Activities of Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI
Plenary speeches (6)
Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return (debate)
Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)
The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)
Protecting the EU budget and ensuring that EU funds do not benefit entities or individuals linked to terrorist or Islamist movement (debate)
Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)
Foreign interference and espionage by third country actors in European universities (debate)
Institutional motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
Written questions (3)
Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
Erasmus+ programme and IT tools
EU-Mercosur agreement
Amendments (459)
Amendment 3 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes with concern the Court’s findings with regard to various public procurement procedures, which led to irregular payments; encourages the Centre to continue its efforts in improving its monitoring of contracts and its procurement procedures; recommends the establishment of robust oversight mechanisms and regular training for staff to ensure compliance and mitigate risks;
Amendment 6 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that women arwith concern the underrepresentedation of women in senior and middle management positions as well as ond the management board; urges the Centre to work towards gender balance at all levels of staffimplement a comprehensive gender balance strategy, including measurable targets and proactive recruitment initiatives, to ensure equitable representation at all levels;
Amendment 1 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in 2023, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) launched the midterm review process and published the corresponding report for the European Education Area (EEA) and launched the midterm evaluations for Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe for the 2021-2027 programing period; stresses the importance of addressing challenges identified in these evaluations, particularly administrative burdens and digitalization issues, to improve accessability and efficiency for beneficiaries, in particular for people with fewer opportunities and small-scale organisations; welcomes the work done to ensure the legacy of the European Year of Youth;
Amendment 2 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in 2023, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) launched the midterm review process and published the corresponding report for the European Education Area (EEA) and launched the midterm evaluations for Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe for the 2021-2027 programing period; stresses the importance of addressing challenges identified in these evaluations, particularly administrative burdens and digitalization issues, to improve accessibility and efficiency for beneficiaries; welcomes the work done to ensure the legacy of the European Year of Youth;
Amendment 5 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the international dimension of Erasmus + programme in both candidate as well as countries preparing for future EU membership;
Amendment 10 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the frontloading of EUR 100 million from the 2027 budget of Erasmus+ to the 2023 budget of Erasmus+, which enabled continued support to pupils, students, teachers and qualified staff fleeing from Ukraine, and the extra EUR 20 million awarded to Erasmus+ in 2023 as a result of Parliament’s insistence; underlines that any frontloading of Erasmus + cannot result in cuts for the programme at the end of current MFF;
Amendment 18 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates the importance of ensuring sufficient funds within programmes, especially for small-scale organisations; particularly welcomes the lump sum approach as an effective simplification measure but expresses concerns about the burden of continuous reporting, especially for smaller organisations;
Amendment 20 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Erasmus + Sport Staff Mobility program introduction in 2023 as an initiative promoting grassroots sports; underlines the role of sport as a vital component in promoting health and unity across Europe;
Amendment 22 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Regrets the reduction in the 2023 budget for centralised grants in the European Youth Together and Key Action 2, Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth programs under Erasmus+;
Amendment 27 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the persisting challenges in 2023 with the e-Grant tools for beneficiaries of calls managed by the EACEA; strongly urges the Commission and EACEA to closely follow up on the mitigation measures put in place to ensure a smooth grant preparation and the validation of new beneficiariemphasizes the urgent need for technical improvements and user-centered design to ensure seamless application and reporting processes.;
Amendment 29 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets the low uptake of adult learning and education (ALE) activities, despite their importance in achieving the target of 60% adult participation by 2030; calls on the Commission to reconsider its adult learning strategy in collaboration with National Agencies (NAs) and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the internal control system of the European Schools needs further improvements to meet the recommendation made by the Court of Auditors and the European Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS); demands, in particular, further efforts in closing the remaining recommendations related to the management of extra-budgetary accounts; notes that the gradual entry into force of the new Financial Regulation of the European Schools will implicate major challenges for the governance of the European Schools as the functions of Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer will be centralised and Financial control will become an internal control unit, at the service of the Authorising Officer; considers, in this regard, that the restructuring of the different accounting and control functions must be supported by an adequate administrative system; draws attention to the several challenges that lie ahead of the European Schools, such as the Brexit transition and the worsening of the Schools’ overcrowding situation in Brussels;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas effective military mobility can only be achieved with the full involvement and commitment of all Member States, in a manner consistent with relevant EU-level initiatives, and if it is ensured that all actions taken are compatible with each other and suitable for the aims to be achieved;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the collective security and defence of the EU Member States and their ability to intervene in crises abroad is fundamentally dependent on the ability to move troops and civilian crisis management personnel, materiel and equipment across each other’s territory freely and rapidly; whereas 22 EU Member States are also NATO allies and possess only a single set of armed forces and transport infrastructure; whereas the planned investments in transport infrastructure need to be better harmonised with security and defence needs;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a substantial number of obstacles, physical, legal and regulatory, often make these movements difficult by imposing significant delays, thus threatening to undermine their purpose, especially in crisis situations; whereas the European military exercises carried out as part of NATO in recent years have shown the huge importance of suitable transport infrastructure for the success of military objectives;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the Council’s call for Member States to develop national plans for military mobility by the end of 2019 and to give their implementation high priority; welcomes the other measures agreed in the Council conclusions in the context of the EU Global Strategy of 25 June 2018, and urges the Member States to meet the deadlines set therein; emphasises that successful efforts to foster military mobility would enable Member States to effectively pursue both their national and collective European defence planning and efficient participation in joint exercises, training and CSDP missions and operations and EU military activities under NATO;
Amendment 151 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises in this context that the PESCO project on military mobility could constitute a useful tool for coordinating the efforts of Member States envisaged in the Action Plan, as well as other activities beyond the EU’s immediate competences; believes that this division of labour, accompanied by proper coordination, is vital if the PESCO project is to provide added value; welcomes also the more binding commitments on simplifying cross-border military transport made in the PESCO notification; calls on the Member States to take part actively in the PESCO military mobility project;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RStresses the need to determine the risks identified by all Member States; recognises that the complex nature of these challenges, with different threats affecting different Member States to varying degrees, provides room for agreement on how to deal with the challenges collectively, in a spirit of solidarity;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises, however, that to this date cooperation is still unsatisfactory and is in a developing stage, and much more needs to be done to ensure that the EU and Member States reap the rewards of deep, sustained, long-term cooperation on defence;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation of a dedicated title for defence in the Commission’s MFF proposal, and in particular the establishment of a budget line from which the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility projects will be funded; is of the opinion that these decisions will, most probably, call for a centralized management on defence at Commission level; underlines that funding from that budget line should be exclusively spent for defence purposes without politicization as security is indivisible and should be coherent with the capability and infrastructure needs of Member States and in line with the EU’s aspirations for strategic autonomy; stresses that strategic autonomy means the possibility of independent and collective action and cooperation by the Member States with international and regional partners when this is necessary;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms the importance of developing the necessary military capabilities to deal with the comprehensive security challenges in and around Europe outlined by the EU Global Strategy; recalls that European Union´s Global Strategy encourages the realization of deep defence cooperation; points out that the line between internal and external security is becoming increasingly blurred; stresses that civil sectors such as IT play an increasingly significant role in the protection of EU security;
Amendment 230 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the new EU-NATO declaration adopted at the NATO Summit in Brussels on 12 July 2018; while recognising the tangible results in the implementation of the 74 common actions, believes that further efforts are needed with regard to the practical implementation of the many commitments already made, in particular when dealing with hybrid threats, cyber-security and joint exercises; notes in particular the involvement of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in the implementation of 30 actions;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
- having regard to the 2010/769 Communication of the Commission on Removing cross-border tax obstacles for EU citizens,
Amendment 3 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
- having regard to the COM(2011)712 Communication of the Commission on Double Taxation in the Single Market,
Amendment 4 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 c (new)
Citation 29 c (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Report of the expert group on "Ways to tackle cross-border tax obstacles facing individuals within the EU”,
Amendment 5 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the Davos Declaration of 22 January 2018 on high- quality Baukultur for Europe, in which European Ministers of Culture state that there is an “urgent need […]to develop new approaches to protecting and advancing the cultural values of the European built environment” and for “a holistic, culture-centred approach to the built environment",
Amendment 24 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Europe’s creative and cultural sectors are the EU’s strongest assets, whereas they represent 4.2 % of the EU’s GDP, create 8.4 million jobs, equal to 3.7 % of total employment in the EU, are economically resilient, even in times of crisis, and offer a higher percentage of youth and women employment than other sectors;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas cultural networks are a power tool in forging interpersonal bonds and long-lasting peaceful connections across national borders and therefore, in fostering international cultural relations;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to recognize the importance of the Urban Agenda for the EU and encourage cooperation between member states and cities, amongst other stakeholders in order to stimulate growth, liveability and innovation in the cities of Europe and to identify and successfully tackle social challenges.
Amendment 76 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 80 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to recognize Culture as a “soft power” that enables and empowers its citizens to be responsible leaders of society, having integrity, enthusiasm and empathy.
Amendment 81 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission to enable Europe as a place of responsible citizens who build relationships beyond their own cultures, challenge thinking and encourage innovation, and develop and engage others.
Amendment 82 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission to encourage cultural diversity, integration of migrants and quality of citizenship.
Amendment 83 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls on the Commission to encourage collaborations between culture professionals, educators, engaged citizens and business professionals to stimulate a renewed public interest in culture.
Amendment 84 #
2018/2091(INI)
8g. Calls on the Commission to ensure that cultural networks are supported as a means of collective knowledge, experience and memory, providing an informal exchange of information, stimulate discussion and development of culture to improve further mobility and cooperation possibilities and contribute to an integrated Europe cultural space.
Amendment 85 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce a dedicated action on mobility within Creative Europe, but underlines that this requires an appropriate budget and simplified administrative procedures in order to avoid obstacles, such as those linked to visas and double. Particular action is needed to address the hindrances and obstacles resulting in excessive or double artist taxation;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to consider removing Article 17 of the OECD Model Tax Convention from bilateral tax treaties between EU Member States;, calls upon the Commission, as an intermediate solution, to establish a sector-specific Code of Conduct on Withholding Taxes detailing the options for reducing costs and simplifying procedures by presenting best practice and available exceptions.
Amendment 107 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that according to the 2017 Eurobarometer 36 % of Europeans did not participate in any cultural activity within the previous year and calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to strengthen the links between culture, education, innovation and research;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Agrees that cultural participation and everyday creativity contribute greatly to fostering intercultural dialogue and building healthy societies, however, stresses the necessity of delineating social and artistic work and guaranteeing enough space within the EU funding instruments for appreciating the intrinsic value of artists’ work;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that, despite the EU added value of cultural investment, Creative Europe represents 0.15 % of the overall EU budget, of which only 31 % is earmarked for culture; welcomes the new MFF proposal and the proposed increase in funding as a good first step and calls for a doubling of the budget allocated to the new Creative Europe programme and for making the programme more accessible for smaller organisations;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that culture isand the arts are not mentioned in the majority of policy fields it contributes to in the Commission’s MFF proposal and calls on the Commission, therefore, in collaboration with CCSs, to design holistic and coordinated strategies for mainstreaming culture and the arts in other policy areas;
Amendment 149 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to give particular attention to cultural areas that are endangered because of lack of funding or attention, one such area is that relating to poetry.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with disappointment that the 2019 draft budget for Erasmus+ does notRecalls that Erasmus+ remains a highly valued and hugely popular programme promoting youth learning mobility, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which exceeds the funding available; deeply regrets that the 2019 draft budget for Erasmus+ falls well below Parliament’s expectations, failing to go beyond the programmed figures under the MFF; calls for at leastcurrent MFF, including in providing the remaining available top- up funding for the programme agreed under the MFF revision (around 26 million EUR) to be allocated in 2019; reiterates; calls, therefore, for an increase of 20% of the funding over the draft budget 2019 (DB 2019), across all four Erasmus+ budget lines, in order to cater for current needs, to respond to citizens’ expectations of the programme, and to provide European youth with the future they expect from the EU; reiterates, in that regard, its support for a tripling of Erasmus+ funding in the next MFF and its intention to fight for that increase;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates its concern at the manner in which the European Solidarity Corps was initially set up without a legal base and without a stand-alone budget line; is, furthermore, uncomfortable that the final decision on sources of funding for the Corps - with the exception of the stipulation on Erasmus+ - has been left to the annual budgetary procedure; confirms that it will scrutinise the amending letter from the Commission with great care to ensure that the trilogue agreement is fully respected;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audio- visual and cultural sectors; is pleased to note that the new programme proposal makes provision and insists that funding levels should match the ambitions of the programme; notes, with respect to the MEDIA sub-programme, that, in order to fund all high-quality projects, the budget would need to be increased by some 44%; calls, therefore, for a substantial 22% funding increase over the DB 2019 to tackle low application success rates, to reinforce supporting media pluralism and freedom and media literacy under the cross-sectoral strand; asks, in the meantime, for the budget line on digital content for European cinema operators’ networks and to incorporate - and finance - the successful Preparatory Action on the sub-titling of cultural content without jeopardising the financing of core actions; reiterates that both the Culture sub-programme and the cross-sectoral strand remain chronically underfunded and calls for a funding increase of at least 10% over the DB 2019 on both lines; proposes, with respect to the Culture sub-programme, and audiovisual and other media industries (09 02 05) to be reinforced to boost efforts to tackle fake news through enhanced media literacy work; dditional 3 million EUR funding over the DB 2019 - on top of the 10% increase - to scale up the already successful, but currently limited, trial action on the individual mobility of artists and culture professionals in preparation for the next Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is pleased to note that the new Creative Europe programme proposal makes provision for supporting media pluralism and freedom and media literacy under the cross-sectoral strand; asks, in the meantime, for the budget line on digital content and audio-visual and other media industries (09 02 05) to be reinforced to boost efforts to tackle fake news through enhanced media literacy work and to provide direct support to organisations monitoring and promoting media freedom and pluralism;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to conduct a full-scale review – to be provided to Parliament – of all activities under the ‘multimedia actions’ line to ensure that they deliver on their core aims and that the next MFF strikes the right funding balance across actions; calls for extra funding; calls for an additional 4.2 million EUR in commitment appropriations in 2019 to secure the important work of Euranet Plus for the remainder of the MFF; reiterates that the network’s current ‘hand- to-mouth’ existence is unsustainable, necessitating a long-term solution in the ; notes that the funding aim for Euranext MFFPlus from 2020 onwards is 8.4 million EUR annually;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of Europe for Citizens in enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU and fostering a sense of citizenship; insists that the planned cuts to the programme to fund the revamped European Citizens’ Initiative be reversed; deplores the fact that the legislative proposal for the new European Citizens’ InitiativeCI failed to detail the budgetary impact on Europe for Citizens, thus depriving the legislator of essential information; beyond the restoration of these funds to the budget line, calls for a 10% funding increase over the DB 2019 - based on current MFF programming figures - to provide the minimum necessary increase for a programme that suffers from persistent under-funding and low project success rates, thus frustrating the expectations of applicants;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly acute challenges for the European Schools, especially given the size of the English language section (around 21% of all pupils) and the prevalence of English as a second language (61% of all pupils in the 2016- 2017 school year); believes that important budgetary and educational questions remain to be addressed with regard to the long-term provision of first-class English- language teaching and the continued recognition of the European baccalaureate in the UK, notwithstanding the provisions in article 120 of the draft withdrawal agreement; urges the Commission and the Board of Governors to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its long-term plans to deal with the challenges of Brexit;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the potential of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs) as means to test out measures in Union policy areas and introduce new innovative initiatives that could become long-term Union measures; stresses that a number of PPPAs proposed by the committee in the current parliamentary term have proved hugely successful, paving the way for the design of the new generation of education and culture programmes; regrets that the pre- assessment of PPPAs by the Commission leaves very limited time for opinion-giving committees in the Parliament to address the ratings and comments; regrets, furthermore, that in some instances the ratings and comments provided by the Commission are not entirely objective, and appear to have been influenced by institutional or personal preferences; recalls that failure to enact a PPPA inside the Commission can never be a reason for a low assessment grade;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Committee on Budgets to review the procedure for handling and deciding on Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions, which currently lacks transparency and does not give sufficient space for individual opinion- giving committees to shape the political priorities on PPPAs within their respective policy remits; asks the Committee on Budgets to engage more actively with the individual opinion-giving committees prior to its vote on the PPPA package and to consider how it could devolve more responsibility to the opinion- giving committees – potentially through a non-binding financial envelope for each committee, based on Parliament’s priorities and past spending in the relevant policy area among other criteria - for adopting their own priority PPPAs; suggests that such an approach might help respond to the Commission’s criticism regarding the proliferation of PPPA proposals over recent years by promoting a more focused, priority-based method in committees;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the national security and intelligence agencies of EU Member States and of some third countries cooperate very effectively through the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) and on a bilateral and multilateral basis; whereas the EU has an established complex of structures dealing wholly or in part with terrorism, notably through Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC), EU INTCEN and facilitated by the European Counter- Terrorism Coordinator;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas on 6 July 2017 the Parliament set up a temporary Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR) with the aim of providing Parliament’s view as to the practical and legislative gaps in the current counter-terrorism regime that have allowed the recent terrorist attacks in the EU to occur and making recommendations that would help tackle the terrorist threat at EU level;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas, in order to allow the Parliament to dedicate sufficient attention and the specific efforts necessary for contributing effectively and responding to the challenges posed by terrorism, a standing parliamentary committee responsible for internal security and terrorism should be set up within the Parliament; whereas the setting up of such a standing parliamentary committee will signal the Parliament’s engagement and understanding of the importance of the issues of internal security, international organised crime and terrorism, which are at the forefront of EU citizens’ concerns; whereas it will also reflect the significance of this issue for the Parliament and will mirror the institutional setup in other EU institutions and bodies, such as the creation of a Security Union Task Force and the appointment of a Commissioner for the Security Union within the Commission, the creation of a European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) within Europol, as well as the existence of a Working Party on Terrorism within the Council;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas of 88 legally binding counter-terrorism measures proposed from September 2001 to summer 2013 only a quarter were subject to impact assessments and only three to public consultation1a; whereas this ratio has improved in recent years and the most recent initiatives presented by the Commission in 2017 and 2018 were accompanied by the necessary justification; whereas with the Agenda on Better Regulation adopted in 2015 the Commission has also strengthened its policy on stakeholder consultation; __________________ 1a Study on The European Union’s Policies on Counter-Terrorism: Relevance, Coherence and Effectiveness, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, PE 583.124, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2017/583124/IPOL_STU(201 7)583124_EN.pdf
Amendment 78 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by partly state-sponsored jihadist groups such as Daesh or, Al-Qaeda or Hezbollah; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are also matters of concern;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Amendment 84 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas most terrorist attacks carried out in the EU in 2017 were specified as separatist attacks (137 out of 205) – albeit causing primarily property damage1a;whereas threats from ethno- nationalist separatist extremism emanate from both within and outside EU territory with the PKK being the most prominent example of the latter; whereas Europol’s TESAT 2018 reports that there are currently no EU-wide terrorist networks stimulated by the extremism phenomena described above1b; __________________ 1a Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 45 1b Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 45 ff.
Amendment 85 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas Europol’s TESAT 2018 clearly states that none of the reported activities in any terrorist category have been as lethal and have had such an impact on society as a whole as those committed by jihadist terrorists; __________________ 1a Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 4
Amendment 128 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators, possibly disguised for years or decades, at the same time;
Amendment 160 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
S a. whereas there is a danger that terrorists abuse and exploit the freedom and rule of law offered by the EU liberal democracies as a hideaway from the autocratic regimes in their home countries where terrorist activity might lead to capital punishment;
Amendment 161 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. whereas there are documented cases1a where victims of severe crimes perpetrated by Daesh terrorists on Syrian or Iraqi territory have – while considering themselves safe – met again their tormentors on EU soil where both have asked for protection; __________________ 1a https://www.dw.com/de/jesidin-trifft-in- deutschland-auf-is-peiniger/a-45119776
Amendment 163 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas new forms of terrorism may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction, possibly in connection with new technical equipment such as drones; whereas there is the precedent of a foiled attack involving the highly toxic biological agent ricin; whereas there are cases where Daesh has used or planned to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials, and shared via social media channels possible tactics and methods for attacks and targets;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
T a. whereas multiple cases of trafficking of radiological or nuclear material are annually reported to the Incident and Trafficking database of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), emphasising the latent risk emanating from such substances, particularly with regard to the severity of their potential consequences;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within society; whereas there is a need for a proper education and training aiming at building resilience against populism
Amendment 179 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
U a. whereas interactions between terrorist organisations and organised crime groups, where the capability to cause mass casualties in the civilian population in EU Member States connects with the logistical capacity to enable it, poses significant risks; whereas there is a low level of law enforcement and intelligence reporting and analysis on the nexus between organised crime and terrorism; whereas there is often a lack of investigative and judicial capacities focused on organised crime in many Member States and on the EU level;
Amendment 180 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
U a. whereas there is a big amount of disinformation and untrue stories concerning the terrorist threat disseminated in the European societies that aim at stirring unrest; whereas the disinformation campaigns lead to radicalisation within the Member States;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas several European funds and programmes can be used for projects countering and preventing radicalisation; whereas the EU budget up to 2020 allocates EUR 314 million for anti- radicalisation projects1a; whereas there is no continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of those programmes; __________________ 1a Speech by Commissioner Jourová, in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, at the Conference on Radicalisation in Prisons, in Brussels, Borschette, 27.2.2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-18-1221_en.htm
Amendment 210 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas it is estimated that there are between 50 000 and 70 000 radicalised jihadists in the EU;1a; __________________ 1a Jean Charles Brisard, Centre d’Analyse du Terrorisme, TERR meeting of 9 April 2018
Amendment 257 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (IRU) has made more than 50 000 referrals and on average 87 %1a of the content referred to companies by the IRU has been removed on the basis of voluntary consideration of the compatibility of the referred internet content with their own terms and conditions; __________________ 1a TERR hearing 24 April 2018, testimony by Mr Luigi Soreca, Director for Security, DG Home, European Commission
Amendment 266 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas although major progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, there is a need to scale up the companies’ engagement, particularly given the fact that their countermeasures are often insufficient and inconsistent and the reaction time too slow; whereas the removals are often not complete, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive reporting by companies has to be improved;
Amendment 279 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas, in response to larger companies removing more content and doing so at a greater pace, Daesh is increasingly using new and/or smaller platforms which are less suited to fast removal of terrorist material; whereas this diversification to smaller platforms makes additional technical support essential to enable, for example, the introduction of platform-agnostic automated tools, such as the database of hashes or hashing technology which can identify online terrorist content with a high degree of accuracy; whereas the creation of EU standards for terms of service for the companies by which their performance in introducing those standards could be assessed should be supported;
Amendment 290 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
AK. whereas the internal situation in many prisons have led to radicalisation of the convicted, which is the reason why many prisons have become hothouses of extremism, incubating terrorists; whereas many of those serving prison sentences will soon be released back into their communities and there are few resources to monitor their activities; whereas prison conditions can play a significant role in heightening or lessening risks of radicalisation;
Amendment 307 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas retention of data is an essential part of the investigative process; whereas police and, judicial authorities and intelligence services usually rely heavily on communications data to successfully proceed with their casework; whereas in order for interoperability of information systems to reach its full potential, harmonised data retention regimes across the EU are vital; whereas the necessity of an appropriate data retention regime when it comes to the fight against terrorism was consistently raised during the work of the TERR Committee;
Amendment 309 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL a (new)
Recital AL a (new)
AL a. whereas in the absence of any data retention rules the main negative result will be the unavailability of necessary data, because it might not be stored by communication service providers, particularly if the service providers do not require such data for operational and commercial reasons, and/or disclosed to law enforcement authorities upon lawful request; whereas, if data is not available to the authorised bodies and judges at Member State level due to lack of data retention obligations, executing MLA requests as well as multilateral exchange at EU level will also be impossible and cross-border law-enforcement and judicial cooperation as a whole has been and will be adversely affected;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas the use of encryption by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerable challenge for law enforcement and intelligence services, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence; whereas encryption becomes particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communication;
Amendment 348 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AV a. whereas - in the context of the Information Management strategy (IMS), 6th Action list - there are currently two on-going pilot projects which aim at ensuring interlinking with decentralised systems, namely the ADEP project (Automation of data exchange processes on police records) and project QUEST (“Querying Europol Systems”); where-as such projects help provide real and workable solutions to the problems stemming from the lack of interconnectivity of decentralised information systems and help foster trust and cooperation between the Member States;
Amendment 382 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB a (new)
Recital BB a (new)
BB a. whereas in order to guarantee the CTG’s long-term public acceptance and rapprochement towards the EU security structure, there is a need to enhance its public visibility without limiting the privacy needed for effective intelligence cooperation;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
BD. whereas efficient and systematic cooperation between the Member States and the EU agencies as well as among the agencies in the counter-terrorism field is imperative, especially cooperation between Europol and Eurojust in order to effectively detect, prevent, and investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of a terrorist attack; whereas Eurojust has appointed a specialised counter-terrorism prosecutor to make the bridge with the ECTC at Europol to increase cooperation and information exchange between the two agencies;
Amendment 400 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
BG. whereas several EU instruments such as Decision 2005/671/JHA, the CT Directive and the Europol regulation require Member States to share information on terrorism with the relevant agencies; whereas increased information sharing with Europol and Eurojust on a regular basis and in a timely and systematic manner, including contextual information, facilitates their work in detecting links between cases and providing an overview of challenges and best practice related to investigations, prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences; whereas information shared with Eurojust has increased over the past years, but differences continue to exist between the Member States in relation to the amount, type and scope of the information shared, which may result in fragmented information available1a; __________________ 1a While only 14 terrorism cases were referred to Eurojust in 2014, the number of cases dealt by Eurojust from 2014-2018 reached 263 with a total of 61 coordination meetings in 75 terrorism cases, 2 coordination centres and 14 cases with JITs supported by Eurojust
Amendment 403 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG a (new)
Recital BG a (new)
BG a. whereas the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, to be established on the basis of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1339, shall have the important task of investigating and prosecuting criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union, its establishment and the allocation of financial resources to this new body should not negatively impact the abilities of existing structures, such as Eurojust, to facilitate the efforts of the Member States in the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 405 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG b (new)
Recital BG b (new)
BG b. whereas CEPOL substantially contributes to CT training for law enforcement officials of the Member States and in priority third countries;
Amendment 410 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BJ
Recital BJ
BJ. whereas joint investigation teams (JITs) facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions in cases with a cross-border dimension and allow for real-time exchange of information/evidence; whereas the practical benefits resulting from the use of JITs include improved information exchange, exchange of best practices, enhanced collection of evidence and mutual recognition of the actions carried out by the parties; whereas JITs require appropriate funding to work effectively;
Amendment 415 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK
Recital BK
BK. whereas close cooperation withby online service providers (OSPs) is necessary when it comes to securing and obtaining electronic evidence, given its importance for investigating terrorist offences;
Amendment 454 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas battlefield evidence is often essential to identify potential foreign terrorist fighters and needs to be included in the relevant databases in order to reach border guards in real time and to be shared with investigators and prosecutors for investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 496 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA
Recital CA
CA. whereas cyber-attacks on electronic services or through interconnected systems are a key component of hybrid threats; whereas an increasing number of cyber- attacks have, or can have, kinetic effects on critical infrastructure; whereas there is a need to increase readiness to counter cyber threats;
Amendment 499 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CB
Recital CB
CB. whereas the Commission Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy and the evaluation study of Directive 2008/114/EC indicate that: the threat to critical infrastructures is likely to continue to rise, that there is a need to enhance preparation and response capabilities and to revise Directive 2008/114/EC, and that there is an interest in targeting transport infrastructures; whereas a better framework is needed to improve rail security and to address the issue of protection of public areas of transport infrastructures, such as airports and, ports and maritime transport, as well as railway stations;
Amendment 504 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CE
Recital CE
CE. whereas the private sector should be involved in the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets, particularly in the cyber-domain;
Amendment 508 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CE a (new)
Recital CE a (new)
CE a. whereas private security services play a significant role in ensuring resilient security chains, public procurement of their services should therefore be subject to particular quality criteria, with regard to aspects such as training, vetting and screening of personnel, quality control and compliance assurance, implementation of technological developments and contract management;
Amendment 510 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CG
Recital CG
CG. whereas the Commission, in its communication on the new Multiannual Financial Framework, proposes to significantly increase EU funding for security and defence, includingwhich is projected to reach 27,5 billion euro, including 2,5 billion on internal security;
Amendment 514 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CH a (new)
Recital CH a (new)
CH a. whereas vehicle rental companies lack the ability to exchange information such as booking or reservation data with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of cross-checks against official watch-lists and police databases;
Amendment 515 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CI
Recital CI
CI. whereas in 2015 and 2016, explosives were used in 40 % of the terrorist attacks committed in the EU;1a; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2017, p. 10
Amendment 517 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CJ
Recital CJ
CJ. whereas the explosive used in most of the attacks was triacetone triperoxide (TATP)1a, a home-made explosive that remains the explosive of choice for terrorists; whereas TATP can be quite easily manufactured using only a few substances; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2017, p. 15
Amendment 527 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP
Recital CP
CP. whereas according to Europol’s Te- Sat 2018 report, firearms were used in 41 % of all attacks, a slight increase compared to 2016 (38 %);1a; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2018, p. 9
Amendment 558 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX
Recital CX
CX. whereas the EU is cooperating with third countries in the area of counter- terrorism in a variety of ways; whereas a number of EU instruments can be used to finance CT programmes abroad; whereas the EU has deployed a network of CT experts within EU delegations; whereas EU agencies such as Europol, Eurojust and CEPOL are also cooperating with third countries in the area of counter-terrorism, through strategic and operational agreements for example;
Amendment 571 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
Recital CZ
CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6more than 65200 people were direct victims of terrorism across Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injuredthe EU, with around 700 murdered; whereas there is a lack of harmonised figures on the exact amount of victims; whereas prior to 20014 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then the vast majority were as a result of Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 574 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DA
Recital DA
DA. whereas deaths caused by terrorist attacks destroy families and leave a legacy of irrevocable sadness, and many of the injured survivors of terrorist attacks suffer from disabilities, disfiguring and life- changing loss of senselimbs and limbpsychological problems and their plight impacts heavily on close family, while too often once the media spotlight has passed, the long-term needs of the victims are neglected;
Amendment 592 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DE a (new)
Recital DE a (new)
DE a. whereas Eurojust has been facilitating the execution of MLA requests for coordinating and granting assistance in the exercise of rights of victims of terrorism, considering the different rights and roles of foreign victims in their national legal systems;
Amendment 599 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF
Recital DF
DF. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute the most serious violation of these universal values and principles; whereas there are religious practices throughout the EU that fundamentally oppose EU values;
Amendment 602 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF a (new)
Recital DF a (new)
DF a. whereas all measures in the fight against terrorism should as little as possible affect the innocent and uninvolved general population; whereas it is crucial that CT investigations adhere to high standards of professionalism with all applied measures being targeted and proportionate;
Amendment 605 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG
Recital DG
DG. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas the rights of victims of terrorism should play a more prominent role in the public discourse but particularly when it comes to asserting those rights; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other;
Amendment 608 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG a (new)
Recital DG a (new)
DG a. whereas law enforcement and judicial personnel are at the forefront in CT-operations; whereas there are multiple documented cases where police and judicial officials and their families were particularly targeted and threatened by violent extremists, partly culminating into violent physical attacks right up to homicides; whereas political and public support towards law enforcement and judicial personnel who safeguard fundamental rights in CT investigations by risking life and limb, is of utmost importance;
Amendment 640 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation through existing European agencies, specialised EU services and Member States’ security and justice institutions;
Amendment 654 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the setting up within the European Parliament of a standing parliamentary committee responsible for matters relating to internal security and terrorism and dealing with particularly sensitive information;
Amendment 664 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to further strengthen and support the ATLAS network of civilian anti-terror special operation units of the EU Member States;
Amendment 679 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returnees, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returnees via Europol and intelligence assessments on that topic with EU INTCEN; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees;
Amendment 688 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon; encourages Member States to cooperate with the ICRC as they possess particular access and expertise in this field;
Amendment 693 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal that precludes convicted terrorist offenders as well as persons where there is clear evidence that they pose a severe threat to public security from applying for asylum or other forms of international protection throughout the European Union;
Amendment 702 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to establish regional – if applicable cross-border – stockpiling centres to ensure comprehensive availability of medical countermeasures including vaccines following the dual-use principle, and to use the Joint Procurement Mechanism to avoid parallel uncoordinated efforts;
Amendment 703 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on Member States to create or strengthen specialised laboratories; asks the Commission and Parliament to fund and support relevant cross-border research activities;
Amendment 704 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to strengthen EU CBRN preparedness and response through cross-sectorial exercises for law enforcement, civil protection health structures and, where relevant, borders and customs within the existing financial instruments and operational tools, in particular the Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, CEPOL and the ISF-Police;
Amendment 706 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to set common standards for vetting procedures at vulnerable institutions such as nuclear power plants or specialised laboratories;
Amendment 708 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Encourages Member States to make more use of technical detection systems of CBRN substances particularly at large-scale public events and calls on the Commission and the European Parliament to make further European funding available for comprehensive acquisitions of such systems;
Amendment 709 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Welcomes the approval of a regulation on civil aviation safety and the mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008; calls on the Commission to take into account security aspects for forthcoming delegated and implementing rules on drones and drones operations, including regularly updated risk assessments; mandatory registration, electronic identification and geofencing in all drones categories; and mandatory security licenses and trainings for operators of security and inspection missions;
Amendment 711 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Notes the increased cyber threat and underlines the importance to step up cyber security efforts also in the CT field;
Amendment 721 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; is concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, with inadequate sentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to emphasise strongly the need to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders; encourages the Member States to consult such changes on the intergovernmental level;
Amendment 727 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of sexual and other severe violence perpetrated by Daesh terrorists outside of the EU are safe and without fear in the EU; calls on Member States to bring such cases to court, even if the crimes have been committed outside of the EU and involve the victims as valuable witnesses in the court proceedings;
Amendment 770 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on Eurojust to continue its work in monitoring the jurisprudence in Member States as regards radicalisation leading to terrorism, including the use of alternatives to prosecution and detention, and to report regularly in its Terrorism Conviction Monitor (TCM); to this end, calls on the Member States to transmit to Eurojust all relevant information on prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences which affect or may affect two or more Member States;
Amendment 794 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of chaplains and to consistently blacklist any hate preachers; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical chaplains; encourages Member States to create a common list of criteria and standards against which those chaplains could be screened;
Amendment 805 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplains in the EU under transparent scrutiny, with only accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU valuesprofessorships whose incumbents fully respect EU values such as religious freedom, gender equality and the rule of secular law and revoking teaching permissions in case of misdemeanour; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant withpromote EU values;
Amendment 821 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests the creation of a European Islamic Institute and Research Centre where scholars could conduct research on compatibilities between elements of practice of the Muslim religion and European values, andthat clearly respects the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the legal framework of the Union, which could be called on to constitute a trusted advisory board for EU institutions and Member States;
Amendment 840 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees; calls on Member States to ban funding from third countries that oppose the EU’s fundamental values of democracy, pluralism, tolerance, and equality between men and women;
Amendment 848 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts, particularly the content produced or spread by groups and individuals sanctioned by the European Union or United Nations Organisation; asks for such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unit;
Amendment 866 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that Member States have to ensure that all educational institutions provide education in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights, through checks on curricula, regular inspections and sanctions for non- compliance and that religious zealots must not get access to schools;
Amendment 890 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content and to prevent the upload or streaming of such content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully and permanently within one hour from upload and to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non- compliance;
Amendment 909 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation of an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist and extremist content online; and asks companies to increase their capabilities to receive, review, and respond to flagged content;
Amendment 921 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for involvement of social media and audiovisual companies, including public broadcasters, in developing and disseminating effective counter-narratives, also with the inclusion of victims and to ensure that search engines place counter-narratives prominently;
Amendment 944 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Encourages the Member States to take stock of trainings developed with the use of EU funds by European Confederation for Probation (CEP), EuroPris and the European Prison Training Academy (EPTA);
Amendment 947 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Urges the Member States to guarantee safety, physical and psychological integrity of staff in prisons, to provide them with regular psychological counselling so that they do not become radicalised themselves and to develop and update official protocols of how to deal with radicalised prisoners;
Amendment 961 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices on risk assessment methodologies of radicalised inmates developed by different Member States; calls on Member States to obligatorily assess radicalised inmates prior to their release and to develop effective post- release parole requirements for those likely to threaten public security such as daily reporting obligations to law enforcement and social authorities as well as prohibitions to utilise mobile phones or to contact certain people; calls on Member States to ensure that breaches of such obligations immediately terminate probation; reiterates that persons that have proven to be threats to public security and that have been convicted before must accept restrictions in their civil rights to protect the general population;
Amendment 978 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Deplores the insufficient character of the security research being conducted, and calls for a specific programme on security research to be established in the next MFF; calls for a more proactive definition of the needs (i.e. strengthening ENLETS which is defining technological needs for law enforcement); calls to support pilot projects an artificial intelligence and blockchain (remittances); calls for active involvement of the EU agencies such as Europol, CEPOL and EBCGA in EU security research projects; calls on the Member States to regularly organise foresight exercises looking into future threat scenarios; supports the continued funding by the Commission of the establishment of modernised databases and the provision of up-to-date technical equipment and training of staff, and calls for a more ambitious approach in this respect;
Amendment 988 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges Member States to adopt the approach of ‘information sharing by default’ when it comes to sharing CT- related information with other Member States and relevant EU agencies and bodies, thus exchanging such information as a rule, and refraining from such exchange only in specific cases where circumstances require that it be withheld;
Amendment 1003 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Regrets the current existence of 28 different legal regimes for data retention, which is counter-productive for cooperation and information exchange; urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on data retention, in line with the requirements stemming from the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, while taking into account the neednotes the need to find a balance between security and data protection concerns in data retention legislation considering the imminent threat situation; urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on data retention, taking into account the needs of the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field as well as the jurisdiction of the CJEU by i.a. addressing new forms of communication such as over-the-top (OTT) messaging, establishing strong safeguards on the storing of data by the service providers as well as ofn the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field; access side to data for criminal investigations, pseudonymisation opportunities, determining data categories that are particularly relevant for effectively combating terrorism and serious crime, providing for specifically trained and supervised staff dealing with data access or introducing periodic threat- assessments as a basis for retention periods;
Amendment 1016 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the co-legislators to ensure that intelligence services continue to have legitimate access to SIS under the reformed legal regime to avoid new security and information exchange gaps;
Amendment 1031 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on Member States to ensure access to VIS for law enforcement authorities as well as intelligence services involved in CT operations and for a simplified procedure for such access;
Amendment 1078 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Stresses the need for continuous training to ensure the knowledge sharing and awareness of the necessary requirements in terms of system usage and the steps necessary to ensure the quality of the data-input.
Amendment 1110 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Calls on the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to increase support to the CTJLT, including special funding;
Amendment 1113 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Calls for the establishment of a CTG-“Envoy”, who can serve as a public representative in the relations between the CTG and the relevant EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 1114 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56 b. Asks Member States to schedule regular exchange meetings between judges and representatives from the intelligence/law enforcement community to share knowledge about situational, investigatory or technical developments in the counter terrorism field, enabling the judiciary to receive the full picture relevant for their jurisdiction and further training; suggests to the CJEU to schedule such a meeting on a regular basis with the heads of the EU Members States’ CT police forces;
Amendment 1115 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Calls on Member States and European stakeholders to continue existing operational capabilities and enhance maximum effective cooperation in the fields of counter-terrorism and internal security; encourages Member States to actions aiming at creation of a custom to exchange information and cooperation, particularly in the context of terrorist threat;
Amendment 1164 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Calls for the creation of a comprehensive case-management system at Eurojust for all CT-related matters, comparable toin order to fulfil its tasks at judicial level in close cooperation with ECTC at Europol;
Amendment 1172 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67 a. Calls for enhanced funding and staffing for Eurojust, considering its continuously increasing responsibilities and vital role in strengthening cross- border cooperation and coordination and in supporting the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 1176 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67 b. Stresses the need for increased funding to CEPOL and to step up the development and delivery of innovative cyber related training;
Amendment 1181 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls on Member States to make full use of the expertise and tools offered by Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN), in particular in providing practical and legal information and support when it comes to MLA requests and assistance with mutual recognition requests, coordination of investigations and prosecutions, decisions on best placed jurisdiction to prosecute, or coordination of asset seizures and confiscations;
Amendment 1191 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of a legislative proposal that obliges service providers present on the EU market to cooperate for example by installing an adjusted version of an application on the devices of terror suspects, which enables designated authorities to access encrypted communication;
Amendment 1196 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls for the swift adoption before the end of the current Parliament of the Commission proposals for a regulation and directive aimed at improving cross-border access to electronic evidence; requests online service providers (OSPs) to provide single points of contact for law enforcement/judiciary requests;
Amendment 1238 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79 a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly ensure that EBCGA reaches a standing corps of around 10,000 border guards1a; __________________ 1a http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_MEMO-18-3621_en.htm
Amendment 1257 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Member States, FrontexEBCGA and Europol to establish a European Targeting Centre within Frontex that constitutes a joint venture with the national authorities and Europol; believes this centre should assist with the advance identification of travellers who pose a threat to the security of the EU and should function as a ‘round-the-clock’ service for national border guards when there are doubts regarding certain individuals; recommends the use of sophisticated software to increase the effectiveness of targeting and cooperation with international partners in this area;
Amendment 1263 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Welcomes Europol’s participation in the law enforcement cell of the US-led Operation Gallant Phoenix (OGP) in Jordan, whereby it processes information obtained from the battlefield and exchanges it through established channels and procedures with Member States’ law enforcement authorities via the Europol National Units; calls for full access of Europol at OGP;
Amendment 1267 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Encourages all relevant actors to enter battlefielddevelop approaches allowing to transmit and share battlefield information with necessary safeguards such as source protection and to enter this information, systematically and without delay, in the relevant databases so as to enable the immediate identification of foreign terrorist fighters when they try to cross the external borders; as well as to share this information for investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 1312 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95
Paragraph 95
Amendment 1313 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
Amendment 1315 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 a (new)
Paragraph 96 a (new)
96 a. Calls on the European Commission to propose legislation for a robust tracing system for artworks and antiques entering the EU market, especially for items originating from conflict-affected and high-risk countries as listed by the Commission, as well as from organisations, groups or individuals included in the EU terror list; believes that this initiative should be supported by the creation of a standardised permit, without which trading of these items would be illicit, by the creation of a passport for the export of each item; believes that digital tools allowing to check the authenticity of the documents should be developed; notes that a comprehensive register of antiquities for sale should be systematically held up to date by art dealers;
Amendment 1317 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 b (new)
Paragraph 96 b (new)
96 b. Calls on the Member States to make it mandatory for companies involved in art dealing to declare all suspicious transactions, and to make the owners of companies dealing in art and antiques who become involved in the trafficking of such goods subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, including criminal penalties where necessary;
Amendment 1318 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 c (new)
Paragraph 96 c (new)
96 c. Calls on the Member States to cooperate more with Europol AP FURTUM and, as requested by UNSC 2347, to provide customs and law enforcement with dedicated personnel, as well as public prosecutors, with effective tools and adequate training through cooperation with the WCO and INTERPOL
Amendment 1320 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with Member States and international partners, ways of better monitoring financial flows and identifying users of electronic wallets and prepaid cards, crowdfunding platforms and online and mobile payment systems in relevant investigations; calls for a focus on virtual currencies and fintech and calls to explore the possibility to extend sanctions also to crowdfunding on social media for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 1345 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99 a. Calls for the swift adoption of the draft directive on access by law enforcement authorities to financial information and exchange of information between FIUs;
Amendment 1363 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
Paragraph 107
107. Recommends that the private sector be involved when devising programmes for the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets, particularly in the context of cyber-security, and highlights the need to develop public-private dialogues to this effect;
Amendment 1366 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107 a (new)
Paragraph 107 a (new)
107 a. Calls on the Commission to propose a European Certification Initiative for private security companies, aiming to specify requirements and conditions under which private security companies shall be able to operate within Critical Infrastructure environment;
Amendment 1377 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
110. Believes that a system must be set up for car rental agencies to check the identity of clients against police databases, showing only a red or green flagwithout granting them any kind of access;
Amendment 1497 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and security, which necessitates robust mandates for all public bodies involved in the fight against terrorism as well as a high degree of public support for these authorities;
Amendment 1504 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136 a. Calls on the Member States to resource their public bodies involved in CT operations with all technical, financial, educational and legal means necessary to protect themselves against violent extremists in fulfilling their duties;
Amendment 1511 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137 a (new)
Paragraph 137 a (new)
137 a. Calls on the Member States to strictly stop by all legal means available any religious or political practice that constraints fundamental rights, leads to oppression, incites to sexual violence and other serious violent crime or promotes extremism as such practices are not covered by religious freedom or freedom of opinion; expects Member States to adopt unequivocal legal frameworks that preclude judges from granting “cultural rebates” when dealing with serious acts of violence and even torture and murder;
Amendment 1516 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 139
Paragraph 139
139. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the necessary data protection safeguards are in place, including appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal data; urges the Member States to provide clear rules as to who can access which data in the systems, to maintain records of consultation and disclosure, and to provide for rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction, as well as rights to compensation and judicial redress; calls on the Commission and the EDPS to further develop innovative privacy by design solutions;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Erasmus+ funding levels are now reaching their peak for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); calls for the remaining top-up funding for the programme under the MFF revision to be allocated in 2019; reiterates its call for substantial additional funding for Erasmus+ in next year’s budget and in the next MFF, given the popularity of the programme and its capacity to build a European sense of belonging and enhance job prospects;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audiovisual and cultural sectors; insists that funding levels match the ambitions of the programme; reaffirms in this context its alarm at the chronically low project success rates under the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme; stresses that low success rates cause frustration among applicants and are symptomatic of inadequate levels of financing, which does not correspond to the ambitious goals of the programmes; considers that reinforcement of the cross-sectoral strand of the Creative Europe programme will enable the Commission to scale up efforts to tackle fake news, both through enhanced media literacy work and by fostering sectoral dialogue;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of Europe for Citizens in enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU and fostering a sense of citizenship; reaffirms its commitment to proper funding levels for the programme; in this context, draws attention also to the key role played by civil society organisations in the EU and the need to provide them with targeted financial support;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) must make a substantial financial contribution to investment in education, training and research, and that appropriate support should be given to the cultural and creative sectors; stresses that tailored, sector-specific support is essential to ensure that the cultural and creative sector benefits from EFSI loans;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the key role of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) in combating youth unemployment; stresses the need for YEI funding which adequately matches the goals, and for enhanced synergies between the YEI, the European Social Fund and Member States’ national budgets;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the efforts made in recent years by the EU institutions to tackle the problem of payment backlogs; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries and late payments jeopardise the full implementation of the programmes by the Commission; points out that an increase in commitment appropriations must be accompanied by a corresponding increase in appropriations for timely payments;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Points to the potential of pilot projects and preparatory actions as means of testing out measures in EU policy areas and introducing new innovative initiatives that might become long-term EU measures;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has the right to adopt policies on trade in cultural and audiovisual services with the aim of protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions; whereas these other provisions include the common commercial policy as defined in Article 207 of the TFEU;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe has a rich variety of traditions and strong cultural and creative industries, and whereas the promotion of cultural diversity must remain a guiding principle just as it has been in other EU trade agreements;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the cultural and creative industries contribute approximately 2.6 % of the EU’s GDP, with a higher growth rate than the rest of the economy; whereas the development of trade in cultural and creative industry goods and services will constitute an important driver of economic growth and job creation in Europe;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that culture and education policies are key to ensuring resilience, fair distribution of wealth and competitiveness, and can provide the skills required to face globalisation; encourages the strengthening of quality networks of universities, schools and museums fostering mutual learning and the promotion of global and comprehensive citizenship;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission and Member States to promote and develop tailor-made high-quality mobility and scientific cooperation schemes to enable international collaboration and knowledge exchange; asks the Commission and Member States to promote further education and training together with funding for research as the tool through which globalisation can work more effectively and the best means to remove barriers;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can best be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries; whereas cyber defence does not distinguish between military and civilian tasks, and therefore requires synergies between civil and military specialists in order to undertake it;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is an urgent need to strengthen capabilities in the field of cyber defence due to the lack of a timely response to the changing cyber security landscape; whereas rapid response and adequate preparedness are key elements in ensuring security in this area;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while cyber defence remains a core competence of the Member States, the EU has a vital role to play in ensuring that these new endeavours are closely coordinated from the start to avoid the inefficiencies that mark many traditional defence efforts; whereas a substantial cyber defence capability is a necessary part of the development of the European Defence Union; whereas we are facing a permanent shortage of highly qualified cyber defence specialists;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU and NATO have agreed to a broad agenda of cooperation in the EU-NATO Joint Declaration of 8 July 2016; whereas in 2014, NATO established cyber security as part of the Alliance's core collective defence activities, and in 2016 it identified cyberspace as an operational domain alongside land, air and sea;
Amendment 149 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly emphasises, therefore, that, in the framework of the emerging European Defence Union, cyber defence capabilities of Member States should be closely integrated from the start to ensure maximum efficiency; urges, therefore, the Member States to cooperate closely in the development of their respective cyber commands; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to create additional common platforms for the exchange of experience and expertise in specific cyber fields;
Amendment 169 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that planning a successful CSDP mission or operation requires substantial cyber defence expertise, both at operational headquarters and within the mission itself, to conduct a thorough threat assessment and provide adequate protection in the field; calls on the EEAS, and on the Member States providing headquarters for CSDP operations, to strengthen their cyber defence expertise to ensure the safety of the EU’s missions;
Amendment 196 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the implementation – by eleven member states (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden) of the Cyber Ranges Federation project – of the first of four cyber defence projects launched under the EDA Pooling and Sharing agenda; calls on the other Member States to join this initiative; calls on the Member States to promote greater mutual availability of virtual cyber defence training and cyber ranges;
Amendment 199 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that such initiatives contribute to improving the quality of education in the cyber defence field at EU level, in particular through the creation of wide-ranging technical platforms and the establishment of a community of EU experts; stresses the need to identify weaknesses in the computer systems of both the Member States and the EU institutions; recognises that human error is one of the most frequently identified weaknesses in cybersecurity systems and therefore calls for regular training of both military and civilian personnel working for EU institutions;
Amendment 252 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the relevance of the Tallinn Manual 2.0 in this context as an excellent basis for a debate on how international law applies to cyberspace; notes that it is now time forcalls on the Member States to start analysing and applying what the experts have stated in the Tallinn Manual;
Amendment 265 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensive EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace; notes that a large proportion of cyber-attacks against states originate from private actors, and therefore calls for an analysis of the possibilities for legal action against such actors;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognisegrets that, owing to difficulties in enforcement, bilateral agreements between states do not always bring expected results; considers, therefore, that building coalitions within groups of like- minded countries willing to generate consensus constitutes an effective way to complement multilateral efforts;
Amendment 292 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls theStrongly emphasises the crucial importance of R&D, in particular in the light of the high-level security requirements in the defence market; urges the EU and the Member States to give more practical support to the EU cyber- security industry, in particular SMEs and start-ups (key sources of innovative solutions in the area of cyber defence), and to promote closer cooperation with university research organisations and large players with a view to reducing dependencies on cyber security products form external sources and to creating a strategic supply chain inside the EU; notes, in this context, the valuable contribution that can be made by the future EDF and other instruments under the MFF;
Amendment 301 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the protection of civilian critical infrastructure assets is becoming a vital defence task that shouldmust form part of the remit of national cyber commands; stresses that this will require a level of trust, and the closest possible cooperation, between military actors and the affected industries, and urges all stakeholders to take this into account in their planning processes;
Amendment 324 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the need toCalls for the mainstreaming of cyber defence into external action and common foreign and security policy, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence between the Member States, the EU institutions, NATO, the United States and other credible partners;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, the Union shall pursue consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and its other policies, as well as it shall work for a high degree of cooperation in all fields of international relations, including its cultural dimension. The wide array of actions enabled by this Regulation should contribute to the objectives set out in that Article of the Treaty.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The primary objective of Union’s development cooperation policy, as laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. The Union’s development cooperation policy also contributes to the objectives of the Union’s external action, in particular to foster the sustainable economic, social cultural, educational and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty, as set out in Article 21(2)(d) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The global context for action is the pursuit of a rules-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change57 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda58 is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. With the Sustainable Development Goals at its core, the 2030 Agenda is a transformative framework to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development globally. It is universal in scope, providing a comprehensive shared framework for action that applies to the Union, to its Member States and to its partners. It balances the economic, social, cultural, educational and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, recognising the essential interlinkages between its goals and targets. The 2030 Agenda aims to leave no one behind. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda will be closely coordinated with the Union’s other relevant international commitments. Actions undertaken by this Regulation should pay particular attention to interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals and to integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. _________________ 57 Signed in New York on 22 April 2016. 58 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313).
Amendment 34 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The implementation of this Regulation should be guided by the five priorities established in the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (the ‘Global Strategy’)59 , presented on 19 June 2016, which represents the Union’s vision and the framework for united and responsible external engagement in partnership with others, to advance its values and interests. The Union should enhance partnerships, promote policy dialogue and collective responses to challenges of global concern. Its action should support the Union’s interests and values in all its aspects, including preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international security, fighting root causes of irregular migration and assisting populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters, fostering inclusive and equitable quality education, supporting trade policy, economic and cultural diplomacy and economic cooperation, promoting digital solutions and technologies, and fostering the international dimension of Union’s policies. In promoting its interests, the Union should comply with, and promote, the principles of respect for high social and environmental standards, for the rule of law, for international law and for human rights. _________________ 59 “Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy”, June 2016.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Pursuant to the Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to reinforced monitoring and reporting with a focus on results, covering outputs, outcomes and impacts in partner countries benefiting from the Union’s external financial assistance. In particular, as agreed in the Consensus, actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation to social inclusion and human development, including education and culture, gender equality and women’sthe empowerment of women and children .
Amendment 44 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should reflect the need to focus on strategic priorities, both geographically – the European Neighbourhood and Africa, as well as countries that are fragile and most in need, but also thematically – security, migration, climate change, education and culture, and human rights.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The European Neighbourhood Policy, as reviewed in 201562 , aims at the stabilisation of neighbouring countries and strengthening resilience, particularly by boosting economic development, as the Union’s main political priorities. In order to attain its objective, the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy has been focusing on four priority areas: good governance, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, with a particular focus in engaging further with civil society; economic, promoting education and training; economic and social development; security; migration and mobility, including tackling the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, including through education and cultural cooperation. Differentiation and enhanced mutual ownership are the hallmark of the European Neighbourhood Policy, recognising different levels of engagement, and reflecting the interests of each country concerning the nature and focus of its partnership with the Union. _________________ 62 Joint communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “Review of the European Neighbourhood policy”, 18 November 2015.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Funding from this Regulation should also be used to finance actions under the international dimension of Creative Europe Programme, the implementation of which should be done according to the Creative Europe Regulation.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Considering the relevance of addressing education and culture in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the EU strategy for international cultural relations, this Regulation should contribute to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, promote life-long learning opportunities for all and foster international cultural relations in view of the EU’s role as a global actor.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The EFSD+ should aim at supporting investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promoting the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the eradication of poverty, promotion of inclusive and equitable quality education, sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs, economic opportunities, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing specific socioeconomic root causes of irregular migration, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention should be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream climate change, environmental protection, education and culture, and gender equality and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point b
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point b
(b) Strengthening the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the role of education to learn about tolerance and non-discrimination;
Amendment 109 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Promoting the role of culture to enhance mutual understanding within societies, foster peace-building and fight radicalisation.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point b
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point b
(b) Enhancing efforts for the adoption of policies and appropriate investment to promote children, women and young people’s rights, including their right to access to culture and education, to facilitate their engagement in social, civic and economic life, and to ensure their full contribution to inclusive growth and sustainable development;
Amendment 122 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point m
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point m
(m) PromotEnsuring inclusive and equitable quality formal, informal and non-formal education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all, at all levels and including technical and vocational training, including in emergency and crisis situations, and including through the use of digital technologies to improve education teaching and learning;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point n
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point n
(n) Supporting actions of capacity building, learning mobilitylearning mobility, capacity building and cultural cooperation to, from or between partnerthe Union and third countries, as well as of cooperation and policy dialogue with institutions, organisations, local implementing bodies and authorities, from those countries;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point g
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point g
(g) Promoting internal economic, social and territorial cohesion, forging stronger links between urban and rural areas and facilitating the development of theboth creative industries and the cultural tourism sector as a leverage for sustainable development;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) Supporting the prevention of conflicts through education for peace, fostering of international cooperation in culture, science and research.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 2 – point a
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 2 – point a
(a) Promoting joint global efforts for inclusive and equitable quality education and training at all levels and promote life- long learning opportunities for all, including in emergency and crisis situations;
Amendment 147 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 2 – point b
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 2 – point b
(b) Strengthening knowledge, research and innovation, skills and values through partnerships and alliances, for active citizenship and productiveeducated, democratic, inclusive and resilient societies;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, and research and technological developmentpolicies, as well as the full use of R&D results, technological development and European and international standards, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry67 the European Parliament stated that education, training and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society. It emphasised as well the importance of basic digital skills which should encompass knowledge of the possibilities that digital skills offer, advanced use of basic digital tools, safe internet behaviour and search methodologies to identify credible sources, and promote awareness-raising about rights online. It would also contribute to allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of digital media and thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by ‘digital literacy’. _________________ 67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 105 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Furthermore historical and cultural sites are often not easily accessible for persons with disabilities. The Programme could therefore contribute to support digital initiatives aiming at improving engagement and making cultural experiences, sites and artefacts throughout Europe more accessible to persons with disabilities, regardless of geographical location.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support, together with Member States, the procurement of advanced cybersecurity equipment, tools and data infrastructures in full compliance with data protection legislation supported by the development of voluntary standards;
Amendment 63 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) improving access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and, life long learning and culture through developing infrastructure;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and, social services and local education and culture infrastructure;
Amendment 80 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage, provision of cultural infrastructure and security in urban areas;
Amendment 119 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) EU policies will complement and add value to Member States intervention in this area. The impact of such policies should be assessed on a regular basis taking account of qualitative and quantitative indicators such as the benefits for citizens and their active participation, the benefits for the EU economy in terms of growth and jobs and spill-overs in other sectors of the economy and the skills and competences of people working in CCS.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The promotion of European cultural diversity depends on the existence of flourishing and resilient cultural and creative sectors, able to create, produce and distribute their works to a large and diverse European audience. This thereby enlarges their business potential and contributes to sustainable growth and jobs creation. In addition, promotion of creativity contributes to boosting competitiveness and sparkling innovation in the industrial value chains. In spite of recent progress, the European cultural and creative market continues to be fragmented along national and linguistic lines, which do not. While respecting the specificity of each market, more can be done to allow the cultural and creative sectors to fully benefit from the European single market and the digital single market in particular.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Programme should take into account the dualmultiple nature of the cultural and creative sectors, recognising, on the one hand, the intrinsic and artistic value of culture and, on the other, the social and economic value of those sectors, including their broader contribution to intercultural dialogue, social cohesion, growth and competitiveness, creativity and innovation. This requires strong European cultural and creative sectors, in particular a vibrant European audiovisual industry, taking into account its capacity to reach large audiences and its economic importance, including for other creative sectors as well as cultural tourism. However, competition in global audiovisual markets has been further intensified by the deepening digital disruption e.g. changes in media production, consumption and the growing position of global platforms in the distribution of content. Therefore, there is a need to step-up the support to the European industry.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Programme should provide a solid ground for the development of active European citizenship, shared values, creativity and innovation. This needs to be reflected by supporting media literacy, and in particular film literacy, together with the promotion of films for young people.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within a strand dedicated to the audiovisual sector, a strand dedicated to the other cultural and creative sectors and a cross-sectoral strand. Building on pilot projects, preparatory actions and studies, the programme should also implement the sectorial actions listed in the Annex of the Creative Europe proposal, such as the one for the music sector.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) As part of the specific actions pursued under the CULTURE strand, the music sector should be a particular focus in terms of financial distribution and targeted actions. Tailor-made calls and instruments should help boost the competitiveness of the music sector and address some of the specific challenges it faces.
Amendment 206 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Since its creation, the European Film Academy has developed a unique expertise and is in a unique position to create a pan-European community of film creators and professionals, promoting and disseminating European films beyond their national borders and developing truly European audiences from an early age on. Therefore, it should be eligible for direct Union support.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Quality, impact and efficiency in the planned implementation should be among the key criteria for the selection of projects. Taking into account the technical expertise required to assess proposals under specific actions of the Programme, it should be provided that, where relevant, evaluation committees may be composed of external experts with relevant management and/or artistic backgrounds.
Amendment 237 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Programme should include a realistic and manageable system of performance indicators to accompany its actions and monitor its performance on a continuous basis. This monitoring as well as information and communication actions relating to the Programme and its actions should build on the three strands of the programme. The strands should have a common set of qualitative and quantitative indicators and dedicated sets of qualitative and quantitative indicators. All such sets should be assessed in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 245 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Considering the complexity of gathering appropriate statistical data to measure and analyse the impact of cultural policies, the Commission should reinforce the cooperation within its services – in particular the Joint Research Centre and EUROSTAT – in order to gather and analyse such data. For this task, the Commission shall actin cooperation with relevant European research organisations in this field and with the Council of Europe, as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure smooth implementation of the Programmethe continuity of funding support provided under the Programme and cover the increasing funding gaps experienced by beneficiaries, the costs incurred by the beneficiary before the grant application is submitted, in particular costs related to intellectual property rights, mayshall be considered as eligible, provided that they are directly linked to the implementation of the supported actions.
Amendment 254 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of their transnational character, the high volume and wide geographical scope of the mobility and cooperation activities funded, their effects on access to learning mobility and more generally on Union integration, as well as their reinforced international dimension, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. Nevertheless, particular attention should be paid to the small-scale projects and their added value, given the specificities of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) enhancing the economic, social and external dimension of European level cooperation to develop and promote European cultural diversity and Europe's cultural heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and reinforcing international cultural relations, the visibility of which shall be reinforced by using relevant name and logo;
Amendment 285 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) promoting the competitiveness and, scalability of the European audiovisual industry and the quality of its activities;
Amendment 296 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Foster data collection for the cultural and creative sectors, with a cross- sectorial dimension, in order to develop knowledge based evidence and analyses.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) "CROSS SECTORAL strand" covers activities across all cultural and creative sectors, including the news media sector.
Amendment 300 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 348 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
As part of the specific actions pursued under the CULTURE strand, the music sector should be a particular focus in terms of financial distribution and targeted actions. Tailor-made calls and instruments should help boost the competitiveness of the music sector and address some of the specific challenges it faces.
Amendment 357 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to enhance thea trical and online distribution and provide wider access across borders toansnational and international circulation, online and offline and theatrical distribution of European audiovisual works, including through innovative business models and the use of new technologies;
Amendment 358 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to enhance audiovisual heritage by facilitating access to, and supporting the promotion of audiovisual heritage works as instruments of memory, education, re- use and new business;
Amendment 361 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to promote European audiovisual works and support audience development, in particular young audience by raising awareness and development of legal offers across Europe and beyond.
Amendment 366 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
These priorities shall be addressed through support to the creation, promotion, access, and dissemination of European works transporting common identity and values with the potential to reach large audiences of all ages within Europe and beyond, thereby adapting to new market developments and accompanying the Audiovisual Media Services Directive.
Amendment 377 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to promote innovative approaches to artistic content creation and research, access, distribution and promotion across cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 404 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
– up to EUR 160 000 0009 % for the activities referred to in Article 3(2)(c) (CROSS SECTORAL strand).
Amendment 421 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Access to the Programme shall be open to international organisations active in the areas covered by the Programme, such as Unesco, the Council of Europe, EUIPO Observatory, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the OECD on the basis of joint contributions for the achievement of the Programme objectives and in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 426 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Data gathering on Culture and Creative Sectors The Commission shall reinforce the cooperation within its services such as the Joint Research Centre and EUROSTAT with the purpose of gathering appropriate statistical data to measure and analyse the impact of cultural policies. For this task, the Commission shall act in cooperation with relevant European research organisations in this field and in collaboration with the Council of Europe, the OECD and UNESCO.
Amendment 436 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The grants shall be awarded taking into account the Rules of Procedure and several criteria such as: (a) quality of the project; (b) its impact; (c) quality and efficiency of the proposed implementation.
Amendment 439 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation committee may be composed of external experts. It shall meet in the physical presence of its members or remotely. In light of the heterogeneity of the cultural and creative sectors attention shall be paid to the expertise of the committee members.
Amendment 468 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The strands shall have a common set of qualitative and quantitative indicators. Each strand shall have a dedicated set of qualitative and quantitative indicators.
Amendment 469 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 473 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results) by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public using the name of the Programme and, for actions funded under the MEDIA strand, the logo of MEDIA. The Commission shall elaborate a logo for the CULTURE strand.
Amendment 498 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) Support to architecture and cultural heritage sectors: targeted actions for establishing standards as open, accessible and permanent hubs for their communities, providing research, regenerating life spaces, supporting the mobility of operators, capacity-building and entrepreneurship, audience developengagement and internationalization of the cultural heritage and architecture sectors, promotion of Baukultur, supporting sharing of the professional knowledge for artisans and craftsmen and the development of common high quality standards for the sector, support to the safeguarding, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage and its values at European and international level through awareness- raising, networking and, peer-to-peer learning activities and mentoring;
Amendment 521 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Support to international sales and circulation of non-national European works on all platforms, targeting both small and larger productions, including through coordinated distribution strategies covering several countries and subtitling, dubbing and audiodescription;
Amendment 526 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Support to European networks of audiovisual creators from different countries aiming at nurturing creative talents in the audiovisual sector;
Amendment 527 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) Specific measures to contribute to the fair treatment of creative talent in the audiovisual sector;
Amendment 531 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) Training and mentoring activities to enhance the capacity of audiovisual operators and workforce to adapt to new market developments and digital technologies;
Amendment 533 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) A European Video on Demand (VOD) operators' network(s), screening a significant proportion of non-national European works;
Amendment 535 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) European festivals' network(s)s screening and promoting a variety of European audio-visual works with a significant proportion of non- national European works;
Amendment 538 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) A European cinema operators' network, screening a significant proportion of non-national European films, contributing to reinforce cinema theatres as a destination for movies in the value chain and highlighting public screenings as a social experience;
Amendment 551 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Encourage new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors, for instance through the use of innovative technologies and collaboration through digital hubs;
Amendment 564 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) Addressing the structural changes faced by the media sector byand promoting and monitoring a diverse and pluralistic media environmentsupporting an independent monitoring for assessing risks to media pluralism and freedom;
Amendment 571 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
(c) Promoting media literacy to allow citizens to develop a critical understanding of the media, including through the creation of a Union platform to share media literacy practices and policies among all the Member States.
Amendment 578 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – subheading 1 a (new)
Annex II – subheading 1 a (new)
COMMON QUALITATIVE IMPACT INDICATORS OF THE PROGRAMME 1. Benefits for citizens and communities: Number of people accessing European cultural and creative works generated by the Programme, including, works from countries other than their own; 2. Benefits for the strengthening of European cultural diversity and cultural heritage; 3. Benefits for the Union economy and jobs; 4. Number of employment positions linked to the funded projects aggregated for the programme; 5. The financial contribution of the Cultural and Creative Sectors generated by the Programme for the funded projects.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that investments in culture, education, youth and sport significantly improve social cohesion in the European Union, especially by facilitating social integration of European citizens;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion does not make any quantitative or qualitative reference to culture-related projects, which accounted for at least EUR 65 billion of cohesion policy expenditurefrom the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2014- 2020;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies between cohesion policy and other EU policies; points out that much more can still be done to bring about a greater synergy between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and other European programmes outlined for the 2014-2020 programming period, with specific reference to Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, through the provision of better information on an EU-wide basis and by means of much more resolute implementation in the Member States and their regions;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation in the next programming period of two thematic objecpossibilitives onf funding culture and, education, explicitly referenced as suchyouth and sport via special thematic objectives to this purpose in the ESIF;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as a horizontal priority and to use effectively the funding available under EU programmes and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) in order to support more projects in the CCI sector;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that regions have a proved capacity in developing clusters and cross-border cooperation in the field of CCIs, and in this context notes the positive effects of smart specialisation in CCI as a motor of growth for regions;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission to exploit the capacity of the European Regional Development Fund to support the development of sport infrastructure and promote sustainable sport and outdoor activities as a tool for regional and rural development, and the European Social Fund to strengthen the skills and employability of workers in the sport sector;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated; whereas in 2014 NATO established cyber defence as part of the Alliance’s core tasks of collective defence and in 2016 recognised cyberspace as an operational domain, next to land, air and sea; whereas the EU and NATO can complement each other’s efforts to protect critical government, defence and other information infrastructure;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas at the NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016, the Alliance and the EU outlined areas for strengthened cooperation in light of common challenges to the East and the South, including countering hybrid threats, enhancing resilience, defence capacity building, cyber defence, maritime security, and exercises; whereas 42 measures to advance NATO-EU cooperation in agreed areas were approved by NATO foreign ministers in December 2016 and further areas of joint work were agreed in December 2017;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas in December 2017 NATO and the EU decided to boost their cooperation in the fight against terrorism, primarily by increasing information exchange and improving national resilience;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas, according to latest polls of the Pew Research Center, public support for NATO is strong and it is rising in most NATO Member States;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; stresses that the list of collaborative projects to be developed under PESCO aims at addressing the shortcomings in the European capabilities, thus improving the potential performance of the European NATO Members within the structures of the Alliance;
Amendment 237 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes cumbersome procedures in sharing classified information between the two organisations; considers that both organisations share the same strategic challenges and, implicitly, will be dealing with the consequences together; believes that – by building mutual trust – cooperation in the exchange of classified information and intelligence analysis couldmust be improved; is of the opinion that fostering a ‘need-to-share’ approach to intelligence exchange would also benefit missions and operations of both organisations; is of the view that the Parallel and Coordinated Intelligence Assessment could be used in fighting hybrid threats more effectively together;
Amendment 343 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the EU and NATO should do more together to bolster the resilience, defence and security of the neighbours, potential new Members, and partners of both organisations; strongly supports the fact that assistance to partner countries for building their capacities and fostering resilience, including on counterterrorism, strategic communication, cyber defence, ammunition storage and security sector reform, is a common objective, particularly in three pilot countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Tunisia);
Amendment 17 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European Commission, in its communication of 2007 entitled ‘A European Agenda for Culture in a Globalising World’, stressed that it was necessary to facilitate access to culture and cultural works, as well as to promote cultural diversity;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the concepts of access to and participation in culture are closely connected; notes that strategies for strengthening cultural access and participation should be implemented through the identification of under- represented groups and the designing and implementing of initiatives or programmes aimed at increasing their participation and removing existing barriers.
Amendment 58 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that public funding remains a key instrument for financing cultural activities in the EU; Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States, within their respective spheres of competence, to devote a sufficient part of their budgets to public support for culture;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to theoften lower cultural participation rates among the rural population, which are structurally conditioned26; draws attention, in this context, to the role of small local cultural centres, transport infrastructure and support for cultural tourism in facilitating access to cultural institutions; _________________ 26 Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)).
Amendment 142 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to take audience development into account in their cultural and digital strategies and to support the use of digital technologies in order to facilitate access to cultural content;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. emphasises the need to collect and manage cultural data in the context of digital recipients in order to enable cultural organisations to better understand the needs of recipients and to develop a coherent approach to the digital audience;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Commends EACEA’s role in implementing the three culture and education programmes, as evidenced by the positive evaluation of the Agency’s work completed in 2016; welcomes EACEA’s greater use of e-reporting for funded projects, which should improve data collection and project monitoring, help feed into the Commission’s policy work and assist beneficiaries; is pleased to note that EACEA makes 92% of its payments within the Financial Regulation deadlines; given that education and culture programme beneficiaries are often very small organisations, calls on EACEA to strive for better results, potentially through an average time-to-pay indicator.;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned by the very low level of EFSI funding that reached the education and cultural and creative sectors in 2016;considers that tailored, sector-specific support is essential to ensure that the cultural and creative sector benefits from EFSI loans;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the efforts made by the European Schools and the Office of the Secretary-General to enhance internal controls, as well as the planned governance changes to increase central responsibility through an Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer; remains concerned that, by the Schools' own admission, "substantial work lies ahead";
Amendment 18 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly challenging questions in relation to the European Schools, especially since around 21% of all European School pupils in the 2016-2017 school year were in the English language section (second only to the French language section) and English was the chosen second language of 61% of all European School pupils; is aware that the uncertainty surrounding the provision of English-language teaching after the UK's withdrawal is a cause for concern for parents and pupils at the European Schools; calls on the European Commission and the European Schools to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its plans to deal with the specific challenges created by the UK's withdrawal and how it intends to continue to provide first-class English-language teaching within the European Schools going forward;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates its support for independent media coverage of European affairs, notably through budgetary assistance for television, radio and online networks; welcomes the continuation of the grant for Euranet+ until 2018 and urges the Commission to find a more sustainable funding model for the network;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas significant progress has been made since the last Summit, notably with the conclusion and entry into force of three Association Agreements including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as visa-free regimes with Georgia and Ukraine since 2017 (and with Moldova since 2014), the conclusion of negotiations on a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with Armenia, the launching of negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement with Azerbaijan, and the adoption of major reforms in a number of these countries with the political, technical and financial support of the European Union, as well as the continuation of the 'critical engagement' policy and the launching of negotiations on Partnership Priorities with Belarus;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a EDIDP; underlines that any Union action to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States in the defence remit should have the objective of contributing to the progressive framing of a common defence policy, as referred to, inter alia, in Article 2(4) TFEU; calls on the Commission to promote the new EDIDP as widely as possible, and in particular to encourage SMEs to participate in joint cross-border projects;
Amendment 262 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals, of which as many as 10 are aimed at increasing resilience against hybrid threats, aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; praises the cooperation being undertaken in combating cyber threats, strategic communication, coordination of maritime activities and joint exercises; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Poland 515
Amendment 7 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects neither on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education and research, including Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries including young people, nor on the people working in the relevant sectors;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UExpresses support for programmes in the areas of education, training, youth, culture and sport, and calls for the allocation, in the post-2020 MFF, of sufficient commitment and payment appropriations to guarantee the successful completion of their objectives and to put an end to situations in which they are unsuccessful as a result of insufficient funding; urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education and research, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; takes the view, in that context, that priority should be given to resolving key issues such as: the duration of the MFF, overhauling the own-resources system, and greater budgetary flexibility;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that, as a matter of priority, action must be taken to prevent a new payment crisis from occurring during the current MFF; takes the view that great care should be taken to avoid the accumulation of outstanding arrears in the accounts, of the kind that were seen at the end of the last MFF (2007-2013) and at the beginning of the current one (2014- 2020); expects an increase in commitment appropriations to be accompanied by a corresponding increase in appropriations for timely payments; regrets that the consequences of payment arrears are significant and have a particularly serious effect on small organisations in the education, culture and creative sectors, thereby also directly affecting beneficiaries of the EU budget, for example students, universities, SMEs and researchers;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for greater flexibility in future MFFs to allow for an adequate budgetary response to changing circumstances; takes the view that flexibility should make it possible for full use to be made of the MFF commitment and payment ceilings;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with great concern the rise of xenophobia, racism and violent extremism in Europe; calls, therefore, for increased funding for relevant EU programmto support effective prevention measures through increased funding for relevant EU programmes, including those that among other initiatives support educational strategies that foster social cohesion, tolerance and human rights, and promote open and inclusive European societies as the bedrock of our democratic model, in accordance with the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015 to step up the fight against terrorism and ensure security;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RTakes the view that new initiatives should not be financed from the EU budget at the expense of existing EU programmes and policies; stresses, in that context, that long-term stability is essential for cultural and educational programmes; recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard too, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments, together with an adequate increase in funding, through current and future generations of Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of cultural diverse refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes, including those related to language training, in this regard, and calls for long- term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts to achieve meaningful integration;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its support for the strengthening also of the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe cultural programmes as an important part of the people-to-people aspect of the EU strategy for international cultural relations;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the timely approval of the post-2020 MFF and associated programme regulations to prevent problems in programme implementation and keep the transition period between the current and forthcoming periods to a minimum; notes that the mismatch between the seven-year programming of the MFF and the ten-year programming of the political and strategic priorities of the EU could adversely affect the consistent evaluation of the results achieved by Union programmes; calls on the institutions, in that connection, to reflect on the period of MFF programming.
Amendment 52 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Ensure adequate investment is made in relevant programmes to support digitalisation of education and cultural resources to improve and enhance their quality and access, strengthen the digital economy, stimulate innovation and create more jobs and economic growth;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to take necessary measures to improve accessibility and implementation of programmes by reducing bureaucracy, possibly through simplification, flexibility and synergy between programmes, and to prevent late payments or backlog of unpaid bills;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the chronic under- funding of both the Culture sub- programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme; calls for more funds for both in 2018; deplores the 740 000 EUR reduction in the latter's 2018 budget vis-à-vis the financial programming figure; recalls that this represents around 3% of the EfC budget and will impact its already low project success rates; welcomes the efforts made by the EU institutions in recent years to address the payments backlog; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries, as well as late payments, jeopardise full implementation of the programmes by the Commission;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of statistical research and access to comparable data resources allowing for the effective monitoring and analysis of the cultural, economic and societal impact of policies in the field of culture and education; in this respect, recalls the need to allocate sufficient resources for that purpose;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that both the Culture sub-programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme continue to have low project success rates (11 % and 16 % respectively in 2016), causing frustration among applicants and hampering programme functioning; calls for more funds to be allocated to the programmes in 2018 in order to ensure effective delivery; welcomes the efforts made by the EU institutions in recent years to address the payments backlog; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries and late payments jeopardise full implementation of the programmes by the Commission;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI to support the cultural and creative sector and thereby drive growth; welcomes the EFSI 2.0 proposal to enhance the role of the European Investment Advisory Hub and notes its significant potential as a source of information on the potential pooling of EU funds and the creation of investment platforms, which can lead to a more balanced sectoral and geographical coverage;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NPoints to the potential of pilot projects and preparatory actions as means of testing out measures in EU policy areas and introducing new innovative initiatives that might become long-term EU measures; notes the success of the New Narrative for Europe, now in its final year as a Preparatory Action; stresses that the initiative has proven its worth, fostering debate and fresh thinking among young people on the challenges facing the EU; calls, in light of those challenges, for the initiative to be continued through the Youth strand of Erasmus+.
Amendment 29 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of improving the quality of offers, and further underlines the need to extend the eligible age limit from 25 to 29 in order to better reflect the reality that many young graduates and labour market entrants are in their late ’twenties; points out that any extension to the age limit must be accompanied by a corresponding increase in funding;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to extend the YEI beyond 2020 and to secure adequate funding for the next MFF, taking account of real needs and the resources necessary for ensuring that the goals of the initiative are met, with a view to achieving sustainable results.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, and thus to improve defence capabilities and security of Member States, inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme and any form of its potential continuation after 2020, should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 58 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Programme should cover a two year period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 whereas the amount for the implementation of the Programme should be determined for this period. Any continuation after 2020, drawing from the experience of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, must not jeopardies the goals and financing of current Common European Polices such as Common Agriculture Policy and Regional policy of the European Union.
Amendment 84 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States and remains open for expanding by undertakings based in other Member States.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Member States' PESCO National Implementation Plans comprising of concrete actions should be coordinated with the Programme. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable suchmphasize the role of SMEs and their cross-border participation of SMEs and thatand therefore a proportion of the overall budget will benefit such action.
Amendment 157 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse and promote the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 158 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Commission and Members States should assure the widest possible promotion of the Programme in order to increase its effectiveness and thus to improve the competitiveness of the defence industry and defence capabilities of the Member States.
Amendment 179 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support, level and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including and promoting the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 214 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States and shall remain open for expanding by undertakings based in other Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.
Amendment 272 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The members of a consortium participating in an action shall conclude an internal agreement establishing their rights and obligations with respect to the implementation of the action, including the issue of the intellectual property rights connected to the new products, (in compliance with the grant agreement), except in duly justified cases provided for in the work programme or call for proposals.
Amendment 299 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for actions described in points (b) to (e) of Article 6(1), the contribution to the competitiveness of the European defence industry through the demonstration by the beneficiaries that Member States have committdeclared to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement where applicable.
Amendment 10 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EIs convinced of the need to support Europe's own launch systems, such as Vega C and Ariane 6, in order for Member States and the EU itself to have independent and reliable space access; expresses concern that EU cooperation with Russia, for example in the launch of the Galileo and Copernicus satellites, could undermine the security of sensitive space- based systems;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages investment in protective measures for space technologies, assets, and capabilities, in the context of both EU-supported programmes and SST;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges enhanced cooperation between the European Space Agency, NATO, the United States, and countries such as India and Japan, in order to improve space policy, including in areas of infrastructure resilience, launch capabilities and security;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the increasing synergies between the civil and defence aspects of developing space technology, and encourages the development of dual-use systems consistent with the space security objectives of EU Member States and the EU itself; notes, furthermore, that some Member States already operate dual-use satellite systems supporting civil as well as government/military operations;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises thatPoints out that although responsibility for the development of civilian and military space capabilities remains at a national level, the EU, as noted in the Commission’s Space Strategy for Europe, is one of the largest consumers of European space sector products, and regards the European Space Agency – an intergovernmental agency with 22 Member countries and four Associate or potential- Associate Members – as providing the most flexible model for future collaborative arrangements;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that EU-built satellite systems such as Galileo and, in particular, Copernicus will have the potential to help ensure security in the broad sense and strengthen the Union's external action, including the CSDP; calls, in this connection, for these programmes to be continued and strengthened, both politically and financially;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to shiftconsider their macroeconomic approach towards encouraging social investment in the public sector;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in this perspective, to use the flexibility clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to allow Member States to enhance investment in cultural and youth policies, in education and training and in research, in particular by excluding such investments from the calculation of national budget expenditure and innovation;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the right to high-quality education, investing in outreach to the most vulnerable learners, andinclusive education and training and to provide support to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals; calls furthermore to use the new skills agenda to strengthen human capacity, support an inclusive labour market and tackle social inequalities, therefore focusing on social, interculturalentrepreneurial, intercultural, transdisciplinary, creative and transferable skills and ICT and Media Literacy;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the need to invest in children and youthWelcomes the allocation of additional €500 million on top of the draft budget for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and €200 million to boost key initiatives for growth and jobs creation; recalls on Member States the need to make a better use of the available funds and initiatives related to education and training, culture, sport and youth and to enhance their investment in these sectors where necessary, especially with regard to thematic areas with direct relevance to the Europe 2020 strategy, such as early school leaving (ESL), higher education, youth employment, vocational education and training (VET), lifelong learning and mobility;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Acknowledges the value of new technologies and the importance of digital literacy for individuals´ personal life and successful labour market integration, therefore suggests to Member States to enhance their investment in better ICT infrastructure and connectivity in the educational institutions and to develop effective strategies to harness the potential of ICTs in supporting adults' informal learning and improve their formal and non-formal education opportunities;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that urgent actions are needed in order to overcome the existing disparity between the supply and the demand of skills; encourages Member States to improve the interaction between educational institutions, including vocational education and training, research sector, businesses and relevant social partners in order to modernize education and training systems, address the existing skills mismatch, provide and promote flexible learning pathways and ensure better recognition of the acquired skills and qualifications;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the creation of a child guarantee and for a proper and swift implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including through a proper funding allocation; calls for programmes offering support and opportunities as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty, including the possible creation of a child guarantee;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages Member States to strengthen their efforts to implement the country-specific recommendations on education and youth and to foster the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that 5G has the potential to revolutionise access to, and dissemination of, content and to substantially enhance the user experience, while at the same time allowing the development of new forms of cultural and creative content; in this context, highlights the need for effective measures to fight piracy and a comprehensive approach to improve enforcement of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of media, thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by 'digital literacy';
Amendment 35 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends that all new audiovisual works should be systematically registered with an international standard identifier such as the International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) or the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to improve the identification and discoverability of audiovisual content online and to achieve interoperability among film databases and catalogues in Europe;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the role of independent media in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural competences, and the need to strengthen them as a source of credible information, especially in the EU neighbourhood;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more than 1.5 million private security guards were employed in around 40 000 Private Security Companies in Europe in 2013; whereas the turnover of these companies in that year amounted to around EUR 35 billion; whereas these figures are continuing to increase;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, for states to benefit from the advantages offered by PSCs, and to ensure that they can be held accountable, a legal framework should be put in place to facilitate their use; whereas PSCs are part of an industry, which is highly transnational in nature and as such requires a global approach to regulation; whereas the current regulatory situation in this sector comprises a series of inconsistent rules which vary enormously between the Member States;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is of vital importance for the European Union to establish an earth observation capability in conjunction with the requisite downstream capability that would enable the collection and dissemination of geospatial intelligence for all European Union Member States; whereas the EU-funded Copernicus earth observation satellite system might provide observational data of sufficient quality to ensure security; whereas Defence, Intelligence and National Security organisations need to exploit geospatial intelligence sources optimally to achieve decision advantage over potential adversaries; whereas large volumes of data need to be fused and layered in a simple and cost- effective manner to provide rapid insight for timely decision-making;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, compared to national troops, private security companies, particularly those based in host countries, can provide considerable cost savings as well as valuable local knowledge; at the same time, stresses the urgent need for a clear legal distinction between the operations of private security companies and the activities of private players which are used directly for military activity, often in countries other than their country of origin;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, particularly in the provision of civilian tasks, economies of scale and competition can allow for lower costs than independent provision by the military or civilian agency in question; at the same time, acknowledges that the principle criterion when employing private security companies should be ensuring security and not the cost;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights that cultural infrastructure has a significant impact on the economic and social development and cohesion at local, regional and national level; calls on the Commission to revise the 5 million euros limit for cultural infrastructure on the occasion of the adoption of the "Omnibus Regulation", including the ERDF Regulation, in order to remove the reference to "small scale" or, as a minimum, raise the maximum cost of cultural projects to EUR 10 million for all projects (not only for UNESCO sites) and to consider the eligible costs of projects, rather than the total costs;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to propose, in view of the ongoing review of the EU Enforcement framework, effective enforcement measures for the digital environment;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to propose effective measures to fight online piracy, in particular to ensure that online services which host content apply effective means in order to remove unlicensed content from their services and, once removed, to take action to prevent this content from reappearing;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that digital and online platforms offer great opportunities for the CCS to develop new business models, attract new audiences and expand their markets both within the European Union and in the third countries;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for the European External Action Service to harness the potential of cultural diplomacy by promoting and improving the competitive strength of European CCS;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education, and supports competitions and initiatives at national, regional or local level, aimed at empowering citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding by stimulating their creativity and capacity of expression;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. In this regard highlights the importance of education inclined towards combining the development of key entrepreneurial skills with critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;
Amendment 385 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the required actions by introducing mixed methods of funding, such as public and private partnerships;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the interest among cultural and creative sector (CCS) stakeholders in EFSI funding as well as the potential of the SME Window for the sector; regrets, however, the lack of awareness of EFSI and its funding options; insists that communication efforts be scaled up, tailored to the needs of the CCS and rolled out locally in Member States, including through the Creative Europe Desks; stresses, in this context, the need for a more balanced geographical distribution of EFSI funding in the future;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the CCS also requires targeted advice to understand the financing options and procedures under EFSI, and that financial intermediaries need support to better understand the CCS and its needs; welcomes, in this regard, the EFSI 2.0 proposal to boost the role of the European Investment and Advisory Hub and enhance its national and local presence; insists that the Hub be adequately resourced so as to provide tailored support to the education and cultural sectors throughout the process; points to the significant role the European Investment and Advisory Hub could play in helping to create investment platforms, which in turn could help to secure a better geographical and sectoral balance;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of statistical research and access to comparable data resources allowing for the effective monitoring and analysis of the cultural, economic and societal impact of policies in the field of culture and education; in this respect, recalls the necessity of allocating sufficient resources for that purpose;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 19 and 20 March 2015,
Amendment 4 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat of 16 March 2015 and reconfirmed by the Foreign Affairs Council on 23rd May 2016,
Amendment 5 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the report of the VP/HR on The European Union in a changing global environment A more connected, contested and complex world from 18 May 2015 and the ongoing work on a new EU Global Security Strategy,
Amendment 22 #
2016/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to strengthen independent media, especially in the EU neighbourhoodfor multi- pronged activities in support of independent media that incorporate non- state actors, inter alia through support for journalists and the development of capacity-building programmes for media actors, fostering information-exchange partnerships and networks, such as content- sharing platforms, media-related research, training opportunities for journalists and placements with EU-based media to facilitate exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Council of 19 and 20 March 2015 stressed the need to challenge Russia's ongoing disinformation campaigns and invited the VP/HR, in cooperation with Member States and EU institutions, to prepare an Action Plan on strategic communication;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the overall objectives of the Action Plan are effective communication and promotion of EU policies and values towards the Eastern neighbourhood, strengthening of the overall media environment, including support for independent media, increased public awareness of disinformation activities by external actors, and improved EU capacity to anticipate and respond to such activities;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas information warfare constitutes an intrinsic part of hybrid warfare, a combination of military and non-military measures of a covert and overt nature, deployed to destabilise the political, economic and social situation of a country being under attack, without formal declaration of war, by unleashing chaos and confusion;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the EU is strengthening relations with its Eastern partners and other neighbours, and also keeps the lines of communication with Russia open; stresses that the EU supports Russian civil society and invests in people-to-people contacts; recognises that the biggest obstacle to Russian disinformation campaigns would be the existence of independent and free media in Russia itself; considers that achieving this should be the goal of the EU;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to raise awareness of Russian persistent disinformation campaigns among the elites, journalists and ordinary citizens, in the age of global media outlets no one is exempt from the influence of such campaigns; considers it necessary to build resilience, prevent and respond in good time; considers it of paramount importance for the EU to actively engage in spreading the EU message in Russia as well as among Russian language speakers in the EU and Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the cAction Plan on strategic communication; welcomes the Joint Communication on the Joint Framework on countering hybrid threats and calls for the endorsement and implementation of its recommendations without delay; stresses that the actions proposed require cooperation and coordination of all relevant actors at the EU and national level; is of the opinion that only a comprehensive approach can lead to a success of EU efforts; calls on countries holding the rotating presidency of the EU to always include strategic communications as part of their programme in order to ensure continuity of work on this topic; welcomes the initiatives and achievements of the Latvian Presidency in this regard;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reminds that countering propaganda with propaganda is counterproductive, therefore understands that the EU, as a whole, and member states, individually, can only fight propaganda by third parties by rebutting disinformation campaigns and making use of positive messaging and information;
Amendment 317 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on each member state to make available to their citizens the disinformation digest and disinformation review as drafted by EU Strategic Communication Task Force in order to create awareness among the general public on propaganda methods used by third parties;
Amendment 348 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the establishment of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, which became functional in January 2014;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on European Union clearly defines the objectives in the area of the CSDP and the mechanisms and framework for their achievement; whereas very limited progress has been achieved in fulfilment of these objectives, despite many calls for their implementation, in particular from the President of the Commission, as well as proposals for specific actions to implement the CSDP made on numerous occasions by Parliament;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; considers that this boost should be used to launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effective; believes that a significantly larger proportion of current and future defence expenditure should be channelled into research and development focusing on new dual-use and defence technologies;
Amendment 329 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages the Member States to establish and join PESCO within the Union framework, with a view to sustaining and improving their military capabilities through doctrine and leadership development, personnel development and training, defence material and infrastructure development, and interoperability and certification, and points out that this is in keeping with NATO principles;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to use all available tools for even better promotion and dissemination of results of the implemented projects, as well as information about the European added value of all actions carried out under the program;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to continue, together with Eurostat, to establish specific criteria appropriate to the specific nature of the sectors (creation, cultural and artistic value, innovation, growth, social inclusion, community building, internationalisation, entrepreneurial improvement, aptitude to create spill-overs and cross-overs, etc.) and to evaluate the possible inclusion of the Joint Research Centre in the process; in this respect highlights the importance of building high-quality resources of knowledge about the sectors, as well as statistical research and access to comparable data resources in the field allowing for the effective monitoring and analysis of the cultural, economic and societal impact of policies in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that, in an international and increasingly competitive film landscape, the European audiovisual sector continues to require the need to uphold and foster support measures to safeguard its diversity and independence, as well as to strengthen its competitiveness;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 150 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to maintain its support to cinemas networks, such as Europa Cinemas, that promote European film worldwide by financially and operationally helping cinemas which exhibit a significant number of European films and underlines the crucial role that cinemas have in raising audience awareness and maintaining the social element of the cinema experience;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission to introduce possible measures to limit the disproportion of the number of beneficiaries and the number of applicants include, among others, Culture Sub-programme budget increase, more adequate representation of all cultural and creative sectors and more support to smaller scale projects;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks the Commission to make the tools and documentation produced by various Creative Europe Desks available online as models of good practices to be followed;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Underlines a need for better collaboration between CEDs in order to become more effective advisory tools for their national applicants;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Commission and EACEA to improve the communication and exchange of the information with CEDs, in particular on the financial instruments and on new cross sectorial initiatives;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commissions to increase the transparency of the evaluations and selection process for learning purposes by providing more detailed information on selected and rejected projects;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the Commission to take a proactive approach to the admission of new countries to the programme, with special status for European Neighbourhood South and East countries;
Amendment 155 #
2015/2276(INI)
14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sectorNotices the increasing importance of private entities in space market; underlines the need, and benefits flowing from, the engagement of SMEs in the process of research, development and production connected to space technologies, particularly with those that are relevant in assuring security; remains cautious regarding the risks related to the unregulated private initiatives with security and defence implications;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the EU should notavoid compete with or duplicate the working and should support the actions of others who may be better able to fulfil particular roles, and should not duplicate their work;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas, and above all, the needs of the countries concerned, rather than any institutional ambition or the desire prematurely to imposefocus on promoting values which may have little relevance to the immediate crisis, should be the guiding principle for EU involvement;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis Management and its priorities for 2015-2018 as agreed in March 2015; encourages further work by the EU in order to takes account of the key role of other organisations and countries andin these areas; calls on the EU to make further effort to facilitate Member State contributions; calls on the EU Member States to significantly increase their military and police contributions to UN peacekeeping missions;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Supports a holistic EU approach, which is the main instrument for mobilising the full potential of EU action in the context of peacekeeping operations and the stabilisation process, as well as for mobilising various ways to support the development of AU countries;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the financing of audiovisual content relies for a significant part on the principle of territoriality of rights, which allowed a strong cultural diversity within the European production.
Amendment 106 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that "premium access" through the presale of rights is one of the core conditions for financing audiovisual content, as it allows a return on investment and new resources to finance future audiovisual content;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that audiovisual content may have different market value from a Member State to another, depending on the characteristics of the national market, and requires targeted and specific promotion campaign to get the content to its public;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls the Member States to extend the scope of the quotation exception, without prejudice to the authors' moral rights, to short audiovisual quotations for non- advertisement and non-political uses, provided that the work used is clearly credited, that the quotation does not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not prejudice the legitimate interests of the authors;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls for further dialogue between the rightholders, the online platforms and the creators relying on these platforms in order to achieve a mutually beneficial cooperation, where copyrights are protected while allowing and encouraging innovative ways of creating;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to set the basis for mutual recognition of the digital skills developed by European citizens through the education system or through training programs.
Amendment 153 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls the Commission and the Member States to set up a European certificate or grading system to establish a common assessment of the digital skills developed by European citizens, following the example of the European common framework of reference for language learning and teaching.
Amendment 160 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines the importance of proper training for teachers on digital skills, on the way to teach these skills efficiently to students, and on how to use these skills to support the learning process in general.
Amendment 165 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Underline the importance of enhancing the portability within the European Union of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right- holders.
Amendment 169 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Stresses that cross-border access to legally made available audiovisual content should not hinder its financing process and subsequently the European cultural diversity.
Amendment 174 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Underlines that the legal audiovisual online offer should be furthermore developed in order to enhance the accessibility to a wide and diverse content for the consumers, with various language and subtitle options.
Amendment 177 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls the Member States to optimise the media chronology, in order to accelerate the availability of audiovisual content for the consumers, while maintaining a sustainable first and second window of diffusion.
Amendment 123 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call to make full use of the opportunities offered by digital technologies to further develop cross- border teaching, through digital courses and video conferences, in order to facilitate the discovery for students of other points of view and approaches regarding their disciplines;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls the Commission to prepare guidelines, with concrete examples, on the way to teach the benefits of the European Union for its citizens in an understandable manner for children;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the wide range of actions possible through the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular for the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness around the parts of the Erasmus+ programme which are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is first and foremost an autotelic value and as such should be supported; at the same time emphasizes that culture is also a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values and global citizenship, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; as a tool promoting European values; in this context calls for a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Encourages the EU and the Member States to promote common interests together with third countries, through an equal-based partnership focused on mutual exchange and intercultural cooperation; recommends the development of a dynamic role for culture on the international stage as a "soft power" that can benefit the EU and its Member States in their relations with the wider world;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Recommends the Commission to pro- actively cooperate with the cultural network-based clusters of EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), in cooperation with local institutions, cultural practitioners, civil society, together with Members States' Cultural Institutes;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 p (new)
Paragraph 1 p (new)
1p. Stresses the role of culture to foster democratization, peace-building and respect of human rights; underlines the commitment of the EU to support artistic freedom and freedom of cultural expression against censorship and harassment of artists, researchers, journalists, and civil society organisations; encourages the setting of priorities linked to the cultural dimension within the EIDHR (The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights);
Amendment 41 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises that cultural heritage represents the diversity of cultural expressions and therefore plays an important role in the Union's external relations; calls the for the adoption of an harmonised legislation and international agreements to protect cultural heritage and fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods in close cooperation with UNESCO;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Highlights the impact of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for local and regional development and calls for the continuation and extension of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility Projects and for the consideration of UNESCO Culture for Development Indicators (CDIS) as methodological reference to assess the multidimensional role of culture in development processes;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Underlines that cultural tourism facilitates people-to-people contacts across the world and welcomes joint efforts to strengthen UNESCO heritage- based tourism in cooperation with the EU, that spurs investment in the cultural sector and proposes sustainable and high- quality offer to promote the diversity of the cultural expressions;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Underlines the need to remove obstacles and improve mobility for artists and culture professionals through a set of preferential treatments, such as visa for educational and cultural purpose, to facilitate cultural exchange, research projects, artists' residencies and grants for creators and performers, in line with the Article 16 of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, co-signed by the EU;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that the Union communication policy must urgently be improved in order to better enter into dialogue with citizens, and in this regard highlights the positive role of pan- European networks made up of local and national media such as EuranetPlus; calls on the Commission to reinstate sustainable financing for these networks;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
– having regard to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)1b, __________________ 1bProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010).
Amendment 13 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process is to support mobility and internationalisation, as well as to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitivenesimproving the quality of educational systems as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EHEA countries to implement the commonly agreed reforms aimed at hastening the achievement of the Bologna Process goals, and tostrengthening the credibility of the EHEA; encourages support thosefor countries encountering difficulties in implementing these reforms; supports, in this regard, the creation of broad partnerships between countries and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the potential funding opportunities for higher education, vocational education and training provided by the EFSI; expresses its strong concerns about the planned cutting of funds for Horizon 2020 in favour of the EFSI;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole academic community and social partners, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the achievement of the Bologna reforms;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills, both general and professional, needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level, in line with the revised version of sthe Standards and gGuidelines for qQuality aAssurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; in this regard highlights the need to strengthen the implementation of the Mobility strategy 2020 for EHEA and the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; stresses that learning grants pertaining to Erasmus+ should be exempt from taxation and social levies;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises both in programmes design and delivery the shift of the educational paradigm towards a more student-centred approach that includes the personal development of students; underlines the importance of students' participation in the higher education governance;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored in order to develop new models for learning, teaching, and assessment;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; in this regard stresses the need to focus the discussion on an unused potential of higher education in stimulating growth and employment; calls on EHEA countries and HEIs to enhance cooperation regarding traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to societal challenges;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the social dimension of the Bologna Process; calls for targeting the increased participation of under-represented and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses the role of education mobility in intercultural learning, and that the Bologna Process should take active steps in fostering students' intercultural knowledge and respect;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises the need to enhance data collection among EHEA countries in order to better identify and address the Bologna Process challenges;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 38 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Remains concerned by the widespread and largely uncoordinated cuts to the defence budget in most Member States; is of the view that this lack of coordination puts the Union at risk by relinquishing strategic assets and capabilities and by forfeiting the opportunities that the coordination of defence policies and the pooling and sharing of defence assets could bring as regards the fulfilment of the EU’s strategic autonomy, its security of supply and the defence of its citizens and interests; (Moved point 1 of the original text.)
Amendment 113 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States, the EDA and the Commission to work together towards the gradual phasing-out of offset requirements, while fostering the integration of smaller Member States’ industries into the European defence technological and industrial base by means other than offsets;
Amendment 15 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added, promoting research, education and training, and contributing to achieving Union policy objectives.
Amendment 40 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to review the decision to place a ceiling of EUR 5 million (or EUR 10 million of the total cost where sites on the UNESCO list are involved) on ERDF funding for cultural heritage projects; stresses that there is no legal basis for this approach in EU law; emphasises that setting such a low ceiling for support reduces the scope for many types of investment that are of vital importance to social and economic development in the EU.
Amendment 64 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 73 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production takes place in global value chains;it is crucial that Europe benefits from participation in global supply chains, while maintaining and developing a strong, competitive and diversified industrial base in Europe; (For consistency with the Recital A European added value should not be built only on e.g. costs of marketing, storage and/or distribution of imports. Also resolution should not quote data without reference to sources. TTIP should first and foremost promote trade of goods manufactured in the EU or the US but the imported goods only repacked/relabelled/assembled in the EU or the US.)
Amendment 324 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) to aim at the elimination of all duty tariffs, while respecting sensitive agricultural and industrial products on both sides;
Amendment 331 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) to keep in mind that EU climate change, environmental, labour, consumer safety and animal welfare legislation imposes disproportionate cost burden on EU enterprises, that - in many sectors is - not borne by similar industries in the United States giving US industries a regulatory and cost advantage in those fields - and therefore the European Commission is encouraged to protect these sectors by, including, but not limiting to, negotiating the longest possible transitional periods;
Amendment 337 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, for instance in the areas of engineeringprofessional services, telecommunications and transport services;
Amendment 350 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to ensure that mutually beneficial mobility package is provided for, which includes visa facilitation for providers of services and goods from all Member States and recognises their professional and technical qualifications;
Amendment 361 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services by mutual recognition for EUs professional service providers, according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;
Amendment 684 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
(vii) to ensure that in course of the negotiations the two sides examine ways to facilitate natural gas and oil exports, so that TTIP wouldTTIP abolishes any existing export restrictions on energy between the two trading partners, thereby supporting a diversification of energy sources in the EU and to consider conditioning tariff reduction on energy intensive goods on effective free flow of US energy to the EU in order to enhance European negotiating position;
Amendment 765 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved withrout the inclusion of an ISDSgh a national court systems or, where appropriate ISDS; all dispute mechanism;s such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputes;et in place within the TTIP- framework must uphold full transparency and be subject to democratic principles and scrutiny with CETA solutions serving as a basis; (It is crucial to include in the ISDS provisions the so called fork-in-the-road provision, which creates an option for the investor to choose EITHER national court system OR investment arbitration; parallel claims should be prohibited. Intergovernmental dispute settlement would leave decision on initiation of an investment dispute to a state, which would inevitably involve political considerations and would limit access of SMEs to dispute settlement.)
Amendment 52 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Looks to the Heads of State or Government at the European Council meeting to agree new measures to counter the threats that emerged in 2014 and also to decide to draw up at the earliest opportunity a strategy paper analysing those threats and the action the EU may take in response to them;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the issue of financing for CSDP missions and operations to be crucial if the policy is to have a future; finds it regrettable that specific proposals have not yet emerged from the discussion initiated on this subject by the December 2013 Council; calls for the Athena mechanism to be used as a matter of course for the financing of expenditure on CSDP operational and mission deployment, in particular in connection with the use of EU battlegroups, and for the same mechanism to manage financing received from Member States on a bilateral basis as well as from third countries and other international organisations, so that they can participate in the financing of a given operation and, in duly justified cases, support the participation by third countries in EU crisis response operations and missions;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes note of the Commission communication of July 2013 entitled ‘Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector’ and of the roadmap of June 2014 on its implementation with its proposals, in particular, for improved implementation of the single market directives 2009/81/EC and 2009/43/EC, without prejudice to Member States’ sovereign rights as established in Article 346 of the TFEU;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Believes that all the measures in question are contingent on the prior joint determination of what falls within the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) so that potential beneficiary companies or strategic activities can be targeted, with due regard for the capacity differences between the Member States’ defence industries;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that no government can embark alone on genuinely large-scale research and technology (R&T) programmes; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposals for developing synergies between civilian and defencesecurity research; also welcomes the initiation of ‘Preparatory Actions’ and hopes that, in the realm of the CSDP, the next step will be funding, under the forthcoming multiannual financial framework, for a relevant research strand;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
(d) reconsider the EUR 5 million benchmark in relation to cultural heritage projects submitted in the framework of the small-scale infrastructure action11 , at least to the same level as UNESCO projects, i.e. EUR 10 million; __________________ 11 See: Article 3.1(e) of Regulation No 1301/2013 (Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006).
Amendment 22 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas it is essential to guarantee funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage and related materials and to establish European standards on preservation of digital films;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. having regard to the effective implementation of the Directive on certain uses of orphan works (2012/28/EU) and the need to make films included in the definition of orphan works publicly accessible;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the important role that tax systems play in the support of domestic production; calls for the member states to include fiscal incentives that would facilitate the production of European movies;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. In that context, draws particular attention to the media education of children through supporting and popularising competitions in which children are encouraged to create short audiovisual works;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Member States to guarantee the appropriate level of funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on Member States to ensure the digitisation of cinematographic works and to set up compulsory deposit mechanisms for digital formats or adapt their existing mechanisms to such formats by requesting the deposit of a standard digital master for digital films;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Emphasizes the importance of audiovisual archives, especially from film heritage institutions and public service broadcasters, and the need for appropriate funding and rights clearance schemes to facilitate the fulfilling of their public interest missions, including preservation, digitisation and making available to the public;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Highlights the important role of the European digital library EUROPEANA as a digital library for the European audiovisual heritage (both film and television);
Amendment 3 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that in 2013, the budget execution rate for the 2007–2013 programmes, in particular Lifelong Learning (LLP), Culture, Media and Youth in Action programmes was 100%; notes that at the end of the year, the mismatch between the adopted commitment and payment appropriations resulted in shortage of payments with negative repercussions on the following year; is strongly concerned that a similar situation might develop in the context of the new programmes, especially ERASMUS+ and Creative Europe;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the positive progress in strengthening of the cultural dimension in the EU Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in 2013, including the Eastern Partnership and the Union for the Mediterranean; emphasizes the importance of the Tbilisi Declaration, the document of the very first Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference on Culture, which calls for a shared commitment to support culture as a driver for growth and stability in the region; encourages the further implementation of the Eastern Partnership Culture Program and further promotion of the dialogue on cultural policies within the Media and Culture for the Development in the Mediterranean programme.
Amendment 16 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for additional funding to broaden the scope of the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme, in particular in the light of the recent tragic events in Ukraine; points out that the provision of financial support by the EU for joint cultural projects in which young artists from Eastern Partnership countries and EU Member States take part will raise the profile and increase the political significance of such projects and will bolster efforts to secure peace in Europe;