airspace; stresses the need for adequate funding to implement the components of Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) in order to ensure the deployment of ATM functionalities; and to prepare the ATM to new vehicles such as drones towards a European Digital ATM

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. C~~Highlights that Space contributes to modern transportation via a main satellite navigation program, a support Earth Observation program and telecommunications in rural areas; underlines new promising perspectives in this regards such as autonomous transportation, unmanned vehicles and the use of drones; calls on the Commission to 8. safeguard the continuation and prepare the next generations of the EU flagship space programmes Galileo, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay (EGNOS) and Copernicus; calls for the allocation of the necessary amounts for the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking and the future Joint Technology Initiative as a complement to the FP9 on innovative materials for space equipment to be safeguarded; considers the right Research budget is essential in these sectors to ensure European autonomy in access to Space

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that funding for completing and improving the inland waterway core network integrated in the multimodal network should be safeguarded; underlines further that the harmonised deployment of the River Information Services (RIS) should be brought forward in order to fully enhance seamless cross-border operations;

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the critical role of the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) – Galileo and EGNOS – for the transport system, particularly for safety, including in the aviation, road, railway and maritime transport sectors as well as for the development and exploitation of multi-modal transport systems; highlights the crucial tasks of European GNSS agency (GSA) as regards to Galileo and EGNOS and the important contribution of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in its capacity as the certification authority for EGNOS service provision and in the preparatory actions needed for the oversight of the Galileo performance; believes that it is necessary for GSA to be adequately staffed in order to safeguard smooth functioning and exploitation of the European GNSS programmes;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport, accommodation and tourism services, acknowledg~~ing~~es that~~, with an appropriate regulatory framework in place, it has~~ the collaborative economy has the potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers ~~and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens in the EU~~, to enhance economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens by opening new work opportunities and new models of business; stresses however that appropriate regulatory frameworks need to be put in place, to cover employment, health and safety, disability rights and competition issues that arise from the new models;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Urges the Commission to come up with appropriate measures to tackle the challenges that arise when European consumers are using online platforms headquartered outside the EU, in non- European cultural and regulatory contexts, particularly with regard to data protection, health and safety, taxation and employment laws;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard; eunderlines particularly the risks of unclear employment relations, unfair working conditions and non-compliance with workers' rights; stresses that there is a strong need to clarify the working relationship between workers and collaborative platforms; 3a Emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policy goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, modernisation of all urban and rural infrastructures also linked to public transport services, affordability, accessibility for all users and safety;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride-sharing and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘'non- professional’' vs ‘'professional’' service provision) in EU terminology~~, and~~; believes that all work in the collaborative economy should be classified accordingly, avoiding the spontaneous creation of new hybrid categories for workers; urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly~~; considers the monetary threshold to be~~ , assessing the possibility to extend traditional protectiones a~~dvisable way to make this distinction~~nd social security protections established at national level by the Member States, to all workers in the collaborative economy;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures to reduce the risk and possibility of the occurrence of grey economy activities and tax avoidance in accordance with collaborative economy services, and invites the Commission to facilitate an exchange of best practises between tax authorities and stakeholders with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in the sharing economy; is of the opinion that online platforms already operating in the EU, although headquartered outside of it, could be invited to appear in the extended TAXE II committee of the EP in relation to their tax arrangements;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Lucy ANDERSON, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Lucy ANDERSON, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. CEncourages the Member States and the Commission to support initiatives and actions to favour more research and fact-funding on the development and the impact of the collaborative economy in EU transport policy; calls on the Commission to include representatives of the collaborative economy in stakeholder dialogues and impact assessment procedures.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/0309(COD)

Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Nicola CAPUTO, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) When Member States prepare their risk assessments and their risk management planning, they should take into account the specific risks to wildlife and animals welfare. The European Commission should encourage across Europe the dissemination of information about animals in disasters. Training programmes and courses should be further developed in this regard.

2018/04/12
Committee: ENVI

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS

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

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – point 4 – point a a (new)

(aa) 'vehicle retrofitted to clean vehicle' means a vehicle whose engine has been retrofitted to the standards of a clean vehicle as defined in Article 4 in this Directive.

2018/06/11
Committee: TRAN

2017/0291(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS

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

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3 – introductory part

This Directive shall apply to contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase or retrofitting of road transport vehicles used in public services by:

2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Member States should ensure that the cost of compliance with the minimum procurement targets established in this Directive are not passed on to local authorities and that sufficient financial resources are made available to contracting authorities and contracting entities.

2018/06/11
Committee: TRAN

2017/0291(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or, hire-purchase or retrofitting to clean or zero-emission vehicle standards of road transport vehicles, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light- duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex.

2018/06/11
Committee: TRAN

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase o~~f road transport vehicl~~r retrofitting to clean or zero-emission vehicle standard of road transport vehicles used in public services, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light-duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex. An increase in the number of urban rail vehicles, such as trams and metro trains, in public networks may also be counted towards the achievement of the minimum procurement targets for buses set out in Table 5 in the Annex.

2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/0291(COD)

2. Member State ~~authoritie~~s may apply ~~high~~lower minimum mandates than those referred to in the Annex of this Directive. if, after a thorough evaluation, they expect that the Directive leads to negative consequences, such as a stagnation of the renewal of buses, a reduction of the public transport offer or raising public transport ticket prices. This action shall only be possible after prior approval of the European Commission

2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/0291(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 a (new)

(5a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 5a Financial resources 1. Member States shall make available sufficient funding instruments for the procurement of clean vehicles and the installation of their related infrastructure in their territory. The establishment of the funds shall follow a thorough evaluation of the financial needs of public authorities and contracting entities linked to the procurement targets set at national level. 2. The Union shall make available additional funding instruments to support the uptake of clean vehicles and the installation of their related infrastructure in the Member States."

2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/0290(COD)

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

Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

The evidence may be provided through a transport document fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 6 of Council Regulation No 11, or through other existing transport documents such as the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) transport document, the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways (CMNI) or the Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM) transport document.

2018/05/18
Committee: TRAN

2017/0290(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nicola CAPUTO, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The decision not to initiate an investigation in accordance with paragraph 4 shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons thereof and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall further justify its decision before the competent committees of the European Parliament.

2018/01/24
Committee: TRAN

Jens NILSSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Gabriele PREUSS

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

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

From 1 January 2017, by way of derogation from Articles 3d to 3f and until amendments subsequent to the review referred to in Article 28b have entered into force, aircraft operators shall be issued, each year, the number of allowances that corresponds to the year 2016. From 2021 onwards that number of allowances shall be subject to the application of the linear factor in Article 9 in order to maximise the effort of the Union's contribution to reaching the Paris Agreement.

2017/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2017/0017(COD)

Jens NILSSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Gabriele PREUSS

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

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 b – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the relevant ICAO standards and recommended practices (SARPs), ICAO Council approved recommendations relevant to the global market-based measure or other legal instruments as well as on domestic measures taken by third countries to implement the global market- based measure to be applied to emissions from 2021, and on other relevant international developments.

2017/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2017/0017(COD)

Jens NILSSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Gabriele PREUSS

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

2. The report should consider ways for those ICAO instruments to be implemented in Union law through a revision of this Directive. The report shall also consider the rules applicable in respect of flights within the European Economic Area (EEA) as appropriate. The report shall also take into consideration the ambition and overall environmental integrity of the global market-based measure including the objectives and requirements of the Paris agreement.

2017/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas road transport is responsible for over 70 % of overall greenhouse gas emissions in transport and much of air pollution, and whereas action is mainly needed in this area, while efforts should be intensified in all ~~sector~~modes of transport to reduce emissions;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the shift towards low- emission mobility offers major opportunities for ~~car~~vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and for innovative energy and service providers;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Advises Member States to hasten the implementation of the Single European Sky, as the current fragmentation leads to longer flight times, delays, additional fuel burn and increased CO2 emissions;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide and other pollutant emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that autonomous and connected vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Supports initiatives on mobility management for achieving more efficient and environmentally friendly intermodal and co-modal transport services and smart mobility, which can be key to promoting the shift from car ownership to mobility as a service and towards public transport;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that public transport has a vast potential to reduce traffic volume and its related emissions and calls on the European Commission to foster digitalisation and connectivity of public transport systems in order to remove barriers between transport modes and systems and to incentivise their use;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric and hydrogen vehicle charging of transport modes;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly present its evaluation on the implementation of the directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure1a by Member States and to take action on those Member States who have not yet presented a national strategy; __________________ 1aDIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Encourages the Commission to promote further development of infrastructure for other low and zero emissions technologies such as green hydrogen, synthetic fuels or power to gas;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, hydrogen, natural gas and sustainable advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels would be the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of road transport;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ~~limit~~prioritise European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that ~~contribute to climate action~~address climate change and air quality;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Acknowledges that research programmes such as SESAR, CleanSky, ACARE and EGNOS are necessary to allow continued investment in green and innovative technology and operational improvements;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to include the transport needs of citizens in rural and remote areas into strategies for low emission mobility;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Urges the Commission to come forward with an ambitious proposal for the Combined Transport Directive that better promotes efficient freight transport and encourages the modal shift towards rail and sustainable inland waterways of 30 % by 2030 and 50 % by 2050;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Considers that the EU should fully implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) through the Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), while allowing for 50 % of the journeys to be excluded, provided that the destination is implementing CORSIA through national measures; proposes that the EU ETS should be retained for flights within the European Economic Area (EEA)and calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to work with third countries to enhance capacity-building and ensure the global robustness of the scheme;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Asks the Commission to come forward with a review of the Directive on River Information Services (RIS)21 in 2018 to set an EU-wide legal basis for cross- border data exchange, enabling the comprehensive implementation of cross- border RIS and the digital integration with other modes of transport, including on how to promote the use of RIS for reducing inland waterways emissions; __________________ 21 Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community, OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152-159.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Stresses that looking at the actual market needs, strong support is needed from the EU, national and regional level in order to ensure that a sufficient number of inland ports of the TEN-T core network are equipped with alternative energy infrastructure and publicly accessible refuelling and storage points for inland waterways transports within adequate distances;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Asks the Commission to establish an Innovation and Greening fund supported by the Connecting Europe Facility and Member States in order to step up their efforts to support greening;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)

32c. Asks the Commission to support programmes of real-time emission monitoring, to ensure standardisation of monitoring and to establish a European- wide database;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges the role played by space technologies in making terrestrial, maritime, aerial and space transport smarter, safer, more secure, sustainable and integrated; welcomes the Commission’s communication and believes it can contribute to new transport needs of seamless connectivity, more robust positioning and interoperability;

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission for a fast implementation of the space strategy to allow the transport sector to benefit immediately from improved maritime surveillance, multimodality, passenger experience and parcel delivery; believes that GALILEO, EGNOS and Copernicus can greatly contribute to the proper enforcement of EU transport legislation;

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to continue and extend the Galileo program to ensure the continuous delivery of precise navigation and timing; emphasizes the need to integrate Galileo into all transport modes (air, road, rail, maritime and inland waterways) and ensure the full compatibility with European devices; highlights the importance of Galileo Public Regulated Services (PRS) to support EU Member State government authorities with public safety and emergency services;

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Takes the view that a well implemented space strategy will facilitate the development and increasing use of autonomous and driverless vehicles that are able to relieve growing traffic congestion and reduce road accidents;

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Emphasizes that the accuracy and integrity provided by EGNOS is essential for air, maritime, rail and road navigation; reiterates that EGNOS should be enlarged to achieve at least full-EU coverage; calls on the Commission to ensure that EGNOS is implemented at all European airports.

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Hopes that the space strategy will improve road safety and further implement on-board eCall systems, enabling vehicles in difficulty to be more easily identified via satellite;

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Urges that the Commission implements space-based flight tracking services to permanently and reliably monitor the location of aircrafts and their trajectory part of air traffic management.

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Calls on the Commission to continue and extend the Copernicus infrastructure to ensure the continuous delivery of earth observation services; stresses the importance of the Copernicus program for transport and passenger safety, particularly in the field of ship routing services, the development of urban transport networks and the monitoring of air pollution.

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Supports the proposal of the Commission to aggregate the demand of European institutional customers to ensure an independent, cost effective and reliable access to space; strongly suggests that the Commission becomes a prime institutional customer of the European launcher' sector and investigates means to support European launch infrastructure to ensure that EU space sector can meet the competition from other global actors

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4 f. Supports the Commission's Govsatcom initiative to ensure reliable, secured and cost-effective satellite communication services for European and Member State institutions and infrastructures; emphasises its importance for transport, in particular arctic maritime transportation, air traffic management and the control and command of unmanned flying vehicles.

2017/04/19
Committee: TRAN

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

- whereas millions of Turks and people of Turkish extraction have been living in the EU Member States and contributing to their prosperity for decades,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that 2016 was a difficult year for Turkey’s population as a result of the continuing war in Syria, the high numbers of refugees, a string of heinous terror attacks, and a violent coup attempt in which 248 people were killed; reiterates its strong condemnation of the coup attempt of 15 July and expresses its solidarity with the people of Turkey; recognises the right and the responsibility of the Turkish government to take action in bringing the real perpetrators to justice;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations for both sides; recognises that both Turkey and the EU have gone through their own internal transformation processes since the accession negotiations were opened in 2004; regrets that, owing to a lack of political will on the part of leading governments in the EU, the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent and that, over the years, Turkey’s full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sides; encourages Turkish and European civil society to continue their efforts to ensure that Turkey has a future in the EU; remains committed to cooperating and maintaining an open dialogue with the Turkish Government, in order to address common challenges; recommends that the Council urgently invite the Turkish Government to a summit to discuss the obvious crisis in EU-Turkey relations that we are faced with; is convinced that there should still be a place in the EU for a democratic Turkey which observes the rule of law;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the so-called Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks, and explicitly warns the Turkish Government not to exploit this issue for populist purposes;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Condemns strongly the violations of freedom of expression and the serious infringements of media freedom, including the disproportionate bannings of media sites and social media; notes with concern the closure of around 170 media outlets - including almost all Kurdish-language outlets - and the jailing of more than 150 journalists; recalls that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy and urges the Turkish government to release all unlawfully arrested journalists immediately;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Condemns strongly the violations of freedom of expression and the serious infringements of media freedom, including the disproportionate bannings of media sites and social media; notes with concern the closure of around 170 media outlets - including almost all Kurdish-language outlets - and the jailing of more than 150 journalists; recalls that a free and pluralistic press is ~~an essential component~~the lifeblood of any democracy and urges the Turkish government to release all journalists immediately;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses its serious concern at the continuously deteriorating situation in south-east Turkey, especially in the areas where curfews were imposed, where some 2 000 people were reportedly killed in the context of security operations and an estimated half a million people became displaced in the period from July 2015 to December 2016; notes that local prosecutors have consistently refused to open investigations into the reported killings; is convinced that only a fair political settlement of the Kurdish question can bring sustainable stability and prosperity both to the area and to Turkey as a whole; notes that a series of laws have created an atmosphere of ‘systematic impunity’ for the security forces; ~~regret~~condemns the decision of the Turkish Parliament to waive the immunity of a large number of MPs unconstitutionally, paving the way for the arrests of opposition politicians;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets the ongoing discrimination against religious minorities, including Alevis and Christians; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime and violations of the human rights of ethnic and religious minorities and of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; underlines, furthermore, the economic importance of Turkey as a growth market for the EU; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Union;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that visa liberalisation is of crucial importantce for the Turkish population as well as for the millions of people with Turkish nationality or origins living in the EU and will enhance people- to-people contacts; encourages the Turkish Government to comply with the final outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to temporarily suspend all pre-accession funds if Turkey no longer sufficiently complies with the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society ~~and to invest more in people-to-people~~; stresses that education and youth policy in particular have the potential to improve EU-Turkey relations in the long term and calls on the Commission to invest in exchange programmes between students, such ~~as Erasmus+ for student~~ool pupils, creative workers in the cultural sector and civil society stakeholders;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and local civil society organisations and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long-term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits to all Syrian refugees; calls on Ankara to keep up its patrolling efforts in the Aegean and to implement fully the bilateral readmission agreements signed with Bulgaria and Greece;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines that a settlement of the Cyprus problem would have a positive impact on the entire region, while first and foremost benefiting both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots; praises the leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus for having achieved major progress in the settlement talks; welcomes the exchange of preferred maps, thus far unprecedented, and the first international conference held with the guarantor powers; supports the settlement based on a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; welcomes the intensified engagement by the parties to achieve the settlement of the Cyprus problem; expects Turkey, as one of the guarantor powers, to show active support for the negotiations, and reiterates that Turkey’s commitment and contribution to a comprehensive settlement remain crucial; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow access to all relevant sites and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archives;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas digitalisation creates new opportunities in the transport sector for manufacturers, operators, investors and passengers and is a necessity for the transport industry to ~~remain both~~be competitive ~~and operational~~;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Digitising European Industry, but regrets that, as its focus on the transport sector is limited to connected and automated driving and to drones, it does not address sufficiently all existing challenges; recalls that~~, although connected and automated driving is one of the most exciting digital transformations in the sector,~~ there is potential for digitalisation in all modes of transport, and also throughout the value chain from manufacturers to passengers where results can be expected in the near future;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the digitalisation process has not been beneficial to the same extent throughout the transport sector, which has created a detrimental fragmentation within the internal market both between different modes of transport and within the same mode; believes that developing a coordinated Industrial Digitalisation Strategy (IDS) for the EU could help overcome this fragmentation; stresses that action must be taken at an early stage to prevent possible job losses through digitalisation in the transport sector;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point d

(d) improve competitiveness by fostering the emergence of new players ~~in order to challenge existing monopolies~~;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point f

(f) cut administrative burdens for ~~the~~ small~~est~~ and medium-sized transport operators;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point g

(g) ~~continue safeguarding~~safeguard and maximise passenger rights;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Strongly b~~Believes that, especially in the transport sector, open data ~~remains an essential element~~can be helpful in order to reap the full benefits of the Digital Single Market and regrets that appropriate initiatives to ease the flow of data remain fragmented; stresses that more legal certainty, mainly in terms of ownership and responsibility, is needed.

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Expresses doubts about the additionality of some of the first transport projects selected as they could most probably have been financed without the EFSI; points out that, in line with EU transport policy priorities, intermodal solutions should be particularly eligible;

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2064(INI)

Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Asks for European Added Value to be considered as a major criterion in the selection process and for the EFSI to be in line with EU policy goals, in particular cross-border and intermodal projects and other projects pre-identified in the CEF and other EU flagship initiatives in the field of transport (such as ERTMS and SESAR);

2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the Commission announced an evaluation of the ground handling services Directive in its Communication on an Aviation Strategy for Europe; recalls its strong opposition of the previous Commission's proposal for a revision, which resulted in a formal withdrawal of the proposal by the Commission in December 2014; reiterates its view that a further liberalisation of ground handling services would lead to a deterioration of working conditions at Union airports;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Believ~~Underlines that the European aviation sector ~~can~~ fits into a competitive global environment ~~by further building on and developing its assets; believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model~~; insists that the EU and its Member States take all necessary steps to defend the European aviation industry against unfair competition from third states and ensure a level playing field including respect to universally recognised ILO standards;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation and maintain or regain European leadership of our industry; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law; recognises the importance of non- aeronautical revenue in financing aviation infrastructure, through which European airports are able to provide services and facilities to passengers and ensure air travel remains affordable and accessible;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Acknowledges the substantial costs spent on security measures; stresses that security challenges posed to the aviation sector will only be greater in the future, requiring an immediate~~Stresses that ongoing security challenges posed to the aviation sector will require sufficient and well-trained security personnel, a shift to a more intelligence-based ~~and reactive~~ security system, and an improvement of the security of airports’' facilities so that they can adapt to evolving threats ~~without requiring constant updates~~; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of deepening the one- stop security concept, and ~~of developing a EU pre-check system allowing pre-registered EU travellers to go through a lighter and faster screening~~to tackle emerging threats like cyber-attacks; urges the Member States to commit to share intelligence systematically and to exchange best practices on airport and aviation security ~~systems~~;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2062(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintaining and enhancing decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices ~~contribute to~~is a precondition of the sustainability of the aviation sector; ~~acknowledges the necessity~~calls on the Commission to present concrete proposals in order to bring clarity on the ‘'home base’' criterion and the definition of 'principal place of business', as well as ensuring equal treatment of third-country nationals working on board of EU-registered airplanes, and welcomes the Commission’'s decision to have guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts; insists on the need to fight any forms of social dumping;

2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN

2016/2012(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Lucy ANDERSON, Gabriele PREUSS, Inés AYALA SENDER, Gesine MEISSNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that breastfeeding in public is covered by the directive and shall not be restricted by service providers; welcomes national legislation supporting the right of women to breastfeed in public; strongly encourages Member States to adopt and fully implement legislation preventing discrimination against breastfeeding in public.

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2012(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Lucy ANDERSON, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that providing baby changing facilities in all public toilets and not to be linked to a specific gender would help promote inclusive transport and tourism;

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2012(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Lucy ANDERSON, Gabriele PREUSS, Keith TAYLOR, Inés AYALA SENDER, Gesine MEISSNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that rest stops and facilities must be accessible and safe for all persons regardless of gender expression as this would promote inclusive tourism and could promote an improved gender balance in the transport sector.

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/2012(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Lucy ANDERSON, Gabriele PREUSS, Keith TAYLOR, Inés AYALA SENDER, Gesine MEISSNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses serious concern that cases of sexual harassment often occur on public transport, ~~but are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and underlines the need for a proper definition of liability for such act~~encourages Member States to further address personal safety on public transport both during the daytime and at night, including for vulnerable individuals and in more isolated places and situations.

2016/09/12
Committee: TRAN

2016/0411(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

unless otherwise provided for in an international wet-lease agreement ~~conclud~~signed by the Union based on an existing Air Transport Agreement which has been signed before 1 January 2008, one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

2018/04/04
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Greenhouse gas emissions reductions are of critical importance for the future of our planet; however they should not compete with other environment protection goals nor with improving air quality in general.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that ~~is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets~~focuses on the inclusion of low-income households in order to address energy poverty. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in addition to market revenues.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Nicola CAPUTO, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Gabriele PREUSS, Isabella DE MONTE, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) In particular, increasing technological improvements, incentives for the use and expansion of public transport, the use of energy efficiency technologies and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in the electricity, heating and cooling sectors as well as in the transport sector as well as energy intensive industries (so called sectoral integration) are very effective tools, together with energy efficiency measures, for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Union and the Union's dependence on imported gas and oil.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Peter JAHR, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent and retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies, maintain a stable and transparent policy framework to advertise investment and ensure ~~their~~ financial sustainability.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Peter JAHR, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) Member States' obligations to draft renewable energy action plans and progress reports and the Commission's obligation to report on Member States' progress are essential in order to increase transparency, provide clarity to ~~investors and consume~~consumers and investors and allow for effective monitoring. Regulation [Governance] integrates those obligations in the Energy Union governance system, where planning, reporting and monitoring obligations in the energy and climate fields are streamlined. The transparency platform on renewable energy is also integrated in the broader e- platform established in Regulation [Governance].

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37

(37) Lengthy administrative procedures constitute a major administrative barrier and are costly. The simplification of permit-granting processes, associated with a clear time-limit for the decision to be taken by the respective authorities regarding the construction of the project should stimulate a more efficient handling of procedures thus reducing administrative costs. Establishing shorter time limits for granting projects and improving the notification procedure would improve transparency for permit applicants.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target of at least 2735% share of renewable energy. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 a (new)

(53a) Since energy poverty affects around 11% of the population of the Union, renewable energy policies have an essential role to play in addressing energy poverty and consumer vulnerability;

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 b (new)

(53b) Member States should therefore guarantee to support proactive policies that focus especially on low-income households at risk of energy poverty or in social housing;

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 2735% renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to choose.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Isabella DE MONTE, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) It is necessary to set comprehensive, transparent and unambiguous rules for calculating the share of energy from renewable sources and for defining those sources.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Subject to State aid rules, i~~In order to ~~reach~~fulfil the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed sto as ~~to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets~~sist renewable self- consumes and renewable energy communities, but especially to help low- income households affected by energy poverty and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Peter JAHR, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall avoid any retroactive change to renewable energy support schemes. Therefore Member States shall also ensure legal certainty for consumers and investors to establish a strong and transparent legal framework.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed soto assist renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities, but especially to help low-income households affected by energy poverty as well as to integrate electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenues.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45

(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should ensure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of origin. However, those guarantees of origin should be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for renewable electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin should be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Peter JAHR, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

~~Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules,~~ Member States shall ~~ensur~~guarantee that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to new or existing renewable energy projects are not revised in a retroactive way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects. Member States therefore shall also ensure the improvement of legal certainty for consumers and investors to establish a strong legal framework.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Member States shall ensure that any modification of support schemes is made public at least 12 months before its entry into force and is subject to a transparent and inclusive public consultation process. Any substantial change to an existing support scheme shall include an adequate transitional period before the new support scheme enters into force.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62

(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that fstrong incentives need to be provided to innovate in energies needed for the long-term decarbonisation of transport, such as electro-mobility, advanced biofuels and other alternative renewable fuels. It is also important to keep in mind that all fuels have their benefits and disadvantages, and therefore a diverse mix is necessary. Food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Member States shall guarantee that projects supported receive adequate compensation, when the rights and economics are significantly affected by other regulatory changes which impact energy projects in a discriminatory manner.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) National binding targets have been straightforward measurable indicators against which progress can be measured to assess the effectiveness of the measures included in this Directive.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Isabella DE MONTE, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 71

(71) The production of agricultural raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should respect sustainable production criteria, and should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of biodiverse lands. Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainiability criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests, provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate criteria to define such highly biodiverse grasslands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Peter JAHR, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following ~~thre~~five years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three years, except for the cases set out in Article 16(4a) and (5) and Article 17.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. For installations with an electricity capacity between 50kW and 1MW, the permit granting process shall not exceed a period of one year.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) are entitled to consume their self- generated renewable electricity without it being subject to any charge, fee or tax.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2

2. W~~ithout prejudice to State aid rules, w~~hen designing support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities, especially including communities with low-income households affected by energy poverty.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Nicola CAPUTO, Gabriele PREUSS, Isabella DE MONTE, Lucy ANDERSON

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

(uu a) ‘sectoral integration’ means the integration of the power sector with the transport heating and cooling sector through the usage all carriers of energy e.g. electricity and hydrogen;

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) In order to support Member States~~' ambitious contributions to the Union~~ in reaching their targets, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments in renewable energy projects in those Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 2735%.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The Commission should facilitate the exchange of best practices between the competent national or regional and local authorities or bodies, for instance through regular meetings to find a common approach to promote a higher uptake of cost-efficient renewable energy projects, encourage investments in new, flexible and clean technologies, and set out an adequate strategy to manage the retirement of technologies which do not contribute to the reduction of emissions or deliver sufficient flexibility, based on transparent criteria and reliable market price signals.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Francisco ASSIS, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. Member States' respective ~~contribution~~binding targets to this overall 2030 target shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) ~~Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, r~~Renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost- effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) To create opportunities for reducing the cost of meeting the ~~Union~~ targets laid down in this Directive and to give flexibility to Member States to comply with their obligation not to go below their 2020 national targets after 2020, it is appropriate both to facilitate the consumption in Member States of energy produced from renewable sources in other Member States, and to enable Member States to count energy from renewable sources consumed in other Member States towards their own renewable energy share. For this reason, cooperation mechanisms are required to complement the obligations to open up support to projects located in other Member States. Those mechanisms include statistical transfers, joint projects between Member States or joint support schemes.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Nessa CHILDERS, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28

(28) It should be possible for imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Union to count towards Member States’ ~~renewable energy shares~~targets. In order to guarantee an adequate effect of energy from renewable sources replacing conventional energy in the Union as well as in third countries it is appropriate to ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of such trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered. If, by virtue of a decision taken under the Energy Community Treaty18 to that effect, the contracting parties to that Treaty are bound by the relevant provisions of this Directive, the measures of cooperation between Member States provided for in this Directive should be applicable to them. __________________ 18 OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Nessa CHILDERS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tibor SZANYI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53

(53) With the growing importance of self-consumption of renewable electricity, there is a need for a definition of renewable self-consumers and a regulatory framework which would empower self-consumers to generate, store, consume and sell electricity without facing disproportionate burdens. Collective self-consumption should be allowed ~~in certain cases so that~~for citizens living in apartments who for example can benefit from consumer empowerment to the same extent as households in single family homes.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Miriam DALLI, Seb DANCE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tibor SZANYI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Gabriele PREUSS, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 b (new)

(53b) Member States should therefore actively support policies that focus especially on low-income households at risk of energy poverty or in social housing.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Nicola CAPUTO, Gabriele PREUSS, Isabella DE MONTE, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)

For the calculation of renewable electricity used in road vehicles, only electricity from renewable energy sources shall be taken into account consumed at dedicated charging stations and shall be considered to be three times of their energy content.

2017/06/28
Committee: TRAN

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets a binding ~~Union~~minimum targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030. ~~It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and~~The Union target is to be collectively achieved by Member States through binding national targets. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources and access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, renewable energy communities and their cross-border cooperation, renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title

Union and national binding overall targets for 2030

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

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

(a) deducted from the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the ~~renewable energy share~~compliance with the national target of the Member State making the transfer for the purposes of this Directive; and

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

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

(b) added to the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring ~~the renewable energy share of~~compliance with the national target of the Member State accepting the transfer for the purposes of this Directive .

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) deducted from the amount of electricity or heating or cooling from renewable energy sources that is taken into account, in measuring ~~the renewable energy share~~compliance with the national target of the Member State issuing the letter of notification under paragraph 1; and

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Electricity from renewable energy sources produced in a third country shall be taken into account only for the purposes of measuring compliance with Member States' renewable energy ~~share~~targets if the following conditions are met:

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Gabriele PREUSS, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) shareholders or members are natural persons, regional or local authorities, including municipalities, or SMEs operating in the fields or renewable energy;

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Seb DANCE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2

2. W~~ithout prejudice to State aid rules, when design~~hen designing and amending support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities. Member States shall design and amend support schemes in order to promote, but not to discriminate against renewable energy communities. Member States shall encourage the cross- border cooperation of renewable energy communities.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based ~~fossil~~ fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Jo LEINEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nessa CHILDERS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 6

6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to further specify the methodology referred to in paragraph 3(b) of this Article to determine the share of biofuel resulting from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process, to specify the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emission savings from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and waste-based ~~fossil~~ fuels and to determine minimum greenhouse gas emission savings required for these fuels for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON, Hugues BAYET, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In order to meet the Paris Agreement objectives and long term targets the scope of this Regulation should cover greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets after 2030.

2017/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/0231(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Hugues BAYET, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) In order to comply with Articles 4 and 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Union should make progressively stronger efforts and submit every five years a contribution reflecting its highest possible ambition. Accordingly, this Regulation includes a review clause to establish new targets for scaling up Union's commitments. To ensure that Union target adjustments are in line with the Paris Agreement's global stocktake mechanism, the review should be comprehensive taking into account the best available science.

2017/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/0231(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Hugues BAYET, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Gabriele PREUSS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)

(4b) In order to ensure a comprehensive retching up system in line with the Paris Agreement and taking into account the experience of the European Environmental Agency in promoting the incorporation of European environmental information into international monitoring programmes and providing comprehensive assessment of the state of the environment in Europe, the review clause should be based on a preparatory and independent report from the European Environmental Agency.

2017/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/0231(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Hugues BAYET, Gabriele PREUSS, Lucy ANDERSON, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation lays down obligations on the minimum contributions of Member States to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction ~~commitment of the Union for the period from 2021 to 2030~~to fulfil Union and Member States commitments under the Paris Agreement, rules on determining annual emission allocations and for the evaluation of Member States' progress towards meeting their minimum contributions.

2017/02/07
Committee: TRAN

Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008
Article 13

4. Article 13 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘ 2. A dry lease agreement to which a Community air carrier is a party or a wet lease agreement under which the Community air carrier is the lessee of the wet-leased aircraft operated by a third country operator shall be subject to prior approval in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [XX/XXX reference to this Regulation to be inserted] and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof. ’ (b) the following paragraph 5 is added: ‘ 5. A Community air carrier dry leasing aircraft registered in a third country shall obtain prior approval from the authority competent for its AOC. The competent authority shall grant an approval in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [XX/XXX reference to this Regulation to be inserted] and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof. ’deleted

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Janusz ZEMKE

Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Jörg LEICHTFRIED

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) the use of bio-waste for the production of renewable energy, aiming for 30% allocated to the production of second generation biofuels for aviation.

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) To ensure accountability to European citizens, the EIB, the Chairperson of the EFSI Steering Group and the Managing Director of the EFSI Investment Committee should regularly report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress and impact of the EFSI.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Jörg LEICHTFRIED

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

The Chairperson together with the Managing Director of the Investment Committee, as referred to in Article 3, paragraph 4, shall speak at least once a year in a joint hearing of the Committees in the European Parliament to give a progress report of the EFSI activities.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations : 1.in line with Article 5, 2. In line with the overall objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 as well as the TEN-T annual work programmes 3. with a proven economic, societal and sustainable added value regarding the promotion of jobs, skills, innovation and competiveness in the European Union, which could not have been carried out with existing EU funds and instruments. 4. irrespective of their geographic location.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Gabriele PREUSS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) development of ~~infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure~~transport infrastructure, particularly in industrial centres;

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes the Commission report on the application of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens' initiative of 31.03.2015 and the decision of the European Ombudsman of 04.03.2015 regarding inquiry OI/9/2013/TN and points to the practical experience acquired in many areas since 2012 by the organisers of European citizens’ initiatives;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, in previous resolutions and annual reports prepared by the Committee on Petitions, Parliament pointed out the weaknesses of the existing legal framework and the bureaucratic burdens in the practical running of the ECI owing to a lack of IT support and disparate use in the national administrations; calls for the simplifiedcation and harmonis~~ed personal data requirements and procedures;~~ ation of requirements and procedures for submission of statements of support by dispensing with the collection of personal ID numbers by all Member States, since this has shown itself to be an unnecessary bureaucratic obstacle to the collection of statements of support;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Regrets the lack of clear information from the outset regarding the European citizens’ initiative, resulting in widespread misunderstandings as to the nature thereof and disappointment when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Expresses its concern about the low percentage of successful initiatives and the dramatic decrease in the number of new initiatives; stresses that the European institutions and the Member States must take all necessary steps to promote the ECI and to foster citizens’ confidence in this tool; believes that the instrument ~~still~~ has the potential to engage the public and to promote dialogue among citizens and between citizens and EU institutions; welcomes the fact that some ECIs have managed to have an impact at local level;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that ~~the~~a review of the ECI regulation should be used as an opportunity to ~~enhance awareness of the petitions process,~~ explain the distinction between ECIs and petitions and promote a link between them, via harmonised information on the European institutions’ websites and in their advertisement policies;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;deleted

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the various problems arising, to table as soon as possible a proposal for the revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative, so as to make the instrument simple, clear and user-friendly and enable it to fulfil its potential more effectively in future;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Recalls PETI position that in order to encourage the civic participation of the younger generation in EU affairs on important topics such as jobs, education or the environment there is a need in the context of the ECI to uniformly lower the age limit to 16;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Invites the Commission to examine proposals relating to the creation of a European identity card, which should also meet the requirements of the regulation on the citizens’ initiative for gathering signatures;deleted

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS

Draft opinion
Point 10

~~10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals concerning the establishment of a complete electoral list of its citizens;~~deleted

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)