Activities of Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. Equally important is the ~~potential~~ contribution of nuclear research to the long term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The interim evaluation of the Research and Training Programme of the Community 2014-2018 established by Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1314/201313 (the '2014-2018 Programme') concluded that the action is relevant and continues to be instrumental in addressing challenges in nuclear safety, security and safeguards, safe decommissioning and radioactive waste management, radiation protection and fusion energy. _________________ 13 Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1314/2013 of 16 December 2013 on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 948).

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Notwithstanding the po~~tential~~sitive impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents may endanger human health. Therefore, nuclear safety and, where appropriate, security aspects dealt with by the Joint Research Centre (the 'JRC') should be given the ~~greatest possibl~~appropriate attention in the Euratom Programme.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

(7) The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (the 'SET Plan'), set out in the conclusions of the Council meeting of 28 February 2008 in Brussels, is accelerating the development of a portfolio of low carbon technologies. The European Council agreed, at its meeting on 4 February 2011, that the Union and its Member States would promote investment in renewables, and safe and sustainable low carbon technologies including nuclear power and would focus on implementing the technology priorities established in the SET Plan. Action 10 (nuclear) of the SET- Plan has as its goal: Maintaining a high level of safety of nuclear reactors and associated fuel cycles during operation and decommissioning, while improving their efficiency. Each Member State remains free to choose the type of technologies that it would support.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) While it is for each Member State to choose whether or not to make use of nuclear power, it is also acknowledged that nuclear ~~energy plays differe~~research plays an important roles in ~~different~~all Member States, not least in the field of human health.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) For fusion to become a credible option for commercial energy production, it is, firstly, necessary to successfully complete, in a timely manner, the construction of ITER and start its operation and EURATOM Programme can make a significant contribution. Secondly it is necessary to establish an ambitious, yet realistic roadmap towards the production of electricity by 2050. Reaching those goals requires the European fusion programme to be directed towards a joint programme of activities implementing this roadmap. In order to secure the achievements of on- going fusion research activities, as well as the long-term commitment of, and collaboration between, the fusion stakeholders, continuity of the Community's support should be ensured. A stronger focus should be placed primarily on the activities in support of ITER but also on the developments towards the demonstration reactor, including the stronger involvement, as appropriate, of the private sector. Such rationalisation and refocusing should be achieved without jeopardising the European leadership of the fusion scientific community.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The outcomes of the debates that took place at the Symposium on 'Benefits and Limitations of Nuclear Fission Research for a Low Carbon Economy' prepared by an interdisciplinary study involving, among others, experts from the fields of energy, economics and social sciences, co-organised by the Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on 26 and 27 February 2013, recognised the need to continue nuclear research, including fission research, at the European level.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The activities developed under the Euratom Programme should aim at promoting equality between women and men in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlying causes of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchers, improving their access to research programmes, and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) Achieving the objectives of the Euratom Programme in relevant areas requires support for cross-cutting activities, both within the Euratom Programme and jointly with the activities of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, for example in the case of Marie Skłodowská Curie actions supporting researcher mobility.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The general objective of the Euratom Programme is to pursue nuclear research and training activities with an emphasis on continuous improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection, notably to ~~potentially~~ contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way. The general objective shall be implemented through the activities specified in Annex I in the form of direct and indirect actions which pursue the specific objectives set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

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

(a) supporting safety of current and future nuclear systems;

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i (new)

i) in accordance with the goals of the Energy Union, helping to preserve EU leadership in nuclear technologies.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. The Euratom Programme shall be implemented in such a way as to ensure that the priorities and activities supported are relevant to changing needs and take account of the evolving nature of science, technology, innovation, policy making, markets and society, with the aim of optimizing human and financial resources, to create greater synergies between existing programmes and projects and to avoid duplication on nuclear research and development in the Union.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) countries or territories, associated to, or participating as a Member State in, the Seventh Euratom Framework Programme or the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014-2018.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2

Nuclear power ~~constitutes an element in the debate on~~makes an important contribution to combating climate change and reducing Europe's dependence on imported energy. In the broader context of finding a sustainable energy-mix for the future, the Euratom Programme will also contribute through its research activities to ~~the debate on the benefits and the limitation~~maintaining the technological advantages of nuclear fission energy for a low-carbon economy. Through ensuring continuous improvement of nuclear safety, more advanced nuclear technologies could also offer the prospect of significant improvements in efficiency and use of resources and producing less waste than current designs. Nuclear safety aspects will receive the greatest possible attention.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0312(NLE)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point a – paragraph 2

In line with the general objective, support to joint research activities concerning the safe operation and decommissioning of reactor systems (including fuel cycle facilities) in use in the Union or, to the extent necessary in order to maintain broad nuclear safety expertise in the Union, those reactor types which may be used in the future, ~~focusing exclusively on safety aspects,~~ including all aspects of the fuel cycle such as partitioning and transmutation, ensuring safe operations throughout.

2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) It is of critical importance to consider the inevitable social impacts of the low-carbon transition in the automotive sector and to be proactive in addressing the unavoidable job implications that will be particularly pronounced in the most affected regions

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) An evaluation of Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 in 2015 concluded that those Regulations have been relevant, broadly coherent, and have generated significant emissions savings, whilst being more cost-effective than originally anticipated. They have also generated significant added value for the Union that could not have been achieved to the same extent through national measures. However, that evaluation also concluded that actual CO2 savings achieved are considerably less than those suggested by the type-approval test performance and that the ‘emissions gap’ between type- approval test and real-world performance has considerably undermined the effectiveness of the CO2 performance standards as well as consumers' trust in the potential fuel savings of new vehicles.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) The Commission’s evaluation of Directive 1999/94/EC1a in 2016 identified a need for further clarification and simplification of the legislation, which could increase its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2017/9481b aims to encourage a harmonised application of Directive 1999/94/EC. Nevertheless, better designed and further harmonised Union requirements on car labelling providing consumers with comparable, reliable and user friendly information about the benefits of low emission cars, including information concerning air pollutants and running costs in addition to CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, could support the uptake of the most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly cars across the Union. The Commission should therefore review Directive1999/94/EC no later than 31 December2019 and put forward a relevant legislative proposal. __________________ 1aDirective 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars (OJ L12, 18.1.2000, p. 16). 1bCommission Recommendation (EU)2017/948 of 31 May 2017 on the use of fuel consumption and CO2 emission values type-approved and measured in accordance with the World Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure when making information available for consumers pursuant to Directive1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 142, 2.6.2017, p.100).

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Recharging and refuelling infrastructure needs to be put in place quickly in order to provide confidence to consumers of zero- and low- emission vehicles, and different support instruments at both Union and Member State level need to effectively work together mobilising significant public and private investment.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)

(17b) A successful transition to zero- emission mobility requires a comprehensive enabling landscape through the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, robust car labelling schemes, strong enforcement of air quality and climate change mitigation standards. Strong support schemes for workers in the automotive industry are needed for a just transition. That transition further requires a common policy framework for vehicles, infrastructures, electricity grids.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) In order to distribute the emission reduction effort in a competitively neutral and fair way that reflects the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and in view of the change in 2021 to WLTP-based specific emission targets, it is appropriate to determine the slope of the limit value curve on the basis of the specific emissions of all newly registered vehicles in that year, and to take into account the change in the EU fleet-wide targets between 2021, 2025 and 2030 with a view to ensuring an equal reduction effort of all manufacturers. With regard to light commercial vehicles, the same approach as that for car manufacturers should apply to manufacturers of lighter, car derived, vans, while for manufacturers of vehicles falling within the heavier segments, a higher and fixed slope should be set for the whole target perio, an equal reduction effort of all manufacturers should be ensured.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The procedure for granting derogations from the 95 g CO2/km fleet target to niche car manufacturers ensures that the reduction effort required by niche manufacturers is consistent with that of large volume manufacturers with regard to that target., However, eExperience shows that niche manufacturers have the same potential as large manufacturers to meet the CO2 targets ~~and with regard to the targets set from 2025 onwards~~, therefore, it is not considered appropriate to distinguish between those two categories of manufacturers.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)

(38a) It is of critical importance to consider the inevitable social impacts of the low-carbon transition in the automotive sector and to be proactive in addressing the unavoidable job implications that will be particularly pronounced in certain most affected regions. It is paramount therefore that current measures facilitating the low- carbon transition are also accompanied by targeted programmes for redeployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers, as well as education and job-seeking initiatives conducted in close dialogue with the social partners. Such efforts should be co-financed by earmarked revenues from the collected excess emissions premiums.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) The effectiveness of the targets set out in this Regulation in reducing CO2 emissions in reality is strongly dependent on the representativeness of the official test procedure. In accordance with the Opinion of the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)23 and the recommendation of the European Parliament, following its inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector24 , a mechanism should be put in place to assess the real world representativeness of vehicle CO2 emissions and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151. The ~~Commission should have the powers~~most reliable way to ensure the real world representativeness of type-approval values is by introducing a real-world CO2 emissions test, which the Commission should be empowered to develop. That test should be developed by means of delegated acts and introduced at the latest two ~~ensure the public availability of such data, and, where necessary,~~years after the date of application of this Regulation. However, in the meantime, and until it becomes applicable, compliance should be ensured by using data from the fuel consumption meters to be reported by manufacturers coupled with a not-to-exceed (NTE) limit of a maximum of 15 % above the type- approval values measured as of 2021using the WLTP test. The Commission should have the powers to ensure the public availability of such data, and to develop the procedures needed for identifying and collecting the fuel consumption data required for performing such assessments. __________________ 23 High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, Scientific Opinion 1/2016 "Closing the gap between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing" 24 European Parliament recommendation of 4 April 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2908(RSP))

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)

(41a) Currently, there is no harmonised way to assess life-cycle emissions from light duty vehicles. It is appropriate that the Commission should provide such analysis by the end of 2026 to present a broad picture of carbon emissions from the light duty vehicles sector. For that purpose, the Commission should develop, by means of delegated acts, a common Union methodology for the consistent data reporting, as of 2025, by manufacturers of the lifecycle CO2 emissions of all fuel types and vehicle powertrains they put on the market. The methodology should also be in line with the relevant ISO standards and account for the global warming potential (GWP) of vehicle’s well-to-wheel, tank-to-wheel and end-of-life emissions. The analysis by the Commission should be based on the data reported by manufacturers as well as any other available relevant data.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42

(42) I~~n 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore~~t is appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation ~~in that same year~~already in 2023 to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments and the progress made towards achieving the set targets within the set timeline.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) In order to amend or supplement non-essential elements of the provisions of this Regulation the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes II and III as regards data requirements and data parameters, establishing the rules and procedures for reporting life-cycle emissions referred to in Article 7(8a), supplementing the rules on the interpretation of the eligibility criteria for derogations from the specific emissions targets, on the content of applications for a derogation and on the content and assessment of programmes for the reduction of specific emissions of CO2, adjusting the figure of M0 and TM0, referred to in Article 13 , the 7 g CO2/km cap referred to in Article 11, developing areal-world CO2 emissions test referred to in Article 12(1a) and the adjustment of the formulae in Annex I referred to in Article 14(3) . It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making26 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 26 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

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

(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part A of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

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

(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) for the share of zero- and low- emission vehicles, a benchmark equal to a 20 % market share of the sales of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2025, determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I and point 6.3 of Part B of Annex I.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

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

(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

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

(ba) for the share of zero- and low- emission vehicles, a benchmark equal to a 50 % market share of the sales of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2030, determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I and point 6.3 of Part B of Annex I.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part

The Commission ~~may~~shall adopt detailed rules on the procedures for reporting such deviations and for taking them into account in the calculation of the average specific emissions. Those procedures shall be adopted by way of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. From 1 January 2025 onwards manufacturers shall report to the Commission on the lifecycle CO2 emissions of the vehicle types they put on the market as of that date based on a harmonised Union methodology. For that purpose, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to supplement this Regulation by developing detailed rules on the procedures for reporting lifecycle CO2 emissions of all fuel types and vehicle powertrains found on the Union market. No later than 31 December 2026, the Commission shall provide an analysis of the overall life-cycle emissions from new light duty vehicles in the Union in order to better direct future policy efforts in emissions cuts in the sector. The analysis shall be made publicly available.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. and shall be earmarked for policy measures, conducted in close cooperation with social partners, promoting re-skilling and redeployment in the automotive sector in order to contribute to a just transition to a low-carbon economy.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3

3. Where the Commission considers that the manufacturer is eligible for a derogation applied for under paragraph 1 and is satisfied that the specific emissions target proposed by the manufacturer is consistent with its reduction potential, including the economic and technological potential to reduce its specific emissions of CO2, and taking into account the characteristics of the market for the type of passenger car or light commercial vehicle manufactured, the Commission shall grant a derogation to the manufacturer. The application shall be submitted at the latest by 31 October of the first year in which the derogation shall apply.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4

4. An application for a derogation from the specific emissions target calculated in accordance with points 1 to 4 of Part A of Annex I may be made by a manufacturer which is responsible, together with all of its connected undertakings, for between 10 000 and 300 000 new passenger cars registered in the Union per calendar year. Such application may be made by a manufacturer in respect of itself or in respect of itself together with any of its connected undertakings. An application shall be made to the Commission and shall include: (a) all of the information referred to in paragraphs 2(a) and (c) including, where relevant, information about any connected undertakings; (b) on the average specific emissions of CO2 in 2007 or, where a single application is made in respect of a number of connected undertakings, a 45 % reduction on the average of those undertakings’ average specific emissions of CO2 in 2007. Where information on a manufacturer's average specific emissions of CO2 does not exist for the year 2007, the Commission shall determine an equivalent reduction target based upon the best available CO2 emissions reduction technologies deployed in passenger cars of comparable mass and taking into account the characteristics of the market for the type of car manufactured. This target shall be used by the applicant for the purposes of point (b). The Commission shall grant a derogation to the manufacturer where it is demonstrated that the criteria for the derogation referred to in this paragraph have been met.deleted a target which is a 45 % reduction

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Such technologies shall be taken into consideration only if the methodology used to assess them is capable of producing verifiable, repeatable and comparable results, and only until the WLTP- measured value is not complemented or replaced by other data that are more representative of real world emissions.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall monitor and assess the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151. ~~It shall ensure that the public is informed of how that representativeness evolves over time.~~

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. In order to ensure the representativeness referred to in paragraph 1, compliance shall be measured by means of a real-world CO2 emissions test. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to supplement this Regulation by developing the real-world CO2 emissions test, at the latest two years after the date of application of this Regulation.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission shall ensure that the public is informed of how the real world representativeness evolves over time.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission ~~may~~shall adopt ~~the measures referred to in this Article~~detailed rules on the procedures for reporting data from fuel consumption meters by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall in 20243 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation, to confirm or revise upwards, as necessary, the Union fleet- wide CO2 emissions target and zero- and low-emission benchmark in accordance with Article 1. This report wishall consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . __________________ 29 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall take into account the assessments performed pursuant to Article 12 and ~~may~~shall, where appropriate, review the procedures for measuring CO2 emissions as set out under Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. The Commission shall, in particular, make appropriate proposals to adapt those procedures to reflect adequately the real world CO2 emissions of cars and light commercial vehicles.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The Commission shall by 31 December 2019 review Directive 1999/94/EC, and where appropriate, submit a relevant proposal in order to provide consumers with accurate, robust and comparable information on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and air pollutant emissions of new passenger cars placed on the market.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

ZLEV factor is (1+y-x), unless this sum is larger than 1.05 or lower than ~~1.0~~0.95 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1.05 or ~~1.0~~0.95 as the case may be

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

x is 1520% in the years 2025 to 2029 and 350% in 2030 onwards.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

ZLEV factor is (1+y-x), unless this sum is larger than 1.05 or lower than ~~1.0~~0.95 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1.05 or ~~1.0~~0.95 as the case may be

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

x is 1520%

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

ZLEV factor is (1+y-x), unless this sum is larger than 1.05 or lower than ~~1.0~~0.95 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1.05 or ~~1.0~~0.95 as the case may be

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

x is 3050%

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Arne LIETZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In light of the increased cybersecurity challenges faced by the Union, there is a need for a comprehensive set of measures that would build on previous Union action and foster mutually reinforcing objectives. These include the need to further increase capabilities and preparedness of Member States and businesses, as well as to improve cooperation and coordination across Member States and EU institutions, agencies and bodies. Furthermore, given the borderless nature of cyber threats, there is a need to increase capabilities at Union level that could complement the action of Member States, in particular in the case of large scale cross-border cyber incidents and crises. Additional efforts are also needed to increase awareness of citizens and businesses on cybersecurity issues. Moreover, the trust in the digital single market should be further improved by offering transparent information on the level of security of ICT products and services stressing that even a high level of cybersecurity certification cannot guarantee that an ICT product or service is completely safe. This can be facilitated by EU- wide certification providing common cybersecurity requirements and evaluation criteria across national markets and sectors as well as promoting cyber literacy.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) To ensure that it fully achieves its objectives, the Agency should liaise with relevant institutions, EU supervisory and other competent authorities, agencies and bodies, including CERT-EU, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems (eu- LISA), European Central Bank (ECB), European Banking Authority (EBA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and any other EU Agency that is involved in cybersecurity. It should also liaise with authorities dealing with data protection in order to exchange know-how and best practices and provide advice on cybersecurity aspects that might have an impact on their work. Representatives of national and Union law enforcement and data protection authorities should be eligible to be represented in the Agency’s Permanent Stakeholders Group. In liaising with law enforcement bodies regarding network and information security aspects that might have an impact on their work, the Agency should respect existing channels of information and established networks.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) Cybersecurity problems are global issues. There is a need for closer international cooperation to improve security standards, including the definition of common norms of behaviour and codes of conduct, use of international standards, and information sharing, promoting swifter international collaboration in response to, as well as a common global approach to, network and information security issues. To that end, the Agency should support further Union involvement and cooperation with third countries and international organisations by providing, where appropriate, the necessary expertise and analysis to the relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Conformity assessment is the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a product, process, service, system, person or body have been fulfilled. For the purposes of this Regulation, certification and self- assessment should be considered as a type of conformity assessment regarding the cybersecurity features of a product, process, service, system, or a combination of those ("ICT products and services"). Certification is undertaken by an independent third party, other than the product manufacturer or service provider. ~~Certification~~Self-assessment may be undertaken by the product manufacturer or operator where the likelihood of a cybersecurity incident occurring, and/or the likelihood of such incident causing substantial harm to society or a large section thereof, is not expected to be high, taking into account the manufacturer or service provider’s intended use of the product or service in question. Conformity assessment cannot guarantee per se that certified ICT products and services are cyber secure. It is rather a procedure and technical methodology to attest that ICT products and services have been tested and that they comply with certain cybersecurity requirements laid down elsewhere, for example as specified in technical standards.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Conformity assessment is the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a product, process, service, system, person or body have been fulfilled. For the purposes of this Regulation, certification and self assessment should be considered as a type of conformity assessment regarding the cybersecurity features of a product, process, service, system, or a combination of those ("ICT products and services") by an independent third party, other than the product manufacturer or service provider. Self-assessment may be undertaken by SMEs for conformity with the lowest assurance level. Certification cannot guarantee per se that certified ICT products and services are cyber secure and this must be duly communicated to consumers and businesses. It is rather a procedure and technical methodology to attest that ICT products and services have been tested and that they comply with certain cybersecurity requirements laid down elsewhere, for example as specified in technical standards.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53

(53) The Commission ~~should be empowered to adopt~~, the European Cybersecurity Certification Group and the Stakeholer Certification Group should propose to ENISA to prepare a European cybersecurity certification schemes concerning specific groups of ICT products and services. These schemes should be implemented and supervised by national certification supervisory authorities and certificates issued within these schemes should be valid and recognised throughout the Union. Certification schemes operated by the industry or other private organisations should fall outside the scope of the Regulation. However, the bodies operating such schemes may propose to the Commission to consider such schemes as a basis for approving them as a European scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

(56) TAfter the completion of an appropriate stakeholder consultation by the Commission, ENISA should be empowered to ~~request ENISA to~~ prepare candidate schemes for specific ICT products or services. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, should then be empowered to adopt the European cybersecurity certification scheme by means of ~~implementing~~delegated acts. Taking account of the general purpose and security objectives identified in this Regulation, European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted by the Commission should specify a minimum set of elements concerning the subject-matter, the scope and functioning of the individual scheme. These should include among others the scope and object of the cybersecurity certification, including the categories of ICT products and services covered, the detailed specification of the cybersecurity requirements, for example by reference to standards or technical specifications, the specific evaluation criteria and evaluation methods, as well as the intended level of assurance: basic, substantial and/or high.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) Once a European cybersecurity certification scheme is adopted, manufacturers of ICT products or providers of ICT services should be able to submit an application for certification of their products or services to a conformity assessment body of their choice, anywhere in the Union. Conformity assessment bodies should be accredited by an accreditation body if they comply with certain specified requirements set out in this Regulation. Accreditation should be issued for a maximum of five years and may be renewed on the same conditions provided that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements. Accreditation bodies should revoke an accreditation of a conformity assessment body where the conditions for the accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by a conformity assessment body infringe this Regulation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59

(59) It is necessary to require all Member States to designate one cybersecurity certification supervisory authority to supervise compliance of conformity assessment bodies and of certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies established in their territory with the requirements of this Regulation and of the relevant cybersecurity certification schemes, and to ensure that the European cybersecurity certificates are recognised on their territory. National certification supervisory authorities should handle complaints lodged by natural or legal persons in relation to certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies established in their territories, or in relation to alleged failures to recognise certificates on their territory, investigate to the extent appropriate the subject matter of the complaint and inform the complainant of the progress and the outcome of the investigation within a reasonable time period. Moreover, they should cooperate with other national certification supervisory authorities or other public authority, including by sharing information on possible non-compliance of ICT products and services with the requirements of this Regulation or specific cybersecurity schemes, or the non- recognition of European cybersecurity certificates.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60 a (new)

(60 a) With a view to ensuring the consistent and future-proof application of the European cybersecurity certification framework, a Stakeholder Certification Group should be established within ENISA. It should consist of recognised experts representing academics, standardisation bodies, consumer groups, ICT industry and non-public sector operators of essential services as defined in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2016/1148, who will advise and assist ENISA to ensure a consistent implementation and application of the European cybersecurity certification framework; assist and closely cooperate with the Agency in the preparation and adoption of candidate cybersecurity certification schemes; recommend candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes; and adopt opinions addressed to the Commission relating to the maintenance and review of existing European cybersecurity certifications schemes. The Stakeholder Certification Group should be set up with the objective to allow expert input from relevant stakeholders to the European cybersecurity certification framework. The structure of the Stakeholder Certification Group should allow for ad-hoc members to be invited to contribute to the work on the proposal, development or adoption of any new candidate scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63

(63) In order to specify further the criteria for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. The Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and with all interested stakeholders, including those that do not participate in the above groups. Those consultations should be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64

(64) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission when provided for by this Regulation. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.deleted

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65

(65) ~~The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts~~Delegated acts could be furthermore adopted on European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and services; on modalities of carrying enquiries by the Agency; as well as on the circumstances, formats and procedures of notifications of accredited conformity assessment bodies by the national certification supervisory authorities to the Commission.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

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

(b) lays down a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes for the purpose of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes in the Union. Such framework shall apply without prejudice to specific provisions regarding voluntary or mandatory certification in other Union acts.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

(8) ‘cyber threat’ means any pointentional ~~circumstance or event~~action, including an automated command, that may adversely impact network and information systems, their users and affected persons.;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8 a) ‘cyber incident’ means any intentional or unintentional action or event that may adversely impact network and information systems, their users and affected persons;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

(9) ‘European cybersecurity certification scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the certification of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products ~~and servic~~, services and processes falling under the scope of that specific scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9 a) ‘European cybersecurity self- assurance scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical specifications or requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the self-assessment of ICT products, services and processes falling under the scope of that specific scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)

(9 b) ‘European cybersecurity scheme’ means a European cybersecurity certification scheme or a European cybersecurity self-assurance scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) ‘European cybersecurity certificate’ means a document issued by a conformity assessment body attesting that a given ICT product or, service, process fulfills the specific requirements laid down in a European cybersecurity certification scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11

(11) ‘ICT product ~~and service~~, service and process’ means any element or group of elements of network and information systems;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

(11 a) ‘consumer electronic device’ means a device consisting of hardware and software that process personal data or connect to the Internet for the operation of domotics and home control appliances, office appliances, routing equipment and devices that connect to a network, such as smart TV, toys and gaming consoles, virtual or personal assistants, connected streaming devices, wearables, voice- command and virtual reality systems;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)

(16 a) 'functionality information scheme’ means a visual display of data in the form of a label, which aims to provide information to the end user on the functionality, connectivity, sensory, kinetic or security features of a consumer electronic device.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall be a centre of expertise on theoretical and practical cybersecurity by virtue of its independence, the scientific and technical quality of the advice and assistance it delivers and the information it provides, the transparency of its operating procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in carrying out its tasks.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

5. The Agency shall increase cybersecurity capabilities at Union level in order to complement the action of Member States in preventing and responding to cyber threats, notably in the event of cross- border incidents, and in order to carry out its task of assisting Union institutions in developing policies related to cybersecurity.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. The Agency shall promote the use of certification, including by contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a cybersecurity certification framework at Union level in accordance with Title III of this Regulation, with a view to increasing transparency of cybersecurity assurance of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes and thus strengthen trust in the digital internal market.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Arne LIETZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7

7. The Agency shall promote and support projects contributing to a high level of awareness ofand cyber literacy among citizens and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7

7. The Agency shall promote a high level of cyber hygiene and awareness of citizens and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

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

1. assisting and advising, in particular by providing its independent opinion and analysis of relevant activities in cyberspace and supplying preparatory work, on the development and review of Union policy and law in the area of cybersecurity, as well as sector-specific policy and law initiatives where matters related to cybersecurity are involved;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

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

2 a. assisting Member States to implement consistently the Union policy and law regarding data protection notably in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as well as assisting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in the development of guidelines related to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for cybersecurity purposes. The EDPB should be required to consult ENISA every time it issues an opinion or adopts a decision concerning the implementation of the GDPR and cybersecurity, in particular on, but not limited to, issues related to privacy impact assessments, data breach notification, security processing, security requirements, and privacy by design.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Upon a request by ~~two~~one or more Member States concerned, and with the sole purpose of providing assistance either in the form of advice for the prevention of future incidents , or in the form of assisting in the response to a current large scale incidents, the Agency shall provide support to or carry out an ex-post technical enquiry following notifications by affected undertakings of incidents having a significant or substantial impact pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/1148. The Agency shall perform the above activities by receiving relevant information from the affected Member States and by utilising its own resources on threat analysis as well as resources on incident response made available from CERT EU for that purpose. The Agency shall also carry out such an enquiry upon a duly justified request from the Commission in agreement with the concerned Member States in case of such incidents affecting more than ~~two~~one Member States.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7

7. The Agency shall prepare a regular and in-depth EU Cybersecurity Technical Situation Report on incidents and threats based on open source information, its own analysis, and reports shared by, among others: Member States' CSIRTs (on a voluntary basis) or NIS Directive Single Points of Contact (in accordance with NIS Directive Article 14 (5)); European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, CERT-EU. The Executive Director shall present the public findings to the European Parliament.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Arne LIETZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)

The Agency shall, where appropriate and subject to prior approval by the Commission, contribute to cross-border cyber cooperation with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Academy.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a

(a) analyzing and aggregating reports from national sources with a view to contribute to establishing common situational awareness;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Edouard MARTIN, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point c

(c) supporting the technical handling of an incident or crisis, based on its own independent expertise and resources including facilitating the sharing of technical solutions between Member States;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)

(e a) assisting Member States and Union institutions in establishing and developing an EU Cybersecurity Crisis Response Framework integrating the objectives and modalities of cooperation suggested in the [Commission Recommendation on Coordinated Response to Large Scale Cybersecurity Incidents and Crisis from 13.9.2017].

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e b (new)

(e b) assisting Member States and Union Institutions in developing and adopting a common taxonomy and template for situational reports to describe technical causes and impacts of cybersecurity incidents to further enhance their technical and operational cooperation during crisis.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)

Article 7 a Technical capabilities of the Agency For meeting the objectives described in Articles 5, 6 and 7 the Agency shall develop among others the following technical capabilities and skills: 1. The ability to analyse threat information data at large scale 2. The ability to conduct forensic analysis on devices and terminal equipment 3. The ability to analyse malware, indicators of compromise and other information related to a cybersecurity threat or incident 4. The ability to collect information on cybersecurity threats from open source as well as commercial sources 5. The ability to deploy technical equipment, tools and expertise remotely and on-site at the request of a Member State in case of Article 7 paragraph 5 and paragraph 8 To meet the technical capabilities described in this Article the Agency shall ensure that its recruitment processes reflect the diverse technical skills required. To meet the technical capabilities described in this Article and develop the relevant skills, the Agency shall cooperate with CERT EU and Europol in accordance to Article 7 paragraph 2.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) support and promote the development and implementation of the Union policy on cybersecurity certification of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes, as established in Title III of this Regulation, by:

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

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

(1) preparing candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes in accordance with Article 44 of this Regulation;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3

(3) compiling and publishing guidelines and developing good practices and cyber hygiene principles concerning the cybersecurity requirements of ICT products ~~and~~, services, and processes in cooperation with national certification supervisory authorities and the industry;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) support closer coordination and exchange of best practices among Member States on cybersecurity education, training and skills development, cyber hygiene and awareness.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) providing, where appropriate, data collected by the Agency in carrying out its mandate, to international organisations provided that doing so does not violate the Union's data protection legislation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. The term of office of members of the Management Board and of their alternates shall be f~~our~~ive years. That term shall be renewable.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

The Management Board shall elect by a majority of two-thirds of members its Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among its members for a period of f~~our~~ive years, which shall be renewable once. If, however, their membership of the Management Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date. The Deputy Chairperson shall ex officio replace the Chairperson if the latter is unable to attend to his or her duties.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

3. The Executive Board shall be composed of five members appointed from among the members of the Management Board amongst whom the Chairperson of the Management Board, who ~~may~~shall not also chair the Executive Board, and one of the representatives of the Commission. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. The term of office of the members of the Executive Board shall be f~~our~~ive years. That term shall be renewable.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. The Executive Director shall be required to provide the relevant European Parliament Committees twice a year with a report on the state of cybersecurity in Europe. The Executive Director should also be invited by the Parliament to provide ENISA’s input on any EU legislative instrument imposing cybersecurity obligations.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. The Executive Director shall also be entitled to act as an institutional special adviser on cybersecurity policy to the President of the European Commission, with a mandate defined in Commission Decision C(2014) 541 of 06 February 2014.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)

Article 20 a Stakeholder Certification Group 1. The Executive Director shall set up a Stakeholder Certification Group, composed of recognised experts representing consumer groups, academics, standardisation bodies, operators of essential services as defined in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2016/1148 and the ICT industry, including SMEs. 2. Procedures for the Stakeholder Certification Group, in particular regarding the number, composition, and the appointment of its members by the Executive Director and the operation of the Group, shall be specified in the Agency’s internal rules of operation and shall be made public. 3. The term of office of the Stakeholder Certification Group members shall be two-and-a-half years. Their mandate shall be renewable. Members of the Management Board may not be members of the Stakeholder Certification Group. Members of the Permanent Stakeholder Group can be also Members of the Stakeholder Certification Group. Experts from the Commission and the Member States shall be entitled, upon invitation, to be present at the meetings of the Stakeholder Certification Group. Representatives of other bodies deemed relevantly the Executive Director, who are not members of the Stakeholder Certification Group, may be invited to attend the meetings of the Stakeholder Certification Group and to participate in its work. 4. The Stakeholder Certification Group shall advise the Agency in respect of the performance of its activities with regards Title III of the present Regulation. It shall in particular be entitled to propose to ENISA, to the Member States and to the Commission the preparation of a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme, as conferred to in Article 44 of the present Regulation, as well as to participate in the procedures described in Articles 43 to 48 and Article 53 of the Present Regulation for the approval of such schemes. 5. For the purpose of ensuring that the Stakeholder Certification Group possesses the necessary expertise, the Executive Director or the members of the Stakeholder Certification Group shall nominate ad-hoc members for the proposal, development or adoption of any new candidate scheme. These ad-hoc members shall have the same rights and obligations as the appointed members, and shall be entitled to provide their expertise at any stage of the development and/ or the approval of the respective candidate scheme. An ad-hoc member may contribute to the work of the Stakeholder Certification Group for more than one candidate scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1

1. In so far as is necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in this Regulation, the Agency may cooperate with the competent authorities of third countries or with international organisations or both. To this end, the Agency may, subject to prior approval by the Commission, establish working arrangements with the authorities of third countries and international organisations. Cooperation with NATO, where it takes place, may include joint cybersecurity exercises and joint cyber incident response coordination. These arrangements shall not create legal obligations incumbent on the Union and its Member States.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1

A European cybersecurity certification scheme shall attest that the ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes that have been certified in accordance with such scheme comply with specified requirements as regards their ability to resist at a given level of assurance, actions that aim to compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored or transmitted or processed data or the functions or services offered by, or accessible via, those products, processes, services and systems.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Following a request from the Commission,~~ ENISA shall prepare a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme which meets the requirements set out in Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation. Member States or the European Cybersecurity Certification Group (the 'Group') established under Article 53 ~~may~~, shall propose the preparation of a candidate scheme that falls under the scope of Article 45 (1) (c), while the Stakeholder Certification Group, established under Article [20b], shall propose the preparation of a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme tohat falls under the scope of Article 45 (1) (a) or (b), to ENISA and the Commission.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2

2. ~~When~~Before preparing candidate schemes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, ENISA shall consult all relevant stakeholders and closely cooperate with the Group. The Group shall provide ENISA with the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate scheme, including by providing opinions where necessarythe Commission shall conduct an open public consultation for all relevant stakeholders. In preparing the consultation the Commission shall closely cooperate with the European Cybersecurity Certification Group, ENISA and the Stakeholder Certification Group.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The European Cybersecurity Certification Group and the Stakeholder Certification Group shall provide the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate European cybersecurity scheme, including by providing opinions where necessary.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Apart of in relation to the proposal of a scheme that falls under the scope of Article 45 (1) (a) and (b), the Stakeholder Certification Group shall be consulted by the Commission and asked for approval before the final adoption of a European cybersecurity certification scheme. The same shall apply for the proposal of a scheme that falls under the scope of Article 45 (1) (c) vis-à-vis the European Cybersecurity Certification Group.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. When preparing a candidate scheme, ENISA, with the advice of the European Cybersecurity Certification Group and the Stakeholder Certification Group for their respective candidate schemes, shall define a timeline by when the specific candidate scheme shall become effective. Failure to meet this deadline shall result in the candidate scheme being considered void and revoked.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, may adopt ~~implementing~~delegated acts, in accordance with Article 55(1), providing for European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes meeting the requirements of Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

A European cybersecurity certification scheme shall be so designed to take into account, as applicable, ~~the following security objectiv~~objectives linked to the following categories:

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~protect data stored, transmitted or otherwise processed against accidental or unauthorised storage, processing, access or disclosure;~~For products corresponding to assurance level basic or the self- declaratory level of certification, consumer electronic devices as defined in Article 2 [(11) a (new)]. The European cybersecurity certification schemes for this category shall support the adoption and commercialisation of international standards from and to the Single Market.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~protect data stored, transmit~~For products corresponding to assurance level substantial, ICT products, services and processes performing an industrial control systedm or ~~otherwise processed against accid~~used in robotics and autonomous vehicles, or software and hardware terminal equipment used for the provision of essential ~~or unauthorised destruction, accidental los~~services for operators as defined in Directive (EU)2016/1148. The European cybersecurity certification schemes for althis category shall be based on internation;al standards.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ~~ensure that authorised persons, programmes or machin~~For products corresponding to level of certification high, ICT products, services can ~~access exclusively the data, services or functions to which their access rights refer;~~d processes used by public administration of a Member State. The European cybersecurity certification schemes for this category shall be based on international standards, existing national or multilateral standards in use by Member States.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) record which data, functions or services have been communicated, at what times and by whom;~~deleted

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e

~~(e) ensure that it is possible to check which data, services or functions have been accessed or used, at what times and by whom;~~deleted

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) restore the availability and access to data, services and functions in a timely manner in the event of physical or technical incident;~~deleted

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point g

~~(g) ensure that ICT products and services are provided with up to date software that does not contain known vulnerabilities, and are provided mechanisms for secure software updates.~~deleted

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Arne LIETZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. A European cybersecurity certification scheme may specify one or more of the following assurance levels: basic, substantial and/or high, for ICT products and services issued under that scheme. A certification scheme with varying assurance levels shall be accompanied by information explaining the risk that remains at each assurance level and the need for consumers to be continually vigilant and aware of cyber threats.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. A European cybersecurity certification scheme may specify one or more of the following assurance levels: basic, substantial and/or high, for ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes issued under that scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) assurance level basic shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a limited degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of a~~n ICT product or ser~~ consumer electronic device, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease the risk of cybersecurity incidents;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) assurance level substantial shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a substantial degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or, service or process, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease substantially the risk of cybersecurity incidents;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) assurance level high shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme that is based on a national or multilateral standard in use, which provides a higher degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service than certificates with the assurance level substantial, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, national and multilateral existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to prevent cybersecurity incidents.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)

Article 46a According to the analysis of the specific risk, the appropriate conformity assessment method, including self- assessment, shall be identified as laid down in Article 4 and Annex II of Decision No 768/2008/EC.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 b (new)

Article 46b Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, ENISA may replace the requirements for the basic assurance level by introducing a functionality information scheme instead, as defined in Article 2. The criteria for such functionality information scheme shall be defined in advance with the participation of the Stakeholder Certification Group.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) where the scheme provides for ~~marks or labels, the conditions under which such marks or label~~technical feature information schemes, the conditions under which such technical feature information schemes may be used;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

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

(ga) conditions for granting, maintaining, continuing, extending and reducing the scope of certification;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

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

(ma) types of conformity assessment, evaluation criteria and methods pursuant to Article 4 and Annex II of Decision 768/2008/EC.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Arne LIETZ

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

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

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

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

1a. For their relevant schemes, the Stakeholder Certification Group or the European Cybersecurity Certification Group must approve, following a duly motivated request from ENISA, any proposed addition to, deviation from, or non-reliance on, international or Union standards referred to in paragraph 1(b), at least two weeks prior to the candidate scheme’s transmission to the Commission pursuant to Article 44(3)

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 a (new)

Article 47a Schemes created pursuant to this Regulation shall not require notification of changes, amendments of certifications, or re-certification, unless such changes have a substantial adverse effect on the security of ICT products, services and processes as well as consumer electronic devices.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1

1. ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes that have been certified under a European cybersecurity certification scheme adopted pursuant to Article 44 shall be presumed to be compliant with the requirements of such scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2

2. The certification shall be voluntary~~, unless otherwise specified in Union law~~ for ICT products, services and processes that fall under the scope of Article 45 (1) (a) and Article 45 (1) (b), unless otherwise specified in Union law, and mandatory for the ICT products, services and processes that fall under the scope of Article 45 (1) (c), unless otherwise specified in Union law or by the European Cybersecurity Certification Group.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5

5. The natural or legal person which submits its ICT products or, services or processes to the certification mechanism shall provide the conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51 with all information necessary to conduct the certification procedure. The submission can be made with any conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6

6. Certificates shall be issued for a maxinimum period of three years ~~and may~~. They may then be renewed, under the same conditions, provided ~~that the relevant requirements continue to be met.~~ extended without cost for further periods, upon attestation by the certificate-holder that the relevant requirements continue to be met. Such attestation must be provided no sooner than six months and no later than 15 days before the expiry of the relevant period. Extensions of the certificates shall be allowed for the duration of the entire lifespan of the certified product.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7

7. A European cybersecurity certificate issued pursuant to this Article shall be recognised in all Member States. as satisfying local cybersecurity requirements relating to ICT products and processes and consumer electronic devices covered by that certificate, taking into account the specified assurance level referred to in Article 46, and there shall be no discrimination between such certificates based either on the Member State of origin or the issuing conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. An application for certification must be completed by 12 months from its date of submission, failing to which the conformity assessment body will lose its accreditation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)

Article 48a Compatibility with international mutual recognition schemes 1. In the preparatory phase of a candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme, ENISA and, as appropriate, the Stakeholder Certification Group or the European Cybersecurity Certification Group, shall evaluate the relevance of existing international mutual recognition agreements and certifications. 2. This shall include an evaluation of whether any national cybersecurity certification schemes covered by the candidate scheme are subject to an international mutual recognition agreement. 3. Where relevant international mutual recognition agreements and certifications are determined to exist, ENISA shall aim to ensure compatibility by: (a) predicating the certification on the same standards; (b) aligning the scope, security objectives, evaluation methodology and assurance levels; (c) opening a dialogue with the equivalent governance body for objective of points (a) and (b).

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall cease to produce effects from the date established in the ~~implementing~~delegated act adopted pursuant Article 44(4). Existing national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products and services not covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall continue to exist.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, references in applicable laws, rules, regulations or guidance to a national cybersecurity certification scheme that has ceased to produce legal effects pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be deemed to refer instead to the covering European cybersecurity certification scheme (mutatis mutandis).

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 a (new)

Article 49a Upon request by any natural or legal person ENISA shall determine whether, for the purposes of this Article, a specified national cybersecurity scheme is covered by a European cybersecurity scheme, ENISA shall reach its decision and render it public within four weeks of its receipt of the request.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 8

8. National certification supervisory authorities shall cooperate amongst each other and the Commission and, in particular, exchange information, experiences and good practices as regards cybersecurity certification and technical issues concerning cybersecurity of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2

2. Accreditation shall be issued for a maximum of ~~five~~ten years and may be renewed on the same conditions provided that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements set out in this Article. Accreditation bodies shall revoke an accreditation of a conformity assessment body pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article where the conditions for the accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by a conformity assessment body infringe this Regulation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may, by means of ~~implementing~~delegated acts, define the circumstances, formats and procedures of notifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those ~~implementing~~delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 55(2).

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2

2. The Group shall be composed of national certification supervisory authorities. The authorities shall be represented by the heads or by other high level representatives of national certification supervisory authorities. Upon invitation, members of the Stakeholder Certification Group shall be entitled to be present at the meetings of the European Cybersecurity Certification Group and to participate in its work.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. to take into account the results of stakeholder consultation conducted in preparation of a candidate scheme, in accordance of Article 44 of this Regulation;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 a (new)

Article 54a Right to an effective judicial redress against a supervisory authority 1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each natural or legal person shall have the right to an effective judicial redress: (a) against a decision of a conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority concerning them, including in relation to the recognition of a European cybersecurity certificate which such person or entity holds; and (b) where a national certification supervisory authority does not handle a complaint for which it is competent. 2. Proceedings against a conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority is established.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2

2. The evaluation shall also assess the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of the provisions of Title III with regard to the objectives of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes in the Union and improving the functioning of the internal market. The Commission shall assess, five years after the adoption of the Regulation, a potential extension of the scope of Title III.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To guide Member States and the Commission in the application of the Regulation, it is appropriate to provide a list of factors that may be taken into consideration when screening foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order. This list will also improve transparency of the screening process for investors considering making or having made foreign direct investments in the Union as well as providing a basis for the competent authority to respond to any potential judicial review of the screening. This list of factors that may affect security or public order should remain non-exhaustive.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In determining whether a foreign direct investment may affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission should be able to consider all relevant factors, including the effects on critical infrastructure, implications for national defence and the European defence industry, critical technologies, including key enabling technologies, and inputs which are essential for security or the maintenance of public order, and the disruption, loss or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State or in the Union. In that regard, Member States and the Commission should also be able to take into account whether a foreign investor is controlled directly or indirectly (e.g. through significant funding, including subsidies) by the government of a third country. Effective control may also arise through the use of extended credit and lending by the government of a third country or a state-owned financial institution, or any other state-owned enterprise of a third country.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Wajid KHAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) A mechanism which enables Member States to cooperate and assist each other where a foreign direct investment in one Member State may affect the security or public order of other Member States should be set up. Member States should be able to provide comments to a Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether the Member States providing comments or the Member States in which the investment is planned or has been completed maintain a screening mechanism or are screening the investment. The comments of Member States should also be forwarded to the Commission. The Commission should also have the possibility, where appropriate, to issue an opinion to the Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether this Member State maintains a screening mechanism or is screening the investment and irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments. The possibility of setting up voluntary cooperation agreements between the relevant national authorities and the Commission on the one hand and third countries with similar equivalent screening mechanisms should be included in the Economic and Partnership Agreements adopted as part of the Union’s external action.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To guide Member States and the Commission in the application of the Regulation, it is appropriate to provide a list of factors that may be taken into consideration when screening foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order. This list will also improve transparency of the screening process for investors considering making or having made foreign direct investments in the Union as well as providing a basis for the authority to respond to any potential judicial review of the screening. This list of factors that may affect security or public order should remain non- exhaustive.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In determining whether a foreign direct investment may affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission should be able to consider all relevant factors, including the effects on critical infrastructure, implications for national defence and the European defence industry, critical technologies, including key enabling technologies, and inputs which are essential for security or the maintenance of public order, and the disruption, loss or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State or in the Union. In that regard, Member States and the Commission should also be able to take into account whether a foreign investor is controlled directly or indirectly (e.g. through significant funding, including subsidies) by the government of a third country. Effective control may also arise through the use of extended credit and lending by the government of a third country or a state-owned financial institution, or any other state-owned enterprise of a third country.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~may~~shall maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) The authority should be able to assess the financial strength and stability of the undertaking carrying out the foreign investment so as to prevent the investing undertaking from asset stripping or funnelling income back to the parent company so as to endanger the financial health of the EU undertaking.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) A mechanism which enables Member States to cooperate and assist each other where a foreign direct investment in one Member State may affect the security or public order of other Member States should be set up. Member States should be able to provide comments to a Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether the Member States providing comments or the Member States in which the investment is planned or has been completed maintain a screening mechanism or are screening the investment. The comments of Member States should also be forwarded to the Commission. The Commission should also have the possibility, where appropriate, to issue an opinion to the Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether this Member State maintains a screening mechanism or is screening the investment and irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments. The possibility of setting up voluntary cooperation agreements between the relevant national authorities and the Commission on the one hand and third countries with similar equivalent screening mechanisms should be included in the Economic and Partnership Agreements adopted as part of the Union’s external action.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

– critical infrastructure, including energy, energy security, transport, water, communications, public health provision, data storage, space or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities and any security and defence infrastructure;

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

– critical technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, aerospace, defence, space or nuclear technology;

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 3

– the security of supply of critical inputs~~; or~~, energy security, rare and strategic materials and food supply;

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)

– the role that the undertaking plays in collaborative research and development projects and the access to technology, IPR and know-how associated with the research and development programme;

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

– access to sensitive national and European security information or the ability to control sensitive security information.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)

– the defence industry, including undertakings in the supply chain for defence products and technologies, the risk of military technology being transferred to a country that poses a global or regional security threat including links to terrorism.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)

– defence infrastructure such as military bases and foreign direct investment in land and real estate that may affect use of that defence infrastructure.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)

– access to sensitive personal data of European citizens such as health data and private and public life as well as the ability to control sensitive public and private life such as through news providers, social networks and messaging services.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding, opaque ownership structures where the ultimate owner is not clear or any other form of leverage, in particular in third countries which do not meet European standards of democracy and the rule of law.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

In determining whether foreign direct investment in the defence industry is likely to affect security, the Member States and the Commission may take geopolitical factors into account as well as a rebuttable assumption that foreign direct investment from an undertaking based in a NATO member state is unlikely to affect security interests.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~may~~shall maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

– critical infrastructure, including energy, energy security, transport, water, communications, public health provision, data storage, space or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities; and any security and defence infrastructure;

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. The opinion of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States. Where the Commission has provided an opinion under this Article, it shall inform the European Parliament as part of a structured dialogue on foreign direct investment affecting security and public order.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

– critical technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, aerospace, defence, space or nuclear technology;

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 3

– the security of supply of critical inputs~~; or~~, rare and strategic materials and food supply;

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)

– the role that the undertaking plays in collaborative research and development projects and the access to technology, IPR and know-how associated with the research and development programme;

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

– access to sensitive national and European security and defence information or the ability to control sensitive security information.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)

– the defence industry, including undertakings in the supply chain for defence products and technologies, the risk of military technology being transferred to a country that poses a global or regional security threat including links to terrorism.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)

– defence infrastructure such as military bases and foreign direct investment in land and real estate that may affect use of that defence infrastructure.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 c (new)

– access to sensitive personal data of European citizens such as health data and private and public life as well as the ability to control sensitive public and private life such as through news providers, social networks and messaging services.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Each Member State shall appoint a foreign direct investment screening contact point ('FDI screening contact point') for the screening of foreign direct investment. The Commission and other Member States shall involve these FDI screening contact points on all issues related to implementation of this Regulation. The Commission and the Member States shall meet regularly to discuss best practices in investment screening and coordinate on factors that are taken into consideration within the meaning of Article 4 with a view to harmonising those factors.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding, opaque ownership structures where the ultimate owner is not clear or any other form of leverage, in particular in third countries that do not meet European standards of democracy and the rule of law.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

In determining whether foreign direct investment in the defence industry is likely to affects security, the Member States and the Commission may take geopolitical factors into account including when foreign direct investment in the defence sector originates from an undertaking in a NATO member country.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. The opinion of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States. Where the Commission has provided an opinion under this article, it shall inform the European Parliament as part of a structured dialogue on foreign direct investment that affects security and public order.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0224(COD)

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Each Member State shall appoint a foreign direct investment screening contact point ('FDI screening contact point') for the screening of foreign direct investment. The Commission and other Member States shall involve these FDI screening contact points on all issues related to implementation of this Regulation. The Commission and the Member States shall meet regularly to discuss best practice in investment screening and coordinate on factors for the purposes of Article 4 with a view to harmonising those factors.

2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Undertakings should be understood as referring to entities engaged in an economic activity regardless of their legal status and the way in which they are financed.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies. In order to foster open and fair cooperation in the internal market, the Programme shall actively support the cross-border participation of SMEs.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Flavio ZANONATO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Patrizia TOIA, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
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. In order to finance the Programme from the general budget of the Union, an amount of EUR 500 million in current prices should be earmarked for that purpose. Considering that the Programme is a new initiative that was not foreseen when the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 was established, and to avoid any negative impact on the financing of existing multiannual programmes, that amount should be drawn primarily from unallocated margins under the multiannual financial framework ceilings. The final amount should be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council through the annual budgetary procedure.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. Funding may take in particular the form of grants. ~~Financial instruments or public procurement may be used where appropriat~~Public procurement should be used where appropriate. Financial instruments could also be used in the future, reflecting the experiences from the Programme. __________________ 6 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Edouard MARTIN, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In view of the specificities of the sector, in practice no collaborative project between undertakings will be launched if the Member States have not first agreed to support such projects. After having defined common defence capability priorities at Union-level and also taking into account where appropriate collaborative initiatives on a regional basis, Member States identify and consolidate ~~military~~defence-related requirements and define the technical specifications of the project. They may also appoint a project manager in charge of leading the work related to the development of a collaborative project.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Flavio ZANONATO, Edouard MARTIN, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Union financial support should not affect the ~~export of products, equipment or technologies, and it should not affect the~~ discretion of Member States regarding policy on the export of defence related products. The Union financial support should not affect Member States' export policies on defence related products, except products listed in the Annex 1.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals or subsidiaries of third country undertakings located in the Union where the Member States participating in the Programme provide that undertaking with security clearances and the subsidiary contributes to the Union competitiveness in Defence should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States and shall not be subject to control or restriction by third-countries which are not respecting the security and defence interests of the Member States and of the Union.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) Eligible actions developed in the context of Permanent Structured Cooperation in the institutional framework of the Union would ensure enhanced cooperation between undertakings in the different Member States on a continuous basis and thus directly contribute to the aims of the Programme. Such projects, and especially projects with considerable participation of SMEs and Mid-caps, and in particular cross-border SMEs, should thus be eligible for an increased funding rate.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, and which do not in principle prevent any Member State from participating, at least at the subcontractor level, may also be taken into account.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
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. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, ~~may~~should also be taken into account.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programme, and an interim report after one year of implementation of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. Thise reports should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain. The interim report should be presented to the European Parliament and should be part of the text of the new programme for the period after 2020. The implementation report shall be presented to the European Parliament.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA

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

(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry and to strengthen the Union´s strategic autonomy by supporting actions in their development phase;

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

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

(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including 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~~as well as intermediate manufacturing enterprises (SMIEs), in the value chains of defence technologies or products;

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings established in the Union~~, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertak~~. The infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries, including subcontractors and other third parties, ing a~~nd effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all~~ctions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action. The use of those infrastructures, facilities, assets and resources ~~used by the participants, including sub~~shall not be subject to control or restrictions by third countr~~actors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action~~ies or third- country entities. The beneficiaries’ ultimate controlling company may be headquartered outside of the Union provided that there are sufficient safeguards in place to protect the Union’s IPR and security interests thereby providing effective control within the meaning of Article 6(3).

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Where an undertaking’s ultimate controlling company is located outside of the Union, it shall only be eligible for funding provided the following cumulative conditions are met as determined by the Ministries of Defence of each Member State that participates in the action: 1.The undertaking offers products, assets or technologies of which there is no Union equivalent that may be used as an alternative; 2.The use of that undertaking does not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union; 3.The Ministry of Defence of the Member State where the undertaking is located has provided that undertaking with security clearance and demands that ‘Chinese walls’ exist between the subsidiary and the ultimate controlling company that prevent essential know-how, technologies from being moved to the ultimate controlling company; 4.Any ownership of know-how and IPR that arises through use of the Programme does not leave the Union; 5.The ultimate controlling company, nor the third country where it is located, does not control or restrict the use of know- how, technologies and IPR arising through use of the Programme.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. The Union's financial assistance shall be implemented by the Commission as provided for by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 directly or indirectly by entrusting budget implementation tasks to the European Defence Agency or the entities listed in Article 58(1) (c) of that Regulation.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. ~~In case a project manager is appointed by Member States, t~~Member States shall appoint a project manager. The Commission shall execute the payment to the eligible beneficiaries after ~~inform~~consulting the project manager.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Programme shall provide support for actions by beneficiaries in the development phase covering both new and the upgrade of existing products and technologies developed wholly or in significant part in the Union by Member States, in relation to:

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. When it relates to actions defined under point (b) to (f) of the first paragraph, the action must be based on common technical specifications. Consortia shall demonstrate that at least two Member States intend to jointly procure the final product or use the technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement where applicable.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which are effectively controlled by Member States and/or nationals of Member States ~~own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it~~ within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action. The use of such infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Flavio ZANONATO, Patrizia TOIA, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, an undertaking controlled by non-EU States or by non-EU entities shall be eligible if the Member State it is located in provides sufficient assurances, in accordance with national procedures, that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States as established in the framework of Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

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

(a) excellence, industrial performance and ability to show significant advantages over existing products or technologies

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA

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

(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of defence industries and thus to fostering the industrial and strategic autonomy of the Union in the field of defence technologies; and,

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) the proportion of the overall budget of the action to be allocated to the participation of SMEs established in the European Union, either as members of consortium, subcontractors or as other undertakings in the supply chain; and

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
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 committed to jointly produce and procure the final product ~~or technology~~ in a coordinated way~~, including joint procurement where applicable~~.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) 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 intend to jointly produce the final product or technology in a coordinated way.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the ~~total~~eligible cost of the action where it relates to ~~prototyping~~actions as defined in Article 6(1)(b). In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total cost of the action.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. An action developed by a ~~beneficiary~~consortium referred to in Article 7 paragraph 2 may benefit from a funding rate increased by an additional 10 percentage points.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. An action developed by a consortium as defined in Article 6(1) in which at least 5% of the eligible cost of the action is committed to SMEs, which are established in the EU, it may benefit from an increased funding rate up to 10%.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. An action developed by a consortium as defined in Article 6(1) in which at least 5% of the eligible cost of the action is committed to SMEs, which are established in the EU other than those where the undertakings in the consortium which are not SMEs are established may benefit from an increased funding rate up to 20%.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. An action developed by a consortium as defined in Article 6(1) in which at least 5% of the eligible cost of the action is committed to Mid-caps which are established in the EU may benefit from an increased funding rate up to 10%.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

The ~~Commiss~~Union shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim , including licence rights, pertaining to the action.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The results of actions which receive funding under the Programme shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Răzvan POPA, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The work programme shall ensure that ~~a credible proportion~~least 15 % of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs and Mid-Caps.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by ~~independent~~ experts on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10. The experts should be members of a committee set up in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency shall be invited to contribute as observer.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. In due time before the end of this Programme, the Commission shall, as appropriate, put forward a legislative proposal for a continuation of the industrial development programme in the field of defence, together with appropriate financing under the new multiannual financial framework.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Miroslav POCHE, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Flavio ZANONATO, Edouard MARTIN, Clare MOODY, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Dan NICA, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I (new)

ANNEX I Non eligible products: - Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies - Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law - Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: - Small arms and light weapons

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/2325(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that in order to meet current and future challenges, the next EU budget should include a space budget larger than the current one and that this needs to be ensured in the course of the upcoming MFF review; Emphasizes the need to preserve and develop the European added value and unique contribution of elements of the EU space programmes when making budgetary decisions in the next MFF;

2017/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2325(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the need to invest more decisively in education and training of European citizens in the area of space in order to be able to fully exploit the opportunities created by space during the shift to a digital society, highlights the importance of inspiring future generations in this regard;

2017/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2325(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission to aggregate its demand for launchers and launching services; calls on the Commission to ensure fair treatment of EU enterprises vis-à-vis enterprises from third countries in public procurement, specifically by taking into consideration the prices that companies charge to other customers worldwide, as well as ensuring a flexible approach to the different technologies offered;

2017/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2325(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of scientific excellence as a pillar of the research and development actions within the space strategy;

2017/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2325(INI)

Clare MOODY, Victor NEGRESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to promote space exploration in the space strategy;

2017/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; stresses the principles of gender budgeting should inform the development of the 2018 budget; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Daniele VIOTTI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO, Clare MOODY, Victor NEGRESCU, Jean-Paul DENANOT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that~~, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer~~ EU funding for the field of research and innovation is currently inadequate to cover the year on year increase in high- quality ~~projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding~~applications received, resulting in a low success rate; calls in this respect for an a~~dequ~~ppropriate level of ~~appropriations~~funding to be ensured for Horizon 2020;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the importance of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions in innovating the EU's political priorities; Calls for a budget increase for these two initiatives that will provide funding for new innovative programmes in key areas that have yet to be addressed;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Daniele VIOTTI, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Jens GEIER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance; Stresses however that not all Members have the opportunity of accessing the fund; Underlines the importance to reform the European Fund for Strategic Investments by bringing more transparency on the projects selection and evaluation process, and better defining the objectives that can receive EFSI funding by ensuring a correct and fair distribution of the funds throughout all the European Union;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance, stresses, however, that further efforts are needed to follow the principles of additionality and geographical balance; believes more evidence needs to be presented about EFSI's delivering additionality; calls on the Commission to present an analysis of the added value of EFSI as part of its proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which it expects to reflect the above-mentioned principles and the role played by local and national promoting banks;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Clare MOODY, Victor NEGRESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, ~~and~~ recognises the early positive results achieved so far~~; welcomes also the Commission~~, but believes more evidence needs to be presented about EFSI's delivering additionality; calls on the Commission to present an analysis of the added value of EFSI as part of its proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Welcomes the fact that the EU Youth Strategy has provided equal opportunities for young people and encouraged them to actively participate in society; Calls for further assessment of today's youth issues when drawing up policies and actions that have a significant impact on young people such as learning, voluntary activities, employment, mobility and information;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly supports regional policy as one of the main investment instruments of the EU budget that enables economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines that this policy generates growth and jobs in all Member States; is concerned, however, about the unacceptable delays in implementation of operational programmes at EU level; calls on the Commission ~~and the Member States to cooperate~~to maintain the current level of funding and further cooperate with Member States in order to ensure that the designation of managing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation accelerates;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Recognises economic and social cohesion as one of EU's main goals in achieving a balanced and sustainable development of the European Union; Considers important to grant special attention to new territorial cooperation programmes in under developed regions thus ensuring a fair access to development;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Jean-Paul DENANOT, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Clare MOODY, Victor NEGRESCU, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recalls that ICT has brought significant changes to production and employment methods, creating approximately 120 000 jobs each year; Stresses the need to better coordinate the actions of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition by consulting stakeholders to identify the best practices to address the estimated 900 000 ICT workers shortage by 2020, taking into consideration that almost 40% of the EU workforce do not possess adequate digital skills;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Recalls the Parliament's commitment to the civilian nature of research funding in the legal bases of Horizon 2020 and the Galileo Programme, and the integrity of the European Research Area as having a civilian research mission; calls for any defence funding proposals to be entirely additional to and distinct from the EU's Research and Space Programmes in line with their legal bases;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Recalls that the Eastern Partnership initiative provided a channel to discuss trade, travel agreements, economic strategy; Calls for a public consultation to find new ways of promoting EU's shared values, joint ownership, collective norms, and address the other shared challenges in a collective manner that will further improve stability and prosperity;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and ~~fibre optic~~very high capacity broadband networks as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21.~~ Stresses that European leadership in ~~21.~~ industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions~~; calls for an EU coordinated approach~~ and recognises that this is essential for promoting innovation and research and development in the EU; calls for an EU coordinated approach through the European Standards Organisations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights the fact that the digital transformation of industry will have a major societal impact on areas ranging from employment, working conditions, workers’ rights to education and skills; calls on the Commission to adequately study the social effects of industrial digitalisation; underlines that the digitisation of European industry should provide an opportunity to promote an improvement of working conditions and employment opportunities;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas enabling scientific excellence remains the core pillar of the Horizon 2020 framework programme for Research & Innovation;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

– having regard to its report on EU Funds for Gender Equality (2017/2144(INI)),

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to the draft report of its Committee on Budgetary Control on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2015 (2016/2191(DEC)),

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the successful implementation of Horizon 2020, as demonstrated by the growing number of proposals submitted, a high number of which are of excellent quality, by the simplification of internal processes and by the reduction of the time-to-grant, considers the cause of the low success rate to be related to the limited funding available for high quality proposals, and regrets these lost opportunities for the EU to deliver knowledge-based, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth as foreseen in the EU2020 strategy;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the programme’s emphasis on SMEs, their increased participation, and the outstanding absorption of the programme’s budget dedicated to SMEs; considers, nevertheless, that ~~the~~ aim set by the Commission of EUR 8.65 billion for SME involvement is insufficient; calls for more ambitious quantitative and qualitative targets; a~~nd the removal of~~sks the Commission to explore further and propose new methods for coordinating the actions of COSME, the new EIC, and Horizon 2020 for the purpose of removing the remaining obstacles to SME participation;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the positive effect of the simplification agenda in improving good budgeting practices for participants and agencies;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the introduction of the European Innovation Council and asks the Commission to present an analysis of how the EIC will complement rather than detract from existing research programmes;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Requests that the Commission increase the budget for Horizon 2020 in order to boost the number of participating universities and research institutions, and calls on the Member States to facilitate access to dedicated grants for women researchers and scientists;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Highlights in this context, that in accordance with Article 15 of the MFF Regulation, a frontloading of resources was implemented in 2014-2015 for Horizon 2020, in order to compensate in part for the decrease in appropriations between 2013 and 2014; emphasises that this frontloading does not change the overall financial envelope of the programmes, leading to less appropriations respectively for the second half of the MFF;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Highlights the budgetary pressures facing the Union’s Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation; stresses Parliament’s commitment during the EFSI negotiations to reduce as much as possible the negative impact on Horizon 2020, whose financial envelopes suffered significant cuts compared to the Commission’s original proposal during the MFF 2014-2020 negotiations; calls for consideration of this in the next MFF and for the full repayment of the funds redeployed to EFSI to in part address these issues;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to adopt a qualitative approach in the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation report; and to use the interim evaluation report to develop specific gender participation and inclusion measurements for use in the ex- post evaluation of Horizon 2020;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks for inclusion of a robust gender equality strategy and measurable targets in the Framework Programme 9 proposal, and more developed and tangible requirements on gender inclusion in the basic regulation to be proposed for the new Framework Programme; considers it important to continue supporting gender equality as a cross- cutting objective, as well as a specific area eligible for funding.

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Insists that research can be a risky investment for private investors and that funding research practice through grants is a necessity; regrets the tendency, in some cases, to move away from grants towards the use of loans; emphasises that grant funding often serves very different purposes to loan funding and this must be reflected in future funding models in line with Horizon 2020's commitment to scientific excellence; recognises that loans must be available for high TRL, close to market activities, within other types of instruments (e.g. EIB schemes) outside of the FP;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Confirms that ‘excellence’ should remain the key criterion across the three pillars, while noting that it is only one of the three evaluation criteria, alongside ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of the implementation’; calls for the reweighting of these criteria and invites the Commission to set out additional sub- criteria by adding ‘SSH integration and geographical balance’ under ‘impact’ and ‘project size’ under ‘efficiency of the implementation’;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes the other two evaluation criteria, 'impact' and 'quality and efficiency of the implementation'; calls for the Commission to consider how other EU funds (such as Structural funds) can be combined with the Framework Programmes to deliver additional sub- criteria by adding 'SSH integration and geographical balance' under 'impact' and 'project size' under 'efficiency of the implementation';

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to explore funding synergies with other EU programmes to enhance the Widening Programme's progress, and to ensure minimal impact on the key criterion of scientific excellence within the Framework Programmes;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Confirms that international co- operation fell from 5% in FP7 to 2.8% in Horizon 2020; recalls that the FP should contribute to ensuring that Europe remains a key global player, while underlining the importance of scientific diplomacy; calls for a strategic vision and structure to support this objective and welcomes initiatives such as the Commission's 'Open to the World' agenda, and PRIMA;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to clarify the instruments and functioning of the EIC; underlines the need to keep and strengthen the SME Instrument and the Fast Track to Innovation, and to facilitate funding for the final stages of research so that laboratory scientific innovations can develop into commercial businesses; asks the Commission to analyse ~~also how KICs can be integrated into~~the future relationship between the EIT, KICs and the EIC;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes the success of H2020 and the 1:11 leverage factor; notes the ~~oversubscription and the challenges that lie ahead,~~significant budgetary challenges that lie ahead, and significant cuts already imposed on Horizon 2020, calls for a budget proposal for FP9 which maintains core principles of grant funding, and which is not disproportionately impacted in comparison to other EU budget lines; and calls for a budgetary increase of EUR 100 billion for FP9;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a full repayment schedule of the EFSI funds raised from Horizon 2020, to be repaid into FP9 to offset the future budgetary challenges; and notes that Horizon 2020's previously reduced envelopes in comparison to other programmes should be a key consideration when drawing up budget lines under the new MFF;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Regrets the mixed set of results achieved by the gender equality focus in H2020, as the only target reached is the share of women in the advisory groups, while the share of women in the project evaluation panels and among project coordinators, and the gender dimension in research and innovation content, remain below target levels; encourages Member States to create a gender-positive legal and political environment and to provide incentives for change, and calls on the Commission to continue to promote gender equality and mainstreaming in FP9 and to consider the possibility of gender as a sub- criterion in the evaluation phase; calls on the Commission to consider dedicated grants for women researchers and scientists;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas spending and revenue decisions impact women and men differently;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas the EP in its report on the Revision of the MFF 2014-2020, supports effective integration of gender mainstreaming;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas gender issues are usually more addressed in "soft" policy areas, such as human resources development, than in "hard" ones, like infrastructures, ICT, which receive the higher financial support;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Deplores that several programs include gender equality only as a transversal objective which not only leads to lower support for gender-specific actions but also makes it almost impossible to estimate the amounts that are allocated to gender issues 1a _________________ 1aCommission working document on Programme Statements of operational expenditure for draft budget 2017, p.15

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls for gender equality strategy and its mainstreaming to become part of the EU semester;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Underlines that transparency and access to information on real achievements in gender equality not just implementation should be real priority for the European Union;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Calls for gender mainstreaming provisions to be adopted as well in policy fields that are not considered as immediately related to gender equality, such as ICT, transport, business and investment support or climate change;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Considers that a network of external experts and organisations should be involved in all stages of the budgetary process to increase the transparency and democratic quality, in particular when it regards applying a gender budgeting approach;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the ~~creation of~~effective use of the existing permanent gender equality bodies at Member State level, which wshould provide technical support for gender mainstreaming at the planning and implementation stages, and strongly welcomes, in this context, national best practices such as the Gender CoP network in Sweden; urges MS to guarantee the complete independence, effectiveness, sufficient powers and adequate resources for equality bodies so they can fulfill their principle tasks;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. ~~Opposes~~To this end, the changes envisaged in the ~~‘New~~ draft paper on "Science wWith and fFor Society Scoping ~~Paper~~ 2018-2020’" that subsum~~ing~~e gender equality funding under the more general heading of RRI (R– responsible Rresearch and Iinnovation~~), as being inconsistent with the specific and distinct requirements for gender equality in the Horizon 2020 regulation~~ – should be avoided;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34 a. Calls for a comprehensive set of EU-wide gender guidelines to be adopted to migration and asylum policy with adequate funding for comprehensive training programmes for professionals who may come into contact with refugees and asylum seekers; emphasises that these are sensitive to the gender specific needs of refugee women and concomitant gendered harms such as the trafficking of women and girls;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)

34 b. Highlights the ongoing issues of overcrowding in refugee reception centres and the impact this has on women's safety; calls for greater use of AMIF to improve reception centres with separate sleeping and sanitation facilities for women and men, and access to gender- sensitive health services including prenatal and postnatal care;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)

34 c. Member states should be encouraged to make greater use of cohesion funds and Structural Investment Funds alongside the AMIF in order to promote the integration of refugees in the labour market, with a specific focus on how accessible childcare enables women refugees;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)

34 d. Calls for a review on the increased funding for and wider scope of the Daphne and Odysseus programmes with an assessment on expanding these programmes to address the severe vulnerabilities experienced by women refugees and provide greater support in addressing these gendered harms;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the effectiveness of national complaint bodies and procedures in the implementation of gender equality directives;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)

45 b. Asks the Court of Auditors also to incorporate the gender perspective when assessing the execution of the Union budget; asks Member States similarly to introduce the gender dimension in their budgets in order to analyse government programmes and policies, their impact on the allocation of resources and their contribution to equality between men and women;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)

45 c. Calls for the monitoring and evaluation of the National Action Plan (NAP) for Equal Treatment 2013-2016 in Poland ; expresses its concern that no separate funds were earmarked for gender equality from the central budget for the implementation of the NAP from the side of the public administration; calls for a balance in the setting up of the monitoring body including experts and representatives of women's rights and gender equality NGOs;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 d (new)

45 d. Praises the work of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Poland, which according to the Law on Equal Treatment, is the responsible equality body for the enactment of equal treatment; expresses its deep concern about the recent budget cuts affecting the Commissioner for Human Rights ; recalls that the national equality body should be adequately staffed, funded, and its independence respected and maintained;

2016/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that EFSI was intended to fund higher risk projects that would not normally benefit from commercial financing and that a low failure rate would suggest that this higher risk criterion is not being met in the selection process; requests that the Commission brings forward an analysis of the failure rate and projected failure rate of projects funded under EFSI as part of the assessment of meeting the additionality criterion and that project failure should be recognised as a measure of meeting additionality;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that EFSI was intended to fund higher risk projects that would not normally benefit from commercial financing and that a low failure rate would suggest that this higher risk criterion is not being met in the selection process; requests that the Commission brings forward an analysis of the failure rate and projected failure rate of projects funded under EFSI as part of the assessment of meeting the additionality criterion and that project failure should be recognised as a measure of meeting additionality;

2017/03/02
Committee: BUDG ECON

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recalls that EFSI was financed by funding borrowed from the Horizon 2020 and CEF programmes; asks the Commission to provide a full repayment schedule in this regard;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to bring identify alternative sources of financing for any future extension of EFSI beyond 2020, and that no additional funding should be diverted from Horizon 2020 or CEF, in view of the significant downward budgetary pressures that the future Ninth Framework Programme for Science and Innovation will face, and the challenges this will pose for Europe's position as a global leader in science, research and discovery

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Regrets the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments does not include a gender perspective;

2017/03/02
Committee: BUDG ECON

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Recalls that EFSI was financed by funding borrowed from the Horizon 2020 and CEF programmes; asks the Commission to provide a full repayment schedule in this regard;

2017/03/02
Committee: BUDG ECON

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Stresses that the future Ninth Framework Programme for Science and Innovation will face significant downward budgetary pressures under the next MFF and that this threatens Europe’s position as a global leader in science, research and discovery; calls on the Commission to identify a different source for the future financing of EFSI;

2017/03/02
Committee: BUDG ECON

2016/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on Member States to take extra care not to exacerbate the existing gender pension gap where equalising state pension age, in particular allowing women enough time to plan for retirement.

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the Daphne programme played a fundamental role in combating violence against children, young people and women in the EU by funding awareness-raising campaigns and projects that reach out to those most at risk, and Parliament repeatedly asked to ensure that the Daphne programmes’ profile is kept as high as possible;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the 2008 economic recession saw a rise in austerity measures being applied across Member States in an attempt to stabilise the economy;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the mainstreaming of gender-equality as a cross-cutting policy objective of the EU budget in EU funds and programmes; urges, however, the consistent use of gender budgeting, including quantifiable budget allocations ~~and results indicators in order to rectify the imbalances between men and women;~~ , gender impact assessments on the different consequences that spending decisions have on women and men and results indicators in order to rectify the imbalances between men and women; also calls for the highest level of transparency to be used for funds allocated to gender equality;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the 'Budget for Results' agenda to be used as an opportunity for budget spending to deliver integrated benefits of gender equality with every euro spent;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that jobs, growth and investments remain the overarching priority of the 2017 EU budget; draws attention to the existing gender-related targets in the Europe 2020 strategy, namely increasing female employment to 75 % and achieving equal pay between women and men, gender equality in the membership of national parliaments and an equal number of women on large company boards, all of which we are a long way from reaching; therefore considers it important to sufficiently finance measures promoting and supporting good-quality education, entrepreneurship, employability and job creation for women and girls under the European Structural and Investment Funds;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the 2017 budget to use EFSI and the ESF to finance good- quality, accessible and affordable care facilities in areas where there is a shortage to help reach the Barcelona targets and also contribute to the reconciliation of the work-life balance;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights that gender segregation is a large contributor to the EU gender pay gap (16 %) and consequently the pension gap (40 %); therefore calls for more investment to be delivered for promoting girls and women in sectors where they are currently underrepresented such as science, technology, engineering, maths and entrepreneurship as a tool to close the pay gap, increase the economic independence of women and elevate their position in the labour market;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Notes that the rise in austerity following the financial crisis has led to cutbacks in public services and benefits in Member States; notes that those cuts fall heaviest on women as benefits often constitute an important source of their income and because they use public services more than men; highlights the increased insecurity due to more part-time and temporary contracts, more old women and single mothers in poverty and the fact that a lack of sufficient Union legislation in relation to maternity leave further compromised women's socio- economic situation; therefore calls for the 2017 budget to mobilise the ESF to protect women across all Member States by investing in work-life balance reconciliation in order to help more women into work and improve their socio- economic situation;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the 2017 budget tries to provide an effective European response to the migration challenge; stresses the need to assign funds for providing specific assistance to, and promoting inclusion and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU including skills training, flexible language training, education, health and good-quality childcare facilities to help women refugees intergrate into their host countries;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that the Daphne programme is no longer considered to be an expenditure area in its own right; welcomes the small increase in the planned allocations of the Daphne specific objective within the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme; recalls that the planned allocations do not reach the level of the previous programming period; emphasises its call for sufficient financial support and visibility for Daphne and for the assigned funds to be used fully and effectively; highlights the importance of Daphne Programme funds reaching, in a transparent manner, grass-roots organisations in Member States with expertise in dealing with victims and those at risk as well as proactive awareness- raising campaigns;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Deeply regrets that, on an already limited~~Notes that a budget of around EUR 320 million (0.2% of the EU budget), the European Union's foreign policy was under- implemented to the tune of EUR 96 million in 2015, which reveals the lack of ambition and, indeed, the denial of reality in which Europeans find themselves at a time when international conflicts pose a threat to their safety at the very heart of Europe;

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the CFSP has a unique and complementary role to play in global security and that EU action can achieve results where others find it difficult to act; emphasises further that EU action can, and has, avoided the need for more costly and risky interventions through NATO and the UN;

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Is surprised~~Notes that, at a time when budgets are tight and when military expenditure has until recently declined sharply in contrast with other regions of the world, the Member States do not see ~~the urgent~~ need to achieve economies of scale by means of ‘permanent structural cooperation’, in other words the pooling of military resources by those countries that are willing and able to do this (Article 46 TEU); Welcomes the existence of EU battlegroups, but deplores the failure to make use of them owing to a structure which is so complex that it does not work and to a funding method that is flawed, which endanger the very idea of an effective European defencenotes that they could be improved in terms of capability and speed of deployment;

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the Member States have not sufficiently exploited the potential of cooperative projects proposed by the European Defence Agency and ~~expresses concern at~~notes the freezing of the Agency's budget by the Member States since 2010; considers the pooling of defence research capacities ~~to be indispensable in order~~as one possible way to avoid duplication and to prepare for the future; ~~welcom~~notes the establishment of Parliament's pilot project in this field ~~and supports its reinforcement by the appropriate means from 2017.~~

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Encourages the Member States to invest more wisely in their defence capabilities to improve their capacity to work as part of NATO and the EU;

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls for EEAS to concentrate on conflict prevention and work closely with both the UN and NATO.

2016/05/03
Committee: BUDG

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that young entrepreneurs and women in particular face additional barriers in access to finance and emphasises that more should be done to unlock their potential as job creators and drivers of economic growth; this should be considered by the Commission as a measure of success or failure in its reports to the Parliament;

2016/04/29
Committee: BUDG

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that SMEs in member states that do not have public investment banks may be at a disadvantage compared to those in countries with functioning publicly owned investment banks as assessment of public interest is not a priority for private banking institutions;

2016/04/29
Committee: BUDG

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the further opening of ESIFs to SMEs and the design ~~of new dedicated schemes; support~~and evolution of schemes to address market failures; notes the shift from grants to the provision of guarantees through financial instruments with higher leverage ~~and less distortive effects on competition~~; emphasises that grant funding should be maintained where it is playing a critical and necessary role in the promotion of innovation, development and research which are highly important for job creation and the future economic success of Europe; recalls the importance of structural funding for attracting further private investment to the benefit of SMEs in ~~poorer~~less developed, poorer and more remote regions;

2016/04/29
Committee: BUDG

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the rules governing SME access to these instruments should be further simplified and made more flexible; particularly in the case of microfinance; calls on the Member States and the Commission to spare no effort to ~~that end~~make smart simplification a priority; calls also on the Member States, regional authorities and local business organisations to use available EU funding tools to increase the financial literacy of SMEs.; would further welcome accountability measures targeted at financial intermediaries which don't overburden SMEs or unreasonably increase costs;

2016/04/29
Committee: BUDG

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the addition of the European Investment Advisory Hub as Europe's gateway to investment support but believes more could be done to develop signposting and support for SMEs to access relevant EU funds.

2016/04/29
Committee: BUDG

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas budgetary expenditure is not gender-neutral and ~~can~~inevitably haves a different impact on women, and men, and persons of diverse gender identities;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the 2017 Budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to knowledge-based, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and employment across the EU;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the 2017 budget will be affected by the evolving migration and refugee crisis, as 55% of refugees arriving in Europe are women and children, according to UNHCR; whereas it is also important to take into account the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers, who have specific protection needs and concerns;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the commitments agreed in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 should be met in full; reminds the Council and the Commission to bear in mind the unavoidable link between commitments and payments when making decisions on the 2017 EU budget; highlights furthermore that the EU budget must be adapted to accommodate also new priorities; it must also be able to respond to changes and current developments without detriment to already agreed programmes and initiatives;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recognises that since the adoption of the current Multiannual Financial Framework, new political priorities have emerged in response to the urgent needs arising from Climate Change, resource efficiency and energy security; supports therefore the inclusion of the Circular Economy Package, the EU’s COP21 commitments and 2030 targets, the Energy Union and Digital Union as overarching priorities to which sufficient resources must be allocated to work effectively;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the 'Budget for Results' agenda to be used as an opportunity for budget spending to deliver integrated benefits of gender equality with every euro spent;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the Budget Committee to use the mid-term review of the MFF as an opportunity to measure how the previous spending decisions have made progress on furthering gender equality; calls on the Budget Committee to work with the FEMM Committee to identify and amend budget lines which have gender- differentiating effects for men and women; calls for current gender budgeting actions to be measured so that future budgets can be more informed and work towards further gender equality;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines furthermore that these initiatives depend on an effective coordination of current EU multiannual programmes and; recalls the Commission’s commitment to funding for these new priorities;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers it important to sufficiently finance measures that work towards achieving the gender-related Europe2020 Strategy targets such as increasing female employment to 75%, achieving equal pay between women and men, reaching gender-equal members of national parliaments and an equal number of women on large company boards, all of which we are a long way from reaching; suggests that this is done by promoting and supporting good-quality education, entrepreneurship, employability and job creation for women and girls under the European Structural and Investment Funds; calls for the allocation of specific resources to fund incentives for areas where there is a shortage of childcare facilities and the female employment rate is extremely low;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Expresses acute concern over the future of grant funding in EU programmes; recalls the importance of grant funding for many of the Union’s flagship research, innovation, and infrastructure and SME programmes and the Union’s unique strengths in these areas, which cannot be replicated by leveraged funding;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Recognises the importance of the EU agencies in the implementation and monitoring of EU law; requests that, in view of the new responsibilities proposed for many of the agencies in the past year, appropriate resources and staffing be made available to these agencies to carry out their roles;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for full incorporation of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting into the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and for funds to be assigned for providing assistance to, and promoting inclusion and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU; Highlights the need for funding for training of immigration, border control, and asylum staff on the gender-specific needs and circumstances of female and LGBTI refugees, as well as adequate facilities to accommodate gender-specific needs at reception centres;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for full incorporation of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting into the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and for funds to be assigned for providing assistance to, and promoting inclusion and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU; calls for funds to be specifically assigned to help integrate women and children into their host country such as financing flexible language training, education and childcare;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises the need to address the situation of female refugees in makeshift conditions within the EU and on its borders;

2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the importance of completing the Internal Energy Market in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union, especially in delivering affordable and climate friendly energy in line with the EU’s 2030 targets, providing energy security and resilience to disruptions in energy supplies; highlights the necessity of providing adequate funds to enhance energy efficiency as well as projects of common interest aimed at ensuring the diversification of energy sources, including renewable energy, and supply routes and connectivity of power and gas networks;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Stresses the importance of~~Insists that the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) ~~and the need to assign~~be provided with sufficient resources to ~~ensure that it~~be able to executes the ~~tasks~~additional tasks and fulfil the mandate conferred on it by the EU legislative authorities~~, in particular with respect to the complet~~ and fully implement and enforce the provisions of the ~~Internal~~Regulation on Energy Market, the development of infrastructure of European common interest and the monitoring of trading on wholesale energy markets; is concerned that persisting funding shortages may hamper the functioning, integrity and transparency of energy markets, heighten the risk of market abuse and prevent energy consumers and citizens from reaping the full benefits of market liberalisation Integrity and Transparency (REMIT); warns that not doing so would have a serious negative impact on trust in the EU institutions’ ability to fulfil their role, on consumer confidence in the Union’s energy market and on the price of energy for consumers; believes that this should also apply with respect to the competences of the Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC);

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Requests further information on what Commissioner Georgieva’s ‘Budget for Results’ agenda means in practice for the ITRE policy area before it is applied to ITRE programmes; recalls the gender balance requirements for budgeting, and asks for this principle to be mainstreamed into budgetary work programmes for the coming financial year;

2016/06/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/2019(BUD)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Stresses that significant long-term savings could be made if the Parliament moved to a single seat; this has been requested by a large majority in the Parliament in its several resolutions;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 2 February 2011 on Early Childhood Education and Care: Providing all our children with the best start for the world of tomorrow1a, __________________ 1a COM ((2011)0066) final.

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 June 2011 on early childhood education and care: providing all our children with the best start for the world of tomorrow1b , __________________ 1b OJ C 175, 15.6.2011, p. 8–10.

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas achieving a genuine work- life balance requires comprehensive policies including measures for reconciling work, caring for and spending time with family, and time for leisure and personal development; whereas increase in the full- time employment of women requires an increase in public and private spending on these policies;

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the first findings of the Eurofound 6th European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) show that European labour markets are highly gender segregated with substantial differences between women and men remaining in occupation, sector, contract type, pay, working time and the share of unpaid work; whereas the Survey states that achieving the Europe 2020 target of 75% of 20-64 years old in employment is strongly dependent on increasing participation of women in the labour market1c; __________________ 1c Eurofound (2015): First findings: Sixth European Working Conditions Survey.

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in 2014, the employment rate for men stood at 70.1 % in the EU-28, as compared with 59.6 % for women1d ; whereas in 2013 men spent weekly 47 hours on paid work, compared to 34 hours for women; whereas combining working hours of paid and unpaid work at home, women on average worked 64 hours, compared to 53 hours worked by men1e ; __________________ 1d http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Employment_st atistics&oldid=190559. 1eEurofound (2013): Caring for children and dependants: Effect on carers of young workers. Dublin: Eurofound.

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the EWCS shows that atypical working hours often prevent workers from devoting time to their family, i.e. working on Saturdays and Sundays, overtime, shift and night work, and it raises health and safety concerns with increased risk of accidents at work and poorer health in the long term;

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas family-related types of leave are still often grounds for discrimination and stigmatisation for both women and men despite existing legislation both at EU and national level;

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas access to childcare services for young children is the main factor influencing the participation of women in the labour market and whereas achieving quality services means investing in the childcare workforce training1f; whereas only 11 Member States have met the first Barcelona target (childcare available for at least 90 % of children between the ages of 3 and the mandatory school age) and only 10 Member States have achieved the second target (at least 33 % of children under three years)19 ; __________________ 1fEurofound (2015) Early childhood care: working conditions, training and quality of services – A systematic review 19 Progress report on the Barcelona objectives of 29 May 2013 entitled ‘The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013)0322).

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas allowing ~~people time outside of work for personal~~workers time-off for personal and training development in the context of life-long learning benefits their wellbeing as well as their contribution to the economy with more skills and higher productivity20 ; __________________ 20 CEDEFOP Research Paper: Training leave. Policies and practices in Europe, 2010.

2016/06/14
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that falling birth rate in the EU has been exacerbated by the crisis, given that unemployment, precarious job opportunities, uncertainty about the future, as well as discrimination in the labour market are making women, in particular young women professionals, put off having children; in this regard calls on the Member States to promote innovative working time arrangements, reconciliation plans, return to work programmes, communication channels between workers and the workplace and incentives for business and self-employed workers;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO, Anna HEDH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to step up protection against discrimination and unlawful dismissal that particularly affect female workers related to work-life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal action;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO, Anna HEDH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in awareness raising events and putting the emphasis on transformative policies to modify behaviours and attitudes towards all types of leave in order to change mentalities and cultures both of businesses and societies and to ensure a more equal sharing of caring and domestic activities between women and men;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to integrate a gender pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to put in place proactive policies designed to support women entering, returning ~~to and stay~~, staying and progressing in the labour market with stable and quality employment;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly regrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposal; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women are paid for the duration of maternity leave and are not economically penalized for having children; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation21 ; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that satisfactory parental leave arrangements are closely linked to adequate pay; notes that where there are no provisions for leave, or where existing ones are considered to be insufficient, social partners, through collective agreements, may have an important role to play in establishing new provisions or updating current ones for maternity, paternity and parental leave; calls on the Member States, in agreement with the social partners, to reconsider their system of financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for an adequate and decent level of income replacement, which also encourages men to take parental leave beyond the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to improve and strengthen the provisions of Directive 2010/18/EU regarding the conditions of eligibility and detailed rules for granting parental leave to those who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness, taking account also of best practice in the Member States;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the EU Council for the introduction of targets on care for elderly and other dependants, similar to Barcelona targets, with monitoring tools within the European Semester; calls on Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studies;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/2017(INI)

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marc TARABELLA, Julie WARD, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Points out that 'quality of life' is a broader concept than 'living conditions' and refers to the overall well-being of individuals in a society;

2016/06/02
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) Member States should be encouraged to pursue all appropriate forms of cooperation in relation to the objectives set out in this Directive. Such cooperation can take place at all levels, bilaterally or multilaterally. Apart from the mechanisms with effect on target renewable energy share calculation and target compliance, which are exclusively provided for in this Directive, namely statistical transfers between Member States, joint projects and joint support schemes, cooperation should also take place within the framework of macro-regional partnership as established by Regulation [Governance] and can also take the form of, for example, exchanges of information and best practices, as provided for, in particular, in the e-platform established by Regulation [Governance], and other voluntary coordination between all types of support schemes. The European Commission's Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) strategy should support the objectives of this Directive and set out additional incentives for cross-border cooperation as well as regional cooperation between Member States in the area of renewable energy.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43

(43) Guarantees of origin issued for the purpose of this Directive have the sole function of showing to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources. A guarantee of origin can be transferred, independently of the energy to which it relates, from one holder to another. However, with a view to ensuring that a unit of renewable energy is disclosed to a customer only once, double counting and double disclosure of guarantees of origin should be avoided. Energy from renewable sources in relation to which the accompanying guarantee of origin has been sold separately by the producer should not be disclosed or sold to the final customer as energy from renewable sources. National Regulatory Authorities should ensure that adequate information is provided to consumers to make them aware of the function of guarantees of origin.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53

(53) With the growing importance of self-consumption of renewable electricity, there is a need for a definition of renewable self-consumers and a regulatory framework which would empower self-consumers to generate, store, consume and sell electricity without facing disproportionate burdens. Collective self-consumption should be allowed ion ~~certain c~~a voluntary baseis so that citizens living in apartments for example can benefit from consumer empowerment to the same extent as households in single family homes. The participation to collective self-consumption should be voluntary for tenants and owners at the individual household level for those households within the reach of the collective project, for example, those households within an apartment building.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 59 a (new)

(59a) Household consumers and communities engaging in the trading of their flexibility, self-consumption or selling of their self-generated electricity, shall maintain their rights as consumers, including the rights to have a contract with a supplier of their choice and switching supplier.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

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

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)

Article 2a 'renewable energy community means' a local energy community as defined by Article 2.7 of [Recast Directive 2009/72/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 864] that meets the requirements set out in Article 22, paragraph 1, of this Directive.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 8

8. Member States shall carry out an assessment of their potential of renewable energy sources and of the use of waste heat and cold for heating and cooling. That assessment should specifically consider the potential for small-scale households projects. It should also include an evaluation of the potential and barriers to engage with the energy transition of the vulnerable citizens affected by energy poverty. That assessment shall be included in the second comprehensive assessment required pursuant to Article 14(1) of Directive 2012/27/EU for the first time by 31 December 2020 and in the updates of the comprehensive assessments thereafter.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. The single administrative contact point, in collaboration with transmission and distribution system operators, shall publish an accessible manual of procedures for renewable project developers, including for small scale projects ~~and~~, renewable self- consumers projects and renewable energy community projects.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6

6. Member States, with the participation of local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising, guidance or training programmes in order to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of developing and using energy from renewable sources, including by self- consumption or in the framework of renewable energy communities, as well as of the benefits of cooperation mechanisms between Member States and different kinds of cross-border cooperation.

2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

For the purposes of this Directive, a renewable energy community shall be a local energy community as defined in [Recast Directive 2009/72/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 864] that is an SME or a not-for-profit organisation, the shareholders or members of which cooperate in the generation, distribution, storage or supply of energy from ~~renewable sources, fulfilling~~renewable sources while this cooperation may take place across Member States' borders. To benefit from treatment as a renewable energy community, at least 51% of the seats in the board of directors or managing bodies of the entity are shall be reserved for local members, i.e. representatives of local public and local private socio-economic interests or citizens having a direct interest in the community activity and its impacts. In addition, they must fulfil at least four out of the following criteria:

2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

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

(a) shareholders or members, of which there shall be multipal, are natural persons, local authorities, including municipalities, or SMEs operating in the fields or renewable energy;

2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

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

(aa) the community's predominant aim, as determined in its founding statutes, is to provide local community environmental, social or economic benefits rather than generate profits for its members

2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) participation is open to all potentially interested local shareholders, i.e. representatives of local public and local private socio-economic interests or citizens having a direct interest in the community activity and its impacts, that are eligible under criteria (a);

2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to State aid rules, when designing and amending support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities. Member States shall design and amend support schemes in order to promote, but not to discriminate against renewable energy communities. Member States should encourage the cross-border cooperation of renewable energy communities.

2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36

(36) In order to assist consumers' active participation in the electricity market, the smart metering systems to be deployed by Member States in their territory should be interoperable, not represent a barrier to switching of supplier, and should be equipped with fit-for-purpose functionalities that allow consumers to have near-real time access to their consumption data, modulate their energy consumption and, to the extent that the supporting infrastructure permits, offer their flexibility to the network and to energy services companies, be rewarded for it, and achieve savings in their electricity bill. Smart meters shall be free of charge to energy-poor final household consumers.

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point g

(g) have the right to a good standard of service and complaint handling by their electricity service provider. Electricity service providers shall handle complaints in a simple, fair and prompt manner. If the service provided is either bundled with or relies upon software, hardware or communication technology, final customers shall have a single contact point through which they can launch complaints;

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)

(ia) shall, in accordance with the concept of vulnerable consumers as described in Article 28, prohibit the disconnection of electricity and gas to vulnerable consumers;

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)

(ja) the disconnection of the electricity supply to final customers can never be justified through the lack of payment for additional products and/or services provided by the supplier;

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)

(jb) shall ensure that all suppliers provide an efficient, fair and effective complaint handling procedure. National Regulatory Authorities can ensure this and best practices and standards of complaint handing may be introduced.

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. final household customers have easy and clear access to information, including through their single point of contact in Article 25, on their rights that apply to their participation in the market as active consumers.

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) final household and public customers are entitled to voluntarily participate as members in a local energy community. SME final customers may be allowed to become a member of a local energy community, provided that this participation does not constitute their primary economic activity;

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) final household customers have easy access to information, including through their single point of contact in Article 25, on their rights to participate in a local energy community, including how to exercise their entitlement to join, participate in, and leave an energy community, and how to access alternative dispute mechanisms.

2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Billing shall take place on the basis of actual consumption at least once a year. Billing information shall be made available at least once every three months, upon request or where the final customers have opted to receive electronic billing at any time or else twice a year.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

This obligation may be fulfilled by a system of regular readings by the operator or voluntary self-reading by the final customers whereby they communicate readings from their meter to the supplier. Only when the final customer has not been provided a meter reading for a given billing interval may billing be based on estimated consumption or a flat rate. The estimated consumption shall be based on a transparent calculation of either the previous year's consumption or the consumption of a comparable household.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 8

8. Member States shall require that information and estimates for electricity costs, as well as demand response data or data on electricity sold or fed into the grid are provided to final customers on demand in a timely manner and in an easily understandable format. In the case that there will be a future change of product or price in the contract, then this information should be clearly included in the bill, along with the date of this change. A separate notification of this change shall also be sent in advance to the final customer.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Bills and settlement statements shall provide the most important information for consumers on the first page. The first page may contain a shortened version of the key information, with further details included in the in subsequent pages of the bill or settlement statement. Final customers will also be able to access more detailed information both online and through an offline format that is free of charge, consumer friendly and easily accessible so that household consumers without internet access are not at a disadvantage.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Suppliers shall inform final household customers when a cheaper tariff is available through clearly stating this on the first page of their bill. They shall then provide more detailed information and how customers can switch in the subsequent pages of the bill.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Consumer organisations shall be consulted by Member States when they consider changes to the format of bills, as keeping the clarity of information for consumers is fundamentally important. Consumer organisations shall also be involved for the testing of new bill formats.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4

4. Member States that proceed with smart metering deployment shall ensure that final customers contribute to the associated costs of the roll-out in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. Member States shall regularly monitor this deployment in their territories to track the evolution of costs and benefits for the whole value chain, including the delivery of net benefits to consumers. Energy-poor final household customers shall not be required to contribute to the associated costs and shall have the same access to smart meters as other final customers.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1

1. . Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect final customers and shall, in particular, ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect vulnerable customers. In this context, each Member State shall define the concept of vulnerable customers which ~~may~~shall refer to energy poverty and~~, inter alia, to~~ ensure the prohibition of disconnection of electricity to such customers ~~in critical tim~~under any circumstances. Member States shall ensure that rights and obligations linked to vulnerable customers are applied. In particular, they shall take measures to protect customers in remote areas. They shall ensure high levels of consumer protection, particularly with respect to transparency regarding contractual terms and conditions, general information and dispute settlement mechanisms.

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) ensuring that tariffs are reflective of the costs, risks and benefits that each final customer has to the network, including active customers and those engaging in demand response;

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point n

(n) actively monitoring the level and effectiveness of market opening and competition at wholesale and retail levels, including on electricity exchanges, prices for household customers including prepayment systems, dynamic price contracts and the benefits from the use of smart meters, switching rates, disconnection rates, charges for and the execution of maintenance services, ~~and~~the relationship between household and wholesale prices, the evolution of grid tariffs and levies, complaints by household customers, as well as any distortion or restriction of competition, including providing any relevant information, and bringing any relevant cases to the relevant competition authorities;

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0380(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Flavio ZANONATO, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point q

(q) helping to ensure, together with other relevant authorities, that the new and existing consumer protection measures, including rights of active customers and, in particular, final household customers are effective and enforced;

2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)

(48a) Cooperation with third countries through the internal energy market can bring significant benefits to EU consumers by way of enhanced security of supply, market efficiencies and integration of low-carbon energy. The European Commission and Member States should seek to closely cooperate with third countries connected to the EU electricity network, to foster the development of integrated markets, harmonised trading mechanisms and regulatory convergence with these countries.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

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

(f) market rules shall deliver appropriate investment incentives ~~for~~with a long-term view for generation, including low-carbon generation, storage, energy efficiency and demand response to meet market needs and thus ensure security of supply;

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

(1) The TSOs of a synchronous area may jointly request an exemption from the requirement laid down in paragraph 1.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)

(2) Where the relevant regulatory authorities of a synchronous area grant an exemption from the requirement laid down in paragraph 4 upon a joint request of the TSOs in the concerned synchronous area or at their own initiative, they shall perform, in cooperation with the Agency and at least every three years, a cost-benefit analysis concerning the harmonisation of the imbalance settlement period within and between synchronous areas.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. In Member States or third countries which use interconnector revenues as income to be taken into account when calculating network tariffs as part of a policy explicitly designed to attract new investment into interconnection capacity, any revenues resulting from the allocation of capacity on interconnectors that are owned and operated by a separate legal entity from the main transmission system may be used, subject to approval by the regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned, up to a maximum amount to be determined by those regulatory authorities, as income to be taken into account by the regulatory authorities when approving the methodology for calculating network tariffs and/or fixing network tariffs.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

2016/0379(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 a (new)

Article 60 a Cooperation with third countries In conjunction with this Regulation, the Commission shall develop mechanisms to foster cooperation and market integration with third countries which are physically connected to the EU electricity market.

2017/09/25
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the 2030 long- term objectives and targets of ~~the Energy Union through complementary, coherent and ambitious efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union's Better Regulation principles~~a resilient Energy Union in line with the Paris Agreement.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Jeppe KOFOD, Nessa CHILDERS, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

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

(aa) the national binding targets related to greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

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

(b) a description of the national objectives~~, targets and contribution~~ and, where applicable, targets for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union, including on energy poverty;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) a description of the policies ~~and measur~~, measures and investment strategies foreseen to meet the corresponding objectives, and targets a~~nd contributions set out under point (b)~~s set out under points (b) and (c), including a description of the way Energy Efficiency First principle is integrated into these policies and measures;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Jeppe KOFOD, Nessa CHILDERS, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i b (new)

ib. the Member State's linear trajectories for the overall share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2030 onwards consistent with the long-term energy and climate strategies; as well as long-term strategy and trajectory for renewable energy produced and self-consumed by household consumers to facilitate consumers' small-scale renewable self- generation projects;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Jeppe KOFOD, Miroslav POCHE, Jo LEINEN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i b (new)

ib. the Member States interim targets based on a linear trajectory starting in 2022 and then every two years up to 2028, which is compatible with the Member State's binding national target of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

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

~~the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union~~with a view to achieving the Union's binding energy efficiency target of at least 40% in 2030 and the Member State's binding national energy efficiency target ~~of 30% in 2030~~ as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Jeppe KOFOD, Miroslav POCHE, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2

Member States shall express their ~~contribution~~energy efficiency targets in terms of absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and 2030, with a binding linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards. They shall explain their underlying methodology and the conversion factors used;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4 a (new)

(4a) Share of energy efficiency measures (under Article 7a and 7b of the Energy Efficiency Directive) to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty and in social housing;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Eugen FREUND, Karin KADENBACH, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Jeppe KOFOD, Miroslav POCHE, Jo LEINEN

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

(4) national objectives with regard to deployment of domestic renewable energy sources ~~(notably renewable energy);~~, demand response and storage and the uptake of energy efficiency measures.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 2

(2) key national objectives for electricity and gas transmission and distribution infrastructure that are necessary for the achievement of objectives and targets under any of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 3 a (new)

(3a) indicators on flexibility from generation, demand-side, storage, and interconnection, measured in terms of flexible capacity available (MW) and volumes valorised in the different markets (MWh);

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)

(4a) national objectives with regard to energy poverty and vulnerable consumers, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met and a national action plan to achieve those objectives which could include providing benefits in social security systems to ensure the necessary energy supply to vulnerable customers or providing for support for energy efficiency improvements to address energy poverty where identified; for this purpose Member States shall : (a) define the concept of vulnerable customers and energy poverty based on the EU indicators of low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of houses; (b) continuously monitor the number of households in energy poverty and share those data in the European Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV).

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title

National policies ~~and measur~~, measures and investments strategies for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the macroeconomic, health, environmental, skills and social impact on workers and communities of the planned policies and measures referred to in Article 7 and further specified in Annex I, for the first ten-year period at least until the year 2030 including a comparison with the projections based on existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI, Jeppe KOFOD, Miroslav POCHE, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) interactions between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures within a policy dimension and between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures of different dimensions for the first ten- year period at least until the year 2030.This shall also include a quantitative assessment of the extent to which each of the Member State's planned policies and measures affect the supply-demand balance of the ETS. Projections concerning security of supply, infrastructure and market integration shall be linked to robust energy efficiency scenarios.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. By 1 January 2018 and every ~~ten~~five years thereafter Member States shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3(1).

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

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

2. The Commission ~~may issue recommendations on the draft plans to Member States in accordance with Article 28. Those recommendations shall in particular set out~~shall assess the draft plans and issue country-specific recommendations to Member States in accordance with Article 28 in order to:

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

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

(a) ~~the level of ambition of objectives, targets and contributions in view of~~ensure the collectively achiev~~ing~~ement by Member States of the Energy Union objectives and ~~notably the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency~~targets of all dimensions of the Energy Union;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) ensure the achievement by Member States of national binding targets;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Miroslav POCHE, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

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

(b) improve existing and planned policies ~~and~~, measures ~~relating to Member States' and Union level objectives and other policies and measures~~and investment strategies included in national energy and climate plans including those of potential cross-border relevance;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)

Article 12 a Just transition initiative for workers and communities 1. This Regulation establishes a just transition initiative to support workers and communities which could be adversely impacted by the transition to a low carbon economy. The initiative should take the form of a board of representatives coming from Member States national authorities, European Commission, local and regional representatives as well as social partners developing calls for projects in the area of the just transition. 2. Calls for projects shall aim to make green opportunities real and to support workers and communities in the context of the energy transition. When drawing their calls for projects, board members should aim to: (a) retain and create decent and sustainable jobs; (b) strengthen the training and up scaling of workers in clean processes and technologies; (c) enhance social protection schemes, including active labour market policies; 3. The Commission shall set up a financing platform at Union level directly contributing financial support to the Just Transition Initiative.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13

Update of the integrated national energy 1. years thereafter, Member States shall submit to the Commission a draft update of the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3 or confirm to the Commission that the plan remains valid. 2. years thereafter, Member States shall notify to the Commission an update of the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3, unless they have confirmed that the plan remains valid pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate plan. 4. to mitigate in the updated plan any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting pursuant to Articles 15 to 22. 5. consideration the latest country-specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester when preparing the update referred to in paragraph 2. 6. Article 9(2) and Article 11 shall apply to the preparation and assessment of the updated integrated national energy and climate plans.Article 13 deleted and climate plan By 1 January 2023, and every 10 By 1 January 2024, and every 10 Member States shall only modify Member States shall make efforts Member States shall take into The procedures laid down in

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall prepare and report to the Commission by 1 January 202019 and every 10 years thereafter their long-term low emission strategies with a 50 years perspective as set out in Annex II (new), however, for the purposes of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, the first long-term low emission strategies shall have 2050 as a starting point, to contribute to:

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. The Commission shall support Member States in their preparation of long-term strategies by providing information on the state of the underlying scientific knowledge and technological development relevant to achieving the objectives referred to in Article 1. The Commission shall also provide opportunities for Member States and other stakeholders to provide additional information and discuss their perspectives and produce best practice and guidance for Member States to use during the development and implementation phase of their strategies.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) information on the progress accomplished towards reaching the targets, and objectives ~~and contributions~~ set out in the integrated national energy and climate plan, and towards implementing the policies and measures necessary to meet them;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) the information referred to and on the progress accomplished towards reaching the targets, objectives and commitments set out in the long-term energy and climate strategies in Article 14;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Miroslav POCHE, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)

(ga) progress towards financing measures and policies foreseen to meet the targets and objectives set out in the national energy and climate plan.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Member States shall make available to the public the reports submitted to the Commission pursuant to this Article.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1

(1) the trajectory for primary and final energy consumption from 2020 to 2030 as the national energy savings ~~contribution~~binding targets to achieving the Union-level 2030 target including underlying methodology;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1

(1) implemented, adopted and planned policies, measures and programmes to achieve the ~~indicative national energy efficiency contribution~~national binding targets for 2030 as well as other objectives presented in Article 6, including planned measures and instruments (also of financial nature) to promote the energy performance of buildings, measures to utilise energy efficiency potentials of gas and electricity infrastructure and other measures to promote energy efficiency;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jo LEINEN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI, Jeppe KOFOD, Edouard MARTIN, Pervenche BERÈS, Flavio ZANONATO, Nessa CHILDERS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Nicola CAPUTO, Clare MOODY, Csaba MOLNÁR, Jytte GUTELAND, Olle LUDVIGSSON, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

OUTLINE STRUCTURE FOR NATIONAL LONG TERM ENERGY AND CLIMATE STRATEGIES 1. FOREWORD AND/OR INTRODUCTION 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3. CONTEXT AND PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE STRATEGY 3.1. Legal and procedural context a. National, EU and international policy context for the long term strategy (latest climate science and UNFCCC context, international and EU targets, coordination with existing national or EU strategies and plans, details of any devolved regional powers etc.) b. Legal and procedural context (national climate law if any, other relevant laws on climate or energy security and resilience, legal status of strategy, process for its development and updating, any underlying principles etc.) c. Administrative structures involved in development and implementation of the strategy (Ministries, public bodies or agencies and their responsibilities) d. Independent oversight and advice (details of any independent national advisory or review bodies) e. References to any climate change adaptation and/or sustainable development strategies or plans. 3.2. Public and stakeholder engagement a. Involvement of the national Parliament b. Involvement of local and regional authorities and city regions c. Public engagement d. Engagement of other stakeholders (for example in participative processes) including businesses, trades unions, civil society, investors and other relevant stakeholders e. Consultations with the European Commission, European Parliament or other EU bodies 3.3. Regional cooperation in development of the strategy a. Consultations with other Member States and any third countries b. Aspects of the strategy subject to joint or coordinated planning with other Member States c. Explanation of how regional cooperation has been taken into account in developing the strategy 4. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS FOR THE THREE PILLARS OF THE ENERGY UNION 4.1. Climate change / GHG emission reduction objectives and targets a. 2030 GHG target for non-traded sector (under the ESR) b. Implications of the EU ETS and any existing national carbon pricing measures for national emissions in the traded sector c. 2030 or longer term national targets or goals for renewable energy and energy efficiency d. Any national 2050 GHG target, contribution or ambition range e. Any other (e.g. shorter or longer term) GHG emissions reduction or carbon intensity objectives f. Any targets (short or long term) for the LULUCF sector, including removals /carbon sequestration g. Any national provisions on emissions trajectories from 2030 to 2050 and beyond, including intermediate targets, reduction factors or carbon budgeting approaches h. Any national objectives on an overall maximum carbon budget Objectives of relevant research and innovation strategies 4.2. Energy security and resilience objectives and targets a. EU and national objectives or targets related to energy security and resilience (e.g. targets relating to interruption to supplies of electricity or other energy sources, targets relating to proxy indicators for future interruptions such as capacity margins, levels of redundancy etc.) b. Objectives for drivers of energy security and resilience, on the supply and demand sides (e.g. targets for demand reduction through energy efficiency or for flexibility of energy demand (i.e. demand side response), targets for reliability of supply (taking account of diversity, import dependency, readiness to cope with emergencies, market functioning, interconnection levels etc.) 4.3. Socio-economic objectives and targets a. Objectives on affordability, energy poverty, consumer prices etc. b. Objectives on competitiveness, employment and job creation etc. c. Other social or environmental objectives relevant to energy and climate change policy 5. CLIMATE / DECARBONISATION STRATEGY 5.1. Overview a. References to any system-level modelling or analysis drawn on in developing the strategy b. Common themes or principles (electrification, demand reduction etc.) c. Interactions (e.g. synergies and trade-offs) between different sectors (e.g. between electrification of transport and demand side response, use of industrial waste heat in buildings etc.) 5.2. Power a. Current and likely future demand, by source, and expected extent or role of demand side response / flexibility b. Current and likely future supply capacity, including centralised and distributed storage, by technology c. Intended or likely future emissions trajectory or range; any sectoral targets or objectives d. Any planned retirement or phase out plans for fossil plant e. Intended or projected deployment trajectories for renewable energy technologies f. Potential future policy approaches or strategies and relationship to ETS g. Implications for grid development, electricity storage, links to other issues such as heat storage, electric vehicles etc. h. Research and innovation needs and/or strategies, scope for EU support or joint action i. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.3. Buildings (Member States should ensure consistency here with their long- term renovation strategy required under Article 2a of the revised EPBD) a. Current energy demand in buildings, differentiated by building category, including commercial, residential and public buildings b. Current energy supply sources c. Potential for energy demand reduction through renovation of existing buildings and related societal, economic and environmental benefits d. Policy approaches to stimulate renovation of the existing building stock, including on how to target the worst performing buildings first. e. Quantification of investment requirements for renovation, identification of existing funding sources and possible new funding mechanisms. f. Existing and potential future options or policy approaches to increase penetration of renewable energy and energy storage technologies, and links to other issues (grid issues, heat storage, transport etc.) g. Research and innovation needs and/or strategies, scope for EU support or joint action i. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.4. Industry a. Emissions by sector and sources of energy supply b. Potential decarbonisation options or policy approaches and any existing targets, plans or strategies, including energy efficiency, electrification using renewable energy sources, CCS, bioenergy etc. c. International aspects e.g. global sectoral strategies d. Research and innovation needs and/or strategies, scope for EU support or joint action e. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.5. Transport a. Current emissions and energy sources by transport type (e.g. cars and vans, heavy duty road transport, shipping, aviation, rail) b. Current and future decarbonisation options or policy approaches e.g. demand reduction (through town planning and increased public transport, cycling or walking) and other approaches (CO2 differentiated road charging, electrification, synthetic fuels such as hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, biofuels etc.) c. Linkages with other sectors and issues e.g. grid reinforcement, demand side response etc. d. International aviation and shipping e. Research and innovation needs and/or strategies, scope for EU support or joint action f. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.6. Agriculture a. Current emissions by source b. Potential emissions reduction options and policy approaches c. Links to agricultural and rural development policies d. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.7. LULUCF a. Scope for and timing of potential emissions removals through forest restoration, reforestation, increases in soil carbon etc. b. Potential policy options or approaches c. Research and innovation needs and/or strategies, scope for EU support or joint action d. Implications for National Energy and Climate Plan (i.e. for nearer term action) 5.8. Cross-cutting issues a. Grids (electricity, gas, heat) b. Spatial / geographical considerations c. Other infrastructure issues 6. ENERGY SECURITY AND RESILIENCE 6.1. Current situation a. Historical and current performance in terms of ability of system to balance supply and demand, current market functioning etc. b. Demand side (energy demand by fuel or vector, by sector, extent of demand flexibility by sector) c. Supply side (supply capacity and reliability of supply), 6.2. Future strategy a. Demand side strategy (e.g. infrastructure or other policy and market changes to increase demand flexibility) b. Supply side strategy (e.g. infrastructure required for a shift to a 100% renewable energy system, market reforms or other likely changes) c. Research and innovation needs or implications 7. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY SECURITY AND RESILIENCE STRATEGY 7.1. Consumer, competitiveness and economic impacts a. Expected trends in long term consumer energy prices and/or energy costs b. Energy poverty impacts and related policy measures, including energy efficiency c. Trade impacts, industrial energy efficiency and competitiveness d. Relevant industrial strategies or restructuring plans 7.2. Social impacts and the 'just transition' a. Employment implications of strategy (sectors likely to grow or contract) b. Development of alternative industries, regional development, state aid implications etc. c. Educational and skills aspects (retraining etc.) 7.3. Health and wellbeing a. Implications for air quality and related health effects b. Other health and wellbeing impacts (e.g. water, noise or other pollution, walking and cycling expansion, commuting or other transport changes etc.) 7.4. Broader environmental impacts a. Details of any strategic environmental assessment or environmental impact assessments related to the strategy or national plans b. Water-related aspects e.g. water demand or extraction (taking account of potential future climate change), impacts on water or marine habitats of hydro or tidal power etc. c. Environmental (including climate) impacts of any bioenergy use (crop-based biofuels, forest biomass etc.) and relationship to strategy for removals in the land use sector d. Any other environmental issues 8. FINANCING 8.1. Financial priorities and guiding investment 8.2. Public finance issues a. High level budgetary implications b. Taxation c. Investment d. Any relevant laws or climate finance tracking systems 8.3. Private investment a. Any capital raising plans b. Other measures to ensure investor certainty 9. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REVIEW 9.1. Monitoring and evaluation a. Details of how implementation of the strategy will be monitored and evaluated at national level, and any links to MRV b. Information on national reporting processes (timetable, content of reports, responsibility for production, audiences (e.g. parliament, EU institutions) etc.) c. Details of any independent statutory bodies established to provide evidence-based independent advice and to assess progress made 9.2. Review / revision a. Process for review and revisions to the strategy b. Consistency with EU processes and UNFCCC 5-yearly review c. Details of any 'ratchet' mechanism (i.e. mechanism for ensuring targets can only be raised, not lowered) 10. ANNEXES (AS NECESSARY) 10.1. Supporting analysis a. Details of any 2050 modelling (including assumptions) and/or other quantitative analysis, indicators etc. b. Data tables or other technical annexes 10.2. Other sources a. References to external research or analysis b. Detailed outputs from participative exercises, consultations etc.

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that gender equality is a fundamental value of the EU enshrined in the ~~EU T~~treatyies and should be included in all EU policies to deliver equality in practice; stresses that gender equality must become a policy objective in budget titles and similarly, gender mainstreaming must be recognised as an implementation method in budget titles; stresses therefore that gender budgeting must become an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all its stages, and notes that progress on this front has been marginal; welcomes the MFF mid-term review as an opportunity to make significant progress, in light of the ‘Budget for Results’ agenda; expects the Commission, therefore, to present further measurable and realistic objectives in order to truly embed gender perspectives in the EU budget for the remainder of this programming period;

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes the considerable long-term impact of EFSI on the EU budget; believes that EFSI ~~invests in projects that are not the same as those targeted by the~~does not fully compensate for H2020- affected budget lines and CEF; stresses therefore that, if the EU is to reach its research and innovation targets, the unanimously agreed level of financing of these programmes needs to be fully restored; ~~recalls, in this context, that CEF in the area of energy and telecom has high political priority for the Energy Union and the Digital Union;~~

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the focus on the 'Budget for Results' agenda as an opportunity for budget spending to deliver integrated benefit of gender equality with every euro spent; also recognises that simplification measures in the 'Budget for Results' agenda must not be made at the expense of investments that can bring positive change to achieve gender equality;

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws attention to the existing gender- related targets in the Europe 2020 strategy, namely increasing female employment to 75%, achieving equal pay between women and men, reaching gender-equal members of national parliaments and an equal number of women on large company boards, all of which we are a long way from reaching; also draws attention to the related EP priorities under Horizon 2020, which include the promotion of gender equality, especially in research and innovation; stresses that the MFF review must assess progress towards these targets and should, if necessary, revise the measures being taken to achieve these targets;

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that in accordance with Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, the Commission shall present a compulsory review of the functioning of the MFF before the end of 2016, taking full account of the economic situation at that time as well as of the latest macroeconomic projections, and that this review shall, as appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal for the revision of the MFF Regulation; is of the view that it is not an appropriate time to revise upwards the MFF ceilings;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that new political priorities ~~should not be proposed at the expense of the agreed programmes of the current MFF, in particular H2020, CEF, COSME, Galileo and Copernicus, and pre-allocated national envelopes;~~identified by the three institutions recognise the reality of the urgent needs arising from Climate Change, resource efficiency and energy security; supports therefore the inclusion of the Circular Economy Package, the EU's COP21 commitments, Energy Union and Digital Union as priorities that will benefit from and are interdependent with the already established programmes Horizon 2020, CEF, and Copernicus

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that, according to UNHCR data, since January 2016, 55 % of the refugees and asylum-seekers entering the EU have been women and children; calls for an MFF revision to look at financial tools aimed specifically at integrating women refugees and asylum-seekers into their host country such as including flexible language training, education and childcare; also calls on the MFF revision to look at the financial tools available to address the root causes of their original displacement;

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that grant funded projects provide critically important qualitative outcomes which are not reflected on balance sheets; such as the fight against online child abuse, where EU funding has made Europe a world leader;

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes that the principle of programmes such as Horizon 2020 is to fund risky research with uncertain outcomes, providing a lifeline for innovation where the private sector will not invest; Believes the purpose of public financing for the Union should be to support these important, innovation and critical projects to bring them closer to market readiness;

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that investing public funds in in the care sector such as quality and affordable childcare ~~and elder care services will boost employment and~~, social care services, long term and elder care services creates jobs, drives economic growth and fosters gender equality, allows more women to return or take up fulltime work given that women spend two to ten times more time on unpaid care than men; calls for the MFF revision to be used to invest in this social infrastructure in Europe as part of the Jobs and Growth Agenda and Europe2020 Strategy; notes that this form of expenditure is rarely considered as a suitable form of investment when policy makers are looking for effective forms of employment generation in recessionary times and in fact we often witness the opposite happening as public expenditure on education, health, childcare and social care services is cut in many countries as part of their deficit reduction strategies; regrets that this neglect of social infrastructure reflects a gender bias in economic thinking and may derive from the gender division of labour and gender employment segregation which in turn contributes to the widening gender pay gap in Europe; regards the review of the MFF as a chance to take action to address this;

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a further strengthening of, and a maximising of synergies between, EFSI~~F funds and EU programmes such as~~, ESIF, Horizon 2020, COSME and CEF;

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates that the Daphne programmes played a fundamental role in combating violence against children, young people and women in the EU; underlines the need for sufficient financial support and for more clarity on how this objective is pursued under the REC programme; urges the importance of ensuring funds reach the grass-roots organisations on the ground to ensure effective implementation.

2016/04/26
Committee: FEMM

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ERecalls the Union's unique ability to initiate international collaboration and mobilise public finances on cross border issues such as climate action and environmental sustainability, where and when the private sector is unable; emphasises that Union funding can actually trigger and catalyse actions that Member States are unable to carry out on their own and create synergies and complementarities with Member States’ activities; encourages Member States to better explore areas in which the EU is not taking action;

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the MFF programmes on the basis of their performance against stipulated targets and objectives, absorption capacity and EU added value, and newly emerging political priorities, taking into account the late implementation of the current framework; requests that as part of the MFF review the Commission defines and presents more clearly what Commissioner Georgieva's 'Budget for Results' agenda means in practice for the ITRE policy area; recalls the Parliament's stipulated priority for the need for gender balance under Horizon 2020, which includes the promotion of gender equality in research & innovation.

2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that, in order to secure this additional funding, the financial allocation for two significant EU programmes, Horizon 2020 and the Connecting European Facility (CEF), has had to be reduced by EUR 2.2 billion and EUR 2.8 billion respectively, while the remaining EUR 3 billion are covered by unallocated MFF margins; stresses Parliament’s commitment during the EFSI negotiations to reduce as much as possible the impact on these two programmes, whose financial envelopes were decided only in 2013; efforts should be made to replenish these cuts from elsewhere in the EU budget including from under other headings;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights, in this context, that in accordance with Article 15 of the MFF Regulation, a frontloading of resources was implemented in 2014-2015 for Horizon 2020 (EUR 200 million for European Research Council and Marie Curie actions) and COSME (EUR 50 million), in order to compensate in part for the decrease in appropriations between 2013 and 2014; notes that this frontloading does not change the overall financial envelope of the programmes, leading to less appropriations respectively for the second half of the MFF; stresses, however, that the frontloading for Horizon 2020 and COSME was fully absorbed, thus proving the strong performance of these programmes and their capacity to absorb even more; would welcome flexibility measures to reallocate from across the EU budget from programmes with lower absorption rates and impact;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes also with great concern that that the success rate for Horizon 2020 has dropped to a level of 13 % from the 20-22 % enjoyed by its predecessor (FP7) in the previous programming period; regrets the fact that as a result fewer high-quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; notes, similarly, the rejection of many high-quality applications relating to the CEF owing to insufficient budget funds being allocated to the relevant budget lines; with this in mind reallocation and getting the most out of existing resources under the MFF should be a priority;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Is convinced that, while fully confirming the notion of large-scale political and financial support for EFSI, the EU budget should not be financing new initiatives to the detriment of existing priority Union programmes and policies; intends to deliver on its commitment to fully offset the EFSI-related cuts affecting Horizon 2020 and CEF, in order to allow them to accomplish their objectives as agreed only two years ago;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15

Budgeting for Results & Simplification

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Believes that the mid-term review/revision provides for an excellent opportunity for the first-time assessment of the functioning of the EU policies and programmes concerned, and expects the Commission to supply an analysis identifying the shortcomings of the current implementation system; invites the Commission to come up with concrete proposals to address ~~the possible~~inefficiencies, deficiencies and to improve the implementation environment for the remaining years of the current MFF, in order to ensure the best possible use of scarce financial resources; believes that Budget for Results agenda holds potential and in light of the huge pressure the EU budget is under, it could also boost the faith of citizens in EU expenditure;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Believes that the Budget for Results agenda should be a vehicle for the boosting performance of underperforming programmes and that political priorities should not be abandoned due to technical or programming failures;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)

43b. Reminds the Commission that as one arm of the budgetary authority the European Parliament must be included in budgetary decision making and must be included in developing the Commissions Budget for Results strategy;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)

43c. Believes that new priorities often correspond with very real need and require budgetary support; the Parliament would be more able to meet these needs under existing budgetary ceilings if more performance information and greater flexibility were available;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 d (new)

43d. The lack of adequate flexibility and accurate information has led to across the board cuts in some instances and the cutting of high demand, high performance programmes such as Horizon 2020; in this regard the current system is damaging to the EU's aims and reputation;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 e (new)

43e. Believes that many social challenges, such as achieving gender equality, would be better addressed by improved setting of targets and measurement of results across budget lines and headings;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Considers that the key priorities to be addressed must include ~~adjustments to the duration of the MFF, a thorough~~ reform of the own resources system, a greater emphasis on the unity of the budget, and more budgetary flexibility; is furthermore convinced that the modalities of the decision-making process need to be reviewed in order to ensure democratic legitimacy and comply with the provisions of the Treaty;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Recalls that, according to recital 3 of the MFF Regulation, the three institutions have agreed to jointly examine the issue of the most suitable duration in the context of the review/revision; reiterates its position that the duration of the MFF should be aligned with the political cycle of both Parliament and the Commission, thus making the European elections a forum for debate on future spending priorities;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Believes that, given the rapidly changing political environment and with a view to ensuring greater flexibility, some elements of the MFF should be agreed for five years while others, notably those related to programmes requiring longer- term programming and/or policies foreseeing complex procedures for the establishment of implementation systems, should be agreed for a period of 5+5 years with compulsory mid-term revision;deleted

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Clare MOODY, Anneliese DODDS, Neena GILL, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)

58a. Recalls that many EU policies and programmes have their own revision/review requirements, mostly scheduled in 2017, and that these reviews will have to take account of available budgetary resources; in light of this the MFF review/revision should increase flexibility between headings so that budgetary resources can be reallocated more easily; notes that lack of flexibility in this respect leads to a situation whereby priorities are underfunded and scarce resources are not spent where the need is greatest;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to the Council conclusions, 18th and 19th February 2016;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Neena GILL, Anneliese DODDS, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Treaty on European Union establishes the creation of ~~the single market~~an economic and monetary union, whose currency is the euro; whereas ~~the European Monetary Union currently consists of 19 members, two of whom have opt-out clauses,~~of the 28 Member States of the EU, 19 have already adopted the single currency, seven are under a derogation which applies until the Council decides that the conditions are met for its abrogation, and two Member States have, pursuant to Protocols No 15 and No 16 annexed to the Tre~~maining seven EU Member States having yet to join~~aties, respectively no obligation to adopt the euro or an exemption from doing so (‘opt-outs’); whereas no financial liability will be incurred by th~~e two~~ose countries with opt-outs from EMU in the framework of any fiscal capacity for the euro area;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that a Eurozone fiscal capacity must be created on top of existing EU funding instruments, and within its legal framework~~, in order to ensure consistent development between euro and non-euro Member States~~; however it must be ring fenced from contributions from countries with euro currency 'opt-outs';

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Neena GILL, Anneliese DODDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Insists that once it is integrated into Community law, the fiscal capacity for the euro area ~~should~~must be rin~~tegrated into the EU budget, but over and above the ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)~~g fenced from contributions from countries with euro currency 'opt-outs';

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that significant progress in convergence and sustainable structural reforms is needed in the Eurozone in order to reconcile fiscal consolidation, growth, jobs, productivity, competitiveness ~~and the European social model~~ so as to effectively prevent asymmetric shock; considers that financial support from the Euro~~pean~~zone level for the implementation of agreed structural reforms in thEurozone Member States, while keeping the responsibility for implementation at the national level, is therefore indispensable;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1

– taxation: base and rate of corporate tax, in the Eurozone

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2

– labour market, including minimum wages, in the Eurozone

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Anneliese DODDS, Neena GILL, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 – paragraph 1

~~– investment, notably in research and development;~~deleted

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Notes that investment in areas such as research and development is best done at an EU level, funded by the MFF which all Member States contribute towards, and not by a Eurozone fiscal capacity headed by a Eurozone Treasury; any reduction in scale of such programmes to Eurozone only countries will certainly damage the prosperity and competitiveness of the EU as a whole including Eurozone countries; optional additional contributions from Member States wishing to do more should however be possible as under EFSI;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Anneliese DODDS, Neena GILL, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that a financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality in the Eurozone; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed to provide technical support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can be further developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacity of the Eurozone;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Points out that the Rainy Day Fund should be funded by ~~all the Member States~~countries in the Eurozone and those intending to join the Eurozone on the basis of a cyclically sensitive economic indicator and used for payments ~~to all Member States~~to countries in the Eurozone and those intending to join the Eurozone suffering from economic downturns;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Acknowledges that the model of a Euro~~pean~~zone Unemployment Benefit Scheme would foster convergence of labour markets in the medium term;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that the EMF should provide the financial resources for either of these models, which could require increasing the amount of capital; points out that the fund should avoid long-term redistribution effects by ensuring ~~Member Stat~~Eurozone countries’ contributions are balanced over the cycle;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Points out that the fiscal capacity has to be of significant size in order to be able to address these euro-area-wide shocks and to finance its functions; insists that in order to provide sufficient financial resources, the euro area fiscal capacity, including the EMF, should be able to increase the issuance of equities via a rise in guarantees; ~~considers that these common issued equities should have the highest credit rate;~~

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Considers that in order to provide for a genuine EMU, a euro area treasury should be created for collective decision- making, supervision and management of the budgetary capacity for the euro area; calls ~~for~~on the ~~inclusion of this treasury within the European Commission with full macroeconomic, fiscal~~Commission to come forward with options as to how this treasury could be resourced, and how it would interact with existing Union institutions, in such a way as to ensure democratic accountability and financial competences; calls for a vice-president of the European Commission to head the treasury and simultaneously to act as president of the Eurogroup; urges full accountability of this treasury to the European Parliament particular to guarantee that, on the one hand, Member States not participating in the further deepening of the EMU cannot create obstacles to such further deepening, while on the other hand respecting the rights and competences of the non-participating Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure that the creation of a euro area treasury is consistent with the continued coexistence of different perspectives within the single institutional framework ensuring both the effective operability of Union mechanisms and the equality of Member States before the Treaties;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Considers that those non-euro countries that do not have an opt-out will eventually become part of the EMU and therefore may join the governance framework on a voluntary basis with a special status; opt-out countries may observe;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Member States outside the Eurozone (wish to create new heading after paragraph 44)

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Neena GILL, Anneliese DODDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Recognises that the Treaties allow an evolution towards a deeper degree of integration among the Member States that share such a vision of their common future, whilst other Member States are not committed to further integration; coexistence and respect for differing perspectives must be maintained under the single institutional framework;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)

44b. Recognises that Member States have the right to decide the fundamental principles of their social security systems and enjoy a broad margin of discretion to define and implement their social and employment policy; believes that any proposals for social or employment policy should be open to all participation 28 Member States and discussion of such matters to include the full European Parliament and Council not only representatives from Eurozone countries;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Neena GILL, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)

44c. Emphasises that advances in consumer, employee, health, and environmental protection must be open to all Member States and discussion must include representatives from all Member States and the full European Parliament so as not to discriminate between EU citizens and maintain a level playing field for businesses and citizens across the EU;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2344(INI)

Clare MOODY, Neena GILL, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)

44d. Underlines that prosperity of the EU is improved by the continuing universality of many EU programmes and policies such as Horizon 2020, EFSI, COSME, and ERDF; EU wide cooperation and solidarity in this respect must be protected;

2016/06/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that the objective of the report is to provide a new deal for energy households consumers in the context of the energy transition;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Patrizia TOIA, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a

a. Recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the ~~different taxes, levi~~network charges, taxes and ~~tariff~~levies, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standards in this respect;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c

c. Recommends developing rules for price comparison tools to ensure that consumers can access independent, up-to-date and understandable comparison tools; believes Member States should develop accreditation schemes covering all price comparison tools, in line with CEER guidelines; calls for the development of at least one impartial price comparison tool per Member State;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e

e. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically place customers on the most advantageous tariff, based on historic consumption patterns; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europe, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensive tariffs; highlights the need to develop an inclusive energy market;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Insists that the provisions on switching, as set out in the Third Energy Package, should be fully implemented by Member States, and that national legislation must guarantee consumers the right to change suppliers in a quick, easy and cost-free way, with no termination fees or penalties; supports ACER's "Bridge to 2025" recommendations on switching;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists that the provisions of the directives on unfair commercial practices and consumer rights relating to doorstep selling, unfair terms or practices and aggressive marketing techniques be properly implemented and enforced by Member States so as to protect energy consumers; notes that complaints regarding door-step selling have increased in several countries and calls for a ban of these practices;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that local authorities, communities and individuals should form the backbone of the energy transition and should be actively supported to help them become energy producers and suppliers on an equal footing with other players with a dedicated approach to overcome hurdles;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments such as collective purchasing to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that consumers should have easy and timely access to their consumption data in both volume and monetary terms, to help them make informed decisions; believes that where smart meters are rolled out there should be a solid legal framework to ensure an end to back-billing and a rollout that is efficient and affordable for consumers and is free of charge for energy-poor consumers; insists that ~~efficiency saving~~benefits from smart meters should be shared on a fair basis between grid operators and users;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that ~~the ownership of all data lies with the citizen~~consumers should always remain in control of their data and that data should only be provided to third parties by explicit consent; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase ~~information~~personal data;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2320(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Welcomes the move towards using financial instruments for SME support but believes grant funding should be maintained where it plays a critical and necessary role in the promotion of innovation, development and research which are critical for job creation and the future economic success of Europe ;

2016/04/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2320(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that SMEs in Member States that do not have public investment banks may be at a disadvantage compared to those in countries with functioning publicly owned investment banks as an assessment of public interest is not a priority for private banking institutions;

2016/04/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2320(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Would welcome smart simplification initiatives to improve application processes and the ex-anti assessment of projects; particularly in the case of microfinance; would further welcome accountability measures targeted at financial intermediaries which don’t overburden SMEs or unreasonably increase costs;

2016/04/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2320(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes also that women entrepreneurs often face additional barriers and emphasises that more should be done to unlock their potential as job creators and drivers of economic growth; this should be considered by the Commission as a measure of success or failure in its reports to the Parliament;

2016/04/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2320(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Draws attention to regional disparities and imbalances in SMEs’ access to funding from national promotional banks, EU funded programmes and other private and public funding institutions; calls for a correction mechanism at EU level to ensure a level playing field for all SMEs – with special focus on ~~poorer regions and~~less developed, poorer and more remote regions as well as on countries that have been under financial and economic constraints – in accessing funding from EU-supported financial instruments while using intermediaries;

2016/04/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2319(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission, to follow best practice and build~~ing~~ on existing positive examples, to ensure a systematic implementation of improved horizontal rules, including an adequate oversight mechanism for all directorates- general in order to ensure coherent practice;

2016/03/08
Committee: BUDG

2015/2319(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Commission to adopt a more proactive approach to the participation of under-represented groups such as civil society and trade unions, to tackle existing information asymmetries, and to develop, in dialogue with these groups, a special allowance system for that purpose;

2016/03/08
Committee: BUDG

2015/2319(INI)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Requests the Commission to put forward a plan for action in line with the recommendations of the European Ombudsman; this plan should include deadlines for action and progress to ensure timely results; it should also be presented with sufficient time for the Parliament to consider before it prepares its position on the Budget 2017

2016/03/08
Committee: BUDG

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Reaffirms the civilian nature of the EU’s space policy, and the primacy of EU space programmes as missions to promote scientific progress and industrial competitiveness in accordance with Article 189 of the Treaty of Lisbon;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~dual-use capacity of~~importance of the Galileo and Copernicus~~, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service~~ services; points in this regard to the civil origin of European space capacity; believes thise capacityies of these services should be fully developed and further extended in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out that in order to further develop the capacities of satellite-based systems a comprehensive concept of security is needed; emphasises therefore that the usefulness of high-resolution earth observation data and positioning systems lies above all in the areas of disaster management, humanitarian actions, refugee aid, maritime surveillance, global warming, energy security and global food security, as well as in the detection of and response to global natural disasters, notably droughts, earthquakes, floods and forest fires; adds that a comprehensive concept of security also includes threats posed by near-Earth objects, space weather and space debris; calls therefore for the technical and infrastructure development of the systems to meet the requirements for a comprehensive concept of security;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; i~~Invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that the prevention and the elimination of future and existing space debris must be part of a strategic reflection on how to ensure security in Europe; draws attention to the need for research into technological systems for the prevention and elimination of space debris; calls in this respect for close cooperation between the European Union and the Member States and the European Space Agency, as well as other stakeholders and countries in the field of space policy;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the ~~Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the~~ Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrastructure and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologies;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the correct regulatory and policy frameworks must be established in order to give industry further impetus and incentives to pursue technological development and research into space capabilities; underlines in this regard that the Union, in cooperation with the European Space Agency and Member States, should take over the operational coordination of the future space capabilities of the Union.

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EU space capacities, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of data security~~, including data security; considers that EU space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre~~;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2276(INI)

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Eugen FREUND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a new inter-institutional mechanism for scrutiny and oversight of the EU space programmes in order to facilitate the effective implementation of the goals of an EU space policy under Article 189 of the Treaty of Lisbon, and to enable the co-legislators to work more efficiently with the Commission to monitor implementation of large scale scientific programmes;

2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas TiSA should on no account weaken the progress attained by the EU in gender equality, and should advance gender equality in other signatory states;

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas TiSA is intended to set a new model for global trade, with 51 participants representing 70% of the world's trade in services, and it is crucial that any new global trade arrangements advance gender equality;

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that in order for Parliament to be able to make an informed decision regarding consent, the Commission should perform a gender impact assessment as well as a fundamental rights impact assessment, on the basis of its reinforced assessment of the impact of new legislative proposals on fundamental rights and in order to guarantee that the EU is beyond reproach in upholding and promoting women’'s rights;

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates that all trade agreements that the European Union negotiates must raise global social and environmental standards, advance a more fair and equitable global model of trade, and promote gender equality;

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop their capacity for collecting gender-sedisaggregated statistics and for conducting gender impact analysis of all trade policies and agreements.

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Asks on the Commission to ensure that where TiSA addresses the ICT services, it is compatible with increasing women's representation in the sector.

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Emphasises that the EU must maintain policy coherence for development as well as gender, and the Commission must therefore include these considerations in its impact assessments, and ensure that TiSA does not negatively impact sustainable development, and specifically women's empowerment through development cooperation.

2015/10/21
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas achieving gender equality is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law and economic growth, social inclusion, and sustainability;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas gender mainstreaming means ‘the integration of a gender perspective into every aspect of ~~the EU intervention~~EU policy - preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, legal measures and spending programmes - with a view to achieving equality between women and men’10 ; ___________ 10 SWD(2015)0278.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas gender mainstreaming must include the rights, perspectives, and well- being of LGBTIQ peoples, and persons of all gender identities;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas gender mainstreaming involves both integrating a gender perspective into the content of the different policies and addressing the issue of the representation of women and men, and persons of all gender identities in the given policy areas; whereas both dimensions need to be taken into consideration in all phases of the policy-making process;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas a gender-sensitive parliament has ~~an important~~crucial role to play in redressing gender imbalances, ~~facilita~~promoting parity of economic, social and political participation for women and men and ~~buil~~expanding the ~~premises for the development of a~~ gender equality policy framework;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Q a. whereas gender mainstreaming training for MEPs and Parliament staff, and particularly for management, is key to promoting a gender perspective in all policy areas and stages;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

1 a. Also notes that clear data on the impacts of policy are vital to continuing improvement of gender equality.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jytte GUTELAND, Jens NILSSON, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for on-going development of the gender mainstreaming network, representing committees but also interparliamentary delegations, and its full involvement in regular monitoring of the state of play of gender mainstreaming across policy areas; notes the need for greater participation by member MEPs in the network; calls for substitute MEPs to be added to the network in order to increase participation, as with committees and delegations;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that, according to the aforementioned 2014 study on this issue, the most effective tool for including a gender equality perspective in the policy process has been the use of procedures involving cooperation with other committees; emphasises the need for the other committees to support the gender mainstreaming work and to implement ithis in their activities;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Invites the services responsible to continue working on specific measures to promote work life balance; regrets that among EP officials women remain in the majority in the assistants’' function group (AST); calls for a ~~yearly~~n annual analysis of the state of play of gender equality within Parliament, based on gender disaggregated data, at all levels of staff and political bodies, including parliamentary assistants, and for this reporting to be made public;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the fact that the targets for gender balance at senior and middle management level adopted by the Bureau in 2006 (Kaufmann report) were not reached by the 2009 deadline, nor have they been reached to date; notes that these targets have been subsequently confirmed by the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity for the subsequent years; urges for effective and far-reaching measures to be taken so as to reach these gender equality targets within the shortest possible time-frame;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity is responsible for adopting an Action Plan for the Promotion of Equality and Diversity in Parliament and ensuring its implementation; calls on the high level group, with the support of the competent services, to submit a comprehensive gender equality roadmap indicating how to increase the representation of women in middle and senior management positions to 40 % by 2020; invites DG Personnel and political groups to consider proposing both a woman and a man for the positions of Head of Units when posts are vacant;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recommends that the standing rapporteur on gender mainstreaming, once that post is established, would work together with the High Level Group to ensure that gender mainstreaming targets for the Parliament's secretariat and staff are met;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Requests that DG Personnel exchange gender equality and diversity best practices and technical assistance, for instance with the US Congress and national equality bodies, on promoting under-represented racial and ethnic minority communities in short-term recruitment procedures and EPSO competitions; Calls for a focus on trainees, and for developing initiatives and programs dedicated to promote youth traineeship for young persons, particularly women, under-represented racial and ethnic minority groups;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Notes that equal gender representation in each committee is desirable, to the extent circumstances allow; invites political groups to consider nominating MEPs from the underrepresented gender in each committee, in a coordinated fashion; invites political groups to nominate an equal number of male and female MEPs as members and substitutes of the FEMM committee, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Reminds the Commission that the implications of spending decisions have an extremely different impact on women and men due to the different living circumstances, age, origin, physical and mental dispositions, education etc; stresses that the economic performance of a society relies on sections of unpaid work as well as paid work, however this is not reflected in the current budget structure.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that gender-responsive budgeting in the form of planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfilment of women's rights is one of the tools used by policy- makers to tackle the gender gaps; deplores that the gender budgeting exercise has revealed that the gender perspective is far from being assumed in all policies, at all levels and at every stage of the policy- making process; stresses that policy- makers should take into consideration, in the design of the budget, different effects of spending and revenue decisions on women and men.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Stresses that gender-responsive budgeting promotes accountability and transparency as regards to governments' commitment to gender equality; makes the point that if budget titles are not fully transparent, this jeopardises financial and budgetary accountability and raises the risk of gender equality objectives being overshadowed and relegated in the context of actual spending decisions.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reaffirms the need for sufficient allocation of resources also at Parliament level in order to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis, including data collection methodology sensitive to the experiences of LGBTIQ persons;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on EIGE to regularly submit information to every committee in order to underline the gender perspective in every sector of policy making and to make available the data and tools it has developed, such as the gender mainstreaming platform, as part of a broader capacity-building exercise, addressed also to staff and parliamentary assistants; calls on the Research Service to carry out regular detailed qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in the Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Expresses its full support for developing targeted and regular gender mainstreaming training, with adequate resources and tailor-made for Parliament specific needs;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Expresses it full support for developing targeted and regular gender mainstreaming training, with adequate resources and tailor-made for Parliament specific needs; highlights the need for mandatory short gender mainstreaming training, such as a two-hour workshops, for all Parliament secretariat staff working in policy fields, with more extensive training provided for middle- and senior management, specifically Heads of Units; calls for gender mainstreaming training to be made available for Members, Parliamentary Assistants, and political groups' staff;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Recommends that training sessions also address the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination affecting women with disabilities, migrant and ethnic minority women, Roma women, older women, single mothers and LGBTIQ persons;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls for an accreditation system to be established so that those who undergo gender mainstreaming training in the European Parliament can receive formal certification, which they can carry through their career paths;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Recommends to the Parliament's competent directorate on communication to include a stronger gender perspectives in its reporting of the Parliament's policy- making;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Highlights the need to ensure that all its services are aware of their responsibilities in implementing gender mainstreaming, including in human resources, security and facilities, with regards to women's equality and representation, as well as the well-being of LGBTIQ persons;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20 b. Notes the need to improve the well- being of persons of all gender identities at the workplace; recommends the introduction of specific human resources guidelines addressing LGBTIQ perspectives;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20 c. Recommends the introduction of gender-neutral sanitary facilities, and that data on past or ongoing legal procedures on gender recognition are protected;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Stresses the importance for the President of the European Parliament, the Secretary General, and the High Level Group of Gender and Diversity, and the competent committee to work with all Committees and Delegations to ensure that all Committees adopt a Gender Action Plan; Recommends greater reciprocal coordination and cooperation between the gender mainstreaming network and the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity; Recommends that the Chairs of the Gender Mainstreaming network regularly report to and exchange views with the High Level Group, and report back at network meetings;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON, Jytte GUTELAND, Marita ULVSKOG, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Insists that a clear procedure and timeline must be established for the adoption of a gender action plan for each committee and delegation, including a procedure for re-drafting and re-tabling a plan in the event that a proposed plan is rejected;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. Emphasises that low MEP attendance of the gender mainstreaming network meetings by MEPs is problematic; highlights the need for active participation from MEPs;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)

22 d. Emphasises the need for Members and secretariat representatives of each committee responsible for gender mainstreaming to coordinate and cooperate with the Members and secretariat of the FEMM committee for more effective monitoring of the need for gender mainstreaming in the policy work of each committee, and identifying cases requiring the FEMM committee input;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)

22 e. Urges the sharing of best practice in gender mainstreaming among committees and circulating model gender action plans through the gender mainstreaming network;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the need to thoroughly assess the functioning of the GM network and identify ways of ensuring closer involvement of and greater awareness among the network members; recommends that ~~gender mainstreaming network members be, wherever possible, members of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality~~members and substitutes on the gender mainstreaming network are committed to gender equality, but are not necessarily members of the Women's Rights Committee, so that a larger pool of Members work on gender mainstreaming; recommends regular contact and exchanges between the committee responsible and the network;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Recommends that each committee hold a hearing on gender mainstreaming in its policy area once every two years, to coincide with the drafting of the gender mainstreaming report, and that each committee's gender action plan is updated on the basis on the conclusions of that hearing;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Highlights the importance of the role of the gender mainstreaming Members in each committee in facilitating effective input from the FEMM committee through GMAs and opinions, and calls for effective coordination between responsible FEMM members, particularly Rapporteurs and Shadow Rapporteurs, and the gender mainstreaming link Members to be part of the GMA procedure; Reiterate the need for close coordination between the FEMM committee and lead committee secretariats on GMAs and opinions, to ensure optimal scheduling and planning for effective input into the lead report;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Clare MOODY, Mary HONEYBALL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Recommends greater monitoring of the performance of committee secretariat staff members responsible for gender mainstreaming in each committee, as well as clear criteria for selection and performance;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Suggests that the Conference of Committee Chairs and of Delegation Chairs to evaluate the progress of gender mainstreaming in the committees and delegations biannually, in coordination with and given input from the gender mainstreaming network and the competent committee;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Believes that stronger interinstitutional relations will improve the gender balance in EU policy making; notes that no structured cooperation on gender mainstreaming has yet been established with other institutional partners, such as the Commission, the Council, and EIGE; calls on the Commission to propose an appropriate framework for establishing interinstitutional gender mainstreaming cooperation, such as establishing an interinstitutional high level working group on gender mainstreaming, and also involving other stakeholders in this field;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Clare MOODY, Julie WARD, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Underlines the need to cooperate also with national parliaments, to establish regular exchanges of views and contacts in order to further develop best practices in advancing gender mainstreaming; recommends organising anregular interparliamentary meetings on gender mainstreaming;

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Underlines the need to ~~cooperate also~~have an open and ongoing dialogue with national parliaments, in order to establish regular exchanges of views ~~and contacts in order to~~, exchange new techniques and report back on policy impact assesments with the view to promote a shared approach and further develop best practices in advancing gender mainstreaming; recommends organising an interparliamentary meeting on gender mainstreaming;.

2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence ('the Istanbul Convention'),

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on meeting the anti-poverty targets in light of increasing household costs, and the accompanying opinion by the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee,

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas living at risk of poverty translates into social exclusion in terms of access to public transport, primary healthcare services, decent housing ~~and~~, education, life-long learning, and access to and participation in culture;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas given the inter-generational dimensions of poverty, addressing the situation of girls and young women facing social exclusion and poverty is key to tackling the feminisation of poverty;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the stereotypes widely conveyed by society contribute to the feminisation of poverty; whereas these stereotypes are developed during childhood and are reflected in the choice of training and education and on into the labour market; whereas women are still too often confined to ‘'women-friendly’' tasks and remain under-represented in certain areas such as mathematics, science, engineering, and so on; whereas these stereotypes lead to ~~discrimination in terms of re~~gender-based discrimination;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas poverty and social exclusion, and women's economic dependency can be an exacerbating factor for violence against women and girls;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas meeting the Europe 2020 anti-poverty targets requires significant new political impetus; whereas these targets cannot be met unless anti-poverty policy includes a strong gender dimension;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the lack of affordable high- quality care, whether for children or for the sick or elderly, contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and the related pension gap; emphasises that equal access to childcare and free, high-quality formal, informal, and non-formal education is central to securing equal opportunities and breaking poverty cycles;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to incorporate a more robust social dimension and a gender pillar in the European Semester;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Clare MOODY, Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement policies to promote the employment of women and the integration into the labour market of socially marginalised groups of women, in the light of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, with an emphasis on life- long learning so that women have the access and opportunity to re-skill in the ever-changing labour market, an increase in the promotion of STEM subjects aimed at young girls to address existing education stereotypes early and combat long-term gaps in employment and pay, the development of affordable and high- quality public care services, flexible working time arrangements and measures to combat the segregation of men and women by occupation and sector;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Reaffirms the importance of economic and financial education at a young age, which has been shown to improve economic decision-making later in life, including in managing costs and incomes; recommends the exchange of best practice and the promotion of educational programmes targeting women and girls in vulnerable groups and marginalised communities facing poverty and social exclusion;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission promote best practice on taxation policy that takes gender impacts into account, and promotes gender equality, particularly VAT, and taxation of household income, which at times can subject lower earners to higher rates of taxation;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses that data collection on household costs and income must be complimented by individualised data in order to account for gender-based inequalities within the households;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Insists that macroeconomic policy must be compatible with social equality policy, and that it must include a strong gender perspective; Reiterates that financial institutions such as the ECB and national central banks must take into account social impacts, including impacts on gender inequalities, when modelling and deciding on macroeconomic monetary policies, or financial services policies;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Emphasises that access to credit, financial services and advice is key to empowering women facing social exclusion in entrepreneurship, and increasing their representation in the sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to take effective measures to facilitate that access, particularly with regard to vulnerable women facing multiple discrimination;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)

11e. Restates its support for the initiative to formulate a guideline reference budget, and calls on the Commission to include gender-specific considerations when designing it, including the gender inequalities faced within households;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)

11f. Reasserts the need to undertake research into female homelessness and its causes and drivers, as the phenomenon is captured inadequately in current data; notes that gender-specific elements that ought to be taken into account include gender-based economic dependency, temporary housing, or avoidance of social services;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 g (new)

11g. Calls for more ambitious action to tackle energy poverty, which disproportionately affects single women, single-parent and female-headed households; Urges the Commission and the Member States to establish a definition of energy poverty which takes into account gendered aspects of the phenomenon, and to include it in the future recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; Highlights the important role of community energy initiatives such as cooperatives in empowering vulnerable energy consumers, particularly women facing poverty and social exclusion and marginalisation;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that women’'s economic independence plays a crucial role in their ability to escape situations of violence; calls for the provision of social protection systems guaranteeing the social rights of women who are victims of violence; Reissues the call for the EU and all Member States to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that many aspects of female poverty remain unrecognised, including for example the exclusion of women from access to culture and social participation; considers that the severe material deprivation indicators ~~relating to~~exclude access to culture ~~are inadequate and that~~, and social participation, and are therefore provide an incomplete understanding of poverty; calls for more indicators ~~should~~to be developed for assessing exclusion, in terms of social, cultural, and political participation, and particularly its influence on the vicious cirycle of poverty, and its inter-generational impacts;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Reasserts its call to the Commission to strive towards establishing a European Child Guarantee, ensuring that every European child at risk of poverty has access to free health care, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition; Emphasises that such a policy must address the situation of women and girls, particularly in vulnerable and marginalised communities;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Notes that the Youth Guarantee initiative must include a gender perspective, addressing the situation of young men, women and persons of all gender identities in education, training, and labour markets;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Highlights the role of social enterprise in empowering and including women facing poverty and social exclusion and multiple discrimination;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2228(INI)

Julie WARD, Maria ARENA, Mary HONEYBALL, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Asks the Commission and the Member States to create stakeholder engagement processes that promote and facilitate the direct engagement of persons at risk of poverty and social inclusion, particularly women and girls, in policymaking on social inclusion at all levels;

2016/02/25
Committee: FEMM

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas more than 50 million people are affected by energy poverty in Europe, which represents around 30% of households in the EU;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas energy poverty is linked to general poverty and is the result of a number of underlying conditions including high-energy prices, aggressive commercial and marketing techniques, issues concerning health and disability, a lack of access to tailored offers or online services, low incomes, the type of heating system in use in the household and the quality and energy performance of the housing stock;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to acknowledge that access to affordable energy is a basic social right and adopt a common definition on energy poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 a (new)

- adopting a common definition on energy poverty focussing on the inability of a household to support an adequate level of energy supply so as to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, due to a combination of low income, high-energy prices and low quality housing stock;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)

- acknowledging the idea that access to affordable energy is a basic social right;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16 c. Calls on the Commission, in combination with the collection of data, to collect best practice between local authorities, regions and Member States and to promote those practices in both a top-down and bottom-up approach; (to be inserted after subheading 5)

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Emphasises that energy must be made affordable to all citizens of the EU; considers that avoiding unnecessary consumption, efficiency improvements and sustainable energy investment, particularly in buildings, would enable many households to escape energy poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Highlights that the problem is likely to worsen given unstable energy security and underlines that while fuel subsidies can provide a respite, this is a temporary solution and subsidies alone remain an unsustainable option for reducing energy poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Clare MOODY, Siôn SIMON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Highlights the inequality of energy poverty in that the pricing structure for customers means that the poorest people often pay more for their energy;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17 d. Stresses the importance of data collection in order to drive evidence-based policy objectives;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Calls on the Commission to prioritise measures for the retrofitting of existing housing among the most vulnerable consumers; calls on the Commission to work with local authority partners to set clear targets for the renovation of housing stock across the EU;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Siôn SIMON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recalls that local authorities also have a role to play in promoting alternative financing instruments including co-operative models and in the promotion of collective buying agreements to enable consumers to combine their energy demands and therefore lead to cheaper energy prices; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the role of local authorities in alleviating energy poverty;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reminds the Commission that some budget lines may be indirectly furthering gender inequality by having adverse effects on women when implemented; therefore calls on the Commission to use gender budgeting analysis of both new and existing budget lines and, where possible, make necessary policy changes to ensure that gender inequality does not occur indirectly;

2016/01/14
Committee: FEMM

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Re~~iterates it~~minds the Commission of its fresh commitment to Budgeting for Results and reiterates the Parliament’s demand to include in the common set of result indicators for the implementation of the Union budget a~~lso~~s well as gender-specific indicators, which would allow for better assessment of the implementation of the budget from the gender perspective;

2016/01/14
Committee: FEMM

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. NWelcomes the Commission’s efforts to cut administration expenditure by including a number of programmes under one heading, but is concerned that the objectives of the Daphne Programme will not be met under the umbrella of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme; notes that the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme managed to sign only a few grant agreements in 2014; encourages the Commission to ensure full implementation and transparency of the budget appropriations for the programme.

2016/01/14
Committee: FEMM

2015/2154(DEC)