Activities of Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the EU should aim to strengthen the organisation of sport in Europe while taking into account the great diversity of sport structures in different European countries, and that sport organisations are by nature largely self-regulated;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas sports organisations are responsible for ensuring high governance standards and should raise these further and adhere to it in all circumstances;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Marc JOULAUD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ivo BELET, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas balanced policies which aim to increase financial transparency, stability and credibility in sport are key to improve financial and governance standards;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas athletes, ~~who are often~~in particular minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities; and have to be protected against any form of violence and discrimination;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ivo BELET, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that information-sharing and cooperation between sports bodies, state authorities and ~~licensed~~ betting operators iswithin the framework of national platforms are essential to detect, investigate and prosecute match- fixing and calls on Member States to consider dedicated prosecution services with primary responsibility for investigating sports fraud cases;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Co~~mmission and the Member States who have not done so~~uncil to find a solution which will enable the EU and the Member States to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen inter-institutional links with the Council of Europe, and subsequently to develop coordinated operational programmes assuring the most efficient use of resources;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the European Commission to continue to support anti- doping projects through the Erasmus+ programme, while assessing its impact and ensuring that it usefully complements existing funding schemes within anti- doping;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to encourage and facilitate the negotiation of agreements between countries permitting duly authorized doping control teams from other countries to conduct testing, respecting athletes' fundamental rights and in accordance with the International Convention against doping in sport;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ivo BELET

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that digital technology has also brought about opportunities for the creation of different types of artistic work or practices and for which that digital technology is an essential part of the creative process;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that in defining 'cultural and creative industries' consideration is to be made of the continuous changes and opportunities that digital technology may continue to provide and that any such definition refers to works, including goods and services, which are a product of artistic, cultural or creative processes and which are susceptible to protection as intellectual property rights without restricting the processes through which such works are created or produced;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls in this context that CCIs predominantly consist of a myriad of micro-, small and medium sized enterprises and freelancers, with limited access to infrastructures, resources and funding and with limited bargaining power vis-à- vis ~~the~~ onlinew digital outlets;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers consequently that protection of right holders within the copyright and intellectual property legislative frameworks is necessary in a manner that recognises, values and stimulates innovation, creativity, investment and production of content;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses th~~erefore that business models are challenged by continuous digital innovation and that~~at continuous digital innovation challenges the cultural and creative industries to rethink and reshape their business models and that in most current business models the economic value of content is being displaced towards the end of the value chain thereby upsetting the system through which the creative community draws value from content, while facing losses resulting also from piracy;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that digital platforms are a means of providing wider access to cultural and creative works and that consideration is to be made of how this process can function with more legal certainty and respect for right holders;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, to effectively address the circulation of illegal digital content and to examine the different options, focusing on copyright related contracts, ~~for~~to improv~~ing~~e fair remuneration of creators thereby rewarding creativity and innovation while promoting transparency in the copyright value chain in the digital environment, ~~and~~to safeguard~~ing~~ national cultural and linguistic specificities and stimulat~~ing~~e economic activity;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls the outcome of the Public Consultation launched by the Commission on a regulatory environment for platforms and online intermediaries; highlights that participants recognise the benefits of online platforms in making creative content more accessible and communication easier, while at the same time participants also questioned the lack of transparency and legal certainty in this process vis-à-vis compliance with copyright;

2016/09/13
Committee: JURI

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to propose, in view of the ongoing review of the EU Enforcement framework, effective enforcement measures for the digital environment;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines that digital and online platforms offer great opportunities for the CCS to develop new business models, attract new audiences and expand their markets both within the European Union and in the third countries;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls for the European External Action Service to harness the potential of cultural diplomacy by promoting and improving the competitive strength of European CCS;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education, and supports competitions and initiatives at national, regional or local level, aimed at empowering citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding by stimulating their creativity and capacity of expression;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. In this regard highlights the importance of education inclined towards combining the development of key entrepreneurial skills with critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the required actions by introducing mixed methods of funding, such as public and private partnerships;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that Eurostat figures show that 2.9 % of the EU’s workforce, i.e. 6.3 million people, were employed in the cultural sector in 2014, whi~~ch is comparable to the proportion of the workforce employed in the banking and insurance sector;~~ ghlights that according to the same figures employment in the creative sector has since 2008 continuously increased and is one of the fastest growing sectors of the European economy, generating about 4.2% of total EU GDP;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that a lack of readily available information on sources of funding is a current challenge for SMEs and start ups, and that awareness of and an understanding of the funding schemes available needs to be fostered;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes with concern that according to the survey conducted in 2013 by the Commission, barriers of access to finance in the cultural and creative sector are mostly related to high uncertainty of market demand, lack of business skills, dependence on public investment schemes and specific market conditions and consequences, in order to address these, more accurate, non-traditional sector specific financial instruments would be needed;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Welcomes the new report published by the EU Member States expert group on access to finance for the CCS (creative and cultural sectors), a report drafted through the open method of coordination, and emphasises that the recommendations made therein are to be implemented by the Commission so as to create more efficient and innovative instruments and also to facilitate access to finance;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Proposes that the financing gap in CCS can be offset by increasing the interest from the private sector for which the EU will require a regulatory framework which would allow for cross- border equity financing opportunities within the EU;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Proposes that more data analysis on existing financing tools should be carried out so as to identify best financing practices and to increase awareness and understanding of the investment and business opportunities offered by CCS companies;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers it to be crucial that the EU and its Member States broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro- enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance and venture capital., and proposes the development of public guarantee schemes aimed at stimulating investment in CCS by sharing the risks of investors;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the ongoing project of the Commission on crowdfunding for the cultural and creative sectors and notes that according to good practices of CCS finance in Member States, policy and regulatory frameworks should focus on reward-based and donation-based crowdfunding which have been the most frequently used by SMEs in the creative sector;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that an increasing number of citizens use ICT tools and new media and technologies to engage and participate in political life at both national and EU level ~~and that it i~~; considers therefore as crucial t~~o increase digital inclusion and literacy, thus eradicating the existing digital divide~~he eradication of the existing digital divide and asks to develop actions and policies to increase digital inclusion and literacy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it crucial that the EU ~~should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentral~~proposes actions and policies in support of e-democracy to provide citizens with skills to recognised sources of independent information ~~and~~, to support innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible, representative democracy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that e-democracy can be a tool to attract more people, especially young, to participate in democratic processes, decrease the democratic deficit and stop the decline of democratic participation in EU;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Considers that e-democracy can increase transparency of decision making process in representative democracy and can have a positive impact on trust of citizens in their elected representatives;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Acknowledges the importance of decreasing the digital divide in a way that as many people as possible have access to internet and can participate in processes of e-democracy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Notes that e-democracy has the potential to increase the sense of ownership of EU among the citizens, which is especially important in the current Eurosceptic climate;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Believes that despite mostly positive aspects of e-democracy some caution is needed; notes the possibility of abuse of private data in the online environment, possibility of electoral fraud in online elections and other sorts of democratic online participation;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)

(21 a) Given the existence of divergences between collective management practices across Member States and creative and cultural sectors, a solution needs to be provided for where licencing mechanisms are not effective solutions because of, for example a lack of collective licensing or the fact that no collective management organisation has been able to achieve recognition in a Member State or for a sector. In such instances, where licensing mechanisms are lacking, it is necessary to provide for an exception that allows cultural heritage institutions to make out of commerce works held in their collection available online on their own secure technology networks. Yet in doing so, it is also necessary to provide authors with the possibility to provide licenses or to form a collective management organisation as well as to involve them in the determination of whether such licences are available or not. In addition, rightholders should be able to object to the inclusion of their work on the secure technology networks of the cultural heritage institutions.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that authors and performers receive on a regular basis and taking into account the specificities of each sector, timely, adequate, accurate and sufficient information on the exploitation of their works and performances from those to whom they have licensed or transferred their rights, notably as regards modes of exploitation, modes of promotion, revenues generated and remuneration due.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0060(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)

(64 a) This Regulation should not affect bilateral and multilateral conventions concluded prior to the entry into force of this Regulation between Member States which participate in the enhanced cooperation and non-participating Member States.

2016/05/09
Committee: JURI

2016/0060(CNS)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

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

(e a) ‘Member State’ means a Member State which participates in the enhanced cooperation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes, by virtue of Decision 2016/ x/EU, or by virtue of a decision adopted in accordance with the second or third subparagraph of Article 331(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

2016/05/09
Committee: JURI

2016/0059(CNS)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)

(64a) This Regulation should not affect bilateral and multilateral conventions concluded prior to the entry into force of this Regulation between Member States which participate in the enhanced cooperation and non-participating Member States.

2016/05/09
Committee: JURI

2016/0059(CNS)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

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

(ea) 'Member State' means a Member State which participates in the enhanced cooperation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes, by virtue of Decision 2016/ x/EU, or by virtue of a decision adopted in accordance with the second or third subparagraph of Article 331(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

2016/05/09
Committee: JURI

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; recommends to the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that inclusion of youth with disability in employment is necessary so they can lead an independent life and be fully integrated in society as active participants and real contributors;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; calls for strengthening the Structured Dialogue as a quality participatory tool for young people in the next cooperation to support framework for youth;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of cross- sectoral cooperation at all levels and notably between the different EU strategies that affect young people (current and future EU strategies on Youth, Education and Training Strategy, Health, Employment, etc.);

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of the role of family and its cooperation with schools, local communities and churches to guide young people towards full integration in society and emphasizes the role of youth workers and youth organizations in providing better opportunities for growing and learning;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles to prevent diseases and considers necessary to provide youth with correct information and assistance on serious mental health problems like tobacco, alcohol and drug use and addiction;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the importance of addressing poverty in youth from socio- economic deprived backgrounds, youth with unemployed parents or youths who didn't manage to break away from the socio-economic cycle of their family;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for targeted measures regarding early school leavers, who need guidance, skilling and training, and an effective system in early education that identify those who are at risk of becoming early schools leavers or NEETs so that they are assisted from a young age and steered away from this disadvantage;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; suggests that Member States take over best practices from each other in this respect;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States to provide opportunities for dual career for youths who are talented in sports so that they may develop their sport talent but still acquire education skills;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines that to tackle youth's unemployment, Member States need well- trained career guidance personnel, who are knowledgeable of both the academic and vocational education opportunities and are aware of the current job market, the foresight of developments in the Member States and the new sectors in their economy;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Underlines the need to ensure that youth have the opportunity to attain at least basic digital skills and acquire knowledge and understanding about the media, in order to work, learn and actively participate in the modern society;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages the Member States to provide support to young people to start their independent life and establish their own families with the help of housing allowances, preferences and reduction of personal income-taxes and to provide preferential student loans for students;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes; welcomes the transformation of the existing EU Skills Panorama website;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of education, sports and arts;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the importance of investing more in start-ups and in youth taking on entrepreneurship, facilitating their access to initial capital and to experienced business mentor hubs;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important, with special regard to the fact that youths are contributors to society and are also solution providers to contemporary challenges of the European society;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities to increase opportunities for participation in policy making; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to the European Parliament resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 5 December 2014 on the promotion and protection of children's rights,

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in 2014 an estimated 230 million children currently living in countries and areas affected by armed conflicts are exposed to extreme violence, trauma, forcibly recruited and deliberately targeted by violent groups;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Strongly underlines the importance of systematically assessing the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights, including the implementation of the EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, by using well-defined benchmarks; considers that, in order to ensure proper implementation of the Guidelines, further measures aimed at raising awareness of their content among EEAS and EU Delegation staff must be taken;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, adopted in December 2014, and calls for the EU to continue supporting partner countries in combatting all forms of violence against children and reinforcing their capacities to protect children’s rights; welcomes the global roll-out in 2014 of the EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit reaffirming the EU's commitment to mainstream children's rights in all sectors and policies;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Reiterates its request for the Commission to propose a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, supporting the EU’s efforts to promote children’s rights, namely by contributing to ensuring children’s access to water, sanitation, healthcare and education, as well as by eliminating child labour and assisting children in armed conflicts; commends the "Children No Soldiers" campaign and calls on the EU and Member States to step up their support in order to reach the target of ending the recruitment and use of children in conflicts by government armed forces by 2016.

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas at the same time the development of robotics and AI may result in a large part of the work now done by humans being taken over by robots, so raising concerns about the future of employment ~~and the viability of social security systems if the current basis of taxation is maintained, creating the potential for increased inequality in the distribution of wealth and influenc~~; notes that robotics technology has the potential to transform lives and work practices, raise efficiency and safety levels, provide enhanced level of services. Its impact will grow over time as will the interaction between robots and people;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the development of Robotics and AI will definitely influence the landscape of the workplace what may create new liability concerns and eliminate others; whereas the legal responsibility need to be clarified from both business sight model, as well as the workers design pattern, in case emergency or problems occur;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Michał BONI

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas~~, until such time, if ever, that robots become or are made self- aware,~~ Asimov's Laws1 must be regarded as being directed at the designers, producers and operators of robots, since those laws cannot be converted into machine code; whereas the processes by which robots and AI are assigned built-in autonomy and the possibility of self- learning, should be subjected to Asimov's laws; __________________ 1 A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. (2) A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. (3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws (See Runabout, I. Asimov, 1943) and (0) A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas, nevertheless, a series of rules, governing in particular liability and ethics and reflecting the intrinsically European ~~and humanistic~~ values that characterise Europe's contribution to society, are necessary;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas, thanks to the impressive technological advances of the last decade, not only are today's robots able to perform activities which used to be typically and exclusively human, but the development of autonomous and cognitive features – e.g. the ability to learn from experience and take independent decisions – has made them more and more similar to agents that interact with their environment and are able to ~~alter~~contribute to it significantly; whereas, in such a context, the legal responsibility arising from a robot’s harmful action becomes a crucial issue;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas the more autonomous robots are, the less they can be considered simple tools in the hands of other actors (such as the manufacturer, the owner, the user, etc.); whereas this, in turn, ~~makes~~questions whether the ordinary rules on liability inare sufficient ~~and calls for new rules which focus on how a machine can be held – partly or entirely –~~or whether it calls for specific principles and rules to provide clarity on the legal liability of actors, their responsibleility for ~~its~~ acts orand omissions~~; whereas, as a consequence, it becomes more and more urgent to address the fundamental quest~~ of robots the cause of which cannot be traced back to a specific human agent and whether the acts or omissions of ~~whether robots should possess a legal status~~robots which have caused harm could have been foreseen and avoided;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas~~, ultimately,~~ robots' autonomy raises the question of their nature in the light of the existing legal categories – of whether they should be regarded as ~~natural persons,~~ legal persons~~, animals~~ or objects – or whether a new category should be created, with its own ~~specific features and implications as regards the attribution of rights and duties, including liability for damage~~characteristics at law;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Michał BONI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas under the current legal framework robots cannot be held liable per se for acts or omissions that cause damage to third parties; whereas the existing rules on liability cover cases where the cause of the robot’s act or omission can be traced back to a specific human agent such as the manufacturer, the owner or the user and where that agent could have foreseen and avoided the robot’s harmful behaviour; whereas, in addition, manufacturers, owners or users could be held strictly liable for acts or omissions of a robot ~~if, for example, the robot were categorised as a dangerous object or~~ if it fell within product liability rules;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph U a (new)

Ua. whereas according to the current legal framework product liability - where the producer of a product is liable for a malfunction- and rules governing liability for harmful actions -where the user of a product is liable for a behaviour that leads to harm- apply to damages caused by robots or AI;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas in the scenario where a robot can take autonomous decisions, the traditional rules ~~will~~may not suffice to activate ~~a robot's~~legal liability, since they would not make it possible to identify the party responsible for providing compensation and to require this party to make good the damage it has caused;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital X

X. whereas ~~the~~ shortcomings ofin the current legal framework armay become apparent in the area of contractual liability insofar as agents employ machines designed to choose their counterparts, negotiate contractual terms, conclude contracts and decide whether and how to implement them ~~make the traditional rules inapplicable, which highlights the need for new, more up-to- date ones~~; whereas this highlights the need for reform of the current legal framework;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Michał BONI

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas, as regards non-contractual liability, Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 19853 can only cover damage caused by a robot's manufacturing defects and on condition that the injured person is able to prove the actual damage, the defect in the product and the causal relationship between damage and defect (strict liability or liability without fault) framework may not be sufficient; __________________ 3 Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29).

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of appropriate training and preparation for doctors and care assistants in order to secure the highest degree of professional competence possible, as well as to protect patients' health; underlines the need to define the minimum professional requirements that a surgeon must meet in order to ~~be allowed to~~operate or use surgical robots; emphasises the special importance of training for users to allow them to familiarise themselves with the technological requirements in this field; draws attention to the rising trend towards self-diagnosis using a mobile robot which 'which makes diagnoses and ~~might take over~~consequently of the need for doctors to be trained in dealing with self-diagnosed cases, with the use of these mobile robots and with developments the use of these mobile robots bring to the role of a doctors;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Believes that medicine robots continue to make inroads into the provision of high accuracy surgery and in performing repetitive procedures. They have the potential to improve outcomes in rehabilitation, and provide highly effective logistics support within hospitals;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Strongly believes that in the medium term robotics technology will have a far more influential effect on the competitiveness of non -manufacturing industries such as agriculture, transport, healthcare, security and utilities;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Bearing in mind the effects that the development and deployment of robotics and AI might have on employment and, consequently, on the viability of the social security systems of the Member States, consideration should be given to the possible need to introduce corporate reporting requirements on the extent and proportion of the contribution of robotics and AI to the economic results of a company for the purpose of taxation and social security contributions; takes the view that in the light of the possible effects on the labour market of robotics and AI a general basic income should be seriously considered, and invites all Member States to do so;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers that robots' civil liability is a crucial issue which needs to be addressed at EU level so as to ensure the same degree of transparency, consistency and legal certainty throughout the European Union for the benefit of consumers and businesses alikethe question of the possibility to grant civil liability to robots should be in depth analysed and consulted with all interested and relevant stakeholders;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Notes that development of robotics technology will require more understanding for the common ground needed around joint human-robot activity, which should be based on two core interdependence relationships as predictability and directability; points out that these two interdependence relationships are crucial for determining what information need to be shared between humans and robots and how a common basis between humans and robots can be achieved in order to enable smooth human-robot joint action;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Asks the Commission to submit, on the basis of Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for a legislative instrument on legal questions related to the development of robotics and artificial intelligence foreseeable in the next 10-15 years, ~~following~~taking into consideration the detailed recommendations set out in the annex hereto; further calls on the Commission, once technological developments allow the possibility for robots whose degree of autonomy is higher than what is reasonably predictable at present to be developed, to propose an update of the relevant legislation in due time;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that, in principle, once the ultimately responsible parties have been identified, their liability would be proportionate to the actual level of instructions given to the robot and of its autonomy, so that the greater a robot's learning capability or autonomy is, the lower other parties' responsibility should be, and the longer a robot's 'education' has lasted, the greater the responsibility of its 'teacher' should be; notes, in particular, that skills resulting from 'education' given to a robot should be not confused with skills depending strictly on its self-learning abilities when seeking to identify the person to whom the robot's harmful behaviour is actually due;deleted

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Points out that a possible solution to the complexity of allocating responsibility for damage caused by increasingly autonomous robots could be an obligatory insurance scheme, as is already the case, for instance, with cars; notes, nevertheless, that unlike the insurance system for road traffic, where the insurance covers human acts and failures, an insurance system for robotics could be based on the obligation of the producer or owner or user to take out an insurance for the autonomous robots ~~it produces~~;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – introductory part

31. Calls on the Commission, when carrying out an impact assessment of its future legislative instrument, to explore, analyse and consult the implications of all possible legal solutions, such as:

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Michał BONI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point b

b) ensuring that a compensation fund would ~~not only~~ serve the purpose of guaranteeing compensation if the damage caused by a robot was not covered by an insurance – which would in any case remain its primary goal – but also that of allowing various financial operations in the interests of the robot, such as investments, donations or payments made to smart autonomous robots for their services, which could be transferred to the fund;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point c

c) allowing the manufacturer, the programmer, the owner or the user to ~~benefit from limited liability insofar as smart autonomous robots would be endowed with a compensation fund – to which all parties could contribute in varying proportions –~~jointly take out insurance to guarantee compensation where damage is caused by a robot and to consequently benefit from limited liabilities as apportioned in such insurance policy, and damage to property could only be claimed for within the liremits of that ~~fund,~~insurance policy while other types of damage will not be~~ing~~ subject to such limits;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Christian EHLER, Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point f

f) possibility of creating a specific legal status for robots, so that at least the most sophisticated autonomous robots could be established as having the status of electronic persons with specific rights and obligations, including that of making good any damage they may cause, and possibility to applying electronic personality to cases where robots make smart autonomous decisions or otherwise interact with third parties independently;

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2103(INL)

Michał BONI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Christian EHLER, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Motion for a resolution
Annex (after subheading ‘Disclosure of use of robots and artificial intelligence by undertakings’)

Disclosure of use of robots and artificial intelligence by undertakings Undertaking s should be obliged to disclose: – use, – contributions through the use of robotics in place of human personnel, – proportion of the revenue of the undertaking that results from the use of robotics and artificial intelligencedeleted the number of 'smart robots' they the savings made in social security an evaluation of the amount and

2016/10/26
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~consideration should be given to the difficulties which the Union and its institutions are currently experiencing; whereas it is essential for the Union to move closer to~~European citizens exercising their freedom of movement may require some specific protection of their legal rights when by reason of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties, are not in a position to protect their interests; whereas it its ~~citizens and~~important for the Union to address matters of direct concern to them;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the protection of vulnerable adults exercising their freedom of movement is a cross-border issue and therefore ~~concern~~affects all Member States; whereas this issue is symbolic of the role which the Union and its Parliament must play in responding to the ~~problems and difficulti~~challenges which European citizens encounter in the exercise of their ~~rights~~freedom of movement;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the legal protection of vulnerable adults is a human rights issue; whereas every vulnerable adult, like any European citizen, must be considered to be a holder of rights and capable of making free and informed decisions within the limits of his or her capacity, not simply a passive recipient of care and attention;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the protection of vulnerable adults must not unjustifiably constitute an obstacle to the right of free movement of persons, where such protection is not an issue of public policy;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas demographic change and increased life expectancy have led to an increase in the number of elderly people in Europe who ~~can no longer protect their interests~~ by reason of an impairment or in~~adequa~~sufficiency of their personal faculties~~; whereas other circumstances exist, such as mental and physical disabilities, in which an adult’s capacity~~ are not in a position to protect ~~his or~~ their interests ~~can be affected~~;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas differences exist between the Member States’ legal provisions concerning jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of protection measures for adults; whereas the diversity of applicable laws and the multiplicity of competent jurisdictions may unjustifiably affect the right of vulnerable adults to move freely and to reside in the Member State of their choice;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the Hague Convention constitutes a particularly appropriate set of international legal rules to address cross- border problems concerning vulnerable adults; whereas, despite the time which has elapsed since the adoption of this Convention, few Member States have yet ratified it; whereas this delay in ratifying the Convention ~~is compromising~~continues to pose challenges for the protection of vulnerable adults in cross- border situations in the EU; whereas it is therefore essential, in the interests of efficiency~~, to act at EU level~~ for the Union to consider to act in order to guarantee the protection of vulnerable adults in cross- border situations;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas the establishment in each Member State of files or registers listing administrative and judicial decisions prescribing protection measures for a vulnerable adult, as well as incapacity mandates, where such measures and mandates are provided for in the national legislation, could be used to facilitate timely access by all administrations and authorities concerned to information on the legal situation of vulnerable adults and to ensure greater legal certainty; whereas the confidentiality of such registers should be duly guaranteed;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas protection measures taken by the authorities of one Member State should ~~automatically~~ be recognised in the other Member States~~; whereas, notwithstanding the foregoing, it may be necessary to establish grounds to refuse recognition in order to safeguard the public policy of the requested state~~ unless the Member State is required to recognise a protection measure which runs counter to its public policy;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas mechanisms could be introduced to facilitate the recognition, registration and use of mandates in anticipation of incapacity ~~throughout the European Union~~between those Member States that recognise incapacity mandates; whereas a single mandate in anticipation of incapacity form should be created at EU level in order to ~~ensur~~facilitate that such mandates are effective ~~in all~~ly recognized and enforced in these Member States;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas single EU forms could be introduced to foster the provision of information on protection decisions and the circulation, recognition and enforcement of those decisions; whereas legal certainty requires that any person who is given responsibility for protecting the person or the property of a vulnerable adult ~~should have the right to be issued~~may, upon his request, be issued within a reasonable time with a certificate specifying his or her status and the powers which have been conferred on him or her; ~~whereas this certificate should be issued at his or her request within a reasonable period;~~

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

~~W. whereas a decision handed down in a Member State which is enforceable in that Member State should be enforceable in the other Member States without any declaration of enforceability being required;~~deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas certain protection measures proposed by the authorities of a Member State concerning a vulnerable adult, including the placing of the adult in an establishment situated in another Member State, could have logistical and financial implications for another Member State; whereas, in such cases, it would be helpful to set up mechanisms for cooperation between the authorities of the Member States concerned so that they can agree on the desirability of sharing the costs of the and that a disproportionate burden may justify the non-recognition and non- enforcement of the proposed protection measure;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA

AA. whereas the time which has elapsed since Parliament adopted its resolution of 18 December 2008 ~~should~~is expected to have enabled the Commission to obtain sufficient information concerning the functioning of the Hague Convention in the Member States which have ratified it and to draw up the report called for by Parliament in that resolution;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that not all vulnerable adults are necessarily vulnerable by virtue of their advanced age, and calls for measures to be taken to strengthen the legal protection and rights not only of elderly vulnerable adults, but also of adults who ~~are vulnerable by virtue of a serious mental and/or physical disability~~by virtue of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties are not in a position to protect their interests;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Member States to ~~promote self-determination for adults by introducing legislation on mandates in anticipation of incapacity, drawing on~~take note of the principles set out in Recommendation CM/Rec(2009)11 of the Ministerial Committee of the Council of Europe;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to the needs of the most disadvantaged vulnerable adults and to ensure that they do not suffer discrimination as a result of their condition; in that connection, calls on the Member States which recognise incapacity mandates to ensure that their laws do not impose ~~fees or formaliti~~obstacles which would~~, in an~~ unreasonabl~~e way,~~y prevent disadvantaged adults from being the subject of a mandate in anticipation of incapacity~~, irrespective of their financial situation~~;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to fund projects designed to make EU citizens aware of the Member States’ laws on vulnerable adults and protection measures; calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps ~~to provide all persons on their territory with~~in making information about their national laws and the services available to all persons on their territory in the area of the protection of vulnerable adults;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the Commission has failed to act on Parliament’s call that it should submit to Parliament and the Council in due course a report setting out details of the problems encountered and the best practices noted in connection with the application of the Hague Convention, a ~~report which should also have~~s well as outlined proposals for Union measures to clarify the procedures, or create new procedures, for applying the convention; takes the view that this report could have included a discussion of the practical problems encountered by the Commission in obtaining information on the application of the Hague Convention;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls on~~Invites the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council, ~~before 31 March 2018,~~ pursuant to Article 81(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal ~~for a regulation~~ designed to improve cooperation among the Member States and the automatic recognition and enforcement of decisions on the protection of vulnerable adults and mandates in anticipation of incapacity, where these are recognized in Member States, drawing on the recommendations set out in the annex hereto;

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Confirms that the recommendations are consistent with fundamental rights and the principle of subsidiarity;~~deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Considers that the requested proposal will not have any financial implications for the Union;~~deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 2

2. Set up national files or registers of administrative and judicial decisions setting out protection measures in respect of vulnerable adults, and the relevant mandates in anticipation of incapacity, where these are recognised, in order to guarantee legal security and facilitate the circulation of, and prompt access by the competent authorities and judges to, information concerning the legal situation of persons who are the subject of a protection measure.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 6

6. Grant any person who is given responsibility for protecting the person or the property of a vulnerable adult the ~~right~~facility to obtain within a reasonable period a certificate specifying his or her status and the powers which have been conferred on him or her.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 7

7. Foster the ~~automatic~~ recognition in the other Member States of protection measures taken by the authorities of a Member State, without prejudice to the introduction of legal safeguards to protect public order in the States requested, which will justify the non-recognition and non-enforcement of such protection measures by the Member States requested.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 8

8. Foster the enforcement in the other Member States of protection measures taken by the authorities of a Member State, without a declaration establishing the enforceability of these measures being requirdeleted.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 9

9. Foster consultation and coordination among the Member States ifor the enforcement of a decision proposed by the authorities of a Member State ~~could have logistical and financial implications for another member State, so that the Member States concerned can reach agreement on the sharing of the costs associated with the protection measure~~. The consultation and coordination should always be conducted in a manner consistent with the interests of the vulnerable adult concerned. The authorities concerned could submit proposals for alternative measures to the competent administrative or judicial authority, on the understanding that the final decision would rest with the ~~authority in question~~competent authority of the implementing Member State.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 10

10. Introduce single mandate in anticipation of incapacity forms in order to facilitate the use of such mandates by the persons concerned, and the circulation, recognition and enforcement of mandates in those Member States which recognise incapacity mandates.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2085(INL)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part B – paragraph 1

1. ~~Calls on~~Invites the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council, before 31 March 2018, pursuant to Article 81(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal ~~for a regulation~~ designed to improve cooperation among the Member States and the ~~automatic~~ recognition and enforcement of decisions on the protection of vulnerable adults and mandates in anticipation of incapacity. where these are recognised in the Member States.

2017/01/31
Committee: JURI

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underscores that the Union communication policy must urgently be improved in order to better enter into dialogue with citizens, and in this regard highlights the positive role of pan- European networks made up of local and national media such as EuranetPlus; calls on the Commission to reinstate sustainable financing for these networks;

2015/05/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2074(BUD)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates the importance of cultural diplomacy and cultural cooperation in relations with EU neighbours; therefore, calls for a coherent strategy to support the mobility of young people, artists ~~and creator~~, creators and other professionals working in the cultural sector, in the context of joint cultural and educational projects through which the EU should promote its culture and values;

2015/05/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas dealing with humanitarian crisis needs to strike a balance between "efficiency gains" and "preserving values";

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the central role that women play in the survival and resilience of communities in humanitarian crises, including in conflict and post-conflict situations; emphasises the need to address the specific needs and to ensure the rights of women and children, who constitute the majority of those affected, and are more severely affected, by humanitarian crises; calls on the World Humanitarian Summit to ~~make~~fully reflect the gender perspective ~~a central element~~ in the future design of the humanitarian system that emerges from this consultation process;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for serious attention aimed at effectively ensuring the right to education in protracted humanitarian crises, the lack of which threatens to endanger the future of children; highlights the importance of continuous education in safeguarding shared values such as human dignity, freedom of expression, democracy, equality and the rule of law; in this regard calls for sufficient financial and human resources to be set aside;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that displacement due to conflicts, natural disasters or environmental degradation leaves certain populations particularly vulnerable; stresses that refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other migrants caught in crisis must be afforded the same protection of their human rights as all other affected groups; expresses its deep concern regarding the unprecedentedly high number of refugees in the world today, and calls on the global community to use the World Humanitarian Summit to mobilise the necessary financial and operational resources to meet this challenge~~; calls on the EU and its Member States to prioritise the global refugee crisis in its policies and positions regarding the Summit~~ by specifically focusing on its root causes; highlights the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogues in tackling massive refugee flows; calls on the EU and its Member States to prioritise the global refugee crisis in its policies and positions regarding the Summit; with this in view, urges the World Humanitarian Summit to call for more efficient ways to combat human trafficking, clamp down on recruitment and funding for terrorist groups by preventing and suppressing recruiting, organizing, transporting, and equipping of terrorist fighters, and the financing of their travel and activities;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the EU to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, as well as for ~~proactive~~coherent tools to prevent crises; urges the EU and other donors to stay true to their financial commitments and to develop ways to reduce the time it takes to convert financial commitments into actions on the ground; points out, in addition, the importance of human rights reporting as an early warning mechanism for crises, and encourages the World Humanitarian Summit to take this into account when moving from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages all the EU institutions, and in particular the Commission’s DG ECHO, as well as the Member States, to study the experience acquired in integrating human rights concerns into the core of humanitarian aid efforts within the UN system, and calls on the EU to take on a stronger role in advancing and improving this process; stresses the importance of ensuring policy coherence and coordination between EU humanitarian aid and development aid, in the new situation in which the EU has adopted a rights-based approach to development cooperation; deeply regrets, in this sense, that the Commission’s toolkit for a rights-based approach to development cooperation ~~explicitly~~ excludes EU humanitarian action; calls on the Commission, therefore, to commit to developing and adopting, as part of its engagement with the World Humanitarian Summit, a rights-based approach to EU humanitarian action.

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 20 May 2010 on university-business dialogue: a new partnership for the modernisation of Europe's universities1a, __________________ 1a OJ C 161 E, 31.5.2011, p. 95.

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas analyses show that almost every third employer in EU has problems when looking for appropriately skilled employees; whereas in view of the goal to decrease the skills mismatch in the EU (gap between an individual’s job skills and the demands of the job market) the Bologna reform so far has not been very successful; whereas the skills mismatch has become a central challenge for Europe, affecting all layers of society, from the productivity and efficiency of businesses to the current and future welfare of youth;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the youth unemployment problem has not improved much since the beginning of the crisis in 2008; whereas in the end of 2014 there have been around 5 million unemployed young people (under 25) in the EU;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the Bologna Process could help to tackle the skills mismatch in the EU if it enabled students to acquire and develop the competencies required by the labour market; and notes that by doing this the Bologna Process could achieve an important goal to enhance the employability of the graduates;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that there is still much work to be done in the Bologna Process in the field of adjusting educational systems to labour market needs and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe; notes that the European HEIs should be able to quickly react to the economic, cultural, scientific and technological changes in the modern society to fully use their potential to encourage the growth, employability and social cohesion;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States, the EHEA countries and on the EU as a whole, to foster public understanding of, and support for, the Bologna Process, including action at grass- roots level to achieve more effective and dynamic involvement in reaching the Process goals;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a dialogue to be pursued between governments and higher education institutions (HEIs) in order to target and maximise the use of available funds and to seek new and diverse models for funding; to complement public funding;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the importance of respect for HEIs autonomy and importance of diverse private and public funding sources for HEIs;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Underlines the importance of the national and cross-border university- business cooperation which will help countering the economic crisis, stimulate economic growth, contribute to a knowledge-based society and thus provide opportunities for mutual benefits in a wider social sense;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages the dialogue and collaboration between the world of work and the HEIs to jointly develop programmes and work placements; encourages the HEIs to be open to trans- disciplinary studies, creation of University Research Institutes and collaboration with divers partners;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses the role of the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and their importance for the society, the economy and employability of graduates;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the correct implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and the Diploma Supplement in the EHEA, key tools linked to student workload and learning outcomes, in order to facilitate mobility and help students compile their academic achievements;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all countries that joined the EHEA, in line with the revised version of standards and guidelines for quality assurance;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Encourages the Bologna Process partners and specially the European Commission to regularly measure the competencies and skills mismatch at the time of entry of graduates into the world of work;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of the Europe 2020 strategy goal of 40 % of 30-34 year olds to complete the tertiary education and gain the appropriate skills and competencies to find a fulfilling employment;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that the National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) in many Member States still need to be adjusted to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) as well as to the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG); notes that many NQFs are still not registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR);

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process; calls on the Member States to increase opportunities for and quality of mobility in order to reach the quantitative target of 20 % for student mobility by 2020, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes the central role of the HEIs in promoting mobility and in cultivating graduates and researchers with knowledge and skills to succeed through employability in the global economy;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, ~~and on~~ the EU a~~s a whole,~~nd the EHEA to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits; notes that mobility is still less accessible for the students coming from less wealthy backgrounds;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for efforts to strengthen the link between higher education ~~and~~, research and innovation, including through the promotion of research-based education, and highlights the Horizon 2020 Programme as a key funding mechanism for boosting research; calls for better synchronisation of actions supporting the Bologna Process such as the Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ programmes;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies ~~and~~, digitalisation and ICTs to be explored in order to enrich teaching, improve learning experiences and support personalised learning;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; stresses that stakeholders should cooperate better to raise initial qualifications and renew a skilled workforce, as well as to improve the provision, accessibility and quality of guidance on careers and employment; moreover notes that work placements included in study programmes and on-the-job learning should be further encouraged;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and ~~the HEIs~~all HEIs that joined the EHEA are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Notes that only a few Member States have created a comprehensive strategy to include the students from lower socio- economic background in the higher education and thus tackle the problem of the so-called social filter;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for efforts to develop a strategy for the external dimension of the EHEA, through cooperation with other regions of the world, in order to increase its competitiveness ~~in a global setting;~~ and attractiveness in a global setting, to improve information on the EHEA, to strengthen cooperation based on partnership, to intensify policy dialogue and to further recognise qualifications;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas cultures that value and reward entrepreneurial behaviours, such as calculated risk-taking and independent thinking, promote a propensity to develop new solutions to social challenges by integrating knowledge components within education that bring together theory and practice diminishing barriers between the business experience and education;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to increase the focus on improving entrepreneurship skills within the Erasmus+ programme ~~and~~, to promote education policy reforms in Member States in this regard and to create a coherent policy framework for Member States and the EU;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iv

(iv) development of skills in the areas of entrepreneurial processes, financial literacy, ICT literacy and skills, problem solving and an innovative mindset, self- confidence, confidence in one’s ideas, adaptability, risk-assessment, creative utility, and specific business skills and knowledge as well;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Member States to promote the development of entrepreneurship- friendly environments which will facilitate young people’s start-ups and enable quick recovery from initial failures to promote a ‘culture of positive failure’;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to promote cooperation on policies across the EU and invite Member States to engage in exchanges of good practices;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should develop specific training tools and it should provide training at Union level for national instructors of border guards and additional training and seminars related to control at external borders and return of third-country nationals illegally staying on the territory of Member States for officers of the competent national bodies. While developing training tools and providing trainings, special attention should be given to training on children’s rights. The Agency should be authorised to organise training activities in cooperation with Member States and third countries on their territory.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Carlos COELHO, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. The Executive Director, in coordination with other relevant Union Agencies, shall assess the request for assistance of a Member State and the assessment of its needs for the purpose of defining a comprehensive reinforcement package consisting of various activities coordinated by the relevant Union Agencies to be agreed upon by the Member State concerned. Teams shall include child protection experts when children are involved.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) the provision of information to persons in clear need of international protection or to applicants or potential applicants for relocation, giving particular attention to children;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Silvia COSTA, Jean LAMBERT, Timothy KIRKHOPE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Agency, in cooperation with the European Asylum Support Office, the Fundamental Rights Agency and other relevant Union Agencies and under the coordination of the Commission, shall ensure the compliance of these activities with the Common European Asylum System and fundamental rights. This includes the provision of shelter, hygienic conditions and facilities respecting women and children's needs in the hotspot areas.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Silvia COSTA, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. The European Border and Coast Guard shall guarantee the protection of fundamental rights in the performance of its tasks under this Regulation in accordance with relevant Union law, in particular the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and obligations related to access to international protection, in particular the principle of non-refoulement. For that purpose, the Agency shall draw up and further develop and implement a Fundamental Rights Strategy, with particular attention to children's rights so as to ensure that the best interests of the child is respected in all operations.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3

3. The European Border and Coast Guard shall, in the performance of its tasks, take into account the special needs of children, in particular unaccompanied minors and children with disabilities, victims of trafficking in human beings, persons in need of medical assistance, persons in need of international protection, persons in distress at sea and other persons in a particularly vulnerable situation.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Jean LAMBERT, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall draw up and further develop a Code of Conduct applicable to all border control operations coordinated by the Agency. The Code of Conduct shall lay down procedures intended to guarantee the principles of the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights with particular focus on children, unaccompanied minors and persons in a vulnerable situation, as well as on persons seeking international protection, applicable to all persons participating in the activities of the Agency.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall, in cooperation with the appropriate training entities of the Member States, develop specific training tools, including child specific measures when children are involved, and provide border guards and other relevant staff who are members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams with advanced training relevant to their tasks and powers. Experts from the staff of the Agency shall conduct regular exercises with those border guards in accordance with the advanced training and exercise schedule referred to in the annual work programme of the Agency.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Carlos COELHO, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Silvia COSTA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2

The Agency shall ensure that the standardized complaint form is available in most common languages, and that it shall be made available on the Agency’s website and in hardcopy during all activities of the Agency. Special information tailored to children shall be provided in a clear and child-friendly way to facilitate their access to the complaints mechanism. Complaints shall be considered by the Fundamental Rights Officer even when they are not submitted in the standardized complaint form.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) In order to ensure the cross-border portability of online content services it is necessary to require that online service providers enable their subscribers to use the service in the Member State of their temporary presence by providing them access to the same content on the same range and number of devices, for the same number of users and with the same range of functionalities as those offered in their Member State of residence. This obligation is mandatory and therefore the parties may not exclude it, derogate from it or vary its effect, except in cases where providing online content service portability is based on the physical constraints of an external product and would involve the online content service provider entering into and concluding separate contractual relations with a third-party manufacturer. Any action by a service provider which would prevent the subscriber from accessing or using the service while temporarily present in a Member State, for example restrictions to the functionalities of the service or to the quality of its delivery, would amount to a circumvention of the obligation to enable cross-border portability of online content services and therefore would be contrary to this Regulation.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

23a. The provider of an online content service shall have the option to carry out a random check on the IP address of a subscriber during his or her contract, in accordance with Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council Nos 95/46/EC1a and 2002/58/EC1b and Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1c, in so far as that is strictly necessary for the purposes of this Regulation. Considering that for the purposes of the check what matters is not the precise location, but rather the subscriber’s temporary presence in another Member State while accessing the service, data on precise location or any other personal data should not be collected and processed for this purpose. The sole aim of this check should be to establish whether a subscriber is accessing the online content service within or outside his or her Member State of residence, and how often. Where an online content service provider has doubts as to a subscriber’s Member State of residence, it ought to have the power to ask the subscriber to produce a document or documents that prove his or her Member State of residence, in accordance with the list of criteria laid down in this Regulation. In order to be effective, this method of checking should only be used as a long-term method. In addition, if an online content service provider were to choose to rely on this method of checking, it should inform the subscriber of this fact in advance, in accordance with Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC and Regulation (EU) No 2016/679. ______________________ 1aDirective 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31). 1b Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37). 1cRegulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)

23b. Holders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights in the content of an online content service should have a right to be informed of the verification process used by the service provider to establish a subscriber’s Member State of residence.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)

27a. Member States should create or designate a body with responsibility for monitoring the application of this Regulation, in order to guarantee that it is applied properly, to provide the online content service providers, the relevant rights holders and consumers with a national one-stop shop, and to enable the Commission to easily gather and exchange relevant data. In view of the impact of this Regulation along the whole value chain, that body also needs to be able to receive and offer interpretation on possible disagreements that may arise regarding the way in which this Regulation is applied. The body would have an obligation to report regularly to the Commission on disputes that might be caused by the implementation of the Regulation in order to help it to draft its guidelines.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the adaptation of the legal framework so that cross-border portability of online content services is provided in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States ~~and~~but can ~~therefore~~, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve ~~its~~that objective. Therefore, this Regulation does not substantially affect the way the rights are licensed and does not oblige right holders and service providers to renegotiate contracts. Moreover, this Regulation does not require that the provider takes measures to ensure the quality of delivery of online content services outside the Member State of residence of the subscriber. Finally, this Regulation does not apply to service providers who offer services without payment of money and who do not verify the subscriber's Member State of residence. Therefore, it does not impose any disproportionate costs,

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a Verification methods 1. Providers of online content services provided in return for payment and providers of online content services provided free of charge who have opted to provide a service in accordance with Article 3a shall use effective verification methods to check the Member State of residence of their subscribers. These methods must be reasonable and must not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this purpose. 2. The rights holders or those holding any other rights in the content of an online content service may authorise access to this content and use of it without verification of the subscriber’s Member State of residence within the context of this Regulation, provided that the online content service provider has obtained the right to incorporate that content in its service in all Member States. 3. In order to comply with the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, online content service providers shall use one or more verification criteria selected from among those listed below. If it considers that it is not possible to identify reliably and officially a subscriber’s Member State of residence using just one of these criteria, the online content service provider may rely on a combination of the verification criteria listed below: (a) an identity card, electronic identity card or any other valid document confirming the subscriber’s Member State of residence; (b) bank details such as the bank account or credit or debit card of the subscriber in his Member State of residence; (c) the place of installation of a decoder or any similar equipment used by the subscriber to access the services concerned; (d) an internet or telephone service supply contract or any similar type of contract linking the subscriber to a Member State; (e) the payment by the subscriber of a licence fee for other services provided in the Member State, such as public service broadcasting; (f) the payment of local taxes, if the information concerned is publicly available. 4. The online content service provider and the rights holders may decide to rely on any other verification criterion that has been agreed in advance between them, provided that this criterion offers at least the same level of security as those listed in paragraph 3 and does not undermine the contract in force. 5. In order to check that a subscriber is making appropriate use of the portability service, an online content service provider shall have the option to rely on a random verification of the subscriber’s IP address during the contract, with the sole aim of identifying whether the subscriber is accessing the online content service within or outside his or her Member State of residence, and how often. Under no circumstances may an online content service provider store or process the data on the precise location of its subscribers. 6. The provider of an online content service shall be entitled to request a subscriber to provide the information needed to verify his Member State of residence. If the subscriber decides not to provide the information required by an online content service provider in order to verify the subscriber’s Member State of residence, the provider shall have the right not to offer him portability of his online content services as provided for in Article 3(1) for so long as he is unable to verify the subscriber's Member State of residence by means of the criteria listed in Article 3b(2). 7. The rights holders or those holding any other rights in the content of an online content service shall be informed of the verification process used by the service provider to verify the Member State of residence of a subscriber.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)

Article 7a Implementation and reporting 1. Member States shall create or designate a body to monitor the proper implementation of this Regulation on its territory and shall inform the Commission of the existence of the body. 2. The body created or designated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall receive and examine complaints regarding abuse or insufficient measures taken by online content service providers or rights holders in the Member State in application of this Regulation, in particular for the application of Article 3b. The body shall also issue opinions on complaints. 3. The Commission shall produce guidelines, where necessary, on the basis of the complaints that were reported to the bodies created or designated in accordance with paragraph 1.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0284(COD)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marc JOULAUD, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)

Article 7b Evaluation The Commission shall produce an evaluation report three years after the date of application of this Regulation to assess its implementation, particularly as regards the notion of temporary presence and the mechanisms concerning the determination and verification of the Member State of residence. The Commission shall accompany this evaluation report with legislative or non- legislative proposals to improve the implementation of this Regulation.

2016/10/03
Committee: JURI

2015/0218(COD)

József SZÁJER, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) In order to protect the due interests of the Union’s olive oil producers from any injury and the olive oil market of the Union from any serious disturbances, the safeguard clause set out in Article 25 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part should also be applicable to the annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tonnes of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.

2015/12/16
Committee: INTA

2015/0218(COD)

József SZÁJER, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5a (new)

Article 5a Safeguard clause Article 25 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement shall also be applicable to the annual duty free tariff quota referred to in Article 1;

2015/12/16
Committee: INTA

2015/0026(COD)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) At the same time Managing Authorities need to better prioritise ESF funding through respective regional financial envelopes in Operational Programmes 2014-2020.

2015/03/27
Committee: CULT

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to explore the possibility for a harmonised procedure for submitting statements of support, as it is unacceptable that EU citizens should be excluded from supporting Citizens' Initiatives ~~owing to differing personal data submission requirements in the Member States; calls on the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to remove~~. Calls on the Member States to review their requirement ~~that a~~s on personal identification number be provided for a statement of support, as this represents an unnecessary bureaucratic burden for the collection of statements of support and also an unnecessary way of checking the identity of a signatorydata, as a matter of urgency in order to reduce the unnecessary bureaucratic burden for the collection of statements;

2015/06/25
Committee: JURI

2014/2257(INI)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that liability issues have arisen for the organisers of Citizens' Initiatives owing to the fact that citizens' committees lack legal personality and that this problem could only be solved by revising the regulation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore the possibility of the admittance of the legal personality of the Citizens' Committees referred to in Article 3 (2) of the Regulation;

2015/06/25
Committee: JURI

2014/2257(INI)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Axel VOSS, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines the importance of the institutional balance in the process of the evaluation of the applications after registration, therefore, calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of the involvement of the relevant European institutions and bodies, such as the European Parliament, the European Ombudsman, the ECOSOC and the Committee of the Regions;

2015/06/25
Committee: JURI

2014/2257(INI)

József SZÁJER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Axel VOSS, Emil RADEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission ~~to submit a~~for an appropriate and timely proposal for the revision of the Regulation on the Citizen's' Initiative ~~as soon as possible,~~, to meet the expectations of the European Citizens, and to make the Citizen's Initiative easier to use ~~and more citizen-friendly and~~in order to enable it to fully unfold its potential.;

2015/06/25
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Jean-Marie CAVADA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘TFEU’),

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Davor Ivo STIER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Highlights the need for a common definition of ‘public domain’ so as to ensure the widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EU;~~deleted

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Giovanni TOTI, Mary HONEYBALL, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, József SZÁJER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114, 118 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Highlights the need for a common definition of ‘public domain’ so as to ensure the widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EU;~~deleted

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to TRIPS Agreement of 1994,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the UNESCO Convention of 20 October 2005 on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Giovanni TOTI, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Mary HONEYBALL, József SZÁJER, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Recalls that the European cultural markets are heterogeneous representing the European cultural and linguistic diversity, notes that this diversity should be considered as a benefit rather than an obstacle to the Single Market;

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Davor Ivo STIER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, in particular to the three-step test established therein,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Stresses that the copyright framework and its effective enforcement, that attain and safeguard a fair remuneration for artists, creators and rightholders play a vital role in encouraging creativity, fostering cultural diversity and ensuring the creation of new creative and cultural content across the Union;

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Pavel SVOBODA, Marc JOULAUD, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Mary HONEYBALL, Constance LE GRIP, József SZÁJER, Giovanni TOTI, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and expressly to the Three Steps Test,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that the copyright framework and its effective enforcement, that attain and safeguard a fair remuneration for artists, creators and rightholders play a vital role in encouraging creativity, fostering cultural diversity and ensuring the creation of new creative and cultural content across the Union;

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Giovanni TOTI, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Mary HONEYBALL, Constance LE GRIP, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, József SZÁJER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions of the 20th October 2005,

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Emphasizes that any reform of the copyright framework should take as a basis a high level of protection, and develop an evidence-based approach taking into consideration the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market to the prejudice of consumers and rightholders;

2015/03/06
Committee: CULT

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Pavel SVOBODA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Mary HONEYBALL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Giovanni TOTI, József SZÁJER, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

– having regard to Directive 2013/37/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information3, __________________ 3 OJ L 175, 27.6.2013, p. 1.deleted

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines the right to property, drawing a distinction between the protection of possessions, on the one hand (paragraph 1), and the protection of intellectual property, on the other (paragraph 2);deleted

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Pavel SVOBODA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, József SZÁJER, Giovanni TOTI, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2256(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Pavel SVOBODA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Mary HONEYBALL, József SZÁJER, Giovanni TOTI, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends that the EU legislator further lower the barriers to the re-use of public sector information by exempting works produced by the public sector – as part of the political, legal and administrative process – from copyright protection;deleted

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

2015/03/05
Committee: JURI

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for a revamped impetus to accredit informal education as a certificate of competence, as well as ensure a high standard certificate of work-based learning in relation to vocational education, as this will assist girls in finding better jobs and re-integrate in the labour market ensuring that females are equated to males through dignity and competence;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that education is an important tool to assist women to fully participate in social and economic development; calls on the Commission to ensure that education at all levels is accessible to girls and women, that obstacles to accessing education are addressed through the financing of targeted measures; stresses that lifelong learning measures are key in providing women with skills that enable them to return to employment, to better their job, their income and job conditions;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Recalls that education is a tool to empower women towards attaining economic independence thereby often providing them with a platform to be survivors rather than victims of domestic violence;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Stresses that measures are to be taken to ensure that girls with disabilities are given equal opportunity to access education at all levels, thereby providing them with better opportunities when seeking employment and empowering them to overcome multiple forms of discrimination; emphasises that education is an important tool towards giving girls from disadvantaged groups the possibility of living a life free from marginalisation and as active members of society.

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education of reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree ~~or diploma~~, diploma or an equivalent vocational training qualification to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning and not less than 95% of children to take part in early childhood education;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the fact that 12% of the 18- 24 year old population are early school leavers and calls on the EU to identify the main factors leading to early school leaving and monitor the characteristics of the phenomenon at national, regional and local level as the foundation for targeted and effective evidence-based policies. Policies to reduce early school leaving must address a range of factors including educational and social challenges that might be possibly leading to such a phenomenon;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems and ~~the strengthening of~~calls on the Member States to act on education-related country-specific recommendations (CSRs) in the European Semester and other Commission recommendations as soon as possible; also stresses the need to strengthen the links between education, research and ~~employment~~business at regional ~~and loc~~, local, national and supranational level;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficient means of reducing youth unemployment and as a fundamental structural reform in the mid- and longer term; calls on Member States to establish strong ~~partnerships~~cooperation with stakeholders ~~and~~, to make full use of the European Social Fund, Youth Employment Initiative and other structural funds when implementing the scheme and creating an infrastructure therefore; emphasizes the need for the development of entrepreneurial skills within the framework of the Youth Guarantee Schemes; nevertheless early intervention and activation and, in many cases, reforms are needed such as improving vocational education and training systems, and exchange of best practices related to the dual education system could contribute to structural changes in the labour market and lead to higher levels of employment;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to the European Union restrictive measures in place ~~against Egypt, Libya, Iran, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria~~, some of which include embargoes on telecommunications equipment, information and communication technologies (ICTs) and monitoring tools,

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas this is done by ~~government~~public and private actors, criminal organisations, and terrorist networks ~~and private actors~~ to violate human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas ICTs have been key instruments in organizing social movements and protest in various countries, especially under authoritative regimes;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas (cyber-)security and counter- terrorism measures involving ICTs, or the monitoring, of the internet ~~ofte~~can have significant detrimental effects on the human rights of people all over the world, especially in the absence of legal basis, necessity, proportionality or democratic and judicial oversight;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Andrzej GRZYB, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Draws attention to the importance of developing ICTs in conflict areas to promote peacebuilding activities with a view to providing secure communication between parties involved in peaceful resolution of conflicts;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that some of the EU- made information and communication technologies and services ~~are~~ used in third countries to, violate human rights through censorship, mass surveillance, jamming, interception, monitoring, and the tracing and tracking of citizens and their activities on (mobile) telephone networks and the internet;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers mass surveillance to be disproportionate ~~at all times~~, hence in violation of the principles of necessity and proportionality, and, therefore, a violation of human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need to implement and monitor EU regulations and sanctions relating to ICTs ~~at EU level, including the use of catch-all mechanisms~~, so as to ensure that ~~Member Stat~~all parties comply with legislation and that a level playing field is preserved;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ~~submit proposals to review how~~consider the effect of EU standards on ICTs, which could be used to prevent the potentially harmful impacts of the export of such technologies or other services to third countries where concepts such as ‘lawful interception’ have different implications, or where the rule of law does not exist;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrzej GRZYB

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission and Council actively to defend the open internet, multi- stakeholder decision-making procedures and digital freedoms in third countries through internet governance fora;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) ~~refrain from introducing the~~introduce an improved ISDS system in the agreement~~, bearing in mind that the parties to the agreement have fully developed legal systems and procedures~~.

2015/03/10
Committee: CULT

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e

e. Calls on the Commission to ensure that investors from the EU are not disadvantaged in the USA, including in relation to investors from other third States (such as Canada, Mexico, China, India and TPP States), which already now, or in future on the basis of negotiations currently under way, enjoy investor protection and have access to mechanisms for the settlement of disputes between States and investors, therefore to prepare a report of concrete problems experienced by European investors in the US where the lack of transatlantic investor-state dispute settlement possibilities prevented an effective solution or resulted in a less favourable situation of European investors vis-à-vis investors of third countries having such an instrument at their disposal; to keep TTIP negotiations on investor-state dispute settlement suspended until developing specific proposals that duly reflect the results of the public consultation conducted on this subject; and to develop these specific proposals in close consultation with the European Parliament;

2015/03/27
Committee: JURI

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

ia. Calls on the Commission to preserve the protection of certain products of which the origin is of high importance. Therefore, the adequate assurance of the application of the geographical indicators is essential in order to be able to enforce those rules;

2015/03/27
Committee: JURI

2014/2216(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ivo BELET, Petr JEŽEK, Kinga GÁL, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Carlos COELHO, Lara COMI, Mairead McGUINNESS, Roberta METSOLA, Daniele VIOTTI, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Caterina CHINNICI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and the European Parliament resolution on the 25th anniversary of the Right of the Child adopted on the 27th November 2014;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance for the EU Member States of speaking with one voice in support of the indivisibility and universality of human rights and, in particular, of ratifying all the international human rights instruments established by the UN; calls on the EU to uphold the indivisibility of human rights, including those enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in conformity with Article 21 TEU; calls for the EU to further promote universal human rights standards as the basis for its engagement with third countries and regional organisations, in both political and human rights dialogues and trade negotiations.;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Calls upon the Commission and Council to ensure that companies owned by third country nationals or third country States set up in the Member States do not support perpetrators of conflicts or grave human rights violations including modern forms of slavery such as trafficking of persons and their employment under abhorrent conditions.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of, and clearly and rapidly condemn, all restrictions on freedom of expression, including aggressive use of criminal defamation laws and other restrictive laws, restrictive criteria or burdensome procedures in accessing registration as a journalist or any one of the professions related to media, as well as establishing a media house, and to take strong initiatives to support better access to information which is of public interest.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Expresses its concern at the spread of monitoring and filtering technologies, which represent a growing threat to human rights and democracy activists in autocratic countries and also pose troubling questions regarding privacy rights in democratic countries, even when used with the pretext of legitimate aims such as counter- terrorism, state security or law enforcement;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Calls on the Commission to develop innovative financial mechanisms to implement fiscal reforms and strengthen the fight against corruption, illicit financial flows and tax evasion; encourages, in this context, consideration of public-private partnerships, the blending of grants and loans, and helping developing countries to better mobilise their domestic resources; calls for an international tax on financial transactions that could act as an additional source of funding for development, and reminds the Member States that they have already agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax domestically and undertaken to set aside a share of the funds raised to finance global public assets, including development;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)

70a. Encourages the VP/HR to continue to support the process of ratification and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by those countries which have not as yet ratified or implemented it;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b (new)

70b. Encourages the EEAS to pay detailed attention to the country observations and recommendations published by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as to the State Reports, and to raise these concerns systematically in political dialogues with the countries concerned as well as in public statements; calls on the European Commission to prepare and draft EU Guiding Principles to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities so as to ensure a systematic and coherent policy in this regard even in its dialogues and negotiations with third countries;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Sabine VERHEYEN, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Helga TRÜPEL, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 c (new)

70c. Requests the Commission and the EEAS to encourage EU Delegations around the world to engage with civil society in order to promote the effective enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petr JEŽEK, Kinga GÁL, Ivo BELET, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Carlos COELHO, Lara COMI, Mairead McGUINNESS, Roberta METSOLA, Caterina CHINNICI, Daniele VIOTTI, Timothy KIRKHOPE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)

70a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, as requested in its resolution on the 25th Anniversary of the Right of the Child of 27 November 2014;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue to take action regarding the rights of the child, with a specific focus on violence against children, including torture, as cases of torture and detention of children have been reported by organisations such as UNICEF and Amnesty International; calls for particular focus on the issues of forced child labour, child marriage, enlistment of children in armed groups and their disarmament, rehabilitation and subsequent reintegration, as well as placing the issue of child witchcraft on the agenda of human rights dialogues with the countries concerned; stresses the importance of prioritising children’s rights within EU external policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid ,in order to ensure adequate funding and increase the level of protection for children in emergency situations; calls on the VP/HR to report annually to Parliament on the results achieved with regard to child-focused EU external action;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Suggests that there is a need to promote and support European coproductions and that the increase in such productions may result in the wider distribution of European films all across Europe;

2015/01/30
Committee: CULT

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Highlights moreover growing success of high quality European TV series and the strategic importance of further encouraging their production, distribution and promotion on the European and the global markets;

2015/01/30
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) Article 11(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the UDHR) adopted by the United Nations, Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the ICCPR), Article 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the ECHR), and the Articles 47 and 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter) enshrine the principle of the presumption of innocence and the right to fair trial.

2015/03/02
Committee: JURI

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Pursuant to Article 82(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), 'judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Union shall be based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgements ad judicial decisions...' while mutual recognition of decisions in criminal matters presupposes trust in each other's criminal justice system of the Member States.

2015/03/02
Committee: JURI

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) By establishing minimum rules on the protection of procedural rights of suspects or accused persons, this Directive should strengthen the trust of Member States in the criminal justice systems of other Member States and can thus help to facilitate mutual recognition of decisions in criminal matters. Such common minimum rules shcould ~~also~~have an impact on removeing obstacles to the free movement of citizens throughout the territory of the Member States.

2015/03/02
Committee: JURI

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The presumption of innocence is violated if, without the accused’s having previously been provedn guilty according to law, ~~a judicial decision or a public statement by judicial or other public authorities presents the suspects or accused persons as if they were convicted~~persons holding a public office, be it judicial, administrative or political, refer to the suspects or accused persons as if they were convicted or act in a manner that reflects guilt on the suspects or accused persons.

2015/03/02
Committee: JURI

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

2015/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2013/0407(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Pursuant to Article 82(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Union shall be based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgements and judicial decisions while mutual recognition of decisions in criminal matters presupposes trust in each other's criminal justice system of the Member States.

2015/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2013/0407(COD)